Fermanagh can turn it aroundFermanagh v Kildare: (Sunaday, Croke Park 2pm) FERMANAGH SHOULDN'T be in the position of having to play this match, instead …Sat Aug 02 2008 - 01:00
Midfield battle will be pivotalWexford v Down: (Saturday, Croke Park 2pm) - THE PRIMARY focus in trying to discern a winner alights on the mental as much as…Sat Aug 02 2008 - 01:00
Kidney adds sprinkling of youth to seasoned groupRUGBY: DECLAN KIDNEY'S first squad as Ireland head coach has a familiar look, comprising as it does players who toured Australia…Fri Aug 01 2008 - 01:00
RTÉ to provide over 1,500 hours of coverageOLYMPIC GAMES TV SCHEDULE: RTÉ WILL provide more than 1,500 hours of coverage of the 2008 Beijing Olympics across television…Wed Jul 30 2008 - 01:00
Clarke hopes to revisit past gloryTOUR SCENE NEWS ROUND-UP: IRELAND'S MOST recent Challenge Tour winner, Michael McGeady (above), will lead a 21 strong local …Tue Jul 29 2008 - 01:00
Clarkie and Kearnsey give it to Kiwis in the vernacularTV VIEW: IF YOU'RE Sione Lauaki look away nowMon Jul 28 2008 - 01:00
Gibbes to coach Leinster packRUGBY NEWS: LEINSTER have announced the appointment of the former All Black Jono Gibbes as forwards coach on a two-year deal…Tue Jul 22 2008 - 01:00
Auntie Beeb rises to occasion despite wind and windbagsTV VIEW BBC's coverage of the British Open Championship represents a kind of Utopia for golfing enthusiastsMon Jul 21 2008 - 01:00
Montauban first up for Munster at Thomond fortressEUROPEAN CUP: IT IS entirely appropriate that the defending champions, Munster, will open the 2008-2009 Heineken Cup with their…Fri Jul 18 2008 - 01:00
Padraig shines in the darkIRISH PGA CHAMPIONSHIP: PADRAIG HARRINGTON endured the worst of the weather on Wednesday and when he teed off at 5Fri Jul 11 2008 - 01:00
Galway hold key regarding Leinster optionKILKENNY'S EMPHATIC 19-point victory over Wexford in last Sunday's Leinster senior hurling championship final has inevitably …Tue Jul 08 2008 - 01:00
Canty could be back for Cork's next assignmentCHAMPIONSHIP 2008 NEWS: CORK CAPTAIN Graham Canty has been given "a sporting chance" of being fit for an All-Ireland football…Tue Jul 08 2008 - 01:00
Clinical Saxons exploit their opportunitiesCHURCHILL CUP Ireland A 12 England Saxons 34 : IT WOULD be possible to cavil with the final margin on the scoreboard based primarily…Mon Jun 16 2008 - 01:00
Second string struggle to find fluencyIreland A 46 USA 9 : In searching out the positives from an Irish perspective in last night's Churchill Cup clash it was down…Thu Jun 12 2008 - 01:00
Elwood faces crucial game against NZRUGBY ROUND-UP IRELAND UNDER-20 coach Eric Elwood has made several alterations to the team beaten 17-9 by Argentina for tonight…Tue Jun 10 2008 - 01:00
Solo-running Dunphy gives this armchair fan itchy fingersTV VIEW: THE COMPOSITION of the majority of teams suggested a lack of innovation, the novel having been sacrificed on the altar…Mon Jun 09 2008 - 01:00
Bradley reflects on job well doneAS THE Ireland squad split into two groups yesterday, with the Southern Hemisphere-bound senior players heading for London and…Thu May 29 2008 - 01:00
Horgan hails 'a performance of energy and belief 'SHANE HORGAN insisted Ireland can face the two-Test summer tour to New Zealand and Australia with "confidence and belief" following…Wed May 28 2008 - 01:00
Ireland benefit from expansive approachIreland 39 Barbarians 14: THERE WERE many aspects to admire in Ireland's comprehensive victory but the result and the game was…Wed May 28 2008 - 01:00
Chance for fringe players to impress Irish management In GloucesterIRELAND v BARBARIANS PREVIEW: THERE IS an obvious similarity between the teams ahead of this friendly; both are composite sides…Tue May 27 2008 - 01:00
Fitzgerald moves to the centreRUGBY IRELAND V BARBARIANS: DENIED the services of the Munster players, interim coach Michael Bradley's Ireland team to play…Fri May 23 2008 - 01:00
McNaughton named as Ireland managerRUGBY NEWS: PAUL McNAUGHTON has been named as Ireland rugby team manager, the first appointment in the new national management…Tue May 20 2008 - 01:00
Millennium cauldron won't faze TipokiMUNSTER'S ABILITY to inculcate the ethos of the province's proud rugby history in new recruits is well documented and remains…Tue May 20 2008 - 01:00
McCarron opts out of Leinster contract to return to collegeIreland A Squad: ROSS McCARRON has decided to go back and complete a degree at college rather than see out the final year of…Fri May 16 2008 - 01:00
