Gaffney looks for answers within squadCELTIC LEAGUE/Team News: Munster coach Alan Gaffney will stay loyal to the players from within his squad for tomorrow evening…Thu Nov 28 2002 - 00:00
Williams sisters make journey worthwhileTENNIS/Trilogy Event: The world number one and two tennis players, Serena and Venus Williams, have commanded almost €500,000…Thu Nov 28 2002 - 00:00
Munster are looking at a long injury listMunster coach Alan Gaffney will wait for Jeremy Staunton and Anthony Horgan to pass fitness tests before he names his team to…Wed Nov 27 2002 - 00:00
Aquatic centre set to attract world's top swimmersHard-hat day in Abbotstown, and the media are led round the rain-sodden building site that will soon blossom into the National…Fri Nov 22 2002 - 00:00
Video umpire under scrutinyThe Women's World Cup in Perth, which begins this weekend, could be the stage that revolutionizes the game of hockey across the…Fri Nov 22 2002 - 00:00
McCullough title fight in doubtBOXING: Wayne McCullough's search for a world title fight in February has not been as straightforward as his ascent back to …Thu Nov 21 2002 - 00:00
Constitution's joy muted by Horgan injuryWhile Cork Constitution kept their winning record intact with three tries against Buccaneers, the Temple Hill Road side will …Mon Nov 18 2002 - 00:00
Tennis Ireland on side but were only consulted out of courtesyPropriety Management, the organisers and creators of The Trilogy, yesterday clarified the role of Tennis Ireland in the tennis…Thu Nov 14 2002 - 00:00
Dublin event awaits sanctionTENNIS: Despite the large-scale imagination and attractiveness of the star-laden RDS tennis event, which starts on December …Wed Nov 13 2002 - 00:00
'Golden point' to settle tied gamesThe game of rugby has decided to borrow from soccer by introducing a little razzmatazz to the business of deciding drawn matches…Wed Nov 13 2002 - 00:00
Rock fall but don't toppleHOCKEY: Three Rock Rovers still cling onto top place on the men's Leinster League table despite their first defeat of the season…Mon Nov 11 2002 - 00:00
Quality exports a sign of worthMENS HOCKEY: Occasionally, we question the level of hockey played in Ireland and whether it is of a similar quality to that …Fri Nov 08 2002 - 00:00
McCullough homing in on title shotBOXING: Six weeks ago Wayne McCullough pulled the over-sized tracksuit up around his ears and walked from the Castlecourt shopping…Sat Nov 02 2002 - 00:00
University link-up helps Limerick in points raceMEN'S HOCKEY: Ask Limerick hockey club captain Robbie Ryan to show you his club's facilities and you will see perhaps the best…Fri Nov 01 2002 - 00:00
Dunne decision deferredBOXING: Featherweight Bernard Dunne will not find out until late next week if he will be given back his licence to fight professionally…Thu Oct 31 2002 - 00:00
Dunne awaits resultsBOXING: In the week Wayne McCullough steps into the ring in his native Belfast for the first time since December 1995, following…Wed Oct 30 2002 - 00:00
Connacht to take controlFor the first time in 11 games this season Connacht coach Steph Nel can name an unchanged side, for the return leg of the Challenge…Sat Oct 19 2002 - 01:00
Ryder Cup style adds the competitive edgeTENNIS: "Hi, I'm Anna Kournikova, you'll see me at The Trilogy event in DecemberFri Oct 18 2002 - 01:00
Dunne makes impact in USBOXING: The international following of 22-year-old Quarryvale featherweight Bernard Dunne continues to grow in the US where …Thu Oct 17 2002 - 01:00
Strategy in place to create elite playersTENNIS: Ireland may be chasing the rest of Europe in developing elite players capable of competing at world level, but over …Wed Oct 16 2002 - 01:00
Snow puts wind in the sails of compelling contestTV VIEW: The insomnia beat begins around 11.30 p.mMon Oct 14 2002 - 01:00
Athletes look to lawATHLETICS: The Athletes Commission, a body of current and former Olympic athletes set up to advise the Olympic Council of Ireland…Fri Oct 11 2002 - 01:00
Rovers continue to impressHOCKEY: Both Corinthians and Glenanne are looking for a result that will suggest that recent scorelines that have gone against…Fri Oct 11 2002 - 01:00
Sonia always resonates while some sound offTV VIEW: Resonance. Paul McGinley has it. He didn't before two weeks ago, does this weekMon Oct 07 2002 - 01:00
Late starters UCD must hit the ground runningHOCKEY: With five teams - UCD, Avoca, Monkstown, YMCA and Railway Union - yet to get off the mark, the bottom of the Leinster…Fri Oct 04 2002 - 01:00
