Flanagan insists Westmeath ‘are just itching to get there’ and face Dublin in Croke Park‘We are a developing team, we are a young team, we are coming forward and this is a great start for Westmeath’Mon May 20 2013 - 01:00
Gregan gives Ankrom’s strategic plan the thumbs upIt’s hard to argue with an athlete with clear potential of qualifying for the Rio OlympicsSat May 18 2013 - 07:00
Westmeath to march past Carlow and to bigger thingsWestmeath soared through Division Two and should set themselves up for a crack at Dublin in Croke ParkSat May 18 2013 - 02:00
Ambitious Kevin Ankrom targets 24 medals in strategic three-year plan by Athletics IrelandHigh performance coach aims to secure 12 of those in 2013Fri May 17 2013 - 02:00
Paul Sharry a central figure in Westmeath’s championship plansNewly-promoted Lake County hoping to book their place against Dublin by defeating Carlow in Sunday’s Leinster first-round clashFri May 17 2013 - 02:00
Colin Forde replaces injured Finian Hanley in Galway teamAlan Dillon and Andy Moran on bench for Mayo in Connacht quarter-finalThu May 16 2013 - 02:00
Hawk-eye will not address goal disputes in GAA matchesNew technology can confirm or deny accuracy of points scored in both codesThu May 16 2013 - 02:00
Kieran McGeeney still daring to dreamKildare boss looking forward to the Leinster championshipWed May 15 2013 - 06:00
Leinster’s championship games could be moved to provincial groundsCouncil chairman has no intention of any counties shifting provinceWed May 15 2013 - 06:00
Michael Rice and Cathal Moore just happy to be back in actionDuo have recovered from serious injury and delighted to be back playingWed May 15 2013 - 01:03
Galway game looks like too soon for Mayo’s Andy Moran and Alan DillonInjured duo back in full training but lack match practice for Connacht tieTue May 14 2013 - 02:00
Moscow running scared from World ChampionshipsCrowds look as if they will be way down and the cloud of doping hovers over the host nation’s atheletesSat May 11 2013 - 06:00
Galway’s future looks that bit brighter as they secure second under-21 title in three yearsYoung Tribesmen hold off comeback from Cork in LimerickSat May 04 2013 - 20:35
Running guru can help get Irish athletics back on trackThe appointment of Chris Jones as National Endurance Coach is to be welcomedSat May 04 2013 - 06:00
Nowlan Park to rock again as final makes welcome returnVenue one of GAA’s largest seating capacities outside of Croke ParkFri May 03 2013 - 06:00
Tipperary’s Maher braced for ‘massive challenge’Final assignment against champions Kilkenny in Nowlan Park as tough as they comeThu May 02 2013 - 02:05
Galway Under-21 captain Fiontán Ó Curraoin craves more successMidfielder is one of three survivors from Galway’s Under-21 success of two years agoThu May 02 2013 - 02:00
Leitrim taking no chances as they set off on New York mission in Connacht ChampionshipThe only major absentee is Brian McDonaldThu May 02 2013 - 02:00
Tipperary’s Stapleton to miss national hurling league finalFellow defender Pádraic Maher fit to face KilkennyWed May 01 2013 - 10:24
Delaney looking forward to Kilkenny hosting the old enemy on home soilTipperary’s visit for league final at Nowlan Park sure to energise the home faithfulWed May 01 2013 - 06:05
Brolly reckons Donegal still the team to beatDublin well capable of wilting in championship heat, pundit reckonsWed May 01 2013 - 06:00
Davy Fitzgerald says GAA needs to urgently address league structureClare manager believes gap to Kilkenny and Tipperary not too greatWed May 01 2013 - 06:00
GAA President Liam O’Neill backs disciplinary system despite breakdown in alleged biting case‘I think there’s a certain level of disappointment with this case’Tue Apr 30 2013 - 06:00
Damien Cahalane focused on success for Cork footballersThe versatile player looks ahead to Sunday’s All-Ireland Under-21 final against GalwayTue Apr 30 2013 - 06:00
