Congress stalwarts dream of what can beSIDELINE CUT: The delegate is a maker of dreamsSat Apr 17 2010 - 01:00
Irish basketball mourns death of RobbinsBASKETBALL: THERE WAS general shock and disbelief in Irish basketball yesterday after it was learned that Stuart Robbins, one…Tue Apr 13 2010 - 01:00
Congress stalwarts dream of what can beSIDELINE CUT: The delegate is a maker of dreamsTue Mar 23 2010 - 00:00
No mystique in getting back Down to basicsGAA: TONIGHT IN Newry, Paddy O’Rourke and James McCartan will shake hands and then resume separate football livesSat Mar 20 2010 - 00:00
Congress stalwarts dream of what can beSIDELINE CUT: The delegate is a maker of dreamsTue Mar 16 2010 - 00:00
O'Driscoll should milk the moment todaySIDELINE CUT: ONE OF the best things about Brian O’Driscoll is that the man who is blessed with uncanny vision on the sporting…Sat Mar 13 2010 - 00:00
Elwood has acute visionTHERE IS something symbolic about the appointment of Eric Elwood as Connacht coachThu Mar 04 2010 - 00:00
So Tiger's a sinner but he'll still be a winnerSIDELINE CUT : Yesterday's carefully choreographed press conference only served to confirm that even now we still don't know…Sat Feb 20 2010 - 00:00
Cultural learnings of American flying discSIDELINE CUT : We probably weren't genetically programmed to be frisbee throwers anyhowSat Feb 13 2010 - 00:00
The chameleon of MontroseOnce a daily presence in Irish kitchens, Gay Byrne now graces the airwaves only on Sunday afternoons, but he still has views – …Sat Feb 13 2010 - 00:00
Obama right at home in sporting arenaSIDELINE CUT: Basketball formed a low-key but subtle backdrop to his historic presidential campaign and Obama's ease in sporting…Sat Feb 06 2010 - 00:00
Salinger's cranky youth still speaks to manySIDELINE CUT : The lionisation of the school sports stars - the jocks - is a particularly American conceit and it has become…Sat Jan 30 2010 - 00:00
Salinger's cranky youth still speaks to manySIDELINE CUT : The lionisation of the school sports stars - the jocks - is a particularly American conceit and it has become…Sat Jan 30 2010 - 00:00
Voice of rugby heard loud and clear 'out there'SIDELINE CUT: The late Bill McLaren helped through his commentary to shape the idea of what the game of rugby was in the minds…Sat Jan 23 2010 - 00:00
Voice of rugby heard loud and clear 'out there'SIDELINE CUT: The late Bill McLaren helped through his commentary to shape the idea of what the game of rugby was in the minds…Sat Jan 23 2010 - 00:00
Kernan makes mark in GalwayCONNACHT LEAGUE SF GROUP B: Galway 0-11 Sligo 0-5 “IT’S GOOD to get out anyhow,” remarked a Galway man leaving the stadium and…Mon Jan 18 2010 - 00:00
Kernan makes mark in GalwayCONNACHT LEAGUE SF GROUP B: Galway 0-11 Sligo 0-5 “IT’S GOOD to get out anyhow,” remarked a Galway man leaving the stadium and…Mon Jan 18 2010 - 00:00
Stevie G has serious soul searching to doSIDELINE CUT : If Liverpool lose Steven Gerrard, then the Anfield club loses more than its most electrifying ball player, it…Sat Jan 16 2010 - 00:00
Stevie G has serious soul searching to doSIDELINE CUT : If Liverpool lose Steven Gerrard, then the Anfield club loses more than its most electrifying ball player, it…Sat Jan 16 2010 - 00:00
We've had our bellies full of this Irish TundraTHIS has gone beyond a joke. Not sure about where you are right now, but it is pretty cold in this neck of the woodsSat Jan 09 2010 - 00:00
We've had our bellies full of this Irish TundraTHIS has gone beyond a joke. Not sure about where you are right now, but it is pretty cold in this neck of the woodsSat Jan 09 2010 - 00:00
Connacht's date with Dragons in real doubtMAGNERS LEAGUE: CONNACHT’S OPENING game of the year could yet be postponed if a solution is not found for the frozen Sportsground…Tue Jan 05 2010 - 00:00
Connacht's date with Dragons in real doubtMAGNERS LEAGUE: CONNACHT’S OPENING game of the year could yet be postponed if a solution is not found for the frozen Sportsground…Tue Jan 05 2010 - 00:00
