Railway continue their good runWOMEN’S HOCKEY: A WEEK after winning the EuroHockey Indoor Champions Challenge, Railway Union took a step closer to more silverware…Mon Mar 07 2011 - 00:00
Planning permission: The house Gary wants to buildSOCCER - ALL IN THE GAME: THERE WAS excellent news for Gary Neville last week when the planning committee of Bolton’s Council…Mon Mar 07 2011 - 00:00
Stephen's weekOn his international future: “I won’t come back. I feel nothing for the national teamMon Mar 07 2011 - 00:00
No time for tiddly-winksing when you go to the temple to worshipTV VIEW: WHILE YOU couldn’t help but be in awe of Kevin O’Brien’s performance against England last week, it seemed as though…Mon Mar 07 2011 - 00:00
McDermott has that silver touchHOCKEY LEINSTER SCHOOLGIRLS SENIOR CUP FINAL Alexandra College 2 St Andrew’s 1: A SILVER goal in extra-time from Hannah McDermott…Sat Mar 05 2011 - 00:00
Busy weekend for cups and leagueHOCKEY: IT’S A busy weekend on the league and cup fronts, with the Irish Junior Cup and Trophy competitions reaching the quarter…Fri Mar 04 2011 - 00:00
Weehaw, all aboard the Kevin O'Brien bandwagon wheelON THE COUCH: Nasser, Ravi and Lloydie gobsmacked as mighty Ireland beat England at their own gameThu Mar 03 2011 - 00:00
From ballot boxes to the bunny Carr, we've exceeded our quotaTV VIEW: THAT WAS a tricky SaturdayMon Feb 28 2011 - 00:00
Monkstown fly Leinster flag in CupHOCKEY: MONKSTOWN WILL fly the Leinster flag in the last four of the Irish Senior Cup after a thrilling extra-time victory over…Mon Feb 28 2011 - 00:00
Railway back on track after winWOMEN’S HOCKEY: WHEN THEIR victory over Bray last September was overturned by the Leinster Branch because of a player registration…Fri Feb 25 2011 - 00:00
Tough task for FingalMEN’S HOCKEY: WHATEVER THE outcome of tomorrow’s Irish Senior Cup quarter-finals, Ulster is guaranteed at least two spots in…Fri Feb 25 2011 - 00:00
Manuela's keen vision avoids trap of getting lost in translationTV VIEW: SOME PEOPLE have no shame, occasionally even bordering on the downright naughtyMon Feb 21 2011 - 00:00
Ballymoney and UCD in last fourWOMEN’S HOCKEY ROUND-UP: UCD, THE 2009 winners of the competition, and Ballymoney, victors 10 years ago, have made it through…Mon Feb 21 2011 - 00:00
Pegasus and Loreto tie set to go aheadHOCKEY WEEKEND PREVIEW: PEGASUS AND Loreto will, they hope, finally get to play their second-round Irish Senior Cup tie in Belfast…Fri Feb 18 2011 - 00:00
No Glasgow kiss, just tiki taka tippy-tappy rat-a-tat footballTV VIEW: A TASTY prospect, it has to be said. On the menu: England’s Barcelona against Spain’s ArsenalThu Feb 17 2011 - 00:00
McCarthy issue gets muddier by the minuteACCORDING TO his manager at Wigan Athletic, James McCarthy won’t decide on his international future until the summer, Roberto…Mon Feb 14 2011 - 00:00
Cookstown Ulster's sixth in last eightMEN'S HOCKEY: THIS SEASON’S Irish Senior Cup is proving to be a happy hunting ground for Ulster clubs, six of whom have now …Mon Feb 14 2011 - 00:00
We lost. But morally, we're still alive-alive-oh. Feck it, that'll doTV VIEW : JOHN INVERDALE was sitting outside, of all places, Croke Park yesterday when he introduced us to the BBC’s coverage…Mon Feb 14 2011 - 00:00
Loreto look to have league wrapped upWOMEN'S HOCKEY: THEY STILL have eight games to play in the Leinster first division but Loreto are now firm favourites to win…Mon Feb 14 2011 - 00:00
Railway looking to defend indoor titleWOMEN’S HOCKEY: RAILWAY UNION will attempt to defend their national indoor title at the basketball arena in Tallaght this weekend…Fri Feb 11 2011 - 00:00
Maguire continues impressive progressSPORTSWOMAN OF THE MONTH: CONSIDERING IT’S four years since the Maguire twins, Leona and Lisa, won the first of our monthly …Wed Feb 09 2011 - 00:00
Pegasus and UCD top their poolsWEEKEND HOCKEY: PEGASUS AND UCD top their respective pools after the latest round of Irish Hockey League matches at the weekend…Mon Feb 07 2011 - 00:00
Chickens counted but Hookie's stopped clock gets it rightTV VIEW: KEITH WOOD didn’t exactly fill us with cheer in his pre-match analysis on the BBC, describing the “successful Irish…Mon Feb 07 2011 - 00:00
Conor crowns special Day for BenildusSt Benildus College 3 Athlone CC 0: ST BENILDUS College overcame Athlone Community College and gale force winds in Leixlip yesterday…Sat Feb 05 2011 - 00:00
Glenanne and YMCA exit Senior CupHOCKEY: ULSTER GOT the better of Leinster in four of the five Irish Senior Cup ties that paired the provinces in Saturday’s …Mon Jan 31 2011 - 00:00
