Some `greve' times aheadOkay, it's true, learning the lingo wasn't exactly top of the priority list when The Irish Times' advance party arrived in Charles…Tue Jun 09 1998 - 01:00
`Old-timers' singing new kid's praisesSaturday afternoon down the tunnel and one name is on everybody's lipsMon May 25 1998 - 01:00
New league structure rejected in secondsIt may have taken the nine-man sub-committee established by the National League last year about nine months to agree on recommendations…Sat May 23 1998 - 01:00
FA still opposed to Wimbledon moveFAI officials have received confirmation from their counterparts in England that the game's governing body there will continue…Fri May 22 1998 - 01:00
Evans changes teamIan Evans will make widespread changes to his under-21 side for this evening's game against Northern Ireland in Castlebar, the…Fri May 22 1998 - 01:00
Scots on the rocks"I must have bumped into Brian Kerr somewhere this week and something's rubbed off," joked Irish under-21 manager Ian Evans after…Tue May 19 1998 - 01:00
Season of mellow fruitfulnessSo that's that then. With the last of the domestic honours sorted out on Saturday night in Dalymount Park, we can just about …Tue May 19 1998 - 01:00
Dolan is honoured by writersSt Patrick's Athletic manager Pat Dolan said last night that he was "deeply honoured" to have been named as the Opel/Soccer Writers…Tue May 19 1998 - 01:00
Irish under-21s at full strengthIrish under-21 manager Ian Evans goes into this evening's first game of the triangular tournament with Scotland and Northern …Mon May 18 1998 - 01:00
Cork edge out luckless Shelbourne to take CupAs he stood just in front of the stand at Dalymount Park on Saturday evening, hands on hips, alone, watching the Cork city players…Mon May 18 1998 - 01:00
Barry emphasises Cork's strength as a unitIn the Cork City dressing-room, as well as outside the ground, the celebrations were well under way amongst players and supporters…Mon May 18 1998 - 01:00
Cork City can end hopes of glory for ShelbourneOn course for the treble just a few short weeks ago, Shelbourne get a second crack at salvaging something from their season this…Sat May 16 1998 - 01:00
Absence of young stars will not upset Kerr's sideHis employers may be more worried about the loss of the two biggest stars from the squad for this evening's European Under18 …Thu May 14 1998 - 01:00
Timing of FAI Cup replay an errorIt's fairly obvious to anybody that cares much about football that the course of one game can change your perspective on things…Tue May 12 1998 - 01:00
Quality sadly lacking in end of season finaleIt was another case of the National League saving the worst until lastMon May 11 1998 - 01:00
St Joseph's injury freeLeinster champions St Joseph's, Fairview, will be at full strength for tomorrow evening's All-Ireland Schools' Cup final clash…Sat May 09 1998 - 01:00
Gap too big for LimerickThere may have been a couple of nail-biting moments along the way for Dr Tony O'Neill and the UCD management team, but in the…Sat May 09 1998 - 01:00
Lynch scores late winnerThey left it late, the students, but they'll not be complainingWed May 06 1998 - 01:00
National League Play-OffUCD hope to be at full strength this evening when they take on Limerick in the first leg of the promotion/relegation play-off…Tue May 05 1998 - 01:00
Shrewd dealings gave Dolan the championship edgeHe said all along that his was the best side in the country and on Friday night in Kilkenny, Pat Dolan's men were as good as …Tue May 05 1998 - 01:00
End of an era for Derry CityIt was the last hurrah for Derry's championship-winning teamMon May 04 1998 - 01:00
Derry manager fears worstHaving been relieved of their claim to the name of "champs" last night, Derry City will this evening be battling to avoid becoming…Sat May 02 1998 - 01:00
Hesitant Shelbourne shatteredAnother final day of the championship drama at Oriel Park, another team of sure things left, traumatised, to make the journey…Sat May 02 1998 - 01:00
Richardson rues loss of suspended playersDamien Richardson, the Shelbourne manager, was bitterly disappointed after his side had crashed 2-1 on a dramatic night at Dundalk…Sat May 02 1998 - 01:00
Gormley in relaxed moodIn the circumstances you would expect them all to be nervous wrecks but, 48 hours before they take on Kilkenny in a game that…Thu Apr 30 1998 - 01:00
Dundalk live up to their title D-day reputationThey almost had us fooled for a whileTue Apr 28 1998 - 01:00
St Patrick's take title to the wireThe post-match press conference was as colourful as everMon Apr 27 1998 - 01:00
Scully goal puts Shelbourne back on topA Pat Scully goal shortly before half-time was enough to earn Shelbourne a deserved victory at Dalymount Park last night and …Sat Apr 18 1998 - 01:00
On The SidelinesAmerican lawyer Rich Young gave an interesting insight into the case of Canadian snowboarder Ross Rebagliati, who was first stripped…Sat Apr 18 1998 - 01:00
FIFA's move in questionThe backers of Clydebank's proposed move to Dublin have condemned an attempt to alter FIFA's rules which is aimed at blocking…Fri Apr 17 1998 - 01:00
Poor decisions by referees fray tempersIt goes without saying, I suppose, that the actions of referees are going to attract more attention at this stage of the season…Tue Apr 14 1998 - 01:00
Bohemians punish tame St Patrick'sBohemians may have scuppered their own chances of taking the league with a couple of long indifferent runs of formSat Apr 11 1998 - 01:00
French release more ticketsIrish football fans will have the opportunity to buy World Cup tickets in two weeks after France '98 organisers yielded to pressure…Sat Apr 11 1998 - 01:00
McGeever waits on strikersFinn Harps manager Charlie McGeever will wait until his full panel gathers in Ballybofey this morning before deciding on which…Sat Apr 04 1998 - 01:00
FAI face Clydebank complaint in EuropeScottish second division club Clydebank have lodged an official complaint with the European Union concerning the attempt by the…Wed Apr 01 1998 - 01:00
Three-match ban for CampbellPaul Campbell is likely to be ruled out of much of St Patrick's Athletic's championship run-in after being handed a three-match…Wed Apr 01 1998 - 01:00
Brujos the man to beat in CorkSligo Rovers goalkeeper Nicky Brujos will be hoping to maintain the sort of form that made him the first unanimous choice for…Sat Mar 07 1998 - 00:00
On The SidelinesThose of you who saw the recent fly-on-Mick-McCarthy'swall job on RTE can make up their own minds, but around here we don't reckon…Sat Mar 07 1998 - 00:00
Campbell comes to the rescue in Cup thrillerForget Sky and their Dream Team, RTE had the week's football drama live from Richmond Park last nightSat Mar 07 1998 - 00:00