Waterford still have much to play forWHATEVER ABOUT the exact motivations behind Waterford’s backroom manoeuvrings it hasn’t done their hurling any harmTue Mar 27 2012 - 01:00
Scheduling drives another nail into Railway Cup coffinIN WHAT seems like another nail in the coffin of the GAA’s Interprovincial series, Sunday’s football final has been fixed for…Wed Feb 22 2012 - 00:00
O'Sullivan keen to lock horns with LeinsterHE CAN’T have known how close it came to being postponed – and God knows when it would be rescheduled – but Munster interprovincial…Wed Feb 15 2012 - 00:00
Sheridan not getting carried away with Meath's startAMONG THOSE demanding our attention even at this early stage of the Allianz Football League are Meath, sitting in the driving…Tue Feb 14 2012 - 00:00
Abandoned match to be replayed on March 31stA FAIRLY bizarre chain of events – and a serious breakdown in communications, it would appear – has forced the GAA’s Competitions…Tue Feb 14 2012 - 00:00
O'Rourke wins 11th national indoor titleATHLETICS: HER LONDON Olympic odyssey is at least well underway but Derval O’Rourke knows that journey will need to speed up…Mon Feb 13 2012 - 00:00
Coghlan out of the blocks for a political runPROFILE: EAMONN COGHLAN THERE WAS a slight, awkward pauseSat Feb 11 2012 - 00:00
Tyrone club turn focus to Sunday's finalWITH SOME sense of conclusion, Derrytresk have shifted their focus to Sunday’s All-Ireland club junior football final and are…Thu Feb 09 2012 - 00:00
Kerry and Armagh hampered by club dutiesFOOTBALL NEWS : BOTH KERRY and Armagh could use the excuse of missing several first-choice players for their Allianz Football…Thu Feb 09 2012 - 00:00
Door left open for CorbettHURLING NEWS : WHILE SOURCES close to Tipperary hurling are already predicting a turnaround in Lar Corbett’s decision to quit…Wed Feb 08 2012 - 00:00
Kissane draws on positivesONE ROUND of games isn’t much to go on but that hasn’t stopped some shifting in the landscape of the Allianz Football League, …Wed Feb 08 2012 - 00:00
Ó Lionáird shows form and pace with early season victory in BostonATHLETICS: WHEN CIARÁN Ó Lionáird predicted an exciting start to the season he could hardly have imagined this – a sensational…Mon Feb 06 2012 - 00:00
O'Rourke finishes fourthATHLETICS: DERVAL O’ROURKE finished a close fourth in the 60 metres hurdles at the international indoor meeting in Linz, Austria…Fri Feb 03 2012 - 00:00
Upwardly mobile Wexford set sights on promotionMUCH IS made of the uncertainty of the Allianz Football League, the constant fluctuations between the various divisions, so that…Thu Feb 02 2012 - 00:00
Derrytresk hit by hefty fines and suspensionsGAELIC GAMES: CLUB OFFICIALS from both Derrytresk and Dromid Pearses will today make known their intended response to the lengthy…Thu Feb 02 2012 - 00:00
Coghlan follows in father's footstepsATHLETICS : LIKE FATHER like son is easier said than done, especially when running under four minutes for the mileMon Jan 30 2012 - 00:00
Feel free to call us bananas if you want, but . . .ATHLETICS:... we’d just take it as a compliment. As everybody and Andy Warhol knows, it’s the king of all fruitsSat Jan 28 2012 - 00:00
GAA move to quell war of wordsTHE GAA have moved to quell any war of words between Tyrone club Derrytresk and Kerry’s Dromid Pearses in the fallout from last…Thu Jan 26 2012 - 00:00
Brogan keen to play role in league opener against KerryALAN BROGAN is keen to play some role in Dublin’s All-Ireland rematch with Kerry on Saturday week – and also keen to play down…Thu Jan 26 2012 - 00:00
Donaghy urges GAA to consider TV match officialsGAELIC GAMES: WHATEVER ABOUT revisiting the “what-ifs” of last September’s All-Ireland final, Kerry forward Kieran Donaghy believes…Thu Jan 26 2012 - 00:00
Derrytresk react to 'serious allegations' over mass brawlNEWS: WHATEVER ABOUT the speed and gravity of the GAA’s investigation into the mass brawl that marred last Sunday’s All-Ireland…Wed Jan 25 2012 - 00:00
Dublin teams to play part for charityDUBLIN’S FOOTBALLERS and hurlers will be playing their small part in increasing the awareness and support campaigns for the issues…Tue Jan 24 2012 - 00:00
Britton shows her mettle to defeat SteelATHLETICS: IT WAS back to business as usual for Fionnuala Britton at Saturday’s Antrim International Cross Country as she made…Mon Jan 23 2012 - 00:00
Lack of change is not good news for allIRISH SPORTS COUNCIL GRANTS: A POTENTIALLY sweeping review of the Irish Sports Council’s carding scheme is already under way…Thu Jan 19 2012 - 00:00
Fagan's two-year ban confirmedATHLETICS: ON THE night it came with a further sense of relief – the formal opportunity to admit his guilt, take the punishment…Wed Jan 18 2012 - 00:00
