Managers hedge bets as players nurse bruisesGaelic Games All-Ireland SFC quarter-final replay Both Donegal and Galway have deferred selection for Sunday's All-Ireland quarter…Fri Aug 08 2003 - 01:00
Deja vu all over again for poor old FermanaghThe widespread dismay at Fermanagh's disintegration on Sunday distracted attention from a disappointing set of All-Ireland quarter…Wed Aug 06 2003 - 01:00
Old boys prove their worthWexford 1-20 Waterford 0-18: Even by the standards of their perplexing tendencies Saturday night was a sickener for Waterford…Mon Jul 21 2003 - 01:00
Two Larrys happy to bury egos for causeReaction Wexford v Waterford "The intercounty scene is very competitive," said Waterford manager Justin McCarthyMon Jul 21 2003 - 01:00
Harte looks ahead to future contestsReaction Tyrone v Down: In the contentment that followed his team's enormous win, Tyrone manager Mickey Harte is nonetheless…Mon Jul 21 2003 - 01:00
Nervous occasion as neighbours finally meetThis evening in Kilkenny, the sterility of the traditional competitive structures will be laid bare.Sat Jul 19 2003 - 01:00
O'Dwyer's men have momentum to winLeinster SFC Final: We would have got good odds on last April's NFL fixture not being the most significant between the counties…Sat Jul 19 2003 - 01:00
Offaly go forward in sweet harmonyAll-Ireland SHC Qualifier/Offaly 1-18 Limerick 0-14: The GAA's first venture into midweek championship matches might have met…Fri Jul 18 2003 - 01:00
Wexford make four changesLarry O'Gorman has returned to the Wexford team for Saturday's All-Ireland hurling qualifier against neighbours Waterford.Thu Jul 17 2003 - 01:00
Quinn's conversion on road to reformGAA: With the passage of time former GAA president Peter Quinn has more and more the appearance of a man who has stepped through…Wed Jul 16 2003 - 01:00
McKeever ruled outArmagh's Paddy McKeever has received a four-week suspension from the GAA's Games Administration Committee after his red card …Sat Jul 12 2003 - 01:00
Munster SFC Final Galway v TipperaryThis looks unrecognisable from the Guinness All-Ireland final of two years ago. It's easy to see what's happened Tipperary.Sat Jul 12 2003 - 01:00
PreviewsKerry huffed and puffed to get past an under-strength Derry last week but were themselves missing Shane Brick who returns for…Sat Jun 28 2003 - 01:00
They may have been Down, but never outAlthough Sunday's Ulster semi-final represented another major disappointment for the perennially put-upon Fermanagh it was also…Tue Jun 24 2003 - 01:00
O'Rourke brings back old memoriesIn his first year managing Down Paddy O'Rourke, the 1991 All-Ireland winning captain, has steered them to an Ulster finalMon Jun 23 2003 - 01:00
Derry annoyed by Dublin respiteFootball qualifiers: The GAA's Games Administration Committee has defended its decision to postpone for a week the Derry-Dublin…Tue Jun 17 2003 - 01:00
Clancy's point is well madeTime-lapse photography shot at each of Mick O'Dwyer's big visits to Croke Park over 50 years would show structures tumbling and…Mon Jun 16 2003 - 01:00
Dublin dethroned as Laois give emphatic answer to doubtersLeinster SFC Semi-final: Dublin 0-14 Laois 0-16 A momentous weekend for the Leinster football championship culminated in champions…Mon Jun 16 2003 - 01:00
Tunnel incident likely to be investigated by GACThe GAA's Games Administration Committee is likely to investigate an incident in the tunnel as the teams went off at half-time…Mon Jun 16 2003 - 01:00
Dunne to play central roleAll-Ireland hurling qualifiers: Tomorrow in Portlaoise Tipperary, still coping with the mental scars of last month's heavy defeat…Fri Jun 13 2003 - 01:00
Fay adds to Meath's defensive qualitiesTeam news: Darren Fay returns to the Meath team for tomorrow's Leinster football semi-final against Kildare at Croke ParkFri Jun 13 2003 - 01:00
O'Reilly criticises final decisionUlster SHC Final Antrim v Derry: Down hurling manager Jimmy O'Reilly has complained that the Ulster Council is undermining his…Fri Jun 13 2003 - 01:00
A major gamble for both player and managerON GAELIC GAMES: Although the Charlie Carter story is only breaking - and bearing in mind the history of recent "retirements…Wed Jun 11 2003 - 01:00
Kilkenny deny rift in campNews round-up: Kilkenny county secretary Pat Dunphy yesterday denied there was any rupture in the relationship between team …Tue Jun 10 2003 - 01:00
