Drugs past casts a shadow over winTHE SAD part in the already twisted story of Dwain Chambers (below) is that he appears to be running better now he’s off the …Mon Mar 09 2009 - 00:00
Turin, as it turned out, was all about being hereATHLETICS: Events yesterday, from an Irish point of view, were the kind of stories that could only be covered up close and personal…Sat Mar 07 2009 - 00:00
O'Rourke bursts back for bronzeYOU DON’T always get what you want. You get what you needSat Mar 07 2009 - 00:00
Gillick is the star attractionATHLETICS EUROPEAN INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS: THE THOUGHT of three Irish athletes arriving at a major championship ranked in medal…Fri Mar 06 2009 - 00:00
Cork crisis heads for showdown as clubs meet againTHE CORK hurling crisis could be headed for a final showdown as a series of meetings look set to provide overpowering support…Wed Mar 04 2009 - 00:00
Prendergast receives eight-week suspensionGAELIC GAMES: THE GAA’s Central Competitions Control Committee (CCCC) has once again dealt swiftly and severely with the main…Wed Mar 04 2009 - 00:00
Kennelly set to play for KerryTADHG KENNELLY’S quest to re-root himself in Kerry football is practically completeWed Mar 04 2009 - 00:00
Brown out to leap into European spotlightATHLETICS NEWS: THEY SAY there’s no money in athletics anymore, but that’s not strictly true about the women’s pole vault. In…Wed Mar 04 2009 - 00:00
Unbowed Gillick moves on from Beijing nightmareON ATHLETICS : Ireland’s reigning European Indoor 400 metres champion looking to the futureSat Feb 28 2009 - 00:00
Kelly has a shot at NationalATHLETICS: IF KEITH Kelly retires without winning the National Cross Country title then he’ll be in good companySat Feb 28 2009 - 00:00
Gillick chasing hat-trick in ItalyDAVID GILLICK has confirmed his entry in next weekend’s European Indoor Championships in Turin, Italy, which run from March 6th…Fri Feb 27 2009 - 00:00
Hickey not hopeful for TaylorTHE CHANCES of Katie Taylor boxing for a gold medal at the London Olympics in 2012 appear to have taken a turn for the worse, …Thu Feb 26 2009 - 00:00
Genesis report points finger at Irish Sports CouncilOLYMPICS GENESIS BEIJING REVIEW: NOT FOR the first time Ireland’s Olympic review process has turned into something of a finger…Thu Feb 26 2009 - 00:00
Vaughan set to sit out Sigerson weekendMARK VAUGHAN has found himself torn between two causes close to his heart – Kilmacud Crokes and Dublin Institute of Technology…Wed Feb 25 2009 - 00:00
McNamara focused on the big pictureONE OF the deliberate components of the new National Hurling League format is that it can very quickly bring the pressure on, …Wed Feb 25 2009 - 00:00
Hearing requested over six-week banGAELIC GAMES/RYAN McMENAMIN SUSPENSION AND LEINSTER COUNCIL REPORT: TYRONE’S ALL Star defender Ryan McMenamin has requested …Tue Feb 24 2009 - 00:00
County board to consider responseCORK STAND-OFF: THE CORK County Board will this evening contemplate the implications of the latest development in the hurling…Tue Feb 24 2009 - 00:00
Sign of the times as gate receipts dropTHE LEINSTER Council have reported a drop in 2008 gate receipts of almost €2 million compared to the previous yearTue Feb 24 2009 - 00:00
Brown leaps in to Irish team for European Indoors in ItalyATHLETICS NEWS: ZOE BROWN will make a piece of Irish athletics history when she competes in the European Indoor Championships…Mon Feb 23 2009 - 00:00
Treacy's keen Providence keeps his PC running strongON ATHLETICS: THE DRIVE up I-95 from Providence to Boston takes about an hour provided the traffic is good and usually feels…Sat Feb 21 2009 - 00:00
Treacy's keen Providence keeps his PC running strongON ATHLETICS: THE DRIVE up I-95 from Providence to Boston takes about an hour provided the traffic is good and usually feels…Sat Feb 21 2009 - 00:00
Gaynor takes the short notice in his strideINTERPROVINCIAL HURLING: DESPITE THE incentive of playing for a free trip to Abu Dhabi, there have been the usual problems in…Wed Feb 18 2009 - 00:00
English enjoying the fearless journeyALL-IRELAND CLUB SF SEMI-FINAL: SATURDAY IS semi-final day in the AIB All-Ireland club football championship and Dromcollogher…Wed Feb 18 2009 - 00:00
Green light for semi at Croke ParkHEINEKEN CUP: IN CONFIRMING Central Council’s decision to allow Croke Park be used for the rugby’s Heineken Cup semi-final in…Mon Feb 16 2009 - 00:00
Gillick scorches field in DusseldorfATHLETICS : David Gillick sent out a serious warning sign that he intends defending his European Indoor 400-metres title when…Fri Feb 13 2009 - 00:00
