Women more consistentThere were mixed fortunes for the defending champions on the opening day of the Inter-varsities tournament at Jordanstown yesterday…Wed Nov 10 1999 - 00:00
Trinity chase four-in-a-rowTHE annual Intervarsities tournament, hosted this year by the University of Ulster, Jordanstown, gets under way today with Trinity…Tue Nov 09 1999 - 00:00
What the papers sayThe Daily Mirror reliably informed us last week that Fabrizio Ravanelli is on the verge of signing for Spurs, which will be news…Mon Nov 08 1999 - 00:00
Quotes of the week"My advice to Roy Keane is to ignore the thought that the grass is greener elsewhere because he might find the cows have crapped…Mon Nov 08 1999 - 00:00
Calling Lazio"I send a sincere greeting to the people of Lazio... I want to visit them as soon as possibleMon Nov 08 1999 - 00:00
UCC win as Ulster teams dominateUCC go in to this week's inter-varsity tournament hoping to go one better than last year, when they lost the final on penalty…Mon Nov 08 1999 - 00:00
Irish player of the week: Michael ReddyIt was only three weeks ago that Michael Reddy took a share of our prestigious and much-coveted Irish Player Of The Week award…Mon Nov 08 1999 - 00:00
OoopsAccording to website Football 365 Mark Lawrenson won't be on BBC Radio 5 Live presenter Jonathan Overend's Christmas card list…Mon Nov 08 1999 - 00:00
Game postponedThe players and supporters of Welsh clubs tend to get a hard time from their English counterparts when they go on their travels…Mon Nov 08 1999 - 00:00
Kidd too honest for survivalFor those of us who sometimes wonder how the much sought after Alan Hansen can resist the temptation of having a go at football…Sat Nov 06 1999 - 00:00
Power reaches umpiring summitUmpire Mary Power will take to the field tomorrow afternoon, for the Sharwood's-sponsored Irish Senior Cup match between the …Fri Nov 05 1999 - 00:00
Ireland drawn in same tough group as Germany and SpainIreland have been drawn in a pool with the USA, Germany, Spain and India for the Olympic qualifying tournament in Milton Keynes…Mon Nov 01 1999 - 00:00
Irish player of the weekQuite a few choices again this week with the Keane boys, Robbie and Roy, both finding the net for their clubs in the Premiership…Mon Nov 01 1999 - 00:00
Sydney 2000 just the ticket for cynicsPerhaps the most surprising thing about the outrage that greeted the admission of the organisers of the Sydney Olympics last …Sat Oct 30 1999 - 01:00
Pembroke ambitiousAfter a promising opening month of the new season, when his team won three of their five games, losing only to Old Alexandra …Fri Oct 29 1999 - 01:00
Irish player of the weekWe were tempted to make Liam George our Player of the Week, after his eighth goal in 12 starts gave Luton a 1-0 win over Oxford…Mon Oct 25 1999 - 01:00
Olympic build-upPlans for Ireland's build-up to the Olympic Qualifier in Milton Keynes next March are already taking shape, with coach Riet Kuper…Mon Oct 25 1999 - 01:00
Lens shows the Irish coming up shortSo, that's Ireland's rugby World Cup over for another four years..Sat Oct 23 1999 - 01:00
Visions of Sydney on horizonThe Irish senior panel has its first get-together of the season this weekend at Belfield, where coach Riet Kuper will begin preparations…Fri Oct 22 1999 - 01:00
O'Brien hat-trickHarlequins, Hermes and Pegasus, the champions of Munster, Leinster and Ulster, are showing no signs of relinquishing their grips…Mon Oct 18 1999 - 01:00
Irish player of the weekIf we take their managers' word for it we'll be hearing a lot more about Michael Reddy and Joe Murphy, joint winners of our Irish…Mon Oct 18 1999 - 01:00
What virtue is there in losing heavily?I reckon that old yarn about it not being the winning but the competing that matters was thought up by someone with my old school…Sat Oct 16 1999 - 01:00
