Title race goes to the wireIN ONE of those strange quirks of fate, six title and relegation rivals are directly pitted against each other in the final weekend…Fri Mar 07 1997 - 00:00
Hermes dig deep to lift first Senior CupUP until Saturday afternoon she was known as DJ Carey's kid sister who "plays a bit of hockey"Mon Mar 03 1997 - 00:00
Bad week for referees and fishmongersIT would have been a nice way to round off an unsuccessful competition-entering week by winning £1 million out of the RTE sports…Mon Mar 03 1997 - 00:00
Hermes determined to make amends in cupAFTER sitting down on Tuesday night to watch the "video nasty" of their Leinster Senior Cup defeat to Muckross last Sunday, Hermes…Fri Feb 28 1997 - 00:00
Muckross happy as in tearsEVEN hardened, overpaid professionals, from any sport, elicit our sympathy when they lose cup finals in penalty shoot outs but…Thu Feb 27 1997 - 00:00
Merchant sells us short on excitementTHE art of getting us sporting viewers worked up into a state of frenzied excitement - even if there really isn't anything to…Mon Feb 24 1997 - 00:00
Logue's early goal proves decisiveA MARY LOGUE goal four minutes into the Leinster Senior Cup final at Grange Road yesterday added yet more silverware to the already…Mon Feb 24 1997 - 00:00
Busy weekend for the cup finalistsIT SEEMS a pity that the finalists in the showcase of Leinster cup hockey, the Senior Cup final, could not be spared the ordeal…Fri Feb 21 1997 - 00:00
Two contenders remainFIRST there were four, then there were three after Saturday there are just the twoMon Feb 17 1997 - 00:00
If only the wrong Ma had worn pinkIF only Roger Carling had done a `Karl Le Tissier' last week, spoken to Radio Hampstead and revealed the English rugby team's…Mon Feb 17 1997 - 00:00
Top sides meet in key game in UlsterWHILE Munster clubs turn their attention to cup hockey this weekend, the race for the Ulster and Leinster league titles, involving…Fri Feb 14 1997 - 00:00
Irish tune-up in VancouverAS part of their build-up to August's World Cup qualifying tournament in Zimbabwe, the Irish women's hockey team will take part…Wed Feb 12 1997 - 00:00
Muckross tighten their grip on league"IT'S not over yet," insisted both camps after yesterday's match at Loughlinstown, but it may take a collapse, of most un-Muckross…Mon Feb 10 1997 - 00:00
McGuigan's patience of Job jab at the Prince"WELL, you would need to have the patience of Job for him not to get to you, he'd get to anyone after a while," said Barry McGuigan…Mon Feb 10 1997 - 00:00
Table tennis in spotlightULSTER'S Jonathan Cowan and Andrea Glover defend their singles titles in the National Table Tennis Championships in Bangor tomorrow…Sat Feb 08 1997 - 00:00
Muckross and Loreto, Beaufort disappoint last year's finalistsAN abundance of cheers and tears and crowd decibel levels that would clear any blocked sinuses..Sat Feb 08 1997 - 00:00
A crucial spell for AlexandraIT said something of the character of the Old Alexandra team that just two days after they suffered the dejection of an Irish…Fri Feb 07 1997 - 00:00
Double strike by Bowers decisiveA 2-1 victory for Trinity over UCD at Belfield yesterday suggests the annual Colours hockey match was a closely contested affair…Wed Feb 05 1997 - 00:00
Familiar look to the final line-upIF familiarity truly breeds contempt, then Muckross and Hermes should be sick of the sight of each other by the end of this season…Mon Feb 03 1997 - 00:00
Keegan finds that his horse is no stayerOH, it's a stressful business, this football management larkMon Feb 03 1997 - 00:00
Randalstown still formidableIT has been a season to remember so far for Leinster hockeyFri Jan 31 1997 - 00:00
Loreto feel aggrieved over Muckross winnerMUCKROSS and Hermes rounded off a hectic weekend of matches by reaching the final of the Leinster Senior Cup with victories over…Mon Jan 27 1997 - 00:00
Candeloro outshines the soldier skatersIT IS seldom, in the course of our daily lives, that we perform triplelutz-double-toe-loops but on the rare occasion that we …Mon Jan 27 1997 - 00:00
Double dose of weekend actionTHE race to complete the majority of the women's domestic hockey fixtures by the beginning of March, so that international players…Fri Jan 24 1997 - 00:00
