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It's funny what a little water can do to a man

MIDMORNING, and a seasoned observer is commenting on how well everyone has been coping at the K Club's treacherous 16th hole.

Fri Sept 27 1996 - 01:00

McGinley poised

WHILE Padraig Harrington mounted something of a one-man charge for the locals in the morning of the European's first day, Paul…

Fri Sept 27 1996 - 01:00

Harrington leads the winners

WITH a round of 69 under his belt yesterday, Padraig Harrington moved towards the clubhouse with the swagger of a man who was…

Thu Sept 26 1996 - 01:00

Planning a new start in America

HAVING been heavily influenced by the same golfing guru during the early days of his professional career, Eoghan O'Connell seems…

Thu Sept 26 1996 - 01:00

Campbell teaches the Shelbourne forwards

IT was one of those nights when nothing much seemed to go according to the plan

Sat Sept 21 1996 - 01:00

It was never like this in Hawaii Five O

WHEN the people over at Jameson suggested that somebody from The Irish Times might be interested in taking part in the 37th annual…

Mon Sept 09 1996 - 01:00

Rovers happy with the draw

FOR the most part this game was far more frantic than fabulous but Pat Byrne won't be complaining about that

Sat Sept 07 1996 - 01:00

St James's Gate brief FIFA

ST JAMES'S GATE altered their tactics slightly in their attempt to stay in the National League when they informed FlFA and UEFA…

Fri Sept 06 1996 - 01:00

Gate give League 21-day ultimatum

ST JAMES'S GATE have given the National League 21 days to provide them with a list of fixtures for the forthcoming First Division…

Wed Sept 04 1996 - 01:00

Wimbledon move is on - McGuinness

STARKLY contrasting accounts of the current position in regard to the proposed relocation of Wimbledon Football Club to Dublin…

Wed Sept 04 1996 - 01:00

St Francis elected as Gate lose out in tale of two saints

DUBLIN club St Francis were elected to membership of the National League by a specially convened meeting of the management committee…

Tue Sept 03 1996 - 01:00

SPORT ON TELEVISION

WELL it was the biggest weekend in Irish sport for some weeks and RTE had come prepared

Mon Sept 02 1996 - 01:00

Shelbourne make life tougher on Rovers

THE arrival of the money men from the Premier Group seems to have provided Shamrock Rovers with as bright a future as they have…

Sat Aug 31 1996 - 01:00

Sponsor for schools soccer

IRISH soccer's fastest expanding sector gained major backing from one of the country's leading financial institutions when the…

Thu Aug 29 1996 - 01:00

Tale of two Premier clubs, one a sinking ship

SIX months ago it all seemed very different

Sat Aug 24 1996 - 01:00

Chelsea's backing to help Newbridge bid

A MEETING of the Chelsea board at Stamford Bridge this afternoon may go a long way towards deciding the final lineup in this …

Fri Aug 23 1996 - 01:00

Some genuine medal hopes

ATLANTA'S hopes of putting the many hitches encountered during the Olympics behind them and staging a trouble free Paralympics…

Fri Aug 16 1996 - 01:00

Deal with Tranmere confirmed

ONE OF Dublin's leading schoolboy football clubs, Stella Maris, last night confirmed their agreement of a sponsorship deal of…

Wed Aug 14 1996 - 01:00

Ryan looking to the Far East

DEREK RYAN has an opportunity to strengthen his position on the world ladder this afternoon when he opens up his 1996-97 campaign…

Tue Aug 13 1996 - 01:00

SPORT ON TELEVISION

IT was a calm week and, after the Olympic storm, there were very few complaining

Mon Aug 12 1996 - 01:00

National League may get more money from Sky television

REPRESENTATIVES of the Harps Lager National League hope to sit down with their counterparts from the Football Association in …

Sat Aug 10 1996 - 01:00

Liverpool fail to work the oracle at Oriel

PATIENCE may be a virtue, and a valuable one to possess in football, but, let's face it, once in a while we can all have too …

Mon Aug 05 1996 - 01:00

ON THE SIDELINES

GRABBING a sports star immediately after a major event has become an increasingly commonplace part of the journalist's lot, but…

Sat Aug 03 1996 - 01:00

Galway's rebuilding continues

DENIS CLARKE has finally ended what was threatening to become something of a transfer saga by completing the signing for Galway…

Sat Aug 03 1996 - 01:00

Rich attraction at Tolka Park

WHILE the visits of teams like Dundee, Norwich, Hearts and any number of the other British soccer sides currently wandering around…

Sat Jul 27 1996 - 01:00

A third stayed up to watch

ONE THIRD of the Republic's adult population watched Michelle Smith win her third Olympic Gold Medal.