Dipping in to a decade of noughty momentsSIDELINE CUT: THE NOUGHTIES. Ten years: that is a lot of ball gamesSat Jan 02 2010 - 00:00
Dipping in to a decade of noughty momentsSIDELINE CUT: THE NOUGHTIES. Ten years: that is a lot of ball gamesSat Jan 02 2010 - 00:00
Bring on the 10k slog and the tight SpeedosSIDELINE CUT : Christmas is coming along with the amateur road runners and the beach belly-floppersSat Dec 19 2009 - 00:00
Cusack's story the pick of a bumper cropSPORTS BOOKS : NOT SO long ago, the publication of a GAA book was a rare occurrenceSat Dec 19 2009 - 00:00
Fogarty happy to take chanceTHE TOGETHERNESS of the Munster dressingroom may be the envy of professional rugby clubs around the worldFri Dec 18 2009 - 00:00
Munster know they must step up a levelHEINEKEN CUP POOL ONE: THESE ARE strange days for MunsterThu Dec 17 2009 - 00:00
Reform effort not quite up to the markSIDELINE CUT : Gaelic football is flawed but at its best it is excitingSat Dec 12 2009 - 00:00
Classy Corofin retain their title in convincing styleCONNACHT SFC FINAL: Corofin 2-14 Charlestown 0-7 MAD DOGS and Englishmen may go out in the midday sun but only the Irish can…Mon Nov 30 2009 - 00:00
Time for Trap to endure white-knuckle rideSIDELINE CUT : Football logic needs to be turned on its head tonight and again on Wednesday evening in Paris if our World Cup…Sat Nov 14 2009 - 00:00
Charlestown's composure proves keyCONNACHT SFC SEMI-FINALS/Charlestown 1-9 Castlerea 0-11: EIGHTY MINUTES of madness in Kiltoom and at the end, the Roscommon …Mon Nov 09 2009 - 00:00
Weekend PreviewsSunday- Leinster SHC First Round: Oulart-the-Ballagh (Wexford) v Ballyhale Shamrocks (Kilkenny) Wexford Park, 2Sat Oct 31 2009 - 00:00
The world needs its share of eccentricsSIDELINE CUT : Ballooning surely has as much right to be categorised as a sport as, for instance, darts or curling or Ireland…Sat Oct 17 2009 - 01:00
Ninth for Shefflin but McCrabbe nabs firstALL STARS: THIS YEAR’S Vodafone All-Star hurling team reaffirmed the dominance of Kilkenny and illustrated how steep the slant…Fri Oct 16 2009 - 01:00
Irish medal hopes in Rio just got brighterSIDELINE CUT : We have a better chance of a medal now than we would have done had the skateboarders of the world been welcomed…Sat Oct 10 2009 - 01:00
September pilgrimage a fact of life for KerrySIDELINE CUT : Their team’s consistent excellence, that is now bordering on indecent, compels poor Kerry folk to undertake an…Sat Sept 19 2009 - 01:00
Pitch invasions mad . . . but our kind of madSIDELINE CUT : The GAA are probably right to end the wonderful bedlam of fans stampeding across the Croke Park swardSat Sept 05 2009 - 01:00
Middle-aged yobs happy to roll back the yearsSIDELINE CUT : Last Wednesday night's events at Upton Park looked more like a last hurrah for the veteran hooligans, even though…Sat Aug 29 2009 - 01:00
Qualifier experience 'brought us through'PECULIAR SCENES in the underworld of Croke Park, with Meath lads throwing their gear on to the bus while up on the green swathe…Mon Aug 10 2009 - 01:00
Time for teams to trust their own instinctsSIDELINE CUT: THIS YEAR’S All-Ireland football championship has given rise to the argument that much of the prevailing theory…Sat Aug 08 2009 - 01:00
Grand old teams still parade their talentsSIDELINE CUT: The parade of old teams at Croke Park, nostalgic as it is, offers proof that teams remain teams long after their…Sat Aug 01 2009 - 01:00
A detour through McCabelandTHE SATURDAY INTERVIEW - PATRICK MCCABE: His latest novel recently completed, Patrick McCabe is focusing on the brave and antic…Sat Aug 01 2009 - 01:00
Promise there but moods will determineGalway v Donegal: THIS MATCH has the potential to be one of the delights of the GAA summer.Sat Jul 25 2009 - 01:00
Kerry struggling, yes, but don't write them offSIDELINE CUT : Even when not firing on all cylinders, the Kingdom have always been extremely hard to beatSat Jul 25 2009 - 01:00
