Natural leader driving Dublin in search of their perfect momentLEINSTER SHC SEMI-FINAL KILKENNY v DUBLIN They might deny it, but Johnny McCaffrey and Dublin know today’s clash with Kilkenny…Sat Jun 23 2012 - 01:00
Duo are banned for racist abuseTWO FOOTBALLERS from the Duffry Rovers GAA club have been suspended for eight weeks after being found guilty of racially abusing…Wed Jun 20 2012 - 01:00
Clinical Chavez jnr too strong for LeeBOXING: ANDY LEE’S career ambition of being crowned middleweight champion of the world was emphatically dismissed by Julio Cesar…Mon Jun 18 2012 - 01:00
Daly glad to be playing with full deck for Kilkenny clashDublin will have several muscular operators back to thunder into Kilkenny pillars come the Leinster hurling semi-final tomorrow…Fri Jun 15 2012 - 01:00
Ruddock sticks with winning line-up for another huge testJUNIOR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP Ireland v England A MERE four days after one of the greatest ever victories by an Irish rugby team…Fri Jun 08 2012 - 01:00
McKeever still the rock Tyrone may perish onULSTER SFC QUARTER-FINAL: All-Ireland glory may have eluded the rugged defender but he’s still game to try and put one over …Fri Jun 08 2012 - 01:00
Brogan has bought in and reaped the benefitsWE KNOW Bernard Brogan is special. Even by Brogan standardsThu Jun 07 2012 - 01:00
Galvin and Corbett to returnTWO OF Gaelic games most respected players, Limerick footballer John Galvin and Tipperary hurler Lar Corbett, are in line to …Thu Jun 07 2012 - 01:00
O'Connor rings the changesWITH BRYAN Sheehan ruled out due to a knee injury, Séamus Scanlon will partner Anthony Maher in the Kerry midfield for Sunday…Wed Jun 06 2012 - 01:00
Dowling left 'disappointed' by fansTEENAGE SENSATION Shane Dowling has expressed disappointment with Limerick supporters for their lack of faith in the county hurlers…Wed Jun 06 2012 - 01:00
Johnston finally free to join KildareSeán Johnston is now free to officially join the Kildare footballers, providing he plays club championship for new club St Kevin…Wed Jun 06 2012 - 01:00
King clarifies Royal abdicationIT HAS been revealed defender Caoimhin King actually left the Meath senior football panel last Thursday and not, as had been …Fri Jun 01 2012 - 01:00
McGuigan returns for TyroneBRIAN McGUIGAN has returned to the Tyrone panel despite being one of five All-Ireland winners to retire last yearFri Jun 01 2012 - 01:00
Hawk-Eye ruled out for this weekendTHE GAA have been forced to postpone unveiling Hawk-Eye technology at this weekend’s Leinster football championship quarter-finals…Fri Jun 01 2012 - 01:00
Canning and Forde looking doubtful for Galway openerJOE CANNING has emerged as a doubt for Galway’s Leinster hurling championship opener against Westmeath on Sunday after suffering…Wed May 30 2012 - 01:00
Harte may try to coax retired players back as injuries mountULSTER SFC: TYRONE MANAGER Mickey Harte has not ruled out cajoling three-time All-Ireland winners Brian Dooher, Philip Jordan…Tue May 29 2012 - 01:00
Gilroy will know about pitfalls, says WhelanALL-IRELAND SFC: WE DON’T mean to be raking up the fact that Ciarán Whelan’s 14-season career at the heart of Dublin’s midfield…Tue May 29 2012 - 01:00
Cooper sees changing times ahead for KerryMUNSTER SFC SEMI-FINAL: ALL IS not well in the Kerry camp. It never is until they win in SeptemberTue May 29 2012 - 01:00
Debutant Maher the only new face for TippTIPPERARY MANAGER Declan Ryan has chosen one debutant, right corner back Donagh Maher, in an otherwise established championship…Fri May 25 2012 - 01:00
Kerry pick strong side to get ball rollingMUNSTER SFC FIRST ROUND AS IS their undoubted preference, Kerry enter the championship flying softly under the radar at the …Fri May 25 2012 - 01:00
O'Sullivan has talks with Super 15 teamEDDIE O’SULLIVAN is in line for a return to full-time coaching after holding talks with Australian Super 15 franchise the Western…Thu May 24 2012 - 01:00
Jackson may miss Junior World CupPADDY JACKSON may be withdrawn from next month’s Junior World Cup in South Africa following a request by Ulster that their starting…Wed May 23 2012 - 01:00
Penney must replace former stalwarts from within Munster squadROUND-UP: MUNSTER WILL not be replacing David Wallace and Denis Leamy, both contracted for next season, with international players…Wed May 23 2012 - 01:00
Lure of more medals to keep O'Driscoll keenWE WENT all existential on Brian O’Driscoll late Saturday nightMon May 21 2012 - 01:00
Jackson hoping to learn a lot from a chastening final experienceAFTER THE trauma Paddy Jackson just experienced, he didn’t need to walk through the mixed zone late Saturday night.Mon May 21 2012 - 01:00
O'Brien lights the blue touch paperLeinster 42 Ulster 14: Ulster needed their set piece to be impregnable but, ultimately, their scrum lost them this Heineken …Sat May 19 2012 - 01:00
Jones ruled out of trip to New ZealandRUGBY : MUNSTER FULLBACK Felix Jones’ career continues to be disrupted by injuryWed May 16 2012 - 01:00
O'Driscoll declares himself fit and readyDESPITE KEYHOLE surgery last Friday, Brian O’Driscoll is adamant he will take the field at Twickenham to face Ulster in Saturday…Tue May 15 2012 - 01:00
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
