Welcome to 2015, a year with the small matter of a Rugby World Cup campaign and other major tournaments at home and abroad.

January

• Football's AFC Asian Cup kicks off in Australia on the 9th.
• One week later, the African Cup of Nations in Equatorial Guinea kicks off on the 17th
• Tennis' first major of the year - the Australian Open - begins on January 19th
• The 2015 Allianz Football League gets underway on the 31st.

February

• Super Bowl XLIX is on the 1st.
• On the 14th, the ICC Cricket World Cup begins
• The same day marks the beginning of the National Hurling League.

March

• The Formula 1 season begins in Australia on the 15th.
• The All Ireland club Football and hurling finals throw in on St Patrick's Day.

April

• Golf's Masters in Augusta tee off on April 9th.

May

• Leinster and Munster will hope to be in the Champions Cup final on the 2nd
• The All Ireland Hurling Championship begins on the 3rd as Westmeath take on Carlow.
• F1's Monaco Grand Prix is on the 24th
• The French Open at Roland Garros starts on the 25th
• The UEFA Europa League final will be on the 27th.
• The FA Cup winner will be known on the 30th.

June

• The UEFA Champions League final is a bit later than usual on the 6th.
• It is also the same date when the FIFA Women's World Cup kicks off
• South America's main international soccer tournament, the Copa America, begins on the 11th.
• Wimbledon begins on June 29th.

July

• Mexico and USA will be vying for the 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup from the 11th.
• Wimbledon concludes with the finals on the 11th and 12th.
• Golf's British Open begins on the 16th.
• The 14th Special Olympics get underway in LA on the 25th.

August

• The third Major of the golfing calendar is at the USPGA from the 13th.
• The final Grand Slam of the tennis calendar is the US Open which begins on the the 31st.

September

• Put a circle around the 6th for the All Ireland hurling final.
• One week later it's the senior camogie final.
• Can Ireland reach a first ever Rugby World Cup semi-final? The tournament begins on the 18th
• Joe Schmidt's side kick off their campaign against Canada on the 19th.
• The All Ireland football final will be on the 20th.

October 

• The Rugby World Cup final is at Twickenham on the 31st.