Ó Catháin's indoor arena of dreams warms up a bitterly frosty morningATHLETICS: He greets me with an enormous bear hug, and the look of a man who might well have smashed another indoor world record…Thu Jan 24 2013 - 00:00
Cunningham more than ready for the long road aheadExactly one year ago, having just beaten UCD in the Walsh Cup quarter-final, Anthony Cunningham lined up his Galway players for…Thu Jan 24 2013 - 00:00
Macauley looking to pick up some early silverwareO'Byrne Cup Final: “If lads don’t have the hunger back to win the All-Ireland this year, they’ve no right to be on the panel…Wed Jan 23 2013 - 00:00
Walsh ready to follow the one code for success2013 Football League: He may not realise it but Aidan Walsh provides the perfect microcosm of the modern game – a player somewhat…Wed Jan 23 2013 - 00:00
Britton voted European athlete of the month for DecemberFionnuala Britton has been voted European Athlete of the Month for December, just reward for winning the European Cross Country…Tue Jan 22 2013 - 00:00
Brennan the latest voice against black cardAnother leading inter-county footballer has spoken out against the proposed black cardTue Jan 22 2013 - 00:00
Central Council to discuss plans for new hurling championship structureFor the second time in as many months the GAA’s Central Council will try to agree a new hurling championship structure – and …Tue Jan 22 2013 - 00:00
Fitzmaurice gets final reprieve for FinugeKerry have been granted an advance scheduling of their McGrath Cup final, affording manager Eamon Fitzmaurice at least one last…Tue Jan 22 2013 - 00:00
Johnston gets Kildare over the lineKildare 1-12 Offaly 1-9: January occasionally throws up games like this – a perfect early season appetiser, two teams physically…Mon Jan 21 2013 - 00:00
Confessing to all those lies doesn't add up to telling the truthATHLETICS: I dreamt I saw Lance Armstrong again last night, as real as you or me, talking to Oprah Winfrey, and in the utmost…Sat Jan 19 2013 - 00:00
McGrath critical of the hurlers on the ditchGAELIC GAMES: It wasn’t quite cyber-bullying but Tipperary’s hurlers were subjected to some severe social media abuse, mostly…Thu Jan 17 2013 - 00:00
Lifetime ban proposed for Kilcoo supporter for racial abuse of playerA lifetime ban has been proposed for a supporter of the Kilcoo club in a further fallout to the alleged racial abuse that marred…Thu Jan 17 2013 - 00:00
Galway still in talks over intercounty sponsorshipGAELIC GAMES NEWS: The Galway County Board are still in negotiations to secure an intercounty sponsorship for 2013, and like…Wed Jan 16 2013 - 00:00
Monaghan continue to sift through their optionsDR McKENNA CUP: It’s far too soon to consider it anything more than a very mild All-Ireland winning hangover, and Donegal’s …Wed Jan 16 2013 - 00:00
Women's gold medal elite unsure about world championshipsATHLETICS: Cross Country Not for the first time there appears to be some confusion over who exactly is running the elite end…Wed Jan 16 2013 - 00:00
Gavin won't be rushed into any snap decisionsFor once it seems there is a generally positive consensus regarding a new championship structure, even if only the new round-…Tue Jan 15 2013 - 00:00
Britton turns her attention to indoor season after latest winATHLETICS: So after seven races, including four utterly commanding wins, and beaten by African opposition in the rest, with …Mon Jan 14 2013 - 00:00
Wicklow beat Dublin, Leitrim beat Mayo, Tipp beat Cork, Monaghan beat Donegal . . . football in JanuaryO’Byrne Cup Round Three Wicklow 1-11 Dublin 0-10: No sign of Ciarán Kilkenny around Parnell Park, and maybe just as…Mon Jan 14 2013 - 00:00
Black card plan could have lasting impact on GAATwenty-seven intercounty matches, one late postponement, a minor fixture backlog, dual players leaning one way or the other, …Sat Jan 12 2013 - 00:00
Hard to see in-form Britton losing this oneATHLETICS: Given her utterly commanding form, and the nature of the opposition, it would actually prove something of a disappointment…Sat Jan 12 2013 - 00:00
Irish Sports Council should reverse their carding scheme reviewON ATHLETICS: John Lennon always said life is what happens while you’re planning for the next Olympics, or words to that effect…Sat Jan 12 2013 - 00:00
Boost for Dublin as Kilkenny returnsGAELIC GAMES: It felt like a flippant question at the time, when last month, during one of his first formal engagements as senior…Fri Jan 11 2013 - 00:00
Donegal come back to earthAs Ulster and All-Ireland football champions, 2012 team of the year, and winner of eight All Stars, it must feel like something…Wed Jan 09 2013 - 00:00
Black cards proposal set for CongressFive of the so-called cynical foul plays have been identified by the GAA and will be branded by a new “black card”, resulting…Wed Jan 09 2013 - 00:00
Murphy's return to fray the best possible news for CarlowA lacerated kidney is not an injury associated with Gaelic football, yet for a while Carlow midfielder Brendan Murphy was left…Tue Jan 08 2013 - 00:00