A moral victory subdues the Pink PantherDEPRESSING defeats to Western Samoa and Italy gave Irish rugby fans a difficult television viewing choice to make on Saturday…Mon Jan 20 1997 - 00:00
Pegasus' hat-trick run upendedPEGASUS' dreams of a historic Sharwood's Irish Senior Cup three-in-a-row were ended in Belfast on Saturday as Old Alexandra created…Mon Jan 20 1997 - 00:00
Crunch time for Hermes' league title aspirationsHERMES have shown enough potential this season to suggest their captain Helen Kilroy will have a victory speech or two to make…Fri Jan 17 1997 - 00:00
Hear about the Virgin and the Apricot?CYNICAL folk in this world suspect that Richard Branson's sailing and ballooning exploits over the years have had nothing to …Mon Jan 13 1997 - 00:00
Muckross ease into last fourWITH two quarter finals in 24 hours it could have been a testing weekend for Muckross but by yesterday evening they had progressed…Mon Jan 13 1997 - 00:00
Luckless Old AlexandraTHE Gods weren't smiling on Old Alexandra when they paired the club with Pegasus in the quarter finals of the Sharwoods Irish…Fri Jan 10 1997 - 00:00
Old Alexandra have it toughSPARE a thought for Old Alexandra as they attempt to rearrange their Leinster Senior Hockey Cup quarter final match that fell…Tue Jan 07 1997 - 00:00
Where the sun doesn't shine anymore"I'VE heard more applause greet a cholera epidemic," was how Sid Waddell summed up the audience reaction when their hero Eric…Mon Jan 06 1997 - 00:00
Pembroke spirits lifted by win over RailwayFROST and snow allowed six of the Leinster Senior Cup contenders to put their feet up on Saturday afternoon but the players of…Mon Jan 06 1997 - 00:00
Rivals resolute and ready to lift Muckross strangleholdWHILE most of us are left with broken New Year's resolutions by the second day of January, the only thing Old Alexandra, Hermes…Fri Jan 03 1997 - 00:00
Ash or willow, Liam Griffin's your manIT WOULD have done the shattered morale of England cricket manager David Lloyd, Aston Villa's Gareth Southgate and Nottingham…Mon Dec 30 1996 - 00:00
Hermes get there in the endGLENANNE came within seven minutes of ruining Hermes' hopes of closing the gap at the top of the Leinster Senior League when …Mon Dec 23 1996 - 00:00
Jack and JIMMY in a world of their own"HELLO...again," said Richard Keys, nervously, on Tuesday night as he introduced the return of the Jack and Jimmy Show on Sky1…Mon Dec 23 1996 - 00:00
Hermes set to narrow the gapWITH the top three teams in the Leinster Senior Hockey League out of action until fourth-place4 Hermes have a chance to convert…Fri Dec 20 1996 - 00:00
Best disagreements of all time on SkyIT probably seemed like a good idea at the timeMon Dec 16 1996 - 00:00
Hardest work for MuckrossAFTER a shock-free Saturday in the Sharwood's-sponsored Irish Senior their opponents with relative ease, strolled in to the hat…Mon Dec 16 1996 - 00:00
Blake looks to see off CromeAISLING BLAKE will hope to crown what has already been a remarkable season with victory in the under 19 section of the Irish …Fri Dec 13 1996 - 00:00
Goalkeepers bewareIT could prove to be a traumatic weekend for goalkeepers as they take their places behind nervous defences in a string of David…Fri Dec 13 1996 - 00:00
Logue is jewel in diamond formationMUCKROSS may be adopting different tactics this season in their use of a diamond formation but as her spectacular winning goal…Mon Dec 09 1996 - 00:00
A lot on the plate too much to stomachIF you ever bump into Plymouth Argyle chairman Dan McCauley, tell him a few jokes, sing him a song, anything - just try to cheer…Mon Dec 09 1996 - 00:00
Muckross lose out to EurovisionWHEN Ireland won the Eurovision Song Contest, yet again, in Norway earlier this year little did the players and officials, of…Fri Dec 06 1996 - 00:00
Top seeds from DenmarkOVER 100 players from 15 different nations will compete in badminton's Irish International Championships which begin today at…Thu Dec 05 1996 - 00:00
That overpowering aroma of confidenceMASTER the art of slain dunking in America and you're half-way along the road to fame, fortune and your, own fragranceMon Dec 02 1996 - 00:00
Ulster dominate despite slow startIT proved to be one of the most closely contested Under 21 interprovincial series, but a victory over South East in the final…Mon Dec 02 1996 - 00:00