Gregan through to 400-metre finalATHLETICS NEWS ROUND-UP: BRIAN GREGAN has once again demonstrated his enormous potential by making the final of the 400 metres…Thu Jul 10 2008 - 01:00
Hession's fastest run ineligible for recordATHLETICS: PAUL HESSION last night endured the frustration of seeing his fastest ever 200-metre run ruled out for record purposes…Thu Jul 10 2008 - 01:00
Juniors travel in numbersATHLETICS: IRELAND WILL be represented by its largest ever contingent at the 12th IAAF World Junior Athletics Championships, …Tue Jul 08 2008 - 01:00
Wexford's fresh approach to old tale falls away to same old gory endingKilkenny 5-21 Wexford 0-17: IT STARTED promisingly enough, an interesting slant to a familiar storylineMon Jul 07 2008 - 01:00
At Hayward Field I could have been a commentatorATHLETICS: TOM HUMPHRIES was sent to the US Olympic trials in Sacramento eight years agoSat Jul 05 2008 - 01:00
Ireland a third-tier nationATHLETICS: IRISH ATHLETICS got a considerable reality check when the overall team standings from the weekend's European Cup …Tue Jun 24 2008 - 01:00
Which Limerick team will turn up?MUNSTER SHC SEMI-FINAL Clare v Limerick, Tomorrow, 4pm Semple Stadium, Thurles Live on RTÉ 2 BEYOND THE obvious reward of making…Sat Jun 21 2008 - 01:00
Radcliffe facing defeat in this race against clockATHLETICS: For all her courage and determination, Paul Radcliffe looks increasingly likely to end a fabulous career without…Sat Jun 21 2008 - 01:00
Seven Beijing hopefuls line up in Leiria and TallinnATHLETICS/EUROPEAN CUP: WITH THE Beijing Olympics now a mere seven weeks away it's hard to get excited about the European Cup…Fri Jun 20 2008 - 01:00
Kelly likes changing landscapeTWO MATCHES into the Munster hurling championship and already the times they are a-changin'Wed Jun 18 2008 - 01:00
Talks in progress to settle 'hosting' issueFÉILE DISPUTE DISCUSSIONS ARE continuing between the National Féile Committee and the Camogie Association in an effort to resolve…Tue Jun 17 2008 - 01:00
Leitrim hoping Dolan stays for Tommy Murphy CupThe Leitrim County Board are still hopeful that football manager Dessie Dolan will remain in charge for the upcoming Tommy Murphy…Tue Jun 17 2008 - 01:00
Cody points to goal as 'bit of a downer' for OffalyTHERE'S NO nice way of saying this, but neither Brian Cody nor Joe Dooley was being totally honest with us in the aftermath of…Mon Jun 16 2008 - 01:00
Counihan makes changes as Cork look aheadMUNSTER SFC LIMERICK v CORK: ANYONE who witnessed Limerick beat Tipperary in the Munster quarter-final on May 25th can only…Sat Jun 14 2008 - 01:00
Track elites keeping the Beijing project in perspectiveATHLETICS: DERVAL O'ROURKE attended a fashion show recently as the special guest of her sponsors, SparSat Jun 14 2008 - 01:00
Antrim look the partULSTER SHC ANTRIM v DOWN: THIS IS one of those bizarre championship matches that, no matter what the result, we already know…Sat Jun 14 2008 - 01:00
Clare face an afternoon of damage limitationMUNSTER SFC KERRY v CLARE: SOME PEOPLE have been recalling Clare's famous 1992 win over Kerry in an effort to create some hype…Sat Jun 14 2008 - 01:00
Waterford duo focused on next businessWHEN TWO of Waterford's best and toughest hurlers tell you straight up the Justin McCarthy crisis is over with and it's time …Thu Jun 12 2008 - 01:00
Cork not over the hill yet - O'ConnorCORK MIDFIELDER Jerry O'Connor had a blunt message yesterday for anyone who reckons Sunday's Munster hurling semi-final defeat…Thu Jun 12 2008 - 01:00
Down's Gordon ruled out for replayDOWN LOOK certain to have lost midfielder and captain Dan Gordon for Saturday's Ulster football quarter-final replay against …Wed Jun 11 2008 - 01:00
O'Keeffe commits to new event in SantryATHLETICS NEWS IRISH HAMMER record holder Eileen O'Keeffe is the first athlete to commit to next month's Morton Memorial Meeting…Tue Jun 10 2008 - 01:00
Tyrone have the trump cardsTyrone v Down : RECENT MEETINGS between these two sides have been heavily dominated by TyroneSat Jun 07 2008 - 01:00
Talk is cheap and shooting Bolt without trial is facileON ATHLETICS : Those who set the pace over 100 metres are inevitable targets of suspicion but there are strong reasons to believe…Sat Jun 07 2008 - 01:00
Injured Louth captain on the benchLOUTH CAPTAIN Colin Goss will not start Sunday's Leinster football quarter-final against Dublin at Croke ParkThu Jun 05 2008 - 01:00
Louth keep injured captain on the benchLOUTH CAPTAIN Colin Goss will not start Sunday's Leinster football quarter-final against Dublin at Croke ParkThu Jun 05 2008 - 01:00
