Mayo look the finished articleKildare v Mayo: The Connacht champions field a number of the senior All-Ireland finalists' panel but none of the likely starting…Sat Sept 04 2004 - 01:00
Leave this one to CorkAll-Ireland U-21 football semi-finals: The theme uniting these two matches is the disadvantage in which Armagh and Kildare find…Sat Sept 04 2004 - 01:00
Carey injury not seriousNews round-up: An MRI scan on Kilkenny's DJ Carey, who injured a hamstring in training on Monday night, has shown that the injury…Thu Sept 02 2004 - 01:00
Pinning lack of medals on GAA is a non-runnerOn the basis that it's easy to dig up a ploughed field, this week I will be mostly writing about the Olympics and athleticsWed Sept 01 2004 - 01:00
Kernan is measuredRound-up: Early projections for next month's All-Ireland final are cautious but the consensus is that Kerry's favouritism can…Tue Aug 31 2004 - 01:00
Bandwagon is picking up speedKerry 1-17 Derry 1-11: Kerry's bandwagon is starting to roll a little more menacingly now.Mon Aug 30 2004 - 01:00
Mayo's final push is decisiveAll-Ireland SFC Semi-final/Fermanagh -1-8 Mayo 0-13 : Mayo are back in the All-Ireland final for the first time in seven years…Mon Aug 30 2004 - 01:00
Mayo must raise standardFermanagh v Mayo: It may have been Fermanagh who left the best opportunity behind them in the drawn match but this afternoon…Sat Aug 28 2004 - 01:00
Kerry's strengths are persuasiveAll Ireland SFC semi-final/Derry v Kerry: In successive weeks over three months ago Kerry beat Galway to win the National Football…Sat Aug 28 2004 - 01:00
Perfect pitch the priority for KellyProblems with Croke Park surface: Croke Park's stadium authorities will be seeking the views of inter-county teams in an attempt…Tue Aug 24 2004 - 01:00
Maughan gets good news on injuriesTeam news: There was good news for Mayo footballers yesterday as it emerged that Ronan McGarrity and Conor Mortimer are expected…Tue Aug 24 2004 - 01:00
Creating great expectationsAll-Ireland SFC/Semi-final Fermanagh v Mayo: The signs were there but most of us chose to ignore themWed Aug 18 2004 - 01:00
Lyons's record is better than averageSaturday's meeting of Dublin and Kerry might have depressed the historical average of great matches between the counties but …Wed Aug 18 2004 - 01:00
Pity the GAC didn't come out fighting tooThe Games Administration Committee's decisions in relation to the controversies of recent weeks will do little to further perceptions…Tue Aug 17 2004 - 01:00
Lyons won't rush into a decisionNo immediate developments are expected in relation to the Dublin football management positionTue Aug 17 2004 - 01:00
Lyons won't rush into Dublin decisionNo immediate developments are expected in relation to the Dublin football management positionTue Aug 17 2004 - 01:00
Cork tight enough to bottle up lively WexfordCork v Wexford: The twin starting points for tomorrow's Guinness All-Ireland hurling semi-final are that Wexford look significantly…Sat Aug 14 2004 - 01:00
Moynihan to play no part in semi-finalTeam news Séamus Moynihan will play no part in Kerry's All-Ireland quarter-final at Croke Park this SaturdayThu Aug 12 2004 - 01:00
Qualifiers highlight games' demographicsIf journalism is history's first draft, historians must be kept quite busyWed Aug 11 2004 - 01:00
GAA to make legal route difficultThe GAA are looking at making it more difficult for members to challenge suspensions in the civil courtsTue Aug 10 2004 - 01:00
Mayo face swarm welcomeMayo v Tyrone: Even by the standards of the genre, last March's league meeting between the teams looks an unreliable indicator…Sat Aug 07 2004 - 01:00
Waterford can dispel all doubtsGAELIC GAMES/All-Ireland SH semi-final/Kilkenny v Waterford: Rarely has the evidence for a big match been as confusing and …Sat Aug 07 2004 - 01:00
Champions should have too much for MayoEven by the standards of the genre, last March's league meeting between the teams looks an unreliable indicator to this afternoon…Sat Aug 07 2004 - 01:00
Waterford on road less travelledThis weekend is history in the making, albeit not written in a grand copperplate hand to be admired for decades to comeSat Aug 07 2004 - 01:00
O'Mahony ends his term with GalwayNews round-up: The curtain has come down on the seven years of John O'Mahony's management in GalwayWed Aug 04 2004 - 01:00
