O'Loughlin tipped to be next Clare managerTHE CURRENT impasse in Clare hurling, between players and management, is expected to reach a conclusion in the coming days as…Wed Dec 09 2009 - 00:00
Blackrock face old friends BelvedereRUGBY LEINSTER SENIOR SCHOOLS RUGBY CUP: THE LEINSTER Schools Cup draw for 2010 took place at St Mary’s RFC clubhouse off Templeville…Tue Dec 08 2009 - 00:00
Cusack 'honoured' to claim top awardSPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD: DÓNAL ÓG Cusack’s autobiography Come What May , written with Tom Humphries of The Irish Times…Fri Dec 04 2009 - 00:00
Ulster turn to Whitten and PollackMAGNERS LEAGUE: Ulster v Glasgow Warriors: THE IRFU national player management World Cup programme continues to protect Ireland…Fri Dec 04 2009 - 00:00
Limerick board hope to resolve impasseTHE LIMERICK County Board executive met the hurling panel last night in an attempt to iron out the current stand-off with manager…Fri Nov 27 2009 - 00:00
Steyn expected to make his mark againTHE COMPARISONS between Jonathan Sexton and Morn Steyn are obviousWed Nov 25 2009 - 00:00
Decision on Leamy may be postponedA STEADY TRICKLE of returning Irish players came through the lobby of their Killiney Castle camp early yesterday morning as preparations…Tue Nov 24 2009 - 00:00
Fitzgerald out for four to six monthsRUGBY NEWS ROUND-UP: THE IRFU medical team last night confirmed that Luke Fitzgerald suffered the misfortune of a ruptured lateral…Tue Nov 17 2009 - 00:00
Fijians still competing against all the oddsAUTUMN INTERNATIONALS IRELAND V FIJI: FIJI STRUGGLED to secure clean set-piece possession in the 23-10 defeat to Scotland at…Tue Nov 17 2009 - 00:00
Domenech keeps mounting band of critics at bayFRENCH REACTION: RAYMOND DOMENECH enters stage leftMon Nov 16 2009 - 00:00
Flippin' hell: Croker faces hectic 14 hoursTHE BIG TURNAROUND: ABOUT 12 months ago FAl chief executive John Delaney gave his IRFU counterpart Philip Browne a heads upSat Nov 14 2009 - 00:00
From future Springbok to Wallaby starDAVID POCOCK INTERVIEW : THEY TELL us David Pocock is a natural born leaderFri Nov 13 2009 - 00:00
Jennings to train with BrumbiesRUGBY NEWS ROUND-UP: SHANE JENNINGS is due to depart for Australia to train with the ACT Brumbies and a rugby league franchise…Fri Nov 06 2009 - 00:00
Players to meet as board plays down player omissionsGAELIC GAMES/LIMERICK HURLING: THE LIMERICK hurling panel are meeting this weekend to decide their next course of action following…Thu Nov 05 2009 - 00:00
Dublin board confident of deal by springDESPITE DUBLIN County Board chief executive John Costello setting a November 1st deadline for the announcement of a new sponsor…Thu Nov 05 2009 - 00:00
No standout omissions as Kennelly loses out to O'NeillGPA FOOTBALL TEAM OF THE YEAR : THE OPEL Gaelic Players Association football team of the year has been announced with just three…Wed Nov 04 2009 - 00:00
McNamara likely to go, Fitzgerald a non-runnerGAELIC GAMES : WITH SOURCES in Clare indicating hurling manager Mike McNamara will step down in the next 48 hours, the focus…Wed Nov 04 2009 - 00:00
Limerick hurlers revolt against McCarthyNEWS : IN WHAT is now becoming an epidemic in hurling circles, the Limerick panel are the latest group to revolt against the…Wed Nov 04 2009 - 00:00
Duffy defends intercounty rest period ruleINTERCOUNTY CLOSED SEASON: GAA director general Pádraic Duffy yesterday responded to recent criticism of the intercounty closed…Fri Oct 30 2009 - 00:00
No place for McGrath or Canning in team of yearGPA AWARDS: THE GAELIC Players Association has defended the “integrity” of its Opel hurling team of the year selection process…Fri Oct 30 2009 - 00:00
No amnesty for hurlers who don't like helmetsNEW RULES: THE GAA confirmed yesterday that the lead-in process is over and come January 1st hurlers at all grades must wear…Fri Oct 30 2009 - 00:00
Decision on McNamara is likely to be postponedA LETTER sent on by the Clare senior hurling panel to the county executive seeking the removal of manager Mike McNamara has sparked…Tue Oct 27 2009 - 00:00
Much to look forward to in NovemberAUTUMN INTERNATIONALS: DECLAN KIDNEY will announce a squad this afternoon of up 37 to combat what promises to be Ireland’s busiest…Tue Oct 27 2009 - 00:00
Croke Park countdown clock will commence at 12SOCCER AND RUGBY INTERNATIONALS: A DOUBLE celebration of Irish sport is coming.Tue Oct 27 2009 - 00:00
