A healing game for Cavanagh and TyroneGAELIC GAMES: IT’S DIFFICULT to know if the start of the Allianz Football League has come too soon for Tyrone – or not soon …Wed Feb 02 2011 - 00:00
Referees to be vigilant with regard to 'technical fouls'GAELIC GAMES: IN THE absence of any experimental playing rules it’s hard to predict what issues might arise when the Allianz…Wed Feb 02 2011 - 00:00
Self-belief to transcend all limitationsATHLETICS : What struck me most about the programme wasn't so much the extraordinary range of Eamonn Coghlan's achievements …Sat Jan 29 2011 - 00:00
Fagan targets qualifier time for WorldsATHLETICS: MARTIN FAGAN could be the first Irish athlete to secure a qualifying time for the World Championships in Daegu, Korea…Fri Jan 28 2011 - 00:00
Rushe keen to focus on mental strengthHURLING NEWS: DUBLIN HURLING takes another small step into the new season with Saturday’s Walsh Cup semi-final against Galway…Thu Jan 27 2011 - 00:00
Dr Crokes club to host McGrath Cup final in KillarneyFIXTURES NEWS: THE MUNSTER Council have moved Saturday’s McGrath Cup football final to the Dr Crokes club grounds Killarney …Wed Jan 26 2011 - 00:00
Huge rise in population drives schemeLEINSTER COUNCIL STRATEGIC PLAN: THE LEINSTER Council have prepared a five-year strategic plan to deal with the rapid population…Wed Jan 26 2011 - 00:00
Five-year agreement worth €8.75mGAELIC GAMES: THE GAA have revealed details of the final recognition protocol of the Gaelic Players Association (GPA), the first…Tue Jan 25 2011 - 00:00
Welfare policy can help keep emigrants hereGAELIC GAMES: GAA PRESIDENT Christy Cooney believes that among the many facets of the long-term agreement with the Gaelic Players…Tue Jan 25 2011 - 00:00
Mageean sets new junior bests in New York debutATHLETICS NEWS: CIARA MAGEEAN had to be content with seventh place in her professional debut in New York on Saturday, yet still…Mon Jan 24 2011 - 00:00
Silver for Wayland in ChristchurchCATHERINE WAYLAND gave the Irish team the near-perfect start to the Paralympics World Athletics Championships in Christchurch…Mon Jan 24 2011 - 00:00
Emotional Tyrone return to the frayHEALY PARK in Omagh has been the setting for many a Tyrone comeback in recent years, from both triumph and tragedy, but never…Wed Jan 19 2011 - 00:00
Galway to face Dublin IT in BallinasloeGALWAY MAY well be taking another step towards permanent residency in the Leinster hurling championship by staging this Sunday…Wed Jan 19 2011 - 00:00
McKillop main medal hope for Paralympic Worlds in New ZealandATHLETICS: DESPITE THE absence of Paralympic star Jason Smyth, there are strong medal hopes for the Irish team competing at …Tue Jan 18 2011 - 00:00
Gilroy's men move through the gearsDublin 6-10 Wexford 1-8: WAS THAT the slightest hint of warmth in the low winter sunshine beaming across Parnell Park? A sign…Mon Jan 17 2011 - 00:00
Athletics Ireland raise the bar for marathon runners to qualify for KoreaATHLETICS: ATHLETICS IRELAND (AI) have confirmed the qualifying standards for the World Championships in Daegu, South Korea, …Fri Jan 14 2011 - 00:00
GPA deal and paying managers on agendaWITH 32 matches down for decision this weekend throughout the so-called pre-season competitions, several managers will get an…Thu Jan 13 2011 - 00:00
Hawk-Eye rumours are wide of the markNEW TECHNOLOGY: UMPIRES CAN’T take their eyes off the ball for a while yetThu Jan 13 2011 - 00:00
Limerick won't lack motivationIT MAY be a little too soon to start talking about redemption for last summer’s championship, but Limerick won’t lack motivation…Thu Jan 13 2011 - 00:00
Devastated Harte says Tyrone should play McKenna Cup tieTYRONE FOOTBALL has a reputation for rising above tragic circumstance, and does so yet again by committing to Sunday’s opening…Wed Jan 12 2011 - 00:00
Galway stay in Leinster extendedTHIS EVENING’S Galway county convention will discuss the surprise revelation that their senior hurlers must play in the Leinster…Wed Dec 15 2010 - 00:00
Footballers more likely to be concussedGAELIC FOOTBALLERS are three times more likely to be concussed during a game than hurlersWed Dec 15 2010 - 00:00
Leinster stick with original senior venuesTHE LEINSTER Council has re-fixed their AIB senior club football and hurling finals for successive weekends at the end of January…Tue Dec 14 2010 - 00:00
Mageean fails to get tactics rightATHLETICS: AS CROSS country achievements go the sight of Serhiy Lebid winning a ninth European title in Albufeira yesterday …Mon Dec 13 2010 - 00:00
Sheridan says cheating claims wide of markMEATH SECRETARY Cyril Creavin will tell Sunday’s annual convention in Simonstown that the county was perfectly justified in not…Thu Dec 09 2010 - 00:00
