Ipswich switch has rich pay-off for SuppleTHE AIB club championship prides itself on the spirit of community and special allegiance and Shane Supple now understands exactly…Tue Nov 08 2011 - 00:00
Gilroy stays but only for one more yearGAELIC GAMES: SO THE least unexpected reappointment of the season is now complete after Pat Gilroy last night agreed to stay…Tue Nov 08 2011 - 00:00
Cluxton does not reveal his secrets in 'Rare' commentsAS IF to prove he can actually speak, Dublin goalkeeper Stephen Cluxton has provided some short and naturally sweet comments …Tue Nov 08 2011 - 00:00
Kenyans now on a higher level by some distanceATHLETICS: THESE ARE strange and confusing days for the distance runner, the likes of which we have never known, or even feared…Sat Nov 05 2011 - 00:00
Kerry also looking to hold double-headersWHILE DUBLIN are close to agreeing the exact terms and conditions of Pat Gilroy’s future as senior football manager for ratification…Thu Nov 03 2011 - 00:00
McGuigan and Jordan retireNEWS ROUND-UP: FORMER TYRONE All-Ireland winners Philip Jordan and Brian McGuigan have both called time on their intercounty…Wed Nov 02 2011 - 00:00
Ndungu sets new standardATHLETICS: SUCH IS the way of the marathon these days that times are becoming less relevant and more relativeTue Nov 01 2011 - 00:00
Byrne qualifies for OlympicsATHLETICS: LOTS OF things drive you through the final miles of a marathon – mostly sheer willpower – although for Linda Byrne…Tue Nov 01 2011 - 00:00
Weekend club previewsTODAY Fitzsimons Cup SF tournament final – Meath v Armagh, Páirc Tailteann, 7Sat Oct 29 2011 - 01:00
Rules that lead to 'Rejoice! We have conquered'ATHLETICS: Classic rules based on common sense for the gruelling test of human endurance that is the marathonSat Oct 29 2011 - 01:00
Kerry championship has its complicationsGAELIC GAMES NEWS: THE SLOW and often convoluted county championship season is almost at an endgame, although things still aren…Fri Oct 28 2011 - 01:00
Cooney leads condolencesGAA PRESIDENT Christy Cooney has led the expressions of sympathy to the family of Garda Ciarán Jones, the Wicklow footballer …Thu Oct 27 2011 - 01:00
Galway set to ratify Cunningham as managerGALWAY WILL stage a special hurling board meeting in Athenry this evening to complete the ratification of their new senior hurling…Thu Oct 27 2011 - 01:00
GPA move to get motions on agendaTHE GAELIC Players Association (GPA) will begin the process of submitting their recently-agreed motions to the GAA’s Central …Tue Oct 25 2011 - 01:00
Dublin concerns over how to accommodate Spring SeriesNEGOTIATIONS WILL continue this week to agree the venues and dates for the 2012 football and hurling leagues.Tue Oct 25 2011 - 01:00
Brogans cap special season for DublinAS IF their All-Ireland football victory wasn’t sweet enough already Dublin have sugared it again with six All Star awardsSat Oct 22 2011 - 01:00
Tohill calls on Lacey and KellyWHILE THE waiting game continues for several Irish International Rules representatives – including Galway’s Finian Hanley, Colm…Thu Oct 20 2011 - 01:00
Concussion awareness campaign to focus on educating playersIT MIGHT not have some of the big hits and crashing knocks of some of its rival games – at least not yet anyway – but the GAA…Thu Oct 20 2011 - 01:00
GAA has no issue with Meath cup initiativeTHE GAA has no issue with the staging of intercounty challenge cups even though they run close to flouting the so-called closed…Thu Oct 20 2011 - 01:00
Major doubt over Cluxton's availability to travelGAA: IN ANY other game it would be country before club, but not in the GAATue Oct 18 2011 - 01:00
Kettle confident Gilroy will stayTHE DUBLIN County Board are now confident Pat Gilroy will continue as senior football manager for at least another year – and…Tue Oct 18 2011 - 01:00
Ryan unveils backroom teamWATERFORD LAST night unveiled Michael Ryan as their new senior hurling manager to succeed Davy FitzgeraldTue Oct 18 2011 - 01:00
Preparation pays off for KenneallyATHLETICS: THE LONDON Olympic dream is now almost a reality for Dublin’s Mark Kenneally after he clocked an excellent 2:13.55…Mon Oct 17 2011 - 01:00
McKeever reluctantly in spotlightCIARÁN McKEEVER found himself in the slightly awkward position of talking up Ireland’s prospects against Australia in the International…Wed Oct 12 2011 - 01:00
Cluxton quick to answer Ireland's callHE WON’T be engaging with the media nor it seems be making any public statements whatsoeverWed Oct 12 2011 - 01:00
Focus on Fitzgerald's backroom teamGAELIC GAMES: BOTH CLARE and Limerick will close the deal on their new hurling managements this evening when Davy Fitzgerald…Tue Oct 11 2011 - 01:00
