Smiles all round as Ireland reached the World Cup final.

The demise of the interpros, Laura Delany being replaced as Ireland captain, and was money really saved by going to the UAE?

Winning, losing, drama and chaos. Deryck Vincent looks back at a strange season that thankfully had a happy ending.

Inside the decision to have Graeme West take over from Richard Holdsworth as the man responsible for all of Cricket Ireland's high performance strategy.

Time is running out on Abbotstown. As Irish politicians gear up for a potential election later this year, will an expensive cricket stadium be their priority?

The love affair between a player and a bat … that scores runs.

A look at the T20 World Cup campaign that started badly and got worse. Funding from Sport Ireland, and the Time Tunnel.

Ireland Women's loss to Scotland, the need for rejuvenation at the top, and why is nobody interested in the interpros?

Happy birthday Cork County - they turn 150 this season.

Hands up, who thought it was an April Fool when word broke of the news that the supposedly cash strapped Cricket Ireland organization had gone and purchased two brand new Teslas in the region of 100k euros? Madness - both the decision and the band behind the song lyrics. Talk about not reading the room.

When the end came, it came quickly. Not planned, not even considered in advance.

A look back to 1999 and 2000 when the World Cup came to Ireland, and Clontarf did the double.

Deryck Vincent on the tremendous work carried out by Pat Bracken.

A look back to 1998 has the author in a Detention Centre, scoring a record century and experiencing mixed fortunes in the Irish Senior Cup.

Can it really be 30 years since Ireland took those first unsure steps on to the world stage, at the ICC Trophy in Nairobi?

A Bridge Too Far, Girl Power, Dead Certa, and Grounds for Optimism.

Sometimes we take ourselves and our sport too seriously. I am not advocating a frivolous attitude to our games, far from it, but sometimes there are more important things than a stick and ball game. 

Morecambe and Wise, Yes Minister, What's in a name and a record year for Arlene Kelly and Mark Adair.

It's back to 1996 and a double for The Hills, while Brigade win the Irish Cup and Clontarf retain the league.