McConnell fails to keep Irish placeTyrone goalkeeper Finbarr McConnell is the surprise omission from the Irish International Rules squad announced by manager Colm…Wed Sept 08 1999 - 01:00
Old fox eyes the gamecock (Part 1 - Willie O'Connor)"You could say it's the last supper and whoever performs on the day takes the cup," declares Willie O'Connor, eyes creased as…Wed Sept 08 1999 - 01:00
Everyman for all rolesOn quiet afternoons in Lebanon, Canice Brennan would grab a couple of hurls and a grumbling accomplice and make for a stretch…Tue Sept 07 1999 - 01:00
Burns hits a near perfect pitchHis life as a footballer over, Jarlath Burns stands in a stone corridor and peers into the embers before reminding us of the …Mon Aug 30 1999 - 01:00
Armagh beef up their attackArmagh have made two alterations to the team that will face an unchanged Meath side in the Bank of Ireland All-Ireland football…Wed Aug 25 1999 - 01:00
Bitter blow in year of hard knocks"Hard to know. There's only so many knocks you can take and this is another bitter body blow."Mon Aug 23 1999 - 01:00
Tompkins gets all talkative on tacticsAll Aboard. The Cork lads have a date with the 5Mon Aug 23 1999 - 01:00
Late bloomer ready for CorkAfter lunch the snappers arrange their subjects and a sleepiness descends upon the gatheringSat Aug 21 1999 - 01:00
Kilkenny strike a blow for old orderSo, the hurling century will end with a match resonant of the sepia-tinted daysMon Aug 16 1999 - 01:00
Loughnane lauds CodyGer Loughnane smiles wistfully as the microphones and recorders are again thrust into his faceMon Aug 16 1999 - 01:00
Cork content to stick with their winning formulaCork have named an unchanged team to face Offaly in the first of the Guinness All-Ireland hurling semi-finals in Croke Park on…Wed Aug 04 1999 - 01:00
Sides with similar historiesThe last meeting of the century between these west of Ireland neighbours pairs two counties with a very similar hurling history…Mon Aug 02 1999 - 01:00
Meath have bite to settle usual dogfightThe sweeping authority with which Meath disposed of a solid looking Offaly unit in the Leinster semi-final has elevated them …Sat Jul 31 1999 - 01:00
Down's claim more solidly groundedThe biggest surprise about this Ulster final is the opposition facing ArmaghSat Jul 31 1999 - 01:00
Hurling tailored for the occasionThe afterglow from last Sunday's jubliant symphony is such that the prospect of Monday's replay pushes the two provincial football…Wed Jul 28 1999 - 01:00
Neighbourly edge should sharpen Clare's cut againIt is fitting that the paths of Galway and Clare should cross during the last championship of the decadeSat Jul 24 1999 - 01:00
Champions in line for stress-free afternoonThe first of tomorrow's Guinness All-Ireland hurling championship quarter-finals (2Sat Jul 24 1999 - 01:00
What The Managers Think: Unanimous vote for Clare and OffalyJimmy Barry-Murphy (Cork manager)Thu Jul 22 1999 - 01:00
Soft line on hard men will not workAt first, when referee Seamus Prior brandished the ubiquitous red card - which might yet emerge as the lone star turn of the …Wed Jul 21 1999 - 01:00
Cork trio on the way backThe injury worries which seemed likely to undermine Cork's championship challenge prior to Sunday's Munster final win over Kerry…Tue Jul 20 1999 - 01:00
Extra seats targeted for Leinster finalIt is anticipated that the lower tier of the new stand at the Canal End of Croke Park, currently undergoing reconstruction, will…Tue Jul 20 1999 - 01:00
Dooley still a cause for concernOffaly last night delayed naming their team for the All-Ireland quarter-final meeting with Antrim on Sunday as manager Michael…Tue Jul 20 1999 - 01:00
Dublin find plot just in timeThe revolution has been quelled, for another year anywayMon Jul 19 1999 - 01:00
Underdogs Down bite backShades of summers past in Casement Park yesterday as Down, urgent and rampant, crushed their border rivals in another Ulster …Mon Jul 12 1999 - 01:00
Relaxed McGrath takes it in his stridePete McGrath offers reason to a game without rhymeMon Jul 12 1999 - 01:00
Offaly pick up pieces after Lyons's exitThe Offaly football board meet tonight and will put the wheels in motion to appoint a successor to Tommy Lyons who, as anticipated…Tue Jul 06 1999 - 01:00
Tyrone unleashed and dangerousThey shuffled through the narrow streets of Clones unsurprised by the actual result yesterday, if a little thrown by the yawning…Mon Jun 28 1999 - 01:00
£4m for PearseThe re-development of Pearse Stadium in Galway is essential to the revitalisation of Gaelic games within the city boundaries, …Wed Jun 23 1999 - 01:00
Derry cut loose in take twoThe irony of referee Paddy Russell whistling a late penalty for Cavan wasn't lost on anyone at Breffni Park yesterdayMon Jun 21 1999 - 01:00
DJ Carey ready for LaoisAlthough Kilkenny are beset with injury worries as they prepare for the Leinster hurling semi-final against Laois, their talisman…Tue Jun 15 1999 - 01:00
Andrews remains cautiousCavan manager Val Andrews remained cautious yesterday when discussing his interpretation of the late penalty which revived his…Tue Jun 15 1999 - 01:00
Marsden magic seals bruising Armagh winIt was strangely fitting that a replay which was mostly scarred by the sort of bruising ugliness and painful error so often associated…Mon Jun 14 1999 - 01:00
Big man no longer bit player"The only corner forward in Ireland named Geoffrey and the only one to wear an ear ringSat Jun 12 1999 - 01:00
Claffey's edge not bluntedYou will see him tomorrow, still starry eyed after all those yearsSat Jun 12 1999 - 01:00
Game peaked when players forgot inhibitions and let goJarlath Burns leans against a dimly-lit doorway as the punters traipse out of MacCumhaill Park, all thrilled by what they have…Mon Jun 07 1999 - 01:00
Twisting tale ends up levelThey pulse to eclectic rhythms in this part of the worldMon Jun 07 1999 - 01:00
Roscommon shooters kill off revivalAt half-time in Carrick-on-Shannon there was sunny talk of an unlikely rebirth in the quiet countyMon May 31 1999 - 01:00
Mayo mix flair with same old failingsWe heard a brassy version of the Star Spangled Banner and saw a Mayo team papering over the same old cracksMon May 31 1999 - 01:00
Waterford dream shattersAfterwards, we scuffled around the dressing-rooms and spoke in the hushed tones of a country wakeMon May 24 1999 - 01:00
Boring, boring commentatorsRuud Gullit savoured a few days reflective escapism in Amsterdam in the build-up to Saturday's FA Cup finalMon May 24 1999 - 01:00
Landslide does little to help either sideA leisurely afternoon of ice-cream and sunshine and an unfolding landslide in DungarvanMon May 24 1999 - 01:00
McCague baffled by Hill 16 rulingIncoming GAA president Sean McCague yesterday described An Bord Pleanala's decision to impose seating on the new Hill 16 development…Thu May 20 1999 - 01:00
Carlow `replay' decision reversedThe GAA's Management Committee last night voted to uphold the Westmeath county board appeal against last Friday's Leinster Council…Wed May 19 1999 - 01:00
