Dodging points can be a tricky businessGOLF: FAR BE it for us to make assumptions about the intentions of Stephen, Alan, Eugene, Jody, David, another David, Kevin, …Thu Jun 16 2011 - 01:00
Italian duo prove worthy signings on home soilGOLF: THE PICKINGS weren’t exactly rich for our managers in week 10 of the competition, when the Italian Open and the St Jude…Thu Jun 16 2011 - 01:00
Heaven for Haven is whizzing round Le Mans for 48 hoursTV VIEW: WELL, HATS off to Andre Lotterer, Marcel Fassler and Benoit Treluyer for sharing shifts in that Audi to win the Le …Mon Jun 13 2011 - 01:00
Giants Stadium here we come againSOCCER: YOU COULD tell last night that the international season is winding down just a little when Sky gave their viewers a …Wed Jun 08 2011 - 01:00
Salmon Leap stalwart following a rich family traditionSportswoman of the Month (May): Canoeist Jenny Egan: WITH BOTH her parents involved in canoeing for as long as she can remember…Wed Jun 08 2011 - 01:00
Giles and Co have a Macedonia; good job Trapattoni's boys didn'tTV VIEW: WELL, AT least from here on in we can take ‘I had a Macedonia’ as meaning ‘didn’t quite make John Giles purr, but got…Mon Jun 06 2011 - 01:00
Back in the Hunt after a season of frustrationSOCCER : HAVING ENDURED the frustration of missing a large chunk of the season with Wolves, with injuries ruling him out for…Fri Jun 03 2011 - 01:00
'Chopper' McShane hoping someone is watchingSOCCER : WITH SPELLS at seven clubs in as many seasons, Paul McShane could do with putting down some football rootsWed Jun 01 2011 - 01:00
The greatest team ever? Better ask Northampton TownTV VIEW: THERE’S RARELY a consensus about these things, but the Brazil side of 1970 has a habit of topping those polls asking…Mon May 30 2011 - 01:00
Keeping up to date with players on TwitterGOLF: AS WE mentioned last week, it’s more than a little useful to be familiar with the playing plans of the members of your…Thu May 26 2011 - 01:00
Small wonder as Hoey rewards the minorityGOLF: WITH MOST of the game’s big names on duty at the World Matchplay Championship last week, a tournament that couldn’t be…Thu May 26 2011 - 01:00
Faithful feel the rapture as they ascend to heavenTV VIEW: AMERICAN PREACHER Harold Camping had predicted that Jesus Christ would return to earth on Saturday and true believers…Mon May 23 2011 - 01:00
Queen back in castle for Porto's crowning momentTV VIEW: YOU have to hope someone had a word with the Porto and Braga fans in Dublin this week for the Europa League final, …Thu May 19 2011 - 01:00
Put Jedward lipstick on Ulster opener, it's still a pig of a gameTV VIEW: IT WAS probably the gut-wrenching disappointment of Jedward not winning the night before, but for the start of a brand…Mon May 16 2011 - 01:00
Home can be the advantageHOCKEY: A YEAR after losing their senior interprovincial title to Ulster at Grange Road by a single score on goal difference…Fri May 13 2011 - 01:00
Superest title race not now as tight as Jamie's outfitsTV VIEW: IT WAS hard not to think of absent Sky friends yesterday on what was the Superest of Super SundaysMon May 09 2011 - 01:00
Fergie wields the whip as his charges jump and buck to finalON THE COUCH: Johnny gets it spot on; the Dog and Duck would have beaten this woeful German sideThu May 05 2011 - 01:00
Bliss is it in this blue dawn to be alive as world turns upside downTV VIEW: GO ON, own up, you watched from start to finish, despite vowing you’d boycott the whole thing because it’s just not…Mon May 02 2011 - 01:00
Railway Union on track for leagueWOMEN’S HOCKEY: A WEEK after winning bronze at the EuroHockey Club Champions Trophy in Dublin, Railway Union will attempt to…Fri Apr 29 2011 - 01:00
Donald delivering goods for dominant DeasyGOLF: WELL, Luke Donald’s play-off defeat to Brandt Snedeker at The Heritage last Sunday might have cost him the chance to become…Thu Apr 28 2011 - 01:00
What's in a name? They often tell a taleGOLF: WHEN WE spotted Pat Halpin’s team impressively rising from 17th to fourth overall last week it struck us as a bit inappropriate…Thu Apr 28 2011 - 01:00
Railway in shake up for third placeWEEKEND HOCKEY: RAILWAY UNION are through to today’s third-place play-off in the EuroHockey Club Champions Trophy, where they…Mon Apr 25 2011 - 01:00
Optimistic Tanner gets his hide tanned by Old Firm supportersTV VIEW: AFTER THE week that was in it, it was probably less than ideal that an Old Firm game was scheduled for Sunday, but …Mon Apr 25 2011 - 01:00
Railway set for debut in Euro outdoor eventWOMEN’S HOCKEY: RAILWAY UNION host teams from Ukraine, Italy, Belgium, Scotland, Russia and Belarus at Park Avenue over the …Fri Apr 22 2011 - 01:00
