L'Equipe wait for phonecallPLANET SOCCER: EVENTS IN the world of football can sometimes be stranger than fiction but, generally, it’s not too difficult…Mon Feb 02 2009 - 00:00
Pegasus need to rallyWOMEN’S HOCKEY IRISH LEAGUE : PEGASUS AND Randalstown get the third round of the Irish Hockey League under way this evening …Fri Jan 30 2009 - 00:00
Cookstown impress with comebackMEN’S HOCKEY: WHILE GLENANNE and Three Rock Rovers were cruising past their Irish Senior Cup opponents on Saturday, scoring…Mon Jan 26 2009 - 00:00
Hermes make an early cup exitWOMEN’S HOCKEY: HERMES, the 2005 and 2006 Irish Senior Cup winners, were the biggest name casualties of the first round of the…Mon Jan 26 2009 - 00:00
Muller's side takes centre stageWOMEN'S HOCKEY: AFTER THE Ireland A team produced two fine displays against Canada at Belfield earlier in the week, winning …Fri Jan 16 2009 - 00:00
Railway Union come back to earn a drawWOMEN'S HOCKEY: RAILWAY UNION'S lead at the top of the Leinster first division was narrowed to seven points on Saturday when…Mon Jan 12 2009 - 00:00
'Late Late' guest list leaves the fifth cousin fumingTV VIEW: PITY THE folk who had the task of choosing who to invite to the Late Late Show's celebration of the GAA's 125th anniversary…Mon Jan 12 2009 - 00:00
Railway on trackWOMEN'S HOCKEY: RAILWAY UNION resume their quest tomorrow for the Leinster Division One title when they take on Old Alexandra…Fri Jan 09 2009 - 00:00
Ghost Town comes back to haunt analysts Tony and AndyTV VIEW: IF WE have this right the last time Munster were beaten by an Irish team at Thomond Park was the same month that Ireland…Mon Jan 05 2009 - 00:00
Early days, but Railway do look title partWOMEN'S HOCKEY : WITH EIGHT matches still to play when the Leinster League resumes following the Christmas break, Railway Union…Mon Dec 22 2008 - 00:00
Storm in a teacup as El Tel manages to slip up once againTV VIEW: REMEMBER BACK when Terry Venables was, seemingly, in the running for the Republic of Ireland post but one or 12 of …Mon Dec 22 2008 - 00:00
Glenanne take full advantageMEN'S HOCKEY : GLENANNE TOOK full advantage of the draw between Three Rock Rovers and Pembroke Wanderers on Saturday to go top…Mon Dec 22 2008 - 00:00
Muller calls up Under-18sWOMEN'S HOCKEY: GENE MULLER has named a 32-player panel, which covers both the Ireland senior and A teams, for next month's …Fri Dec 19 2008 - 00:00
Loreto complete good weekendWOMENS HOCKEY: LORETO AND UCD took the points from their rearranged Irish Hockey League fixtures in Dublin yesterday, beating…Mon Dec 15 2008 - 00:00
Battle for places hots upWOMEN'S HOCKEY: A FORTNIGHT after their Irish Hockey League fixtures against Loreto and UCD were postponed Pegasus and Ballymoney…Fri Dec 12 2008 - 00:00
ITV reveal more than bargained forPLANET SOCCER: DID anyone watch ITV's live coverage last week of Leeds' FA Cup defeat by Histon? No? Well, it went fine, apart…Mon Dec 08 2008 - 00:00
Loreto ready to track league leadersWOMEN'S HOCKEY : ONCE AGAIN the weather played havoc with the weekend schedule, the chief casualty the under-16 interprovincial…Mon Dec 08 2008 - 00:00
Keane's €90 million transfer outlay far from successfulROY KEANE'S RESIGNATION: WHILE several of the transfer fees for players brought to Sunderland by Roy Keane were undisclosed, …Fri Dec 05 2008 - 00:00
Ireland travel to Russia in June for challenge eventWOMEN'S HOCKEY WEEKEND PREVIEW: IRELAND'S SCHEDULE for 2009 will include a trip to Kazan, Russia in June for the inaugural Champions…Fri Dec 05 2008 - 00:00
Dolan doesn't much like tone of SundIreland's shoddy rebellionTV VIEW: THAT WAS a wintry old weekend, enough to have you pining for a trip to somewhere sultry, like, say, West Cocoa Beach…Mon Dec 01 2008 - 00:00
Glenanne take their chanceMEN'S HOCKEY : JUST TWO matches in the second round of the Irish Hockey League (IHL) survived the weekend elements, with the…Mon Dec 01 2008 - 00:00
Railway Union claim bonus pointWOMEN'S HOCKEY: THE SCHEDULE of matches for the second round of the women's Irish Hockey League might have proved more weather…Mon Dec 01 2008 - 00:00
Loreto set to test old rivalsWOMEN'S HOCKEY: ROUND TWO of the Irish Hockey League gets under way tomorrow with 10 teams in action, before Loreto and Pegasus…Fri Nov 28 2008 - 00:00
Ireland go down to their third defeatWOMEN'S HOCKEY: IRELAND WENT down to their third defeat of the weekend by Scotland at Banbridge yesterday, the visitors adding…Mon Nov 24 2008 - 00:00
