Kelly the biggest doubtA number of knocks following Munster's bruising 17-23 win over Leinster last weekend has given coach Alan Gaffney the usual headache…Thu May 12 2005 - 01:00
Smyth returns for dutyMen's Hockey Ireland coach Dave Passmore has selected a squad following the club championship finals in Cork last weekendFri May 06 2005 - 01:00
Dunne proves a popular drawBoxing News: RTÉ have reported healthy viewing figures for Bernard Dunne's last professional fight in Dublin's National Stadium…Wed May 04 2005 - 01:00
Carton House books starsGolf News: With the addition of several more big names, the momentum continues to build for this month's Nissan Irish Open at…Wed May 04 2005 - 01:00
St Mary's through after UCC defaultAll-Ireland League : St Mary's path into the Division Two final was complete after UCC failed to field a side on Saturday.Mon May 02 2005 - 01:00
Heading straight for the round recordSAILING/Round Ireland Monohull Trophy: Johnny Watterson talks to Frenchman Jean Paul Chomett, who is hoping to break the round…Sat Apr 30 2005 - 01:00
Manning pops into Munster pictureThings have been happening quite quickly for 19-year-old Jeremy Manning. It has always been that way.Fri Apr 29 2005 - 01:00
Leinster have it on league form Celtic CupCeltic Cup/Quarter-final preview: With Shane Horgan, Denis Hickie and Malcolm O'Kelly on the bench for tonight's quarter-final…Fri Apr 29 2005 - 01:00
Woodward gets down to the business of winningLions Tour: Clive Woodward may have learned some of his coaching techniques in the boardroom running his leasing companyThu Apr 28 2005 - 01:00
Hitler and co turned beautiful game into a political footballTV View: Hitler, Mussolini and Franco always, but always, had solutionsMon Apr 25 2005 - 01:00
Connacht seek final pushEuropean Challenge Cup: Connacht's late try at the Sportsground against Sale in the first leg of their Challenge Cup semi-final…Wed Apr 20 2005 - 01:00
Leinster bring in tighthead GreenLeinster have signed England and Wasps tighthead prop Will Green on a two-year deal from next seasonFri Apr 15 2005 - 01:00
Contracted players pose a riskAll-Ireland League: Last weekend Lansdowne rolled out Gordon D'Arcy, Aidan McCullen, Felipe Contepomi and Niall Ronan to face…Thu Apr 14 2005 - 01:00
O'Driscoll gets a full run-outCeltic League: The first Leinster team selection since Declan Kidney departed has a strong look about it with Brian O'Driscoll…Thu Apr 14 2005 - 01:00
Spirit as deep as the oceanSAILING/Interview with Ellen MacArthur: "You don't think about death," says Ellen MacArthurWed Apr 13 2005 - 01:00
Tyson finally signs to meet McBride in JuneBOXING: Former world heavyweight champion Mike Tyson has finally signed a contract to fight Ireland's Kevin McBride on June …Wed Apr 13 2005 - 01:00
Crunch time for BradleyConnacht v Ospreys : Now that Michael Bradley is remaining with Connacht, the team can continue with their drive towards Heineken…Sat Apr 09 2005 - 01:00
Munster tyros offered chanceThe Borders v Munster : Having made five changes from the side that lost to Biarritz in the Heineken European Cup last Sunday…Sat Apr 09 2005 - 01:00
Ulster in push for cup placeCeltic League/Cardiff Blues v Ulster, The Arms Park, 7Fri Apr 08 2005 - 01:00
Kidney stands down in LeinsterLeinster coach Declan Kidney will stand down with immediate effect following his appointment as head coach to MunsterFri Apr 08 2005 - 01:00
Connacht set sights on European Cup placeIt's a critical weekend for Connacht in the Celtic League and coach Michael Bradley will again ask his side for a huge effort…Wed Apr 06 2005 - 01:00
D'Arcy and Horgan doubtfulEuropean Cup, Leinster v Leicester: The form player of last year's Six Nations, Gordon D'Arcy, has again sought a few more days…Thu Mar 31 2005 - 01:00
Connacht accept their lot and focus on Sale challengeEuropean Challenge Cup, Connacht v Sale: The issue of Sale having the first leg of Saturday's European Challenge Cup semi-final…Wed Mar 30 2005 - 01:00
Tykes show how to tame the TigersEuropean Cup, Leinster v Leicester: The psychology of Leicester's 23-22 English Premiership defeat last weekend by Leeds Tykes…Wed Mar 30 2005 - 01:00