Consensus likely on hurling league formatAFTER SEVERAL weeks of wrangling and some not inconsiderable awkwardness the GAA should be in a position to begin completing …Tue Oct 11 2011 - 01:00
Ligament damage won't stop LaceyINTERNATIONAL RULES NEWS: BOTH THE new and the familiar are neatly mixed in the 31-man provisional Irish panel for the International…Thu Oct 06 2011 - 01:00
Focus falls on Leinster in draw for 2012 championshipGAELIC GAMES NEWS ROUND-UP: WITH THIS evening’s draw for the 2012 championship comes the inevitable if not somewhat premature…Thu Oct 06 2011 - 01:00
Brosnan reflects on the positives in WexfordBEN BROSNAN is cradling his player-of-the-month award like a kid who’d just won his first prize at school, and understandably…Wed Oct 05 2011 - 01:00
Brogan feels all the lean years were worth it2011 FOOTBALL ALL STAR NOMINATIONS: SURELY ALL Alan Brogan is waiting on now is the Footballer of the Year award to wrap up …Wed Oct 05 2011 - 01:00
Cullen misses out as Dublin lead with 12DUBLIN CAN’T have too many complaints after securing a chart-topping 12 nominations for the 2011 football All Stars, and yet …Wed Oct 05 2011 - 01:00
Failing to close out game still ranklesTHERE ARE some things about losing the All-Ireland football final he’s still clearly coming to terms with, and indeed might never…Tue Oct 04 2011 - 01:00
Nolan drinking in all the successGAA: 2011/12 ALL-IRELAND CLUB CHAMPIONSHIPS: FOR SOMEONE who could quite possibly and fully justifiably be entering a third …Tue Oct 04 2011 - 01:00
Duffy hopes hurling format will be agreedIT’S HARDLY ideal that the GAA will this Thursday stage the draw for the 2012 intercounty hurling and football championships, …Tue Oct 04 2011 - 01:00
O'Brien still hopeful for Dublin and Kerry starsTHE IRISH International Rules management will this weekend stage a final trial and training camp for players still looking to…Thu Sept 29 2011 - 01:00
Pressure rises on new league formatGAELIC GAMES NEWS: THE GAA’S Management Committee meet in Croke Park on Friday under increasing pressure to present a more satisfying…Wed Sept 28 2011 - 01:00
Fennell says squad worried Gilroy will goTHERE IS growing concern that Pat Gilroy may not continue as Dublin football managerWed Sept 28 2011 - 01:00
Macauley dedicates 'unbelievable' victory to heroes of recent pastDUBLIN REACTION: EVERY ONE of the Dublin footballers woke up yesterday feeling like they’d come a long way, even those with …Tue Sept 20 2011 - 01:00
Fitzsimons not burdened by history or expectationsYOU KNOW this really is a whole new generation of Dublin footballers when they talk about chilling out this week by playing their…Thu Sept 15 2011 - 01:00
Flynn fired up by belief in Dublin's characterEVEN IN the long and sometimes distinguished history of Dublin football it would be hard to isolate a so-called defining moment…Tue Sept 13 2011 - 01:00
Ryan justifies that dreaded B-standard markATHLETICS: Deirdre Ryan has been going about her business in a meticulous and determined manner and it all paid off in DaeguSat Sept 10 2011 - 01:00
Kelleher downplays 'great' rivalryGAA : IT’S NOT even All-Ireland week yet and already the nostalgia-fest surrounding the first Dublin-Kerry football final since…Thu Sept 08 2011 - 01:00
Fitzgerald yet to indicate interest in Clare jobWITH THE Dublin County Board suggesting that Anthony Daly was now more than “95 per cent certain” of continuing as senior hurling…Thu Sept 08 2011 - 01:00
Fitzgerald and O'Grady step downWITH THE news that Davy Fitzgerald will not be seeking another year as Waterford senior hurling manager comes the inevitable …Wed Sept 07 2011 - 01:00
Knock-out format for Dublin club hurling championshipDUBLIN’S DRIVE for that still elusive All-Ireland continues on Saturday evening when the under-21 hurlers face off against Galway…Wed Sept 07 2011 - 01:00
Connolly had a fall-back caseNEWS: THE GAA’S Central Hearings Committee (CHC) had no choice but to clear Diarmuid Connolly to play for Dublin in their All…Wed Sept 07 2011 - 01:00
Murphy still pinching himselfGAA : FOR ALL the familiarity and sense of déjà vu that marks the beginning of Kilkenny’s All-Ireland winning homecoming there…Tue Sept 06 2011 - 01:00
Dublin's Connolly cleared to play in finalSFC FINAL THE DUBLIN County Board have been officially notified that Diarmuid Connolly has been cleared to play in the All-Ireland…Tue Sept 06 2011 - 01:00
O'Rourke denied shot at medal due to injuryATHLETICS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS: IN THE end the only real disappointment wasn’t so much that medals never materialised but that…Mon Sept 05 2011 - 01:00