Facing up to a lightning Bolt from the blueATHLETICS: Usain Bolt's announcement that he will miss the rest of the season sparked our columnist's Facebook imaginationSat Aug 14 2010 - 01:00
Murphy just taking it as it comesALL-IRELAND MH CHAMPIONSHIP: STRANGE AS it might sound, Dublin minor hurling manager John Murphy describes the prospect of making…Fri Aug 13 2010 - 01:00
Wait for a Shefflin miracleALL-IRELAND SH CHAMPIONSHIP: THEY HAVEN’T been promised a miracle but Kilkenny have been told there might still be some chance…Fri Aug 13 2010 - 01:00
McGrath set to be kept in reserve againGAELIC GAMES NEWS: KEN McGRATH is resigned to playing only a bit part in Waterford’s drive to the All-Ireland hurling final, …Thu Aug 12 2010 - 01:00
Shefflin injury raises questions about demands of Kilkenny's drive for perfectionNEWS ROUND-UP: IT WAS to be the greatest moment for arguably the greatest hurler of his timeWed Aug 11 2010 - 01:00
Shefflin to miss final due to knee injuryGAELIC GAMES: SO KILKENNY’S worst fears have been realisedWed Aug 11 2010 - 01:00
Kilkenny stars in race to be fit for finalGAELIC GAMES: FOR ALL that is being said about the strength and depth of the Kilkenny hurling panel, the loss of both Henry …Tue Aug 10 2010 - 01:00
Cork hearts broken in halfCORK MATCH REACTION: ALL OVER at half time. As awful as that sounds. Cork weren’t at the racesMon Aug 09 2010 - 01:00
Team manager remains positiveATHLETICS EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS: WHILE DERVAL O’Rourke now gets to cash in on her European Championship silver medal, Irish…Tue Aug 03 2010 - 01:00
Gillick in complete controlTWO THINGS: discipline in the blocks, then control itThu Jul 29 2010 - 01:00
Farah ends Britain's long wait in EuropeATHLETICS: TO THAT eminent list of European 10,000-metre champions – Emil Zatopek, Alberto Cova, and, er Martti Vainio et al…Wed Jul 28 2010 - 01:00
'We are playing more as a team than this time last year'DUBLIN v LOUTH REACTION: FOR THE last five years Dublin have arrived in the All-Ireland quarter-finals neither tried nor really…Mon Jul 26 2010 - 01:00
Dublin mindset may just swing itGAELIC GAMES/Dublin v Louth: RARELY HAS a team come to Croke Park with such an appetite for retributionSat Jul 24 2010 - 01:00
Matched sides with something to proveTHE FOOTBALL qualifiers have an uncanny knack of throwing together suitable opposition, and this is one such occasionSat Jul 24 2010 - 01:00
Corkery looking at right door for progressGAELIC GAMES NEWS: AT SOME point in Dublin’s two opening championship matches Niall Corkery must have wondered why he didn’t…Thu Jul 22 2010 - 01:00
Ó hÁilpín anxious to face AntrimSEÁN ÓG Ó hÁilpín has given himself a “50-50” chance of playing in Cork’s All-Ireland hurling quarter-final against Antrim – …Thu Jul 22 2010 - 01:00
Three late additions brings Ireland squad to 33 for BarcelonaATHLETICS NEWS: THERE ARE three late additions to the Irish team for the European Athletics Championships, which get under way…Tue Jul 20 2010 - 01:00
Tipperary will need to show their true classTIPPERARY v OFFALY IT’S STAND up and deliver time for TipperarySat Jul 17 2010 - 01:00
Kildare facing a tough taskDERRY v KILDARE KILDARE, FOR whatever reason, simply haven’t clicked as a team this summer, although that’s not saying they…Sat Jul 17 2010 - 01:00
Dublin ascent unlikely to be checkedDUBLIN v ANTRIM DUBLIN HURLERS don’t have a great reputation for playing at their best when favourites, but that shouldn’t stop…Sat Jul 17 2010 - 01:00
Tyrone must start without O'NeillGAELIC GAMES NEWS: TYRONE MUST defend their Ulster football title without star forward Stephen O’NeillFri Jul 16 2010 - 01:00
Ó hAilpín makes miracle return to Cork panel after hamstring injurySEÁN ÓG Ó hAilpín has made a somewhat miraculous recovery from a hamstring injury to be included in the Cork team for tomorrow…Fri Jul 16 2010 - 01:00
O'Donnell sees no need for changesTEAM NEWS: SUNDAY MARKS a sort of changing of the guard in Connacht football – a first provincial final since 1947 without the…Thu Jul 15 2010 - 01:00
Ryan plays key role in Wexford's renaissanceALL-IRELAND SFC QUALIFIERS: HE’S LESS than three years in the business but Jason Ryan has fast earned himself a reputation as…Thu Jul 15 2010 - 01:00
Louth left to ponder optionsGAA: AS ANTICIPATED, Meath have declined to offer a replay of Sunday’s controversial Leinster football final in Croke Park. …Wed Jul 14 2010 - 01:00
