Leinster look to familiesGAA NEWS: THE LEINSTER Council have announced unlimited family tickets for all their upcoming championship matches as a way …Tue May 12 2009 - 01:00
Like him or loathe him, Irish sport needs HickeyATHLETICS: The politics of sport is sometimes more political than the politics of politics and no one knows this better than…Sat May 09 2009 - 01:00
Cooney forecasts exciting campaignGAELIC GAMES 2009 HURLING CHAMPIONSHIP: SEVERAL COUNTIES are capable of rising to the challenge of beating Kilkenny in the upcoming…Thu May 07 2009 - 01:00
Further sanctions on cards after final furyTHE GAA’S Central Competitions Control Committee (CCCC) will meet this afternoon to review incidents from Sunday’s National Hurling…Wed May 06 2009 - 01:00
Cooney says classy final answered the criticsNEWS ROUND-UP: GAA PRESIDENT Christy Cooney has said Sunday’s National Hurling League final went some way towards answering …Tue May 05 2009 - 01:00
Cork keep their late late act goingUNDER-21 FOOTBALL ALL-IRELAND FINAL: Cork 1-13 Down 2-9: IF EVERY under-21 match were played out with such ferocity maybe they…Tue May 05 2009 - 01:00
Down show an edge that can swing itGAELIC GAMES UNDER-21 FINAL: Cork v Down WHEN IT comes to final predictions, you look at form and consistency of both teams…Mon May 04 2009 - 01:00
Nolan has no regrets, even if the cheaters robbed himATHLETICS: HE WAS making dinner for his wife when James Nolan noticed his phone starting to hop like mad. “It’s Ramzi..Sat May 02 2009 - 01:00
A marathon effort to make a difference to a few livesATHLETICS: Mary Hanlon, who is not a runner, is going to attempt her first 26.2-mile trek in Madrid tomorrowSat Apr 25 2009 - 01:00
Daly ready to rise to the occasionNATIONAL LEAGUES: THESE ARE strange days for intercounty hurling: One week Kilkenny go out and beat Cork by 27 points, the next…Wed Apr 22 2009 - 01:00
McKeever to take over Armagh captaincyCIARÁN McKEEVER has taken over the Armagh captaincy from the recently-retired Paul Grane, and will lead to the team for the championship…Tue Apr 21 2009 - 01:00
Barry Murphy hails 'hurling genius' as Deane opts outSOME GREAT hurlers prefer to slip away from the main stage without any fanfare, and Joe Deane, it seems, is one of themTue Apr 21 2009 - 01:00
Ticket prices for finals are reducedIT MAY be another sign of the times but the GAA’s decision to reduce ticket prices for this weekend’s Allianz National Football…Tue Apr 21 2009 - 01:00
Players strongly reject 'yellow' ruleGPA STATEMENT: ANY hope the Disciplinary Rules Task Force would still receive the necessary support for their new yellow-card…Wed Apr 15 2009 - 01:00
Under-21 final switched to Bank HolidayGAELIC GAMES NEWS: THE CADBURY All-Ireland Under-21 football final has been switched to the May bank holiday Monday – although…Wed Apr 15 2009 - 01:00
Treacy grilled over row between bodiesOLYMPICS OIREACHTAS COMMITTEE HEARING : IT STARTED out with some plaudits but soon got down to the more disturbing issues surrounding…Thu Apr 09 2009 - 01:00
Cody calls for no more tinkeringGAELIC GAMES NEWS ROUND-UP: GIVEN THE way his team are playing it’s hardly surprising that Brian Cody doesn’t favour any more…Wed Apr 08 2009 - 01:00
Harte vents concernsGAELIC GAMES: IT MAY be coincidence or it may not but Tyrone football manager Mickey Harte is wondering why the only players…Wed Apr 08 2009 - 01:00
Special conference to mark 125th anniversaryTHE 125th anniversary celebrations of the GAA continue later this month with a one-day conference hosted by the GAA Museum, Sports…Tue Apr 07 2009 - 01:00
Only 24 red cards issued so far in national leaguesTHE GAA have issued an updated block of statistics related to the experimental yellow-card rules – using the 2008 National Leagues…Tue Apr 07 2009 - 01:00
Sports NewsATHLETICS GREAT IRISH RUN: Portuguese pair score Phoenix Park doubleMon Apr 06 2009 - 01:00
Portuguese pair score Phoenix Park doubleATHLETICS GREAT IRISH RUN : COURAGEOUS EFFORTS from Mary Cullen and Martin Fagan fell just short of making it an Irish double…Mon Apr 06 2009 - 01:00
Daly takes no pleasure in Clare's big dropNATIONAL HURLING LEAGUE DIVISION ONE: Dublin 0-15 Clare 0-15 : STRANGE HOW a little desperation can bring out the best in people…Mon Apr 06 2009 - 01:00
Mental strength the key to Africans' successATHLETICS: Arguably the best Kenyan runner of all time, Paul Tergat says the idea of Africans being inherently capable of running…Sat Apr 04 2009 - 01:00
No plans to move Ulster clash from Healy ParkBOTH THE Tyrone County Board and the Ulster Council have effectively ruled out the prospect of Croke Park staging next month’…Thu Apr 02 2009 - 01:00
