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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Futures remain uncertainThere is still some uncertainty surrounding the future of both the Kerry and Cork football managers, almost two weeks after their…Fri Sept 28 2007 - 01:00
Mayo focused on final goalLast Sunday Croke Park witnessed the most personal and enduring rivalry of Gaelic football when Kerry took on Cork for the All…Sat Sept 22 2007 - 01:00
Champagne finale has more cash than dashOn Athletics: It may come as something of a surprise that the champagne finale to the season takes place this weekend, the star…Sat Sept 22 2007 - 01:00
Croke Park dates setInterprovincials: The GAA have confirmed the dates and venues for this year's M Donnelly Interprovincial Championship, with …Thu Sept 20 2007 - 01:00
Murphy stays focused on primary objectiveWomen's Football All-Ireland senior final: There are two obvious sources of incentive for Cork going into Sunday's All-Ireland…Wed Sept 19 2007 - 01:00
'Bragging rights for next 100 years'Whoever said absence makes the heart grow fonder obviously hadn't figured on Kerry playing Cork in the All-Ireland football final…Mon Sept 17 2007 - 01:00
McGeeney steps asideArmagh's former All-Ireland winning captain Kieran McGeeney has announced his retirement from intercounty football, ending a …Sat Sept 15 2007 - 01:00
Traditional strengths revealed in OsakaOn Athletics: If the World Championships in Osaka told us anything about the state of Irish athletics it's that our tradition…Sat Sept 08 2007 - 01:00
Masters hoping to step up with plateGAELIC GAMES: Something about Croke Park on All-Ireland final day seems to play tricks with medical opinionFri Sept 07 2007 - 01:00
Carton case for last resortThe GAA are set on the unprecedented course of taking one of their own disciplinary bodies to an independent arbitrator as a …Fri Sept 07 2007 - 01:00
McGeeney welcomes Armagh's new bossFormer All-Ireland winning captain Kieran McGeeney has welcomed Peter McDonnell's appointment as Armagh's new senior football…Fri Sept 07 2007 - 01:00
We're lucky to have such a great bunchOn Athletics: The Sports editor likes to describe these gigs as a "labour of love" and after a week in Osaka it's hard to argue…Sat Sept 01 2007 - 01:00
Powell and Gay can restore some respectOn Athletics: The Irish Times spares no expense with it athletics coverage and some fellow guests at my Hotel Nikko Osaka reflect…Sat Aug 25 2007 - 01:00
New-style blazers cut from right clothOn Athletics: Athletics Ireland staged a press conference yesterday to announce the team for the World Championships, starting…Sat Aug 11 2007 - 01:00
O'Rourke lifts flagging spiritsATHLETICS: Irish athletics is a small world and there's been a lot of talk going around about Derval O'Rourke - that her form…Thu Aug 09 2007 - 01:00
Caffrey sticks with tried and trustedGAA: Probably the least surprising team line-up of the summer was confirmed last night when Dublin manager Paul Caffrey announced…Wed Aug 08 2007 - 01:00
Caffrey sticks with tried and trustedProbably the least surprising team line-up of the summer was confirmed last night when Dublin manager Paul Caffrey announced …Wed Aug 08 2007 - 01:00
'We're not going to drop our guard'One of these days Brian Cody might surprise us and rave about Kilkenny while slating the oppositionMon Aug 06 2007 - 01:00
Irish off the pace in Crystal PalaceAthletics: It proved a slightly worrying night for the Irish athletes in action at the London Grand Prix in Crystal Palace, …Sat Aug 04 2007 - 01:00
Blade Runner forces rethinkOn Athletics: The old performance-enhancing debate has resurfaced in recent weeks, and thanks to the "Blade Runner", now extends…Sat Aug 04 2007 - 01:00
Kennedy and Murray lose out in reshuffleWaterford hurling manager Justin McCarthy has reshuffled his team for Sunday's All-Ireland hurling quarter-final replay against…Fri Aug 03 2007 - 01:00
Kennedy and Murray lose out in reshuffleWaterford hurling manager Justin McCarthy has reshuffled his team for Sunday's All-Ireland hurling quarter-final replay against…Fri Aug 03 2007 - 01:00
McGettigan sets Irish record in BelgiumATHLETICS: A record-breaking summer for Irish athletics continued at the weekend when Róisín McGettigan improved her national…Mon Jul 30 2007 - 01:00
Cheats on the run or lying lowOn Athletics : Until quite recently any athlete caught taking drugs needed to be incredibly stupidSat Jul 28 2007 - 01:00
Reale's return is 'a huge boost' for LimerickThere aren't many reasons Limerick have been pronounced marginal favourites to beat Clare in Sunday's All-Ireland hurling quarter…Fri Jul 27 2007 - 01:00
Casey looking forward to drawDublin defender Paul Casey has welcomed the prospect of playing Meath again in the All-Ireland football quarter-finals, one of…Thu Jul 26 2007 - 01:00
Kilkenny thoughts turn to GalwayAfter an extremely difficult few days for Kilkenny hurling the thoughts are slowly shifting back to their All-Ireland quarter…Wed Jul 25 2007 - 01:00
Ireland name team for Bangkok gamesWorld University Games: Ireland will be represented in seven sports at the World University Games in Bangkok, Thailand, which…Wed Jul 25 2007 - 01:00
Cork drop their captainGAA: Cork hurling captain Kieran Murphy has failed to make the starting line-up for Sunday's All-Ireland hurling quarter-final…Wed Jul 25 2007 - 01:00
