On The SidelinesThere was good news this week for would-be competitors in January's World Swimming Championships with the announcement that the…Sat Nov 15 1997 - 00:00
Wilmots unlikely to playA cloud hung over the Belgian camp as training finished yesterdayFri Nov 14 1997 - 00:00
Belgium hit by withdrawalsThere was bad news for Georges Leekens at yesterday's Belgian training session where Nico van Kerkckhoven and Bart De Roover …Thu Nov 13 1997 - 00:00
Cup competitions in a typical muddleIf there's one thing that we've come to expect from the National League's management committee over the past few years, it's …Tue Nov 11 1997 - 00:00
Cork take chances and the pointsYou could spot the sceptics up at Tolka Park yesterdayMon Nov 10 1997 - 00:00
On The SidelinesThe 18-month feud between media moguls Ted Turner and Rupert Murdoch took another bizarre twist this week with the American, …Sat Nov 08 1997 - 00:00
Dundalk pay for cautionBefore bringing his team to Dublin for last weekend's game against St Patrick's Athletic at Richmond Park it was all pretty straightforward…Fri Nov 07 1997 - 00:00
National LeagueHome form has provided the backbone of a strong start for these two sides, and so, with this game being played at Oriel Park, …Thu Nov 06 1997 - 00:00
Richmond rejoicesIt may have taken a few weeks to get right, but the Saint Patrick's Athletic jigsaw is certainly starting to look like the completed…Mon Nov 03 1997 - 00:00
On The SidelinesFor the organisers of the forthcoming Winter Olympics, it seems, it simply never rains but it poursSat Nov 01 1997 - 00:00
Hopeful noises of down but not outsThose few minutes before the first player emerges from the dressing room are always anxious ones for the press at Lansdowne Road…Thu Oct 30 1997 - 00:00
High-flying Limerick learning to live with the cityIt has been a long old haul for senior football in LimerickTue Oct 28 1997 - 00:00
All change at the top as St Patrick's sneak past RoversAnother Friday night at Tolka Park and once again it's all change at the top of the premier divisionSat Oct 25 1997 - 01:00
Azerbaijan first test for IrishHaving left some fairly irate club managers behind in England and overcome some transportation and accommodation problems en …Wed Oct 22 1997 - 01:00
Spoils are shared in game of few chancesHow the National League's officials must wish they could give their opposite numbers out in RTE a crystal ball for ChristmasMon Oct 20 1997 - 01:00
Sligo are overrun in second periodFor a club where the players probably still have to wear name badges when they go training, Sligo Rovers have done remarkably…Sat Oct 18 1997 - 01:00
Euro view of France '98 comes into focusFrom 13 on Saturday morning to 20 that evening, this weekend's final round of regular group matches in Europe provided the largest…Mon Oct 13 1997 - 01:00
Cascarino delighted but Kelly upset over one that got awayAnother result, another job well done, was the message from Mick McCarthy's wannabes as they wandered out of Lansdowne Road and…Mon Oct 13 1997 - 01:00
Drogheda cunning denies BohemiansThe determination of a Drogheda United official at Lansdowne Road on Saturday to convince those he met that his side would survive…Mon Oct 13 1997 - 01:00
On The SidelinesAfter going along with his sister to watch her fiance play in last weekend's North Devon League match between Torrington and …Sat Oct 11 1997 - 01:00
Finally, the floodgates openAfter 565 games the slow but steady trickle of qualifiers of France '98 is about to turn into a floodSat Oct 11 1997 - 01:00
Collins top seed for last eventThe Irish squash selectors get a final opportunity to look over the players available for the forthcoming World Team Championships…Fri Oct 10 1997 - 01:00
FAI National LeagueNew signing Raymond McCoy, a midfielder who can play up front, goes into Jim McLaughlin's squad for this National League Premier…Thu Oct 09 1997 - 01:00
McHugh helps out old friendHarry McHugh, the former Dundalk and Athlone defender, has joined Drogheda United as Martin Lawlor's assistantTue Oct 07 1997 - 01:00
Cork fall apart as three are sent offJust what is it about these two when they meet in Tolka Park? Last time they met at this venue they produced a cracking contest…Sat Oct 04 1997 - 01:00
On The SidelinesSome weeks ago, we brought you news of poor Kevin Garnett, the 21-year-old basketball player whose club didn't understand him…Sat Oct 04 1997 - 01:00
Derry mired in predictable doldrumsDave Barry won't need telling that it's still very early days in the new National League campaign but enough of the new race …Tue Sept 30 1997 - 01:00
FAI may impose league cutBernard O'Byrne, the FAI general secretary, last night suggested that if the country's senior football clubs continued to fail…Tue Sept 30 1997 - 01:00
Show is way off the markIf there's one thing that everybody associated with the National League has been agreed upon in recent years it's that the coverage…Tue Sept 23 1997 - 01:00
Dolan seeks to help others to help themselvesMonday morning in Inchicore and Richmond Park is a centre of quiet activityTue Sept 16 1997 - 01:00
Bohemians impress but fail to take the spoilsAcross the water there has long been a case made by those associated with the London clubs that they start each championship …Sat Sept 13 1997 - 01:00
FAI National League Team News And StatisticsToday Shelbourne V Drogheda Utd (7Sat Sept 13 1997 - 01:00
Play-off venue cruxLansdowne Road will not be available to the FAI for one of the dates which FIFA has scheduled for the play-offs for second-placed…Thu Sept 11 1997 - 01:00
Ringing The PermutationsIf Ireland beat Lithuania this evening the team is virtually assured of a place in the play-offs as the second placed team from…Wed Sept 10 1997 - 01:00
Cousins injury may force Byrne to buyShamrock Rovers' manager Mick Byrne will decide this morning whether the injury sustained by Tony Cousins in Sunday's game with…Tue Sept 09 1997 - 01:00
