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Forwards must build platform for success

PREVIEW/Pool Four: Leinster coach Declan Kidney is a disciple of statistical analysis, thorough in his pursuit of searching …

Sat Oct 23 2004 - 01:00

Leinster hope for dry run

European Cup/Treviso v Leinster: Piazza San Marco in Venice was flooded last week so the Leinster squad can be at least grateful…

Fri Oct 22 2004 - 01:00

Doonbeg really has come on a ton

Survey Top 100 courses: The respected magazine Golf World recently published their biennial compilation of the Top 100 Courses…

Tue Oct 19 2004 - 01:00

Munster need to crank up the machine

Munster v Cardiff Thomond Park Today, 5.15 p.m

Sat Oct 16 2004 - 01:00

Connacht to maintain progress

Connacht v Edinburgh Sportsground Today, 2.30 p.m

Sat Oct 16 2004 - 01:00

Lead role on and off the field

Rugby All-Ireland League: John O'Sullivan talks to the St Mary's player/coach Peter Smyth as the club gear up for Division Two…

Wed Oct 13 2004 - 01:00

Kidney looks at his other options

Celtic League Team news: Leinster coach Declan Kidney has made several changes ahead of Friday night's Celtic League clash with…

Wed Oct 13 2004 - 01:00

Harrington claims final place at Wentworth

Golf/World Matchplay: Padraig Harrington has been awarded the final slot in the HSBC World Matchplay Championship at Wentworth…

Fri Oct 08 2004 - 01:00

Clarke secures a higher tour ranking

Darren Clarke stalked his 20-foot birdie putt on the home green

Mon Oct 04 2004 - 01:00

McGinley helps to plot course for Donald

European captain Bernhard Langer called Paul McGinley aside on Thursday night and charged him with looking after Ryder Cup rookie…

Sat Sept 18 2004 - 01:00

World's not enough for McDowell

Golf - European Tour: Graeme McDowell's sixth-place finish (56,000) at the weekend in the European Masters at the Crans-sur-…

Tue Sept 07 2004 - 01:00

Newcomer Setanta shows potential to be serious player

TV View: Where are all those new-found show-jumping aficionados discoursing at length on Cian O'Connor's achievement in claiming…

Mon Sept 06 2004 - 01:00

Cork machine can draw power from twin engines

Hurling/Countdown to All-Ireland final: Ben & Jerry's is America's favourite ice cream

Thu Sept 02 2004 - 01:00

Montrose milk medal mania after days of dismal dregs

TV View:   Poise, control, horsemanship: cherished qualities in a pressure-laden arena.

Mon Aug 30 2004 - 01:00

Battler thriving on wear and tear

GOLF: It's not often an injury proves fortuitous but a broken kneecap sustained while playing Gaelic football guaranteed Paul…

Mon Aug 30 2004 - 01:00

McGinley wins his dash for the line

GOLF: Paul McGinley joined Padraig Harrington and Darren Clarke to complete an Irish triumvirate that will form an integral …

Mon Aug 30 2004 - 01:00

Browne targets tour card

Stephen Browne's superb victory in the Norwegian Open last weekend allowed him to take a significant leap up the Order of Merit…

Tue Aug 24 2004 - 01:00

McGinley vulnerable but still undaunted

Paul McGinley's Ryder Cup ambitions have been distilled into a single tournament, the BMW International Open at the München Nord…

Tue Aug 24 2004 - 01:00

Kelly's game kicks in on the back nine

It was a typical Irish autumn day, sunshine and showers, that greeted the finalists in the Mitsubishi Motors/ The Irish Times…

Tue Aug 24 2004 - 01:00

Tennis Ireland launch plan

TENNIS: Tennis Ireland yesterday unveiled a strategic plan for tennis in this country that will be implemented and driven over…

Wed Aug 18 2004 - 01:00

Emotional Lyons hints at departure

Glassy-eyed and emotional Tommy Lyons perched on a table inside one of the medical rooms at Croke Park on Saturday evening

Mon Aug 16 2004 - 01:00

Sense of loss relative for Harte

The disappointment of defeat can occasionally distort perspective. Those on the losing side can struggle with their emotions

Mon Aug 09 2004 - 01:00

How green are our fairways?

