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RTE calls out for tennis

The future coverage of the Wimbledon tennis championships by RTE is in jeopardy according to the head of television sport, Tim…

Sat Feb 21 1998 - 00:00

Elwood central figure for Galwegians

Galwegians and Buccaneers kept their title chances intact over the weekend with UCC slipping further away from the leading pack…

Mon Feb 16 1998 - 00:00

My Club: Neptune

Neville Maxwell is an Irish Olympic rower and a World Championship silver medallist

Mon Feb 16 1998 - 00:00

Kos settles Blackrock nerves

At 3.55 p.m., peace and reconciliation broke out around Stradbrook Road. The home side had the look of a team set on anarchy

Mon Feb 16 1998 - 00:00

Swimmers suffer as funds withdrawn

Irish swimmers are suffering because of the Government's halt on funds to the Irish Amateur Swimming Association (IASA)

Sat Feb 14 1998 - 00:00

Swimming coach claims rejected

1. In the autumn of 1992 a mother sent a letter to the committee of a prominent Dublin swimming club

Sat Feb 14 1998 - 00:00

On The Sidelines

Former racing commentator Peter O'Sullevan is backing a campaign to end the practice whereby horses are trucked up to 1,800 miles…

Sat Feb 14 1998 - 00:00

Crowd Trouble

Over the course of five days, three important sporting events in Dublin experienced various degrees of crowd problems

Fri Feb 13 1998 - 00:00

Superb start for Irish skier

Ireland's first and only competitor in the skiing events at the Winter Olympics in Nagano, Pauli Schwarzacher-Joyce, finished…

Wed Feb 11 1998 - 00:00

McKeon set to return

Suttonians' final four matches in Division Three are crucial for the survival of the north Dublin club but few games come harder…

Wed Feb 11 1998 - 00:00

Dorans Pride comes up with the answers

"I kept my lips closed. The horse did the talking."

Mon Feb 09 1998 - 00:00

Hair shirt begins to chafe

If you can lose your head when all around you are keeping theirs, then, my son, you may play ball with Ireland

Mon Feb 09 1998 - 00:00

Too many, too late

The Irish Rugby Football Union (IRFU) have blamed Saturday's crowd problems at Lansdowne Road on fans arriving far too late for…

Mon Feb 09 1998 - 00:00

My Club: Blackrock

The former Lions, Ireland and Blackrock open-side flanker Fergus Slattery played in the famous 1974 Lions Tour to South Africa…

Mon Feb 09 1998 - 00:00

On The Sidelines

Marcus O'Sullivan hopes to end his career later this week as only the third athlete in history to run 100 sub four-minute miles…

Sat Feb 07 1998 - 00:00

McHugh the spearhead

While slightly off with the boot, Trinity out-half Mark McHugh exploited the Scottish fringe to successfully spark the Irish …

Sat Feb 07 1998 - 00:00

Parents of paedophile victims says files gone

Parents of victims of the paedophile swimming coach, Derry O'Rourke, have alleged that documents and computer files of their …

Tue Feb 03 1998 - 00:00

My Club: Cuala

Des Cahill is the former chairman of south Dublin GAA Club Cuala which is based just outside the village of Dalkey

Mon Feb 02 1998 - 00:00

Powerful Galwegians keep record intact

Galwegians continued to keep their perfect record intact when they embarked on a 49point feeding frenzy at Crowley Park

Mon Feb 02 1998 - 00:00

In The Frame: Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan

After much huffing and puffing over the length of the ski run in Nagano where conservationists wanted to keep it away from a …

Mon Feb 02 1998 - 00:00

Young guns find the comfort zone

There is little doubt that coach George Hook has talent at his disposal at Blackrock

Mon Feb 02 1998 - 00:00

Shortage of referees a problem

GAA maybe growing in popularity, but the attractiveness of the games is also generating its own problems - at least in the greater…

Sat Jan 31 1998 - 00:00

Equipment room known as Chamber of Horrors

Former Irish Olympic swimming coach Derry O'Rourke sat impassively as the detailed attacks on his child victims were read out…

Fri Jan 30 1998 - 00:00

Portadown still making the right moves

Approaching the halfway point and with six weekends remaining, Portadown continue to make the right moves in their bid for promotion…

Wed Jan 28 1998 - 00:00

Collingwood gets new deal

The biggest Universities soccer tournament in Ireland, the Collingwood Cup, yesterday agreed a welcome four-year sponsorship …

