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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Field of dreams a step closer to reality reportsABBOTSTOWN SPORTS CAMPUS NEWS: THE ABBOTSTOWN sports campus always had a field-of-dreams sense about it, with an emphasis on…Tue Apr 29 2008 - 01:00
Boylan and Lyons back bansFORMER MEATH manager Seán Boylan believes the penalties proposed for both Meath and Dublin following Sunday's melee in Parnell…Wed Apr 23 2008 - 01:00
Kerry-Derry final on ahead of rugbyBECAUSE KERRY and Derry requested that their Division One final of the Allianz National Football League be fixed for Sunday, …Tue Apr 22 2008 - 01:00
Tipperary won't rest on laurels in PortugalIF PROOF were needed of Tipperary's determination to put Sunday's Allianz National Hurling League victory to bed as early as …Tue Apr 22 2008 - 01:00
TV3 announce 10-game scheduleTELEVISION COVERAGE: TV3 HAVE announced details of their 2008 championship coverage, which represents the first major departure…Thu Apr 17 2008 - 01:00
Loughnane takes centre stageGAELIC GAMES/NHL FINAL: AFTER ABOUT three questions Ger Loughnane raised his right hand and said, "Lads, there are three other…Thu Apr 17 2008 - 01:00
Sheedy looking to the futureTIPPERARY MANAGER Liam Sheedy believes the National Hurling League has already served its purpose, whether they win or lose the…Thu Apr 17 2008 - 01:00
Caffrey opts for strong Dublin line-up for all-ticket clashNATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE TEAM NEWS : THE GAA have reiterated that Sunday's Allianz National Football League refixture between…Fri Apr 11 2008 - 01:00
Hoop star Donaghy puts all his eggs in league basketIT WAS hard to miss the picture of Kieran Donaghy embracing team-mate Micheál Quirke after last Sunday's victory for Tralee Tigers…Thu Apr 03 2008 - 01:00
New faces help spark Cork's quick recoveryTHE IMPRESSIVE thing about Cork reaching the National Hurling League quarter-finals is not just how quickly they've recovered…Thu Apr 03 2008 - 01:00
Dublin and Armagh set for April 13thNATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE: THE GAA'S Central Competitions Control Committee (CCCC) has refixed Dublin's Allianz National Football…Wed Apr 02 2008 - 01:00
Day of tears and frustration for IrishATHLETICS: SHORTLY AFTER she crossed the finish line, Fionnuala Britton sat back on her heels, put her hands across her face…Mon Mar 31 2008 - 01:00
Cragg hopes to hang on to east AfricansATHLETICS: THIRTY YEARS ago, practically to the day, 20-year-old John Treacy won the World Cross Country at Bellahouston Park…Sat Mar 29 2008 - 00:00
Dublin apologise to FreemanTHE DUBLIN County Board have admitted responsibility for an alleged incident in the closing stages of last Sunday's football …Fri Mar 28 2008 - 00:00
Sigerson given green light as Cork IT drop objectionTHE ELIGIBILITY crisis that has dogged this year's Sigerson Cup has drawn to a close following Cork IT's 11th-hour decision to…Fri Mar 28 2008 - 00:00
Dublin apologise to FreemanNEWS: THE DUBLIN County Board have admitted responsibility for an alleged incident in the closing stages of last Sunday's football…Fri Mar 28 2008 - 00:00
Striking uncertainty over final league standingsGAA ON A DAY that was meant to decide the final shakes and moves of the Allianz National Hurling League, there was instead considerable…Mon Mar 24 2008 - 00:00
Weekend GAA PreviewsToday National Football League - Division Three: Fermanagh v Limerick, Lisnaskea - The sole refixture from Division Three gives…Sat Mar 22 2008 - 00:00
Sonia O'Sullivan prepares for one more attempt at Olympic glorySONIA O'SULLIVAN still holds an impressive eight Irish athletics records, but at age 38 she has not given up on chasing one more…Fri Mar 21 2008 - 00:00
Grants scheme gets final approvalGAA: THE GAA has released the final document pertaining to the much-debated Government intercounty players awards scheme, which…Wed Mar 19 2008 - 00:00
October dates for Rules series mootedINTERNATIONAL RULES THE GAA have begun the process of agreeing dates and venues with their AFL counterparts for the resumption…Wed Mar 19 2008 - 00:00
GAA agree mechanism to distribute fundsFINALLY, IT seems, the GAA have agreed a mechanism to distribute the long-heralded Government intercounty player funds, and it…Wed Mar 19 2008 - 00:00
Clare dig deep to find parity with on-form TipperaryClare 0-17 Tipperary 1-14: IT'S A SHORT enough spin from Ennis back to Mike McNamara's place in Scarriff, and with a result …Mon Mar 17 2008 - 00:00
Lombard retirement yet another bombshellATHLETICS: IN A FINAL twist to the highly controversial career of the Cork runner Cathal Lombard, a brief statement released…Fri Mar 14 2008 - 00:00
Sonia set to coach Australia cohortATHLETICS: SONIA O'SULLIVAN will take on her first major coaching role at the World Cross Country in Edinburgh later this month…Thu Mar 13 2008 - 00:00
Central Council seek grants approvalCONGRESS MOTIONS: CENTRAL COUNCIL has produced a carefully drafted motion for next month's GAA Congress in order to secure final…Wed Mar 12 2008 - 00:00
