Pressure on Derry to repeat exploitsMonaghan v Derry: THE POWERS-that-be seem to be courting controversy hereSat Jul 11 2009 - 01:00
Donegal to enjoy home comfortsDonegal v Clare: GET THEM up to Ballybofey for a night gameSat Jul 11 2009 - 01:00
Wexford can plan for progressWexford v Roscommon: THEY SAY great managers are lucky managersSat Jul 11 2009 - 01:00
Setanta confirms live coverageRUGBY NEWS : SETANTA SPORTS have confirmed their two existing sports channels will broadcast the Magners League for the coming…Thu Jul 09 2009 - 01:00
Gilroy sees Armagh influence at playLEINSTER SFC FINAL: DUBLIN GO in search of a fifth successive Leinster title on Sunday against the latest opponents, Kildare, …Thu Jul 09 2009 - 01:00
'We weren't dominating the game by a long shot'ANTHONY DALY’S stock has just risen. It has been said that Daly’s teams are honest and always give it their all.Mon Jul 06 2009 - 01:00
Ulster derby (episode two): this time it's personalSFC QUALIFIERS : THE SECOND-round draw for the football qualifiers produced a collective moan throughout the GAA with Derry …Mon Jul 06 2009 - 01:00
Stynes faces battle against cancerNEWS ROUND-UP: FORMER DUBLIN minor footballer and legendary Aussie Rules ruckman Jim Stynes announced yesterday that he has …Fri Jul 03 2009 - 01:00
Conway's ban is overturned for lack of evidenceDERRY FOOTBALL: FAILURE TO prove the incident actually occurred has seen Derry footballer James Conway’s eight-week suspension…Thu Jun 25 2009 - 01:00
O'Carroll, Connolly and Sherlock to start, but hype has to sit this one outLEINSTER SFC SEMI-FINAL: THIS WILL be neatly filed under: “Yet another Dublin piece, part VIIThu Jun 25 2009 - 01:00
Ó Sé relishes team's 'special day'FROM THE ARCHIVE: DESPITE THE muted build-up from Dublin, all the old problems were on display yesterday at Croke ParkWed Jun 24 2009 - 01:00
Helping to get Gaelic footballers up to speedSPORTING PASSIONS PAUL McKEE: ATHLETICS WAS always my first choiceWed Jun 24 2009 - 01:00
Mullane plays old press game with styleNEWS ROUND-UP: JOHN MULLANE sits casually among a gang of journalists sunning themselves outside the old UCD Sports Bar.Wed Jun 24 2009 - 01:00
Clash of Ulster sides is tie of the roundALL-IRELAND QUALIFIERS DRAWS: TELEVISION CAMERAS picked up Monaghan manager Seamus McEnaney and former Armagh boss Joe Kernan…Mon Jun 22 2009 - 01:00
Mayo likely to secure final placeCONNACHT SFC: Mayo v Roscommon : THERE ARE two distinct perspectives hereSat Jun 20 2009 - 01:00
Wexford still a major hurdle for DublinDublin v Wexford: DUBLIN FORWARD Liam Ryan is poised to join Ronan Fallon and Ross O’Carroll on the injury list ahead of tomorrow…Sat Jun 20 2009 - 01:00
Loss of Forde may be too much for Wexford to takeWexford v Kildare, Today, throw-in – 7pm Dr Cullen Park, Carlow Live on RTÉ 2Sat Jun 13 2009 - 01:00
Freeman intends to contest his banMONAGHAN MANAGER Séamus McEnaney has expressed disappointment with comments made by Derry manager Damien Cassidy and has confirmed…Fri Jun 12 2009 - 01:00
No room for Browne or ShanahanTHE SANDS of time are evident in Davy Fitzgerald’s first full cut at the Munster senior hurling championship as a manager with…Fri Jun 12 2009 - 01:00
Wexford look to rekindle sparkle of last summerLEINSTER SFC: THE NOTION of Wexford footballers as All-Ireland contenders has long fadedFri Jun 12 2009 - 01:00
Good chance to impress KidneyCANADA v IRELAND A: Venue: Infinity Park, Glendale, Colorado Kick-off: 11.30pm Irish time On TV: Sky Sports 1Wed Jun 10 2009 - 01:00
Hunt for a good balanceTHE THREAT of repetition always lingers when writing about the international exile of Stephen IrelandWed Jun 10 2009 - 01:00
Ireland take comfort in defeatNew Zealand 17 Ireland 0: They were clinging on for dear life at times but the Irish under-20s can take solace from a game that…Tue Jun 09 2009 - 01:00
Fermanagh's sights on finalULSTER SFC QUARTER-FINAL Cavan v Fermanagh : Today, throw-in – 5Sat Jun 06 2009 - 01:00
Daly focuses on matters under Dublin's controlLEINSTER SHC ANTRIM v DUBLIN: THE ANTRIM management let rip earlier this week over not being able to to practice in Croke Park…Fri Jun 05 2009 - 01:00
