Munster replay to go ahead on SundayThe Clare County Board yesterday moved to bring their annual convention ahead to Saturday in order to accommodate the Munster…Tue Dec 15 1998 - 00:00
Winter's tale of joy for RathnureSteam bellows from the Rathnure dressing-room and it seems as though the entire parish crowds around the narrow door, for warmth…Mon Dec 14 1998 - 00:00
Pitching up slapstick, pantos and replaysRarely can thoughts of summer have been more distant than yesterday when, on drenched and lethal fields, the finest clubs in …Mon Dec 14 1998 - 00:00
Rathnure cope betterIn years to come, the storytellers will summon precious few epic yarns of high drama and silken flourishes from the bones of …Mon Dec 14 1998 - 00:00
Living the World Cup dreamNot unpredictably, last night's glitzy, schmoozy in-house annual BBC 1 sports bash dwelt with unabashed narcissism, on the prettier…Mon Dec 14 1998 - 00:00
Ghosts of Empire linger onAny doubts that the sporting year would pass without reflection on England's epic World Cup defeat against Argentina were spectacularly…Mon Dec 07 1998 - 00:00
Offaly's seven shine brightestThe three Clare hurlers who line out with St Joseph's Doora-Barefield in the Munster club final tomorrow have each been honoured…Sat Dec 05 1998 - 00:00
Saturday solution to streamline programmeAll-Ireland champions Offaly will face Galway in the first round of the 1999 Church and General Hurling League, which has scheduled…Fri Dec 04 1998 - 00:00
Fitzgerald is back in attack for KerryMaurice Fitzgerald returns to the Kerry attack as they look to conclude the year by improving their mid-table position in lowly…Thu Dec 03 1998 - 00:00
Browne is Tipperary's lone starEleven players who competed in September's All-Ireland football final have been selected on the Eircell 1998 All Star Football…Thu Dec 03 1998 - 00:00
The little book of Celtic clichesWhen Steve Rider and the rest of the Grandstand boys come to Dublin on international rugby weekends, you know that they have …Mon Nov 30 1998 - 00:00
Cork's young braves successfully raid northCork justified the tedium of a long trip north by manfully wrestling two useful points from Donegal in Ballybofey yesterday, …Mon Nov 30 1998 - 00:00
Ireland gone to the doggiesFollowing sport on television can be a joyless, exploitative pursuit, but this weekend was particularly sadistic.Mon Nov 23 1998 - 00:00
Monaghan won't shy away from a titleOn Wednesday night, the footballers of Monaghan hooked up at Rooskey and ran themselves into the ground, still hurting after …Fri Nov 20 1998 - 00:00
TV3 present tough oppositionWednesday night's soccer international between Yugoslavia and the Republic of Ireland marks something of a watershed for domestic…Mon Nov 16 1998 - 00:00
Galway's grace beats pressureAt times this enthralling match flared with more emotion than might be deemed proper for a pale November Sunday skirmish in the…Mon Nov 16 1998 - 00:00
Kildare get same as GalwayAll-Ireland champions Galway and defeated finalists Kildare feature heavily in the 1998 Eircell GAA All Stars football nominations…Thu Nov 12 1998 - 00:00
Clane nominated to represent KildareThe Kildare County Board have nominated current county champions Clane to participate in the Leinster club football championship…Thu Nov 12 1998 - 00:00
Beeb dig beneath football soapIt is more or less possible now to while away your entire life by following the drama and tragi-comic sagas of the Premiership…Mon Nov 09 1998 - 00:00
Cribben sole nominee for Laois positionThe Clane player-manager Tom Cribben seems certain to be officially declared as the new Laois manager at a meeting of the county…Thu Nov 05 1998 - 00:00
Clubs reject Council's proposalA four-hour meeting between members of the Galway County Board, delegates from Carraroe and Corofin - who are due to contest …Thu Nov 05 1998 - 00:00
Schumy stalls, Naz gets a frightWhen the gloves went on, it all started to go downhill fastMon Nov 02 1998 - 00:00
Carr's Dublin zip into top gearReasons for optimism over the obvious restorative work carried out by Dublin's Tom Carr over the summer must be judged against…Mon Nov 02 1998 - 00:00
