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Testament according to Tommy

THE SATURDAY INTERVIEW : ‘THE THEATRE is make believe, that’s where it’s at.” – Lenny Bruce.

Sat Apr 04 2009 - 01:00

Is another Irish soccer civil war now a Given?

SIDELINE CUT: The ferocious front-spin the Irish goalkeeper put on the ball in Italy means he scored the goal and thus renders…

Sat Apr 04 2009 - 01:00

Managing to glorify the 'I' in Bainisteoir

SIDELINE CUT: SOMETIMES WHEN GAA stars are trying to downplay their own effervescence and flair, they will turn grave and pious…

Sat Mar 21 2009 - 00:00

O'Mahony still calling for patience

GAA FOCUS ON MAYO: THREE SUMMERS ago, Dublin and Mayo played out a thrilling All-Ireland semi-final in Croke Park – a match …

Sat Mar 21 2009 - 00:00

A great football story - even if it's not true

SIDELINE CUT: THERE IS an army of otherwise gruff and time-wizened Irishmen who are liable to swoon and turn dreamy at the mere…

Sat Mar 14 2009 - 00:00

Dublin battle through the storm

NFL DIVISION ONE: Dublin 0-13 Donegal 1-8: IT IS on days and in places like this that this Dublin team will learn about itself…

Mon Mar 09 2009 - 00:00

Hardcore GAA fans in a league of their own

SIDELINE: THE MOST heroic of all GAA people are to be found among the small and imperishable army of fans who follow their county…

Sat Mar 07 2009 - 00:00

The original rogue trader

THE SATURDAY INTERVIEW: NICK LEESON: ‘THREE-EIGHT-FOUR-OH-SIX

Sat Mar 07 2009 - 00:00

This time England free to play different role

SIDELINE CUT: It is time to acknowledge that Ireland versus England, Six Nations 2007, was one of the weirdest evenings in the…

Sat Feb 28 2009 - 00:00

A fully anointed man of letters

THE SATURDAY INTERVIEW: IN LONDON’s fabled publishing houses, one expression above all captures the heartless essence of what…

Sat Feb 21 2009 - 00:00

A fully anointed man of letters

THE SATURDAY INTERVIEW: IN LONDON’s fabled publishing houses, one expression above all captures the heartless essence of what…

Sat Feb 21 2009 - 00:00

This Irish crew measures up to French cru

IT IS an open secret among the international rugby fraternity that the raison d’etre of the game is to provide a fitting stage…

Sat Feb 07 2009 - 00:00

Wallace delighted with new role

COULD PADDY Wallace be the missing jigsaw piece? The flair and potential of the Irish back line named by Declan Kidney is beyond…

Wed Feb 04 2009 - 00:00

Derry get over yellow peril to prove their class endures

Derry 1-9 Mayo 0-10: THE FOOTBALL landscape may have changed considerably since Derry were crowned National League champions…

Mon Feb 02 2009 - 00:00

Erratic Benitez becoming a figure of fun

SIDELINE CUT: THE CHANTS on the football terraces across England and the insinuations in the newspapers all hint that Rafa Benitez…

Sat Jan 31 2009 - 00:00

Tyrone-Dubs match sets off festive fireworks

Dublin v Tyrone AS BIRTHDAY parties go, tonight’s bash near the North Circular Road is guaranteed to be the talk of the town…

Sat Jan 31 2009 - 00:00

Obama's fitness challenges modern man

THE NEWS that Barack Obama arose at 5

Sat Jan 24 2009 - 00:00

Write off the humble newspaper at your peril

SIDELINE CUT: If newspapers are to become a thing of the past, what are people going to use to clear out their ashes and carry…

Sat Jan 17 2009 - 00:00

Lot of the fan beyond the ken of serious folk

"IT WAS my fate, my destiny, to be a fan," wrote Frederick Exley in A Fan's Notes

Sat Dec 20 2008 - 00:00

Eerie echoes accompany GAA season's end

SIDELINE CUT: IT IS one of the peculiar glories of the GAA that the great cathedrals in Clones or Thurles or Limerick are pencilled…

Sat Dec 13 2008 - 00:00

Premier League circus loses a compelling act

EXIT GHOST. When Sunderland take the field at Old Trafford this evening, the shadow of Roy Keane will, not for first time, stalk…

Sat Dec 06 2008 - 00:00

A thrilla that stands up to repeated viewing

SIDELINE CUT: JUST AS the dust has settled on Obamarama and the great leap forward for race relations in America, there comes…

Sat Nov 15 2008 - 00:00

No winners yet in complex Cork endgame

SIDELINE CUT: The wider GAA world can only look on aghast as Cork hurling's civil war continues in full spate

Sat Nov 08 2008 - 00:00

Dyed-in-the-red Robbie can kick on from here

SIDELINE CUT: The Dubliner has had a long and colourful career but he is still young enough to reap even greater reward for …

Sat Oct 04 2008 - 01:00

Fortune favours the brave and the confident

IF THERE is one lesson all the great pretenders out there can learn from Tyrone’s latest All-Ireland coup, it is surely that …

Sat Sept 27 2008 - 01:00

Cult of the modern manager in danger of spiralling out of control

THIS MAY be a lousy time to be an international broker but it remains the Golden Age of the GAA Manager.

