UCD and Pegasus set up rematchHOCKEY: IN WHAT will be a repeat of the 2009 final, UCD and Pegasus will meet in the quarter-finals of the Irish Senior Cup …Mon Nov 14 2011 - 00:00
Michael D and Giovanni T make it happy daysON THE COUCH: YOU DO, of course, feel bad about these things, a bit blinkered and Philistine-ish about overlooking important…Sat Nov 12 2011 - 00:00
Catholic Institute fly the flag for MunsterWOMEN’S HOCKEY: A WEEK after their memorable Irish Hockey League win over Pegasus in Belfast, UCD are on their travels again…Fri Nov 11 2011 - 00:00
Dedicated Derry athlete stays focused on Olympic targetSPORTSWOMAN OF THE MONTH AILEEN MORRISON (Triathlon): IT WAS back in June when she spoke to The Irish Times that Aileen Morrison…Wed Nov 09 2011 - 00:00
Lisnagarvey go three points clearIT PROVED to be a profitable third round of the Irish Hockey League for four of the Ulster contenders, Cookstown, Lisnagarvey…Mon Nov 07 2011 - 00:00
Battle of the exes takes centre stage at the Breeders' CupTV VIEW There was Hank and Kenny and Joe and Randy and Jerry, not forgetting the reporter on horseback, Caton BredarMon Nov 07 2011 - 00:00
O'Flanagan seals memorable win for gritty studentsHOCKEY ARMAGH COACH Niall McCool ruffled a few Pegasus feathers last week when, speaking to the Belfast Telegraph, he tipped…Mon Nov 07 2011 - 00:00
Hold the back pageTurning the Bird's Nest into a €300m white elephant CONSIDERING IT cost over €300 million to build and has a capacity of 90,…Sat Nov 05 2011 - 00:00
UCD's sternest test so far as they face Pegasus in BelfastHOCKEY : A WEEK after they beat Queens 2-0 in Galway to retain their intervarsity title, UCD head to Queens’ home patch tomorrow…Fri Nov 04 2011 - 00:00
'Your on Sky Sports' would take the steam out of anyone's sailsTV VIEW: APRÈS MATCH did a You’re On Sky Sports sketch a few years back which starred a Malcolm from Shepherd’s Bush who rang…Mon Oct 31 2011 - 00:00
Lisnagarvey stay unbeatenMEN’S HOCKEY: AFTER SATURDAY’S second round of Irish Hockey League matches Lisnagarvey are the only club out of the 12 contenders…Mon Oct 31 2011 - 00:00
Trio of clubs secure second victoriesWOMEN’S HOCKEY: LORETO, BALLYMONEY and defending Irish Hockey League champions Pegasus maintained their perfect starts to this…Mon Oct 31 2011 - 00:00
Spicy Sifford has still got Georgia on his mindHOLD THE BACK PAGE: MUCH AS he admired the first black Major League Baseball player of the modern era, and the wider impact …Sat Oct 29 2011 - 01:00
Ireland refocus for Argentina tripWOMEN'S HOCKEY: AFTER A rest period following August’s European Championships the Ireland squad are back in training ahead of…Fri Oct 28 2011 - 01:00
Cookstown tough tie for MonkstownMEN'S HOCKEY: THE SECOND round of the Irish Hockey League provides the focus this weekend, with eight of the 12 competing clubs…Fri Oct 28 2011 - 01:00
Bid adieu to New Zealand and say hello to City's Johnnies-come-latelyTV VIEW: YOU KNOW, some of us had only just regained our composure after hearing Slim Dusty’s slightly harrowing, yet a little…Mon Oct 24 2011 - 01:00
Pembroke repeat feat against ClontarfMEN’S HOCKEY ROUND-UP: TWO WEEKS ago they put seven goals past Clontarf in the first round of the Irish Senior Cup and, on Saturday…Mon Oct 24 2011 - 01:00
Leinster claim U-16 titleWOMEN’S HOCKEY NEWS: LEINSTER WON their first under-16 interprovincial title since 2005 in Belfast yesterday, Mount Anville’…Mon Oct 24 2011 - 01:00
Beaney's brace crucial for PegasusWOMEN’S HOCKEY: PEGASUS OPENED the defence of their Irish Hockey League title with a hard-fought 2-1 win away to Catholic Institute…Mon Oct 17 2011 - 01:00
Cas stakes a claim for Trap's job after inspiring Killeshin to victoryTV VIEW: WELL, THAT was a rather controversial week, the red-card-producing men-in-the-middle Alain Rolland and Eduardo Gonzalez…Mon Oct 17 2011 - 01:00
Inspirational leaders help pave the way to September gloryBETWEEN THEM, the camogie and football All-Ireland finals in September offered nigh on a dozen options for our sportswoman of…Wed Oct 12 2011 - 01:00
Through the back door: The Republic of Ireland's play-off historyONLY once in six play-off attempts have the Republic of Ireland won through, a 2-1 aggregate victory over Iran qualifying them…Wed Oct 12 2011 - 01:00
Scared, depressed, offended, painful . . . but we wonON THE COUCH: SO THEN, were we in for a “renaissance in Irish football”, Bill O’Herlihy wondered, or a “crushing disappointment…Wed Oct 12 2011 - 01:00
Hammers all deflated as we cancel those seats on the Setanta ExpressTV VIEW: IT WASN’T quite the welcome you’d have expected from Matt Williams on Setanta at the crack of dawn on Saturday morning…Mon Oct 10 2011 - 01:00
UCD and Loreto advance with easeWOMEN'S HOCKEY: UCD AND Loreto had comfortable away wins in the first round of the Irish Senior Cup on Saturday, the students…Mon Oct 10 2011 - 01:00
