Munster faced with a very French campaignRUGBY EUROPEAN CUP AS SOON as the Heineken European Cup draw was made yesterday in Dublin's Ballsbridge, the Munster CEO, Garret…Wed Jun 18 2008 - 01:00
Sense of déjà vu as provinces pooled with familiar foesMUNSTER WILL reacquaint themselves with Clermont Auvergne while Leinster again meet Edinburgh at the pool stages in next season…Wed Jun 18 2008 - 01:00
Ivanovic unlikely to choke on this occasionTennis : WHEN DINARA Safina was 14 years old her older brother Marat was winning the US Open title in New York.Sat Jun 07 2008 - 01:00
Confident Monfils eyes final spotTENNIS: JUST WHAT Gael Monfils will make of Roger Federer standing across the net from him in the most famous court in France…Fri Jun 06 2008 - 01:00
Dementieva wobbles then buckles under pressureTENNIS FRENCH OPEN: IN AN interview conducted by an American magazine two years ago Russia's Elena Dementieva was asked about…Thu Jun 05 2008 - 01:00
New kids slam door on former powersON TENNIS: The European revolution could have benefits for Ireland in years to comeWed Jun 04 2008 - 01:00
Bree cleared by Fina to compete in BeijingSWIMMING NEWS ANDREW BREE, Ireland's only swimmer with an A standard time for this year's Olympic Games in Beijing, will be …Fri May 30 2008 - 01:00
De Villiers includes 11 black players in squadSPRINGBOK COACH Peter de Villiers has selected an unprecedented 11 black players in his 30-man squad for Test matches against…Fri May 30 2008 - 01:00
New Zealand squad contains nine uncapped playersALL BLACK coach Graham Henry may use the three-Test matches against Ireland (June 7th) and England (June 14th and 21st) to have…Thu May 29 2008 - 01:00
Twin Leona enters the record booksWOMEN'S CLOSE CHAMPIONSHIP THERE WAS no need to refer to the history books yesterday at WestportThu May 22 2008 - 01:00
Leona takes her turn to enter record booksWOMEN'S CLOSE CHAMPIONSHIP THERE WAS no need to refer to the history books yesterday at WestportThu May 22 2008 - 01:00
Low-key finale not without its subplotsAS LEINSTER backs Fionn Carr and Ian Keatley move west and scrumhalf Frank Murphy returns to Ireland from Leicester Tigers for…Fri May 09 2008 - 01:00
The final curtain call for Humphreys"YOUV'E GOT to look at it as the glass half full, don't you," says Ulster and Ireland's David HumphreysFri May 09 2008 - 01:00
Fringe players get last chance to stake claimMAGNERS LEAGUE: DRAGONS BEAT their Welsh rivals Ospreys on Tuesday night to guarantee they will finish above Connacht in the…Fri May 09 2008 - 01:00
Dunne sets his sights on shot at world titleBOXING NEWS DUBLIN'S BERNARD Dunne has given himself 12 months to land a crack at a world championship fight following a surprise…Thu May 08 2008 - 01:00
Free weekend in Butlins lives long in Ruane's memoryTENNIS INTERVIEW WITH CAITRÍONA RUANE: Sinn Féin Assembly member Caitríona Ruane recalls her successful tennis careerWed May 07 2008 - 01:00
Kidney in balancing actMAGNERS LEAGUE PREVIEWS/Llanelli V Munster : MUNSTER ARE not about to cough up another Magners League match in the way they …Sat May 03 2008 - 01:00
Ulster out to complete missionUlster V Glasgow: WELL AFTER Ulster's winning match against Munster in Belfast in midweek, coach Matt Williams expressed significant…Sat May 03 2008 - 01:00
Connacht might be able to do Leinster a big favourRUGBY MAGNERS LEAGUE CONNACHT v CARDIFF: IN THEORY, if Cardiff earn 10 points from their final two games and Leinster get no…Fri May 02 2008 - 01:00
Brown bows out of international sceneMEN'S HOCKEY NEWS: IRISH CAPTAIN Paddy Brown has announced his retirement from the international hockey scene after nearly a…Fri May 02 2008 - 01:00
Ulster facing a formidable taskCardiff V Ulster GIVEN ULSTER'S patchy form, a win this evening against the second -placed team in the league is a long shot…Sat Apr 19 2008 - 01:00
Ospreys equipped to avail of an ideal opportunityMunster V Ospreys NEITHER SIDE have serious Magner's League ambitionsSat Apr 19 2008 - 01:00
Dunne makes way for NathanMAGNERS LEAGUE - Dragons V Connacht: CONNACHT HAVE made just one change to the side that lost to Ulster in Belfast last Friday…Fri Apr 18 2008 - 01:00
Surprise package Monkstown may turn a few more headsMEN'S HOCKEY: IF THE season had gone as most expected it to go, we would be watching either Three Rock Rovers or Lisnagarvey…Fri Apr 18 2008 - 01:00
