'We stood up for Mickey today'GAELIC GAMES: JAMES CLANCY stands in the middle of Markievicz ParkMon May 23 2011 - 01:00
Leinster's strange story has come full circleSIDELINE CUT: Once derided as the glamorous front of the old school tie network, Leinster are now poised to become the new national…Sat May 21 2011 - 01:00
A tangled knot of sporting fortuneBeating England is the sweetest success, even when helped by an Englishman to do so The Irish obsess about beating England at…Mon May 16 2011 - 01:00
The Championship: Who's Who and What's WhatThe Strong Counties: The same three or four strongholds rich in people, land, tradition, ballads, nicknames, eccentric radio …Sat May 14 2011 - 01:00
Dublin's hunger can tilt the balanceGAELIC GAMES: SOMETIMES THE prelude can be as important as the big eventSat Apr 23 2011 - 01:00
Resilient McIlroy the master of his own fateSIDELINE CUT : IF THIS year’s census throws up some weird figures and conclusions, blame the golfSat Apr 16 2011 - 01:00
Cork ready to sting DublinGAA: NHL CORK v DUBLIN CORK ARE in the unusual position on the final day of the hurling league of having nothing tangible to…Sat Apr 16 2011 - 01:00
'Once Brothers' a sad tale not easily forgottenSIDELINE CUT: The story of how a friendship, forged through basketball, became a casualty of the ethnic Balkan conflict of the…Sat Apr 09 2011 - 01:00
Cork village takes stand against billing taxpayers for monstrous bank debtIT HAS not set out to be the most spectacular protest and its immediate effect is to cause minor traffic delays for motorists…Mon Mar 28 2011 - 01:00
March Madness not the same when Duke exitSIDELINE CUT: Love them or hate them, and their legendary Coach K – Mike Krzyzewski – US college basketball wouldn’t be the …Sat Mar 26 2011 - 00:00
Johnson's men here in full metal jacket modeSIDELINE CUT: HATS OFF to Martin Johnson. Not that the big Englishman is all that bothered with ceremony, if memory servesSat Mar 19 2011 - 00:00
Trusted defenders of the KingdomAL LIANZ FOOTBALL LEAGUE KERRY: MAKING IT on to the Kerry football panel is an achievement beyond most footballers in the Kingdom…Sat Mar 19 2011 - 00:00
Galway pass crucial late test of nerveGAELIC GAMES/Galway 4-14 Kilkenny 3-13: WHEN THESE teams meet, there will be goalsMon Mar 14 2011 - 00:00
Galviniano mania sweeping the countrySIDELINE CUT: In a time when players have become afraid to say absolutely anything interesting, Paul Galvin’s fashion diaries…Sat Mar 12 2011 - 00:00
Wahlberg - a new kid that packs a punchSIDELINE CUT: Big-hearted noisy boxing movies never go out of fashion but the surprising thing about The Fighter is that Mark…Sat Feb 19 2011 - 00:00
Irish language: not just a Gaeltacht issueIs Fine Gael’s proposal to make Irish an optional Leaving Cert subject a liberation from schoolroom misery or a fast track to…Sat Feb 19 2011 - 00:00
Life after the man who was nearly James BondIt was the show that Des Bishop had dreaded most – the first since his father’s death. How did he feel once it was over?Tue Feb 15 2011 - 00:00
Knock, knock, knocking on voters' doors, and taking some knocks as wellConstituents pull no punches but Fianna Fáil’s Frank Fahey insists he will not bow out without a fightWed Feb 09 2011 - 00:00
Counihan does a Wenger“I AM not going to do an Arsene on it,” declared Cork manager Conor Counihan, regrettably not in a French accentMon Feb 07 2011 - 00:00
The book he was born to writeChristy O’Connor’s account of his 20th year as keeper on the Doora-Barefield hurling team is both love letter and fierce critique…Sat Dec 18 2010 - 00:00
Time to make an international statementSIDELINE CUT: Ireland is, as a rule, deeply fond of New Zealand and All Blacks rugbySat Nov 20 2010 - 00:00
IRFU can't take supporters for grantedSIDELINE CUT: The popular profile Irish rugby built up patiently and steadily over the past decade can quickly disappear if …Sat Nov 13 2010 - 00:00
Hotting up nicely in this World Cup Cold WarSIDELINE CUT: IT IS reaching the point where the rigmarole to decide who gets to host the world’s biggest sporting events is…Sat Oct 30 2010 - 01:00
St Gall's know they have Cross' to bearGAELIC GAMES ULSTER SFC: ON THE Falls Road, they are hearing what has been coming out of Crossmaglen about tomorrow’s football…Sat Oct 30 2010 - 01:00
