Earley expected to be fit to face MeathTEAM NEWS: KILDARE ARE confident veteran midfielder Dermot Earley will have recovered sufficiently from the hamstring injury…Thu Jul 29 2010 - 01:00
New format for All Ireland LeagueRUGBY NEWS: THE IRFU have announced the All Ireland League fixtures for the coming seasonThu Jul 29 2010 - 01:00
Shanahan still has role to play for WaterfordTHERE WAS Dan Shanahan, strolling glumly from the field as the match continued, presumably disgusted with then Waterford manager…Wed Jul 28 2010 - 01:00
Tipp to end Clare's reignUNDER-21 HURLING MUNSTER FINAL/Clare v Tipperary: IF THE leading Tipperary players have recovered sufficiently from their senior…Wed Jul 28 2010 - 01:00
Tipperary not found wanting in epic battleGAELIC GAMES: TIPPERARY AND Galway brought the All-Ireland hurling championship to life in Croke Park yesterday with Tipperary…Mon Jul 26 2010 - 01:00
McGeeney points to value of right attitudeAFTER-MATCH QUOTES: AS A player, the world according to Kieran McGeeney was always a refreshing, Roy Keane-esque even, monologue…Mon Jul 26 2010 - 01:00
Kildare should be able to build on form to maintain momentumMONAGHAN FOOLED us and so, possibly, did KildareSat Jul 24 2010 - 01:00
Limerick have the capacity and experience to spring a surpriseDID MICKEY Ned O’Sullivan fling his shoe at the television or sink into his armchair with a wry smile when Cork were pulled from…Sat Jul 24 2010 - 01:00
Galway call up Ryan and DonnellanBY SUNDAY evening it should be apparent what county are best equipped to deny Kilkenny five All-Ireland hurling titles in a row…Fri Jul 23 2010 - 01:00
McKenna presides over review of securityPITCH INVASIONS: WITH LOUTH facing Dublin in one of four high-profile championship matches in Croke Park this weekend, the …Fri Jul 23 2010 - 01:00
O'Neill calls for change to five-year term on playing lawsGAELIC GAMES: IN REACTION to the controversy that decided the Leinster football final on July 11th, Liam O’Neill – currently…Wed Jul 21 2010 - 01:00
Tyrone well able to stand up when championship comes aroundIT’S OFFICIAL: form in the National Football League is irrelevant when it comes to the championshipTue Jul 20 2010 - 01:00
Dublin need emphatic win to build confidenceDUBLIN v TIPPERARY: THE CONSTANT tinkering by Dublin manager Pat Gilroy seems a reaction to failed selections against Wexford…Sat Jul 10 2010 - 01:00
Louth using some Ulster nuance for title bidLEINSTER SFC FINAL: IN ALL likelihood, Louth are merely the early summer bolters. There is always oneThu Jul 08 2010 - 01:00
Dooley tries to keep a lid on thingsALL-IRELAND SHC QUALIFIER: OFFALY v LIMERICK: THE PERCEPTION of Offaly as a hurling power was reinvigorated by forcing Galway…Thu Jul 08 2010 - 01:00
Kerry power should eventually prove the differenceMUNSTER SFC FINAL Kerry v Limerick: WE SHOULD get matters concerning Paul Galvin out of the waySat Jul 03 2010 - 01:00
Qualifier previewsAll-Ireland SFC qualifier: Round One – replay – Antrim v Kildare, Casement Park, 7.0Sat Jul 03 2010 - 01:00
Hurlers key to Limerick's football strategyGAELIC GAMES/TEAM NEWS: THE LIMERICK football team to face Kerry in Sunday’s Munster final at Fitzgerald Stadium, Killarney, …Thu Jul 01 2010 - 01:00
Galway must plan without BurkeLEINSTER SHC FINAL: GALWAY MUST plan without David Burke for Sunday’s Leinster hurling final against Kilkenny after the midfielder…Thu Jul 01 2010 - 01:00
Galway to regroup and come goodLEINSTER SHC SEMI-FINAL REPLAY Galway v Offaly Venue Portlaoise Throw-in 7pmSat Jun 26 2010 - 01:00
Confident Sligo unchanged for semi-final testSLIGO have named an unchanged side from that which beat Mayo ahead of Sunday’s Connacht football semi-final against Galway at…Fri Jun 25 2010 - 01:00
Ó hAilpín revises retirement planA FEW years ago, when Cork hurlers still considered themselves the best, or on their worst day, a decent foil to Kilkenny, Seán…Thu Jun 24 2010 - 01:00
Good stretch of the legs for KilkennyWHAT DID we learn from a day of hurling semi-finals in Leinster and Munster? Very little as Kilkenny cleaned Dublin out of it…Mon Jun 21 2010 - 01:00
McCarthy gambles big timeMUNSTER SHC SEMI-FINAL: Cork v Limerick: IT’S A clever idea but also smacks of desperationSat Jun 19 2010 - 01:00
Look to ShineCONNACHT SFC SEMI-FINAL: Roxcommon v Leitrim: ROSCOMMON HAD a miserable Division Three campaign but that doesn’t matter any …Sat Jun 19 2010 - 01:00
