Offaly to emerge convincing winnersAntrim v Offaly: JOE DOOLEY is in his third year as Offaly manager and with Division One status retained will want to get past…Sat May 29 2010 - 01:00
There's the field, there's the posts and here's your stick. Now go out and playMUNSTER SHC FIRST ROUND: LIAM SHEEDY appears to be adopting a very simple strategy for Sunday’s Munster hurling quarter-final…Thu May 27 2010 - 01:00
Murphy knows all about the McIver edgeULSTER SFC QUARTER-FINAL: DOWN AND Donegal are always so closely matched in the Ulster football championship that the slightest…Thu May 27 2010 - 01:00
Ó hAilpín in familiar role against TipperaryTEAM NEWS: RUMOURS OF Seán Óg Ó hAilpín’s decline have been exaggeratedThu May 27 2010 - 01:00
Canning dampens the hypeLEINSTER CHAMPIONSHIP: WITH EXPECTATIONS on Galway hurling approaching something of all-time high, their main task now is to…Wed May 26 2010 - 01:00
Cork's Cussen and Cadogen to return against TipperaryTEAM NEWS: TIPPERARY CAN expect to face Cork’s so-called twin towers when they travel to Páirc Uí Chaoimh for Sunday’s Munster…Wed May 26 2010 - 01:00
Owens's goals go well beyond thisJOHN OWENS stands in the middle of Fraher Field, the sweat still pouring from his brow, and deftly articulates how important …Mon May 24 2010 - 01:00
Moyles set to fill central role if key Meath duo miss outTEAM NEWS: MEATH MANAGER Eamonn O’Brien is awaiting fitness updates on a couple of key defenders before naming his team for …Thu May 20 2010 - 01:00
Bolt eases home in first 100m of seasonATHLETICS: HE DIDN’T exactly pick up where he left off last summer but Usain Bolt still coasted to victory in his first 100 …Thu May 20 2010 - 01:00
Carlow and Ryan are where they want to beLEINSTER SHC FIRST ROUND: LAOIS AGAINST Carlow, this Saturday evening, in PortlaoiseThu May 20 2010 - 01:00
No issues envisaged for hurling hand-passGAELIC GAMES/NEW RULES: THE GAA has further clarified the hand-pass rule as it applies to hurling ahead of this weekend’s start…Thu May 20 2010 - 01:00
No place for Sherlock as Gilroy focuses on youthFOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP: JASON SHERLOCK looks to have played his last game for Dublin as manager Pat Gilroy prepares to announce…Wed May 19 2010 - 01:00
Brogan believes furore over new rule will die downHAND-PASS RULE: AS THE new hand-pass rule comes under scrutiny again this weekend with the first round of the Leinster hurling…Wed May 19 2010 - 01:00
Micko sticks to positive lineLEINSTER SFC FIRST ROUND: AT 74 years of age, Mick O’Dwyer’s unquenchable appetite for championship football continues, as does…Mon May 17 2010 - 01:00
Dunlop got the Lansdowne wheels runningATHLETICS: If the FAI and the IRFU think they are being visionary in revamping the old stadium, well, they've got nothing on…Sat May 15 2010 - 01:00
Rugby and soccer chiefs express delight at new HQTHE LANSDOWNE Road Aviva stadium is the “engine” that will drive rugby for the next 40 years, IRFU chief executive Philip Browne…Sat May 15 2010 - 01:00
Walsh returns to the Carlow fold for tough test against former countyTHOMAS WALSH will make his first start for Carlow in three years against his former county, Wicklow, in Sunday’s Leinster championship…Thu May 13 2010 - 01:00
Ulster the hardest province to win - HarteGAELIC GAMES: CHARLES DARWIN would have appreciated the Ulster football championshipThu May 13 2010 - 01:00
Cooney backs formatsTHE GAA president, Christy Cooney, has strongly defended the championship structure in response to renewed calls for an open …Wed May 12 2010 - 01:00
Hogan not for high fivesHURLING CHAMPIONSHIP LAUNCH: THE FIVE-in-a-row. Five in succession. The drive for five. Five times back-to-backWed May 12 2010 - 01:00
Evans fears six-week break may lead to departuresTIPPERARY FOOTBALL manager John Evans has expressed concern over the six-week break between the first round of the Munster football…Tue May 11 2010 - 01:00
O'Mahony set for quick return to Kerry foldGAELIC GAMES: KERRY MAY be missing up to seven of their All-Ireland winning team when they open the defence of that title on…Tue May 11 2010 - 01:00
Limerick forward under no pressure from exilesLIMERICK HURLER Paudie McNamara has denied there was ever any pressure put on him to join the 2008 panel members in their self…Tue May 11 2010 - 01:00
Dublin's opener to kick off TV3 coverageGAELIC GAMES: TV3 HAVE secured the exclusive rights to Dublin’s Leinster Football Championship opener against Wexford on June…Fri May 07 2010 - 01:00
