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Davy Fitzgerald: 'My doctor wasn’t the happiest I got involved with Wexford'

Davy Fitzgerald: 'My doctor wasn’t the happiest I got involved with Wexford'

Former Clare manager has mellowed but his passion for competition is still unmistakable

Tue Feb 07 2017 - 01:13
Pat Hickey to play no role in Thursday’s OCI presidential vote

Pat Hickey to play no role in Thursday’s OCI presidential vote

71-year-old: ‘Time has now come to pass the Irish Olympic torch to a new generation’

Mon Feb 06 2017 - 18:40
Kilkenny edge out Galway to win 20th Walsh Cup

Kilkenny edge out Galway to win 20th Walsh Cup

Ever-reliable Richie Hogan slots 11 points to see Brian Cody’s Cats home at Nowlan Park

Sun Feb 05 2017 - 18:15
Ian O'Riordan: The madness of the long distance runner

Ian O'Riordan: The madness of the long distance runner

Ron Hill clocked up over 150,000 miles, the equivalent of running six times around the world

Fri Feb 03 2017 - 20:06
Rory O’Carroll unlikely to return for Dubs this season, says club-mate Cosgrove

Rory O’Carroll unlikely to return for Dubs this season, says club-mate Cosgrove

All Star full-back is expected to remain in New Zealand until after the summer

Fri Feb 03 2017 - 01:05
Peter Crowley to captain Kerry in league opener against Donegal

Peter Crowley to captain Kerry in league opener against Donegal

Roscommon manager Kevin McStay names two debutants to take on Tyrone

Thu Feb 02 2017 - 21:26
The ice men (and women) cometh!

The ice men (and women) cometh!

Sixteen half mad swimmers will attempt the Ice Mile in Lough Dan this Saturday

Thu Feb 02 2017 - 14:11
Sinead Galvin  putting Irish athletes’ interests first

Sinead Galvin putting Irish athletes’ interests first

Sports agent now represents the interests of best-known figures from a range of sports

Thu Feb 02 2017 - 06:00
Wicklow’s Johnny Magee enviously eyes up Dublin’s pool of talent

Wicklow’s Johnny Magee enviously eyes up Dublin’s pool of talent

Manager feels his county would benefit from a more liberal cross-border agreement

Wed Feb 01 2017 - 00:05
William Kennedy to retain position as OCI honorary treasurer

William Kennedy to retain position as OCI honorary treasurer

Willie O’Brien, Sarah Keane and Bernard O’Byrne the candidates to replace Pat Hickey

Tue Jan 31 2017 - 16:11
Michael Fitzsimons represents ideal outcome for Dublin’s hopefuls

Michael Fitzsimons represents ideal outcome for Dublin’s hopefuls

Corner-back has proven a breakthrough can be made despite champions’ wealth of talent

Tue Jan 31 2017 - 01:00
Acting OCI president keen to remain despite conflicting  recommendations

Acting OCI president keen to remain despite conflicting recommendations

Deloitte recommendation was to limit the terms of all executive committee members

Sun Jan 29 2017 - 16:26
Why the State should buy the €28 million Guinness ancestral home in Wicklow

Why the State should buy the €28 million Guinness ancestral home in Wicklow

‘A miraculously preserved kingdom where the only certainty is that it never stays the same’

Sun Jan 29 2017 - 13:04
Time to rewrite the suspiciously good Irish  record books

Time to rewrite the suspiciously good Irish record books

European Athletics’ bid to weed out dubious records an exercise fraught with difficulty

Fri Jan 27 2017 - 18:36
Darran O’Sullivan still a willing slave to his beloved trade

Darran O’Sullivan still a willing slave to his beloved trade

Kerry forward has no regrets about giving up his job to concentrate on his football career

Fri Jan 27 2017 - 01:01
Sports Ireland National Indoor Arena worth the wait

Sports Ireland National Indoor Arena worth the wait

New facility the jewel in the crown of the National Sports Campus at Abbotstown

Thu Jan 26 2017 - 19:00
Government report on Rio Olympics ticketing scandal now five months late

