Clubs must plan without Irish squad playersMen's Hockey: Following the draw for next year's Olympic Qualifier, Irish coach Dave Passmore has clarified the situation regarding…Fri Oct 05 2007 - 01:00
Muller names uncapped playersWomen's Hockey: Having lost his two most experienced players, Linda Caulfield and Jill Orbinson, to retirement in the last week…Fri Oct 05 2007 - 01:00
Old passions trawled up from the red mists of timeTV View : You might have read last week about the former Portuguese prime minister Pedro Santana Lopes walking out of a television…Mon Oct 01 2007 - 01:00
Caulfield bows out of Irish sceneHockey Round-Up : "If I was a second-hand car you wouldn't buy me, the mileage is too high," said Irish captain Linda Caulfield…Mon Oct 01 2007 - 01:00
Defoe no smart cookiePlanet Football : These aren't the happiest of times for Jermain Defoe, not least because he's yet to convince Martin Jol that…Mon Oct 01 2007 - 01:00
Ireland need to shape up for 'Hockeyroos' tourHOCKEY/Weekend Fixtures: Ireland's build-up to next April's Olympic Qualifier in Canada might not move in to full swing for …Fri Sept 28 2007 - 01:00
Undertaker Grant will be last man to let Abramovich downTV View: John Hillstrand has, apparently, a Harley Davidson motorbikey type machine that is rigged with something called a …Mon Sept 24 2007 - 01:00
Olympic qualifying draw madeHOCKEY: The Irish men's and women's teams now know the challenge that lies ahead of them if they are to qualify for next year…Fri Sept 21 2007 - 01:00
Rory wins quest to finish bottom of Masters' tableThere we were, marvelling at Ciarán Devenney's yield from the final week of the 2007 Golf Masters, his line-up bringing home …Thu Sept 20 2007 - 01:00
Murray made to sweat by old playing buddyWhen Eamon Murray and Ronan Griffey were growing up around the corner from each other in Dundrum, even playing the odd round …Thu Sept 20 2007 - 01:00
There are, in fact, some easy games in international footballTV View: We'd missed the start of the rugby World Cup, partly because we were otherwise engaged, partly because we didn't realise…Mon Sept 17 2007 - 01:00
Staunton again points to long termManagers' reaction: Well, that's that. We came, we saw, we were conquered. But not without a fightThu Sept 13 2007 - 01:00
Cuddihy on upward curveThe Irish Times/VHI Sportswoman of the Month: When Joanne Cuddihy won her first Irish Times /Vhi Healthcare monthly award …Wed Sept 12 2007 - 01:00
'It's just a huge disappointment we didn't hold on'Players' reaction: It was only his 11th appearance for Ireland so he hasn't endured too many nights like these, when fright …Mon Sept 10 2007 - 01:00
Finnan to miss Slovakia matchRepublic of Ireland manager Steve Staunton's defensive options were further reduced yesterday as Steve Finnan was ruled out of…Thu Sept 06 2007 - 01:00
Kilkenny lay the egg first and then they cackleTV View: While Henry Shefflin was settling himself to take the first free of the All-Ireland final yesterday, after just two…Mon Sept 03 2007 - 01:00
Henderson forced to withdrawSOCCER: There might have been some puzzlement last week when Steve Staunton named four goalkeepers in his squad for the upcoming…Mon Sept 03 2007 - 01:00
Clarke stable after heart attackNews: Clive Clarke, the former Republic of Ireland defender who collapsed at half-time in the English League Cup game between…Thu Aug 30 2007 - 01:00
Dublin derby is top tieHe had hardly finished reflecting on the fact his late father, Ronnie snr, was on the last St Patrick's Athletic team to win …Tue Aug 28 2007 - 01:00
Everton pay €340,000 to clubsThe FAI yesterday welcomed news that Everton have paid a total of 340,000, through the English FA, to four Irish clubs in "training…Tue Aug 28 2007 - 01:00
Planet FootballTrained furniture mover: We've taken a serious shine to Ipswich's French midfielder Sylvain Legwinski after his Q&A in the…Mon Aug 27 2007 - 01:00
All zapped out following games of two hemispheresTV View: Do you know, you'd be stretched after a sporting weekend like thatMon Aug 27 2007 - 01:00
