Kidney still an Ulster optionDeclan Kidney, assistant coach to Eddie O'Sullivan, could be offered the coaching job in Ulster if the province follows the "…Wed Feb 18 2004 - 00:00
Contepomi makes returnCeltic League: Argentinian outhalf Felipe Contepomi has been included in the Leinster 23-man squad for Friday's Celtic League…Wed Feb 18 2004 - 00:00
O'Driscoll expected to be fitRugby: Irish captain Brian O'Driscoll is expected to be available for selection when Eddie O'Sullivan announces his team and…Wed Feb 18 2004 - 00:00
Kidney may look elsewhere for postRugby: Declan Kidney, the assistant Ireland coach to Eddie O'Sullivan, has been offered a new post within the IRFUTue Feb 17 2004 - 00:00
Solomons takes Northampton jobUlster coach Alan Solomons finally declared his hand yesterday and announced he had decided on a move to England after three …Tue Feb 17 2004 - 00:00
Three Rock concede groundMEN'S HOCKEY: While the top two places in the Leinster Senior League look secure with Pembroke leading and Corinthians chasing…Mon Feb 16 2004 - 00:00
Crucial tie for PembrokeMens Hockey: After this weekend there is a hiatus in league fixtures due to the latter stages of the Irish Senior Cup and the…Fri Feb 13 2004 - 00:00
Newbridge hold their nerveSchools' Rugby Leinster Senior Cup: Newbridge Coll - 19 Cistercian Roscrea - 5 A lively match on a firm Donnybrook pitch yesterday…Fri Feb 13 2004 - 00:00
Staunton ruled out for six weeksCeltic League News: Jeremy Staunton is out of the Munster squad for six weeks after undergoing a groin operation on MondayThu Feb 12 2004 - 00:00
Leinster get interpro boostMen's Hockey Weekend round-up: Leinster are likely to be able to call on the services of three of their Belgium-based players…Mon Feb 02 2004 - 00:00
Connacht to take their chanceEuropean Challenge Cup, quarter-final, second leg Connacht v Narbonne: Michael Bradley's Connacht side have long earned the …Sat Jan 31 2004 - 00:00
Pembroke aim to bounce backMEN'S HOCKEY : Pembroke face Glenanne this weekend, a good time to get the Serpentine Avenue side after their 4-0 mauling by…Fri Jan 30 2004 - 00:00
Domestic talks to reconveneThe IRFU meeting yesterday in Dublin, which was convened to discuss the future of the domestic game, broke up without any decision…Fri Jan 30 2004 - 00:00
Sailing the main beneficiary of grantsSPORTS GRANTS: A busy two days for the Minister for Sports John O'DonoghueThu Jan 29 2004 - 00:00
Hickey goes straight to the IOCOLYMPIC GAMES: Pat Hickey has warned that if the International Olympic Committee (IOC) were to support Britain in the dispute…Thu Jan 29 2004 - 00:00
McKiernan keen to run another marathonATHLETICS NEWS: A marathon run later in the year is just one of Catherina McKiernan's targets for 2004.Wed Jan 28 2004 - 00:00
Provinces delay naming teams as players nurse their woundsRUGBY/European Cup News: Leo Cullen is sure to find it difficult to watch Leinster's Heineken European Cup match this weekend…Wed Jan 28 2004 - 00:00
Annadale lay down markerMEN'S HOCKEY:/Irish Senior Cup: There seems to be little dispute now about where the strength is in Irish hockey - and it is…Mon Jan 26 2004 - 00:00
Battling to inject fair playDrugs in Sport Interview with WADA chief executive David Howman: As inevitable as it is that athletes will cry on winning podiums…Sat Jan 24 2004 - 00:00
Connacht defence set for tough testChallenge Cup Quarter-final preview: The third season in a row these two sides have met, the French connection continuesSat Jan 24 2004 - 00:00
Heritage for SeniorsOpen Golf News: The European Seniors Tour moves to the Heritage Golf and Country Club at Killenard, County Laois, in 2005 with…Sat Jan 24 2004 - 00:00
Ulster will need collective effortNever mind Ulster's 49-6 roasting by Leicester last week, they may also look at Stade Francais and see they too have taken off…Sat Jan 24 2004 - 00:00
Pembroke expect tough testMEN'S HOCKEY: Fourteen of the last 16 teams in the Irish Senior Cup could not have asked for a better clash this round than …Fri Jan 23 2004 - 00:00
Athletics still leads in race for fundsSports Grants: Yesterday's Irish Sports Council handouts to 54 national governing bodies amounted to one of those feel-good …Thu Jan 22 2004 - 00:00
Caution dictates as Munster rest HoranAlan Gaffney has made just one change to the Munster team to face Treviso on Saturday (1.30 p.mThu Jan 22 2004 - 00:00