Eboue has a Pompeii moment but Rory will bounce backTV VIEW: THE Daily Mash probably had the right idea last week when, under the headline “Tragedy as 21-year-old earns £78,000…Mon Apr 18 2011 - 01:00
Pegasus will be wary of UCD threatHOCKEY: IT’S LEINSTER versus Ulster in the semi-finals of the Irish Senior Cup at Belfield tomorrow, with UCD taking on Pegasus…Fri Apr 15 2011 - 01:00
Mahooosive night for United and Twitterer RioChelsea manager Abramovich baffles assistant Ancelotti with his team selectionWed Apr 13 2011 - 01:00
Twins prove inseparable talents as Lisa shines in SpainSPORTSWOMAN OF THE MONTH – MARCH LISA MAGUIRE (Golf): AS FRENCH player Emilie Alonso discovered at the Spanish International…Wed Apr 13 2011 - 01:00
Hermes celebrate despite a defeatHOCKEY: THEY MIGHT have suffered only their second defeat of the league season on Saturday, but it wasn’t enough to deprive …Mon Apr 11 2011 - 01:00
The National show goes on despite all the 'obstacles'TV VIEW: THEY MIGHT love Grand National day, but the horse-racing world must anticipate the occasion with a certain degree of…Mon Apr 11 2011 - 01:00
Hermes ready to accept the crownWOMEN’S HOCKEY: CONSIDERING HOW close the Leinster title race has been all season, it’s improbable Hermes ever imagined going…Fri Apr 08 2011 - 01:00
United safely into final - if you forget the second leg and SchalkeSOCCER: ON THE COUCH: The RTÉ panel found the game hard to call – “too many known unknowns and unknown unknowns”, as Eamon Rumsfeld…Thu Apr 07 2011 - 01:00
Pegasus, Hermes winWOMEN’S HOCKEY: PEGASUS AND Hermes, winners of five of the last seven Irish Senior Cups, won through to the semi-finals of the…Mon Apr 04 2011 - 01:00
A big weekend for HermesUCD AND Ballymoney, already through to the semi-finals of the Irish Senior Cup, will learn tomorrow who they will meet in the…Fri Apr 01 2011 - 01:00
Friendly fare just fine as Kelly accentuates the positiveTV VIEW: IT WAS only yesterday that Alex Ferguson was describing friendlies as “worthless” exercises and “a waste of time”, …Wed Mar 30 2011 - 01:00
'I think we controlled the game very well'SOCCER: MANAGERS' REACTION: AFTER A sombre enough post-match press conference Mirsad Jonuz drifted back to the Macedonia dressing…Mon Mar 28 2011 - 01:00
Hermes turn the tables on LoretoWOMEN’S HOCKEY: WHAT A difference a week makesMon Mar 28 2011 - 01:00
Loreto ready for a late title chargeWOMEN’S HOCKEY: THERE HAVE been more than a few exciting finishes to Leinster Division One title races in recent seasons, but…Fri Mar 25 2011 - 00:00
Given stresses the need to winSOCCER: THE SEASON had already been one of morale-sapping frustration for Shay Given as he found himself relegated to the position…Wed Mar 23 2011 - 00:00
Hermes progress on goal differenceWOMEN’S HOCKEY: WHILE QUALIFICATION from Pool B for the semi-finals of the Irish Hockey League proved to be straightforward …Mon Mar 21 2011 - 00:00
A shell-shocked George didn't see it comingTV VIEW: ‘WHAT ARE the implications of Ireland losing today,” asked Tom McGurk, getting the day that was in it off to a bubbly…Mon Mar 21 2011 - 00:00
Irishmen admit having just one thing on their mind - footballIF ST PATRICK was still with us and was able to spend time with a few of his pals in the pub yesterday what, you wonder, would…Fri Mar 18 2011 - 00:00
Contest for two semi-final places goes down to wireHOCKEY: WHILE THEY might still need to take something from their games tomorrow to ensure top spot in their respective pools…Fri Mar 18 2011 - 00:00
Punters earn big bucks despite bad punctuationTV VIEW: DAY THREE and Channel Four showed us a man walking around Cheltenham dressed as the map of Ireland, like you do.Fri Mar 18 2011 - 00:00
Ellen spared car-boot sale as Magnificent Seven is thwartedTV VIEW: THE DAY began with John McCririck asking his old pal Ellen Martin, the Cork bookmaker, how she’d fare if Irish horses…Thu Mar 17 2011 - 00:00
Pegasus and UCD book their placesWOMEN’S HOCKEY: PEGASUS AND UCD booked their places in the semi-finals of the Irish Hockey League with victories at the weekend…Mon Mar 14 2011 - 00:00
Different-ball-gate a travesty but we can't blame ref for everythingTV VIEW: WELL, IF you want to look at it in a more positive light, at least different-ball-gate didn’t happen two years ago …Mon Mar 14 2011 - 00:00
Pegasus favourites to make last fourWOMEN’S HOCKEY: THE CONTEST for places in the semi-finals of the Irish Hockey League intensifies this weekend with the penultimate…Fri Mar 11 2011 - 00:00
