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My Club: NY Shamrock SC

Dermot Clarke is assistant coach and social secretary for the NY Shamrocks, the oldest existing Irish soccer club in New York…

Mon Nov 02 1998 - 00:00

Sheridan latest find for Kildare

An Exorcism of sorts saw Kildare get the All-Ireland defeat against Galway out of their systems in this convincing victory over…

Mon Nov 02 1998 - 00:00

My Club: Raheny Shamrock AC

Dick Hooper has won a record three Dublin City marathons, in 1980, 1985 and 1988, and represented Ireland in the Olympic marathon…

Mon Oct 26 1998 - 00:00

Tributes pour forth for an athletics titan

Anybody with an interest in Irish athletics will suffer the loss of Noel Carroll

Sat Oct 24 1998 - 01:00

My Club: Drimnagh Boxing Club

Michael Carruth was the first Irishman to win an Olympic boxing gold medal when he took the welterweight division at the Barcelona…

Mon Oct 19 1998 - 01:00

O'Sullivan dilemma

Sonia O'Sullivan will almost certainly have to focus on a single event at next year's World Championships in Seville following…

Sat Oct 17 1998 - 01:00

Liverpool victory easy for Catherina

In her final tune-up for the Amsterdam marathon next month, Catherina McKiernan had a comfortable victory in a low-key 10 km …

Mon Oct 12 1998 - 01:00

My club: Genesis

Edel Hallissey is manager of the Irish under-16 hockey team and Leinster under-18 team as well as head hockey coach at Notre …

Mon Oct 12 1998 - 01:00

1998: Sport's Year Of Shame

January

Sat Oct 10 1998 - 01:00

Tipperary prove small can be big

Canon Hayes had a vision to provide Tipperary town with a community resource that would be both enduring and far-reaching

Sat Oct 10 1998 - 01:00

O'Rourke to name squad

The countdown to Sunday's International Rules encounter with Australia hots up today when Irish manager Colm O'Rourke announces…

Tue Oct 06 1998 - 01:00

Date set for final replay

Waterford and Monaghan will have to wait until Sunday, October 25th, before replaying the All-Ireland Women's Football final …

Tue Oct 06 1998 - 01:00

Travelling fans count the cost

The large number of fans that had hoped to make the trip to Belgrade will hold on to their travel plans until the final date …

Tue Oct 06 1998 - 01:00

Derry look to Coleman

Eamonn Coleman was last night ratified as manager of the Derry football team

Tue Oct 06 1998 - 01:00

My Club: UCD Athletic Club

Noel Carroll was three time European indoor 800 metre champion and two-time Olympic participant over the distance

Mon Oct 05 1998 - 01:00

Leitrim to face Galway again

There is plenty of intrigue and a few surprises in the new Church & General National Football League structure which was …

Fri Oct 02 1998 - 01:00

My Club: European Golf Club

Pat Ruddy is owner and designer of the European Golf Club in Brittas Bay, Co Wicklow

Mon Sept 28 1998 - 01:00

Mick O'Dwyer: second coming of football guru

Mick O'Dwyer, the Kildare manager, achieved unrivalled success in managing Kerry football teams for the best part of 12 years…

Sat Sept 26 1998 - 01:00

Final tickets a pearl beyond price

So money talks in sport? Well, it may buy you Premiership soccer clubs, but right now it wouldn't buy a single terrace ticket…

Sat Sept 26 1998 - 01:00

Top Irish swimmers to get OCI funds

Nine Irish swimmers have been granted financial support by the Olympic Council of Ireland (OCI) to fund their training and competition…

Thu Sept 24 1998 - 01:00

Ramaala triumphs in tight finish

Three seconds separated the top four finishers at yesterday's 10-mile Cross Border Challenge race between Carlingford and Newry…

Mon Sept 21 1998 - 01:00

Views On Back-Door System

"We may have come in the back door, but we're going out the front."

Sat Sept 19 1998 - 01:00

Cross-border race draws quality field

Irish athletes are given the rare opportunity to compete against some of the world's best on home soil in the Cross-Border 10…

Sat Sept 19 1998 - 01:00

My Club: Kilmacud Crokes

Robbie Kelleher is a former Dublin captain and threetime All-Ireland medal winner

Mon Sept 14 1998 - 01:00

Kavanagh inspires Galway juniors

An overjoyed Ann Dolan had the honour of accepting the first All-Ireland title of the summer on behalf of Galway after a truly…

Mon Sept 07 1998 - 01:00

Goals push Cork out of reach

Rain and wind tried to dampen the spirits at Croke Park for yesterday's Bord na Gaeilge All-Ireland camogie final, but nothing…

