Leinster down to two-team contestHOCKEY MEN’S: AFTER GLENANNE dropped out of the reckoning over the weekend, the contest for the Leinster Division One title …Mon Mar 15 2010 - 00:00
Loreto braced for must-win encounterHOCKEY: GOING INTO Sunday’s final round of pool matches, only Railway Union are already certain of their spot in the last four…Fri Mar 12 2010 - 00:00
Seventh award in seven years says it allSPORTSWOMAN OF THE MONTH FEBRUARY/JESSICA KÜRTEN: IT’S A fair indication of Jessica Kürten’s consistency, at the very highest…Wed Mar 10 2010 - 00:00
Two-nil up at half-time and it looked like walkies for LongieTV VIEW: SKY NEWS TOLD us last Wednesday afternoon that if we wanted to see live coverage of the open-top bus parade through…Mon Mar 08 2010 - 00:00
Ireland fall short in finalWOMEN’S HOCKEY: LESS THAN two months before the teams are due to meet again in their World Cup qualifying tournament, Scotland…Mon Mar 08 2010 - 00:00
O'Flynn looks to stake claimHOCKEY: AUDREY O’FLYNN, who made her senior debut against Belgium last month, has been given another chance by Gene Muller to…Fri Mar 05 2010 - 00:00
Thank God we're all over that Parisian heartbreak. Or notTV VIEW: WHEN THE rugby lads lost in Paris last month they bemoaned the fact they had to wait two whole weeks before their next…Wed Mar 03 2010 - 00:00
St Andrew's retain title with late strikesHOCKEY LEINSTER SCHOOLS’ SENIOR CUP/St Andrews 2 Alexandra 0: TWO GOALS in the last seven minutes of yesterday’s final at Grange…Wed Mar 03 2010 - 00:00
Bull would prefer teeth pulled than milk plaudits . . . no BullTV VIEW: WE WERE trying to remember who John Hayes reminded us of on Saturday when he led the Irish team out at Twickenham with…Mon Mar 01 2010 - 00:00
Railway Union and Pegasus progressWomen's Hockey: WITH ONE round of pool matches still to go Railway Union and Pegasus booked their places in the semi-finals …Mon Mar 01 2010 - 00:00
Railway hope to seal semi-final spotWOMEN’S HOCKEY: AFTER ALMOST a three-month gap the Irish Hockey League resumes this weekend with several clubs still in contention…Fri Feb 26 2010 - 00:00
Irish girls get their first actionAFTER AN eventful build-up to their Winter Olympics, during which their qualification for the bobsleigh event in Vancouver was…Tue Feb 23 2010 - 00:00
Pembroke upset Hermes in CupTHEY HAVE struggled in the league so far this season, Saturday’s draw with UCD leaving them second from bottom of the table, …Mon Feb 22 2010 - 00:00
From tobogganing in Thurles to Wee Willie's Limerick streakTV VIEW: A MOST peculiar sporting week that, and confirmation of its quirkiness was the sight of almost as much snow in Thurles…Mon Feb 22 2010 - 00:00
Three-way battle in LeinsterWOMEN’S HOCKEY: WHILE REIGNING Munster and Ulster champions Cork Harlequins and Pegasus are playing catch-up in their respective…Fri Feb 19 2010 - 00:00
Masters of doom in full cry but Tom refuses to raise white flagTV VIEW: AN UNCOMFORTABLE sporting weekend, not least for the Irish Winter Olympics team who were sandwiched between Iran and…Mon Feb 15 2010 - 00:00
Hermes maintain lead at topIT’S AS you were at the top of the Leinster first division table after all three title contenders picked up wins on Saturday, …Mon Feb 15 2010 - 00:00
Three Rock win on penalty strokesWEEKEND HOCKEY: THE LINE-UP for the quarter-finals of the Irish Senior Cup is finally complete, Three Rock Rovers and Monkstown…Mon Feb 15 2010 - 00:00
Concern over 'centralise' plan for squadHOCKEY WOMEN’S: GENE MULLER’S confirmation that he is considering a proposal to “centralise” his senior squad in Dublin from…Fri Feb 12 2010 - 00:00
Hamilton hat-trickMEN'S HOCKEY: BANBRIDGE AND Annadale advanced to the quarter-finals of the Irish Senior Cup on Saturday after coming through…Mon Feb 08 2010 - 00:00
Gilesie not able to fake it and Drico can't shake it like GrableTV VIEW: FAR BE it from us to make assumptions about how John Giles felt on being summoned to Montrose on a Sunday morning to…Mon Feb 08 2010 - 00:00
Belgium strike againWOMEN’S HOCKEY: IRELAND SUFFERED their second defeat in three days to Belgium yesterday, the hosts following up Friday’s 3-0…Mon Feb 08 2010 - 00:00
Villa-in of the week?PLANET SOCCER: THAT’D be Aston Villa’s England Under-19 defender Nathan Baker, currently on loan at Lincoln.Mon Feb 08 2010 - 00:00