Entrants run whole gamut of emotions as streets of Dublin prove mighty levellerEveryone who finished the marathon looked to be in the grip of simultaneous agony and euphoriaTue Oct 26 2010 - 01:00
Red Liverpudlians breathe a sigh of reliefSIDELINE CUT: After a traumatic few weeks for the club and its supporters, Liverpool begin a new era under new owners tomorrow…Sat Oct 16 2010 - 01:00
Hooter to call time on all that magical mysterySIDELINE CUT: The hooter is going to rob us of one of the great talking points of an Irish Sunday – injury time in Gaelic Games…Sat Oct 02 2010 - 01:00
McGahan manages to play it coolMAGNERS LEAGUE MUNSTER: THE PROFILE of the Munster-Leinster derby may have changed beyond recognition in the last decade but…Wed Sept 29 2010 - 01:00
Historic chapter in broadcasting at an endYesterday’s All-Ireland football final will be remembered as much for Micheál Ó Muircheartaigh’s last commentary as for Cork’…Mon Sept 20 2010 - 01:00
Steady as she goes the McCartan mantraALL-IRELAND SFC FINAL: JAMES McCARTAN is such an unruffled figure it is easy to convince yourself this latest Down surge was …Thu Sept 16 2010 - 01:00
The win. It was all about the win, says CorbettAll-Ireland Hurling Final: CHAOS REIGNSMon Sept 06 2010 - 01:00
McGeeney quick to damp down expectationsKeith Duggan hears Kildare manager Kieran McGeeney talk up their semi-final opponents, DownMon Aug 02 2010 - 01:00
Choppers grounded as people reclaim festivalSIDELINE CUT: Queuing up for a choc-ice or a pint of plain is the heart of the Galway RacesSat Jul 31 2010 - 01:00
Kildare have the momentumMeath v Kildare: THERE WILL be nice grudging edginess to this encounterSat Jul 31 2010 - 01:00
'Traditionalists will say that this is the game we want to see'CORK v ANTRIM REACTION: THE HONOUR of playing Kilkenny is a dubious oneMon Jul 26 2010 - 01:00
Fear to tip it the Tipp wayGAELIC GAMES/Galway v Tipperary: DESPERATION HANGS over both these hurling teamsSat Jul 24 2010 - 01:00
Cork likely to get back to plan despite Antrim's endeavourALL-IRELAND SHC QUARTER-FINAL/Cork v Antrim: RESILIENCE HAS always been at the heart of Antrim hurling and that quality has …Sat Jul 24 2010 - 01:00
Proven Tyrone likely to rise to big challengeUlster Final MONAGHAN v TYRONE TOMORROW SHOULD be Monaghan’s daySat Jul 17 2010 - 01:00
Gaelic football the current Wild West of sportSIDELINE CUT WHAT THE GAA needed this week was for someone like Yeats to rise from the grave and tell it to them like it is: …Sat Jul 17 2010 - 01:00
Sligo's chance to prove their true standingCONNACHT FINAL SLIGO v ROSCOMMON SLIGO MAY well become the prototype for many county football teams who have flattered to …Sat Jul 17 2010 - 01:00
'We lost our way and it cost us'DAVY FITZGERALD peeped out the door from the Waterford dressingroomMon Jul 12 2010 - 01:00
The World Cup's country of two halvesRobben Island is as good a place as any for outsiders to grapple with the contradictions of the tournament's host nation, where…Sat Jul 10 2010 - 01:00
Liverpool may regret rejecting former talismanSIDELINE CUT: Liverpool bypassed so much of the club's old glory when they closed the door on Kenny DalglishSat Jul 03 2010 - 01:00
England v Germany - the missing yearsSIDELINE CUT: The old enemies get ready to rumble and if it comes to penalties... look away if you're EnglishSat Jun 26 2010 - 01:00
Italy out of Africa and Lippi out of excusesSOCCER/GROUP F: SLOVAKIA 3 ITALY 2: THIS IS not the most silken tournament in World Cup history but it is the most democratic…Fri Jun 25 2010 - 01:00
They're taking Maradona's gang seriously nowOnce tipped for disaster, Argentina and their eccentric coach are enjoying themselvesTue Jun 22 2010 - 01:00
Top spot the prize in classic clash of hot and coldGROUP H: CHILE v SWITZERLAND: THESE CLASHES of nation and temperament are what make the World CupMon Jun 21 2010 - 01:00
England's bootboys seem a thing of the pastSIDELINE CUT: The fear English fans inflicted on people from opposition teams is disappearing, and in South Africa they have…Sat Jun 19 2010 - 01:00
Winning alone won't silence the criticsGROUP C: ENGLAND v ALGERIA : SUDDENLY EVERYONE is having a pop at EnglandFri Jun 18 2010 - 01:00
