RDS naming rights may be worth €15m-€20mTHE ROYAL Dublin Society in Ballsbridge are currently in discussions with four companies to sell their stadium naming rights …Tue May 15 2012 - 01:00
Tandy has steadied a rocking OspreysTHE FINANCIAL constraints placed on the Ospreys this past year put enormous pressure on the Welsh franchiseThu May 10 2012 - 01:00
Ruddock expects junior event to be extremely physicalMIKE RUDDOCK has announced a 28-man Ireland Under-20s squad for the Junior World Cup in South Africa next month.Wed May 09 2012 - 01:00
Owens to referee Heineken Cup finalNIGEL OWENS will referee the Heineken Cup final between Leinster and Ulster at Twickenham on May 19th.Wed May 09 2012 - 01:00
Munster focused on their new goalPRO 12 LEAGUE Munster v Ulster: THERE IS the sentimental factor, what with Mick O’Driscoll and Lifeimi Mafi playing their last…Sat May 05 2012 - 01:00
Leinster's young guns good enoughPRO12 LEAGUE PREVIEW Dragons v Leinster: JOE SCHMIDT’S second wave are on show here but they still look strong enough to confirm…Sat May 05 2012 - 01:00
Glasgow ready to seal top four placePRO 12 LEAGUE Glasgow v Connacht: THIS GAME still matters for GlasgowSat May 05 2012 - 01:00
O'Gara and Earls marked absent for MunsterMUNSTER WILL be without Ronan O’Gara and Keith Earls for the return of Ulster to Thomond Park this Saturday in the last RaboDirect…Thu May 03 2012 - 01:00
Peers are quick to honour Hayes's massive contributionIRUPA HALL OF FAME: DESPITE ONLY retiring last December, the Irish Rugby Union Players’ Association (IRUPA) has wasted no time…Thu May 03 2012 - 01:00
Munster lured by Penney's pedigreeROB PENNEY, the 48-year-old lineout specialist, appointed yesterday by Munster to replace Tony McGahan, comes from the heart …Thu May 03 2012 - 01:00
Epic rivalry that is full of mutual respectTHEY FIRST met as minors way back whenWed May 02 2012 - 01:00
Cork pave way for Cadogan's dual rolesTHE ONLY active elite inter-county dual player, Cork’s Eoin Cadogan, looks set to be accommodated for this year’s championship…Wed May 02 2012 - 01:00
Double blow for Down as Coulter and Gordon are ruled outGAA: BENNY COULTER has been ruled out of Down’s championship campaign after suffering a suspected broken ankle on Monday night…Wed May 02 2012 - 01:00
Power Injury: Not cruciate ligament damageKILKENNY’S Richie Power did not sustain the dreaded cruciate ligament damage when playing for Carrickshock last Saturday.Tue May 01 2012 - 01:00
Rebel Lehane holds no fear of physical battleHURLING’S WORLD order is aligning once againTue May 01 2012 - 01:00
Kilkenny has much to ponder for one so youngCIARÁN KILKENNY knows what it’s like to walk in Jesus Shuttlesworth’s shoes.Tue May 01 2012 - 01:00
Humphreys' vision now bearing rich fruitON AN achievement scale Ulster’s quantum leap pales in comparison to the Natal Sharks conquering the mighty Blue Bulls in the…Mon Apr 30 2012 - 01:00
Ulster party like it's 1999 againUlster 22 Edinburgh 19: THIS SHOWING will not come close to winning a Heineken Cup but all Ulster needed to do was win a semi…Mon Apr 30 2012 - 01:00
Horgan criticises IRFU's player management systemRECENTLY-RETIRED Leinster winger Shane Horgan has criticised the IRFU’s player management system, in particular the decision …Wed Apr 25 2012 - 01:00
Big challenges bringing the best out of Bradley's underdogsHEINEKEN CUP ULSTER v EDINBURGH: RESULTS SPEAK for themselves and the league table never liesWed Apr 25 2012 - 01:00
Horan hoping to remove old demons from MayoNOT MANY people took interest in Mayo playing Kerry in Croke Park a few weeks backTue Apr 24 2012 - 01:00
Competition for Cork number one spot heats up as Cusack confirms absenceDONAL ÓG Cusack’s operation on a ruptured left Achilles tendon will ensure two immediate developmentsTue Apr 24 2012 - 01:00
Galway and Canning simmering nicely ahead of summerGalway 4-21 Dublin 0-19 WE SHALL get to the magnificence of Joe Canning, but before that the wreckage he left behind him must…Mon Apr 23 2012 - 01:00
Dust yet to settle as revolt backfiresGAA NEWS ROUND-UP: THE FIRST big intercounty managerial controversy of 2012 appears to have reached a crescendo and subsided…Fri Apr 20 2012 - 01:00
Gardiner, McCarthy return for CorkNHL SEMI-FINALS: VETERAN CORK hurlers John Gardiner and Niall McCarthy make timely returns to the starting line-up for Sunday…Fri Apr 20 2012 - 01:00
