Laois in fine fettle for early season showdownALLIANZ FOOTBALL LEAGUE : IT’S STILL early days in the Allianz Football League, but Sunday’s Division Two clash between Laois…Thu Feb 24 2011 - 00:00
Griffin back in the Dublin frameGAELIC GAMES NEWS: AS IF Dublin’s early league form wasn’t pleasing enough for manager Pat Gilroy, he can look forward to his…Wed Feb 23 2011 - 00:00
Murphy stresses referees' roleGAELIC GAMES: ULSTER COUNCIL secretary Danny Murphy has warned against the introduction of so-called goal line technology and…Wed Feb 23 2011 - 00:00
Under-21 season gets under wayGAELIC GAMES: JUST WHEN you thought the GAA calendar couldn’t get any busier, this week marks the start of the Cadbury under…Wed Feb 23 2011 - 00:00
Only seven make the cut for ParisATHLETICS: ONLY SEVEN Irish athletes have made the cut for the European Indoor Championships, which get under way in Paris on…Tue Feb 22 2011 - 00:00
Cullen heads to Paris with a pep in her stepATHLETICS NATIONAL INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS: MARY CULLEN might want to wrap herself in cotton wool – and definitely stay off her…Mon Feb 21 2011 - 00:00
Cullen sharpens up with busy scheduleATHLETICS: WITH THE litany of injury setbacks finally behind her Mary Cullen is targeting next month’s European Indoor Championships…Sat Feb 19 2011 - 00:00
Counihan frees up Cadogan for hurlersALLIANZ LEAGUES: IT USED to be that so-called double hits of National League football and hurling would have several players…Thu Feb 17 2011 - 00:00
Tipperary keen to get that first victoryALLIANZ HURLING LEAGUE: NO ONE in Tipperary is getting too worried about it but having lost their opening game quite convincingly…Thu Feb 17 2011 - 00:00
Galvin unlikely to line out for DITSIGERSON CUP FIRST ROUND: PAUL GALVIN’S much-hyped eligibility for Sigerson Cup football with the Dublin Institute of Technology…Thu Feb 17 2011 - 00:00
Fennell's transfer application finally wins official supportDUBLIN FOOTBALLER Eamon Fennell’s long-running club transfer saga is finally over with the Dublin county committee last night…Wed Feb 16 2011 - 00:00
Loughgiel have reason to believeALL IRELAND CLUB SHC SEMI-FINALS: AT FIRST glance Loughgiel Shamrocks seem like the novel team in Saturday’s AIB All-Ireland…Wed Feb 16 2011 - 00:00
OCI will accept only A standards for GamesATHLETICS: AS IF the task of qualifying for the track and field events at next year’s London Olympics were not difficult enough…Tue Feb 15 2011 - 00:00
Bar set high for Irish athletes aiming for London OlympicsWANTED: IRISH athletes to compete at next year’s London Olympics, but only medal contenders need apply.Tue Feb 15 2011 - 00:00
Sigerson team to spark debateGAELIC GAMES: NOT SINCE the GAA dreamed up its Team of the Millennium will a list of celebrated players generate so much debate…Wed Feb 09 2011 - 00:00
Hogan opts out of race for GAA presidencyGAELIC GAMES: THE RACE to succeed Christy Cooney as next president of the GAA took an unexpected turn yesterday when Tipperary…Wed Feb 09 2011 - 00:00
Brogan and Dublin beginning to believeDUBLIN FOOTBALL: A GOOD start and a good battle suggests Dublin are more serious than recent years about winning the Allianz…Tue Feb 08 2011 - 00:00
McEneaney kicks things off on a positive noteGAELIC GAMES: WINNING THE first round of the NFL won’t necessarily make or break the campaign but for the 11 managers in their…Tue Feb 08 2011 - 00:00
O'Rourke finishes second in indoor-season openerATHLETICS NEWS ROUND-UP: DERVAL O’ROURKE opened her indoor season at the Linz International meeting in Austria last night in…Fri Feb 04 2011 - 00:00
Fennell may miss out on leagueEAMONN FENNELL’S transfer saga may be causing plenty of mental anguish, but physically the Dublin midfielder is still some way…Thu Feb 03 2011 - 00:00