Cork players invite club officials to meetingGAELIC GAMES NEWS ROUND-UP: IF THE Cork hurling crisis has so far played out like a Beckett drama it may be about to reach endgame…Thu Feb 12 2009 - 00:00
Gilroy looks to improve on Dublin's first outingTHE TIMES they are a-changin’ all right when Dublin stage a press conference in a fancy hotel to announce the team to play Galway…Thu Feb 12 2009 - 00:00
Farrell sees no rise in player powerTHE GAELIC Players Association (GPA) has called for improved structures between players and county boards to help avoid the sort…Wed Feb 11 2009 - 00:00
Cork chaos takes from Semple showpieceNEWS ROUND-UP AND FITZGIBBON CUP: AFTER THE lights, cameras and action in Croke Park, now Thurles gets to mark the GAA’s 125th…Wed Feb 11 2009 - 00:00
Focus sports to be reduced in numberBEIJING OLYMPIC REVIEW: REDUCING THE number of focus sports and maintaining the high level of funding were among the key recommendations…Tue Feb 10 2009 - 00:00
Athletics Ireland has core budget withheldATHLETICS IRELAND is to have its core funding for 2009 withheld until the appointment of several key positions are agreed with…Tue Feb 10 2009 - 00:00
Door is left open for GillickATHLETICS EUROPEAN INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS: DAVID GILLICK was a notable absentee from the Ireland team named yesterday for next…Tue Feb 10 2009 - 00:00
O'Rourke can warm hearts in BelfastATHLETICS IRISH INDOOR: GIVEN THE arctic weather conditions currently sweeping the country, there is one sporting event guaranteed…Sat Feb 07 2009 - 00:00
Dates set for Rules seriesTHE GAA have confirmed that both International Rules Tests with Australia later this year will take place on a Saturday evening…Thu Feb 05 2009 - 00:00
GAA decide to sidestep Cork rowGAELIC GAMES NEWS ROUND-UP: THE LAST remaining prospect of an early solution to the Cork hurling crisis died last night when…Thu Feb 05 2009 - 00:00
Rivals striving to reach Kilkenny's standardGAELIC GAMES NATIONAL HURLING LEAGUE LAUNCH: IT MUST be the experience of his day job that gives John McIntyre the sense of …Thu Feb 05 2009 - 00:00
Bolt cleared for Ireland visitsATHLETICS NEWS: THE PROSPECT of Usain Bolt doing some strides and general limbering up at the University of Limerick track has…Wed Feb 04 2009 - 00:00
Revolt in Offaly as players opt out of panelGAELIC GAMES NEWS ROUND-UP: OFFALY ARE the latest county to be facing a player revolt as members of the senior football panel…Wed Feb 04 2009 - 00:00
Spotlight turns on Cork teamWITH THE chances of a successful intervention in the Cork hurling crisis now running somewhere between slim and zero the spotlight…Wed Feb 04 2009 - 00:00
Dublin double header mootedTHERE IS still the chance Dublin will enjoy another outing in Croke Park before the end of the National Leagues – this time as…Wed Feb 04 2009 - 00:00
It's not called the Athletic association for nothingATHLETICS : Without athletics as one of its root causes, the GAA wouldn’t exist as we know it, nor probably would any Gaelic…Sat Jan 31 2009 - 00:00
Croke Park to mediate in Cork crisisTHE PROSPECT of the longrunning Cork hurling crisis reaching some sort of endgame has finally improved with the decision of the…Thu Jan 29 2009 - 00:00
Yellow card rules may not be sold in one lotCONGRESS WILL get to choose whether to incorporate some or all of the new yellow-card offences into the rule bookThu Jan 29 2009 - 00:00
Hector starts the celebrations Saturday's scheduleCROKE PARK has confirmed the programme schedule for Saturday evening's National Football League opener between Dublin and Tyrone…Thu Jan 29 2009 - 00:00
O'Connor glad to be blooding new talentJACK O’CONNOR eases his way back into football management on Sunday with Kerry’s National Football League opener against Donegal…Wed Jan 28 2009 - 00:00
Gilroy's selection one for the futureNATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE : THE FUTURE of Dublin football begins here: Alan Hubbard at corner back, Denis Bastick at full back…Wed Jan 28 2009 - 00:00
Cautious welcome for yellow-card rule as litmus test loomsGAELIC GAMES NATIONAL LEAGUE: LIKE ANY other year the start of the National Football League brings fresh ambitions and fresh…Tue Jan 27 2009 - 00:00
Taylor takes top award againWOMEN IN SPORT: IT TAKES a special performance by a special athlete to earn the title “Sportswoman of the Year”; it takes an…Sat Jan 24 2009 - 00:00
When the going gets tough, athletes get goingATHLETICS: IN THESE times of great economic crisis, there’s always The New YorkerSat Jan 24 2009 - 00:00
McCarthy rules out any more talksIGAA: N A perhaps pivotal development in the Cork senior hurling crisis, county manager Gerald McCarthy last night cut off any…Wed Jan 21 2009 - 00:00