Board move to clear O'Carroll for hurlersNEWS ROUND-UP: THE DUBLIN County Board have intervened in the tug of war involving dual footballer and hurler Rory O’Carroll…Wed Jul 14 2010 - 01:00
GAA say fencing would be last resortTHEY WON’T be calling in the fencing companies just yet, but the GAA have renewed their determination to end the enduring threat…Tue Jul 13 2010 - 01:00
Referees in no rush for video technologyTHE USE of either a television match official or goal-line technology is still some way off in Gaelic games despite the glaring…Tue Jul 13 2010 - 01:00
Ireland's newest recruit vaults into actionATHLETICS : "It's like Pen-ya," she says, all smiles already. "You say it like there's a 'y'Sat Jul 10 2010 - 01:00
Kenny resumes his position in central roleTOM KENNY resumes his midfield position in the Cork team for Sunday’s Munster hurling final against Waterford in Semple Stadium…Fri Jul 09 2010 - 01:00
Athletes must prove fitness for BarcelonaATHLETICS IRELAND are adopting a strict “no show, no go” policy at this weekend’s National Track and Field Championships in Santry…Fri Jul 09 2010 - 01:00
Lowest crowd in decade due for finalLOUTH MAY be providing a highly novel presence in Sunday’s Leinster football final – their first final appearance in 50 years…Fri Jul 09 2010 - 01:00
Gardiner confident his brothers-in-arms will deliverJOHN GARDINER has highlighted two key components in the Cork team heading into Sunday’s Munster hurling final against Waterford…Wed Jul 07 2010 - 01:00
Galvin accepts he deserved ban and waits on returnNEWS ROUND-UP: THE BUILD-UP to Sunday’s Munster football final between Kerry and Limerick will no doubt be partly focused on…Tue Jun 29 2010 - 01:00
McHale expresses interest in Mayo jobMANAGERIAL ROUNDABOUT: AS THE dust settles on a shattering weekend in the championship, at least two counties are searching …Tue Jun 29 2010 - 01:00
Monaghan look the partULSTER SF SEMI-FINAL: Monaghan v Fermanagh Venue Breffni Park Throw-in 3.30 SundaySat Jun 26 2010 - 01:00
Smyth set to go where no one has gone beforeATHLETICS: Never mind the World Cup, the big story last weekend was Jason Smyth winning the 100 metres in 10Sat Jun 26 2010 - 01:00
Louth in danger of an ambushLEINSTER SFC SEMI-FINAL: Westmeath v Louth Venue Croke Park Throw-in 5.30 SundaySat Jun 26 2010 - 01:00
Gilroy delays naming teamDUBLIN HAVE made the unusual decision to delay until Friday naming their team to face Meath in Sunday’s Leinster football semi…Wed Jun 23 2010 - 01:00
O'Brien to rally team for Dublin clashFOR A man about to take Meath to Croke Park as favourites to beat Dublin in the Leinster championship for the first time since…Mon Jun 21 2010 - 01:00
Serious test for both teamsULSTER SFC SEMI-FINAL: Tyrone v Down: A SERIOUS test of the intent and desire of both teamsSat Jun 19 2010 - 01:00
Same again for both sidesLEINSTER SFC QUARTER-FINAL REPLAY: Laois v Meath: THE DECISION of both Meath manager Eamonn O’Brien and Laois counterpart Seán…Sat Jun 19 2010 - 01:00
Galvin will not appeal eight-week suspensionSO PAUL GALVIN is “man enough to take his punishment” and Kerry it seems are now determined to press on without him – galvanised…Thu Jun 17 2010 - 01:00
Roscommon call in Casey for semi-finalDAVID CASEY has been drafted into the Roscommon team for Sunday’s Connacht football semi-final against LeitrimThu Jun 17 2010 - 01:00
All-Ireland is unrealistic for O'CarrollIT MIGHT be stating the obvious after what happened in Croke Park last Sunday, but Dublin aren’t good enough to win the All-Ireland…Thu Jun 17 2010 - 01:00
Galvin facing another eight-week suspensionMUNSTER SF CHAMPIONSHIP: FOR THE fourth time in three years, Kerry footballer Paul Galvin has been hit with another lengthy …Wed Jun 16 2010 - 01:00
Old excuses don't wash anymore, admits FarragherLEINSTER HURLING SEMI-FINAL: OFFALY HAVE enough to worry about going into Sunday’s Leinster hurling semi-final without having…Wed Jun 16 2010 - 01:00
Meath pose a potent threatMeath v Laois: IF FORM, experience, confidence and tradition counts for anything here, then Meath should win out comfortably…Sat Jun 12 2010 - 01:00
Johnston's wired up and ready to push furtherULSTER SFC QUARTER-FINAL: AFTER NEARLY four months of speculation, Seanie Johnston’s inclusion in the Cavan team for Saturday…Fri Jun 11 2010 - 01:00
Dublin are not packing them in just yetTHE LEINSTER Council are anticipating no more than 40 to 45,000 will attend Sunday’s football quarter-final double-bill at Croke…Wed Jun 09 2010 - 01:00
