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
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
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
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
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
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
O'Rourke bursts back for bronzeYOU DON’T always get what you want. You get what you needSat Mar 07 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
Gillick is the star attractionATHLETICS EUROPEAN INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS: THE THOUGHT of three Irish athletes arriving at a major championship ranked in medal…Fri Mar 06 2009 - 00:00
Cork crisis heads for showdown as clubs meet againTHE CORK hurling crisis could be headed for a final showdown as a series of meetings look set to provide overpowering support…Wed Mar 04 2009 - 00:00
Prendergast receives eight-week suspensionGAELIC GAMES: THE GAA’s Central Competitions Control Committee (CCCC) has once again dealt swiftly and severely with the main…Wed Mar 04 2009 - 00:00
Kennelly set to play for KerryTADHG KENNELLY’S quest to re-root himself in Kerry football is practically completeWed Mar 04 2009 - 00:00
Brown out to leap into European spotlightATHLETICS NEWS: THEY SAY there’s no money in athletics anymore, but that’s not strictly true about the women’s pole vault. In…Wed Mar 04 2009 - 00:00
Kelly has a shot at NationalATHLETICS: IF KEITH Kelly retires without winning the National Cross Country title then he’ll be in good companySat Feb 28 2009 - 00:00
Unbowed Gillick moves on from Beijing nightmareON ATHLETICS : Ireland’s reigning European Indoor 400 metres champion looking to the futureSat Feb 28 2009 - 00:00
Gillick chasing hat-trick in ItalyDAVID GILLICK has confirmed his entry in next weekend’s European Indoor Championships in Turin, Italy, which run from March 6th…Fri Feb 27 2009 - 00:00
Hickey not hopeful for TaylorTHE CHANCES of Katie Taylor boxing for a gold medal at the London Olympics in 2012 appear to have taken a turn for the worse, …Thu Feb 26 2009 - 00:00
Genesis report points finger at Irish Sports CouncilOLYMPICS GENESIS BEIJING REVIEW: NOT FOR the first time Ireland’s Olympic review process has turned into something of a finger…Thu Feb 26 2009 - 00:00
McNamara focused on the big pictureONE OF the deliberate components of the new National Hurling League format is that it can very quickly bring the pressure on, …Wed Feb 25 2009 - 00:00
Vaughan set to sit out Sigerson weekendMARK VAUGHAN has found himself torn between two causes close to his heart – Kilmacud Crokes and Dublin Institute of Technology…Wed Feb 25 2009 - 00:00
County board to consider responseCORK STAND-OFF: THE CORK County Board will this evening contemplate the implications of the latest development in the hurling…Tue Feb 24 2009 - 00:00
Hearing requested over six-week banGAELIC GAMES/RYAN McMENAMIN SUSPENSION AND LEINSTER COUNCIL REPORT: TYRONE’S ALL Star defender Ryan McMenamin has requested …Tue Feb 24 2009 - 00:00
Sign of the times as gate receipts dropTHE LEINSTER Council have reported a drop in 2008 gate receipts of almost €2 million compared to the previous yearTue Feb 24 2009 - 00:00
Brown leaps in to Irish team for European Indoors in ItalyATHLETICS NEWS: ZOE BROWN will make a piece of Irish athletics history when she competes in the European Indoor Championships…Mon Feb 23 2009 - 00:00
Treacy's keen Providence keeps his PC running strongON ATHLETICS: THE DRIVE up I-95 from Providence to Boston takes about an hour provided the traffic is good and usually feels…Sat Feb 21 2009 - 00:00
Treacy's keen Providence keeps his PC running strongON ATHLETICS: THE DRIVE up I-95 from Providence to Boston takes about an hour provided the traffic is good and usually feels…Sat Feb 21 2009 - 00:00
Gaynor takes the short notice in his strideINTERPROVINCIAL HURLING: DESPITE THE incentive of playing for a free trip to Abu Dhabi, there have been the usual problems in…Wed Feb 18 2009 - 00:00
English enjoying the fearless journeyALL-IRELAND CLUB SF SEMI-FINAL: SATURDAY IS semi-final day in the AIB All-Ireland club football championship and Dromcollogher…Wed Feb 18 2009 - 00:00
Green light for semi at Croke ParkHEINEKEN CUP: IN CONFIRMING Central Council’s decision to allow Croke Park be used for the rugby’s Heineken Cup semi-final in…Mon Feb 16 2009 - 00:00
Gillick scorches field in DusseldorfATHLETICS : David Gillick sent out a serious warning sign that he intends defending his European Indoor 400-metres title when…Fri Feb 13 2009 - 00:00
Gilroy looks to improve on Dublin's first outingTHE TIMES they are a-changin’ all right when Dublin stage a press conference in a fancy hotel to announce the team to play Galway…Thu Feb 12 2009 - 00:00
Cork players invite club officials to meetingGAELIC GAMES NEWS ROUND-UP: IF THE Cork hurling crisis has so far played out like a Beckett drama it may be about to reach endgame…Thu Feb 12 2009 - 00:00
Farrell sees no rise in player powerTHE GAELIC Players Association (GPA) has called for improved structures between players and county boards to help avoid the sort…Wed Feb 11 2009 - 00:00
Cork chaos takes from Semple showpieceNEWS ROUND-UP AND FITZGIBBON CUP: AFTER THE lights, cameras and action in Croke Park, now Thurles gets to mark the GAA’s 125th…Wed Feb 11 2009 - 00:00
Athletics Ireland has core budget withheldATHLETICS IRELAND is to have its core funding for 2009 withheld until the appointment of several key positions are agreed with…Tue Feb 10 2009 - 00:00
Focus sports to be reduced in numberBEIJING OLYMPIC REVIEW: REDUCING THE number of focus sports and maintaining the high level of funding were among the key recommendations…Tue Feb 10 2009 - 00:00