Dublin four in League debutsDublin have named four newcomers for their first League game against Tyrone in Parnell Park on SundayFri Oct 30 1998 - 00:00
Offaly to field without MalonesNational Football League champions Offaly have named a strong team to face Cork in Tullamore on Sunday, but Roy and Barry Malone…Thu Oct 29 1998 - 00:00
Coleman opts for changeEamon Coleman has named a revamped Derry side as he prepares to travel to Mayo to oversee the team's first competitive outing…Wed Oct 28 1998 - 00:00
Laois to choose managerThe Laois County Board will meet tonight in the hope of appointing a new football manager, just four days before the county senior…Wed Oct 28 1998 - 00:00
Donnellan gets two nominations for awardsGalway's re-emergence as a potent force in the football Championship has been reflected in the 1998 GAA Writers Footballer of…Tue Oct 27 1998 - 00:00
Waterford signal new eraAfter following a narrative based on blinding scores and creativity for almost an hour, the 25th women's All-Ireland final was…Mon Oct 26 1998 - 00:00
Classic contest goes southTraditional patterns, the formbook, jaded tactics - they were all washed away in Croke Park yesterday under another damburst …Mon Oct 26 1998 - 00:00
Waterford may find decisive edgeAfter A lengthy rest period of three weeks, the women's football teams from Monaghan and Waterford match up again tomorrow in…Sat Oct 24 1998 - 01:00
Wolfe Tones agree to rematchClare club Wolfe Tones have "reluctantly agreed" to consent to the county board's decision that their quarter-final against Ogonnelloe…Fri Oct 23 1998 - 01:00
Referee adamant that time elapsedDespite media reports to the contrary, the Leinster club hurling championship match between Meath champion's Trim and Naomh Eoin…Wed Oct 21 1998 - 01:00
Series will need selling in AustraliaAlthough dates and locations have yet to be finalised for next year's return leg of the promising International Rules Series, …Tue Oct 20 1998 - 01:00
Irish win match made in heavenRoll on next October. The Irish saved the International Rules series and the integrity of the round ball after a nerve-wracking…Mon Oct 19 1998 - 01:00
Grandstand future pie in the skyThe changing face of British sports broadcasting was starkly illustrated on SaturdayMon Oct 12 1998 - 01:00
O'Rourke delays naming Irish teamWicklow forward Kevin O'Brien has been drafted into the Irish International Series panel in place of Clare's Martin Daly, who…Fri Oct 09 1998 - 01:00
Galway trio named on panelFive of the remaining eight places on the Irish International Rules panel have been filled by players from Galway and Kildare…Wed Oct 07 1998 - 01:00
O'Rourke feels more bite is neededLast Saturday's International Rules Challenge between Ulster/Galway and the Rest of Ireland convinced Irish manager Colm O'Rourke…Mon Oct 05 1998 - 01:00
Scores tick over in tempestHearts froze with the experimental electronic clock in Croke Park yesterdayMon Oct 05 1998 - 01:00
No idle romancing for our JoeKenny Live once more exposed the darker side of sport this weekMon Oct 05 1998 - 01:00
See-saw final ends in drawThe momentum tilted either way in the declining, frenzied seconds of this All-Ireland football final, with Monaghan's Edel Byrne…Mon Oct 05 1998 - 01:00
Eight Ulster players in initial Irish squad of 17A number of players who featured in Sunday's All-Ireland final will compete in the last Irish trial for the International Rules…Wed Sept 30 1998 - 01:00
Summoning dignity in defeatThey summon grace through dazed and stricken facesMon Sept 28 1998 - 01:00
Alcock's crash landing lifts RTEThe seasons are turning for the field sports which dominate in this land, with the curtains finally closing on the football Championship…Mon Sept 28 1998 - 01:00
Victory sets off wave of emotionWhen the whistle went, Cormac McAnallen found the ball in his hands, he clasped it as though it contained the very preciousness…Mon Sept 28 1998 - 01:00
Under The Influence: Past students assess their old masterGeorge Dugdale (Leitrim): "John came to Leitrim and brought a very professional approach and a determination to have us play …Thu Sept 24 1998 - 01:00
