Whelan 'delighted to be part of it'Mickey Whelan takes a bite from a KitKat just as we approach him for a word, and if anyone deserves a break like this - ending…Mon Dec 17 2007 - 00:00
Vincent's don't scare FlanaganLeinster club SFC: After waiting 23 years to win back the Dublin title, the same wait since winning their last Leinster title…Fri Dec 14 2007 - 00:00
Brennan calls on colleges to actGaelic Games HEA Championships: GAA president Nickey Brennan yesterday called on third-level colleges to withdraw from pre-season…Thu Dec 13 2007 - 00:00
Holland and selectors meet as uncertainty prevailsNew Cork football manager Teddy Holland last night staged the first formal meeting with his new selectors to plan for the coming…Wed Dec 12 2007 - 00:00
Walsh questions five-year turnoverGAELIC GAMES/GAA Fixtures: This year's county convention season is proving particularly dynamic as several of the GAA's most…Wed Dec 12 2007 - 00:00
Potential clear but no medalsATHLETICS/European Cross Country: Even if the medal hopes never materialised there was still a strong Irish showing at yesterday…Mon Dec 10 2007 - 00:00
Spotlight is bound to catch up on BrittonOn Athletics: Among the many successes of her great career Catherina McKiernan once managed to completely baffle some of Fleet…Sat Dec 08 2007 - 00:00
GAA says grant criticism is unfairGaelic Games Players' grants scheme The GAA has described as "incongruous" and "disingenuous" the wave of criticism that has…Thu Dec 06 2007 - 00:00
Moorefield yet to appealNews round-up The GAA's Central Appeals Committee (CAC) have yet to hear from Kildare champions Moorefield regarding their intended…Thu Dec 06 2007 - 00:00
Turnbull pays high price for something he didn't doOn Athletics: There's lots of talk these days about getting to Beijing for next summer's Olympics, about the effort and sacrifices…Sat Dec 01 2007 - 00:00
Emerging Ballinacourty young and ambitiousPractically every year the provincial club championship throws up a major surprise, something along the lines of an unheard challenger…Tue Nov 27 2007 - 00:00
Leinster Council to look at meleeGaelic Games: The Leinster council are facing an urgent disciplinary investigation arising from Sunday's provincial quarter-…Tue Nov 27 2007 - 00:00
Ireland have some genuine medal hopesAthletics/European Cross Country Championships: Ireland will be represented by the maximum of 36 athletes at the European Cross…Tue Nov 27 2007 - 00:00
Duffy named director generalThe GAA last night confirmed Paraic Duffy as successor to Liam Mulvihill as director generalThu Nov 22 2007 - 00:00
Moorefield ready to answer more questionsTwo Sundays ago Moorefield lined out to play Dromard in the quarter-final of the Leinster club football championship, a game …Thu Nov 22 2007 - 00:00
Cork face second players' strikeCork GAA has found itself confronting its second players' strike in the space of five years following the county board's decision…Thu Nov 22 2007 - 00:00
Bonuses reflect slim Olympic medal hopesThe slim chance of any Irish medals being won at next year's Beijing Olympics was underlined at yesterday's announcement of the…Thu Nov 22 2007 - 00:00
Awards, glorious awardsOn Athletics: Six weeks to Christmas so it must be the start of the sporting awards season, and naturally enough Athletics Ireland…Sat Nov 10 2007 - 00:00
Result of ballot to be known tomorrowOne of the potentially defining moments in GAA history will be known at noon tomorrow with the result of the Gaelic Players Association…Thu Nov 08 2007 - 00:00
O'Neill opts to move on from GPADonal O'Neill has outlined his reasons for stepping down as commercial director of the Gaelic Players' Association (GPA), claiming…Wed Nov 07 2007 - 00:00
Radcliffe makes a spectacular comebackATHLETICS/New York Marathon: New York was anticipating a sensational weekend for marathon running, and that's what it got - …Mon Nov 05 2007 - 00:00
Farrell hints at resolution to disputeGPA players of the year Waterford's Dan Shanahan and Kerry's Marc Ó Sé were the big winners at last night's Gaelic Players Association…Sat Nov 03 2007 - 00:00
GAA Previews: Club championships and county finalsConnacht Club HC semi-final: James Stephens (Mayo) v Athleague (Roscommon), Ballina, 3Sat Nov 03 2007 - 00:00
GAA Games Development ConferenceThe 2007 GAA Games Development Conference will take place in Croke Park on November 23rd and 24th, and aims to address issues…Fri Nov 02 2007 - 00:00
Brennan points to risks in AFL offersWhile it's hard to ignore the noticeable increase in the number of players taking up contracts or trials with Australian Rules…Fri Nov 02 2007 - 00:00
