Derry mired in predictable doldrumsDave Barry won't need telling that it's still very early days in the new National League campaign but enough of the new race …Tue Sept 30 1997 - 01:00
FAI may impose league cutBernard O'Byrne, the FAI general secretary, last night suggested that if the country's senior football clubs continued to fail…Tue Sept 30 1997 - 01:00
Show is way off the markIf there's one thing that everybody associated with the National League has been agreed upon in recent years it's that the coverage…Tue Sept 23 1997 - 01:00
Dolan seeks to help others to help themselvesMonday morning in Inchicore and Richmond Park is a centre of quiet activityTue Sept 16 1997 - 01:00
FAI National League Team News And StatisticsToday Shelbourne V Drogheda Utd (7Sat Sept 13 1997 - 01:00
Bohemians impress but fail to take the spoilsAcross the water there has long been a case made by those associated with the London clubs that they start each championship …Sat Sept 13 1997 - 01:00
Play-off venue cruxLansdowne Road will not be available to the FAI for one of the dates which FIFA has scheduled for the play-offs for second-placed…Thu Sept 11 1997 - 01:00
Ringing The PermutationsIf Ireland beat Lithuania this evening the team is virtually assured of a place in the play-offs as the second placed team from…Wed Sept 10 1997 - 01:00
Cousins injury may force Byrne to buyShamrock Rovers' manager Mick Byrne will decide this morning whether the injury sustained by Tony Cousins in Sunday's game with…Tue Sept 09 1997 - 01:00
Dominant Shelbourne salvage a pointHaving almost stolen the points in Richmond Park a week ago, Derry City seemed to have committed a first act larceny in their…Mon Sept 08 1997 - 01:00
FAI may impose league cutBernard O'Byrne, the FAI general secretary, last night suggested that if the country's senior football clubs continued to fail…Sat Sept 06 1997 - 01:00
Derry mired in predictable doldrumsDave Barry won't need telling that it's still very early days in the new National League campaign but enough of the new race …Sat Sept 06 1997 - 01:00
Supporters rally round to make up poor return on Hand benefit matchThe game itself might only have attracted 1,500 people to a rain-soaked Tolka Park but the tickets were still selling for Eoin…Thu Sept 04 1997 - 01:00
National League PreviewNeither team got the result they wanted in their first league outing but there seems to have been a stark contrast in their respective…Thu Sept 04 1997 - 01:00
Geoghegan comes to the rescueThis was a start to the new campaign that neither side will wish to remember for too longMon Sept 01 1997 - 01:00
Champions Derry hungry for moreThe usual merry-go-round of players and managers, a couple of near bankruptcies and a few frustrating evenings in Europe..Sat Aug 30 1997 - 01:00
On The SidelinesOne of the most famous boxing gyms in the country has closed down with Belfast's Barney Eastwood deciding to convert his club…Sat Aug 30 1997 - 01:00
Champions hold out for a pointEver at the forefront of the campaign to improve the standing of the National League, St Patrick's Athletic were dishing out …Sat Aug 30 1997 - 01:00
Shelbourne fail to make all the pressure countWith their side a goal ahead after 22 minutes, the Scottish supporters at Tolka Park last night were already celebratingFri Aug 29 1997 - 01:00
Shelbourne optimisticShelbourne manager Damien Richardson is still waiting to make a final decision on the fitness of a number of key players ahead…Thu Aug 28 1997 - 01:00
On The SidelinesThe dramatic increase in commercial sponsorship of the Olympic Games and its various constituent organisations continued in the…Sat Aug 23 1997 - 01:00
Referees' dispute set to continueThe Irish Soccer Referees' Society (ISRS) has rejected an appeal from the FAI to allow matches around the country to proceed …Fri Aug 22 1997 - 01:00
On The SidelinesDid anyone see the advertisement in the personal column in this paper some weeks ago?Sat Aug 16 1997 - 01:00
