Clancy promise a tonic for UL spiritsBASKETBALL: Ul Aughinish finally lost their astonishing two-year unbeaten record last weekend in the cruellest of fashions - …Fri Feb 04 2005 - 00:00
Clubs set February deadline for home venuesEuropean Cup: Biarritz and Stade Francais have been given a deadline of February 11th to finalise their "home" venues for the…Fri Feb 04 2005 - 00:00
Laporte forced to make several changesFrench coach Bernard Laporte has displayed the riches at his disposal by naming a quality side, for the Six Nations match with…Wed Feb 02 2005 - 00:00
Terenure forced to work hardSchools Rugby/Terenure College 25, Mount Temple 12: On viewing the above result those not at Sydney Parade will be forgiven …Tue Feb 01 2005 - 00:00
Westmeath welcome back FlanaganGaelic Games/Round up: After missing the most successful year in Westmeath football history, the highly-rated Martin Flanagan…Tue Feb 01 2005 - 00:00
Top four open gap on chasing packAll-Ireland League : A gap has finally opened at the top of the AIB League with Shannon and Clontarf joined by Belfast Harlequins…Mon Jan 31 2005 - 00:00
Crescent and Munchin's top tipsMunster Senior Cup: If the form guide can be believed the Munster Schools Cup final may be switched from Musgrave Park to Thomond…Sat Jan 29 2005 - 00:00
For some the ball is over too soonClongowes Wood College: Where do they go after St Patrick's Day? The Irish Times delved into the archives to see what became…Sat Jan 29 2005 - 00:00
Killarney's Gamble can beat the oddsBasketball/ National Cups preview: If we are to believe the bookmakers - and we never should - the Killarney Lakers need not…Fri Jan 28 2005 - 00:00
Spears scandal forced Glanmire to pull togetherBasketball/ National Cups preview: Glanmire could do with some positive pressFri Jan 28 2005 - 00:00
O'Gara returns to full trainingRugby News: Irish and Munster rugby got a timely boost yesterday when Ronan O'Gara took a full part in the national squad session…Wed Jan 26 2005 - 00:00
Spears' B sample also returned positiveBasketball: The B sample of Glanmire's Adriana Spears has also returned positive, leaving the American in a precarious position…Wed Jan 26 2005 - 00:00
Lett's double denies CUSSchools Rugby Leinster Junior Cup/The King's Hospital 11 CUS 8: Evan Lett looked set for an afternoon to forget at Donnybrook…Tue Jan 25 2005 - 00:00
Quest for Harty Cup hots upGaelic Games Colleges GAA: The Harty Cup in Munster reaches the business end this week starting with three quarter-finals tomorrow…Tue Jan 25 2005 - 00:00
Ballina bounce backBasketball: The value of big-game experience can never be overstatedMon Jan 24 2005 - 00:00
Harlequins keep hopes aliveRugby: They may be saying adieu to coach Andre Bester at the end of the season, but Belfast Harlequins kept their play-off aspirations…Mon Jan 24 2005 - 00:00
Mount Temple upset old order once againSchools Rugby/Leinster and Munster Senior Cups: Wesley College came fractionally close to at least forcing a replay in yesterday…Sat Jan 22 2005 - 00:00
Ballina aim to make giant leapBasketball: Ballina have a chance to take a giant leap towards the play-offs with a weekend trip to Dublin to face Killester…Fri Jan 21 2005 - 00:00
Predy nabs the vital try as Mount Temple upset BraySchools' Rugby/Mount Temple 7 Pres, Bray 0: For excitement, this encounter was not exactly comparable with the shoot-out at …Tue Jan 18 2005 - 00:00
Players study latest IRFU offerRugby News round-up: Senior Irish players met their players union chief executive, Niall Woods, last night as he laid out the…Tue Jan 18 2005 - 00:00
Shannon know-how too much for visiting studentsAll-Ireland League: There may only have been three games in the AIL League Division One this weekend but the results ensured…Mon Jan 17 2005 - 00:00
St Vincent's steady climbBASKETBALL: St Vincent's are fast becoming favourites to win the 2005 Superleague after they produced two superb performances…Mon Jan 17 2005 - 00:00
Dolan arrives to provide cutting edgeO'Byrne Cup semi final: Westmeath reached their third final under the management of Páidí Ó Sé yesterday without reaching the…Mon Jan 17 2005 - 00:00
GAA defend rules ahead of task-force meetingThe GAA head of games Pat Daly, has defended the experimental rules ahead of next Monday's football task force meeting, which…Fri Jan 14 2005 - 00:00