Fri Jul 26 1996 - 01:00

Finn Harps agree to new group's plans

FINN HARPS received a major boost yesterday when the recent dispute over the plans for the club by a consortium of Donegal businessmen…

Wed Jul 24 1996 - 01:00

St Patrick's plan second shock

HAVING managed one seemingly unlikely comeback, St Patrick's Athletic will attempt to complete a second this evening at the Tehelne…

Wed Jul 24 1996 - 01:00

Injury worries for Bohemians and St Patrick's

BOHEMIANS and St Patrick's Athletic both head off today to the second legs of their UEEA Cup ties with injury doubts hanging …

Tue Jul 23 1996 - 01:00

Finn Harps still seeking to end crisis

TALKS were continuing yesterday between representatives of the two sides involved in the dispute over control of National League…

Tue Jul 23 1996 - 01:00

Kerry and Mayo beat old rivals

IT may have been the passion rather than passing that impressed in yesterday's Munster and Connacht football finals, but, on …

Mon Jul 22 1996 - 01:00

Finn Harps in deep crisis as investors are rebuffled

NEWLY PROMOTED Finn Harps were thrown into crisis over the weekend when a decision by the club's committee to refuse an investment…

Mon Jul 22 1996 - 01:00

National League announces new sponsor

IT was the completion of a league and cup double of sorts for Harp Lager yesterday when they confirmed their intention to sponsor…

Fri Jul 19 1996 - 01:00

Butler resigns FAI position

THE story of the Football Association of Ireland's ongoing "transitional period" took another twist last night when the 11 year…

Fri Jul 19 1996 - 01:00

Costello settles

LONDON Irish have confirmed the signing of international number eight Victor Costello, with the Dubliner believed to have signed…

Thu Jul 18 1996 - 01:00

We plan to beat Slovaks says Kerr

NATIONAL League Champions St Patrick's Athletic will go into this evening's UEFA Cup first leg match against Slovan Bratislava…

Thu Jul 18 1996 - 01:00

Bohemians give Minsk a battle

THERE is an old adage that there are no easy matches in international football

Thu Jul 18 1996 - 01:00

Bohemians likely to be left counting the costs of defeat

ANOTHER team which can boast just enough quality to trample the European ambitions of an Irish club and yet remain obscure enough…

Wed Jul 17 1996 - 01:00

Mannix comes in for Harte

Irish Under-18 manager Maurice Price has named his panel of 16 players for the UEFA Youth Championship finals which take place…

Tue Jul 16 1996 - 01:00

Storm clouds gathering as delays affect play

THE stiff upper lip is always maintained, but it was easy to tell that things had reached crisis point here yesterday.

Tue Jul 09 1996 - 01:00

Graf's game back on track in time for final

EVEN after nearly two weeks here it's difficult to come to grips with the security operation at these championships.

Tue Jul 09 1996 - 01:00

Graf's game back on track in time for final

EVEN after nearly two weeks here it's difficult to come to grips with the security operation at these championships.

Sat Jul 06 1996 - 01:00

Storm clouds gathering as delays affect play

THE stiff upper lip is always maintained, but it was easy to tell that things had reached crisis point here yesterday.

Sat Jul 06 1996 - 01:00

Sampras becomes the latest fall guy

ANOTHER day, another bloodbath. That's what they say around SW19

Fri Jul 05 1996 - 01:00

McGrath is the best bet for a shock

A QUICK glance at their hobbies might give the impression that Steffi Graf listing modern art and music compared to other sports…

Thu Jul 04 1996 - 01:00

Richard steals show as rain interrupts play

WHAT A life this sports journalism is

Thu Jul 04 1996 - 01:00

Graf's firepower too much for Novotna

IT WAS A match that should have went down to the wire, but the weight of Wimbledon's expectation had proven to be too much of…

Wed Jul 03 1996 - 01:00

Henman heads into hard-hat territory as serves rain down

THE queue had started to form late on Monday night to see the new British hero, Tim Henman, play in this afternoon's quarter-…

Wed Jul 03 1996 - 01:00

Henman through to the last eight

ANDRE Agassi was still packing his bags when the talk started

Tue Jul 02 1996 - 01:00

Spanish pair divided by a defeat and a win

IT USED to be taken for granted on the women's tour that the two great Spanish talents in the game, Arantxa Sanchez Vicario and…

Tue Jul 02 1996 - 01:00
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