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Sporting success an aberration given inadequate level of funding

SIDELINE CUT: Leo Varadkar is probably right in declaring that the budget is not an “a la carte menu”

Sat Dec 08 2012 - 00:00

Joyce's career an amalgam of style, substance and commitment

SIDELINE CUT: They pronounce the name with a scything flatness and to all Galwegians, Pádraic Joyce was always either “Jiyce…

Sat Dec 01 2012 - 00:00

St Brigid's emerge victorious from the fog

St Brigid's 1-12 Ballaghderreen 0-6 By mid afternoon, only a thick blanket of fog stood between St Brigid’s and a third successive…

Mon Nov 26 2012 - 00:00

Benitez is just stubborn enough to make it work at Chelsea

SIDELINE CUT: In the memoir he published at the age of 27 (with no-frills title of Gerrard: My Autobiography), Steven Gerrard…

Sat Nov 24 2012 - 00:00

Crossmaglen continue to winter well

The Ulster Council would be mad to abandon Clones as their marquee football town. Nowhere does it better

Mon Nov 19 2012 - 00:00

Importance of local sporting heroes always resonated with Roth

Sideline Cut: ‘Yeah, I wanted to be a famous baseball player” Philip Roth joked of his early ambitions in a recent television…

Sat Nov 17 2012 - 00:00

Errigal once again facing the best in the business

Ulster Club SFC Semi-finals: Twice they have met Crossmaglen and twice they have beaten them but can they do it again?

Sat Nov 17 2012 - 00:00

Mighty Ruadh just another dish on a bigger menu

Sports clubs in the recession Part 2 Aodh Ruadh were once one of Donegal’s top clubs but, in an era of increased choice for …

Wed Nov 14 2012 - 00:00

Ballaghaderreen too hot for Curry in second-half show

CONNACHT SFC SEMI-FINAL Ballaghaderreen 1-15 Curry 1-7: A second-half master class led by midfielder James Kilcullen has earned…

Mon Nov 12 2012 - 00:00

Celtic role is final vindication of McGuinness's vision

SIDELINE CUT: The lure of the Bhoys! It is nothing new in Donegal.

Sat Nov 10 2012 - 00:00

Brothers in arms prepared for new adventure with Ballaghaderreen

CONNACHT CHAMPIONSHIP: The closely-knit Mayo champions are determined to make an impact in the Connacht championship

Sat Nov 10 2012 - 00:00

Match for Michaela a story of love and courage

SIDELINE CUT: Michaela McAreavey’s vivid energy and spirit and love of Gaelic games will be celebrated in Casement Park this…

Sat Nov 03 2012 - 00:00

Hop across the lake has Melvin Gaels in full sail

CONNACHT CLUB SFC Melvin Gaels (Leitrim) v St Brigid's (Roscommon): The Kinlough club turned to their Donegal neighbour for …

Sat Oct 27 2012 - 01:00

Channel 4 call a timely halt to McCririck's gallop

SIDELINE CUT: The “wacky” character act became increasingly offensive to women and it was amazing Channel 4 were as acquiescent…

Sat Oct 27 2012 - 01:00

Awful truth finally catches up on Armstrong

SIDELINE CUT: For years, he seemed to walk through life with a kind of invisible coat of Arthurian armour

Sat Oct 13 2012 - 01:00
Gooch still doing what comes so naturally

Gooch still doing what comes so naturally

With four All-Ireland medals to his credit after a decade of illustrious service to Kerry, the rhythms of the…

Sat Oct 13 2012 - 01:00

Frigid Ireland fail to thaw as Germans turn up heat

VIEW FROM THE COUCH: “THE WORST in my lifetime,” said Ronnie Whelan, marking the end of a tortuous night of watching the Irish…

Sat Oct 13 2012 - 01:00

Roy's friendly chats likely to go down the tube

SIDELINE CUT: The England manager has indicated he will have to call a halt to his friendly chats on the underground after revealing…

Sat Oct 06 2012 - 01:00

Just how do you skin these Cats?

ALL-IRELAND HURLING CHAMPIONSHIP: It was back to business for Kilkenny last Sunday leaving the rest of the country to catch …

Sat Oct 06 2012 - 01:00

Black and amber mine a golden day

GAELIC GAMES: WHEN DID this season irrevocably turn black and amber? When did the game go the Kilkenny way again? Was it around…

Mon Oct 01 2012 - 01:00

King Henry enters new realm as Cats toy with Tribesmen

THE PALE man from Ballyhale stands alone now.

Mon Oct 01 2012 - 01:00

Sam heads for the hills as Donegal turn perceived football wisdom on its head

IN 100 YEARS’ time the roll of honour will show Donegal won the All-Ireland football championship for the second time

Mon Sept 24 2012 - 01:00

Donegal silence last of the unbelievers

THE NORTHERN lights will shine this winter

Mon Sept 24 2012 - 01:00

Journey's end for Mayo and Donegal

IT IS the All-Ireland football final that nobody dreamed possible and after everything is said, it is about journeys.

Sat Sept 22 2012 - 01:00

Journey's end for Mayo and Donegal

It is the All-Ireland football final that nobody dreamed possible and after everything is said, it is about journeys.

