Hermes face compelling tieWOMEN’S HOCKEY: THE CHAMPIONS of Ulster and Munster and the second and third-placed sides in Leinster this season will vie for…Fri May 01 2009 - 01:00
Keane urges Trapattoni to persevere with IrelandSOCCER: ROY KEANE IN DUBLIN THE LIFT TAKING Roy Keane from the Croke Park pitch up to his press conference on the sixth floor…Fri May 01 2009 - 01:00
ISC uncover just four 'adverse' findings out of 1,114 drug testsOUT OF 1,114 tests for banned substances carried out last year by the Irish Sports Council’s Anti-Doping Programme, on behalf…Thu Apr 30 2009 - 01:00
'Limerick' has the Lions' share of the squad - or does it?TV VIEW: IT WASN’T really until Tuesday night that the debate surrounding the selection of the Irish (and British) Lions got…Mon Apr 27 2009 - 01:00
UCD will aim to bridge 58-year gapWOMEN’S HOCKEY IRISH SENIOR CUP FINAL: IT’S 58 years since University College Dublin last won the Irish Senior Cup, in their…Fri Apr 24 2009 - 01:00
Rocket hits 140 in seven minutes as he finds somefink to do on holsTV VIEW: DID YOU see that Ronnie O’Sullivan 140 break on Saturday, in the second frame of his first-round World Championship…Mon Apr 20 2009 - 01:00
Pembroke take title in styleMEN’S HOCKEY LEINSTER SENIOR LEAGUE PEMBROKE WANDERERS clinched the Leinster First Division title in style on Saturday, beating…Mon Apr 20 2009 - 01:00
Ulster seek third title in a rowAFTER LAST season’s extraordinary display in the under-21 interprovincial tournament at Lisnagarvey, Ulster will seek their third…Fri Apr 17 2009 - 01:00
Pembroke pursue point to land titleHOCKEY: SIX DAYS after they won the EuroHockey Club Trophy at Serpentine Avenue Pembroke Wanderers could complete a dizzyingly…Fri Apr 17 2009 - 01:00
Pembroke power onHOCKEY: ALAN SOTHERN’S second hat-trick of the tournament helped Pembroke Wanderers to a 4-0 victory at the EuroHockey Club …Tue Apr 14 2009 - 01:00
Who'll play Paul O'Connell in the film?TV VIEW: IT STRUCK us watching the US Masters these past few nights that Ken Brown is sort of BBC golf’s answer to Ciarán Mullooly…Mon Apr 13 2009 - 01:00
Cregan back for visit of EnglandWOMEN’S HOCKEY : GENE MULLER’S Ireland squad steps up their preparations for June’s Champions Challenge II in Kazan, Russia, …Fri Apr 10 2009 - 01:00
Carberry in dead heat with O'RourkeSPORTSWOMAN OF THE MONTH: March joint-winners: Nina Carberry (horse racing), Derval O’Rourke (athletics)Wed Apr 08 2009 - 01:00
Weekend of mishaps and a few hitches, but a 'star is born'TV VIEW: IT WAS proving to be a weekend of malfunctions, mishaps and misfortunes, with a few technical hitches thrown in, from…Mon Apr 06 2009 - 01:00
Pembroke rise to the challengeMEN’S HOCKEY IRISH HOCKEY LEAGUE: GLENANNE WILL meet Banbridge and Three Rock Rovers will play Pembroke Wanderers in the semi…Mon Apr 06 2009 - 01:00
Cregan earns bonus point for HarlequinsWOMEN’S HOCKEY IRISH HOCKEY LEAGUE: AFTER A thrilling conclusion to the final round of pool games on Saturday it is Hermes and…Mon Apr 06 2009 - 01:00
Six clubs fighting for three slotsWOMEN’S HOCKEY: WITH ONLY Hermes already assured of a place in the last four of the Irish Hockey League (IHL), the pool phase…Fri Apr 03 2009 - 01:00
Foolishly getting caught again. And againTV VIEW: IT WAS George W Bush who once eloquently declared, “there’s an old saying in Tennessee..Thu Apr 02 2009 - 01:00
Pegasus move a step closer to three-in-a-rowWOMEN’S HOCKEY: PEGASUS MOVED a step closer to an ESB Irish Senior Cup three-in-a-row when they beat Ballymoney 2-1 in Saturday…Mon Mar 30 2009 - 01:00
'When you're in front for so long, it's hard to take'Players' reaction: THE MESSAGE was somewhat mixed in the players’ tunnel after the game, despondency, frustration and positivity…Mon Mar 30 2009 - 01:00
UCD out to bridge 58-year cup gapWOMEN'S HOCKEY: IT'S BEEN 58 years since UCD's one and only success in the Irish Senior Cup, but tomorrow they have the chance…Fri Mar 27 2009 - 00:00
A drop of magic leads to 59 seconds of madnessTV VIEW: TRACY PIGGOTT’S pre-match chat with Mick Galwey in Cardiff on Saturday now seems like, ooh, 61 years ago, and that’…Mon Mar 23 2009 - 00:00
UCC busy after winWOMEN’S HOCKEY: AFTER A flurry of activity, this weekend sees a reduced programme of club matches, with just three Leinster …Fri Mar 20 2009 - 00:00