Fired-up Dragons to continue runThe Dragons have already qualified for next season's Heineken European Cup but given they have not lost a Celtic League match…Fri Mar 25 2005 - 00:00
Big guns return for crucial encounterCeltic League: Most coaches are guilty of stating the most obvious truisms from time to timeFri Mar 25 2005 - 00:00
O'Connell free to face BiarritzEuropean Cup: Fears that Irish second row Paul O'Connell would not be available for Munster in their Heineken European Cup quarter…Thu Mar 24 2005 - 00:00
Italy first up next seasonSix Nations Championship: Ireland will play John Kirwan's Italy at Lansdowne Road in their opening fixture in next year's Six…Thu Mar 24 2005 - 00:00
Glenanne have slight edgeMENS HOCKEY: Glenanne go into today's Leinster Senior Cup final against Corinthians at Grange Road as slight favouritesThu Mar 17 2005 - 00:00
Another first for TaylorWomen's Boxing Katie Taylor yesterday became the first female boxer in the history of Government funding to receive a grant …Fri Mar 11 2005 - 00:00
McCullough still has point to proveBoxing News round-up While featherweight Bernard Dunne, back in Ireland looking after his professional career, is seen as the…Thu Mar 10 2005 - 00:00
Laporte keeps similar handSix Nations Championship: Bernard Laporte believes he has the right playersWed Mar 09 2005 - 00:00
Upward curve to continueHOCKEY News : Ireland's 4-1 mauling of the Belgians last week at Grange Road will have given coach Dave Passmore more than a…Wed Mar 09 2005 - 00:00
Cullen is a long-term lossMunster coach Alan Gaffney was forced to face the worst possible scenario yesterday when an MRI scan carried out on fullback …Tue Mar 08 2005 - 00:00
Success on the pitch is mirrored off itSix Nations Viewing figures: There should be smiling faces at IRFU headquarters in Lansdowne Road over the RTÉ audience figures…Thu Mar 03 2005 - 00:00
Ulster hoping to settle back in at homeCeltic League: Ulster coach Mark McCall has made three personnel and one positional change to the starting side narrowly defeated…Thu Mar 03 2005 - 00:00
Gaffney to take post with AustraliaRugby News round-up: Munster have acted quickly in confirming media reports from Sunday that coach Alan Gaffney will leave the…Wed Mar 02 2005 - 00:00
Belgium provide the ideal testMEN'S HOCKEY: International preview: Ireland face Belgium tonight at Grange Road in the first of two evening international matches…Wed Mar 02 2005 - 00:00
D'Arcy may line out for LeinsterRUGBY/Six Nations Championship: Gordon D'Arcy's improving fitness may allow him to appear for Leinster this weekend in their…Tue Mar 01 2005 - 00:00
Bradley knows Connacht must win with plenty to spareEuropean Challenge Cup/Connacht v Montpellier Sportsground, 2Sat Dec 04 2004 - 00:00
Passmore swayed by Munster effortMen's Hockey: There has been no hanging around with new Ireland coach Dave PassmoreFri Dec 03 2004 - 00:00
Munster aiming to land knock-out punchEuropean Cup: Castres has become one of those European outposts Munster have begun to look on with a fearful kind of affection…Thu Dec 02 2004 - 00:00
Ulster loss proves profitable to MunsterHockey/Men's Interprovincials: Well waddaya know - Leinster were in the interprovincial tournament, were out of the interprovincial…Mon Nov 29 2004 - 00:00
Passmore aims for top 12 Men's HockeyWith contracts signed yesterday, the new Irish coach, Dave Passmore, is aiming to take Ireland into the top 12 position in world…Fri Nov 26 2004 - 00:00
Leinster get a boost up frontCeltic League Leinster v Glasgow, Donnybrook, 7.30 pFri Nov 26 2004 - 00:00
Cullen returns for MunsterCeltic League Edinburgh v Munster, Murrayfield 7.30: The Edinburgh forwards are likely to have a little extra punch tonight.Fri Nov 26 2004 - 00:00
Passmore eyes a new dawnMENS HOCKEY: Finally, after the fuss and delays, the hastily assembled interprovincial tournament will have an Irish coach casting…Tue Nov 23 2004 - 00:00
O'Sullivan points to game of two halvesThe type of day that forces cattle to congregate into steaming groups in a sheltered corner of the field was not the platform…Mon Nov 22 2004 - 00:00
