Ready to suffer in defence of her crownATHLETICS: As tactics go, the instruction to “really suffer, really punish them” might sound a little crude, but if Fionnuala…Sat Dec 08 2012 - 00:00
Enthusiastic Gavin ready to get down to businessIt sounds like he’s been counting down the days and new Dublin football manager Jim Gavin gets to stage his first collective …Thu Dec 06 2012 - 00:00
Spring Series set to be abandonedThe popular Croke Park Spring Series is to be abandoned unless agreement can be reached within the next week, and with that all…Thu Dec 06 2012 - 00:00
O'Neill backs Off-the-Booze initiativeThe GAA has relaunched its Off-the-Booze and On-the-Ball initiative under the association’s Alcohol and Substance Abuse Prevention…Wed Dec 05 2012 - 00:00
GAA considers how to tackle issue of racism on and off the pitchGAELIC GAMES: Something must be wrong when the GAA is announcing its latest programme to tackle alcohol abuse and ends up confronting…Wed Dec 05 2012 - 00:00
Rossiter and Oulart use fear of defeat to cultivate a winning habitKeith Rossiter puts it as politely as possible when admitting he “wasn’t crying” when Henry Shefflin left the field injured in…Wed Dec 05 2012 - 00:00
GAA promise swift action if racial abuse claim provedThe unanimous condemnation of the alleged racial abuse that marred Sunday’s Ulster club football final has been followed by the…Tue Dec 04 2012 - 00:00
Half of all applications for funding 'invalid'Whatever inevitable feeling of cheer or envy comes with the announcement of the Sports Capital Programme has been at least partly…Mon Dec 03 2012 - 00:00
Geraghty turns the tide for KilcormacUnder grey and unromantic skies two teams went raging against the dying of the light, and in the end one more beautiful chapter…Mon Nov 19 2012 - 00:00
Carew to be named Waterford coachThe last football vacancy of the year will be filled this evening when Niall Carew is ratified as the new Waterford senior manager…Mon Nov 19 2012 - 00:00
Granted, the carding system has not been majorly overhauledAthletics: I’ve always said that nothing fuels the paranoia of our more successful elite athletes than the prospect of losing…Sat Nov 17 2012 - 00:00
Cody set to continue his reign into a 15th seasonThe now imminent reappointment of Brian Cody as Kilkenny senior hurling manager has highlighted his unique longevity in an increasingly…Thu Nov 15 2012 - 00:00
Commercials an advertisement for underdogs against CrokesSo heavily stacked are the odds against Clonmel Commercials in Sunday’s Munster club football semi-final manager Philly Ryan …Thu Nov 15 2012 - 00:00
McMahon looking forward to working with Croly at Shamrock RoversBeing an expert in the principles of strength and conditioning, Philly McMahon shouldn’t have any problems with the increased…Tue Nov 13 2012 - 00:00
Munster club hurling final set for Páirc Uí ChaoimhPáirc Uí Chaoimh will stage the Munster club hurling final on Sunday week, the Munster Council opting for a neutral venue for…Tue Nov 13 2012 - 00:00
McGuinness to lead All Stars in New YorkJim McGuinness will continue to find himself the centre of attention this week after confirming his presence on the GAA All Star…Tue Nov 13 2012 - 00:00
Britton running into form finishing fourth in SpainATHLETICS: Fionnuala Britton won’t be having it all her own way when defending her European Cross Country title next month, …Mon Nov 12 2012 - 00:00
Ballymun produce a towering displayLEINSTER SFC QUARTER-FINAL Ballymun Kickhams 2-13 Mullingar Shamrocks 0-7: For a team venturing into the unknown, and under …Mon Nov 12 2012 - 00:00
Never mind last lap, bells should be ringing over sorry state of cross countryATHLETICS: Road racing is suffocating the sport that sparked it in the first placeSat Nov 10 2012 - 00:00
Oh Brother, I've just broken the world record and taken Olympic goldATHLETICS: David Rudisha’s journey to glory at last summer’s London Olympics is truly a remarkable oneSat Nov 10 2012 - 00:00
Shefflin recognises Dicksboro challengeOne of the last county finals of the season appears, at least on paper, one-sided, as the might of Ballyhale Shamrocks takes …Thu Nov 08 2012 - 00:00
Sponsor ends ground deal with ArmaghWith yet further evidence of the undulating sponsorship terrain now facing counties, Armagh have lost one of their longest backers…Thu Nov 08 2012 - 00:00
O'Byrne Cup set for new league formatChanges to the GAA’s close-season regulations has prompted the Leinster Council to propose a major revamp of the O’Byrne Cup – …Thu Nov 08 2012 - 00:00
Shefflin showing no inclination to leave at the topF Scott Fitzgerald saw his career nosedive at 33, and he wasn’t the only one, but Henry Shefflin – now of similar age – has spoken…Wed Nov 07 2012 - 00:00
Fennell among those omitted from Gavin's Dublin panelThe reinvention of the Dublin football panel has begun, with new manager Jim Gavin assembling his first provisional squad which…Wed Nov 07 2012 - 00:00