Home comfort for ClareHurling/All-Ireland Qualifiers: After a weekend of desperate misfortune, Clare hurlers finally got some crumb of comfort with…Tue Jun 10 2003 - 01:00
Micko hits full strideThere was a sense of occasion in Tullamore yesterday as the midland rivals met again to settle their Leinster replayTue Jun 03 2003 - 01:00
Meeting to seek Semple TV answersNews round-up: The broadcasting of the weekend's Munster hurling semi-finals from Thurles remains in the balance.Tue Jun 03 2003 - 01:00
Munster men want a Munster refereeThe corridor is full of noises and few of them are complimentary to match referee Pat Aherne.Mon Jun 02 2003 - 01:00
Cork make long trip into the WestGAELIC GAMES: Last year's Munster champions Cork will travel to Roscommon in the stand-out tie of this year's Bank of Ireland…Mon Jun 02 2003 - 01:00
Championship2003 Weekend PreviewsLeinster SHC Preliminary round final Dublin v Laois, Nowlan Park, 7Sat May 31 2003 - 01:00
Clock is running down for Limerick hopefulsIt's a tribute to the resilience of the championship that tomorrow's Guinness Munster hurling semi-final is so intriguingly poised…Sat May 31 2003 - 01:00
Can Antrim capitalise on win?In what has already become a season of shocks, Sunday's result from Casement Park didn't attract as much attention as might have…Tue May 27 2003 - 01:00
Managers draw from experiencePaul O'Kelly's nerves could hardly have stopped jangling when he gave an impromptu press conference under the stand in O'Moore…Mon May 26 2003 - 01:00
Dublin drop Goggins for championship openerGaelic Games News round-up: Dublin have left last year's captain Coman Goggins out of the side, which opens its defence of the…Mon May 26 2003 - 01:00
Kelly sees need for change in GAC roleGAA/ Games Administration Committee: GAA president Seán Kelly is considering a complete reform of the association's central …Mon May 26 2003 - 01:00
Clare hurling set for reprieveThere is growing speculation that Clare's SeáMcMahon has not been reported for striking in respect of his sending-off during …Sat May 24 2003 - 01:00
GAC want sharper focus on powersWith Clare captain Seán McMahon becoming the latest high-profile player to see red in a big match, the GAA's Games Administration…Tue May 20 2003 - 01:00
Walsh to set tone for winPreview Galway v Roscommon: Last year seemed to close a chapter on the rivalry between these countiesSat May 17 2003 - 01:00
Tyrone should survive annual war of attritionPreview Derry v Tyrone: Amid all the repeats that the various provincial championships foist upon us, there can hardly be one…Sat May 17 2003 - 01:00
Crucial losses a worry for TippPreview Clare v Tipperary: Of all the reasons for plummeting interest in tomorrow's now perennial Guinness Munster hurling championship…Sat May 17 2003 - 01:00
Logical move for a central figureUlster Football Championship/Anthony Tohill's new role: Seán Moran finds there are sound reasons for relocating Anthony Tohill…Sat May 17 2003 - 01:00
O'Donnell delighted to have made full amendsA week ago, despite a couple of really good saves, O'Donnell ended up implicated in the late goal that won Westmeath the Division…Mon May 12 2003 - 01:00
Kilkenny have the time to take ambitious approachHurling National League finals Division One final Kilkenny v Tipperary Croke Park, 3Mon May 05 2003 - 01:00
Andrews out for seasonDublin football manager Tommy Lyons reacted to news of Peadar Andrews's cruciate injury by saying that it is "a bad blow for …Wed Apr 30 2003 - 01:00
Leahy's career in balanceGaelic Games News John Leahy's hurling career may be over, after surgery yesterday revealed that he has damaged the cruciate…Sat Apr 26 2003 - 01:00
Tipperary in the dark about Corcoran's fateGaelic Games Team News: Tipperary have an anxious wait today before finding out the fate of Eamonn Corcoran who was shown a …Fri Apr 25 2003 - 01:00
Byrne and Leahy named in Tipperary panelNEWS: Former Kilkenny captain Denis Byrne and veteran John Leahy have been named in the Tipperary panel for Sunday's National…Wed Apr 16 2003 - 01:00
Congress structures 'cumbersome'Gaelic Games Leinster chairman Nicky Brennan believes that the GAA's annual congress structures are "cumbersome" and questions…Wed Apr 09 2003 - 01:00