Government report on Rio Olympics ticketing scandal now five months late

Shane Ross declines to comment on Pat Hickey who is yet to receive Brazil court date

Thu Jan 26 2017 - 13:02
Dublin’s Sinéad Goldrick proud to be at vanguard of growing sport

Dublin’s Sinéad Goldrick proud to be at vanguard of growing sport

All Star player calls for more State funding for Women’s Gaelic Players Association

Thu Jan 26 2017 - 01:02
Páraic Duffy hits out at criticism of championship reform

Páraic Duffy hits out at criticism of championship reform

GAA director general has defended the proposed reforms to the football championship

Tue Jan 24 2017 - 12:26
Kerry’s Aidan O’Mahony retires still ‘at the very top’

Kerry’s Aidan O’Mahony retires still ‘at the very top’

‘His aggression and never-say-die attitude was an inspiration’ says Jack O’Connor

Tue Jan 24 2017 - 01:00
Donnchadh Walsh confirms Kerry returns for Donaghy and  Cooper

Donnchadh Walsh confirms Kerry returns for Donaghy and Cooper

Stars will not be following intercounty retirement of Aidan O’Mahony and Marc Ó Sé

Tue Jan 24 2017 - 01:00
Jonny Cooper believes he can learn from black cards

Jonny Cooper believes he can learn from black cards

‘I would agree that the black card has helped to clean the game up’ says Dublin defender

Tue Jan 24 2017 - 01:00
OCI in need of  political roasting – just don’t expect TDs to turn up heat

OCI in need of political roasting – just don’t expect TDs to turn up heat

Dáil committee’s behaviour during week doesn’t augur well for greater accountability

Fri Jan 20 2017 - 17:50
Psychology student Kevin McManamon eager to go again

Psychology student Kevin McManamon eager to go again

Dublin star believes that mental preparation a key factor in any sporting success

Tue Jan 17 2017 - 18:33
Pat Hickey entitled to remain on OCI executive committee

Pat Hickey entitled to remain on OCI executive committee

IOC role gives former president right to stay in organisation and vote in upcoming election

Tue Jan 17 2017 - 06:00
Michael Fennelly: ‘It’s  hard to walk away, that buzz in Croke Park’

Michael Fennelly: ‘It’s hard to walk away, that buzz in Croke Park’

The Kilkenny hurler is facing the prospect of his Achilles’ tendon injury ending his career

Tue Jan 17 2017 - 01:00
‘I have not  met anyone who does not enjoy playing for Tyrone’

‘I have not met anyone who does not enjoy playing for Tyrone’

Mickey Harte doesn’t buy ‘myth’ that managers are demanding the impossible of players

Mon Jan 16 2017 - 18:35
On Athletics: Sport and the problem with putting mind over what matters

On Athletics: Sport and the problem with putting mind over what matters

‘Corinthian: Sports and Mental Health’ seminar will feature three elite athletes’ stories

Fri Jan 13 2017 - 16:40
Young scientist highlights GAA’s gender inequality issue

Young scientist highlights GAA’s gender inequality issue

Karen Murray’s timely project focuses on an issue that requires attention

Wed Jan 11 2017 - 18:30
Wexford rout UCD as Davy Fitzgerald revolution begins

Wexford rout UCD as Davy Fitzgerald revolution begins

Under-strength students easily dispatched in Gorey as new boss sees his side notch five

Sun Jan 08 2017 - 18:22
Farewell Frank Murphy, the George Best of Irish athletics

Farewell Frank Murphy, the George Best of Irish athletics

Middle distance runner won countless admirers for his talent and his personality

Sat Jan 07 2017 - 05:00
OCI candidates get in position for election ahead of February egm

OCI candidates get in position for election ahead of February egm

Associates and opponent of Pat Hickey expected to be among candidates for president