Athletics Ireland still running to stand stillATHLETICS: The disturbing resignation of Anne Keenan-Buckley shows how the high performance aspect of Athletics Ireland continues…Sat Nov 03 2012 - 00:00
Raise the banner: O'Dwyer's tough task in ClareMick O’Dwyer always assured us he’d be involved in the game in some form or another, and now, at the age of 76, comes his latest…Sat Nov 03 2012 - 00:00
Ó hAilpín leaves on his own termsIN THE end it was inevitable but at least this time Seán Óg Ó hAilpín has brought down the curtain on his career on his own terms…Sat Nov 03 2012 - 00:00
Match for Michaela helps Hartes and McAreaveys focus on positivesGAELIC GAMES NEWS: MICKEY HARTE has spoken about the special purpose and meaning of tomorrow evening’s game between an Ulster…Fri Nov 02 2012 - 00:00
O'Dwyer to be ratified as Clare bossTHE APPARENT fast-forwarding of Mick O’Dwyer’s ratification as new Clare senior football team manager was partly prompted by …Fri Nov 02 2012 - 00:00
Roscommon still struggling to fill managerial postNEWS ROUND-UP: ALL INTERCOUNTY teams must officially enter the “closed season” as of today – if at least on a more staggered…Thu Nov 01 2012 - 00:00
Connolly among favourites to replace Cullen as new Dublin captainNEWS: BRYAN CULLEN will be surrendering the Dublin football captaincy as he takes a more extended break from the game, with …Thu Nov 01 2012 - 00:00
McDaid replaces Keenan-BuckleyATHLETICS: TERESA McDaid has been appointed head cross-country coach following the resignation of Anne Keenan-Buckley – just…Thu Nov 01 2012 - 00:00
Cork on hunt for new sponsorsNEWS ROUND-UP: CORK HAVE become the latest county to find themselves searching for new sponsors, as the existing contract with…Thu Nov 01 2012 - 00:00
Pollock burnt off by NdunguATHLETICS: THERE ARE nice and sensible ways of running your first marathon, and surging into the lead after just eight miles…Tue Oct 30 2012 - 00:00
McCambridge proves doubters wrong with lifetime bestATHLETICS: JUDGING BY the way Maria McCambridge crossed the finishing line it was the winning that mattered, not the time, although…Tue Oct 30 2012 - 00:00
Cooper and Dr Crokes focused on next targetTHE LAST thing Colm “Gooch” Cooper will want to be distracted by now is talk of retaining the Kerry football captaincy for a …Tue Oct 30 2012 - 00:00
Clare board to investigate fracasGAELIC GAMES: IT WILL be another week at least before the Clare County Board decides whether to begin disciplinary action against…Tue Oct 30 2012 - 00:00
Armstrong still cheating, still looking downATHLETICS: If there is one last, sorry conflict to Lance Armstrong’s fall from grace it’s how he so emotionally drew in so many…Sat Oct 13 2012 - 01:00
Kilmacud bidding to end their long waitNEITHER CUALA nor Kilmacud Crokes will need any extra incentive going into Sunday’s Dublin hurling final – already billed as …Thu Oct 11 2012 - 01:00
Horan to give three more years to MayoGAELIC GAMES: FOLLOWING A meeting last night between Mayo football manager James Horan and senior county board officers, it …Thu Oct 11 2012 - 01:00
Kilkenny big ball players go BritishKILKENNY HAVE opted out of the Allianz Football League for 2013 – bowing it seems to pressure and guidance from Croke Park after…Wed Oct 10 2012 - 01:00
Anomaly lets teams return earlierGAELIC GAMES : A GLARING anomaly in the GAA’s new rule on the so-called “closed season” will afford several counties the chance…Wed Oct 10 2012 - 01:00
McGuinness would consider full-time soccer jobTHERE WAS fresh speculation about the future of Jim McGuinness as Donegal football manager after he indicated yesterday he “would…Tue Oct 09 2012 - 01:00
Pity we're distracted by talk of doping and fixingATHLETICS: There is an enduring inspiration provided by the majority of Kenya’s distance runners, but that’s not where our focus…Sat Oct 06 2012 - 01:00
Galway top list with 14 as Kilkenny earn 12HURLING ALL-STARS NOMINATIONS: THEY MAY have lost the All-Ireland final, but Galway have out-scored Kilkenny with their number…Thu Oct 04 2012 - 01:00
Focus shifts to next year with tonight's championship drawNEWS ROUND-UP: IT SEEMS Donegal are only wrapping up their All-Ireland homecoming, and Kilkenny are only in the midst of theirs…Thu Oct 04 2012 - 01:00
O'Dowd is Meath's preferred candidateTHE FILLING of managerial appointments continues as several more counties have now agreed their set-ups for next year – just …Thu Oct 04 2012 - 01:00
Donegal earn 12 All Star nominationsGAELIC GAMES: ALL-IRELAND champions Donegal are poised for a record haul of All Stars if this year’s nominations are anything…Wed Oct 03 2012 - 01:00
Counihan offered two-year extensionGAA: Conor Counihan was last night offered a two-year extension to his term as Cork senior football manager, although his exact…Wed Oct 03 2012 - 01:00
