Tipperary's performances saluted in nominationsIT STILL won’t offer any consolation for losing the All-Ireland final, but Tipperary have once again gone one better than Kilkenny…Thu Oct 08 2009 - 01:00
Attendances up but take from ticket sales down2009 CHAMPIONSHIP SEASON: TOTAL ATTENDANCE figures for the 2009 football and hurling championships have increased 4,000 on last…Wed Oct 07 2009 - 01:00
GAA unlikely to revisit rulesSPECIAL CONGRESS: THE GAA are unlikely to implement any further experimental disciplinary rules in the foreseeable futureWed Oct 07 2009 - 01:00
O'Sullivan points to experience, and 'criticism helped gel us'TOM O’SULLIVAN showed up in Dublin yesterday to collect his footballer of the month award and you’d swear it was the first honour…Thu Oct 01 2009 - 01:00
Ryan finally gleaning rewards for his years of loyal serviceHE’S HAD a long, hard season – and in some ways a long, hard career too – but these days PJ Ryan is still stealing the spotlight…Thu Oct 01 2009 - 01:00
IOC should make Rio happiest city in the worldATHLETICS: Next Friday the International Olympic Committee stage their 121st session in Copenhagen to announce the host city…Sat Sept 26 2009 - 01:00
O'Sullivan ready to lead Kerry from the front ReportsALL-IRELAND SFC FINAL: THERE’S A history of the Kerry football captaincy being more a curse than a blessing and at the start…Thu Sept 17 2009 - 01:00
Kingdom back where they want to beALL-IRELAND SFC FINAL KERRY v CORK: WE’VE ALWAYS said the Kerry football press day is like a box of chocolates; you never know…Wed Sept 16 2009 - 01:00
O'Sullivan's pact now is to raise the stakesALL-IRELAND SFC FINAL KERRY v CORK: THE STORY goes that 10 minutes before the end of the 2006 All-Ireland final against Mayo…Tue Sept 15 2009 - 01:00
Taking in the sights of the Dingle PeninsulaATHLETICS: A new challenge for the intrepid marathon runner gets under way in Kerry this morning with a 26 mile race that starts…Sat Sept 12 2009 - 01:00
Kilkenny star got word that he would not startMARTIN COMERFORD has revealed the difficult circumstances in which he discovered he wouldn’t be starting last Sunday’s All-Ireland…Thu Sept 10 2009 - 01:00
Opportunity knocks for ClareALL-IRELAND UNDER-21 HURLING FINAL: SOMETHING MUST be out of the ordinary if Clare are going into Sunday’s All-Ireland under…Thu Sept 10 2009 - 01:00
Donaghy's availability gives O'Connor plenty to ponderKERRY MANAGER Jack O’Connor is facing what might be called a selection blessing ahead of the All-Ireland football final following…Wed Sept 09 2009 - 01:00
Cody's drive for number five beginsALL-IRELAND SHC FINAL: SOME DAYS you wonder what it all means to Brian Cody. And some days you find outTue Sept 08 2009 - 01:00
Cooney says invasion was 'sad'NEWS ROUND-UP: GAA PRESIDENT Christy Cooney has described as “sad” and “disappointing” the pitch invasion which ultimately won…Tue Sept 08 2009 - 01:00
Athletics at Croker? Run that by me againON ATHLETICS : The middle 'A' in GAA has been silent for some time but now they're talking of reviving big-time athletics at…Sat Sept 05 2009 - 01:00
GAA rely on fans' goodwillTHE GAA are effectively relying on the goodwill of supporters to end the traditional pitch invasion on All-Ireland final dayThu Sept 03 2009 - 01:00
Duffy lauds Murphy's roleGAA DIRECTOR general Páraic Duffy has paid tribute to Cork county secretary Frank Murphy, who has announced his decision to step…Thu Sept 03 2009 - 01:00
Whelan confirms Dublin career is overIN THE end the only surprise about Ciarán Whelan’s decision to retire from intercounty football was that there was no surprise…Wed Sept 02 2009 - 01:00
Impressive Gillick fourth in ZurichATHLETICS GOLDEN LEAGUE : THEY CALL it the one-day Olympics and the Zurich Weltklasse once again lived up to its billing last…Sat Aug 29 2009 - 01:00
Mayo's hunger may tip the balance their wayALL-IRELAND MFC SEMI-FINAL Mayo v Down : MAYO CAME out on the wrong side of last year’s All-Ireland, when Tyrone got the better…Sat Aug 29 2009 - 01:00
Berlin success should not be Bolt from blueATHLETICS : Berlin restored a lot of people’s faith and interest in the sport and the danger is it could all go to waste.Sat Aug 29 2009 - 01:00
Kennelly regains his placeTADHG KENNELLY has regained his place in the Kerry starting line-up for Sunday’s All-Ireland football semi-final against Meath…Fri Aug 28 2009 - 01:00
Irish duo target Zurich goalsATHLETICS: NO ATHLETE can consider themselves truly world-class until they’re invited to the WeltklasseFri Aug 28 2009 - 01:00
Rodriguez antics costly for BurkaFARAWAY, SO close. It’s been a long and tiring nine days in Berlin and no wonder several athletes collapsed at the end of it…Mon Aug 24 2009 - 01:00