Davidson wary of the dangers that lie aheadMAGNERS LEAGUE: MUNSTER WERE described as “ailing and ageing” in one headline this past weekend after defeat to Edinburgh. They…Tue Oct 27 2009 - 00:00
O'Driscoll reminisces about how it all beganBLACKROCK COLLEGE SESQUICENTENNIAL CELEBRATIONS: BLACKROCK COLLEGE, as part of their sesquicentennial (150 years of existence…Thu Oct 22 2009 - 01:00
Babs a fly in the ointmentFUNNY THING happened yesterday at a GAA announcement in Croke Park to confirm Allianz will continue their sponsorship of the …Tue Oct 20 2009 - 01:00
UL Bohemians sent packingAIB CUP ROUND-UP : A FEW MILDLY surprising results were evident in round two of the AIB Cup this past weekend.Mon Oct 19 2009 - 01:00
Jennings cited as Hayes opts to appealLEINSTER’S RAPID descent towards crisis continued yesterday when flanker Shane Jennings was cited for alleged contact with the…Tue Oct 13 2009 - 01:00
AIB All-Ireland LeagueToday : (Kick-offs – 2.30pm) Division One A Blackrock v Garryowen StradbrookSat Oct 10 2009 - 01:00
Ten things you may not know about the Cup1 It is too late for Martyn Williams (right), but the place-kicking shoot-out will be left up to the experts this seasonWed Oct 07 2009 - 01:00
All-Ireland League Division One A ClubsBLACKROCK: IRFU assurances that the new A competition will not impact on the clubs will be borne out by Blackrock’s access to…Fri Oct 02 2009 - 01:00
Coaches and players to be consulted in January review of new leagueTHE IRFU conducted a media briefing yesterday “of its ongoing strategic plan programmes and development structures for this season…Thu Oct 01 2009 - 01:00
'True blue' Dunne lends support for Dublin's sporting roleEUROPEAN CAPITAL OF SPORT 2010: BERNARD DUNNE received a sustained and warm round of applause from a crowd representing all …Wed Sept 30 2009 - 01:00
Clare to the fore in under-21 shortlistSIX PLAYERS have been nominated for the inaugural under-21 hurler of the year awardTue Sept 29 2009 - 01:00
Cork's craft and guile gets them over the line at Croke ParkWOMEN'S FOOTBALL ALL-IRELAND SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL: Cork 1-9 Dublin 0-11: THERE WAS always a concern that Dublin would be…Mon Sept 28 2009 - 01:00
GAA await written protest before respondingTHE GAA management will not be making any comment regarding the decision of the Kilkenny County Board to formally complain against…Thu Sept 24 2009 - 01:00
Dunne fight will not be a sell-outBOXING NEWS: BERNARD DUNNE’S super bantamweight WBA world title defence against Poonsawat Kratingdaenggym in the O2 Arena on…Wed Sept 23 2009 - 01:00
Armagh approach Grimley to no availGAELIC GAMES: THE LONG-RUNNING saga to appoint the next Armagh manager remains unresolved but it has been confirmed that Paul…Wed Sept 23 2009 - 01:00
Cork refuse to switch county finalTHE CORK County Board have refused to reschedule the men’s senior club final between St Finbarr’s and Clonakilty which clashes…Wed Sept 23 2009 - 01:00
Cork refuse to switch county finalTHE CORK County Board have refused to reschedule the men’s senior club final between St Finbarr’s and Clonakilty which clashes…Wed Sept 23 2009 - 01:00
Counihan down but not out on morning after optimismTHE WALK up to the Burlington Hotel after visiting the Kerry camp put any thoughts of enjoying this job into perspectiveTue Sept 22 2009 - 01:00
Kennelly commits to Kerry for 2010TADHG KENNELLY last night uttered the words Kerry supporters were hoping for – that he would be staying in Ireland next season…Tue Sept 22 2009 - 01:00
Kennelly commits to Kerry for 2010TADHG KENNELLY last night uttered the words Kerry supporters were hoping for – that he would be staying in Ireland next season…Tue Sept 22 2009 - 01:00
Armagh capable of prolonging Mayo agonyALL-IRELAND MFC FINAL Mayo v Armagh : THERE WERE eyebrows raised around these parts on learning Armagh’s only minor football…Sat Sept 19 2009 - 01:00
Kilkenny look the finished articleALL-IRELAND MHC FINAL Kilkenny v Galway : NO CLEAN sweep this year for KilkennySat Sept 05 2009 - 01:00
Lynchpin just happy to be backKILKENNY’S BRIAN HOGAN: THAT HE was battered then broken for vital periods this season, and considering John Tennyson would …Thu Sept 03 2009 - 01:00
Soldiering on pays off in the end for LarkinKILKENNY’S EOIN LARKIN: BOTH THE watching media and his peers voted Eoin Larkin as the standout hurler in the country last season…Tue Sept 01 2009 - 01:00