Yellow card proposals to be modified for CongressChanges will be made to the Football Review Committee’s (FRC) controversial yellow card proposals to ensure they have the best…Tue Jan 08 2013 - 00:00
'Three games in eight days is a bit much' says busy GavinThere are mixed feelings about the new format of the O’Byrne Cup, which continues with two further rounds over the next five …Tue Jan 08 2013 - 00:00
Britton makes it look so easy as she leads Great Edinburgh from gun to tapeATHLETICS: The only problem with leading a race from gun to tape, winning comfortably in the end, smiling, hardly out of breath…Mon Jan 07 2013 - 00:00
Dublin shake off the cobwebsGAELIC GAMES Dublin 3-13 Carlow 1-12: If Jim Gavin wasn’t entirely sure what being Dublin senior football manager actually means…Mon Jan 07 2013 - 00:00
Coe's book reveals gripping truth behind London bare-knuckle rideATHLETICS: Neighbours may be defined by distance, but no distance can keep friends apart, and thanks to a near neighbour and…Sat Jan 05 2013 - 00:00
Britton keen to defend her Great Edinburgh title for EuropeATHLETICS: Some people like to start off the new year on a different footing, others like to resume exactly where they left …Fri Jan 04 2013 - 00:00
Fitzmaurice names Donaghy in midfieldGAELIC GAMES: No Colm “Gooch” Cooper, Paul Galvin or Declan O’Sullivan, no Anthony Maher or Aidan O’Mahony, and no sign of new…Fri Jan 04 2013 - 00:00
O'Hara steps back but is still 'available'That time of the year, with the new season often marking the end of a career, and so it seems for one of the longest serving …Fri Jan 04 2013 - 00:00
Dunne's role about helping players to help themselvesFormer boxer’s role not defined but is essentially that of sports psychologistThu Jan 03 2013 - 00:00
Queen's withdraw from McKenna CupThe Ulster Council have opted against the redrawing of the Dr McKenna Cup, despite the withdrawal of Queen’s University.Thu Jan 03 2013 - 00:00
Armstrong's deadly sins a chilling reminder that the truth always comes outCYCLING: There was no shortage of responses when David Walsh took to Twitter looking for suggestions that might make a suitable…Thu Dec 27 2012 - 00:00
Taylor caps off a truly vintage yearThis was, presumably, nothing at all like that late afternoon in London last AugustFri Dec 21 2012 - 00:00
Lifetime Achievement Award is fitting tribute to KyleTHE IRISH TIMES/IRISH SPORTS COUNCIL SPORTSWOMAN OF THE YEAR: How entirely and brilliantly fitting that after an Olympic and…Fri Dec 21 2012 - 00:00
Britton not resting on laurels as she hits Brussels for a startThere is a more global look about the field awaiting Fionnuala Britton in Brussels this Sunday in her first race as two-time …Thu Dec 20 2012 - 00:00
Duffy leads the tributes to a 'larger than life' Kerry legendIndestructible is the one word they kept repeating – instinctively expressing both his nature, and the very impossibility, that…Mon Dec 17 2012 - 00:00
In praise of Fionnuala BrittonWe were comfortably numb as Fionnuala Britton raced down the final icy stretches of the wickedly cold Budapest course last Sunday…Sat Dec 15 2012 - 00:00
Modest Britton will find it hard to run away and hide nowON ATHLETICS: ‘It used to be I ran to get where I was going. I never thought it would take me anywhere.”Sat Dec 15 2012 - 00:00
Páidí Ó Sé - an extraordinary football lifeFor a man who won so much respect and honours on the field, and won so many admirers off it, there is no easy surmising the football…Sat Dec 15 2012 - 00:00
Kildare to help Dublin host Spring SeriesDublin’s popular Croke Park Spring Series is “back on the bill” for 2013, thanks in part to an agreement that Kildare also play…Wed Dec 12 2012 - 00:00
Kerry report highlights rising emigration and rural depopulationNot for the first time the twin issues of emigration and rural depopulation have been highlighted at a county convention, with…Wed Dec 12 2012 - 00:00
Jones' biggest coaching call pays rich dividends for BrittonIt sounds like they’re already well versed in the question, the when, if not how soon, before Fionnuala Britton starts exploring…Tue Dec 11 2012 - 00:00
Britton delivers gold yet againATHLETICS: How on the wicked frozen earth of Budapest did she win that? No weakness, no fear, no panic and no letting up, although…Mon Dec 10 2012 - 00:00
Team gold caps an epic day as Britton defends her title in emphatic fashionEUROPEAN CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIP: After 4km it was hats off. After 6km it was gloves off too, at least for some of themMon Dec 10 2012 - 00:00
Six of the best: The Irish women who won European goldFionnuala Britton First place always sets up a strong team performance, and when the 28- year-old from Wicklow defends her individual…Mon Dec 10 2012 - 00:00
Open warfare on muddy battlefield will hold no fears for BrittonON ATHLETICS: I’ve just packed five layers of cotton thermals to wear under my street clothes around Budapest this weekend, …Sat Dec 08 2012 - 00:00