Wed Jan 28 1998 - 00:00

On The Sidelines

It's good to see that the gremlins can creep in anywhere

Sat Jan 10 1998 - 00:00

Make-or-break for Queen's

Whether the turkey and ham will have taken a greater toll on the university sides than their hectic pre-Christmas schedule will…

Wed Jan 07 1998 - 00:00

Buccaneers march on despite the weather

Buccaneers made the most of the weather as the games at Wanderers, Sunday's Well and Malone were postponed

Mon Jan 05 1998 - 00:00

Horgan try proves decisive score

It was a lottery to spin the ball wide. A side step was a high risk ploy

Mon Jan 05 1998 - 00:00

The Moments That Mattered

Street punk. Boxer. Millionaire. Womaniser. Rapist. Everyone, according to Mike Tyson, was picking on him

Sat Dec 27 1997 - 00:00

Last chance

As expected, the European Cup organisers yesterday announced the format for next season's competition, which will again feature…

Wed Dec 24 1997 - 00:00

Lansdowne turn it on in final moments

Terenure huffed and puffed for 72 minutes in the Kitty O'Shea Leinster Championship final at Donnybrook yesterday

Mon Dec 22 1997 - 00:00

De Bruin's Perth swim in jeopardy

Michelle De Bruin completed a disappointing weekend in Bordeaux, France with a second place in the 200m individual medley event…

Mon Dec 22 1997 - 00:00

On The Sidelines

Wouldn't RTE love to have a Super Bowl

Sat Dec 20 1997 - 00:00

De Bruin to test fitness

Michelle De Bruin travels to Bordeaux this weekend to establish whether she will be fit to compete in the World Championships…

Sat Dec 20 1997 - 00:00

Good day for Irish students

Dublin University erased their defeat by Durham on Monday with a scintillating display of running rugby against the University…

Thu Dec 18 1997 - 00:00

UCC are best of the Irish

University College, Cork, produced the goods in their opening match of the European Universities championship at the Mardyke …

Tue Dec 16 1997 - 00:00

Three clubs enter the break in festive mood

Unbeaten going into the Christmas break, Buccaneers, Galwegians and Greystones have much to celebrate

Mon Dec 15 1997 - 00:00

March decision on 50m pool

The long-awaited decision on the construction of a 50-metre swimming pool will be made by March next year

Sat Dec 13 1997 - 00:00

Mud, Blood and Money

The seismic shift from rugby union amateur to rugby union professional and the subsequent tidal wave which washed over the sport…

Sat Dec 13 1997 - 00:00

Ballynahinch keep faith

In the last round of games before Division Three and Four take an extended Christmas break (until January 17th), leaders Ballynahinch…

Wed Dec 10 1997 - 00:00

Greystones still on a roll

Hooker Conor O'Sullivan's match-winning late try caught the eye of everyone who watched Greystones snatch victory from Old Wesley…

Mon Dec 08 1997 - 00:00

Fantasy rugby from Blackrock

Remember the days when you threw a ball around the school pitch at lunch-time with improbable accuracy and speed, when you moved…

Mon Dec 08 1997 - 00:00

Minister hits back at OCI's Hickey

The Minister for Tourism and Sport, Dr Jim McDaid, has strongly denied claims by Pat Hickey, the president of the Olympic Council…

Sat Dec 06 1997 - 00:00

Sporting reaction to stroke of luck

Austin Carruth (Boxing)

Fri Dec 05 1997 - 00:00

OCI rejects comments

The Olympic Council of Ireland yesterday strongly rejected Dail comments made on Wednesday by the Minister for Sport and Tourism…

Fri Dec 05 1997 - 00:00

Terenure make three changes

Terenure have made three changes to the side to face St Mary's on Saturday at Lakelands and hope to raise their performance above…

Thu Dec 04 1997 - 00:00

Rogers and Hegarty set for return to action

Ballynahinch, whether they deserve it or not, are regarded as the primary team to beat in Division Three of the All-Ireland League…

Wed Dec 03 1997 - 00:00

U-turn as swimming officials reinstated

The Leinster Branch of the Irish Amateur Swimming Association (IASA) did a complete u-turn during a bizarre and often angry annual…

Mon Nov 24 1997 - 00:00

Stylish Buccaneers swash their buckles

It may be easy to read too much into the five tries scored by Buccaneers in their opening game of the AIL against DLSP

Mon Nov 24 1997 - 00:00
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