O'Connor back in defence to face LimerickONE OF the least surprising selections of the summer sees Cork start Sunday’s Munster football final against Limerick with just…Wed Jul 01 2009 - 01:00
Players and Minister deadlocked over grantsTHE GAELIC Players Association (GPA) remain deadlocked in negotiations with the Department of Sport over the continuation of …Wed Jul 01 2009 - 01:00
'We got on a roll, and pushed on'THERE WERE several small placards posted around the walls of the Kildare dressingroom, with short, catchy instructions such as…Mon Jun 29 2009 - 01:00
Athletics Ireland pay for running from woesATHLETICS : Greg LeMond spoke about the dangers of living in a state of denial – it’s a pity Ireland’s premier athletics body…Sat Jun 27 2009 - 01:00
Connellan to start for WestmeathTEAM NEWS: AS EXPECTED, Westmeath manager Tomás Ó Flaharta has made some interesting switches to his team to face Dublin in …Fri Jun 26 2009 - 01:00
Mission accomplished for Sheedy but more work to be doneIN THE calm after the storm, it was asked of Tipperary manager Liam Sheedy what he made of his team’s performance in the second…Mon Jun 22 2009 - 01:00
Tipperary look in better shapeTipperary v Clare : IF ANYTHING can relight the fire of the old Clare hurling passion it’s the sight of the blue jersey with…Sat Jun 20 2009 - 01:00
Girl from the north country's fair comparisonATHLETICS: It is no longer possible to refrain from labelling Ciara Mageean as “the next Sonia O’Sullivan”Sat Jun 20 2009 - 01:00
Qualifier draws will be made next SundayTHE first-round draws for the All-Ireland football and hurling qualifier series will take place in Limerick on Sunday following…Thu Jun 18 2009 - 01:00
Mayo recall Heaney for Roscommon clashVETERAN MIDFIELDER David Heaney returns to the Mayo team for Saturday evening’s Connacht football championship semi-final against…Thu Jun 18 2009 - 01:00
Grants scheme will be alteredGAELIC GAMES: SO “THE door is not closed” and Martin Cullen is looking at ways to put the Government’s intercounty players’ …Thu Jun 18 2009 - 01:00
Hession on form in 200mAtheletics: Ireland’s Paul Hession enjoyed one of the best victories of his career today, when winning the 200 metres at the…Wed Jun 17 2009 - 01:00
Tullamore's capacity to be tested by big clashGIVEN THE GAA spent the opening weeks of the championship flagging various ticket packages and other promotions in an effort …Wed Jun 17 2009 - 01:00
McInerney to start at full backJAMES McINERNEY is set to fill the full back position for Clare in Sunday’s Munster hurling semi-final against Tipperary at the…Wed Jun 17 2009 - 01:00
Wicklow need to hit ground running to parry the oddsLEINSTER SFC QUARTER-FINALS: HOW MANY times must Mick O’Dwyer work the football oracle before they stop calling him a man and…Sat Jun 13 2009 - 01:00
Laois need to take control at midfieldLaois V Louth, Tomorrow, throw-in – 3.30pm Parnell Park, DublinSat Jun 13 2009 - 01:00
Look! You fools, can't you see? You're next!ATHLETICS: If you haven't noticed already, we're all being forced to conform to the same old blockbuster materialSat Jun 13 2009 - 01:00
O'Se in as Kerry rejig teamCHAMPIONSHIP 2009 NEWS: KERRY HAVE made three changes in personnel for Saturday’s Munster football championship replay against…Thu Jun 11 2009 - 01:00
Promotion is Ireland's target in SlovakiaATHLETICS/EUROPEAN TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS: IRISH ATHLETICS could do with a bit of a good-news story right now, and the hope is it…Thu Jun 11 2009 - 01:00
Glynn pleased with Wicklow wayGAELIC GAMES: FIRST RULE of the championship: don’t look beyond your next matchThu Jun 11 2009 - 01:00
Davoren's summer over with cruciate ligament tearGAELIC GAMES NEWS: THREE WORDS that Mark Davoren didn’t want to hear – “cruciate ligament tear” – have realised his worst fears…Wed Jun 10 2009 - 01:00
'We made heavy going of it all the way through'IT CAN only be assumed that Anthony Daly will have cheered up a little last night when word came through that Wexford were up…Mon Jun 08 2009 - 01:00
Day-Lewis rides hard but for right reasonsATHLETICS : A Hollywood encounter - in Wicklow - prompts thoughts on the downside of Irish elite competitionSat Jun 06 2009 - 01:00
Athletics Ireland crisis nears an endATHLETICS: THE INTERNAL administration crisis that has plagued Athletics Ireland since last October may be coming to an end …Fri Jun 05 2009 - 01:00
Gilroy gives Dublin an overhaulGAA NEWS: IT’S HIS first championship match, against the old enemy, and he’s named a fairly innocent looking teamThu Jun 04 2009 - 01:00
