Sports

The Chicago Cubs: A Wait Off Their Shoulders

When myself and the two Killians booked flights and accommodation for Chicago to go and see Ireland play the All Blacks in the city’s Soldier Field stadium, we figured we’d spend the week before the game wandering the city, pick up a hockey game…

NBA: America’s most exciting sports league

I’ll be honest with you; when I pitched the idea for this article it was as a preview for the NBA season, which started in the late hours of Tuesday night (25th October). One loose word however, meant I had started a debate within Hurlers on the Ditch the…

REVEALED: Football managers’ new (definitely not fake) books

The internet, you may have noticed, was broken in recent weeks. Not by Kim Kardashian (thank God), not even by Donald Trump, but by the literary stylings of football’s Steve Bruce. Some of you may not be aware of this, but…

HOTD Podcast Episode 10

In the week the All Star nominations were announced, the lads talk the most over-rated players in Gaelic football before outlining their plan to sex up golf. Inspired by the Ryder Cup, they put together a Sporting Event Bucket List and start the HOTD War on Stats, before finishing up…

HOTD Podcast Episode 7

This week’s podcast sees the Hurlers on the Ditch pay tribute to Robbie Keane’s Ireland career (kind of) before discussing Conor McGregor’s options, inside and outside of UFC, following his latest win. The lads talk Mayo and that dreaded ‘chokers’ tag and hand out the prestigious HOTD Rio…

HOTD Podcast Episode 5

The lads are back in action to discuss the upcoming Olympics, their favourite events to watch and the various doping scandals which have dogged the lead up to the Games. They also chat about the losing battle boxing is fighting to retain popularity over MMA in Ireland and most…

Irish football: The next step

What a journey it was. Whether you were over in France or jammed into a packed pub back home, it has been impossible not to be carried away by the ups and downs of the Irish team at Euro 2016. From the kick off in that first game against Sweden to the ultimately futile…

“I’m the boss, I’m the gaffer”: Iceland

With Euro 2016 upon us, we have given each of our Hurlers on the Ditch team the choice of managing any of the countries who will play in France this summer. Here…

“I’m the boss, I’m the gaffer”: Belgium

With Euro 2016 upon us, we have given each of our Hurlers on the Ditch team the choice of managing any of the countries who will play in France this summer. Here…

“I’m the boss, I’m the gaffer”: Italy

With Euro 2016 upon us, we have given each of our Hurlers on the Ditch team the choice of managing any of the countries who will play in France this summer. Here, we…