Late strike ruins night for brave ShelbourneIt came so close to being one of those nights. One of the great onesFri Aug 15 1997 - 01:00
Referees' strike to hit game hardJunior, intermediate and underage soccer may be hit by a referees' strike this weekend after the Irish Soccer Referees' Society…Thu Aug 14 1997 - 01:00
Geoghegan's return boosts ShelbourneStephen Geoghegan's rapid recovery from a recent bout of pneumonia has given Shelbourne manager Damien Richardson a boost ahead…Thu Aug 14 1997 - 01:00
Dundalk lose manager MayDundalk manager Eddie May has left the club to take up a three-year contract at Brentford, the west London club recently taken…Wed Aug 13 1997 - 01:00
Lawlor handed task of resurrecting DroghedaTroubled Premier Division outfit Drogheda United are hoping that yesterday's appointment of Martin Lawlor as manager will mark…Tue Aug 12 1997 - 01:00
McCarthy recalls six to squad for Lithuania tieIrish manager Mick McCarthy has made six changes to his squad of 22 for the forthcoming World Cup qualifier against Lithuania…Sat Aug 09 1997 - 01:00
Dolan signs HawkinsDublin club St Patrick's Athletic yesterday completed the signing of a third player from the Irish Youth World Cup squad, following…Sat Aug 09 1997 - 01:00
Clubs to meet FAI next weekThe new backers of Drogheda United and Longford Town will hold separate meetings with the National League next Wednesday aimed…Fri Aug 08 1997 - 01:00
Sky take soccer to the limitAnybody who has seen the plugs in recent weeks for Sky's coverage of the forthcoming soccer season in Britain may have been surprised…Wed Aug 06 1997 - 01:00
Steeler cuts into DublinPittsburgh Steelers linebacker Greg Lloyd is a very private manSat Aug 02 1997 - 01:00
Shelbourne sign Cadette as coverShelbourne and their European Cup Winners' Cup opponents, Kilmarnock, both ventured into the transfer market yesterday ahead …Sat Aug 02 1997 - 01:00
Sligo to confirm Reid as managerSligo Rovers are expected to confirm Nicky Reid as their new manager at a meeting this eveningFri Aug 01 1997 - 01:00
FAI buy Bishopstown for £501,000The FAI have finally been successful in their prolonged battle to purchase Cork City's former ground Bishopstown from the liquidator…Tue Jul 29 1997 - 01:00
Liverpool have it easyJust like Celtic, Liverpool have been finding it difficult to keep their Irish fans happy these last few largely trophyless years…Tue Jul 29 1997 - 01:00
English soccer invasionLeeds, Liverpool and Tranmere are among the many clubs in action over the weekend against national League oppositionSat Jul 26 1997 - 01:00
Money crisis at DroghedaThe FAI are urgently seeking talks with representatives of Drogheda United which has become the latest National League club to…Sat Jul 26 1997 - 01:00
Unlucky Shelbourne may import playersWhile Derry and Bohemians kick off their European campaigns this evening, Shelbourne manager Damien Richardson is looking to …Wed Jul 23 1997 - 01:00
Derry seek clean sheetKeeping a clean sheet will be top of the priority list when Felix Healy's Derry City take on Maribor Branik at the Brandywell…Wed Jul 23 1997 - 01:00
Barry turns attention to the leagueCork City manager Dave Barry will turn his attention to strengthening his team for the coming league campaign over the next couple…Tue Jul 22 1997 - 01:00
Team spirit a key factorAll these years they waited. Twenty-eight winters and summers. Scheming. DreamingMon Jul 21 1997 - 01:00
Tyrone dig deep to take titleAn Emotional Ulster minor championship campaign ended in victory for Tyrone at Clones yesterday where they battled their way …Mon Jul 21 1997 - 01:00
On The SidelinesThe US Postal Service was in the news this week and for once it wasn't because one of their more disgruntled employees had decided…Sat Jul 19 1997 - 01:00
Derry take heart despite falling to NewcastleIt may be Newcastle United's first trophy of the new season but if the Irish International Club Cup turns out to be their last…Thu Jul 17 1997 - 01:00
