Kelleher downplays 'great' rivalryGAA : IT’S NOT even All-Ireland week yet and already the nostalgia-fest surrounding the first Dublin-Kerry football final since…Thu Sept 08 2011 - 01:00
Fitzgerald and O'Grady step downWITH THE news that Davy Fitzgerald will not be seeking another year as Waterford senior hurling manager comes the inevitable …Wed Sept 07 2011 - 01:00
Knock-out format for Dublin club hurling championshipDUBLIN’S DRIVE for that still elusive All-Ireland continues on Saturday evening when the under-21 hurlers face off against Galway…Wed Sept 07 2011 - 01:00
Connolly had a fall-back caseNEWS: THE GAA’S Central Hearings Committee (CHC) had no choice but to clear Diarmuid Connolly to play for Dublin in their All…Wed Sept 07 2011 - 01:00
Dublin's Connolly cleared to play in finalSFC FINAL THE DUBLIN County Board have been officially notified that Diarmuid Connolly has been cleared to play in the All-Ireland…Tue Sept 06 2011 - 01:00
Murphy still pinching himselfGAA : FOR ALL the familiarity and sense of déjà vu that marks the beginning of Kilkenny’s All-Ireland winning homecoming there…Tue Sept 06 2011 - 01:00
Connolly cleared to play in finalGAA : The Dublin County Board has confirmed Diarmuid Connolly has been cleared play in the All-Ireland football final after …Mon Sept 05 2011 - 01:00
O'Rourke denied shot at medal due to injuryATHLETICS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS: IN THE end the only real disappointment wasn’t so much that medals never materialised but that…Mon Sept 05 2011 - 01:00
O'Rourke faces challenge to progressATHLETICS : AS IF having three Irish finalists going into the climax of the World Championships wasn’t satisfying enough Derval…Sat Sept 03 2011 - 01:00
Cheering all home deep in the Dublin mountainsATHLETICS: IT WAS around midnight when my accountant knocked at the doorSat Sept 03 2011 - 01:00
Great day for Irish as three make it into finalsATHLETICS: NO EXPECTATIONS, no limitationsFri Sept 02 2011 - 01:00
O'Mahony ready to man up for the causeGAELIC GAMES: AFTER ALL the talk and analysis of what Tipperary and Kilkenny will bring to Sunday’s All-Ireland hurling showdown…Fri Sept 02 2011 - 01:00
Loughnane struggles in conditionsATHLETICS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS: IT WON’T be much consolation to Olive Loughnane that the women’s 20km walk this time went entirely…Thu Sept 01 2011 - 01:00
O'Lionaird times his run to perfection to book semis spotATHLETICS: IAAF WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS : THE BEST thing about Ciarán O’Lionaird progressing to the semi-finals of the 1,500 metres…Wed Aug 31 2011 - 01:00
Loughnane is 'feeling very strong'ATHLETICS: IT’S NOT necessarily a good thing that Olive Loughnane has enjoyed a perfectly low-key build-up to her 20km walk …Tue Aug 30 2011 - 01:00
Pressure proves too hot to handle for CuddihyATHLETICS: IT DIDN’T matter whether it was dusk or dawn in Daegu, because the pressure came on thick and fast for the Irish …Mon Aug 29 2011 - 01:00
Little to smile about for Irish in DaeguAthletics : Usain Bolt wasn’t the only one to fall foul of the starter’s pistol in Daegu this morning, with Ireland’s Joanne…Sun Aug 28 2011 - 01:00
Walsh apologises for Cork defeatsGAELIC GAMES: WITH SPECULATION still circulating as to whether or not Jimmy Barry-Murphy is about to return as Cork senior hurling…Thu Aug 25 2011 - 01:00
Brogan seeks his forward momentumGAELIC GAMES: IT SAYS a lot about Dublin’s path to Sunday’s All-Ireland football semi-final that their top scorer and 2010 footballer…Thu Aug 25 2011 - 01:00
Maher gives Ryan dilemmaGAELIC GAMES: WHILE THERE are some mixed reports coming out of the Kilkenny camp – Colin Fennelly may be definitely out, Michael…Thu Aug 25 2011 - 01:00
Tragedy forces walker's returnATHLETICS : IRELAND IS already down one medal hope for the World Championships in Daegu following the sudden withdrawal yesterday…Wed Aug 24 2011 - 01:00
Cooper ready for the main stageGAA: HE WAS always going to be Kerry’s most marked man going into an All-Ireland football final yet, after his performance against…Tue Aug 23 2011 - 01:00
Mageean hits a high in 1,500mATHLETICS: CIARA MAGEEAN capped off her astonishing junior track career by running 4:07Mon Aug 22 2011 - 01:00
'No, we were never overly worried about Gooch'GAELIC GAMES: “SURE THIS is his theatre, his happy hunting ground. No better place to come into formMon Aug 22 2011 - 01:00
McCann and Antrim a little bit more than hopefulALL-IRELAND UNDER-21 HC SEMI-FINALS: GIVEN THE number of times Conor McCann uses the word “hopefully” in the course of our short…Fri Aug 19 2011 - 01:00