Farrell believes the time is right for MeathLEINSTER SFC MEATH v DUBLIN: THE SKY blue avalanche is coming so a little focus on Meath right now is no harmFri Jun 05 2009 - 01:00
Counihan has confidence in his crewMUNSTER SFC KERRY v CORK: CONOR COUNIHAN is asked about beating Kerry and, at this time of the summer at least, it is not that…Fri Jun 05 2009 - 01:00
Moyles to start at corner backMEATH MANAGER Eamon O’Brien has named Anthony Moyles at corner back with Niall McKeigue in the veteran defender’s regular centre…Fri Jun 05 2009 - 01:00
McKeever keen to push onTHE ARMAGH story as we know it is over. The last remains of the 2002 panel lingerFri May 29 2009 - 01:00
Kidney gives Ross his first startIRELAND TOUR : LEINSTER-BOUND, Cork-born, Harlequins tighthead prop Mike Ross will make his first Test start for Ireland at …Thu May 28 2009 - 01:00
Feel the painIt's a hard war to win and only the toughest survive according to men who've been in the trenches.Wed May 27 2009 - 01:00
Elsom hints his time with Leinster is overROCKY ELSOM returns to Sydney next week, with the Barbarians, and will probably feature in this summer’s Tri-Nations but, without…Wed May 27 2009 - 01:00
Contepomi says Sexton is ready for big step upREACTION: AFTERWARDS SOMEONE in the Leinster camp made a point of handing a winner’s medal to the Argentinian doctorMon May 25 2009 - 01:00
Big European fixtures weekends announcedHEINEKEN CUP and CHALLENGE CUP 2010: THE WEEKENDS for next season’s European fixtures have been announced, with the final, at…Fri May 22 2009 - 01:00
Casey backs old Leinster buddies to tame TigersHEINEKEN CUP FINAL: BOB CASEY is having an interesting weekFri May 22 2009 - 01:00
Evans deflects attention to LimerickCHAMPIONSHIP 2009 NEWS: TIPPERARY FOOTBALLERS may be the team to rattle the cages of some of the big teams this summerThu May 21 2009 - 01:00
Coulter still looks doubtfulTHE FOOTBALL championship gets under way on Irish soil on Sunday, after Mayo won in New York last weekend, with two fixtures …Fri May 15 2009 - 01:00
Low-key Griffin plays down his leading rolePAUL GRIFFIN is surrounded by dictaphonesFri May 15 2009 - 01:00
Duffy clarifies 'payments' commentsGAELIC GAMES NEWS ROUND-UP : PÁDRAIC DUFFY, director general of the GAA, was compelled yesterday to clarify comments made last…Fri May 15 2009 - 01:00
Opportunity knocks for aspirantsRUGBY TOUR SQUAD: THE MANNER of Irish rugby’s inevitable drop from the current high water-mark should be revealed on Declan …Tue May 12 2009 - 01:00
Blair chosen to replace O'LearyLIONS NEWS: MIKE BLAIR will replace Munster scrumhalf Tomás O’Leary on the British and Irish Lions squad to tour South Africa…Tue May 12 2009 - 01:00
IRFU allay club concernsTHE IRFU yesterday confirmed the entry of second-string Leinster, Munster and Ulster sides in a 24-team British and Irish cup…Thu May 07 2009 - 01:00
Quinlan hearing delayed by logisticsTHE ALAN Quinlan disciplinary hearing arising from Munster’s 25-6 defeat to Leinster last Saturday is unlikely to be convened…Wed May 06 2009 - 01:00
Leinster branch outline ticket sortingTHE LEINSTER Branch have begun the allocation process of the 7,500 tickets they will receive from the ERC today for the Heineken…Wed May 06 2009 - 01:00
Crucial areas: The centre combinationsLEINSTER-MUNSTER matches rarely get sorted in the outside centre channel, but when they do Leinster, historically, have reaped…Fri May 01 2009 - 01:00
Minister's comments lead to uneaseGAELIC GAMES PLAYERS’ GRANTS: THE GAA and the Gaelic Players Association (GPA) were united in expressing their concern yesterday…Thu Apr 30 2009 - 01:00
Cody rejects talk of best bar noneHURLING NATIONAL HURLING LEAGUE FINALS: EVERYONE IS looking up at the bar set by KilkennyThu Apr 30 2009 - 01:00
Leinster v Munster - Crucial areas: The backrowTHREE LIONS, the best number sixes in Europe right now, Shane Jennings and Denis Leamy, make up the respective backrows on Saturday…Thu Apr 30 2009 - 01:00
Cork plan without McCarthy and O'NeillALL-IRELAND UNDER-21 FC FINAL: THE CORK under-21s will be without centre forward Shane McCarthy for Monday’s All-Ireland final…Wed Apr 29 2009 - 01:00