Fennell earns start at midfield for DublinDUBLIN MANAGER Paul Caffrey has named two senior championship debutants for Sunday's Leinster football quarter-final against …Wed Jun 04 2008 - 01:00
Cork call up Canty and younger O'SullivanFOR SEVERAL years now the Cork hurling team has been a model of predictability, and although a fairly major makeover looked likely…Wed Jun 04 2008 - 01:00
Fennell earns start at midfield for DublinDUBLIN MANAGER Paul Caffrey has named two senior championship debutants for Sunday's Leinster football quarter-final against …Wed Jun 04 2008 - 01:00
Cork call up Canty and O'SullivanFOR SEVERAL years now the Cork hurling team has been a model of predictability, and although a fairly major makeover looked likely…Wed Jun 04 2008 - 01:00
Brilliant Gregan sets exceptional standardATHLETICS: EVERY YEAR the Irish Schools Championships uncover some exceptional talent; and once in every few years they uncover…Mon Jun 02 2008 - 01:00
Gillick 'happy' with his runATHLETICS: DAVID GILLICK ran his first 400-metre race of the summer in Geneva on Saturday and the result brought mixed emotions…Mon Jun 02 2008 - 01:00
'We are on a bit of a roll now'COLM COYLE walked out of the Meath dressingroom still displaying that horrible, sinking feeling of losing a championship match…Mon Jun 02 2008 - 01:00
Siren song of Schools keeps calling me backON ATHLETICS THE SPORTS editor has a great knack of sending me to an athletics event and make it sound like he's doing me a …Sat May 31 2008 - 01:00
Meath determined to end jinxMeath v Wexford: WEXFORD, BELIEVE it or not, are the only team in the country to boast an unbeaten run from the National Football…Sat May 31 2008 - 01:00
Derry must plan without duoBOTH DERRY and Donegal will be without first-choice players for Sunday's Ulster football championship quarter-final at Ballybofey…Thu May 29 2008 - 01:00
Clare formula mixes old and newGAELIC GAMES: CHANGE HAS been the theme of Clare hurling in recent years and while the team for Sunday's Munster hurling quarter…Thu May 29 2008 - 01:00
McGrath the major Waterford absenteeTHE FIRST big hurling match of the championship - and the first live championship broadcast for TV3 - will feature both Waterford…Wed May 28 2008 - 01:00
Munster SFCBefore the Cork footballers turned their winter of discontent into a national crisis, there were other more delicate rumblings…Fri May 16 2008 - 01:00
AFL still lacking a venueTHE AUSTRALIAN Football League (AFL) has admitted their difficulty in securing a venue for a second game in the International…Thu May 15 2008 - 01:00
Gillick eyes record over 300 metresATHLETICS: THE LONG wind-up to the Beijing Olympics is about to begin for David Gillick and Derval O'RourkeThu May 15 2008 - 01:00
Meath must play minus banned fiveTHE FIVE Meath footballers given eight-week suspensions arising from last month's Parnell Park melee will miss Sunday's Leinster…Thu May 15 2008 - 01:00
Ryan gives details of €7 million in payoutsGAELIC GAMES NEWS: OVER €7 MILLION will be paid out to provinces and county boards at the end of the 2008 championship under…Wed May 14 2008 - 01:00
Ticket for 'Bloody Sunday' game makes €7,600THE POTENTIAL value of championship match programmes became increasingly evident at yesterday's auction in Dublin of rare and…Wed May 14 2008 - 01:00
Horde gathers at Tara as GAA hoard goes under the hammerNOW THAT another championship is officially underway you may want to take some advice from Mealy's auctioneers: Don't throw away…Tue May 13 2008 - 01:00
Meath pinning appeal hopes on technicalityTEAM NEWS The five Meath footballers handed eight-week suspensions arising from last month's Parnell Park melee will tonight…Tue May 13 2008 - 01:00
O'Dwyer still has time to recapture days of gloryATHLETICS : What doesn't kill us can make us strongerSat May 10 2008 - 01:00
GAA working to seal All Star sponsorTHE GAA All Star scheme will continue as is despite the formal ending yesterday of the 11-year Vodafone sponsorship dealThu May 08 2008 - 01:00
Brennan surprised at Longford's concernsGAA PRESIDENT Nickey Brennan has expressed his surprise at the Longford County Board's concerns regarding new arrangements for…Wed May 07 2008 - 01:00
Dooher feels he is finally turning the cornerNEWS ROUND-UP: FOR ALL the repetition and banality that marks the launch of another football championship, something was amiss…Wed Apr 30 2008 - 01:00
Match bans to be explored by GAAGAA PRESIDENT Nickey Brennan has said match bans as distinct from periods of suspension will be explored under the ongoing review…Wed Apr 30 2008 - 01:00