Railway picking up momentumHOCKEY: IT PROVED to be yet another profitable weekend for Railway Union, their 5-0 defeat of Pembroke Wanderers in the league…Mon Jan 31 2011 - 00:00
Oh no, Sue can't believe it as 'Victor' Murray stumbles againTV VIEW: SO THEN, once the build-up was done and dusted, it was prediction timeMon Jan 31 2011 - 00:00
Trio join Irish preparation initiativeWOMEN’S HOCKEY: IRELAND COACH Gene Muller confirmed this week the addition of three names to the ESB-sponsored Central Preparation…Fri Jan 28 2011 - 00:00
Off-air remarks become news of the worldOpinion: The covert recordings showed it was Andy Gray’s career that deserved to be shotWed Jan 26 2011 - 00:00
Confined to their caves: even Collymore condemns sexist pairSOCCER: MANY a harsh word was uttered yesterday as Do-me-a-favour- love-gate hotted up, perhaps the cruellest of all the suggestion…Tue Jan 25 2011 - 00:00
Loose tongues apparently not just a problem for race horsesTV VIEW: TED WALSH was explaining to those of us who know nothing about these things that Ballyhaunis – the horse, not the town…Mon Jan 24 2011 - 00:00
UCD's trip not in vainWOMEN’S HOCKEY: FROZEN PITCHES claimed two of Saturday’s Irish Senior Cup ties, Pegasus v Loreto and Ulster Elks v Armagh both…Mon Jan 24 2011 - 00:00
Loreto's form will give them hopeWOMEN'S HOCKEY: LORETO AND UCD, winners of the last two Irish Senior Cups, both travel north for their second-round ties in …Fri Jan 21 2011 - 00:00
Strange days as George eventually calls one rightTV VIEW: SO MUCH for that assumption about sport providing a pick-me-up in troubled timesMon Jan 17 2011 - 00:00
YMCA hold off late UCD rally to go clear at the topMEN’S HOCKEY: YMCA MOVED two points clear at the top of the Leinster first division on Saturday, holding off a late rally from…Mon Jan 17 2011 - 00:00
Busy schedule after postponementsHOCKEY: AFTER ALL the recent weather interruptions there’s a jammed schedule of league and cup matches in all the provinces …Fri Jan 14 2011 - 00:00
Resurgent Britton starts as she means to go onTHE IRISH TIMES/IRISH SPORTS COUNCIL SPORTSWOMAN AWARDS: December: Fionnuala Britton (Athletics): WHILE MOST mere mortals gently…Wed Jan 12 2011 - 00:00
Glenanne share top spot with YMCAHOCKEY: AFTER A lengthy break from league action eight of Leinster’s 10 first division sides were able to resume their campaigns…Mon Jan 10 2011 - 00:00
Hermes extend their lead at the topHOCKEY: SO MUCH for Loreto’s hopes of going top of the Leinster first division at the weekend, both the club’s scheduled games…Mon Jan 10 2011 - 00:00
Australians and Scousers have a bad dyed prickly blonde hair dayTV VIEW: STREWTH. AS the Australian Herald Sun put it: “This was tortureMon Jan 10 2011 - 00:00
Loreto planning to go topHOCKEY WOMEN’S PREVIEW: CLUBS WILL keep a nervous eye on the forecast for this weekend as they attempt to get back in to action…Fri Jan 07 2011 - 00:00
Elvis forced to leave the building after Ally Pally Power-cutTV VIEW: AS THE one and definitely only Sid Waddell once said of an epic darts encounter, “We couldn’t have more excitement …Mon Jan 03 2011 - 00:00
'Super Sunday' scuppered so Sky unleash Rocket on troopsTV VIEW: SEVERAL HOURS after Chelsea and Manchester United’s planned Sunday ding-dong at Stamford Bridge had been postponed …Mon Dec 20 2010 - 00:00
Perry triumphsSQUASH: MADELINE PERRY won her 13th national title at Fitzwilliam yesterday, defeating Sligo’s Aisling Blake in the finalMon Dec 20 2010 - 00:00
Top two meet in critical gameWOMEN'S HOCKEY: WITH YET another ominous weather forecast for the weekend the hockey schedule could be at risk yet again, but…Fri Dec 17 2010 - 00:00
There'd be no no Golden Bull from Jones if Kiernan met herTV VIEW: WE’D BE doubtful enough that Jerry Kiernan would ever be a contender for the Plain English Campaign’s annual Golden…Mon Dec 13 2010 - 00:00
FAI confirm talks with EnglandSOCCER: THE FOOTBALL Association of Ireland confirmed last night that they are in discussions with their English counterparts…Sat Dec 11 2010 - 00:00
Evans returns from injury to face Canadian SniderBADMINTON: IRISH OLYMPIANS Scott Evans and Chloe Magee, seeded second and fifth for the tournament, play their first-round matches…Fri Dec 10 2010 - 00:00
Work commitments force Cleland to call time on her international careerWOMAN'S HOCKEY : BRIDGET CLELAND, one of Ireland’s most capped players, announced her retirement from international hockey this…Fri Dec 10 2010 - 00:00
Masterson, Leacy complete impressive list of candidatesSPORTSWOMAN OF THE MONTH: FOURTEEN WOMEN from 12 different sporting disciplines complete our list of candidates for the 2010…Wed Dec 08 2010 - 00:00