Fri Jan 06 2017 - 01:00
Irish Olympic track runner Frank Murphy dies aged 69

Irish Olympic track runner Frank Murphy dies aged 69

Won a silver medal in the 1500m in the 1969 European Championships in Athens

Thu Jan 05 2017 - 20:21
Five Irish sportswomen to watch out for in 2017

Five Irish sportswomen to watch out for in 2017

Kellie Harrington, Ciara Mageean, Mona McSharry, Aisling Moloney, Natalya Coyle

Thu Jan 05 2017 - 06:00
‘Weak’ Dublin team a match for O’Byrne Cup rivals

‘Weak’ Dublin team a match for O’Byrne Cup rivals

‘I’d say Dublin’s weak team could be quite strong,” says Longford boss Denis Connerton

Tue Jan 03 2017 - 20:00
Marathon in under two hours? It’s the last Everest of athletics

Marathon in under two hours? It’s the last Everest of athletics

Sports scientists say we won’t see landmark time until 2075 but Nike believe otherwise

Fri Dec 30 2016 - 18:51
So near, yet so far for Thomas Barr

So near, yet so far for Thomas Barr

Sports review of 2016: Barr delivers in 400 metres final but misses out by .05 of a second

Sun Dec 25 2016 - 18:00
Dublin to again field experimental team in O’Byrne Cup

Dublin to again field experimental team in O’Byrne Cup

Vast majority of Jim Gavin’s All-Ireland winning panel will be unavailable

Wed Dec 21 2016 - 01:00
Pat Hickey back in Dublin and vows to clear his name

Pat Hickey back in Dublin and vows to clear his name

Former OCI chief intends ‘to adhere to any requests made by the Brazilian authorities’

Mon Dec 19 2016 - 08:25
Sonia O’Sullivan’s achievements still a thing of beauty

Sonia O’Sullivan’s achievements still a thing of beauty

Drive to be best is often buried so deep that sporting greats are not even aware it exists

Sat Dec 17 2016 - 07:00
Calls for more women in leadership roles in Irish sport

Calls for more women in leadership roles in Irish sport

Tánaiste highlights ‘empowering’ nature of sport at Sportwoman of the Year awards

Fri Dec 16 2016 - 21:13
Sonia O’Sullivan presented with outstanding contribution award

Sonia O’Sullivan presented with outstanding contribution award

The former Olympic silver medalist was honoured at The Irish Times/Sport Ireland Sportswoman of the Year awards

Fri Dec 16 2016 - 18:22
Pat Hickey confirms he will not contest OCI presidential election

Pat Hickey confirms he will not contest OCI presidential election

Hickey held position largely unchallenged since 1989 until arrest in Rio de Janeiro

Wed Dec 14 2016 - 16:31
Brian Cody has no doubts about remaining at Kilkenny helm

Brian Cody has no doubts about remaining at Kilkenny helm

Entering his 19th season, Cody has no fears the conveyor belt of underage success is at an end

Wed Dec 14 2016 - 06:00
Pat Hickey’s OCI successor to be appointed in February

Pat Hickey’s OCI successor to be appointed in February

OCI confirm elections for all executive committee positions will take place in February

Tue Dec 13 2016 - 17:18
Brazilian judge approves  return of Pat Hickey’s passport

Brazilian judge approves return of Pat Hickey’s passport

Former OCl president has been detained in country since ticket controversy in August

Tue Dec 13 2016 - 09:18
Fionnuala McCormack misses out again as Africans dominate

Fionnuala McCormack misses out again as Africans dominate

Kenyan women competing for Turkey claim gold and silver as Irish runner comes fifth

Mon Dec 12 2016 - 01:00
Fionnuala McCormack misses out as African women take European medals

Fionnuala McCormack misses out as African women take European medals

Kenyan women running for Turkey take gold and silver at European Cross Country

Sun Dec 11 2016 - 14:00
Fionnuala McCormack at best for European Cross Country

Fionnuala McCormack at best for European Cross Country

African converts present biggest competition for former champion in Sardinia

Sat Dec 10 2016 - 01:00
Retrospective bans show new efficacy of war on drugs in sport

Retrospective bans show new efficacy of war on drugs in sport

Retesting of old samples from London and Beijing results in 104 bans on athletes

Sat Dec 10 2016 - 01:00
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