Murphy targets February returnNews round-up: Leicester and Ireland full back Geordan Murphy hopes to be in contention for a place in Ireland's Six Nations…Wed Jan 21 2004 - 00:00
Cup brings far better tidings for GlenanneMEN'S HOCKEY : In Dublin, three hat-tricks in Division One and a couple in Division Two made for a high-scoring Saturday, with…Mon Jan 19 2004 - 00:00
Captain Corrigan lays it on the line for Leinster LionsReggie Corrigan probably spoke for the entire Leinster team on Thursday after training on the sodden pitch at Old Belvedere.Sat Jan 17 2004 - 00:00
Ella puts Leinster on the offensiveRugby: Leinster coach Gary Ella can hardly be accused of not thinking offensively when his side meet Sale Sharks in the second…Fri Jan 16 2004 - 00:00
Gissing exoneration adds edge to returnRugby: As if it needed an additional edge, Leinster will now meet Sale Sharks on Sunday with their cited second row Ben Gissing…Fri Jan 16 2004 - 00:00
Black capture will boost Harlequins in EuropeMen's Hockey Round-up: Mark Black has finally joined Harlequins from Cork C of I, a move that could further tilt the balance…Fri Jan 16 2004 - 00:00
Bradley's rotation policy continuesNews: Connacht coach Michael Bradley's policy of rotating his squad has worked seamlessly for him so far and with that in mind…Thu Jan 15 2004 - 00:00
Ulster prey on Tigers as Paisley defends the SabbathA clash of two age-old adversaries, God and mammon, took place at Ravenhill Park in Belfast yesterdayMon Jan 12 2004 - 00:00
Presbyterian group object to Sunday tieBroadcasters Sky television have been asked not to schedule any more home matches at Ulster's home ground at Ravenhill Road on…Sat Jan 10 2004 - 00:00
Ulster face daunting challengeUlster's defeat in the Celtic League last week at Donnybrook should be a useful motivational tool as coach Alan Solomons plots…Sat Jan 10 2004 - 00:00
Glenanne continue to show true gritMen's Hockey Weekend previews Glenanne's tenacity is something many clubs could learn fromFri Jan 09 2004 - 00:00
Boxers floored by IABA axeAMATEUR BOXING: Irish second row Malcolm O'Kelly and winger Anthony Horgan appear to have escaped lightly when they were disciplined…Thu Jan 08 2004 - 00:00
Glenanne firing on two frontsMen's Hockey Round-up Glenanne certainly made the most of the post-Christmas weekend, following up their win over Corinthians…Mon Jan 05 2004 - 00:00
Donnybrook not such a fortress if three ruled outLeinster's cross to bear is that they are the perennial favourites against any team that arrives in Donnybrook.Fri Jan 02 2004 - 00:00
Munster must maintain focusAs with Leinster, Munster have had to fit in Christmas and an Ireland training session in the run-up to their Celtic League match…Fri Jan 02 2004 - 00:00
Ireland suffer in SpainHOCKEY: It was a varied international year but one that ultimately ended in disappointment when Ireland finished ninth in the…Fri Jan 02 2004 - 00:00
O'Connor for AthensMen's Hockey: The former Avoca player Mark Cullen was one of the best midfielders in Ireland in the late 1980sFri Dec 19 2003 - 00:00
Maturing Bree takes it to another levelSwimming: Johnny Watterson talks to the European medallist about how he got there and where he's goingWed Dec 17 2003 - 00:00
Annadale fight their corners with styleMen's Hockey The rain poured down literally and metaphorically on Corinthians over the weekendMon Dec 15 2003 - 00:00
Tough at the topMEN'SHOCKEY/Irish Senior Cup, third round: Corinthians have never won the Irish Senior Cup and if they are to do so this season…Fri Dec 12 2003 - 00:00
Solomons holds back on naming Ulster sideDue to the short period of time since Ulster's defeat to Gwent Dragons in the first round of the Heineken European Cup last Sunday…Wed Dec 10 2003 - 00:00
Sherriff has cutting edgeHOCKEY: The important match of the weekend was won on Saturday when Pembroke took another step closer to the title with a 2-…Mon Dec 08 2003 - 00:00
Munster strong enough to make a positive startWeekend previews While Bourgoin do not have the same cachet as other top French sides such as Toulouse or Stade Francais, the…Sat Dec 06 2003 - 00:00
Pembroke on a double missionMEN'S HOCKEY : When Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson dropped into the Irish Hockey Association offices following his …Fri Dec 05 2003 - 00:00