Underdogs well preparedIF LIMERICK were somehow fooled into thinking they already had one foot in the Munster football final then Frank Doherty offers…Thu Jun 04 2009 - 01:00
Cork include Kelly for showdown with KerrySOME TEAM selections are more predictable than others – and there’s certainly no great surprise in the Cork team to face Kerry…Thu Jun 04 2009 - 01:00
Kerry's problem would be envy of the massesTEAM NEWS: THE PROBLEM facing Kerry manager Jack O’Connor ahead of Sunday’s Munster football semi-final against Cork is not …Wed Jun 03 2009 - 01:00
McKinley sees red as Antrim denied a Croke Park workoutLEINSTER SHC ANTRIM v DUBLIN: ANTRIM WEREN’T expecting a wholly magnanimous welcome into the Leinster hurling championship, …Wed Jun 03 2009 - 01:00
Ryan revels in blistering conditionsATHLETICS WOMEN’S MINI MARATHON: BEHIND THE mood of mass participation that is the women’s mini marathon there is also a title…Tue Jun 02 2009 - 01:00
'We're over the first hurdle'THE GREAT thing about a manager like John McIntyre is that given his vast experience in the media he not only answers every question…Mon Jun 01 2009 - 01:00
It's the June Bank Holiday and here come the girlsATHLETICS: OF ALL the nerve-racking, hair-raising, mind-boggling and ultimately shattering “learning experiences” of my short…Sat May 30 2009 - 01:00
Offaly to maintain upper handWexford v Offaly: A LOT OF history between these teams, but it’s only the recent stuff that mattersSat May 30 2009 - 01:00
Canning believes Galway capable of marking territoryLEINSTER CHAMPIONSHIP : ONLY THE most dedicated hurling historians can recall the last time Galway abandoned their province …Thu May 28 2009 - 01:00
Tipperary geared up for a real test and a long summerGAELIC GAMES NEWS: THERE ARE various theories as to how the Cork hurling strike of earlier this year will affect their performance…Wed May 27 2009 - 01:00
One powerful man who does seem to be on top of thingsATHLETICS: THERE IS nothing worse than meeting a man with a big reputation who fails to live up to itSat May 23 2009 - 01:00
Cullen learning to play off the cuffFOR THOSE teams caught between the start of the championship and their big day out there is only one refuge: the challenge match…Thu May 21 2009 - 01:00
All done, but Shefflin's out for moreCHAMPIONSHIP 2009 NEWS ROUND-UP: PERHAPS IT’S just his colourful polo shirt and stone-washed jeans but Henry Shefflin still …Wed May 20 2009 - 01:00
Hurney, Walsh to face CorkWATERFORD WERE always going to need all the help they could get when facing Cork in Sunday’s Munster football championship quarter…Wed May 20 2009 - 01:00
Derry have plenty of motivationDERRY WON’T be short of motivation going into Sunday’s Ulster football quarter-final against MonaghanWed May 20 2009 - 01:00
O'Sullivan wants to be leading playerIT’S UNUSUAL that a Kerry football captain should be fighting for his place in the team, but then Darren O’Sullivan is not your…Tue May 19 2009 - 01:00
Hanley wary of Tribesmen in LondonCONNACHT CHAMPIONSHIP LONDON v GALWAY : GALWAY TRAVEL to London on Sunday knowing the challenge of getting past this typically…Tue May 19 2009 - 01:00
McEneaney knows Louth will have to step it up a gearTHEY WERE doing a roaring trade in the hats, scarves and headbands outside Parnell Park, although the motivation for purchase…Mon May 18 2009 - 01:00
Cooney not losing sleep over state of playWITH ALL the talk of falling attendances and reduced ticket prices – plus the hype around a certain oval ball – you’d think the…Thu May 14 2009 - 01:00
Dooher faces more than one battleFOR A man who hasn’t played any serious football for almost eight months, Brian Dooher still looks pretty fitThu May 14 2009 - 01:00
Donaghy a big loss to KerryMUNSTER SFC: WHEN A player like Kieran Donaghy is told he’ll miss most of the championship there will always be sympathy, even…Thu May 14 2009 - 01:00
O'Sullivan not rejoining Cork panelCORK’S THREE-TIME All-Ireland winning full back Diarmuid O’Sullivan has announced his intention not to return to the senior set…Wed May 13 2009 - 01:00
GPA call for Cullen to be up front on grantsGAELIC PLAYERS Association (GPA) chief executive Dessie Farrell has called on the Minister of Sport Martin Cullen to make a definite…Wed May 13 2009 - 01:00
Down duo to miss openerBOTH DOWN and Fermanagh have one high-profile injury problem ahead of Sunday’s Ulster football championship preliminary round…Tue May 12 2009 - 01:00
Dempsey wants structure changeTHE TROUBLE with the championship is that it starts with a whimper and ends with a bangTue May 12 2009 - 01:00