Injury forced Stokes out, says fatherNews: John Stokes, father of and advisor to Anthony, the Sunderland player who failed to report for duty with the Republic of…Wed Aug 22 2007 - 01:00
Will Rafa lift title? Not by the hair on his chinny chin chinTV View: When the Sky Sports reporter asked Liverpool manager Rafa Benitez yesterday, before the game against Chelsea, if his…Mon Aug 20 2007 - 01:00
Ireland aim to regain elite spotWomen's Hockey: For the first time since he succeeded Riet Kuper as national coach Gene Muller leads Ireland in to a major tournament…Sat Aug 18 2007 - 01:00
Ugly off-the-ball scenes from All Stars, but Popey is GodTV View: We were talking the other day about the late Jack Lynch, trying to remember exactly how many All-Ireland medals the…Mon Aug 13 2007 - 01:00
Hammer breakthrough nails itSportswoman of the Month/Eileen O'Keeffe (athletics): When Eileen O'Keeffe broke her own Irish hammer record at the Europa Cup…Wed Aug 08 2007 - 01:00
Jimmy's ears pop as Brush ploughs through The FieldsTV View: We were listening to Alastair Campbell last week complaining about the impact 24-hour rolling news has had on the …Mon Jul 16 2007 - 01:00
Kürten takes tally to an amazing fiveIt was when, at the end of January of last year, Jessica Kürten won her third Irish Times/Vhi Healthcare award in just four months…Wed Jul 11 2007 - 01:00
Bopanna finds consolationIrish Open final: India's Rohan Bopanna left Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club on Saturday as Shelbourne Irish Open champion in singles…Mon Jul 09 2007 - 01:00
Sue gets vapours as nostalgia oozes and Borg is emanatedTV View: That's the thing about BBC build-ups to big sporting events - you know yourself: those very lovely musical montage…Mon Jul 09 2007 - 01:00
Niland keeps his run going at FitzwilliamIrish Open Before this week Conor Niland had never won a match at an ATP Challenger event but, evidently, he's cracked the code…Fri Jul 06 2007 - 01:00
All's well with SorensenTennis/Irish Open: "I moved well, returned well, served well, even volleyed well," said Louk Sorensen after his second-round…Thu Jul 05 2007 - 01:00
Daunting task for Irish duoIrish Open: Louk Sorensen and Conor Niland will have to upset the seedings at the Shelbourne Irish Open at Fitzwilliam LTC today…Mon Jul 02 2007 - 01:00
Grumpy old men hold court as heavens weep in LondonTV View : You have to feel for those tennis enthusiasts who, after a week at work, settled down on their couch on Saturday in…Mon Jul 02 2007 - 01:00
Unrewarding week for Eamo's HeroesWith four of his seven players putting their feet up last week there was always the danger that the BMW International Open and…Thu Jun 28 2007 - 01:00
Unlucky 13, not for JulianThomas Higgins is a patient man. So is his young son, Julian, for that matterThu Jun 28 2007 - 01:00
Carlow minors punch above their weight just like DunneTV View: Fists flying left, right and centre; jabs, hooks and uppercuts galore, a bout of epic proportions, but the officials…Mon Jun 25 2007 - 01:00
RTÉ channel-hopping is not a marriage made in HeavenTV View : Cork v Waterford v Dublin v Meath? It was a scheduling clash, albeit an unavoidable one, that was as unfortunate as…Mon Jun 18 2007 - 01:00
Mixed fortunes for Irish sidesHockey/ Setanta cup: There were mixed fortunes for the hosts in the Setanta Cup at Belfield yesterday, with the Irish men's …Sat Jun 16 2007 - 01:00
Champions get ReadingHardly, it seems, has the Premier League trophy left west London to take up residence in a trophy cabinet in Manchester, than…Fri Jun 15 2007 - 01:00
Keane eyes stand outsHe is, he insisted, looking forward "to every single game" in the new Premier League season but Roy Keane, manager of newly-promoted…Fri Jun 15 2007 - 01:00
Twelve-year-old twins prove worthy winnersIrish Times/Vhi Healthcare Sportswoman Award for May: Lisa and Leona Maguire (Golf): When the judges reviewed the month of May…Wed Jun 13 2007 - 01:00
Passmore's plans upsetHOCKEY: Dave Passmore and Gene Muller have named their Irish men's and women's squads for next week's Setanta Cup at Belfield…Thu Jun 07 2007 - 01:00