McCrabbe appeals in bid to make replayALAN McCRABBE is contesting the automatic one-match suspension received following his sending off in Dublin’s Division One A …Thu Apr 19 2012 - 01:00
Straight-up Gibbes moving Leinster forwardJONO GIBBES landed amongst the reporters standing idly in the Riverview car-park yesterday morning.Tue Apr 17 2012 - 01:00
Munster hopeful for Wallace and O'ConnellRUGBY PRO12 LEAGUE: MUNSTER ARE hopeful Paul O’Connell and David Wallace will resume full training this week despite suffering…Tue Apr 17 2012 - 01:00
Revamped Leinster to seal home tieLEINSTER CAN rubberstamp a home play-off tie tonight by showing just how weak Edinburgh become when two or three key components…Fri Apr 13 2012 - 01:00
Afoa's ban may derail Ulster's campaignRUGBY: ULSTER WILL be without prop John Afoa for the Heineken Cup semi-final against Edinburgh on April 28th after he received…Fri Apr 13 2012 - 01:00
Munster focus switches to Earls' injuryWITH JAMES Coughlan ruled out for the remainder of the season, due to a fractured bone in his left hand, the focus in Munster…Thu Apr 12 2012 - 01:00
Connacht's recruitment plans overCONNACHT’S RECRUITMENT drive for next season is over. The meagre rations devouredWed Apr 11 2012 - 01:00
ERC investigating Murrayfield incidentAN ALLEGED incident involving Edinburgh supporters and Toulouse players Census Johnston and Yoann Maestri during Saturday’s Heineken…Wed Apr 11 2012 - 01:00
Hearing to decide if cited Afoa can play in Ulster's semi-finalRUGBY: ONE OF Ulster’s expensive, overseas recruits, John Afoa, could potentially miss the Heineken Cup semi-final against Edinburgh…Wed Apr 11 2012 - 01:00
Ulster raid Thomond in thrillerMunster 16 Ulster 22: How to win in Thomond Park? It starts up front, with the pack breaking even. Start a fight early onSun Apr 08 2012 - 01:00
Doyle's late penalty sends Kildare upAllianz football league round-up: A last second penalty from Kildare’s Johnny Doyle secured a draw with Galway and promotion…Sun Apr 08 2012 - 01:00
Leinster carve Cardiff to shredsLeinster 34 Cardiff Blues 3: Leinster could take their foot off the pedal from the 47th minute and turn this Heineken Cup quarter…Sat Apr 07 2012 - 01:00
Ward feels victory over Louth is crucialFOOTBALL LEAGUE DIVISION TWO: IF MEATH lose to Louth on Sunday they will probably be relegated from Division TwoFri Apr 06 2012 - 01:00
Allen sees victory as 'sweet and sour' prizeHURLING LEAGUE DIVISION ONE B: LAST MAY, Limerick found a way past Clare in a thrilling Division Two finalFri Apr 06 2012 - 01:00
Cooper returns for Kerry as O'Connor opts for changesTEAM NEWS: COLM COOPER will make his first appearance in a Kerry shirt this year in Sunday’s Allianz Football League Division…Fri Apr 06 2012 - 01:00
Kilkenny in dominant form for DublinDublin 1-16 Louth 0-8 CIARÁN KILKENNY wrote this report. From start to finishThu Apr 05 2012 - 01:00
Louth talks ongoing in row over expensesDESPITE A crucial relegation match against Meath this Sunday, members of the Louth football panel are meeting their county board…Thu Apr 05 2012 - 01:00
Flannery backs Munster but believes Ulster are on the riseJERRY FLANNERY repeatedly stated his intention to move on. To leave the game he loves well aloneWed Apr 04 2012 - 01:00
Ferris almost certain to play no partRUGBY: HEINEKEN CUP ULSTER’S WORST fears were realised yesterday when a scan on Stephen Ferris’ left ankle showed significant…Tue Apr 03 2012 - 01:00
Clontarf and St Mary's need wins to set up grand finaleREGARDLESS OF results this afternoon, it looks like this season’s Ulster Bank League Division One A title will be won or lost…Sat Mar 31 2012 - 01:00
Ulster get welcome run out before the one that mattersA MERE prelude before Ulster storm Thomond Park in nine days time in the Heineken Cup.Fri Mar 30 2012 - 01:00
Clubs need to make better use of schoolsTHE NEED to “reap a better harvest from schools rugby” has been identified as the club game’s major challenge following the IRFU…Fri Mar 30 2012 - 01:00
Kyriacou suspended for weekULSTER HOOKER Andi Kyriacou has been internally suspended for one week following an incident in a Treviso taxi last Saturday …Thu Mar 29 2012 - 01:00
Dublin's priority is to avoid being champions who went downON SUNDAY, Dublin face Waterford in Dungarvan in the last round of the National Hurling League, knowing victory would ensure …Wed Mar 28 2012 - 01:00