Canavan primed for Harte testSECTION A of the Dr McKenna Cup in the middle of January wouldn’t normally attract any headlines but there is a special backdrop…Wed Jan 18 2012 - 00:00
Hutchinson qualifies for Olympic marathonATHLETICS: PATIENCE AND persistence has duly paid off for Ava Hutchinson as she yesterday joined the list of Irish qualifiers…Mon Jan 16 2012 - 00:00
Relief to fore as athlete admits his race is runIF YOU believe the hardest decision an athlete will make is to take drugs, you might have some belief in Martin FaganMon Jan 16 2012 - 00:00
Irish marathon runner faces suspension for doping offenceAN IRISH athlete and potential London Olympic qualifier is facing a two-year suspension for a doping offence in what could prove…Sat Jan 14 2012 - 00:00
Fagan faces ban after failing drugs testATHLETICS: WITH A quite dreadful sense of timing, Athletics Ireland is braced for another doping scandal in Olympic year – and…Sat Jan 14 2012 - 00:00
GAA retain headline sponsorsTHE GAA will retain their full multi-sponsorship portfolio for both the All-Ireland football and hurling championships into 2012…Thu Jan 12 2012 - 00:00
Brisk sales reported for season ticketsTHE GAA are reporting brisk sales of the 2012 season ticket and encouraged any potential buyers to come in sooner rather than…Thu Jan 12 2012 - 00:00
Doyle to lead Kildare's quest againJOHNNY DOYLE has been reappointed Kildare football captain for 2012, and could mark that with an appearance in Sunday’s O’Byrne…Wed Jan 11 2012 - 00:00
Fitzpatrick forced to dig deep into Louth resourcesGAELIC GAMES NEWS ROUND-UP: MEATH AGAINST Louth in Sunday’s O’Byrne Cup quarter-final will be far from the most important match…Wed Jan 11 2012 - 00:00
Mixed reviews on new managers as credits start to rollGAELIC GAMES: WITH THE opening credits now running on the GAA season some managers may well be feeling the pressure already – …Tue Jan 10 2012 - 00:00
New match-ban suspensions explained in detailIN THE past the GAA has been accused of being somewhat obscure or even secretive when it comes to rule changes – particularly…Tue Jan 10 2012 - 00:00
Seville the next test for impressive BrittonATHLETICS: SHE’S THE best in Europe and has now taken the American scalps too, so next up for Fionnuala Britton in her amazing…Mon Jan 09 2012 - 00:00
Gilroy happy to blood new talentAMONG THE many things the dawn of 2012 marks for Dublin GAA is the slow roll out of their recent six-year strategic plan, the…Fri Jan 06 2012 - 00:00
Match bans not a feature of January outingsIN RECENT years the GAA’s January provincial competitions have served as the initial testing ground for various experimental …Fri Jan 06 2012 - 00:00
Kerry opt out due to lack of playersMcGRATH CUP: KERRY CLAIM being “harder hit” than other counties when it comes to player availability is the sole reason for …Thu Jan 05 2012 - 00:00
Britton blitzes rivals to send out strong message for 2012ATHLETICS: FIONNUALA BRITTON started the new year the same way she ended the old one with a runaway victory in the Tom Brennan…Mon Jan 02 2012 - 00:00
Irish youngsters come on in laps and boundsSPORT REVIEW 2011: What seemed like an unpromising year for Irish athletics delivered cross country gold, some brilliant underage…Wed Dec 28 2011 - 00:00
Strength of women's sport shines throughSPORTSWOMAN OF THE YEAR AWARD: ONE GLANCE around the banquet room of the Shelbourne Hotel was enough to realise there would …Thu Dec 22 2011 - 00:00
Carberry back in winner's enclosureSPORTSWOMAN OF THE YEAR AWARD: SUCH WAS the calibre and range of contenders for the 2011 Irish Times /Irish Sports Council Sportswoman…Thu Dec 22 2011 - 00:00
New format on winter training expectedONLY FOUR shopping days left until Christmas – and only 11 days left until the end of the GAA’s winter training banWed Dec 21 2011 - 00:00
Tyrone County Board closing in on culprits for mini-riotTHE TYRONE County Board believe they are closing in on the culprits for the mini-riot which marred the climax of their Division…Thu Nov 24 2011 - 00:00
Cooney calls for more respect for officialsGAELIC GAMES NEWS: GAA PRESIDENT Christy Cooney has described as “unacceptable by any stretch of the imagination” the unruly…Wed Nov 23 2011 - 00:00
Fermanagh put their faith in Canavan to revive fortunesTHE FERMANAGH County Board last night ratified Peter Canavan as their senior football managerTue Nov 22 2011 - 00:00
Connacht Council waiting for referee's reportIT’S STILL unclear what if any sanctions will be handed down by the Connacht Council arising from the unruly scenes that marred…Tue Nov 22 2011 - 00:00
Lack of game time impels Fitzpatrick to quit Kilkenny panelFIVE-TIME All-Ireland winner James “Cha” Fitzpatrick has admitted the failure to make the Kilkenny hurling team has prompted …Tue Nov 22 2011 - 00:00
