Qualifying cut-off came too soon for some athletesThe cut-off date for Irish athletes seeking Olympic qualification was too soon, according to John TreacyThu Oct 07 2004 - 01:00
Galway to choose from fourGalway could have a new football manager in place by late tonightWed Oct 06 2004 - 01:00
Weekend road race to be lap of honourATHLETICS: Like most true distance runners Catherina McKiernan didn't decide to retire; she was simply told - the final instruction…Wed Oct 06 2004 - 01:00
Finalists answer the callInternational Rules Series: Ireland coach Pete McGrath has described as "very positive" the response from the Kerry and Mayo…Wed Oct 06 2004 - 01:00
Sonia fourth as Sun shinesATHLETICS: Just when it seemed there was nothing left to say about Sonia O'Sullivan this season she goes out and finishes fourth…Mon Oct 04 2004 - 01:00
O'Sullivan eyes title in New DelhiATHLETICS: Six weeks ago in Athens it was surely the furthest thing from her mind, yet tomorrow morning in New Delhi she's back…Sat Oct 02 2004 - 01:00
Kerry must now decide who gets winners' medalsKerry football is facing one more selection dilemma this season over the distribution of the All-Ireland winning medals.Thu Sept 30 2004 - 01:00
Size won't stop MayoArmagh under-21 football manager Peter Rafferty has rejected the suggestion that strength will be the key factor in Saturday'…Thu Sept 30 2004 - 01:00
Joyce may be fit to face the AustraliansInternational Rules News: Ireland coach Pete McGrath is still holding out hope Galway's Padraic Joyce could play in next month…Wed Sept 29 2004 - 01:00
Shocked and shattered the morning afterAll-Ireland SFC final: Mayo reaction: If you think beaten All-Ireland teams look distraught at the final whistle you should …Tue Sept 28 2004 - 01:00
O'Sullivan can't catch JohnsonATHLETICS/Great North Run: It wasn't quite the Olympic consolation she'd searched for but Sonia O'Sullivan's sixth-place finish…Mon Sept 27 2004 - 01:00
O'Sullivan has more than half a chanceATHLETICS: There is clearly no holding back Sonia O'Sullivan as she attempts to get over her Olympic disappointment as quickly…Sat Sept 25 2004 - 01:00
Dublin and Galway in no rushManagerial moves: Two of the highest profile jobs in football - the Dublin and Galway managements - won't be filled for several…Wed Sept 22 2004 - 01:00
Offaly board to address complaintsThe Offaly County Board will tonight formally address the complaints of their senior football panel and attempt to resolve the…Thu Sept 16 2004 - 01:00
Aghada back to defendAll-Ireland Sevens: Title-holders Aghada of Cork are among the 48 teams confirmed for the All-Ireland Football Sevens, set for…Wed Sept 15 2004 - 01:00
O'Grady's future unclearIt seems a little strange to be quizzing an All-Ireland winning manager about his futureTue Sept 14 2004 - 01:00
O'Sullivan looks back on defence's finest dayIt was one of those rare annihilations of the great Kilkenny forwardsTue Sept 14 2004 - 01:00
O'Grady's future as Cork boss unclearIt seems a little strange to be quizzing an All-Ireland winning manager about his futureTue Sept 14 2004 - 01:00
Fahy's future unclearManagerial moves: Offaly could yet be searching for a new senior football manager despite appointing Gerry Fahy for another …Thu Sept 09 2004 - 01:00
Lyons departs uncrowned from ParnellGaelic Games: He walked away in the same way he had walked in - jovial, amicable and doing it his wayTue Sept 07 2004 - 01:00
El Guerrouj seizes his momentATHLETICS: They left certain they'd witnessed part of history, a moment not likely to be repeated in their lifetimeMon Aug 30 2004 - 01:00
Cragg was caught in two mindsATHLETICS: When Alistair Cragg reflects on his first Olympic 5,000 metres final he mightn't be so hard on himselfMon Aug 30 2004 - 01:00
Duo chasing a defining doubleAthletics/5,000 metres final: It's already destined for the history books, a battle for the ages and a race certain to provide…Sat Aug 28 2004 - 01:00
Polish walker claims fourth gold of career50km walk: With the possible exception of the winner there haven't been a set of Olympic medals won more exhaustively in Athens…Sat Aug 28 2004 - 01:00
Time for a more fitting Olympic memoryThe next-to-last Irish athlete in action in Athens - Marie Davenport - goes to the start line of the 10,000 metres with some …Fri Aug 27 2004 - 01:00
