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Duffy named director general

The GAA last night confirmed Paraic Duffy as successor to Liam Mulvihill as director general

Thu Nov 22 2007 - 00:00

Awards, glorious awards

On Athletics: Six weeks to Christmas so it must be the start of the sporting awards season, and naturally enough Athletics Ireland…

Sat Nov 10 2007 - 00:00

Result of ballot to be known tomorrow

One of the potentially defining moments in GAA history will be known at noon tomorrow with the result of the Gaelic Players Association…

Thu Nov 08 2007 - 00:00

O'Neill opts to move on from GPA

Donal O'Neill has outlined his reasons for stepping down as commercial director of the Gaelic Players' Association (GPA), claiming…

Wed Nov 07 2007 - 00:00

Radcliffe makes a spectacular comeback

ATHLETICS/New York Marathon: New York was anticipating a sensational weekend for marathon running, and that's what it got - …

Mon Nov 05 2007 - 00:00

GAA Previews: Club championships and county finals

Connacht Club HC semi-final: James Stephens (Mayo) v Athleague (Roscommon), Ballina, 3

Sat Nov 03 2007 - 00:00

Farrell hints at resolution to dispute

GPA players of the year Waterford's Dan Shanahan and Kerry's Marc Ó Sé were the big winners at last night's Gaelic Players Association…

Sat Nov 03 2007 - 00:00

Brennan points to risks in AFL offers

While it's hard to ignore the noticeable increase in the number of players taking up contracts or trials with Australian Rules…

Fri Nov 02 2007 - 00:00

GAA look to Rugby League

News round-up The GAA are looking to rugby league as a model for primary school and other underage competitions

Fri Nov 02 2007 - 00:00

GAA Games Development Conference

The 2007 GAA Games Development Conference will take place in Croke Park on November 23rd and 24th, and aims to address issues…

Fri Nov 02 2007 - 00:00

Cork's Murphy chosen by peers

GAA Players' Football team of the year All-Ireland football champions Kerry have gained seven representatives on the Gaelic …

Wed Oct 31 2007 - 00:00

Shields accepts Carlton's trial offer

Gaelic Games News round-up The relationship between the GAA and the AFL could deteriorate further with the news that Cork defender…

Wed Oct 31 2007 - 00:00

O'Connor makes up for his Berlin setback

Michael O'Connor came to Dublin yesterday with the sole intention of becoming national men's champion, and as the first Irish…

Tue Oct 30 2007 - 00:00

Longing to share the same sweet loneliness

On Athletics: Only twice in my life have I sat on a plane alongside a complete stranger and ended up in an argument

Sat Oct 27 2007 - 01:00

New body designed to avoid recourse to court

SPORT AND THE LAW: All facets of Irish sport are expected to benefit from the establishment of a new, independent dispute resolution…

Fri Oct 26 2007 - 01:00

Murphy is raring to go again

Interprovincial SH Final: There's a real danger in sport that the more obsessive you become about winning, the more success …

Thu Oct 25 2007 - 01:00

Fitzhenry and Comerford recognised by their peers

GAELIC GAMES/Hurling GPA All Stars: The last thing the Gaelic Players Association (GPA) would want with their Opel Team of the…

Wed Oct 24 2007 - 01:00

GPA issues players with strike ballot

Confirmation that the Gaelic Players Association (GPA) had issued its members with a ballot for strike action due to the "ongoing…

Thu Oct 18 2007 - 01:00

Strain to sell interprovincial finals

Gaelic Games: The GAA are struggling to generate ticket sales for the interprovincial finals, set for Croke Park on Saturday…

Wed Oct 17 2007 - 01:00

O'Rourke to take charge of Fermanagh

Managerial Moves One of the last managerial posts for next year has been filled with the appointment of Malachy O'Rourke as …

Wed Oct 17 2007 - 01:00

Focus turns to medals as Dublin awarded major event

Athletics/European Cross Country Championships: After yesterday's announcement that Dublin will host the European Cross Country…

Tue Oct 16 2007 - 01:00

Courageous Power a warrior for all seasons

On Athletics: I lived for a while in Providence, Rhode Island, studying hard but training a lot harder, and it was during that…

Sat Oct 13 2007 - 01:00

Only three Munster counties represented

Gaelic Games Interprovincial championships: Only three counties - Kerry, Cork and Waterford - are represented on the Munster…

Fri Oct 12 2007 - 01:00

Kerry guaranteed top honours in player of the year awards

GPA Awards: Back-to-back All-Ireland champions Kerry are now certain to land both the GAA and Gaelic Players Association (GPA…

Fri Oct 12 2007 - 01:00

GPA to meet Minister today

The Gaelic Players Association (GPA) will today meet the Minister for Sport Séamus Brennan in their latest effort to successfully…

