A perfect ending for O'MahonyThey spend a long time behind closed doors, the new All-Ireland champions. It is understandableMon Oct 07 2002 - 01:00
Pay for play issue won't go away you knowIn the middle of the monsoon that posed as the Irish summer past, Mick O'Dwyer, the godfather of Gaelic football, made a throwaway…Sat Sept 14 2002 - 01:00
McCague moves to stop O Se repeatGAA president Seán McCague yesterday issued a ruling that leaves no room for interpretation of referees' reports by county boards…Thu Aug 22 2002 - 01:00
McCague wants to view red tapeThe president of the GAA Seán McCague has called for details from a number of county boards regarding their decisions to exonerate…Tue Aug 20 2002 - 01:00
McGee replaces injured CurranALL-IRELAND SFC QUARTER FINALS: Dublin manager Tommy Lyons has made just one change to the side that won the Leinster title …Fri Aug 02 2002 - 01:00
Double bills to be all-ticketThe GAA Bank of Ireland All-Ireland football quarter-final draw has produced another sell-out weekend, with All-Ireland champions…Tue Jul 30 2002 - 01:00
Galway have firepower to settle spat with neighboursWhen the neighbours last warred in 1999, the lines of engagement were clear-cutSat Jul 27 2002 - 01:00
Kerins to start in Galway midfieldDual player Alan Kerins has been restored to Galway's midfield ahead of Sunday's eagerly-awaited Guinness All-Ireland quarter…Wed Jul 24 2002 - 01:00
Bertie gives FAI a public relations lessonSIDELINE CUT: As tackles go, it was last-gasp and brave and reminiscent of Roy Keane at his most gloriousSat Jul 13 2002 - 01:00
Sam's the one that counts for McGeeneyManagers Reaction: "Delighted to get out of it, to be honestMon Jul 08 2002 - 01:00
Wexford's Furlong wins place in finalGAELIC GAMES/Leinster SHC final and team news : Tony Dempsy, the Wexford manager, has made two changes to the side that defeated…Wed Jul 03 2002 - 01:00
Hard-working Galway find a waySigns, on a day of Biblical misery in Castlebar, that the grand old days of provincial epics no longer pull on people's hearts…Mon Jul 01 2002 - 01:00
Lyons gives lesson in converting pressure into energyThe little general is explaining the secrets of life. Same Tom Lyons, same philosophy and the same resultMon Jun 24 2002 - 01:00
Celtic pitch gathering momentumEURO 2008/Bids: Delegates from UEFA yesterday heard a presentation from the Ireland/Scotland Euro 2008 bid team in Geneva.Thu Jun 20 2002 - 01:00
Locals hail victory for good cheerTV View: So we would have played South Korea. What a fascinating cultural smorgasbord that would have presentedWed Jun 19 2002 - 01:00
Trevor leaves no Stones unturnedTV VIEW: With the world champions, France, on the brink, it was time for serious questionsFri Jun 07 2002 - 01:00
Pundits beginning to lose their touchTV View : Asia Day. By now the novelty of endless football has given way to the actuality of endless footballWed Jun 05 2002 - 01:00
Joyce's late strike denies brave MayoGalway 0-12 Mayo 1-7: Mayo laid a perfect ambush at Castlebar but somehow at the end, it was the indomitable lions in maroon…Mon Jun 03 2002 - 01:00
Duffy enjoys first moment in big timeCHAMPIONSHIP 2002: Barry Duffy is beaming. First day of hitting the big timeMon May 27 2002 - 01:00
Indomitable Moran could turn Garden greenSIDELINE CUT : Madison Square Garden went Irish the night Eamon Coghlan won his seventh Wanamaker Mile in February 1987Wed May 22 2002 - 01:00
Sven proves a real Nancy boy over Ulrika affairAll things considered, we are for NancyWed Apr 24 2002 - 01:00
Cody sees team take shapeDown in the muddy corridors of the Gaelic Grounds and Brian Cody is allowing escape the gentle words of praise he normally reserves…Mon Apr 22 2002 - 01:00
Kilkenny's 13 need no luckKilkenny 2-14 Limerick 0-15 NATIONAL HURLING LEAGUE/Semi Final: Kilkenny arrived on the Shannon and delivered a quietly unforgiving…Mon Apr 22 2002 - 01:00
