GAA defend referee assessmentGAELIC GAMES: CLAIMS THAT continuous assessment is somehow putting referees under extra pressure to apply playing rules to the…Tue Mar 15 2011 - 00:00
McGeeney earns points and pintsGAELIC GAMES/Kildare 1-13 Laois 1-11: TOWARDS THE end of our post-match inquiries Kieran McGeeney is passed by Justin McNulty…Mon Mar 14 2011 - 00:00
Your FREE guide to Olympic ticketingATHLETICS: ONLY 500 days to go! Well, not exactly, but it will be from next Tuesday, and in many ways that marks the first critical…Sat Mar 12 2011 - 00:00
Cadogan switches to Cork footballersGAELIC GAMES: CORK DUAL star Eoin Cadogan switches his allegiance back to football this weekend and will line out for Conor …Fri Mar 11 2011 - 00:00
Dublin angry at GAA view on seriesGAELIC GAMES: IT WAS launched with considerable fanfare but now it seems to be ending on a sour noteFri Mar 11 2011 - 00:00
Ó Sé loses appeal against four-week banGAA : MARC Ó Sé last night lost his appeal against his four-week ban.Thu Mar 10 2011 - 00:00
GAA insist weekday matches not a runnerGAA : THE GAA insist any moves towards so-called weekday fixtures at national level would threaten their amateur ethos – even…Thu Mar 10 2011 - 00:00
'We do need to take a hard look at ourselves,' says McGonagleATHLETICS EUROPEAN INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS: IT CAN’T be a good sign when Irish athletes are subjected to a full autopsy while the…Mon Mar 07 2011 - 00:00
Rustiness a fresh hurdle for O'Rourke in ParisATHLETICS: NO ONE said it would be easy – and yes, Derval O’Rourke has more than a few hurdles to clear in Paris today.Fri Mar 04 2011 - 00:00
Corbett returns but unlikely to face WaterfordALLIANZ HURLING LEAGUE: TIPPERARY COULD be a little closer to championship strength when they take on Waterford in Thurles on…Thu Mar 03 2011 - 00:00
Players body 'inundated' with calls for cash aidGAELIC PLAYERS ASSOCIATION: THE GAELIC Players Association (GPA) have added their concerns to the increasing financial pressures…Wed Mar 02 2011 - 00:00
Duffy rules out bailout for clubs in difficultyGAA DIRECTOR GENERAL: THE GAA’S director general, Páraic Duffy, has admitted financial difficulty is now the “number-one concern…Tue Mar 01 2011 - 00:00
Sweeney and DSD in show of strengthATHLETICS: RARELY HAS there been a more commanding winner of the National Interclub Cross Country than Joe Sweeney.Mon Feb 28 2011 - 00:00
Clonliffe face battle to hold on to titlesATHLETICS: CLONLIFFE HARRIERS get to host tomorrow’s National Inter-Club Cross Country Championships in recognition of the club…Fri Feb 25 2011 - 00:00
O'Sullivan and Kilmacud braced for massive testALL-IRELAND CLUB SFC SEMI-FINAL: THIS WEEKEND’S AIB All-Ireland club football semi-finals could be viewed as potentially one…Thu Feb 24 2011 - 00:00
McManus just wants to keep playing onALLIANZ FOOTBALL LEAGUE: IN THESE days of training bans and player burn-out, Ciarán McManus stands out like a beacon of longevity…Thu Feb 24 2011 - 00:00
Laois in fine fettle for early season showdownALLIANZ FOOTBALL LEAGUE : IT’S STILL early days in the Allianz Football League, but Sunday’s Division Two clash between Laois…Thu Feb 24 2011 - 00:00
Griffin back in the Dublin frameGAELIC GAMES NEWS: AS IF Dublin’s early league form wasn’t pleasing enough for manager Pat Gilroy, he can look forward to his…Wed Feb 23 2011 - 00:00
Murphy stresses referees' roleGAELIC GAMES: ULSTER COUNCIL secretary Danny Murphy has warned against the introduction of so-called goal line technology and…Wed Feb 23 2011 - 00:00
Under-21 season gets under wayGAELIC GAMES: JUST WHEN you thought the GAA calendar couldn’t get any busier, this week marks the start of the Cadbury under…Wed Feb 23 2011 - 00:00
Only seven make the cut for ParisATHLETICS: ONLY SEVEN Irish athletes have made the cut for the European Indoor Championships, which get under way in Paris on…Tue Feb 22 2011 - 00:00
Cullen heads to Paris with a pep in her stepATHLETICS NATIONAL INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS: MARY CULLEN might want to wrap herself in cotton wool – and definitely stay off her…Mon Feb 21 2011 - 00:00
Cullen sharpens up with busy scheduleATHLETICS: WITH THE litany of injury setbacks finally behind her Mary Cullen is targeting next month’s European Indoor Championships…Sat Feb 19 2011 - 00:00
Tipperary keen to get that first victoryALLIANZ HURLING LEAGUE: NO ONE in Tipperary is getting too worried about it but having lost their opening game quite convincingly…Thu Feb 17 2011 - 00:00
Counihan frees up Cadogan for hurlersALLIANZ LEAGUES: IT USED to be that so-called double hits of National League football and hurling would have several players…Thu Feb 17 2011 - 00:00
