Glorious Saturday for girls in green, why golf is such a hard sport, and Arsenal's day of reckoning arrives

Glorious Saturday for girls in green, why golf is such a hard sport, and Arsenal's day of reckoning arrives

Irish Independent

Sunday, 19 April 2026

This newsletter was edited by Tony Considine

Top Stories

Paul Kimmage: Rory McIlroy had a taste of something he liked and he wanted more

Conor McKeon: A sport where acorns of doubt grow into great oak trees of angst, golf is hard – that’s the point

Tommy Conlon: The day of reckoning has arrived – it’s all or nothing in final dash to the Premier League title

‘Hopefully one day I can be in the national team scoring goals’ – Owen Elding on passport woes, why he quit school and lofty aims with Hibs

John Aldridge: Why I fear Liverpool will not secure Champions League football for next season

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Colm O’Rourke: Provincial crowns have lost their sheen but counties should at least get a chance to play in Croke Park

Joe Brolly: Ger Brennan can only move on from this ban if he owns his behaviour

Rúaidhrí O’Connor: Leinster putting the right spin on rotation policy as season reaches business end

Bernard Jackman: The club game has re-found its sense of pride and deserves its place in the limelight

Marissa Sheva strike keeps Ireland on right World Cup track as Carla Ward’s side make it back-to-back wins

Local hero Béibhinn Parsons hat-trick fires nine-try Ireland to Six Nations win over Italy