Sat Sept 20 2008 - 01:00

Rivals contemplate a black-and-amber future

SIDELINE CUT WHAT A week

Sat Sept 13 2008 - 01:00

'Players terrific from start to finish'

KILKENNY REACTION: THERE WERE no champagne bottles or cigars in evidence when Brian Cody finally made his way to the press room…

Mon Sept 08 2008 - 01:00

A golden sun shines on a proud nation

SIDELINE CUT: The daily acquisition of more gold medals, of Chinese success and brilliance played out for the world to see, …

Sat Aug 16 2008 - 01:00

Beijing basks in spotlight as epic spectacle kicks off Olympics five-ring circus in Beijing

RAISE THE red lantern! At 8pm last night, the stirring beats of 2,008 fou drummers launched a breathtaking show of fireworks …

Sat Aug 09 2008 - 01:00

Old rituals die hard as dazzling pageant unfolds

SIDELINE CUT: PERHAPS IN 1,000 years' time, when the Olympics have either gone intergalactic or ceased to exist, the surviving…

Sat Aug 09 2008 - 01:00

Armagh cruise home as Fermanagh run out of steam

Armagh 1-11 Fermanagh 0-8:  ARMAGH DO not lose replays and the postman always rings twice

Mon Jul 28 2008 - 01:00

O'Rourke unable to explain last 20 minutes

ALL AROUND Clones, there were gasps of relief and hasty plans made for next week

Mon Jul 21 2008 - 01:00

Fermanagh escape from Clones and earn return to cauldron

ULSTER FINAL Armagh 2-8 Fermanagh 1-11 FERMANAGH PEOPLE waited for 26 years to see their team in an Ulster final

Mon Jul 21 2008 - 01:00

Derry's dying embers trampled

ALL-IRELAND SFC QUALIFIER Monaghan 1-13 Derry 1-12 THERE WAS plenty of the wink-and-elbow language of delight sent in the direction…

Mon Jul 21 2008 - 01:00

Scrupulous scribe of the sweet science

SPORT: Classic chronicle of the four fighters who held the boxing world in awe throughout the 1980s, writes Keith Duggan.

Sat Jul 19 2008 - 01:00

No need to get unhinged for walk-on part

SIDELINE CUT: Studying the body language, and not only the bad language, as teams take the field has become de riguer for serious…

Sat Jul 12 2008 - 01:00

Sisters have every right to keep it in the family

SIDELINE CUT: ON THE timeless, dusty centre court lawn of Wimbledon, the Williams sisters double act will return with a vengeance…

Sat Jul 05 2008 - 01:00

If Dubs win Sam, we'll know rare times are back

SIDELINE CUT: NOW THE recession has replaced the weather as the national obsession, it has become clear the Dublin football …

Sat Jun 28 2008 - 01:00

Galvin affair goes where no man has gone before

Sideline Cut : THE TROUBLE for Paul Galvin certainly began when he took momentary leave of his senses last Sunday but it was…

Sat Jun 21 2008 - 01:00

Mayo have potential to find answers

CONNACHT SFC SEMI-FINAL Sligo v Mayo Tomorrow, 3.30pm McHale Park, Castlebar A STRANGE day beckons around Castlebar

Sat Jun 21 2008 - 01:00

Galway hold all the aces

CONNACHT SFC GALWAY v LEITRIM: THIS YEAR'S championship seems to be filled with lop-sided encounters

Sat Jun 14 2008 - 01:00

Simple game leaves Ballack unmoved

SIDELINE CUT: THE MORE you see of Michael Ballack, the more it seems he is just not fully convinced by this whole football business…

Sat Jun 14 2008 - 01:00

NBA finals reach parts you weren't aware of

Sideline Cut : THE QUESTION was plain enough: "What did the guy from South Africa say about adversity?"

Sat Jun 07 2008 - 01:00

Spring is evident in Derry's step

"WE ARE in a good position now but the Ulster championship, you have to win three real tough games in order to win it

Mon Jun 02 2008 - 01:00

No rhyme or reason to these doomed Rules

SIDELINE CUT : The GAA are flying in the face of all sporting logic by deciding to continue with the failed experiment that…

Sat May 31 2008 - 01:00

Donegal no easy catch for Derry

IT CANNOT be overstated how much is riding on this match for Derry

Sat May 31 2008 - 01:00

Euro vision just gets better as all-singing Munster wow judges

TV VIEW: BY NINE o'clock on Saturday night, all of Munster was rocking and there is a fair bet that thousands of television …

Mon May 26 2008 - 01:00

Munster's magic defies categorisation

SIDELINE CUT : IT IS highly likely Giovanni Trapattoni will have noticed the vast exodus from Munster for the shindig over in…

Sat May 24 2008 - 01:00

Ryan ready to rally for battle ahead

GALWAY V ROSCOMMON: MATTIE CLANCY came hurrying around the corner with his man-of-the-match silverware and came to a fast halt…

Mon May 19 2008 - 01:00
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