GAA affirm pitch invasion banNEWS ROUND-UP: THE GAA will enforce a ban on pitch invasions across all championship games during the summer.Wed May 05 2010 - 01:00
Walsh impressed by Galway's powerIF CORK HURLING manager Denis Walsh took one lesson from Sunday’s Allianz National Hurling League final defeat to Galway then…Tue May 04 2010 - 01:00
Gilroy's options increasedTHE LAST TIME Dublin won an All-Ireland under-21 football title, back in 2003, it wasn’t long before players like Alan Brogan…Tue May 04 2010 - 01:00
Records fall as spring marathon season hots upATHLETICS: And it’s likely to get even hotter with tomorrow’s 30th London marathonSat Apr 24 2010 - 01:00
A proper system hits the starting blocksATHLETICS HIGH PERFORMANCE STRATEGY: FOR YEARS Irish athletes have been succeeding in spite of the so-called “system”, rather…Fri Apr 16 2010 - 01:00
UCD launch bid to entice Olympic teams to use facilitiesOLYMPICS 2012: UNIVERSITY COLLEGE Dublin (UCD) has formally begun the bidding process of enticing foreign teams into using Irish…Thu Apr 15 2010 - 01:00
Galway welcome back CullinaneTEAM NEWS: GALWAY WILL use Sunday’s dress rehearsal for the Allianz National Hurling League final to welcome back defender Adrian…Thu Apr 15 2010 - 01:00
Fist-pass rule not likely to get green lightGAA CONGRESS: TWO DAYS before GAA Congress votes on the latest batch of experimental playing rules some consistency has emerged…Thu Apr 15 2010 - 01:00
GAA reject Galway request for final rethinkALLIANZ NHL FINAL: GALWAY’S HOPES of convincing the GAA to reconsider the throw-in time for the Allianz National Hurling League…Thu Apr 15 2010 - 01:00
Cooper injury not too seriousIT COULD be several more days before the exact recovery period of Colm “Gooch” Cooper’s eye injury is known, but he is expected…Wed Apr 14 2010 - 01:00
Pressure shifts from Limerick to DublinALLIANZ NATIONAL HURLING LEAGUE: SUNDAY’S CLOSING round of the National Hurling League has been dismissed by many people as …Wed Apr 14 2010 - 01:00
Galway object to late start for deciderTHE GAA are facing a stern objection from the Galway hurling board over the 7pm throw-in for the Allianz National Hurling League…Wed Apr 14 2010 - 01:00
Fast track to getting kids back into shapeFEW POLITICIANS can afford to have any sense of humour these days, but when Jimmy Devins told the Dáil last week that we now …Sat Apr 10 2010 - 01:00
As a rule, referees give mixed blessingGAELIC GAMES/EXPERIMENTAL RULES: IT’S GETTING close to Judgement Day on the GAA’s experimental rules and last year’s two All…Thu Apr 08 2010 - 01:00
Tubridy targets promotion for ClareALLIANZ NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE: THREE INTO two doesn’t go, as every kindergarten kid knows, and Clare, Waterford or Limerick…Thu Apr 08 2010 - 01:00
Donegal look to Murphy to lead chargeNEWS ROUND-UP: DONEGAL ARE entering a seminal few days in their football season, and particularly their young forward Michael…Wed Apr 07 2010 - 01:00
O'Connor glad to have something to play forALLIANZ NFL DIVISION ONE: WHATEVER FEAR Jack O’Connor may be harbouring ahead of Sunday’s relegation showdown against Monaghan…Wed Apr 07 2010 - 01:00
Walsh and McIntyre get ready to sparNHL DIVISION ONE: THE LAST round of the Allianz National Hurling League may involve more shadowboxing than potential knockouts…Tue Apr 06 2010 - 01:00
Bonnar wants two teams to be promotedNHL DIVISION TWO: WEXFORD MANAGER Colm Bonnar has urged the GAA to revisit the hurling league structures to allow two teams …Tue Apr 06 2010 - 01:00
Horgan faces anxious waitCORK FACE an anxious wait to see if the GAA’s Central Competitions Control Committee (CCCC) pursue an incident in Sunday’s Allianz…Tue Apr 06 2010 - 01:00
GAA seek clarification over use of groundsTHE GAA are seeking full clarification on reports that certain club grounds around the country are making their facilities available…Thu Apr 01 2010 - 01:00
O'Brien gets O'Dwyer's seal of approvalIN THE end it wasn’t at all surprising that Mick O’Dwyer was again overlooked for the position as Ireland manager for the International…Thu Apr 01 2010 - 01:00
Kerry warm up for final game in PortugalHE MAY not have realised it at the time but Kerry football manager Jack O’Connor’s decision to book a training holiday in Portugal…Wed Mar 31 2010 - 01:00
Evans continues to push TipperaryMUNSTER UNDER-21 FC FINAL: THE CADBURY under-21 football championship reaches its provincial climax this week, and Tipperary…Wed Mar 31 2010 - 01:00
Last hopes of Limerick truce endNATIONAL HURLING LEAGUE: ANY LAST hope of the self-exiled Limerick hurlers returning to intercounty duty this season have now…Wed Mar 31 2010 - 01:00
