Dublin will look to profit from Canning's absenceTHEY WOULD never admit it but Dublin’s chances of winning Sunday’s crucial hurling league play-off against Galway have been significantly…Fri Apr 13 2012 - 01:00
Proposed changes would sort square ballAFTER BEING mysteriously rejected two years ago it appears a change is now imminent regarding the infamous “square ball” rule…Thu Apr 12 2012 - 01:00
'Closed season' high on agendaCROKE PARK has ruled out any late amendment to the motion addressing the controversial winter training ban at this weekend’s …Thu Apr 12 2012 - 01:00
Mayo time their break to perfectionGAA : WITH APRIL so far proving its poetic reputation as the cruellest month, Mayo have timed their so-called training holiday…Wed Apr 11 2012 - 01:00
Monaghan hurlers support manager and refuse to playMONAGHAN HAVE confirmed their withdrawal from Sunday’s Allianz Hurling League Division Three A final in Tullamore – thus affording…Wed Apr 11 2012 - 01:00
Time now to be making those London times, folksON ATHLETICS: HOW MANY times were you asked about the weather this week, as if summer had come and gone already? Fear not, things…Sat Apr 07 2012 - 01:00
Main sports are left counting their lossesFOR THE various and sometimes curious governing bodies of Irish sport this was pay day – or rather the pay cut, and although …Thu Apr 05 2012 - 01:00
Any fixture changes would have to waitANY CHANGES in the GAA’s central championship fixtures can only come into effect for 2013, despite a motion to Congress later…Thu Apr 05 2012 - 01:00
Scoring statistics favour Louth but Dublin have edgeLEINSTER UNDER-21 FC FINAL: LOUTH BOAST one notable advantage going into this evening’s Leinster under-21 football final against…Wed Apr 04 2012 - 01:00
McKeever free to play after case is closedARMAGH HAVE been officially informed that no further disciplinary action is being taken against Ciarán McKeever – thus clearing…Wed Apr 04 2012 - 01:00
Kildare know what they have to doKILDARE WON’T require any calculator or slide ruler to figure out if their long-running drive for promotion is successful come…Wed Apr 04 2012 - 01:00
Tipperary again have home advantage for league semiHURLING LEAGUE : SEMPLE STADIUM will host a double bill of Allianz Hurling League semi-finals later this month – affording Tipperary…Tue Apr 03 2012 - 01:00
Dublin's discipline causes concernFOOTBALL LEAGUE: IMPOSSIBLE AS the extreme swing in this spring weather might seem it perfectly reflects the mood of the Dublin…Tue Apr 03 2012 - 01:00
Lacklustre Galway get buffeted by KilkennyKilkenny 3-26 Galway 0-10: SOMETHING OBVIOUSLY disturbed Kilkenny here, startled them into this fiery angst, just like that …Mon Apr 02 2012 - 01:00
MacHale Park offers free entry for Dubs tieFREE ENTRY into MacHale Park has been confirmed for next Saturday evening’s Allianz Football League re-fixture between Mayo and…Thu Mar 29 2012 - 01:00
Confidence high in Tipperary and CorkEVEN IF their last meeting took some of the fizz out of the Tipp-Cork hurling rivalry, Sunday should be a throwback to more familiar…Thu Mar 29 2012 - 01:00
Nenagh and Kilkenny take the scenic route to deciderALL-IRELAND COLLEGES SH ‘A’ FINAL: KILKENNY CBS against Nenagh CBS in Saturday’s All-Ireland Colleges hurling final might not…Thu Mar 29 2012 - 01:00
OCI widen search for standout celebrityOLYMPIC GAMES: WANTED: Well-known sporting personality to help carry Olympic torch into DublinWed Mar 28 2012 - 01:00
Waterford still have much to play forWHATEVER ABOUT the exact motivations behind Waterford’s backroom manoeuvrings it hasn’t done their hurling any harmTue Mar 27 2012 - 01:00
Match ban actually works in Ó Sé's favourKERRY MAY feel pleasantly satisfied about securing an advance booking into the Allianz Football League semi-finals although it…Tue Mar 27 2012 - 01:00
Scheduling drives another nail into Railway Cup coffinIN WHAT seems like another nail in the coffin of the GAA’s Interprovincial series, Sunday’s football final has been fixed for…Wed Feb 22 2012 - 00:00
O'Sullivan keen to lock horns with LeinsterHE CAN’T have known how close it came to being postponed – and God knows when it would be rescheduled – but Munster interprovincial…Wed Feb 15 2012 - 00:00
Sheridan not getting carried away with Meath's startAMONG THOSE demanding our attention even at this early stage of the Allianz Football League are Meath, sitting in the driving…Tue Feb 14 2012 - 00:00
Abandoned match to be replayed on March 31stA FAIRLY bizarre chain of events – and a serious breakdown in communications, it would appear – has forced the GAA’s Competitions…Tue Feb 14 2012 - 00:00