Genesis face sternest testAfter a bright opening to their Leinster League campaign, Genesis will have their sternest test of the season to date when they…Fri Oct 15 1999 - 01:00
That's my boyNorwegian under-21 goalkeeper Espen Johnsen is, by all accounts, a bit good and, consequently, has attracted the attention of…Mon Oct 11 1999 - 01:00
Hard-knock lifeWhen Chelsea's Frank Leboeuf spoke out last week about violence in the English game he incurred the wrath of many of England'…Mon Oct 11 1999 - 01:00
Chants of the week"One Pat Dolan sitting on a wall, One Pat Dolan sitting on a wall, And if one Pat Dolan should accidentally fall, There'd be …Mon Oct 11 1999 - 01:00
Irish player of the weekWe might have been weeping into our pints on Saturday night, but look on the bright side, without the intervention of two Alan…Mon Oct 11 1999 - 01:00
Dicks for the RyderRemember how restrained Jose Maria Olazabal was when those big bad Americans stampeded across the green to celebrate Justin Leonard…Mon Oct 11 1999 - 01:00
Muckross beatenIt's only two seasons since Muckross won their sixth Leinster Senior A title in a row but evidence of just how difficult the …Mon Oct 11 1999 - 01:00
Website of the weekFintino's Shels Site http://homepage.tinet.ie/fintanod/shels/Mon Oct 11 1999 - 01:00
The Swedish thingAnglo-Scottish relations were not helped enormously by the Scottish Daily Record last week which ran a story, under the heading…Mon Oct 11 1999 - 01:00
What the papers sayOn Tuesday the Internet edition of the Daily Mirror attempted to continue its campaign to persuade Manchester United to re-enter…Mon Oct 11 1999 - 01:00
Kuper calls up four under-21sFour of last season's Irish under-21 squad have been called up to the senior panel by coach Riet Kuper for the first training…Fri Oct 08 1999 - 01:00
Quotes of the weekReporter: "Can anything be done about it (the poor quality of refereeing in the Premiership)?"Mon Oct 04 1999 - 01:00
Where are they now? Roger OsborneThe scorer of the winning goal in the 1978 FA Cup final, for Ipswich against Arsenal, finished his playing career with Colchester…Mon Oct 04 1999 - 01:00
Flying headerDanny Worthington, a 13-year-old striker with Stalybridge Celtic Colts, turned away in disgust upon hitting a hopelessly wayward…Mon Oct 04 1999 - 01:00
WeBsite of the weekThe RSSSF Archive http://www.risc.uni-linz.ac.at/non-official/rsssf/archive.htmlMon Oct 04 1999 - 01:00
World Cup bidDriss Benhima, the president of Morocco's bid to stage the 2006 World Cup, was in London last week to publicise his country's…Mon Oct 04 1999 - 01:00
Old Alexandra cruise to victory over GlenanneOnly two weeks into the season and the Statoil Leinster Senior A table already has a familiar look about it with Old Alexandra…Mon Oct 04 1999 - 01:00
Irish player of the weekTake a bow Jimmy O'Connor, now officially the scorer of the fastest hat-trick of all timeMon Oct 04 1999 - 01:00
What the papers sayRumours that Manchester United have offered a large blank cheque to Alex Stepney in an attempt to lure him out of retirement …Mon Oct 04 1999 - 01:00
Class tells in crass warPitch invasions? Inebriated fans? Bar-room brawls? Spitting? Heckling? Obscenities hurled at opponents? Jingoism? Post-match …Sat Oct 02 1999 - 01:00
Turner makes a welcome returnHaving helped Pegasus dominate Ulster hockey in recent years former Irish captain Jeanette Turner will now attempt to break the…Fri Oct 01 1999 - 01:00
Irish player of the weekHe was one of nine Irish players amongst the goals in Saturday's English and Scottish matches - the others being Lee Carsley (…Mon Sept 27 1999 - 01:00
Old Alexandra start with a winOld Alexandra beat Pembroke Wanderers 2-0 at Milltown on Saturday, the opening day of the Statoil Leinster League season.Mon Sept 27 1999 - 01:00
When motivated by the D'UnbelievableMaybe it's the company I've been keeping but I couldn't help but notice an ABM (EC) tendency amongst the Irish sporting public…Sat Sept 25 1999 - 01:00