Mon Sept 07 1998 - 01:00

My Club: Three Rock Orienteering

Una Creagh is five-time Irish orienteering champion and won the British title two years ago

Mon Sept 07 1998 - 01:00

Four shoot for share of jackpot

Tension IN Moscow had made a number of athletes uncertain of competing in the IAAF Grand Prix final in the Russian capital this…

Sat Sept 05 1998 - 01:00

Third time lucky for Galway

Galway footballers may be on the brink of a new tradition in reaching the All-Ireland but the senior camogie side have already…

Sat Sept 05 1998 - 01:00

O'Sullivan among 20 champions at Berlin

The penultimate leg of the IAAF Golden League in Berlin tonight features 20 of the recently crowned European Champions, including…

Tue Sept 01 1998 - 01:00

My Club: Loreto Hockey Club

Mary Barnwell (nee Appleby) is a former Irish hockey captain with a career total of 47 caps, the first of which came at the World…

Mon Aug 31 1998 - 01:00

O'Sullivan plays down grudge

Sonia O'Sullivan was playing down the so-called grudge race with Gabriela Szabo as she announced her plans for the rest of the…

Wed Aug 26 1998 - 01:00

Heroine heralded at homecoming

We have seen it all before. Gold medals paraded through Dublin Airport after one of Ireland's great sporting occasions

Tue Aug 25 1998 - 01:00

MY CLUB: St Brigid's women's football

Tony Doogan has been chairman of Dublin County Board senior and minor women's football

Mon Aug 24 1998 - 01:00

Lenihan within sight of peak

John Lenihan is set to retain his All-Ireland title tomorrow at the National Hill Running Championships at Brandon Mountain in…

Sat Aug 22 1998 - 01:00

My club: Rossnowlagh Surf Club

Brian Britton is president of the Irish Surfing Association and a long-standing member of Rossnowlagh surfing club in Donegal…

Mon Aug 17 1998 - 01:00

Ryan to hang up his spikes

Irish 100 metre record holder Neil Ryan has decided to hang up his spikes after failing to reach next week's European Championships…

Fri Aug 14 1998 - 01:00

Smith in record company after hitting home straight

Sonia O'Sullivan is the sole Irish competitor at tonight's Weltklasse Grand Prix in Zurich, even though Susan Smith is a confirmed…

Wed Aug 12 1998 - 01:00

My Club: Ballymena and Antrim AC

Maeve Kyle was the first Irish woman to compete in an Olympic track event when she ran both the 100 and 200 metres at the 1956…

Mon Aug 10 1998 - 01:00

Sponsorship to smooth waters

The Irish Surfing Association was boosted yesterday by a threeyear sponsorship from Guinness that will take the Irish team to…

Sat Aug 08 1998 - 01:00

Smith in busy tune-up

Susan Smith will wind down her preparations for the European Championships in just over a week's time by competing in four events…

Sat Aug 08 1998 - 01:00

Greene heads diamond winners

No athlete last night managed to add to the 83 world records that have been broken at Olympic Stadium in Stockholm, but plenty…

Thu Aug 06 1998 - 01:00

New canoe record set

Irish canoeist Jim Morrissey is back on dry land celebrating his record breaking crossing of St George's Channel in the Preselli…

Wed Aug 05 1998 - 01:00

My Club: Marian Water Polo

John Rohan is an executive officer of the Irish Water Polo Association's Leinster branch

Mon Aug 03 1998 - 01:00

Blackrock pay penalty

Blackrock College were narrowly beaten 15-12 by South African school Monument in their second match at the World Schools Rugby…

Fri Jul 31 1998 - 01:00

Blackrock start with a flourish

Blackrock College got off to a winning start at the World Schools Rugby Championship in Zimbabwe yesterday by beating St George…

Tue Jul 28 1998 - 01:00

Testing times for top juniors

The picturesque French alpine town of Annecy is more popular as a ski resort but this week over 1,200 athletes from 156 nations…

Tue Jul 28 1998 - 01:00

My Club: Triathlon Club

Eoin O'Connell is two-time Irish triathlon champion and the current long-course title holder

Mon Jul 27 1998 - 01:00

Hi-tech fitness centre goes on the road

The National Coaching and Training Centre (NCTC) has launched its Mobile Fitness Testing Unit to provide on-site testing, information…

Thu Jul 23 1998 - 01:00

O'Sullivan shut out

Sonia O' Sullivan had to settle for a fifth place finish over the mile at the Goodwill Games in New York

Wed Jul 22 1998 - 01:00
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