GPA fight to maintain grantsIF THE purpose of yesterday’s open assembly of the Gaelic Players Association (GPA) was to make a strong case for the continuation…Thu Apr 02 2009 - 01:00
Players may have to look abroad as recession hits county starsGAELIC GAMES: WATERFORD HURLER Eoin Kelly has made the disturbing revelation that he may be forced to consider emigration if…Thu Apr 02 2009 - 01:00
Venues for finals deferredTHE GAA'S Central Competitions Control Committee (CCCC) have deferred a decision on the venues for the divisional finals across…Wed Apr 01 2009 - 01:00
Harte calls for a return of semi-finalsTYRONE MANAGER Mickey Harte has called for the return of semi-finals in the NFL as a means of providing a more exciting climax…Wed Apr 01 2009 - 01:00
Africans control medal tableATHLETICS: IF IT sounds strange to finish 68th in a championship race and still consider that a decent run well that’s the reality…Mon Mar 30 2009 - 01:00
Slight glimmer of hope remains as Dublin hurlers fall shortGAELIC GAMES: IT SAYS a lot about the state of Dublin hurling these days that they came away from Semple Stadium bitterly disappointed…Mon Mar 30 2009 - 01:00
Walsh gets nod from CorkGAA: THE FINAL chapter in the long-running Cork hurling saga closed last night when former county dual-star Denis Walsh was …Fri Mar 27 2009 - 00:00
Croke Park unlikely to stage finalsCROKE PARK is still in contention to stage one or both of the National League finals – although it seems inevitable they will…Fri Mar 27 2009 - 00:00
Evans and Tipperary making real progressNFL DIVISION THREE: AS THE the national leagues reach their busy climax few teams are causing as much of a stir as Tipperary…Thu Mar 26 2009 - 00:00
Three-man committee close to nominating new Cork bossGAELIC GAMES: EFFORTS BY the Cork County Board to distance themselves from the recent senior hurling crisis aren’t proving particularly…Thu Mar 26 2009 - 00:00
Future of yellow card rules still up in the airANNUAL CONGRESS MOTIONS: THE 42 motions that go before next month’s congress in Cork are largely dominated by the experimental…Thu Mar 26 2009 - 00:00
Yellow-card offence modifiedTHE EXPERIMENTAL yellow-card offences have been slightly modified ahead of next month’s congress in an effort to increase the…Tue Mar 24 2009 - 00:00
Griffin's two-week ban adds to Clare woesThe new proposal to do away with any carryover of yellow-card offences has come too late for Clare’s Tony Griffin, who will miss…Tue Mar 24 2009 - 00:00
Connemara marathon - just you, nature, and your mindON ATHLETICS : LIFE IS returning to the big city. The park smells of freshly-cut grass. A bird sings on a telephone wireSat Mar 21 2009 - 00:00
Kelly and Portumna to go for three-in-a-rowGOOD NEWS for Portumna, bad news for every other hurling club in the country: Johnny Kelly is to stay on as manager as the Galway…Thu Mar 19 2009 - 00:00
Dublin can build on Crokes successGIVEN THEIR current National League form the thought of Dublin raising the Sam Maguire in six months’ time may seem a little …Thu Mar 19 2009 - 00:00
Canning points to team's work ethosTHE CONTRAST between Portumna and De La Salle as they walked off Croke Park yesterday is all that’s required to describe the …Wed Mar 18 2009 - 00:00
Kilmacud will look to Vaughan to beat oddsCrossmaglen Rangers v Kilmacud Crokes: IF THIS was almost any other year Kilmacud Crokes would probably be thinking their name…Tue Mar 17 2009 - 00:00
Dublin double-header ruled out for Croke ParkUNTIL LAST Saturday, Dublin supporters were quietly hopeful of a second day out in Croke Park before the end of the National …Tue Mar 17 2009 - 00:00
De La Salle will struggle to live with championsDe La Salle v :Portumna: THIS HAS the potential to be one hell of a match, provided De La Salle can withstand the hellTue Mar 17 2009 - 00:00
Truth lying on both sides of athletics divideATHLETICS: THE STEREO in my old Alfa Romeo Spider only plays cassette tapes, which just means I get to listen to more of Bob…Sat Mar 14 2009 - 00:00
Overall funding holds up but athletics again misses out2009 SPORTS GRANTS: IRELAND’S ELITE athletes have escaped the pain of the country’s economic crisis and emerged relatively unscathed…Thu Mar 12 2009 - 00:00
Drugs past casts a shadow over winTHE SAD part in the already twisted story of Dwain Chambers (below) is that he appears to be running better now he’s off the …Mon Mar 09 2009 - 00:00
Turin, as it turned out, was all about being hereATHLETICS: Events yesterday, from an Irish point of view, were the kind of stories that could only be covered up close and personal…Sat Mar 07 2009 - 00:00