Wood out for a monthRUGBY: Ireland captain Keith Wood will be out of rugby for a month with a neck injury, according to his club, English Premiership…Thu Oct 03 2002 - 01:00
Celtic League: Team newsULSTER: UIlster, battling with Swansea and Llanelli for the final Pool A quarter-final slot, travel to Caerphilly on Saturday…Wed Oct 02 2002 - 01:00
Butler and Sherriff move to BelgiumMEN'S HOCKEY: Two of Ireland's top players, Glenanne's Stephen Butler and Pembroke's Justin Sherriff, have agreed to play their…Mon Sept 30 2002 - 01:00
Stand-off may end in courtATHLETICS: The Olympic Council of Ireland's (OCI) Athletes' Commission are to meet tonight in the West County Hotel, Chapelizod…Fri Sept 27 2002 - 01:00
Gap likely to widenHOCKEY: After a lively start, week two could further demonstrate the gap between the top tier of Leinster teams and those at…Fri Sept 27 2002 - 01:00
Ireland wait on WoodRugby: Georgia have named a 25-man squad for their World Cup qualifier against Ireland at Lansdowne Road on Saturday, with only…Thu Sept 26 2002 - 01:00
Rovers get their act togetherHOCKEY: Week one and already the scorelines suggest a division in the Leinster Senior League, with Corinthians, from their point…Mon Sept 23 2002 - 01:00
Cool Tiger can't match Croker's emotional pitchTV VIEW: Switch from RTÉ 1 to Network 2, from the Tiger Woods procession around the well-tended, protocol-sensitive Mount Juliet…Mon Sept 23 2002 - 01:00
Glenanne set new goalsMENS HOCKEY: It was quite a year last year for GlenanneFri Sept 20 2002 - 01:00
Staunton crucial to Munster plansMunster coach Alan Gaffney has been forced to make nine personnel and two positional changes in his unbeaten Connacht side to…Thu Sept 19 2002 - 01:00
Norton gets Connacht callJames Norton will make his debut for Connacht, at full back, in their fourth round Celtic League encounter against Newport at…Wed Sept 18 2002 - 01:00
Higher quality opposition needed to raise standardsHOCKEY: As the Budweiser Tournament at Grange Road ignites the new domestic season this weekend, the Irish squad may well look…Fri Sept 13 2002 - 01:00
Plan to improve TV coverageHOCKEY: In an interesting development on the international stage, the International Hockey Federation (FIH) is making efforts…Fri Sept 06 2002 - 01:00
Nationals leave provinces depletedRUGBY/Celtic League: The predicted changes to the provincial squads because of Ireland's match against Romania on Saturday forcefully…Wed Sept 04 2002 - 01:00
Liverpool to get ball rolling for TV3SPORT ON TELEVISION: Liverpool will kick off TV3's live coverage of the Champions League as the network prepares to broadcast…Wed Sept 04 2002 - 01:00
Windsor of discontent plays up tribal divisionsTV VIEW: You wanted to see soccer players this week? You wanted to see Premiership lads, international stars, big club players…Mon Aug 26 2002 - 01:00
IRFU agree three-year deal with RTERUGBY: The IRFU have struck a new three-year deal with RTÉ regarding the broadcasting of domestic and international rugby.Sat Aug 17 2002 - 01:00
O'Sullivan takes full advantageMullingar Scratch Cup: As motorbike racers strip off their leathers and look at their scarred bodies, they can identify each…Tue Aug 06 2002 - 01:00
O'Sullivan overcomes heavy conditionsGOLF: Irish selectors were out in force to watch the elite amateur field not only compete for the first 36 holes of the Mullingar…Mon Aug 05 2002 - 01:00
Moriarty out to maintain his crownGOLF NEWS: South of Ireland Championship-winner Colm Moriarty may already have impressed Ireland selectors with his win over…Fri Aug 02 2002 - 01:00
Big money laid out with Olympic medals in mindGRANTS: Four of Ireland's most successful sports at Olympic level, sailing, boxing, equestrian events and rowing, yesterday …Thu Jul 11 2002 - 01:00
Capriati is muscled out by MauresmoTENNIS/Wimbledon Championships : Three rain delays, an injury to Jennifer Capriati's shoulder and the full-on, consistent intensity…Thu Jul 04 2002 - 01:00
Krajicek in twilight zoneTENNIS/Wimbledon Championships : In the crepuscular light of Centre Court Richard Krajicek finally out-blasted Australian serve…Thu Jul 04 2002 - 01:00
US Open coverage may be back on trackTENNIS: Members of the International Tennis Writers' Association (ITWA) appear to have averted a serious clash with US security…Thu Jul 04 2002 - 01:00
Venus rises but rival Henin lies in waitTENNIS/Wimbledon Championships : There was a Venus to Earth moment yesterdayWed Jul 03 2002 - 01:00