Dunne to show full array of talent in DublinBOXING: It's a rarity these days in sport to come across the real deal but that's what Bernard Dunne appears to be.Fri Jan 14 2005 - 00:00
Dunne to show full array of talent in DublinIt's a rarity these days in sport to come across the real deal but that's what Bernard Dunne appears to be.Fri Jan 14 2005 - 00:00
Tralee Tigers set to lose duo to Kerry footballBASKETBALL/Weekend previews: The Tralee Tigers will learn the full consequences from the continued absence of dual players Kieran…Fri Jan 14 2005 - 00:00
Dunne to show full array of talent in DublinIt's a rarity these days in sport to come across the real deal but that's what Bernard Dunne appears to be.Fri Jan 14 2005 - 00:00
Supporting Munster is a costly hobbyOver 26,500 tickets have already been sold for Munster's final Pool Four encounter against NEC Harlequins at Twickenham next …Tue Jan 11 2005 - 00:00
Setanta moves into schools rugbySetanta Sports chief executive Niall Cogley has confirmed the new sports channel will televise Leinster Schools Cup matches from…Tue Jan 11 2005 - 00:00
O'Mahony's last-minute drop goal stuns BlackrockAll-Ireland League Round-up: Local derbies rarely show any regard for current form and it was no different over the weekend …Mon Jan 10 2005 - 00:00
Spears case still runningBASKETBALL News: The Irish Sports Council and Basketball Ireland will press ahead with the Adriana Spears positive doping test…Mon Jan 10 2005 - 00:00
Elwood hoping to take controlChallenge Cup/Grenoble v Connacht: Connacht - the French team killers? This is the tag given to Michael Bradley's team on the…Fri Jan 07 2005 - 00:00
League leaders under pressureBASKETBALL: Midpoint in the season and already a few familiar patterns are emerging, thankfully performances like that of the…Fri Jan 07 2005 - 00:00
Sin bin needs looking at againReaction to the experimental rules: Change is always hard to swallowTue Jan 04 2005 - 00:00
Ulster to welcome back captain WardUlster and Connacht both hope to name their sides this afternoon as they return to European action on Friday night.Tue Jan 04 2005 - 00:00
Lakers land surprise winBASKETBALL National Cup: With the worst record in this season's men's Superleague, the Killarney Lakers should have gone quietly…Mon Jan 03 2005 - 00:00
Spears to request examination of B sampleBASKETBALL: Glanmire's leading player, American Adriana Spears, is to request her B sample be opened as she attempts to clear…Mon Jan 03 2005 - 00:00
No shortage of sinnersGAA: The question on everyone's lips in O'Moore Park yesterday was who would be the first man to be banished to this new sin…Mon Jan 03 2005 - 00:00
O'Gara sidelined for three weeksRUGBY: Munster have to plan without Ronan O'Gara for the next three weeks, at least, after a scan yesterday confirmed a broken…Mon Jan 03 2005 - 00:00
O'Gara sidelined for three weeksMunster have to plan without Ronan O'Gara for the next three weeks, at least, after a scan yesterday confirmed a broken bone …Mon Jan 03 2005 - 00:00
Killester out to tame Tigers in intriguing tieBASKETBALL National Cup quarter-finals: The four teams who will qualify for the big weekend of the basketball year will be decided…Fri Dec 31 2004 - 00:00
Leinster look to have the sharper edgeRUGBY Celtic League previews: Old foes, live television, a New Year's Day hangover and the majority of the cast that has brought…Fri Dec 31 2004 - 00:00
Ulster's task just gets more difficultCELTIC LEAGUE/Leinster v Ulster: Ulster are facing back-to-back defeats to Leinster this evening after their hugely influential…Mon Dec 27 2004 - 00:00
Connacht set to battleCELTIC LEAGUE/Connacht v Munster: Despite making 10 changes from last week's feisty encounter with the Neath Swansea Ospreys…Mon Dec 27 2004 - 00:00
Discontent in Galway camp with HayesGalway hurling has been plunged back into turmoil this week after senior players in the panel aired their discontent with manager…Fri Dec 24 2004 - 00:00
IRFU gets first medical directorDr Conor McCarthy has been officially appointed as the first medical director of the Irish Rugby Football Union.Thu Dec 23 2004 - 00:00
Jones cleared to face Munster in European CupRugby News round-up Neath-Swansea Ospreys' number eight Ryan Jones, who was shown a straight red card for stamping on Munster…Thu Dec 23 2004 - 00:00
Code of behaviour to fit both codesNews Roundup: The GAA have moved to clarify any inaccurate interpretation of the new rule experiments in hurling and football…Wed Dec 22 2004 - 00:00
