Rallying troops for final surgePaddy Johns sits in his chair and gives the media his faraway stareThu May 24 2001 - 01:00
Byrne's cap thrown into ringShane Byrne's nerves have long ago been shredded, repaired and shredded againThu May 24 2001 - 01:00
Preparing to play through the painUltan O'Callaghan is a cauldron of enthusiasmWed May 23 2001 - 01:00
Ireland to name squad todayThe Ireland squad concluded their two-day training session in Limerick yesterday but the 22man travelling party for next week…Wed May 23 2001 - 01:00
Hickey must wait on O'Callaghananother week of vigil outside the physiotherapist's surgery for Cork Constitution coach Brian HickeyTue May 22 2001 - 01:00
O'Gara in a different leagueCork Constitution can call, they can ring, they can beg but Ronan O'Gara will not be playing next week in the All-Ireland League…Mon May 21 2001 - 01:00
Kelly set to switch to the wingCork Constitution's centre and wing John Kelly will move to the wing in the absence of the injured Anthony Horgan, who has a …Fri May 18 2001 - 01:00
Treacy's sporting briefEver been to a meeting of the Joint Committee on Tourism, Sport and Recreation in Leinster House? No? It's probably one of the…Fri May 18 2001 - 01:00
Constable can work all the optionsThe image might have been pulled from the list of sports' top ten cliches but still, it is irresistibleThu May 17 2001 - 01:00
Stephens brace helps DLSP live to fight another seasonA good hanging always carries a certain prurient appealMon May 14 2001 - 01:00
Hoey falls to McEvoy in play-offHaving threatened at one stage to unravel in his final round, England's Richard McEvoy yesterday became the first overseas winner…Mon May 14 2001 - 01:00
Fox and Barrett set a new standardThe framed score-card of Eamon Brady's round of 67 hanging in the locker-room at Royal Dublin has had short enough exposure to…Sat May 12 2001 - 01:00
Wind is taken out of SwailWorking on the assumption that lightning doesn't strike twice, Joe Swail's interest in the World Championships at the Crucible…Sat May 05 2001 - 01:00
Doherty's fighting spirit not enoughIn touch until the final session last night, Ken Doherty's run in this year's World Championship finally came to an end at the…Thu May 03 2001 - 01:00
Clarkes can count on WallaceLast June golfer Darren Clarke rang Patrick Wallace to inquire into how his snooker career was progressing, whether his world…Wed May 02 2001 - 01:00
Irish pals must fight to the deathFraught with conflicting emotions Patrick Wallace yesterday prepared himself for the biggest match of his life in the quarter…Tue May 01 2001 - 01:00
Braveheart Wallace on course to topple KingIreland could have three representatives in the quarter-finals of the World Championship this evening if Patrick Wallace can …Mon Apr 30 2001 - 01:00
Doherty looks strongest of IrishQuite an Irish procession at the Crucible yesterdaySat Apr 28 2001 - 01:00
Isle of Man forced to cancel TT eventThe Isle of Man TT motorcycle races have become the latest casualty of the foot-and-mouth outbreak.Wed Apr 25 2001 - 01:00
Feeding the appetite for a fightYou like your steak rare and your baby sweet-corn al dente? The Burlington Hotel tomorrow night might just be your hill of beans…Thu Apr 19 2001 - 01:00
Disease fears put damper on victoryDespite this pivotal league win for Ballymena, an air of pessimism shrouded Eaton ParkMon Apr 16 2001 - 01:00
Racing returns in a busy sporting weekendAfter seven weeks of waiting due to foot-and-mouth, racing makes a return to what is a full sporting Easter weekend involving…Thu Apr 12 2001 - 01:00
Irish body splits over 2004 plansThe surf isn't up for everyone in the Irish Surfing Association (ISA)Wed Apr 11 2001 - 01:00
Blackrock fail to keep paceThere was a moment in the match that transfixed the crowd at StradbrookMon Apr 09 2001 - 01:00
You really can dream of becoming an athleteYou can even do this one at home folks - in the care-free environment of your own bedSat Apr 07 2001 - 01:00