Muller keen for Belgium testWOMEN'S HOCKEY : WEATHER PERMITTING, Ireland will play their first competitive matches since last summer’s European Championships…Fri Feb 05 2010 - 00:00
Hermes do the weekend double over RailwayAS WEEKENDS go that wasn’t a bad one for HermesMon Feb 01 2010 - 00:00
BBC's telly tummies go all Tinky Winky, Dipsy, Lala and PooTV VIEW: MAKING SPORTY predictions is, need it be said, a risky business, the crystal ball-wielding smarty-pants’ confidence…Mon Feb 01 2010 - 00:00
Hermes looking to put Railway Union off trackWOMEN’S HOCKEY ROUND-UP: HERMES HAVE two opportunities this weekend to put an end to Railway Union’s flawless record in all …Fri Jan 29 2010 - 00:00
Hermes looking to put Railway Union off trackWOMEN’S HOCKEY ROUND-UP: HERMES HAVE two opportunities this weekend to put an end to Railway Union’s flawless record in all …Fri Jan 29 2010 - 00:00
Ronnie, Bill and Ted - they're all one of a kind, so to speakTV VIEW: WE DIDN’T, we have to admit, understand exactly what Ronnie O’Sullivan meant when he said he’s been “playing like a…Mon Jan 25 2010 - 00:00
Ronnie, Bill and Ted - they're all one of a kind, so to speakTV VIEW: WE DIDN’T, we have to admit, understand exactly what Ronnie O’Sullivan meant when he said he’s been “playing like a…Mon Jan 25 2010 - 00:00
Muller takes squad to SpainWOMEN’S HOCKEY ROUND-UP: THREE MONTHS ahead of the World Cup qualifier in Chile the Ireland squad leaves for Alicante today …Fri Jan 22 2010 - 00:00
Muller takes squad to SpainWOMEN’S HOCKEY ROUND-UP: THREE MONTHS ahead of the World Cup qualifier in Chile the Ireland squad leaves for Alicante today …Fri Jan 22 2010 - 00:00
Xtra, Xtra, read all about it, Tiger turns to Christianity for salvationTV VIEW: WE ONLY discovered by accident yesterday that golf still exists in America when we were trying to locate the whereabouts…Mon Jan 18 2010 - 00:00
Xtra, Xtra, read all about it, Tiger turns to Christianity for salvationTV VIEW: WE ONLY discovered by accident yesterday that golf still exists in America when we were trying to locate the whereabouts…Mon Jan 18 2010 - 00:00
Railway keep up their great seasonal formWOMENS HOCKEY: THERE’LL BE no repeat of last season’s ESB Irish Senior Cup final after both the holders, UCD, and the team they…Mon Jan 18 2010 - 00:00
Railway keep up their great seasonal formWOMENS HOCKEY: THERE’LL BE no repeat of last season’s ESB Irish Senior Cup final after both the holders, UCD, and the team they…Mon Jan 18 2010 - 00:00
Railway face daunting trip north for cup semi-finalAFTER A Christmas break extended by the wintry conditions, the hockey season finally resumes.Fri Jan 15 2010 - 00:00
Railway face daunting trip north for cup semi-finalAFTER A Christmas break extended by the wintry conditions, the hockey season finally resumes.Fri Jan 15 2010 - 00:00
Cross country outdoors darts could be the way forward . . .TV VIEW: ‘WHAT WENT wrong,” Jonathan Edwards asked Kenenisa Bekele. The Ethiopian legend shruggedMon Jan 11 2010 - 00:00
Cross country outdoors darts could be the way forward . . .TV VIEW: ‘WHAT WENT wrong,” Jonathan Edwards asked Kenenisa Bekele. The Ethiopian legend shruggedMon Jan 11 2010 - 00:00
Barney's new year blues spread as other United are TaylorisedTV VIEW: SO, HOW’S your new year going? Better than Raymond “Barney” van Barneveld’s, we hopeMon Jan 04 2010 - 00:00
Barney's new year blues spread as other United are TaylorisedTV VIEW: SO, HOW’S your new year going? Better than Raymond “Barney” van Barneveld’s, we hopeMon Jan 04 2010 - 00:00
Railway Union maintain runRAILWAY UNION’S flawless season has still to be dented, the Leinster champions maintaining their record of having won every game…Mon Dec 21 2009 - 00:00
Popie proves infallible as team that can't score tries score fourTV VIEW: IT WAS, to be honest, an excruciatingly difficult decision yesterday: whether to watch live coverage of Munster’s inevitable…Mon Dec 21 2009 - 00:00
Four new names in early squadWOMEN’S HOCKEY ROUND-UP: FOUR MONTHS ahead of the World Cup Qualifier in Chile, Irish coach Gene Muller has named a squad of…Fri Dec 18 2009 - 00:00
Game, set and match to Collins as pundit feasts on humble pieTV VIEW: PETER COLLINS would probably have set off on a victory lap around the fields of Santry Park yesterday if it wasn’t …Mon Dec 14 2009 - 00:00
Leaders maintain their momentumWOMEN’S HOCKEY: SOMETHING will have to give next weekend when Railway Union and Loreto meet in the league after the two teams…Mon Dec 14 2009 - 00:00