It takes balls to play soccer in AmericaSideline Cut: Is this really the US in Lansdowne Road tonight? Oh, they speak in American accents, and if the Star Spangled …Wed Apr 17 2002 - 01:00
GAA's conservatism has a royal tingeSIDELINE CUT: The GAA probably won't be thrilled to acknowledge this but they share many traits with the English monarchyWed Apr 10 2002 - 01:00
Mayo and Tyrone set for EnniskillenNEWS: Mayo will travel to Enniskillen for their Alliance NFL semi-final against Tyrone on Sunday, April 14th.Fri Apr 05 2002 - 01:00
Kildare miss the pointNEWS: The Kildare County Board said yesterday they were disappointed with - but accepted - the GAC decision to deduct the point…Thu Mar 21 2002 - 00:00
McIver hails his history makersAt pitch-side, while watching Adrian McGuckin in the midst of an emotional captain's speech, Ballinderry manager Brian McIver…Mon Mar 18 2002 - 00:00
Ballinderry enjoy their journey of a lifetimeIt may take quite a while before they make it back north to BallinderryMon Mar 18 2002 - 00:00
Limerick see win as a step up on ladderGAA: For the Limerick players, it was business as usual at the Gaelic Grounds after a fourth successive National League win, …Tue Mar 05 2002 - 00:00
Moran thrives on reboundsUS BASKETBALL: Irish basketball phenomenon Susan Moran crowned a remarkable US college career at St Joseph's, Philadelphia, …Wed Feb 27 2002 - 00:00
Shefflin shows he's a cut aboveKilkenny 1-12 Waterford 0-12: Clifton Wrottesley ain't the only guy that can slide for IrelandMon Feb 25 2002 - 00:00
Ballinderry edge closer to the big-timeThe difference between Rathnew and Ballinderry? The Leinster village is a metropolis in comparison to the Derry club which is…Wed Feb 20 2002 - 00:00
McCarthy dispenses respect and protectionManagers' reaction: Outside, the night air may belong to Moscow but in the cosy little bandbox at Lansdowne Road, the laughter…Thu Feb 14 2002 - 00:00
Schooled in rugby's field of dreamsSIDELINE CUT : Almost didn't make it to Donnybrook yesterday, which was beset by the kind of showers that the good people at…Wed Feb 06 2002 - 00:00
Donegal defend late call-offGAA NEWS: The Donegal county board has defended its handling of Sunday's postponement of the county's National League Division…Tue Feb 05 2002 - 00:00
England game not on RTEDespite attempting to enter into negotiations with Sky Sport, RTÉ will not have the rights to broadcast Ireland's crucial Six…Tue Feb 05 2002 - 00:00
The end of Dublin in rare oul' timesIt is understandable, in these dark times of trauma and identity crisis, that the bewildered Dub would interpret the cleaving…Wed Jan 23 2002 - 00:00
George W raises profile of armchair fanSideline Cut: If George "Dubya" Bush had, in the end, shuffled off this mortal coil after tongue wrestling with a pretzel, sports…Wed Jan 16 2002 - 00:00
Finding a place in the sunGAELIC GAMES: Ah, the incessant woes and worries of the inter-county GAA manager. They never stop, even in JanuaryThu Jan 03 2002 - 00:00
Wexford call on Carr for adviceGAELIC GAMES: The former Dublin manager Tom Carr has confirmed he will act in an advisory capacity to the Wexford football team…Thu Jan 03 2002 - 00:00
Sport needs more soul and less hypeA friend was adamant that the runaway television sports highlight of the past year was Goran Ivanisevic serving for the Wimbledon…Mon Dec 24 2001 - 00:00
Ruthless Na Fianna can thrive without FarrellThe suspicion must be that Na Fianna learned more from last week's gameSat Dec 22 2001 - 00:00
Dismissed Farrell draws no comfortNot since the first World War has there been as much fuss about a Christmas football matchMon Dec 17 2001 - 00:00
Davies not in tune with Trevor BrennanThe only genuinely contented man in the BBC studio at Lansdowne Road on Saturday was David WallaceMon Dec 17 2001 - 00:00
Bumper Christmas draw pulls in puntersBah, humbug. This brings a whole new meaning to the traditional GAA Bumper Christmas DrawMon Dec 17 2001 - 00:00
