Keane Tributes, Keane Rages"Martin Newland resigns as Daily Telegraph editor" screamed the Sky News "Breaking News" banner across the screenSat Nov 19 2005 - 00:00
Hermes manage to hold out to derail UnionHockey Round-up : They may have lost their position at the top of the Leinster first division table, with Pembroke Wanderers…Mon Nov 14 2005 - 00:00
All Blacks are from another Galaxy, leave Irish in a TwirlTV View : Over on the BBC, England's Ben Cohen was explaining how he'd temporarily lost his appetite for rugbyMon Nov 14 2005 - 00:00
McNulty points Railway Union in right directionWomen's Hockey: Railway Union might not quite go so far as to describe him as their secret weapon, but if the club can maintain…Fri Nov 11 2005 - 00:00
UCD aiming for three-in-a-row in Chilean CupHOCKEY/Intervarsity tournaments: This season's tournament gets under way this morning in Dardistown and Santry with the women…Tue Nov 08 2005 - 00:00
Cookstown to appeal resultHOCKEY: It's a touch unlikely that the club will end up going to the Court of Arbitration for Sport to challenge the outcome…Mon Nov 07 2005 - 00:00
Tutankhamun gets pride of place in Fishy's cribTV View: To be honest we couldn't quite put our finger on precisely what was wrong with English Premiership players until we…Mon Nov 07 2005 - 00:00
Irish face a busy scheduleMen's Hockey News While the International Hockey Federation was paying a visit to China this week to inspect the venue for April…Fri Nov 04 2005 - 00:00
Boost for IrelandWomen's Hockey News round-up With Australia and New Zealand meeting in the third and deciding match of the Oceania Cup in Sydney…Fri Nov 04 2005 - 00:00
Clothesline, spear or Rio - the tackles just get uglierTV View : Shocking, that's the only word for it. Those of us who watched it on telly were, frankly, left in despairMon Oct 31 2005 - 00:00
Loreto slip up again in title raceWomen's Hockey: Loreto's third league defeat in their last four games would appear to have loosened their grip on the Leinster…Mon Oct 24 2005 - 01:00
Bulletproof Bernard gets the scoop for the new home boysTV View: Maybe, after the week that was in it, we need to get the laughs back in to Irish footballMon Oct 24 2005 - 01:00
Junior Cup centre stageWOMEN'S HOCKEY: There'll barely be an idle hockey pitch over the weekend with so many league and cup fixtures scheduled for …Fri Oct 21 2005 - 01:00
Strictly speaking, a cue for Taylor to pocket the third ChaTV View : After the week that was in it - gloom, doom and fume - there really was only one sporting sight that could cheer us…Mon Oct 17 2005 - 01:00
In-form Hermes lead the wayWomen's Hockey: Hermes went top of the Leinster first division table yesterday after two wins over the weekend - the more significant…Mon Oct 17 2005 - 01:00
Carr calls time on Ireland careerWORLD CUP 2006 FALLOUT : While three of the men being touted as possible successors to Brian Kerr as Republic of Ireland manager…Mon Oct 17 2005 - 01:00
Loreto face testing timeWOMENS HOCKEY: The top five play the bottom five in the Leinster first division tomorrow and so, if form persists, it should…Fri Oct 14 2005 - 01:00
Billo slumps, just like the play-off hopesTV View : Forgive the digression but RTÉ 1 was showing a programme last night about two couples getting it together after meeting…Thu Oct 13 2005 - 01:00
FAI left to count the cost of not qualifyingFinancial implications : While financial matters might not have been uppermost in the thoughts of the disconsolate supporters…Thu Oct 13 2005 - 01:00
Dahl double hands Loreto rare defeatWomen's Hockey/ Weekend round-up : Two Zanya Dahl goals from penalty corners in the opening 14 minutes at Beaufort helped Old…Mon Oct 10 2005 - 01:00
Dreadful? Shambolic? Nah, it was much worse, says DolanTV View : By and large Pat Dolan was content enough at half-time on SetantaMon Oct 10 2005 - 01:00
Reid goes back to where it all beganIt's just over four years since Steven Reid mentioned to his then Millwall colleague Robbie Ryan his grandfather was from Ballinasloe…Thu Oct 06 2005 - 01:00
Unexpected senior call-up a real fillip for eager strikerTrue, he's had a promising start to his career with Reading, where he moved from Cork City during the summer, but Kevin Doyle…Wed Oct 05 2005 - 01:00
'Hookie's heart skipped a beat at the sight of Gilesie's . . .'TV View: Is it just us, or are you too still recuperating from George Hook's revelation on the Late Late Show that his ambition…Mon Oct 03 2005 - 01:00