Pegasus a tough nut for Three RockWOMEN’S HOCKEY: HAVING TAKEN Bray’s place in the Leinster First Division at short notice Three Rock now have the formidable …Fri Oct 07 2011 - 01:00
Andorra will be difficult to break downTHE BARE statistics are rarely kind to Andorra, not least the one that has them tied for 203rd and last with Samoa, American …Thu Oct 06 2011 - 01:00
Russell the hero for Old AlexandraWOMEN’S HOCKEY: THREE ROCK suffered an agonising return to Division One hockey on Saturday when a last -minute goal from Emma…Mon Oct 03 2011 - 01:00
Kidney leaves us with that warm feeling, like a pot of Barry's teaTV VIEW: IT WAS a perfectly uplifting morning, until the camera picked out that tricolour in the Dunedin crowd.Mon Oct 03 2011 - 01:00
Ireland can plan for Argentina tripWOMEN'S HOCKEY: AT THE conclusion of his team’s European Championship campaign back in August, Irish coach Gene Muller was unsure…Fri Sept 30 2011 - 01:00
Sporting stage (nearly) a boy-free zone as women enjoy the spotlightTV VIEW: “IT’S BEEN a long road, lads,” said Cork captain Amy O’Shea after she raised the Brendan Martin Cup in Croke Park yesterday…Mon Sept 26 2011 - 01:00
McDonnell to the rescue for RailwayWOMEN’S HOCKEY: RAILWAY UNION needed a late goal from Jean McDonnell to snatch a draw against UCD at Belfield on Saturday, the…Mon Sept 26 2011 - 01:00
Glenanne capitalise on the doubleMEN’S HOCKEY: IT WAS a busy weekend for Leinster’s first division clubs, six of them had games on both Saturday and Sunday. …Mon Sept 26 2011 - 01:00
Cavan sisters show Solheim promiseBest of friends, best of rivals, the golfing Maguire twins have high standards, so this week’s tie with the US in the Junior …Sat Sept 24 2011 - 01:00
Pat's left shaken but Joe won't be stirredTV VIEW: MICHAEL LYSTER was a little ashen-facedMon Sept 19 2011 - 01:00
Clarke makes a quick impact on Loreto debutHOCKEY: SARAH CLARKE marked her league debut for Loreto with a goal on Saturday in the club’s 3-2 victory over defending champions…Mon Sept 19 2011 - 01:00
Champions Hermes without six internationalsWOMEN’S HOCKEY IT WILL be November before the Irish Hockey Association knows for certain which Olympic qualifying tournament…Fri Sept 16 2011 - 01:00
Upwards and onwards for Ryan following a highly successful summerSUCH HAS been Deirdre Ryan’s form the past few months, the 29-year-old Dubliner could have taken our July or August awards, while…Wed Sept 14 2011 - 01:00
Apocalypse now, George? Naw, it's a helluva lot worse than thatTV VIEW: RTÉ opened up yesterday with a snippet from President Obama, speaking over slow motion clips of the rugby lads in action…Mon Sept 12 2011 - 01:00
Gnawing suspicion that this is going down to the wireTV VIEW: “IT’S BEEN harrowing,” said a drained Darragh Moloney, and that was with 50 minutes – plus added time – still to go…Wed Sept 07 2011 - 01:00
Roy Keane linked with Iceland job“ROY KEANE on his way to the country!” read the headline in Iceland’s Visir yesterday, but while the paper claimed he would attend…Tue Sept 06 2011 - 01:00
Cyril purrs as Cats prove Tipp-tipping panellists wrongTV VIEW: IT MIGHT be an idea now for Brian Cody and his men to re-do that Meat Loaf tune, something along the lines of “Five…Mon Sept 05 2011 - 01:00
Night of doomy gloom as midfield statues are unmovedTV VIEW: Cripes, sometimes 90 minutes can feel interminableSat Sept 03 2011 - 01:00
Andrews in a happier placeSOCCER: “FOOTBALL IS a horrible business, and if your face doesn’t fit, you have to move on,” Keith Andrews was left concluding…Tue Aug 30 2011 - 01:00
A load of Shi'ite as Donegal Taliban have Spillane heading for the hillsTV VIEW: SUCH WAS the RTÉ panel’s mood come full-time yesterday there really wasn’t any danger of them giving us a lusty rendition…Mon Aug 29 2011 - 01:00
Bank on the Barclays to take you to the endGOLF: THE END is nigh. The end of our 2011 Fantasy Golf competition that is, nothing more dramatic than thatThu Aug 25 2011 - 01:00
An unprofitable week as Jimenez Czechs outGOLF: WE HAD a notion that week 20 had proved less than profitable for the vast majority of our managers when we received word…Thu Aug 25 2011 - 01:00
Quicksilver Cooper strikes while the iron is hotTV VIEW: WELL, AT least there was one triumph for Irish rugby on Saturday, and, frankly, after his majestic display in the extreme…Mon Aug 22 2011 - 01:00
Country cousins come out on top as Neville slots in nicelyTV VIEW: Another one of those Sundays, the channel-hopping-induced befuddlement hardly helped by Tipp hurler Shane Long scoring…Mon Aug 15 2011 - 01:00
Stars of the County Down do doubleSPORTSWOMAN OF THE MONTH (JULY) SYCERIKA McMAHON (SWIMMING) MADELINE PERRY (SQUASH): JULY PROVED to be another memorable month…Wed Aug 10 2011 - 01:00