Thu Oct 11 2007 - 01:00

Brennan and AFL chief set to meet in Paris

The future of the International Rules series with Australia could effectively be decided at a meeting in a Paris hotel this day…

Thu Oct 11 2007 - 01:00

Track and field day for sceptics in Jones shame

On Athletics: So all the truth about Marion Jones adds up to one big lie

Sat Oct 06 2007 - 01:00

Waterford get one over on All-Ireland champions

All-Ireland winners Kilkenny find themselves in the slightly bizarre situation of having only one hurler nominated for the Vodafone…

Thu Oct 04 2007 - 01:00

McGeeney quietly going about business

Anyone expecting Kieran McGeeney to come marching into Kildare blowing his own trumpet while waving some sort of victory flag…

Thu Oct 04 2007 - 01:00

McCarthy ready to remain in charge of Waterford

Waterford hurling manager Justin McCarthy is prepared to give that elusive All-Ireland title one more crack

Wed Oct 03 2007 - 01:00

McCarthy intends to stay in charge

Waterford hurling manager Justin McCarthy is prepared to give that elusive All-Ireland title one more crack.

Wed Oct 03 2007 - 01:00

O'Shea commits to another year

All-Ireland winning manager Pat O'Shea has effectively committed himself to another year with the Kerry senior football team, …

Tue Oct 02 2007 - 01:00

Beijing could be added to O'Sullivan's 'last lap' tour

ATHLETICS: It would be exaggerating a little to describe Sonia O'Sullivan and Paula Radcliffe as the greatest of rivals, and…

Sat Sept 29 2007 - 01:00

County Previews ...

Previews from around the country

Sat Sept 29 2007 - 01:00

Futures remain uncertain

There is still some uncertainty surrounding the future of both the Kerry and Cork football managers, almost two weeks after their…

Fri Sept 28 2007 - 01:00

Mayo focused on final goal

Last Sunday Croke Park witnessed the most personal and enduring rivalry of Gaelic football when Kerry took on Cork for the All…

Sat Sept 22 2007 - 01:00

Champagne finale has more cash than dash

On Athletics: It may come as something of a surprise that the champagne finale to the season takes place this weekend, the star…

Sat Sept 22 2007 - 01:00

Croke Park dates set

Interprovincials: The GAA have confirmed the dates and venues for this year's M Donnelly Interprovincial Championship, with …

Thu Sept 20 2007 - 01:00

Murphy stays focused on primary objective

Women's Football All-Ireland senior final: There are two obvious sources of incentive for Cork going into Sunday's All-Ireland…

Wed Sept 19 2007 - 01:00

'Bragging rights for next 100 years'

Whoever said absence makes the heart grow fonder obviously hadn't figured on Kerry playing Cork in the All-Ireland football final…

Mon Sept 17 2007 - 01:00

McGeeney steps aside

Armagh's former All-Ireland winning captain Kieran McGeeney has announced his retirement from intercounty football, ending a …

Sat Sept 15 2007 - 01:00

Traditional strengths revealed in Osaka

On Athletics: If the World Championships in Osaka told us anything about the state of Irish athletics it's that our tradition…

Sat Sept 08 2007 - 01:00

Masters hoping to step up with plate

GAELIC GAMES: Something about Croke Park on All-Ireland final day seems to play tricks with medical opinion

Fri Sept 07 2007 - 01:00

Carton case for last resort

The GAA are set on the unprecedented course of taking one of their own disciplinary bodies to an independent arbitrator as a …

Fri Sept 07 2007 - 01:00

McGeeney welcomes Armagh's new boss

Former All-Ireland winning captain Kieran McGeeney has welcomed Peter McDonnell's appointment as Armagh's new senior football…

Fri Sept 07 2007 - 01:00

We're lucky to have such a great bunch

On Athletics: The Sports editor likes to describe these gigs as a "labour of love" and after a week in Osaka it's hard to argue…

Sat Sept 01 2007 - 01:00

Powell and Gay can restore some respect

On Athletics: The Irish Times spares no expense with it athletics coverage and some fellow guests at my Hotel Nikko Osaka reflect…

Sat Aug 25 2007 - 01:00

New-style blazers cut from right cloth

On Athletics: Athletics Ireland staged a press conference yesterday to announce the team for the World Championships, starting…

Sat Aug 11 2007 - 01:00

O'Rourke lifts flagging spirits

ATHLETICS: Irish athletics is a small world and there's been a lot of talk going around about Derval O'Rourke - that her form…

Thu Aug 09 2007 - 01:00

Caffrey sticks with tried and trusted

GAA: Probably the least surprising team line-up of the summer was confirmed last night when Dublin manager Paul Caffrey announced…

Wed Aug 08 2007 - 01:00
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