Ilyin carries weight of expectationKazakh weightlifting superstar leaves rivals on the lurchMon Nov 17 2014 - 06:00
Railway Union, Hermes and Glenanne all record winsFour Ulster sides and one from Munster also win in second round of Irish Senior CupSun Nov 16 2014 - 17:21
In praise of . . . Stephanie RocheIrish woman’s wonder goal sees her face off with Van Persie, Ibrahimovic and CostaSat Nov 15 2014 - 06:00
Gilesie lucky to miss out on ugly war of attritionRichie ‘The Kid’ Sadlier took senior analyst’s place as the panel got their hopes upFri Nov 14 2014 - 23:07
UCD host rivals Railway Union in round two fixture of Irish Senior CupStudent side hopes to build on flawless startFri Nov 14 2014 - 01:00
Move over Diego Costa – Stephanie Roche vies with world’s best menStephanie Roche’s wonder goal attracted 2½ million YouTube viewsThu Nov 13 2014 - 08:49
Maria McCambridge named Sportswoman of the Month for OctoberSecond place finish and personal best performance in Dublin Marathon earns awardWed Nov 12 2014 - 01:00
Mary Hannigan: Let’s jiggle our tummies with prideWhen the sisters start torturing me with tales of their fitness equipment, I call timeTue Nov 11 2014 - 02:00
Hook had patron saint on standby as Ireland stared into maw of monsterTV View: George Hook’s mea culpa was almost as extraordinary as victory on the pitchMon Nov 10 2014 - 06:00
Ireland finish busy year’s schedule on a highBut it’s back to league action this week as Hermes look to make it four wins in a rowFri Nov 07 2014 - 01:00
Master McGrath recalls being taught a lessonNo more harping on about 1961 as St Pat’s end their droughtMon Nov 03 2014 - 06:00
Ballymoney look to get off mark but face daunting trip to UCCUnbeaten Hermes and Pegasus meet in Belfast in pick of the pool A tiesFri Oct 31 2014 - 01:00
Why didn’t someone get a mirror and thwart those football killjoys?Just as Scott was praying nothing would happen, Guillem let out a roarMon Oct 27 2014 - 06:00
Tasty fare indeed thanks to BOD’s food for thought and Munster’s saucy surpriseBOD, need it be said, was the stallion, poor old Ben Kay having to content himself with the nag tag, but he knew his placeMon Oct 20 2014 - 15:12
Ulster reclaim under-18 crown by drawing with LeinsterLeinster under-16s draw with Munster to win interprovincial titleMon Oct 20 2014 - 01:00
Victories over Belgium a boost for Irish women’s hockey squadNext up for Darren Smith’s charges a three-game series in Dublin against Scotland in NovemberFri Oct 17 2014 - 01:00
A tale of two Cork captains and their All-Ireland winsJoint award for September for captains who led teams to all-but-impossible victoriesThu Oct 16 2014 - 01:00
Sometimes you’ve got to embrace the madness that is footballYou. Could. Not. Write. The. Script. You couldn’t, you absolutely totally utterly couldn’tWed Oct 15 2014 - 06:00
Women’s Hockey: Home comfort for UCD as Railway slip upNo joy for away teams, except Pegasus, in opening round of Irish Hockey LeagueMon Oct 13 2014 - 11:33
Roy Keane ‘not fascinating, but interesting’, says Roddy DoyleBooker Prize winning author felt challenge was to make book seem like a monologueFri Oct 10 2014 - 01:00
Bristling Roy Keane brings Alex Ferguson to bookFormer Ireland captain’s eyes narrowed when told his old manager was in townFri Oct 10 2014 - 01:00
Tesco slip-up sees Roy Keane reveal all a little earlyAt this point you picture Roddy saying to Roy: 'Could you cut down on the expletives a bit, my readers will be offended.'Tue Oct 07 2014 - 11:19
TV View: It’s not Rory McIlroy topless in a kilt but it will get us through the winterThat season is nigh, yet again, and it’s time to focus on the bread and butter of sportMon Oct 06 2014 - 06:00
Railway or Loreto face prospect of early exit from Irish Senior CupFirst round clash pits together winners of 2013 against winners of 2010Fri Oct 03 2014 - 01:00
