Making mark with Leinster the focus for Cronin after New Zealand sojournTHERE IS little lament in Seán Cronin’s voiceTue Oct 25 2011 - 01:00
Taylor on the brink of another goldTHE INEXORABLE progression of Katie Taylor into another gold medal bout in Rotterdam sets the Bray boxer on the cusp of her fifth…Sat Oct 22 2011 - 01:00
Soccer, rugby and GAA funding all reducedIRISH SPORTS COUNCIL - FUNDING : THE THREE major sports in this country, rugby, soccer and GAA, have been hit with a reduction…Fri Oct 21 2011 - 01:00
Derrynane boy gripped with ocean fever againSAILING: Kerry sailor Damian Foxall has clocked over half a millionmiles at sea and raced around the world eight timesWed Oct 19 2011 - 01:00
Monkstown in formidable formMEN’S HOCKEY: MONKSTOWN TOOK the initiative in Pool A of the Irish Hockey League over the weekend and dished out a fairly comprehensive…Mon Oct 17 2011 - 01:00
Major test for Harlequins as Glenanne head southMEN’S HOCKEY PREVIEWS: IN THE IRISH Hockey League, 24 of the top teams go head to head this weekend in two pools.Fri Oct 14 2011 - 01:00
Fingal shouldn't detain MonkstownMEN’S HOCKEY: MONKSTOWN WILL look on Fingal’s visit as a relatively straightforward route into the second round of the Irish…Fri Oct 07 2011 - 01:00
Nevin looks for silver in BakuBoxing: Ireland's John Joe Nevin faces England’s Luke Campbell tomorrow in the semi-final of the AIBA world championshipsThu Oct 06 2011 - 01:00
And then there was one as Nevin advancesBOXING: IRELAND’S 10-man boxing team was reduced to one after yesterday’s three quarter-final bouts ended with just Cavan’s …Thu Oct 06 2011 - 01:00
Nevin in the medals againBoxing: Bantamweight John Joe Nevin came from behind to win his AIBA World Championships fight in Baku and secure the first …Wed Oct 05 2011 - 01:00
Schmidt hands Reid a first startTHE POINTS aside, Leinster’s home game against Aironi will offer the first glimpse of South African Steven Sykes and Noel Reid…Sat Oct 01 2011 - 01:00
Connacht need to be at best for Liberty challengeOspreys v Connacht: OSPREYS ARE the only club, aside from Munster, to have won their first four games of the seasonFri Sept 30 2011 - 01:00
IRFU World Cup losses down on 2007THE IRFU will again lose money due to its participation in the RWC in New Zealand but not as much as it did four years ago in…Fri Sept 30 2011 - 01:00
Ulster to get back in the race against DragonsUlster v Dragons ULSTER’S HASTY sprint from the starting blocks this season was halted by Ospreys but that shouldn’t knock the…Fri Sept 30 2011 - 01:00
Young Munster hope to keep winning streakEdinburgh v Munster: MUNSTER’S PRISTINE streak of four wins from four, which only the Ospreys share, allows Tony McGahan throw…Fri Sept 30 2011 - 01:00
Late-starters UCD face tough testMEN'S HOCKEY: IT’S A curious thing indeed that UCD sit comfortably in the middle of the Leinster League table having played …Fri Sept 30 2011 - 01:00
Marshall replaces injured Cave in Ulster centreCOACH BRIAN McLaughlin has made just one change to the Ulster side that beat Cardiff 20-3 last weekendSat Sept 24 2011 - 01:00
Scarlets can edge battle of callow but capableKIWI NATHAN White makes his first start with Leinster at tighthead prop as they face into a match that they hope will settle …Sat Sept 24 2011 - 01:00
IHA survey hopes to address fundamental questions for future of the gameHOCKEY: THE SURVEY that the Irish Hockey Association (IHA) is about to undertake will hopefully provide information on the trends…Fri Sept 23 2011 - 01:00
Connacht's strong start to continuePRO12 Connacht v Dragons: ALTHOUGH DEFEATED last weekend in Edinburgh with a losing bonus point, Connacht have lost just once…Fri Sept 23 2011 - 01:00
Barnes returns to Munster back linePRO 12 Cardiff Blues v Munster: DEFENDING CHAMPIONS Munster have returned to where they are most comfortable, the top of the…Fri Sept 23 2011 - 01:00
Ireland draw Hungary awayTENNIS: IRELAND HAVE been drawn against Hungary in the first round of next year’s Davis Cup competitionThu Sept 22 2011 - 01:00
O'Rourke will skip Europeans2012 OLYMPICS: TWO-TIME European silver medallist Derval O’Rourke will sacrifice next year’s European Championships to try and…Thu Sept 22 2011 - 01:00
Olympic torch cross-Border route to Dublin confirmedTHE ROUTE for the Olympic torch to travel across the Border into the Republic and subsequently around Dublin has been agreed …Thu Sept 22 2011 - 01:00
Schmidt to make full use of poolPRO 12: LEINSTER COACH Joe Schmidt promises to delve into a pool of players few people will have seen before such is the magnitude…Tue Sept 20 2011 - 01:00