Ireland is currently ranked the number one golf destination in the world for 2004, generating substantial revenue for the country…

Tue Aug 03 2004 - 01:00

Dwyer to return to school

Irish Open Weaned on a staple diet of one- and two-round pro-ams, John Dwyer finally succumbed to the bloated feeling of a full…

Mon Jul 26 2004 - 01:00

Gallagher making his own name

What's in a surname? For Stephen Gallagher it constitutes fielding questions that bear little relation to his job as a golf professional…

Sat Jul 24 2004 - 01:00

Rugby's All-Ireland League fixtures

2004-2005 fixtures: Blackrock College will have first crack at defending AIB All-Ireland League Division One champions Shannon…

Fri Jul 09 2004 - 01:00

Wind and rain add to Monty's plight

European Open: Colin Montgomerie was remarkably chipper for a man emerging from the recorder's hut following his second round…

Sat Jul 03 2004 - 01:00

Guide to the K-ClubSmurfit Course

K-ClubSmurfit Course/ Hole by hole guide: 1 449 yards, par four

Thu Jul 01 2004 - 01:00

Stadium ready by late 2008

Rugby/IRFU a.g.m: The IRFU last night confirmed Lansdowne Road will cease to exist in its present form from mid 2006

Sat Jun 26 2004 - 01:00

Shanahan makes his presence felt

Irish Close Championship Matchplay It's been a rough fortnight for Mark O'Sullivan

Tue Jun 15 2004 - 01:00

Verbal size 11 putts Clarke in the frame

What are friends for? In the case of Darren Clarke they're there to verbally apply a size 11 to your posterior on the ninth tee…

Fri May 28 2004 - 01:00

Munster agree a €3m deal

Sponsorship: Toyota Ireland have agreed a €3 million sponsorship deal over three years with the Munster senior provincial rugby…

Wed May 19 2004 - 01:00

Shannon lead in team of the season

The AIB/Irish Times team of the season was honoured at a lunch in AIB Bankcentre in Ballsbridge yesterday at which they received…

Sat May 15 2004 - 01:00

Jenkins in farewell show

Connacht v Warriors Sportsground, 6

Fri May 14 2004 - 01:00

Leinster players in test of character

Leinster v Gwent Dragons Lansdowne Road, 7

Fri May 14 2004 - 01:00

Ging prepares for final game with Leinster

RUGBY ROUND-UP: The Leinster provincial team management committee meeting which had been scheduled for tonight has been deferred…

Thu May 13 2004 - 01:00

O'Sullivan philosophical about facing old foes

RUGBY: Denied the immediacy factor, there was a touch of unreality about the ramifications of the 2007 World Cup draw in Dublin…

Thu May 13 2004 - 01:00

Past is familiar country for Ireland

RUGBY WORLD CUP 2007 DRAW: It was entirely appropriate that the draw for the 2007 Rugby World Cup was staged in the Fadó restaurant…

Thu May 13 2004 - 01:00

Honouring 'man of great character'

People from the world of politics and sport, especially his kindred rugby souls, rushed to pay tribute to Mick Doyle, the former…

Wed May 12 2004 - 01:00

Spirited player in the game of his life

"Give it a lash." It was a catchphrase synonymous with Mick Doyle, whose life was tragically cut short yesterday in a car crash…

Wed May 12 2004 - 01:00

Club travel becoming a truly global pastime

The Irish abroad : Fáilte Ireland has rightly trumpeted Ireland becoming one of the foremost golfing destinations in the world…

Tue May 04 2004 - 01:00

Tee-times made easy for the travelling golfer

In focus Booking tee-times on the Internet: Deciding on that impromptu fourball or planning an afternoon on the fairways has…

Tue May 04 2004 - 01:00

Bracken keeps Connacht place

Rugby News: Connacht coach Michael Bradley has made just one change to the side which lost to Harlequins in the Parker Pen Challenge…

Fri Apr 23 2004 - 01:00
Cutting edge sees Harrington home

Cutting edge sees Harrington home

Golf: Padraig Harrington tried to cajole his way out of the Recorder's hut at St Margaret's Golf Club but the price of passage…

Mon Apr 19 2004 - 01:00

Ireland pack build victory platform

Schools International/ Ireland Schools 47; Wales Schools 8: Wales were fortunate that their hosts displayed a touch of rustiness…

Mon Apr 05 2004 - 01:00

Munster count bruises

Celtic League Previews: It certainly doesn't constitute a dress rehearsal as far as Munster are concerned

Fri Apr 02 2004 - 01:00

Last-chance saloon

Celtic League Previews: The physical legacy of Ireland's Six Nations victory over Scotland and the fact Leinster are struggling…

Fri Apr 02 2004 - 01:00

ERC opt for the old format

European Cup: European Rugby Cup Ltd (ERC) have confirmed the format for the Heineken European Cup 2004/2005 tournament

Fri Apr 02 2004 - 01:00

Post-mortem tomorrow on Irish player

RUGBY: A post-mortem will be conducted tomorrow into the tragic death of 18-year-old John McCall, the Royal School Armagh student…

Mon Mar 29 2004 - 01:00

Ireland make two changes

Under-21 v Scotland, Stradbrook (2

Fri Mar 26 2004 - 00:00
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