Outhalf looking forward to Ulster returnIAN HUMPHREYS will leave Leicester Tigers at the end of the season and return to Ulster on a two-year dealThu Apr 17 2008 - 01:00
Irish fans are in for a rare summer treat at BelfieldHOCKEY: PAKISTAN, BRITAIN and Canada are the three teams to face the men's Irish side this summer in the Setanta Sport Trophy…Wed Apr 16 2008 - 01:00
Bree looks to Fina for mercySWIMMING: ANDREW BREE, the Olympic Games-qualified swimmer, has thrown himself at the mercy of world governing body Fina's disciplinary…Wed Apr 16 2008 - 01:00
RFU eye a novel romanceRUGBY: IT COULD be a glittering, romance-filled launch and the start of a relationship that could burn brightly foreverWed Apr 16 2008 - 01:00
Rock v Wanderers winner takes it allMEN'S HOCKEY COLUMN : IN A WINNER-takes-all scenario, Three Rock Rovers make the short journey to Serpentine Avenue, where they…Fri Apr 11 2008 - 01:00
Williams puts pressure on refereeMAGNERS LEAGUE : MICHAEL BRADLEY and his players probably looked at the run-in to the end of the Magners League and said 'well…Fri Apr 11 2008 - 01:00
Monkstown dump out LisnagarveyMEN'S HOCKEY : MONKSTOWN WILL play Pembroke Wanderers in the Irish Senior Cup finalMon Apr 07 2008 - 01:00
Monkstown aim for another upsetMEN'S HOCKEY IRISH SENIOR CUP: MONKSTOWN HAVE to cast their minds back to the side-burned days of the 1970s for the last time…Fri Apr 04 2008 - 01:00
Bree tests positive for drug used in inhalerDRUGS IN SPORT/SWIMMING: THE PARTICIPATION of Andrew Bree at this year's Olympic Games, at this stage Ireland's only swimming…Thu Apr 03 2008 - 01:00
Three Rock gain some revengeHOCKEY: THREE ROCK Rovers gained their revenge on the Monkstown side which knocked them out of the Irish Senior Cup earlier …Mon Mar 31 2008 - 01:00
Leinster dare not let title hopes slip awayMAGNERS LEAGUE/Llanelli v Leinster: ESSENTIALLY, THIS weekend is the beginning of the end of this year's Magners LeagueSat Mar 29 2008 - 00:00
Munster load heavy artilleryMAGNERS LEAGUE PREVIEW : CONNACHT v MUNSTER Sportsground, 7.30 On TV: Setanta Sports 1.Fri Mar 28 2008 - 00:00
Glenanne wait on injured Shaw for Corinthians clashMEN'S HOCKEY : GLENANNE COULD be without Graham Shaw this weekend following their heroics in Paris last week in the European…Fri Mar 28 2008 - 00:00
Ospreys set to punch full weightMAGNERS LEAGUE PREVIEW: OSPREYS v ULSTER Liberty Stadium, 7.10 On TV: Setanta Ireland.Fri Mar 28 2008 - 00:00
Kidney keen to play trioIN THE HEAD of Munster coach Declan Kidney the names of three players who were ruled out of last week's game against Ulster, …Thu Mar 27 2008 - 00:00
Dolphin have most momentumALL-IRELAND LEAGUE NEWS: THIS IS the final weekend for Divisions Two and Three of the All-Ireland League, and Division One has…Wed Mar 26 2008 - 00:00
Glenanne hope midfield cavalry can rescue themMEN'S HOCKEY: GLENANNE WENT down in the opening match of the European Club Trophy event at the Montrouge club in Paris yesterday…Fri Mar 21 2008 - 00:00
Gaffney back with Leinster by demandTHE COACH everyone appeared to want to land in Donnybrook, Alan Gaffney, has finally arrived back via Munster, the Wallabies …Wed Mar 19 2008 - 00:00
Wallace and Leamy to miss out as league resumesA number of frontline players in Leinster and Munster will be unavailable for the resumption of the Magners League this weekend…Wed Mar 19 2008 - 00:00
Jaros helps Monkstown spring a shockWEEKEND HOCKEY: MONKSTOWN MUST travel to Hillsborough for the semi-final of the Irish Senior CupMon Mar 17 2008 - 00:00
Costly slip-up for RailwayHOCKEY: THE MOST important match of the weekend in the Leinster Senior League had to be abandoned on Saturday because of pitch…Mon Mar 17 2008 - 00:00
Fitzgerald happy to be jockeying for positionSIX NATIONS/ENGLAND V IRELAND: FOR A SHORT time last week, we seized on an image that was fitting to the mood of the moment …Fri Mar 14 2008 - 00:00
Three Rock look to have the edgeMEN'S HOCKEY: THE BUSINESS end of the Irish Senior Cup this weekend has reduced the field to three sides from Leinster, four…Fri Mar 14 2008 - 00:00
Buckley waits to get heave on buddy HayesOCCASIONALLY in this communing of journalists and players at the team hotel on a Tuesday before a Six Nations match, you find…Thu Mar 13 2008 - 00:00