Monkstown make early markHOCKEY: THE FIRST wave of Leinster Senior League matches leaves Monkstown on top of the table on goal differenceMon Sept 19 2011 - 01:00
Triumph leaves growling Hook looking like dog without a boneTV VIEW: “I WOULD put Kidney in charge of the room list. You can print that,” said George Hook nine days agoMon Sept 19 2011 - 01:00
Leinster to keep home record intactEVER THE curious mind, Leinster coach Joe Schmidt will have RDS tongues wagging with this week’s inside centre, Luke Fitzgerald…Sat Sept 17 2011 - 01:00
McGahan makes five changesMUNSTER HAVE shot out of the blocks winning their first two matches and scored over 20 points in eachSat Sept 17 2011 - 01:00
Important season begins with Olympics on the mindMEN’S HOCKEY: AS THE first round of Leinster Senior League begins this weekend, players can, perhaps for the first time in the…Fri Sept 16 2011 - 01:00
Ulster hand tough debut to PayneUlster v Cardiff Blues KIWI FULLBACK Jared Payne will make his Ulster debut in place of Adam D’Arcy who drops to the bench. …Fri Sept 16 2011 - 01:00
Swift earns 200th cap for ConnachtEdinburgh v Connacht : EARLY DOORS as they say as Michael Bradley faces up to his old club and Ireland colleague Eric Elwood…Fri Sept 16 2011 - 01:00
Leinster short of options at outhalfRugby : Confirmation that Kiwi Mat Berquist will be out of action for four months with a fractured patella (kneecap) has Leinster…Mon Sept 12 2011 - 01:00
Iran take a hard line with Formula OneHOLD THE BACK PAGE: TEN YEARS after the 9/11 atrocity former British prime minister Tony Blair has said, apparently with a straight…Sat Sept 10 2011 - 01:00
Leinster looking to bounce backRABODIRECT PRO12 Leinster v Dragons Tonight, kick-off 7.35pm RDS, Dublin Live on RTÉ 2Fri Sept 09 2011 - 01:00
Walsh names strong team for AzerbaijanBOXING WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS: IRISH AMATEUR boxing always seems to end up where it needs to beThu Sept 08 2011 - 01:00
Munster nursing minor knocksMUNSTER CAME through their successful opening game of the PRO 12 season against Newport at Musgrave Park with no serious injury…Tue Sept 06 2011 - 01:00
Fitzgerald may be ready for visit of DragonsPRO 12: THE RELATIVELY good news around Leinster’s training pitch at Thornfields, UCD, yesterday was that the knee Luke Fitzgerald…Tue Sept 06 2011 - 01:00
Hold the back pagePlayers who take flight from flying: DENNIS BERGKAMP drew the rather appropriate nickname of the Non-Flying Dutchman due to …Sat Sept 03 2011 - 01:00
Outhalf McKinley forced to retireLEINSTER HAVE announced the retirement of outhalf Ian McKinley due to an injury that has resulted in him losing the sight in …Thu Sept 01 2011 - 01:00
Schmidt points to Jennings' 'subtle skills set'RUGBY NEWS ROUND-UP: IRELAND ARE desperately hoping the injury to flanker David Wallace and the subsequent pain of his wrenched…Thu Sept 01 2011 - 01:00
Sorensen forced to retire on a crazy dayTENNIS US OPEN: THE LUCK of the Irish in New York and all thatThu Sept 01 2011 - 01:00
Food poisoning forces Niland to retireTENNIS: STRICKEN WITH food poisoning, Ireland’s Conor Niland was cruelly denied in his first-round match against world number…Wed Aug 31 2011 - 01:00
Niland gets his reward for service to IrelandTENNIS: IN THE 1975 Wimbledon final Arthur Ashe defeated Jimmy Connors to send tennis into one of its occasional spinsTue Aug 30 2011 - 01:00
Schmidt must plan without three more playersRUGBY: WHILE EOIN O’Malley, Isa Nacewa and Richardt Strauss are expected to be available for Leinster’s opening game in the …Tue Aug 30 2011 - 01:00
Cloud over box-off event as big five miss outBOXING: ALL FIVE boxers, who registered for the Unseeded Elite Championships in the National Stadium but did not weigh-in for…Fri Aug 12 2011 - 01:00
Five fail to weigh in for elite box-offBOXING: IRISH AMATEUR boxing has been thrown into chaos after five of the most recognisable names in the sport did not turn …Thu Aug 11 2011 - 01:00
Vexed elite forced to fight for their placesBOXING: TWO OF Ireland’s most highly-rated amateur boxers, 17-year-old European champion Joe Ward and Olympic silver medallist…Wed Aug 10 2011 - 01:00
Panel note changing of the guard as Tyrone reach the end of an eraTV VIEW : IT DOESN’T matter what sport you watch, the sexy part is the immediacy of the action unfoldingMon Aug 08 2011 - 01:00
Brooke believes Ireland need to put down marker against ScotsWORLD CUP WARM-UP: ZINZAN BROOKE and Declan Kidney were in the same orbit yesterday and evidently reading from different scripts…Fri Aug 05 2011 - 01:00