Cost the key factor for goal-line technologyGAA CENTRAL COUNCIL COST WILL be the overriding factor when Saturday’s meeting of Central Council considers the GAA’s potential…Thu Aug 18 2011 - 01:00
Downes calls for O'Grady to stay onGAA: FOR A county on the brink of hurling anonymity just a year ago Limerick’s fortunes continue to rise – and a place in the…Thu Aug 18 2011 - 01:00
Mind over matter for Canning and GalwayALL-IRELAND UNDER-21 HC SEMI-FINALS: JOE CANNING has admitted that Galway’s enduring struggle in senior hurling is now “more…Wed Aug 17 2011 - 01:00
Colour clash forces Kerry and Mayo to changeBOTH KERRY and Mayo have been instructed to wear alternative coloured jerseys for their All-Ireland football semi-final in Croke…Thu Aug 11 2011 - 01:00
Treacy ruled out of last four clashNEWS ROUND-UP: TIPPERARY MUST sense a distinct advantage even before the ball is thrown in for Sunday’s All-Ireland hurling …Wed Aug 10 2011 - 01:00
Jordan admits Tyrone old guard face tough decisionsGAELIC GAMES: AFTER NINE seasons in charge and some incredibly long, hard and successful summers you might think Mickey Harte…Tue Aug 09 2011 - 01:00
Mullane buoyant over futureGAELIC GAMES: WHAT NOW for Waterford hurling? It’s a question that seems to roll around this time every year and yet despite…Tue Aug 09 2011 - 01:00
Ireland add dash of youthful talent to experience for DaeguATHLETICS: ATHLETICS IRELAND has included a dash of youthful talent in the Irish team for the World Athletics Championships, …Tue Aug 09 2011 - 01:00
New kids on block push old guardATHLETICS: THIS MUST be the changing of the guard, when the young and the insouciant dominate a National Championships – and…Mon Aug 08 2011 - 01:00
Tyrone make three changesTEAM NEWS: RYAN McMENAMIN has been dropped from the Tyrone team for tomorrow evening’s All-Ireland football quarter-final against…Fri Aug 05 2011 - 01:00
The Good, the Bad and the UglyDUBLIN V TYRONE: THEY’VE only ever met six times in the championship – and four of those were in the last seven years – but …Fri Aug 05 2011 - 01:00
Cork head to Limerick with confidenceGAA: Limerick v Cork CORK HAVE a definite edge going into this evening’s Munster under-21 hurling final against Limerick – not…Wed Aug 03 2011 - 01:00
Masterson will issue apologyGAA: WEXFORD GOALKEEPER Anthony Masterson will be apologising for his critical remarks about Longford referee Derek Fahy after…Wed Aug 03 2011 - 01:00
McIntyre believes Waterford have momentum on their sideGAA: ALL-IRELAND SHC SEMI-FINAL : IT MAY appear obvious but the first task facing Waterford going into Sunday’s All-Ireland …Wed Aug 03 2011 - 01:00
O'Connor can still see the rustALL-IRELAND SFC QUARTER-FINAL: GIVEN THE perilous weekend of football it turned out to be, perhaps Jack O’Connor is a lucky …Mon Aug 01 2011 - 01:00
Tyrone need to up their tempo againGAELIC GAMES: THE ULSTER championship may have come and gone, but still destiny couldn’t keep these teams apart.Sat Jul 23 2011 - 01:00
Cork should repeat final featGAELIC GAMES: FANCY A rematch of the All-Ireland already? It’s unbelievable how the football qualifiers repeatedly throw up …Sat Jul 23 2011 - 01:00
Wexford have the firepowerGAELIC GAMES: JASON RYAN this week described Limerick as the most unlucky team in the country, and the Wexford manager wasn’…Sat Jul 23 2011 - 01:00
O'Connor setting forward line alightGAELIC GAMES: HALF-TIME in Kildare’s first qualifier game against Laois, and the television pundits are at least unanimous on…Thu Jul 21 2011 - 01:00
Cork stick with Canty for qualifier against DownGAELIC GAMES: SPECULATION THAT Graham Canty could lose his place for Cork’s All-Ireland qualifier against Down on Saturday have…Thu Jul 21 2011 - 01:00
Ryan just delighted to be in last 12GAELIC GAMES: IF THE football qualifiers are about keeping your head when all about you are losing theirs then the earth is …Thu Jul 21 2011 - 01:00
GAA make calculated decision with Croke Park double billGAELIC GAMES: THE GAA put people before profit in utilising Croke Park for Saturday’s double bill of All-Ireland football fourth…Wed Jul 20 2011 - 01:00
Canning's belief in Galway bolstered by return to formGAELIC GAMES: THEY’VE SCORED 6-48 in their last two games, were pretty dazzling in the process, and appear to be peaking at …Wed Jul 20 2011 - 01:00
McGuinness praises Donegal's special featGAELIC GAMES: AMONG THE many footnotes to Donegal’s Ulster football final victory – a first title in 19 years, a perfect link…Tue Jul 19 2011 - 01:00
