Sport preview 2023: Kingdom to fall, hurling intrigue and football fears 28 December 2022 Free

Kerry will not win the All-Ireland senior football championship in 2023. The Kingdom won the title in September. There are many examples of teams winning an All Ireland and then struggling to do the same thing the next year. Dublin won six in a row before losing Sam Maguire. Colm O'Rourke will have a positive effect on Meath. Mayo, with a high-powered management team under Kevin McStay, will be serious contenders. Galway showed that they are close to an all- Ireland in 2022. Donegal will find it difficult to replace Michael Murphy. Tyrone's loss of Conor McKenna leaves a big gap.

Limerick have won the last three hurling championships in a row. There is no standout challenger in the current championship. Pat Ryan is taking over in Cork, Liam Cahill is in charge of Tipperary and Davy Fitzgerald is returning to Waterford. Derek Lyng is trying to follow Brian Cody in Kilkenny.

France's victory over Argentina doused any growing confidence about Ireland's qualification group for Euro 2024. The women's team is gearing up for a first World Cup finals appearance in 2023. August will see the World Athletics Championships take place in Budapest. Katie Taylor was recently named Irish Sportsperson of the Year for the third time. She is hoping to host a title defence at Croke Park. The country is still waiting for its first post-pool stage victory in rugby. It's crazy to think that in 1991 the country came so close to beating Australia in the quarter-finals. There will be another Rugby World Championship next year.