Pembroke primed for Pegasus challengeWomen's Hockey: There was a time when Pembroke Wanderers were almost an unstoppable force in the Irish Senior Cup, the club …Fri Mar 23 2007 - 00:00
Hermes just edge deciderWomen's Hockey: The usual suspects had the upper hand in their respective provincial cup finals on SaturdayMon Mar 19 2007 - 00:00
Inflatable leprechauns lead the Irish cel-ee-bray-shunTV View: It's the cricket World Cup. It's Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica, one of the sport's most famed venuesMon Mar 19 2007 - 00:00
Rivalry enough to warrant lively affairWOMEN'S HOCKEY: For the fourth time in seven years Hermes and Loreto meet in the Leinster Jacqui Potter Cup final at Grange …Fri Mar 16 2007 - 00:00
Magee serves up early indication of her potentialIrish Times /Vhi Healthcare Sports Woman Award for February: It's quite a trip from Raphoe, Co Donegal to Jönköping, Sweden, …Thu Mar 15 2007 - 00:00
Team play down the Crown, pundits play down the assaultTV View: That was one peculiar weekendMon Mar 12 2007 - 00:00
Stewart set to start as Muller surveys optionsHOCKEY: It's already been a memorable week for Amy Stewart, the 15-year-old scoring the winner for Royal School Armagh against…Fri Mar 09 2007 - 00:00
Walker seals perfect day for WesleyHockey Leinster Schoolboys' Senior Cup final In what was the schools' fourth meeting in a row in the Leinster Senior Cup final…Thu Mar 08 2007 - 00:00
Planet FootballOne of the finer football websites goes by the name of A Love Supreme, the target of its affection Sunderland.Mon Mar 05 2007 - 00:00
Pembroke pounce lateHOCKEY: Only Muckross, with 15 victories in the competition, have won more ESB Irish Senior Cups than Pembroke Wanderers, but…Mon Mar 05 2007 - 00:00
O'Sheazinho has Alex doing The Birdie Song shuffleTV View: D'you know, it's getting to the stage where we can't turn on our telly on a Saturday any more without seeing Irish…Mon Mar 05 2007 - 00:00
Outsiders Ballymoney hoping to revisit past gloriesHOCKEY: Back in 2001 Ballymoney completed one of those sporting fairy tales that so rarely occur, beating Pembroke Wanderers…Fri Mar 02 2007 - 00:00
Bad week for RonaldinhoPlanet Football : After the week he had we can only hope that Ronaldinho isn't a sensitive lad.Mon Feb 26 2007 - 00:00
Amhrán na Queen barely registers - even on mainlandTV View : The Big One. Has there ever been any bigger?Mon Feb 26 2007 - 00:00
Amhrán na Queen barely registers - even on mainlandTV View : The Big One. Has there ever been any bigger?Mon Feb 26 2007 - 00:00
Hermes can stir up league battleWOMEN'S HOCKEY: While international and cup commitments took precedence in recent weeks, the spotlight will be back on league…Fri Feb 23 2007 - 00:00
McBride caught with pants upPlanet Football : The latest in our series of 'what was he thinking of when he posed for this photo?' - this time it's Fulham…Mon Feb 19 2007 - 00:00
Socceroo Archie strikes back with grand five Down UnderTV View : We've had a bit of a soft spot for Archie Thompson since 2001Mon Feb 19 2007 - 00:00
The usual suspects cruise onWomen's Hockey/ Irish Senior Cup : Ten of the last 13 ESB Irish Senior Cup finals have featured either Hermes or Pegasus, with…Mon Feb 19 2007 - 00:00
Harlequins out to stop Hermes' three-in-a-rowWomen's Hockey Irish Senior Cup Not since 1949 has a club completed a three-in-a-row in the Irish Senior Cup - indeed, Pembroke…Fri Feb 16 2007 - 00:00
January award Breen rewarded for drive to the titleIrish Times/Vhi Healthcare Sportswoman of the Year We're off again, just a few weeks after choosing Derval O'Rourke as our 2006…Wed Feb 14 2007 - 00:00
Stan could do with a lesson in bouncebackabilityTV View: After the week Bobby Robson had we wondered if he'd be tempted to cut his ties with football for once and for all. …Mon Feb 12 2007 - 00:00