South African faces gender testATHLETICS: SOUTH AFRICA’S track and field federation has been asked to conduct further gender tests on 800-metres runner Caster…Fri Aug 21 2009 - 01:00
Semenya the real deal in women's 800mIT WOULDN’T be a proper World Championships if there wasn’t some talk about failed fitness tests or else failed doping tests. …Thu Aug 20 2009 - 01:00
A hat-trick of Irish semi-finalistsHOW DO you follow Usain Bolt? Straight into the semi-finals of the 200 metres, in the case of Paul HessionWed Aug 19 2009 - 01:00
Sports News Bolt the headline act in bid for classic sprint double Reports from BerlinATHLETICS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS: NOT SINCE Jesse Owens was the headline act has Berlin been anticipating an athletic event like…Fri Aug 14 2009 - 01:00
The thin line between peak form and the dream's endATHLETICS: THURSDAY WAS my first day off in about six weeks, and I finally got to fulfil a long-overdue appointment at the new…Sat Aug 08 2009 - 01:00
Swine flu epidemic was raised by AFLINTERNATIONAL RULES SERIES: THE GAA have indicated that fears of a swine flu epidemic also contributed to the AFL’s decision…Thu Aug 06 2009 - 01:00
Whelan says he's unlikely to play again for DublinGAELIC GAMES CHAMPIONSHIP 2009: DUBLIN MIDFIELDER Ciarán Whelan last night strongly indicated that he may have played his last…Thu Aug 06 2009 - 01:00
Chamney called to double up in BerlinATHLETICS NEWS: THOMAS CHAMNEY is to double up at the World Championships in Berlin later this month after being selected for…Wed Aug 05 2009 - 01:00
New Gillick proves impossible is nothingATHLETICS : The Irish 400 metre runner’s achievement in breaking the 45-second barrier wasn’t just the turning point of his …Sat Aug 01 2009 - 01:00
Meath under pressure to make amendsSFC QUALIFIER: Limerick V Meath: A LITTLE over a year ago these sides played out one of the more unusual games of the summer…Sat Aug 01 2009 - 01:00
Cork need to raise their game again to progressCork v Donegal: ASSUMING CORK got the wake-up call of the summer in their Munster final with Limerick this promises to be one…Sat Aug 01 2009 - 01:00
Kildare's strengths just not enough to shift title favouritesTyrone v Kildare: IN THE not so distant past this would have been viewed as the classic clash of football styles – the pure …Sat Aug 01 2009 - 01:00
Gold medal a subplot to men's 800mATHLETICS: National Championships preview: SOME ATHLETES come to the National Championships to win titles, and some athletes…Sat Aug 01 2009 - 01:00
Familiar look to Tyrone's line-upWITH JUST one enforced change Tyrone are at virtually full strength for Sunday’s All-Ireland football quarter-final against Kildare…Fri Jul 31 2009 - 01:00
Cullen only change as Gilroy sticks to blueprintCHAMPIONSHIP 2009 NEWS : STRIKE ONE, Dublin! With reputations riding on Monday’s All-Ireland football quarter-final, every move…Fri Jul 31 2009 - 01:00
Earley believes Tyrone perfect test of progressALL-IRELAND SFC QUARTER-FINALS : IT SAYS a lot about the way Dermot Earley is playing these days, and perhaps the confidence…Thu Jul 30 2009 - 01:00
Lynch and O'Leary return for CorkANTHONY LYNCH has been passed fit to play for Cork in Sunday’s All-Ireland football quarter-final against DonegalWed Jul 29 2009 - 01:00
Donaghy may play some roleGAELIC GAMES CHAMPIONSHIP 2009 NEWS: GIVEN THEIR poor performances in recent weeks, some people think it would take a small …Wed Jul 29 2009 - 01:00
Clare's edge may well be the sharperMUNSTER AND ULSTER UNDER-21 HC FINALS: Waterford v ClareWed Jul 29 2009 - 01:00
Hession third in season best in LondonATHLETICS : PAUL HESSION has once again underlined his consistency ahead of next month’s World Championships in Berlin with …Mon Jul 27 2009 - 01:00
Kildare have artillery to kill off WicklowALL-IREALND SFC QUALIFIERS ROUND FOUR: Kildare v Wicklow: MICK O’DWYER has made such a mockery of championship predictions by…Sat Jul 25 2009 - 01:00
No second act, just tragedy for Shay ElliottATHLETICS : The story of Ireland’s first great cyclist has echoes of Lance Armstrong’s – but with a far sadder denouement…Sat Jul 25 2009 - 01:00
Unsettled Kerry still too strongAntrim v Kerry: DEPENDING ON who you believe, all hell is breaking loose in Kerry, or Kerry are about to unleash some hell.Sat Jul 25 2009 - 01:00
O'Connor delays naming sideNEWS ROUND-UP: IT COULD be just the pressure or it could be something far more troubling, but Kerry football manager Jack O’…Fri Jul 24 2009 - 01:00
Burns bemoans loss of McDonnellFORMER ARMAGH football captain Jarlath Burns has described as “very, very disappointing” the revelations of departing county …Thu Jul 23 2009 - 01:00