Reds get Blues in golf but bounce back in CrokerGobsmacking comebacks meet hyperbolic pundits as Europe, Cork and others celebrateMon Sept 29 2014 - 06:00
After all the singin’ and bagpipin’, Ryder Cup gets goingMary Hannigan: TV view of emotional opening ceremonyFri Sept 26 2014 - 01:00
Ulster’s opposition threatens expanded Irish Hockey LeagueChief concerns centre on the impact on their own league, schools’ hockey and travel costsFri Sept 26 2014 - 01:00
O’Neill keeps options open as he prepares for next month’s testsManager announces provisional squad of 37 for the games against Gibraltar and GermanyWed Sept 24 2014 - 01:00
Martin O’Neill keeping his options openStill no word from West Ham’s Mark Noble and no place for Apoel frontman Cillian SheridanTue Sept 23 2014 - 11:40
Provincial champions get off to winning startsUCD, Cork Harlequins and Pegasus all open the defence of league titles with winsSun Sept 21 2014 - 17:06
Good God Almighty! Clash of All-Ireland Camogie ash finishes with Cork on topLong wait continues for Kilkenny despite ‘hare and hound’ battleMon Sept 15 2014 - 06:00
Murray in no hurry to stop as she loves her sportCork camogie goalkeeper Aoife Murray is all set for her eighth senior All-Ireland finalSun Sept 14 2014 - 13:40
Coghlan scoops sportswoman awardRepresentative of side that rose to the occasion and captured imagination of nationWed Sept 10 2014 - 01:00
Sky’s English viewers enthralled by Croke Park ‘cross between hockey and murder’Mon Sept 08 2014 - 14:10
Spillane ruined the moment by reminding Joe that ‘Cuba never played Gaelic football’Joe was struggling to let ‘Croke-Park- Unavailable’ bygones be bygonesMon Sept 01 2014 - 06:00
With Americans playing football in Croker, Limerick has to be a ladyLimerick does not seem to be a popular choice for semi-final . . . not to be insultingMon Aug 25 2014 - 06:00
Marty takes the mic out of Michael in a build-up of epic proportionsAlas, yesterday’s All-Ireland hurling semi-final at headquarters didn’t live up to the billingMon Aug 18 2014 - 06:00
Sportswoman of the MonthChloe Mustaki and gallant Irish U-19 squad punch well above their weightWed Aug 13 2014 - 01:00
Flush with success as Rory keeps RoryingAlliss’s gets all culinary as Garca hits a paella of an approach shotMon Jul 21 2014 - 06:00
Run on the Kleenex as time runs out on World Cup and BilloFarewell to a monumentally magical month and . . . a great broadcasterMon Jul 14 2014 - 01:00
Biggest World Cup losers? Brazilian Garth Brooks fans . . .Tears from country and western fans, Argentinians and Brazilians – it’s been emotionalThu Jul 10 2014 - 06:30
Samba Soccer: No, nay, Neymar. No, nay Neymar no moreMary Hannigan looks at the fallout from that Brazilian defeat to GermanyWed Jul 09 2014 - 21:27
Eins, zwei, drei . . . Germans do a number on David Louise and coIs this the worst Brazil side ever, they asked before kick-off. We soon had our answerWed Jul 09 2014 - 08:00
Katie Taylor and Stephanie Meadow jointly win awardDual winners for June Sportswoman of the Month after spectacular achievementsWed Jul 09 2014 - 01:00
There’s a world outside the World Cup, in fact several worlds, full of nostalgiaNovak Djokovic was second to George Hamilton for the weekend’s top performanceMon Jul 07 2014 - 06:00
World Cup TV: Poor divil Blerim Dzemali better not forget to put the bins outThe Hamman man predicts France will (Thomas) muller them in quarter-finals because Germany are rubbishWed Jul 02 2014 - 08:00
TV View: Gooch reveals his love of Costa Rica as Kenny continues to say noCunningham continues to paddle his own canoe to the bafflement of his fellow panellistsTue Jul 01 2014 - 07:05
Samba Soccer: Airlines high on something and fruity flagsWhat is it with airlines and Twitter and the World Cup?Mon Jun 30 2014 - 17:50