'Maradona of the Crumlins' to herald new era in Irish soccerTV VIEW: IT WOULDN'T be entirely accurate to say that last week marked the launch of the "Bring Back Steve Staunton and Eddie…Mon Nov 24 2008 - 00:00
Muller has chance to survey optionsWOMEN'S HOCKEY: WITH SEVERAL of Gene Muller's more established players missing from his squad for the three games against Scotland…Fri Nov 21 2008 - 00:00
Sidwell's vows have lasting appealPLANET SOCCER: WHEN WE read last week about Jermaine Pennant proposing to his Page Three girlfriend in a graveyard we were going…Mon Nov 17 2008 - 00:00
Brent can't bare it as All Blacks haka all over our pipe dreamsTV VIEW : "NOTHING IS impossible, impossible is nothing" had been our mantra for the day that was in it, but by the time we …Mon Nov 17 2008 - 00:00
Irish start season against ScotlandHOCKEY: THE IRELAND women's team will get the international season under way in Banbridge next week with three matches against…Fri Nov 14 2008 - 00:00
Perry powers her way back to the topIRISH TIMES/IRISH SPORTS COUNCIL SPORTSWOMEN AWARD FOR OCTOBER: Madeline Perry (Squash) : SOME FAMILIAR names to our sportswomen…Wed Nov 12 2008 - 00:00
Fingal do it the hard way againHOCKEY : JUST LAST week Fingal co-coach John McInerney remarked on his side's "habit of coming from behind" after a string of…Mon Nov 10 2008 - 00:00
No change as top three drawHOCKEY : IT'S AS you were at the top of the Leinster First Division after the weekend's games, after Railway Union maintained…Mon Nov 10 2008 - 00:00
Table football may be the way to go with all this stormy aimsirTV VIEW: WE THOUGHT of Jim Stevens yesterday when we tuned in to TG4 for the club championships and saw a near horizontal Micheál…Mon Nov 10 2008 - 00:00
UCD's impressive run to continueHOCKEY: THEY MIGHT be a little weary from their exertions in Kilkenny earlier in the week but UCD's confidence should be up …Fri Oct 31 2008 - 00:00
Footsie rallies as 'Arry takes shares in North London ventureTV VIEW: SKY NEWS is to be avoided these nights, particularly around the time the stock exchange thingies are opening on the…Mon Oct 27 2008 - 00:00
Monkstown rely on 12th man, Three Rock go topHOCKEY: THERE WERE only two Leinster First Division fixtures at the weekend, but between them they produced 14 goals, eight …Mon Oct 27 2008 - 00:00
Loreto off to flying start as Delany grabs threeTHE INAUGURAL weekend of the Irish Hockey League produced five highly competitive matches, only Loreto posting a comprehensive…Mon Oct 20 2008 - 01:00
Prescriptions at the ready as we get ready to pummelTV VIEW: WE THOUGHT of Martin Keown on Saturday when we were flicking through our digital world of sport to see what was on …Mon Oct 20 2008 - 01:00
New format to boost game's profile and raise standardsWOMEN'S HOCKEY: IT WAS a long time in the planning and its format had to be fine-tuned before being accepted by all the branches…Fri Oct 17 2008 - 01:00
The King is wrong in the 'ead as Barney rules the ocheTV VIEW : THE CITYWEST Hotel was, Sky Sports presenter Dave Clark promised us, rocking when we tuned in for the semi-finals …Mon Oct 13 2008 - 01:00
Convincing wins ahead of IHL matchesMEN'S HOCKEY : THREE ROCK Rovers and Pembroke Wanderers both warmed up for the inaugural matches in the Irish Hockey League …Mon Oct 13 2008 - 01:00
Railway keep up good startWOMEN'S HOCKEY : A WEEK ahead of their Irish Hockey League meeting with Pegasus in Belfast, Railway Union maintained their perfect…Mon Oct 13 2008 - 01:00
Muller calls up elite for 'Super Camp'WOMEN'S HOCKEY: THERE'S A full league programme this weekend but several clubs will be without key players after Ireland coach…Fri Oct 10 2008 - 01:00
Logue gets started with UCDWOMEN'S HOCKEY WEEKEND PREVIEW: THE STUDENTS of Trinity and UCD get their league seasons under way tomorrow against Hermes and…Fri Oct 03 2008 - 01:00
Hard to give a continental as Europe begins to fragmentTV VIEW : WHEN WE saw those disgruntled kilted chaps carrying a life-size cardboard cut-out of Monty Montgomerie around that…Mon Sept 22 2008 - 01:00
Yee haw, Ryder cowboys, here's Pawd-rayg Harrison . . .TV VIEW: "LAAAAAAYDEEES AND GENTLEMEN," said the announcer in one of those spine-tinglin', goosebump-inducin', fist-pump-inspirin…Sat Sept 20 2008 - 01:00
Ted puts wind up Hall but Curtin draws colour from Marty's cheeksTV VIEW : SKY SPORTS asked the man from Easy Cleaning Services how he'd feel if Manchester United equalled Liverpool's 18 league…Mon Sept 15 2008 - 01:00
