Portfolio

Here is a selection of Ryan Kelly‘s articles:

Blog articles

• ‘Non nobis solum nati sumus, I suppose’ – Cicero & ideas worth repeating (2026)
• ‘We rise by lifting others’ – Discovering Ingersoll in Rome (2025)
• Cheating students & embarrassed newspapers: A bad month for ‘AI’ abuse (2025)
• Arctic angst & remembering that we are perennially on the precipice of societal collapse (2025)
• How can it be 20 years when it just happened? (2024)
• Exchanging light at Sandy Hill: Sorrow, solace & the miracle of organ donation (2023)
• Bringing back the unionist veto? (2023)
• A Christmas playlist: From Dustin the Turkey to ‘Weird Al’ & everything in between (2022)

Football articles

• ‘Roy Keane waits for no one’ – Story behind Man Utd skipper’s legendary handshake snub of Ronaldo and Diego Simeone in 1999 Champions League clash with Inter (GOAL, 2025)
• Remembering Ronaldinho’s outrageous ‘dancing goal’ for Barcelona vs Chelsea in the Champions League (GOAL, 2025)
• What is a ‘Barclaysman’? Premier League social media trend explained (GOAL, 2025)
• EA Sports FC 26 best young players: Highest potential wonderkid strikers, midfielders, defenders & goalkeepers on Career Mode (GOAL, originally published in 2025)
• Why does Lionel Messi walk so much in soccer games? (GOAL, 2023)
• Christmas truce: Football & fraternity in the World War I ceasefire (2023)
• Celtic’s Irish connection: Why Scottish club are associated with Ireland (2023)
• Pele: The man who would be king (Nothing is Written, 2022)
• How Roy Keane & Micah Richards became the ‘odd couple’ of Premier League punditry (GOAL, 2021)
• ‘Yes sir, I can boogie’ – Lyrics of Scotland celebration song and why it became an anthem (GOAL, originally published in 2021)
• Why can footballers change international teams? Eligibility rules & new updates explained (GOAL, 2021)
• Best 100 football quiz questions, trivia and answers (GOAL, originally published in 2020)
• Roy Keane vs Patrick Vieira: Highbury tunnel fight, video & story behind the bitter Man Utd vs Arsenal rivalry (GOAL, originally published in 2020)
• ‘Best £10k I ever spent’ – The story behind Manchester United’s bizarre grey kit change vs Southampton (GOAL, 2020)
• Football phrases: 101 slang terms, idioms and meanings explained (GOAL, 2020)
• Kevin Keegan ‘I will love it’ rant: What outburst was about & full transcript (GOAL, originally published in 2019)
• Graeme Souness’ Galatasaray flag incident: Manager’s infamous insult to Fenerbahce fans (GOAL, 2019)
• How Brexit will affect Premier League football (GOAL, originally published in 2018)
• Three Lions: England Euro 96 song lyrics, ‘Football’s Coming Home’ meaning & anthem explained (GOAL, originally published in 2018)
• ‘It was a no-brainer’ – McFadden relishing Orlando City move (GOAL, 2016)
• Europa League: Cork City’s night ends in frustration (Irish Times, 2015)
• John Caulfield plans attacking approach against KR Reykjavik (Irish Independent, 2015)

Thesis

• The Katabasis of Kubrick : an examination of the classical themes in the films of Stanley Kubrick (NUI Galway, 2012)