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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Strong squads named for Euro finalsHOCKEY: THE IRISH men and women’s Irish hockey teams go into one of their most important phases for many years as both squads…Thu Aug 04 2011 - 01:00
Battle joined but captains play it cuteGOLF: ‘THREE DAYS. Two continents. One Solheim Cup,’ is the slogan for this year’s competition. ‘Three daysWed Aug 03 2011 - 01:00
It's a lot of balls as Fifa continue to draw out the worst in usTV VIEW: THERE WERE a lot of red balls, a green and yellow set and Ronaldo prosperously suited and rotundMon Aug 01 2011 - 01:00
Noren and O'Hair team up to make Roe's weekGOLF: GIVEN HIS recent views, some people may have believed Bubba Watson again found himself on the wrong side of the Atlantic…Thu Jul 28 2011 - 01:00
Team Quiros hold on to their slender advantageGOLF: A LITTLE bit of movement but not much at the top of the leaderboard shows just one place change in the top three with …Thu Jul 28 2011 - 01:00
Life's a sprint as Kelly keeps it steady on the Champs-ÉlyséesTV VIEW: IN THE past Seán Kelly was the man credited with being so monosyllabic that he actually nodded to a question on radio…Mon Jul 25 2011 - 01:00
IAAF busy trying to thwart Pistorius in his brave questTIPPING POINT: London 2012 could prove the high point for the heroic South African who has redefined sporting achievementMon Jul 25 2011 - 01:00
Never mind form guide, check the weatherGOLF: GIVEN this was the 140th edition of the tournament, there were a few British Opens in the past that, well, we just don…Thu Jul 21 2011 - 01:00
Snot unusual to see Halpin claim top spotGOLF: FOR THE sake of family values, Rake Snot Ruse Quiros (please no letters from offended Simplex Crossword experts), the …Thu Jul 21 2011 - 01:00
Niland off to Russia in New York state of mindTENNIS: TODAY CONOR Niland will have been in the Russian Embassy for the third time this week seeking a visaFri Jul 15 2011 - 01:00
O'Gara ready to renew battle with SextonRUGBY NEWS ROUND-UP: A BURNISHED Ronan O’Gara arrives with a tale to tellThu Jul 14 2011 - 01:00
Niland and King complete a special dayTENNIS/DAVIS CUP: DAYS LIKE this Irish tennis would like more oftenMon Jul 11 2011 - 01:00
Niland needs to nail first point in must-win match for IrelandTENNIS: CONOR NILAND opens Ireland’s Davis Cup campaign against Tunisia this afternoon at David Lloyd RiverviewFri Jul 08 2011 - 01:00