Sat Sept 22 2012 - 01:00

McGee on the road not taken

For years, the Donegal team was a loose and freewheeling kind of outfit

Sat Sept 22 2012 - 01:00

Galway clarify Canning remarks

GALWAY HURLING manager Anthony Cunningham last night sought to clear up any misunderstanding over Joe Canning’s recent remarks…

Thu Sept 20 2012 - 01:00

After this wonderful theatre, final is more of a coin-flip than ever

ICE THE EUPHORIA and reset the calendar. Harvest time has been delayed

Mon Sept 10 2012 - 01:00

Epic draw leaves everyone a winner

ALL-IRELAND SENIOR HURLING FINAL: HENRY SHEFFLIN and Joe Canning must have tossed and turned last night

Mon Sept 10 2012 - 01:00

Tribe's quest coloured by brushes with black and amber

THE EXPERIENCE of losing to Galway in those cracking All-Ireland semi-finals of 2001 and 2005 means Kilkenny will always regard…

Sat Sept 08 2012 - 01:00

Enigmatic Galway still confounding the critics

SIDELINE CUT: “It’s been a long time coming but there it is for Galway”

Sat Sept 08 2012 - 01:00

'We showed great character . . . of course we're delighted'

REACTION FROM THE MAYO CAMP: He kept a pretty cool head when all about him were losing theirs but James Horan admitted that …

Mon Sept 03 2012 - 01:00

Surreal Mayo relish their day

GAA: THIS GAELIC football summer of fabulousness and heartbreak yesterday confirmed itself as unforgettable

Mon Sept 03 2012 - 01:00

Nevin makes sure of at least a silver lining to add to Taylor's gold

FOLLOWING KATIE Taylor must be the toughest act of these Olympics

Sat Aug 11 2012 - 01:00

'This is what dreams are made of'

MARK THIS date: it will always belong to Katie Taylor. At 4

Thu Aug 09 2012 - 01:00

Medal count now at three as confident Conlan goes through

SO OUT of the blue corner, Ireland has its third Olympic medal of these games

Wed Aug 08 2012 - 01:00

Amazing swimming times queried by top world coach

ONE OF the most respected figures in world swimming has questioned the sensational times posted by 16-year-old Chinese competitor…

Tue Jul 31 2012 - 01:00

Solid Mayo put themselves exactly where they want to be

Mayo 0-12 Sligo 0-10 : ARE MAYO at last learning to win ugly? This was their first back-to-back title since the nearly years…

Mon Jul 16 2012 - 01:00

'It's a great way to win the title, playing as poorly as we did'

MATCH REACTION : FAMILY AND friends gathered on the wall outside the Mayo and Sligo dressingrooms as word travelled about an…

Mon Jul 16 2012 - 01:00

What nightmares are made of

OLYMPIC MOMENTS: WHEN THE USA basketball team arrived in Athens in 2004, they were expected to uphold and enhance the most absurdly…

Sat Jul 14 2012 - 01:00

Mortimer decides to opt out of Mayo panel

MAYO’S PREPARATION for Sunday’s Connacht senior final against Sligo has been disrupted by Conor Mortimer’s sudden decision to…

Thu Jul 12 2012 - 01:00

Cork give a beating to Clare and tradition

Cork 3-16 Clare 0-13: TIME FOR the old debate. As expected, Cork won their 37th Munster title yesterday

Mon Jul 09 2012 - 01:00

Donegal's rolling stone crushes Tyrone

ULSTER SFC SEMI-FINAL: Donegal 0-12 Tyrone 0-10: THIS WAS an absorbing encounter on the pitch but through the toughest exchanges…

Mon Jul 02 2012 - 01:00

McGuinness encouraged by younger players as his side pushes for a piece of history

POST-MATCH TALK: Attention to detail has become paramount for Donegal under Jim McGuinness but he couldn’t have foreseen the…

Mon Jul 02 2012 - 01:00

Advance Australia's Fraser

OLYMPIC MOMENTS: IN THE 1960s, she was Australia’s favourite larrikin and a peerless swimming champion and even now, it is hard…

Sat Jun 30 2012 - 01:00

Jim Thorpe - the Native all-American athlete, sportsman and actor

DEFINING MOMENTS: THE LIFE experience of Jim Thorpe looms large over the first half of the American 20th century

Sat Jun 23 2012 - 01:00

Some pride restored in Poznan adieu

IT WAS a long, slow goodbye and in the end, Giovanni Trapattoni, the godfather of football royalty in Italy, must have smiled…

Tue Jun 19 2012 - 01:00

So far so good for unflappable Del Bosque

GROUP C SPAIN v REPUBLIC OF IRELAND REACTION: WHEN JOHANN Cruyff signed for Barcelona in the summer of 1973, he was quickly …

Sat Jun 16 2012 - 01:00

Grit and graft no match for grace

REPUBLIC OF IRELAND 0 SPAIN 4 THEY REALLY should ban Spanish bullfighting

Fri Jun 15 2012 - 01:00

Del Bosque and Alonso opt for flattery

IT WAS cat and mouse in Gdansk last night

Thu Jun 14 2012 - 01:00
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