Galvin unlikely to line out for DITSIGERSON CUP FIRST ROUND: PAUL GALVIN’S much-hyped eligibility for Sigerson Cup football with the Dublin Institute of Technology…Thu Feb 17 2011 - 00:00
Fennell's transfer application finally wins official supportDUBLIN FOOTBALLER Eamon Fennell’s long-running club transfer saga is finally over with the Dublin county committee last night…Wed Feb 16 2011 - 00:00
Loughgiel have reason to believeALL IRELAND CLUB SHC SEMI-FINALS: AT FIRST glance Loughgiel Shamrocks seem like the novel team in Saturday’s AIB All-Ireland…Wed Feb 16 2011 - 00:00
Bar set high for Irish athletes aiming for London OlympicsWANTED: IRISH athletes to compete at next year’s London Olympics, but only medal contenders need apply.Tue Feb 15 2011 - 00:00
OCI will accept only A standards for GamesATHLETICS: AS IF the task of qualifying for the track and field events at next year’s London Olympics were not difficult enough…Tue Feb 15 2011 - 00:00
Sigerson team to spark debateGAELIC GAMES: NOT SINCE the GAA dreamed up its Team of the Millennium will a list of celebrated players generate so much debate…Wed Feb 09 2011 - 00:00
Hogan opts out of race for GAA presidencyGAELIC GAMES: THE RACE to succeed Christy Cooney as next president of the GAA took an unexpected turn yesterday when Tipperary…Wed Feb 09 2011 - 00:00
Brogan and Dublin beginning to believeDUBLIN FOOTBALL: A GOOD start and a good battle suggests Dublin are more serious than recent years about winning the Allianz…Tue Feb 08 2011 - 00:00
McEneaney kicks things off on a positive noteGAELIC GAMES: WINNING THE first round of the NFL won’t necessarily make or break the campaign but for the 11 managers in their…Tue Feb 08 2011 - 00:00
O'Rourke finishes second in indoor-season openerATHLETICS NEWS ROUND-UP: DERVAL O’ROURKE opened her indoor season at the Linz International meeting in Austria last night in…Fri Feb 04 2011 - 00:00
Fennell may miss out on leagueEAMONN FENNELL’S transfer saga may be causing plenty of mental anguish, but physically the Dublin midfielder is still some way…Thu Feb 03 2011 - 00:00
A healing game for Cavanagh and TyroneGAELIC GAMES: IT’S DIFFICULT to know if the start of the Allianz Football League has come too soon for Tyrone – or not soon …Wed Feb 02 2011 - 00:00
Referees to be vigilant with regard to 'technical fouls'GAELIC GAMES: IN THE absence of any experimental playing rules it’s hard to predict what issues might arise when the Allianz…Wed Feb 02 2011 - 00:00
Self-belief to transcend all limitationsATHLETICS : What struck me most about the programme wasn't so much the extraordinary range of Eamonn Coghlan's achievements …Sat Jan 29 2011 - 00:00
Fagan targets qualifier time for WorldsATHLETICS: MARTIN FAGAN could be the first Irish athlete to secure a qualifying time for the World Championships in Daegu, Korea…Fri Jan 28 2011 - 00:00
Rushe keen to focus on mental strengthHURLING NEWS: DUBLIN HURLING takes another small step into the new season with Saturday’s Walsh Cup semi-final against Galway…Thu Jan 27 2011 - 00:00
Dr Crokes club to host McGrath Cup final in KillarneyFIXTURES NEWS: THE MUNSTER Council have moved Saturday’s McGrath Cup football final to the Dr Crokes club grounds Killarney …Wed Jan 26 2011 - 00:00
Huge rise in population drives schemeLEINSTER COUNCIL STRATEGIC PLAN: THE LEINSTER Council have prepared a five-year strategic plan to deal with the rapid population…Wed Jan 26 2011 - 00:00
Welfare policy can help keep emigrants hereGAELIC GAMES: GAA PRESIDENT Christy Cooney believes that among the many facets of the long-term agreement with the Gaelic Players…Tue Jan 25 2011 - 00:00
Five-year agreement worth €8.75mGAELIC GAMES: THE GAA have revealed details of the final recognition protocol of the Gaelic Players Association (GPA), the first…Tue Jan 25 2011 - 00:00
Silver for Wayland in ChristchurchCATHERINE WAYLAND gave the Irish team the near-perfect start to the Paralympics World Athletics Championships in Christchurch…Mon Jan 24 2011 - 00:00
Mageean sets new junior bests in New York debutATHLETICS NEWS: CIARA MAGEEAN had to be content with seventh place in her professional debut in New York on Saturday, yet still…Mon Jan 24 2011 - 00:00
Emotional Tyrone return to the frayHEALY PARK in Omagh has been the setting for many a Tyrone comeback in recent years, from both triumph and tragedy, but never…Wed Jan 19 2011 - 00:00
Galway to face Dublin IT in BallinasloeGALWAY MAY well be taking another step towards permanent residency in the Leinster hurling championship by staging this Sunday…Wed Jan 19 2011 - 00:00
McKillop main medal hope for Paralympic Worlds in New ZealandATHLETICS: DESPITE THE absence of Paralympic star Jason Smyth, there are strong medal hopes for the Irish team competing at …Tue Jan 18 2011 - 00:00