Planet FootballRoaching for the stars: Spat of the week? Dmitri Piterman (owner of Spanish club Alaves) v Real Madrid's Brazilians, Ronaldo…Mon Oct 03 2005 - 01:00
Lynch seals victory for LoretoWomen's Hockey: There was a goal feast in the Leinster first division on Saturday with four matches producing 28 scores - the…Mon Oct 03 2005 - 01:00
Pembroke on a highWomen's Hockey : With just two games of the new season played Pembroke Wanderers won't be getting too carried away with their…Fri Sept 30 2005 - 01:00
Turbo-charged Tyrone leave Kingdom dazed and confusedTV View: Our thoughts were with the coach-load of American tourists winding their way around the Ring of Kerry last week, snapping…Mon Sept 26 2005 - 01:00
Hermes' efforts come up dryHOCKEY: There was a sense of déjà vu about events at Booterstown on Saturday when Hermes' league game against champions Loreto…Mon Sept 26 2005 - 01:00
Big two set for early face-offWOMENS HOCKEY: While the Irish team's success in winning a place in next April's World Cup Qualifier in Rome last month would…Fri Sept 23 2005 - 01:00
Freddie parties hearty as Wayne loses the plot - againTV View: "Xzwmsnak ansy hagsn ayhbns," said Freddie Flintoff.Mon Sept 19 2005 - 01:00
Railway again look like main challengers to the top twoWomen's Hockey: Having watched either Loreto or Hermes win the Leinster first division title over the past eight seasons, Railway…Fri Sept 16 2005 - 01:00
Multitalented Fahey hard to ignoreIrish Times/Mitsubishi Electric Sportswoman Award for August: It's a wonder Niamh Fahey has the energy to rise in the morning…Wed Sept 14 2005 - 01:00
Soccer ShortsA quick look at what is happening in the world of soccer this morning.Tue Sept 13 2005 - 01:00
Umpires seen in a bad light, but at least no one was killedTV View : Another one of those weekends that leave you addled, from O'Moore Park to Flushing Meadows, from the Oval to Croke…Mon Sept 12 2005 - 01:00
If you order it then you have to eat itTV View: It's on nights like these that Bill O'Herlihy nearly has to be hosed downThu Sept 08 2005 - 01:00
Planet FootballWelsh welcome : David Beckham wasn't, apparently, overly impressed with the reception from the Welsh crowd at the Millennium…Mon Sept 05 2005 - 01:00
Mystic Dolan out-dappers his colleagues in Act IITV View: It was a broadcast of such epic, lengthy magnitude our Setanta hosts even had to change costumes half way through, …Mon Sept 05 2005 - 01:00
Israel grab valuable away pointIt might just be getting to the stage where the bookies will start refusing to take bets on draws between the main contenders…Mon Sept 05 2005 - 01:00
Duff tops Kerr's list of injuredIt wasn't, to say the least, quite the start to preparations for next Wednesday's World Cup qualifying game against France Brian…Sat Sept 03 2005 - 01:00
Israel have the will to keep qualification dream aliveGroup Four: So far in the Republic of Ireland's World Cup qualifying group the eight matches between the top four sides have…Sat Sept 03 2005 - 01:00
French alerted to presence of KeaneThe French media might have been focusing on one particular name in the squad announced yesterday by Brian Kerr for the World…Tue Aug 30 2005 - 01:00
Almost cricket as Gooch polishes off the Cork tailTV View: "How can you tell your wife you are just popping out to play a match and then not come back for five days?" asked Liverpool…Mon Aug 29 2005 - 01:00
Planet FootballWe have a sneaky feeling that this might not actually be entirely true, it might even be a giggly joke, but we'd love it to be…Mon Aug 22 2005 - 01:00
Elite make steady progressHOCKEY: It was, perhaps, the most irritating pop tune of all time, its incessantly repeated refrain of "da ba dee, da ba dee…Tue Aug 16 2005 - 01:00
Spain a hard nut to crackWOMEN'S HOCKEY/European Championship: Now that the European Championships' A division consists of just eight teams, rather than…Tue Aug 16 2005 - 01:00
Ireland manage to avoid costly slip-upWOMEN'S HOCKEY: They will, they'll trust, play significantly better as these European Championships wind their way towards …Mon Aug 15 2005 - 01:00
Planet FootballMore and more Brazil nuts: Hardly a month goes by at TalkSport, the English radio station, when presenter Alan Brazil, the former…Mon Aug 15 2005 - 01:00
Confident Kuper sets semi-final target for IrelandWOMEN'S HOCKEY/European Nations Championship: The preparations are complete, 18 months after the European Hockey Federation …Fri Aug 12 2005 - 01:00