Aisake finally emerging from brothers' shadowsMUNSTER HURLING SEMI-FINAL: “ He’s home and there is no doubt from the early experiments that he would give us something different…Fri Jun 18 2010 - 01:00
Gormley's return a big boost for TyroneTEAM NEWS: TYRONE MANAGER Mickey Harte has been forced into two defensive changes due to slight concerns over Ryan McMenamin…Fri Jun 18 2010 - 01:00
Ó Sé and Galvin in race to be fit for Sunday's replay against CorkGAELIC GAMES: THERE ARE concerns about the availability of Kerry footballers Marc Ó Sé and Paul Galvin ahead of the Munster …Thu Jun 10 2010 - 01:00
Flanagan's boys remember at last how to winGAELIC GAMES NEWS: MOST OF the victories in the football championship over the weekend were not supposed to happenTue Jun 08 2010 - 01:00
Leinster spring Springbok prop van der MerweRUGBY NEWS: LEINSTER’S THIRD successive South African prop, Heinke van der Merwe, will arrive in the coming weeks on a two-year…Tue Jun 08 2010 - 01:00
Ospreys vow to fight massive finePLANET RUGBY: THE MAGNERS League has come under unwanted scrutiny this season due to the inconsistency of the officiating but…Mon May 17 2010 - 01:00
Barca issue not on the cards for DelaneyNEWS: FAI CHIEF executive John Delaney refused to be drawn on the decision to deny Limerick FC a fixture with Barcelona in Thomond…Sat May 15 2010 - 01:00
Aviva capacity 'bang on' - BrowneTHE OPENING of the Aviva Stadium was heralded yesterday as a positive news story for Irish rugby and soccer but IRFU chief executive…Sat May 15 2010 - 01:00
Parnell's €20m development given the go-aheadGAELIC GAMES NEWS: PARNELL’S GAA club have received planning permission from An Bord Pleanála which allows them to begin construction…Fri May 14 2010 - 01:00
Kerry soldier on without landmark namesGAELIC GAMES TEAM NEWS: JACK O’CONNOR dealt with the Australian exodus and retirements several months ago, but last night the…Fri May 14 2010 - 01:00
Cheika's charges need to dig deepLEINSTER v EDINBURGH: A LONG, hard season doesn’t come down to tomorrow evening and Leinster will know this morning if they …Sat May 08 2010 - 01:00
Munster's stretched resources may snapMAGNERS LEAGUE/Cardiff Blues v Munster: NORMALLY MUNSTER in a do-or-die scenario, especially in the wake of defeat in San Sebastian…Sat May 08 2010 - 01:00
High hopes of an all-Irish final may go up in smokeMAGNERS LEAGUE: LEINSTER HAVE already qualified for the Magners League semi-finals but they could yet miss out on a home tie…Fri May 07 2010 - 01:00
McCartan ban upheldDOWN DEFENDER Daniel McCartan has been ruled out of the opening two rounds of the Ulster championship following the Central Hearings…Thu May 06 2010 - 01:00
Preparation the key for Galway starGER FARRAGHER INTERVIEW: SO MANY dead-ball merchants, in so many sports, cite the English World Cup winner Jonny Wilkinson as…Thu May 06 2010 - 01:00
Ruddock set for a return to IrelandFORMER LEINSTER and Wales coach Mike Ruddock looks set to return to Irish shores next season as head coach of Blackrock College…Sat May 01 2010 - 01:00
Dublin look to scoring power to thwart Donegal ambitionsALL-IRELAND UNDER-21 FOOTBALL FINAL: THE DUBLIN under-21 footballers’ inaccuracy in last year’s All-Ireland semi-final against…Sat May 01 2010 - 01:00
Door still open as O'Mahony departsGAELIC GAMES: KERRY FOOTBALL manager Jack O’Connor has refused to rule out the possibility of Aidan O’Mahony returning to the…Thu Apr 29 2010 - 01:00
Murphy just going with the flow and hoping it leads to silverwareUNDER-21 FOOTBALL NEWS: MICHAEL MURPHY was mentioned in the same breath as Maurice Fitzgerald and Colin Corkery yesterdayWed Apr 28 2010 - 01:00
Cadogan's injury not down to his dual roleGAA: THE EOIN Cadogan question has been doing the rounds this week and lastWed Apr 28 2010 - 01:00
Wexford and Clare focus on top tierTHE CURTAIN-raiser to Sunday’s Division One hurling league final at Semple Stadium in Thurles carries far greater significance…Tue Apr 27 2010 - 01:00
Flanagan named as manager of WestmeathPAT FLANAGAN was ratified as the Westmeath football manager on an interim basis until the end of the 2010 championship at last…Thu Apr 22 2010 - 01:00
Ó Sé remains positive about Kerry's prospectsGAELIC GAMES NEWS ROUND-UP: MARC Ó SÉ made an interesting point to the swarming media wasps in Croke Park yesterdayWed Apr 21 2010 - 01:00