Officials try to hoodwink the Chinese checkersSports officials hoping to snag the Olympic Games are currently engaged in the usual illusion of painting over the cracks as …Sat Apr 07 2001 - 01:00
Insight into inflationary costs of Bertie BowlAccording to written answers to a series of questions asked by Brian O'Shea TD, the total estimated cost of relocating the Department…Sat Apr 07 2001 - 01:00
New greening of Exiles is just a little bit richOne wonders what the IRFU think of this week's fragrant offer by Brendan Venter for London Irish to become the "fifth province…Sat Apr 07 2001 - 01:00
SportsSpeak: The week in quotes"I hit the ball right now on this golf course almost as far as I did when I was winning and I'm not even going to be remotely…Sat Apr 07 2001 - 01:00
Carr drives with style after a long lay-offRoddy Carr, the former Walker Cup golfer, has now settled comfortably into life in BarbadosSat Apr 07 2001 - 01:00
Glenanne breaking the mouldAsk Graham Shaw if he ever regrets going with hockey rather than soccer and there is a slight pauseFri Apr 06 2001 - 01:00
Castle walls fall to raidersAny thoughts of a Castle Avenue fortress were quickly dispelled on a breezy evening yesterdayThu Apr 05 2001 - 01:00
Doherty's current form is spot onKen Doherty's form going into the first round of the Irish Masters has rarely been betterTue Mar 27 2001 - 01:00
Carlow go under to BohemiansUl/Bohemians remain unbeaten in Thomond Park after a weekend in which they took their biggest scalp in the campaignMon Mar 26 2001 - 01:00
Miller mesmerises CrescentHow many times has it been said of a team that loses by as much as 41-3 that it could have been moreMon Mar 26 2001 - 01:00
SportsSpeak: Week in quotes"Other England coaches have spoken a lot of rubbish. They are entitled to their opinion but it meant nothing to me."Sat Mar 24 2001 - 00:00
These boots were made for walkingJim Craig has illustrated how times have changed at Celtic since he was a player at Parkhead in the 1960sSat Mar 24 2001 - 00:00
IABA value their boxersThe International Amateur Boxing Association (IABA) indicate on their website how much they value their boxersSat Mar 24 2001 - 00:00
Common sense the loserMidleton wouldn't play their rugby match against City of Derry today when they were allowed to do so and might be sanctioned …Sat Mar 24 2001 - 00:00
Lausanne snub for SamaranchThe spectre of IOC president Juan Samaranch's penchant for the stiff right hand salute has returned once again to haunt himSat Mar 24 2001 - 00:00
Odds against a silver liningWhy do the Irish enjoy the Cheltenham festival so much? If the conclusions drawn by a number of books on gambling are any measure…Sat Mar 24 2001 - 00:00
As You Were: Sport continues as plannedSports events scheduled for this weekend and next week have not yet been cancelled because of yesterday's foot-and-mouth outbreak…Fri Mar 23 2001 - 00:00
SportsSpeak: The week in quotes"Completing the championship next season would be a last resortMon Mar 19 2001 - 00:00
Organisation suspended over Paralympic cheatingIreland does not appear on the list of 17 countries named in an International Paralympic Committee (IPC) investigation set up…Mon Mar 19 2001 - 00:00
Irish motorcyclists to follow in Jordan's tyre tracksIt seems ludicrous given the huge motorcycling talent Ireland has produced over the years, there has never been an Irish team…Mon Mar 19 2001 - 00:00
Villeneuve loses credibility with his music collectionFew things say so much as a CD collection. Maybe that's why Jacques Villeneuve and Danni Minogue finally spilt upMon Mar 19 2001 - 00:00
There's a price to be paid for virtual advertisingRTE'S Head of Sport Tim O'Connor appears to be correct in his meandering letter of last Monday in this newspaper in asserting…Mon Mar 19 2001 - 00:00
There's a price to be paid for virtual advertisingRTE'S Head of Sport Tim O'Connor appears to be correct in his meandering letter of last Monday in this newspaper in asserting…Sat Mar 17 2001 - 00:00