El Guerrouj retains double incentiveAthletics There are only two unwritten rules for those blessed with the press seats that almost touch the finishing line at …Thu Aug 26 2004 - 01:00
Irish duo facing an arduous challengeAthletics Irish round-up Alistair Cragg is facing the world-record holder. Mark Carroll has got the world championWed Aug 25 2004 - 01:00
Lee can earn medal shotBoxing Four rounds, two minutes each, and a Cameroonian boxer named Hassan Ndam Njikam are all that stand between Andy Lee and…Sat Aug 21 2004 - 01:00
Lombard may lose track timesCathal Lombard will lose his Irish 10,000-metre record and possibly all his track times recorded over the past two seasons as…Wed Aug 11 2004 - 01:00
Athlete's excuses win little support2004 OLYMPICS/Cathal Lombard's positive drugs test: Reaction to Cathal Lombard's claim that he used erythropoietin (EPO) to "…Tue Aug 10 2004 - 01:00
Sports Council targeted LombardConfirmation that the Irish Sports Council had targeted Cathal Lombard for testing has added further proof that his breakthrough…Tue Aug 10 2004 - 01:00
McCambridge gets good news call she had been praying forATHLETICS/Olympic Games: Shortly after four o'clock yesterday afternoon Maria McCambridge got a phone call from Pat Hickey, …Sat Aug 07 2004 - 01:00
Beat Tyrone or join themAll-Ireland SFC Quarter-finals: Towards the end of the new Woody Allen movie, Anything Else, there's a line that reflects the…Sat Aug 07 2004 - 01:00
McCambridge makes personal appeal to OCIATHLETICS: In an effort to rekindle some glimmer of hope of fulfilling her Olympic dream, Maria McCambridge yesterday made personal…Fri Aug 06 2004 - 01:00
Griffin aims to boost standardsGaelic Games Food supplements: Clare hurler Tony Griffin is behind a new sports nutrition company that aims to tackle the growing…Wed Aug 04 2004 - 01:00
Heartbreak for Olympic hopefulAthletics News: As seemed inevitable, an Irish athlete, Maria McCambridge, has run the qualifying time for Athens after the …Mon Aug 02 2004 - 01:00
Cragg sets personal best as Gebrselassie winsATHLETICS/London Grand Prix: How fitting that Haile Gebrselassie should provide the exhilarating climax to the London Grand …Sat Jul 31 2004 - 01:00
Dublin fired up on home frontDublin v Roscommon: This is a game with enough characters and sub-plots to interest film director Robert AltmanSat Jul 31 2004 - 01:00
Shaken out of complacencyAll-Ireland SFC Qualifiers, round four/Laois v Tyrone : Capturing the current mood of the Tyrone footballers involves a bit …Sat Jul 31 2004 - 01:00
Tyrone have tunnel vision for titleLaois v Tyrone: If there are two extreme states of physical and mental condition in sport then they will probably come to Croke…Sat Jul 31 2004 - 01:00
Hopefuls get final run-outATHLETICS/News round-up: Two weeks before the opening ceremony in Athens, several Irish athletes are now primed for their final…Fri Jul 30 2004 - 01:00
Lyons and his Dubs are back in townAll-Ireland SFC qualifiers: "Oh, is it?" questions Tommy Lyons when told Croke Park is going to sell out for Sunday's double…Thu Jul 29 2004 - 01:00
Death of an Irish Olympic championATHLETICS/Bob Tisdall: The 400 metres hurdles champion Bob Tisdall - whose name will be forever associated with Ireland's Olympic…Thu Jul 29 2004 - 01:00
Irrepressible - and crazy for the battleInterviews with Shane Curran and Chris Conway: Not for the first time this season the Roscommon footballers are looking to Shane…Wed Jul 28 2004 - 01:00
Still no tests at training groundsNo intercounty team has yet been subjected to an out-of-competition doping test, some two months after they were due to start…Wed Jul 28 2004 - 01:00
Time and scars of battle conspire against LaoisAs if the time for recovery wasn't short enough, beaten Leinster finalists Laois have a litany of injuries ahead of Sunday's …Tue Jul 27 2004 - 01:00
O Se's alchemy brings gold once moreLeinster SFC Final He'd said his few words for television and got a fair wrestling from the Westmeath supporters, but the first…Mon Jul 26 2004 - 01:00
Olympic contingent in need of a positive send-off from SantryATHLETICS/National Championships: It could be just bad timing but there won't be much pre-Olympic optimism floating around the…Sat Jul 24 2004 - 01:00
Looking in the glass and finding it half fullLeinster SFC Final Replay: When they came within 60 seconds of losing their Leinster title the Laois footballers had reason …Sat Jul 24 2004 - 01:00