O'Rourke wins 11th national indoor titleATHLETICS: HER LONDON Olympic odyssey is at least well underway but Derval O’Rourke knows that journey will need to speed up…Mon Feb 13 2012 - 00:00
Coghlan out of the blocks for a political runPROFILE: EAMONN COGHLAN THERE WAS a slight, awkward pauseSat Feb 11 2012 - 00:00
Kerry and Armagh hampered by club dutiesFOOTBALL NEWS : BOTH KERRY and Armagh could use the excuse of missing several first-choice players for their Allianz Football…Thu Feb 09 2012 - 00:00
Tyrone club turn focus to Sunday's finalWITH SOME sense of conclusion, Derrytresk have shifted their focus to Sunday’s All-Ireland club junior football final and are…Thu Feb 09 2012 - 00:00
Door left open for CorbettHURLING NEWS : WHILE SOURCES close to Tipperary hurling are already predicting a turnaround in Lar Corbett’s decision to quit…Wed Feb 08 2012 - 00:00
Kissane draws on positivesONE ROUND of games isn’t much to go on but that hasn’t stopped some shifting in the landscape of the Allianz Football League, …Wed Feb 08 2012 - 00:00
Ó Lionáird shows form and pace with early season victory in BostonATHLETICS: WHEN CIARÁN Ó Lionáird predicted an exciting start to the season he could hardly have imagined this – a sensational…Mon Feb 06 2012 - 00:00
O'Rourke finishes fourthATHLETICS: DERVAL O’ROURKE finished a close fourth in the 60 metres hurdles at the international indoor meeting in Linz, Austria…Fri Feb 03 2012 - 00:00
Upwardly mobile Wexford set sights on promotionMUCH IS made of the uncertainty of the Allianz Football League, the constant fluctuations between the various divisions, so that…Thu Feb 02 2012 - 00:00
Derrytresk hit by hefty fines and suspensionsGAELIC GAMES: CLUB OFFICIALS from both Derrytresk and Dromid Pearses will today make known their intended response to the lengthy…Thu Feb 02 2012 - 00:00
Coghlan follows in father's footstepsATHLETICS : LIKE FATHER like son is easier said than done, especially when running under four minutes for the mileMon Jan 30 2012 - 00:00
Feel free to call us bananas if you want, but . . .ATHLETICS:... we’d just take it as a compliment. As everybody and Andy Warhol knows, it’s the king of all fruitsSat Jan 28 2012 - 00:00
Brogan keen to play role in league opener against KerryALAN BROGAN is keen to play some role in Dublin’s All-Ireland rematch with Kerry on Saturday week – and also keen to play down…Thu Jan 26 2012 - 00:00
GAA move to quell war of wordsTHE GAA have moved to quell any war of words between Tyrone club Derrytresk and Kerry’s Dromid Pearses in the fallout from last…Thu Jan 26 2012 - 00:00
Donaghy urges GAA to consider TV match officialsGAELIC GAMES: WHATEVER ABOUT revisiting the “what-ifs” of last September’s All-Ireland final, Kerry forward Kieran Donaghy believes…Thu Jan 26 2012 - 00:00
Derrytresk react to 'serious allegations' over mass brawlNEWS: WHATEVER ABOUT the speed and gravity of the GAA’s investigation into the mass brawl that marred last Sunday’s All-Ireland…Wed Jan 25 2012 - 00:00
Dublin teams to play part for charityDUBLIN’S FOOTBALLERS and hurlers will be playing their small part in increasing the awareness and support campaigns for the issues…Tue Jan 24 2012 - 00:00
Britton shows her mettle to defeat SteelATHLETICS: IT WAS back to business as usual for Fionnuala Britton at Saturday’s Antrim International Cross Country as she made…Mon Jan 23 2012 - 00:00
Lack of change is not good news for allIRISH SPORTS COUNCIL GRANTS: A POTENTIALLY sweeping review of the Irish Sports Council’s carding scheme is already under way…Thu Jan 19 2012 - 00:00
Canavan primed for Harte testSECTION A of the Dr McKenna Cup in the middle of January wouldn’t normally attract any headlines but there is a special backdrop…Wed Jan 18 2012 - 00:00
Fagan's two-year ban confirmedATHLETICS: ON THE night it came with a further sense of relief – the formal opportunity to admit his guilt, take the punishment…Wed Jan 18 2012 - 00:00
Hutchinson qualifies for Olympic marathonATHLETICS: PATIENCE AND persistence has duly paid off for Ava Hutchinson as she yesterday joined the list of Irish qualifiers…Mon Jan 16 2012 - 00:00
Relief to fore as athlete admits his race is runIF YOU believe the hardest decision an athlete will make is to take drugs, you might have some belief in Martin FaganMon Jan 16 2012 - 00:00
Irish marathon runner faces suspension for doping offenceAN IRISH athlete and potential London Olympic qualifier is facing a two-year suspension for a doping offence in what could prove…Sat Jan 14 2012 - 00:00
Fagan faces ban after failing drugs testATHLETICS: WITH A quite dreadful sense of timing, Athletics Ireland is braced for another doping scandal in Olympic year – and…Sat Jan 14 2012 - 00:00