Milestone for change definitely passedOn Gaelic Games: A late friend of mine used to pinpoint certain watershed moments as that stage at which it is decided the tomfoolery…Wed Aug 04 2004 - 01:00
Cork annoyance over coverage of brawlCork County Board chairman Jim Forbes has criticised RTÉ for what he deems selective coverage of the brawl after Saturday's Cork…Tue Aug 03 2004 - 01:00
Dublin and Kerry clash fixed for Croke ParkDublin and Kerry have been drawn together in the All-Ireland quarter-finals for the second time in the four years of the qualifier…Mon Aug 02 2004 - 01:00
It's play back time on road to recoveryAll-Ireland SF Qualifier/Tyrone v Galway: The Bank of Ireland All-Ireland football qualifiers are about to get interestingSat Jul 17 2004 - 01:00
Laois's rising ambitions to provide spur to retain titleLaois v Westmeath: After the semi-final defeat a subdued Meath manager Seán Boylan reflected on the slow but inexorable rise…Sat Jul 17 2004 - 01:00
Tyrone favourites to emerge in the heel of the huntGAELIC GAMES: One grim realisation unites these teamsSat Jul 17 2004 - 01:00
Cody and O'Connor await their fateA top GAA referee has called for action to curb indiscipline by team managersTue Jul 13 2004 - 01:00
Calendar change for football quarter-finalsQUALIFIER FIXTURES: The draw for round four of the All-Ireland football qualifier series will take place next Sunday with the…Tue Jul 13 2004 - 01:00
Managers Cody and O'Connor await their fateA top GAA referee has called for action to curb indiscipline by team managers.Tue Jul 13 2004 - 01:00
Provincial finalists to have edge bluntedGAA/New hurling format: Ger Loughnane says that one of the purposes of next year's new hurling championship format is to limit…Fri Jul 09 2004 - 01:00
Gleeson is only Tipperary changeGAA/Team news: Tipperary make one change for tomorrow's All-Ireland qualifier against Cork in KillarneyFri Jul 09 2004 - 01:00
Offaly veteran's injury setbackGaelic Games News: Brian Whelahan has indicated he won't be ready for tomorrow week's All-Ireland hurling qualifier against …Fri Jul 09 2004 - 01:00
GAC defers decision on Tipperary and KerryNews: The GAA's Games Administration Committee have deferred a decision on the fate of Tipperary and Kerry, the counties that…Tue Jul 06 2004 - 01:00
Wexford's speed can go the distanceLeinster SHC Final/Wexford v Offaly: For the first time this decade an air of expectation has settled on the Guinness Leinster…Sat Jul 03 2004 - 01:00
Waterford threat avertedGAA/ News round-up: Longford have agreed to play Saturday's All-Ireland qualifier against Waterford in Portlaoise at 4.30 pWed Jun 30 2004 - 01:00
Dunny plays down hurling routsChampionship 2004 News: The chairman of the GAA's Hurling Development Committee says next year's new championship structure …Tue Jun 29 2004 - 01:00
Tipperary desire can be keyGaelic Games/Limerick v Tipperary Preview: When the counties met in this year's league, Tipperary won at a canter and Limerick…Sat Jun 26 2004 - 01:00
Club v County must be give and takeLiam Mulvihill's image might occasionally be that of a Sir Humphrey (and the comparison amuses the GAA's director general), but…Wed Jun 23 2004 - 01:00
Galway forced to changeTeam news: Galway have been forced into changes ahead of Sunday's Connacht football semi-final against Mayo in CastlebarTue Jun 22 2004 - 01:00
O'Dwyer takes it all in his strideFor all that his Laois team is now unbackable to retain their Leinster title, Mick O'Dwyer betrays no uneaseMon Jun 21 2004 - 01:00
Meath look shaky on shifting Leinster sandsLeinster SFC Semi-final/Laois v Meath : In July 2002 these counties met in the qualifiers and Laois were trimmed in a monumentally…Sat Jun 19 2004 - 01:00
Poised to make an impact on big stageLeinster SFC Semi-final: That the arrival of Joe Sheridan on the big stage has been slightly delayed is one of the few dissonant…Sat Jun 19 2004 - 01:00
Intercounty calendar now full, admits MulvihillThe Tipperary crisis that led to the withdrawal of the county footballers from the All-Ireland qualifier series may have wider…Thu Jun 17 2004 - 01:00
Kerry's all-round threat to overcomeKerry v Cork: On the face of it, this Bank of Ireland Munster football semi-final should be a bit of a damp squibSat Jun 12 2004 - 01:00