Ted struggles with his emotions as Gandhi's mother sweeps allTV VIEW: MICK JAGGER was 36 when Ruby Walsh was bornMon Mar 16 2009 - 00:00
Ulster regain interpro titleWEEKEND HOCKEY: A 3-1 VICTORY over defending champions Leinster on Saturday, followed by a 5-5 draw with hosts Munster yesterday…Mon Mar 16 2009 - 00:00
Goal difference enough for Leinster to hold off UlsterLEINSTER REGAINED the senior interprovincial title they last won in 2005 with a 6-1 defeat of Munster in the final game of the…Mon Mar 16 2009 - 00:00
Ulster gunning for fourth in a rowWOMEN’S HOCKEY INTERPROVINCIAL SERIES AND UNDER-21 SQUAD ULSTER TRAVEL to Cork this weekend in search of their fourth senior…Fri Mar 13 2009 - 00:00
Busily making up for lost opportunitiesSPORTSWOMAN OF THE MONTH/MARY CULLEN: IT’S AT times like this that we most appreciate the introduction of “The Jessica Rule” …Wed Mar 11 2009 - 00:00
Turning up the heat as the camermen battle the elementsTV VIEW: IT WAS Monaghan manager Seamus McEnaney who, last week, blamed the new experimental rules in Gaelic football for the…Mon Mar 09 2009 - 00:00
Hermes into the semi-final as battle heats upWOMEN'S HOCKEY: WITH A fixture to spare Hermes are through to the last four of the Irish Hockey League after beating Cork Harlequins…Mon Mar 09 2009 - 00:00
In-form Loreto have semi-final in sightWOMEN’S HOCKEY IRISH LEAGUE: THE BATTLE for places in the semi-finals of the Irish Hockey League steps up a notch this weekend…Fri Mar 06 2009 - 00:00
Weekend goes just great for Railway UnionIT PROVED to be a perfect weekend for Railway Union, the club’s first team moving four points clear, with a game in hand, at …Mon Mar 02 2009 - 00:00
Rabbits ensuring dog's life for MickPLANET SOCCER: MICK McCarthy’s press conferences over the years have rarely been dull, but of late they’ve become unmissable…Mon Mar 02 2009 - 00:00
It takes two worried men to save a not-so-worried soulTV VIEW: AT FULL-TIME Tracy Piggott told Declan Kidney she had aged 10 years in the closing stages of Ireland’s 14-13 trashing…Mon Mar 02 2009 - 00:00
Senior Cup will be Ulster v Leinster after drawHOCKEY: THIS SEASON’S Irish Senior Cup final will be an Ulster v Leinster affair after the draw for the semi-finals kept the…Mon Mar 02 2009 - 00:00
Pinder's strike proves decisiveSCHOOLS HOCKEY: ST ANDREW’S 1 MOUNT ANVILLE 0 ST ANDREW’S reached their fifth Leinster Senior Cup final in seven years with …Sat Feb 28 2009 - 00:00
UCD hold their nerve againWOMEN'S HOCKEY : ULSTER CLUBS will fill five of the quarter-final places in the ESB Irish Senior Cup after Lurgan, Ballymoney…Mon Feb 23 2009 - 00:00
Rafa's figures don't add upPLANET SOCCER: RAFA BENITEZ was off again last week complaining about how little money he’s had to spend in his time at Liverpool…Mon Feb 23 2009 - 00:00
Too much of a flawlessly roundy ball bad for the brainTV VIEW : IT COULD be that we were rugby-ed out the last couple of weeks, left pining for the flawlessly roundy ball instead…Mon Feb 23 2009 - 00:00
Malone hails Galway's success ahead of European tournamentWOMEN’S HOCKEY NEWS: WHILE HIS ultimate ambition is for several of the current crop of young Connacht players to go on and play…Fri Feb 20 2009 - 00:00
Glenanne keep title hopes aliveWEEKEND HOCKEY : GLENANNE KEPT their Leinster Division One title hopes alive on Saturday when they produced a superb comeback…Mon Feb 16 2009 - 00:00
No wonder he's a misery guts, he vomits on his Jaffa CakesTV VIEW: WE COULDN’T but pray that the Wicklow woman who wrote to The Irish Times last week, complaining about the misery guts…Mon Feb 16 2009 - 00:00
PLANET SOCCERQuotes of the week “Why have Chelsea suffered so much since I left? Because I left.” - Jose Mourinho, with a grinMon Feb 16 2009 - 00:00
C of I have chance to close the gapWOMEN’S HOCKEY WEEKEND PREVIEWS : THE CANCELLATION of this weekend’s under-21 interprovincial tournament, which was scheduled…Fri Feb 13 2009 - 00:00
Gloom and doom intro takes centre stageTV VIEW: PERHAPS IT would be true to say that the nation wasn’t quite a-tingle in anticipation of last night’s World Cup qualifier…Thu Feb 12 2009 - 00:00
Setting the standard in fine styleIRISH TIMES/IRISH SPORTS COUNCIL SPORTSWOMEN AWARD FOR JANUARY: Jessica Kürten (Equestrian): HARDLY HAD Katie Taylor been crowned…Wed Feb 11 2009 - 00:00