Two club finals off and others not certainGAELIC GAMES: TWO OF the four AIB provincial club finals re-fixed for this Sunday have once again fallen victim to the weather…Wed Dec 08 2010 - 00:00
Offaly report an €80,000 lossTHE OFFALY County Board has bucked the general trend of this year’s annual convention season and reported a loss of over €80,…Wed Dec 08 2010 - 00:00
Leinster finals may well be put off againGAELIC GAMES: THE LEINSTER Council will hold a crunch meeting around lunchtime today to decide whether or not to press ahead…Tue Dec 07 2010 - 00:00
Costello questions Oz linkGAELIC GAMES: DUBLIN COUNTY Board CEO John Costello has questioned both the long-term relevance of the International Rules series…Tue Dec 07 2010 - 00:00
Record runs may well be only route to Olympics or WorldsATHLETICS: The plan was to start into my Annual Athletics Eulogy right here and get it over with, but that would be a little…Sat Nov 27 2010 - 00:00
Corbett still as keen as ever as he faces De La SalleGAELIC GAMES: IF ANYONE could be forgiven for running low on enthusiasm for hurling right now, it’s surely Lar CorbettWed Nov 24 2010 - 00:00
League semi-finals to be restored in 2012 to beef up interestGAELIC GAMES: THE GAA is set to restore the semi-finals of both the National Football and Hurling League in Division One and…Tue Nov 23 2010 - 00:00
Qualifying standards for Worlds tightenedATHLETICS NEWS: THE INTERESTING decision at the IAAF council meeting in Monaco this weekend wasn’t so much the awarding of the…Mon Nov 22 2010 - 00:00
At least the future is bright for some of usATHLETICS: Has Ireland's Fastest Woman lost the run of herself?Sat Nov 20 2010 - 00:00
Joyce set for Killererin returnPÁDRAIC JOYCE is scheduled to return to the Killererin team in time for Sunday’s AIB Connacht club football final against St …Thu Nov 18 2010 - 00:00
Top players generate €100,000 for economyGAELIC GAMES GPA REPORT: THE GAELIC Players Association (GPA) have joined the campaign to highlight the monetary value of sport…Thu Nov 18 2010 - 00:00
Sigerson Cup century team generates much debateGAELIC GAMES: NOT SINCE the GAA dreamed up its Team of the Millennium will a list of celebrated players generate so much debate…Wed Nov 17 2010 - 00:00
De La Salle to face another Sarsfields at Páirc Uí ChaoimhTHE GALWAY hurling final replay, which was called off at the weekend due to an unplayable pitch, has been fixed for next Sunday…Tue Nov 16 2010 - 00:00
Browne set for another season with WaterfordTHE GAA’S collective winter training ban on intercounty teams may be under way, but it hasn’t stopped some managers from beginning…Tue Nov 16 2010 - 00:00
O'Rourke named athlete of the yearATHLETICS NEWS: NO SURPRISE whatsoever that Derval O’Rourke has been named athlete of the year, and the standing ovation she…Mon Nov 15 2010 - 00:00
Another mixed year at the elite end of thingsATHLETICS: In Barcelona last July those of us in the press seats were wondering if it wasn’t for bad luck, would our Irish athletes…Sat Nov 13 2010 - 00:00
Dublin and Cork commit to pre-season competitionsGAELIC GAMES: THE GAA’S traditional pre-season football and hurling competitions in January of next year have been boosted by…Fri Nov 12 2010 - 00:00
McEnaney keen to get on with the jobGAELIC GAMES: MEATH MAY have taken something of a giant leap in their own football history by appointing Séamus McEnaney as …Fri Nov 12 2010 - 00:00
TV3 and Newstalk make gainsGAELIC GAMES NEWS: RTÉ’S TRADITIONAL grip on live GAA championship broadcasts has been further loosened with both TV3 and Newstalk…Wed Nov 10 2010 - 00:00
Ryan takes Tipperary reinsGAELIC GAMES: THE TIPPERARY county board last night ended weeks of speculation by appointing Declan Ryan as new senior hurling…Wed Nov 10 2010 - 00:00
Mulvihill's goals give Garrycastle the edgeGarycastle 2-13 Mattock Rangers 2-10: NOT FOR the first time this year, a Louth team played with considerable heart and determination…Mon Nov 08 2010 - 00:00
Conference to focus on underage playersTHE GAA will tackle the various issues surrounding the underage player in their eighth annual National Games Development Conference…Thu Nov 04 2010 - 00:00
Tipperary dominate again as GPA make their selectionGAELIC GAMES NEWS: AS IF Tipperary needed any further reminder of their dominance in this year’s championship they’ve won seven…Wed Nov 03 2010 - 00:00
Meath delay naming their new managerMEATH HAVE delayed by at least a week the naming of their new senior football manager, as speculation continues over whether …Wed Nov 03 2010 - 00:00