Westmeath feel the irony of Derry’s late, late show‘A great game to win and an absolutely horrible game to have lost’Mon Apr 29 2013 - 06:00
Final flourish proves sufficient for DerryMcGuckin’s injury-time goal helps McIver’s side clinch Division Two silverwareSun Apr 28 2013 - 16:17
Time wall came down on old GDR recordsLegacy of mass doping still stands over 30 years down the roadSat Apr 27 2013 - 06:00
GAA keep to 40 championship games on TVChampionship coverage stays the same as no appetite for increase perceivedThu Apr 25 2013 - 06:00
Westmeath and Derry get ready for battle of the unlikely ladsCroke Park finale a reward for Westmeath, the real surprise package in the divisionThu Apr 25 2013 - 01:00
Morgan unstinting in his praise for ‘king of keepers’ CluxtonTyrone’s young goalkeeper inspired by the heroics of Dublin’s number oneWed Apr 24 2013 - 06:00
Big blow for Cork as leg injury could spell the end of O’Sullivan’s seasonDirector general says the alleged O’Brien case raises no issues whatever about the structuresWed Apr 24 2013 - 06:00
Dublin defender Kevin O’Brien’s hearing over alleged biting incident against Donegal set for Wednesday nightCCCC’s preliminary decision to recommend a three-match ban will be contested by O’BrienTue Apr 23 2013 - 06:00
Kilkenny forward Eoin Larkin plays down Cody’s absence for league finalCoach’s first absence for a meaningful game since he took charge over 14 seasons agoThu Apr 18 2013 - 06:00
Smith and Galway looking forward to renewing rivalry with KilkennyPortumna clubman eager to test himself against the reigning championsWed Apr 17 2013 - 07:00
Galway’s Burke has to miss National Hurling League semi-finalPeter Harte and Rory O’Carroll ruled out of football deciderWed Apr 17 2013 - 07:00
O’Callaghan and Dublin under no illusionsTipperary in Thurles a massive test for Daly’s menTue Apr 16 2013 - 07:01
The original big-city marathon one of biggest days in Boston’s calendarAs many as 100 Irish runners compete in Boston each yearTue Apr 16 2013 - 07:00
Kilkenny captain Eoin Larkin reveals ‘shock’ at news of Cody surgery“We found out about an hour before the press release was released”Tue Apr 16 2013 - 07:00
‘We’re quite happy to be where we are’The only problem for O’Neill, it seems, is getting the sort of ball he needsMon Apr 15 2013 - 07:00
Tyrone book place in final with Kildare winStephen O’Neill’s finishing crucial for Mickey Harte’s side after Lilywhites held halftime leadSun Apr 14 2013 - 17:00
Kenenisa Bekele puts success down to honest hard workBekele and fellow Ethiopian Ibrahim Jeilan in Dublin for Great Ireland Run in the Phoenix ParkSat Apr 13 2013 - 07:00
Cork manager Cork Counihan backs Dublin to win league titleKildare v Tyrone semi-final ‘very hard to call, a 50-50 game for sure’Fri Apr 12 2013 - 07:00
Harte recalls men who turned tide against KerryConor Gormley, Conor Clarke and Martin Penrose in for semi-final against KildareFri Apr 12 2013 - 00:05
Doyle in right frame of mind for Tyrone challengeKildare defender sees bigger picture beyond National League semi-finalThu Apr 11 2013 - 07:00
Daly understands Limerick’s painClare’s six-point win in the second round is unlikely to have any great bearingThu Apr 11 2013 - 07:00
Cavan face stiff test for three in a rowDefending champions to face Donegal in Ulster under-21 finalWed Apr 10 2013 - 07:00
Mayo’s days of Croke Park choking are long goneSunday’s NFL semi-final clash with Dublin is seen as opportunity to test themselves against the form team at the top venueWed Apr 10 2013 - 06:00
Cork look to have the edge on Tipperary as they bid to complete U-21 three-in-a-rowBut strong Tipp team includes several of their 2011 minor All-Ireland-winning teamWed Apr 10 2013 - 03:00
Mayo game just a stepping-stone for McManamon and DublinRevenge for last year’s All-Ireland semi-final defeat not a factor as Dublin avail of good championship preparation opportunityTue Apr 09 2013 - 06:00