GAA look to Rugby LeagueNews round-up The GAA are looking to rugby league as a model for primary school and other underage competitionsFri Nov 02 2007 - 00:00
Shields accepts Carlton's trial offerGaelic Games News round-up The relationship between the GAA and the AFL could deteriorate further with the news that Cork defender…Wed Oct 31 2007 - 00:00
Cork's Murphy chosen by peersGAA Players' Football team of the year All-Ireland football champions Kerry have gained seven representatives on the Gaelic …Wed Oct 31 2007 - 00:00
O'Connor makes up for his Berlin setbackMichael O'Connor came to Dublin yesterday with the sole intention of becoming national men's champion, and as the first Irish…Tue Oct 30 2007 - 00:00
Longing to share the same sweet lonelinessOn Athletics: Only twice in my life have I sat on a plane alongside a complete stranger and ended up in an argumentSat Oct 27 2007 - 01:00
New body designed to avoid recourse to courtSPORT AND THE LAW: All facets of Irish sport are expected to benefit from the establishment of a new, independent dispute resolution…Fri Oct 26 2007 - 01:00
Murphy is raring to go againInterprovincial SH Final: There's a real danger in sport that the more obsessive you become about winning, the more success …Thu Oct 25 2007 - 01:00
Fitzhenry and Comerford recognised by their peersGAELIC GAMES/Hurling GPA All Stars: The last thing the Gaelic Players Association (GPA) would want with their Opel Team of the…Wed Oct 24 2007 - 01:00
GPA issues players with strike ballotConfirmation that the Gaelic Players Association (GPA) had issued its members with a ballot for strike action due to the "ongoing…Thu Oct 18 2007 - 01:00
Strain to sell interprovincial finalsGaelic Games: The GAA are struggling to generate ticket sales for the interprovincial finals, set for Croke Park on Saturday…Wed Oct 17 2007 - 01:00
O'Rourke to take charge of FermanaghManagerial Moves One of the last managerial posts for next year has been filled with the appointment of Malachy O'Rourke as …Wed Oct 17 2007 - 01:00
Focus turns to medals as Dublin awarded major eventAthletics/European Cross Country Championships: After yesterday's announcement that Dublin will host the European Cross Country…Tue Oct 16 2007 - 01:00
Courageous Power a warrior for all seasonsOn Athletics: I lived for a while in Providence, Rhode Island, studying hard but training a lot harder, and it was during that…Sat Oct 13 2007 - 01:00
Kerry guaranteed top honours in player of the year awardsGPA Awards: Back-to-back All-Ireland champions Kerry are now certain to land both the GAA and Gaelic Players Association (GPA…Fri Oct 12 2007 - 01:00
Only three Munster counties representedGaelic Games Interprovincial championships: Only three counties - Kerry, Cork and Waterford - are represented on the Munster…Fri Oct 12 2007 - 01:00
Brennan and AFL chief set to meet in ParisThe future of the International Rules series with Australia could effectively be decided at a meeting in a Paris hotel this day…Thu Oct 11 2007 - 01:00
GPA to meet Minister todayThe Gaelic Players Association (GPA) will today meet the Minister for Sport Séamus Brennan in their latest effort to successfully…Thu Oct 11 2007 - 01:00
Track and field day for sceptics in Jones shameOn Athletics: So all the truth about Marion Jones adds up to one big lieSat Oct 06 2007 - 01:00
McGeeney quietly going about businessAnyone expecting Kieran McGeeney to come marching into Kildare blowing his own trumpet while waving some sort of victory flag…Thu Oct 04 2007 - 01:00
Waterford get one over on All-Ireland championsAll-Ireland winners Kilkenny find themselves in the slightly bizarre situation of having only one hurler nominated for the Vodafone…Thu Oct 04 2007 - 01:00
McCarthy ready to remain in charge of WaterfordWaterford hurling manager Justin McCarthy is prepared to give that elusive All-Ireland title one more crackWed Oct 03 2007 - 01:00
McCarthy intends to stay in chargeWaterford hurling manager Justin McCarthy is prepared to give that elusive All-Ireland title one more crack.Wed Oct 03 2007 - 01:00
O'Shea commits to another yearAll-Ireland winning manager Pat O'Shea has effectively committed himself to another year with the Kerry senior football team, …Tue Oct 02 2007 - 01:00
Beijing could be added to O'Sullivan's 'last lap' tourATHLETICS: It would be exaggerating a little to describe Sonia O'Sullivan and Paula Radcliffe as the greatest of rivals, and…Sat Sept 29 2007 - 01:00