Muller looks to maintain progressWOMEN'S HOCKEY: With Gene Muller gathering his senior panel for a three-day training camp there's another reduced club programme…Fri Feb 09 2007 - 00:00
Leinster race to go to the endWOMEN'S HOCKEY: While Pegasus and Cork Harlequins edge ever closer to retaining the Ulster and Munster league titles they have…Mon Feb 05 2007 - 00:00
Hook threatens to throw up at all the master race talkTV View: All that Grand Slam talk on RTÉ yesterday made us fretful, so we switched for a bit to the BBC in the hope of bumping…Mon Feb 05 2007 - 00:00
Ireland to face France, SA as build-up continuesHockey Women's : France and South Africa have been lined up as opposition for Ireland in the build-up to August's European Championships…Fri Feb 02 2007 - 00:00
Fat lot of good it does experts to say flaky Serena is finishedTV View : Perhaps conscious that some of us had sacrificed an hour or three of Sunday-morning sleep to watch live coverage of…Mon Jan 29 2007 - 00:00
Leinster contingent cut to twoHockey Women's : It proved to be a bleak-enough day for Leinster clubs in Saturday's third round of the ESB Irish Senior Cup…Mon Jan 29 2007 - 00:00
Ronnie in royal formPlanet Football : We know Ronnie Whelan does a lot of punditry work these days but we were still a bit surprised to read that…Mon Jan 29 2007 - 00:00
Intriguing cup pairingsWomen's Hockey: There's plenty of competition for the "tie of the round" tag in tomorrow's ESB Irish Senior Cup third round …Fri Jan 26 2007 - 00:00
Des snaps hyenas but Tigers have last laugh in ThomondTV View: "I have to say, I would rather meet a hungry bear in the woods than a focused Munster pack," Sky Sports' man with the…Mon Jan 22 2007 - 00:00
Jimmy losing his marbles over Posh and Becks moveTV View: It was a risky enough question for Jimmy Hill to ask, but ask it he did: "Am I going mad?" His colleagues around the…Mon Jan 15 2007 - 00:00
End it like Beckham - with $250m dealHis detractors would say David Beckham's been a Hollywood footballer long before agreeing to move himself, Victoria, Brooklyn…Fri Jan 12 2007 - 00:00
Clubs do without touristsWOMEN'S HOCKEY: The club season gets under way again tomorrow after the Christmas break, with several clubs having to make do…Fri Jan 12 2007 - 00:00
Britton ends on a highas decision time loomsIrish Times/Vhi Healthcare Sports Woman Award for December: Fionnuala Britton (Athletics): Twelve months since we crowned Cork…Tue Jan 09 2007 - 00:00
Time to whitewash those cricketers out of our hairTV View : It was one of those great "if the queen had wotsits she'd be king" moments, but when you've suffered as English cricket…Mon Jan 08 2007 - 00:00
Danes fill void in Irish fixture scheduleInternational news: The five-month gap in the Republic of Ireland's 2007 schedule, between the home and away Euro 2008 qualifying…Sat Jan 06 2007 - 00:00
RTE's panel of comedians prove to be a sick jokeTV View: You know the way RTÉ is often criticised for not being adventurous enough to showcase the best of new Irish comedy, …Mon Dec 18 2006 - 00:00
Ireland's formidable taskHOCKEY: The draw for next summer's European Championships in Manchester has put Ireland in a formidable pool with hosts England…Mon Dec 18 2006 - 00:00
Brilliant Beaufort scale heightsSchoolgirls' Hockey : Nine months after their senior team lost the Leinster Cup final to St Andrew's, Loreto Beaufort came of…Sat Dec 16 2006 - 00:00
Railway desperate to add to points tallyWOMEN'S HOCKEY: As the season winds down for its Christmas break there are just three Jacqui Potter Cup ties in the Leinster…Fri Dec 15 2006 - 00:00
Going straight to the top of her classIrish Times/Vhi Healthcare Sportswoman Award for November: As we edge towards the end of 2006, with just our December winner…Wed Dec 13 2006 - 00:00
Old Alexandra setting the paceHOCKEY: While Pegasus got the win over the weekend that makes them firm favourites to retain the league title they have held…Mon Dec 11 2006 - 00:00