McGeechan to test himself againRUGBY/LIONS TOUR TO SOUTH AFRICA: THE CORONATION of the new Lion king, Ian McGeechan, may have been predictable but there is…Thu May 15 2008 - 01:00
Exiles rebuff England move for SmithLONDON IRISH director of rugby Brian Smith has been offered the job of England backs coach but the Exiles' board of management…Thu May 15 2008 - 01:00
Reserve Arthurs takes a cut at the fieldEOIN ARTHURS enjoyed a very productive day, first shooting a four-under-par 68 to lead the AIB-sponsored Irish Amateur Strokeplay…Sat May 10 2008 - 01:00
Lowry to lead home challengeIRISH AMATEUR OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP: A RECORD 91 overseas entries from 17 countries will tee it up in the AIB-sponsored Irish Amateur…Fri May 09 2008 - 01:00
Garryowen motivated by prospect of back-to-back titlesTHE TROPHY cabinet at Dooradoyle that groaned under the weight of silverware last season took on a more spartan appearance during…Thu May 08 2008 - 01:00
Cheika gives Leinster squad members their chanceTHE MAGNERS League champions, Leinster, will be without Jamie Heaslip, Rob Kearney, Felipe Contepomi, Ollie le Roux and Keith…Thu May 08 2008 - 01:00
D'Arcy to miss out after more surgeryRUGBY NEWS GORDON D'ARCY will not be available for Ireland's game against the Barbarians or their two summer Test matches against…Wed May 07 2008 - 01:00
D'Arcy to miss out after more surgeryRUGBY NEWS GORDON D'ARCY will not be available for Ireland's game against the Barbarians or their two summer Test matches against…Wed May 07 2008 - 01:00
Some ELVs to go on global trialNEWS: IT WAS the authorisation that many rugby people in the Northern Hemisphere feared would come to pass but the full adoption…Fri May 02 2008 - 01:00
Second-string Munster unlikely to roll overMAGNERS LEAGUE - Ulster V Munster: WHEN ANTHONY FOLEY leads Munster out onto the Ravenhill pitch tonight he will be donning …Wed Apr 30 2008 - 01:00
Horgan returns as Cullen faces months on sidelineSHANE HORGAN returns to the Leinster squad for Saturday's Magners League clash with the Dragons at the RDS but coach Michael …Wed Apr 30 2008 - 01:00
All Blacks to play Munster in NovemberRUGBY NEWS ROUND-UP: MUNSTER WILL play New Zealand on Tuesday, November 18th, to mark the official opening of the redeveloped…Tue Apr 29 2008 - 01:00
Horan makes light work of coalfaceMARCUS HORAN is not cowed by a challenge, which is just as well because in Sunday's Heineken Cup semi-final he was giving away…Tue Apr 29 2008 - 01:00
Emotional Gaffney rues ceding ‘easy outs’THE EMOTION of the occasion was etched on the features of Saracens coach Alan Gaffney, who will rejoin Leinster during the summer…Mon Apr 28 2008 - 01:00
Players acknowledge Bowe's imposing yearIRUPA AWARDS RUGBY NEWS: IRELAND AND Ulster wing Tommy Bowe received the ultimate approbation from his fellow players when he…Thu Apr 24 2008 - 01:00
Murphy believes Toulouse can exploit blitz defenceLONDON IRISH v TOULOUSE GEORDAN MURPHY has a neat way of endorsing Toulouse's credentials ahead of their Heineken Cup semi-final…Wed Apr 23 2008 - 01:00
Munster tickets on general saleRUGBY NEWS MUNSTER HAVE returned 2,500 tickets to ERC ahead of Sunday's Heineken European Cup semi-final against Saracens at…Wed Apr 23 2008 - 01:00
Season ticket holders snap up allocationRUGBY EUROPEAN CUP SEMI-FINALS: SARACENS HAVE satisfied the demand from season ticket holders who were given preference for …Tue Apr 15 2008 - 01:00
Murray spurs Young Munster to set up final date with UCCLEAGUE ROUND-UP: YOUNG MUNSTER will meet UCC in the AIB League Division Two final next Saturday as both clubs won their respective…Mon Apr 14 2008 - 01:00
Quinlan still hungry for successAIB SENIOR CUP FINAL COUNTDOWN: THE SCOPE for new conquests in club rugby is a narrow remit for Shannon so it's easy to understand…Thu Apr 10 2008 - 01:00
Argentina complete a six-nation line-up in this year's Churchill CupNEWS ROUND-UP: ARGENTINA WILL complete a six-nation Churchill Cup line-up in North America this JuneThu Apr 10 2008 - 01:00
Casey and Irish keep faith with traditionsEUROPEAN CUP SEMI-FINALS: THE EUPHORIA of the occasion was captured in two moments either side of referee Alain Rolland's final…Tue Apr 08 2008 - 01:00
Munster's semi-final issue on sale tomorrowTICKET NEWS: MUNSTER WILL receive an initial ticket allocation of 13,500 for the Heineken Cup semi-final against Saracens at…Tue Apr 08 2008 - 01:00
London Irish will not back downLondon Irish v Perpignan: A LEGACY of animosity offers an interesting backdrop to this clash between two teams that met at the…Sat Apr 05 2008 - 01:00