A healing game for Cavanagh and TyroneGAELIC GAMES: IT’S DIFFICULT to know if the start of the Allianz Football League has come too soon for Tyrone – or not soon …Wed Feb 02 2011 - 00:00
Referees to be vigilant with regard to 'technical fouls'GAELIC GAMES: IN THE absence of any experimental playing rules it’s hard to predict what issues might arise when the Allianz…Wed Feb 02 2011 - 00:00
Self-belief to transcend all limitationsATHLETICS : What struck me most about the programme wasn't so much the extraordinary range of Eamonn Coghlan's achievements …Sat Jan 29 2011 - 00:00
Fagan targets qualifier time for WorldsATHLETICS: MARTIN FAGAN could be the first Irish athlete to secure a qualifying time for the World Championships in Daegu, Korea…Fri Jan 28 2011 - 00:00
Rushe keen to focus on mental strengthHURLING NEWS: DUBLIN HURLING takes another small step into the new season with Saturday’s Walsh Cup semi-final against Galway…Thu Jan 27 2011 - 00:00
Dr Crokes club to host McGrath Cup final in KillarneyFIXTURES NEWS: THE MUNSTER Council have moved Saturday’s McGrath Cup football final to the Dr Crokes club grounds Killarney …Wed Jan 26 2011 - 00:00
Huge rise in population drives schemeLEINSTER COUNCIL STRATEGIC PLAN: THE LEINSTER Council have prepared a five-year strategic plan to deal with the rapid population…Wed Jan 26 2011 - 00:00
Welfare policy can help keep emigrants hereGAELIC GAMES: GAA PRESIDENT Christy Cooney believes that among the many facets of the long-term agreement with the Gaelic Players…Tue Jan 25 2011 - 00:00
Five-year agreement worth €8.75mGAELIC GAMES: THE GAA have revealed details of the final recognition protocol of the Gaelic Players Association (GPA), the first…Tue Jan 25 2011 - 00:00
Silver for Wayland in ChristchurchCATHERINE WAYLAND gave the Irish team the near-perfect start to the Paralympics World Athletics Championships in Christchurch…Mon Jan 24 2011 - 00:00
Mageean sets new junior bests in New York debutATHLETICS NEWS: CIARA MAGEEAN had to be content with seventh place in her professional debut in New York on Saturday, yet still…Mon Jan 24 2011 - 00:00
Emotional Tyrone return to the frayHEALY PARK in Omagh has been the setting for many a Tyrone comeback in recent years, from both triumph and tragedy, but never…Wed Jan 19 2011 - 00:00
Galway to face Dublin IT in BallinasloeGALWAY MAY well be taking another step towards permanent residency in the Leinster hurling championship by staging this Sunday…Wed Jan 19 2011 - 00:00
McKillop main medal hope for Paralympic Worlds in New ZealandATHLETICS: DESPITE THE absence of Paralympic star Jason Smyth, there are strong medal hopes for the Irish team competing at …Tue Jan 18 2011 - 00:00
Gilroy's men move through the gearsDublin 6-10 Wexford 1-8: WAS THAT the slightest hint of warmth in the low winter sunshine beaming across Parnell Park? A sign…Mon Jan 17 2011 - 00:00
Athletics Ireland raise the bar for marathon runners to qualify for KoreaATHLETICS: ATHLETICS IRELAND (AI) have confirmed the qualifying standards for the World Championships in Daegu, South Korea, …Fri Jan 14 2011 - 00:00
GPA deal and paying managers on agendaWITH 32 matches down for decision this weekend throughout the so-called pre-season competitions, several managers will get an…Thu Jan 13 2011 - 00:00
Hawk-Eye rumours are wide of the markNEW TECHNOLOGY: UMPIRES CAN’T take their eyes off the ball for a while yetThu Jan 13 2011 - 00:00
Limerick won't lack motivationIT MAY be a little too soon to start talking about redemption for last summer’s championship, but Limerick won’t lack motivation…Thu Jan 13 2011 - 00:00
Devastated Harte says Tyrone should play McKenna Cup tieTYRONE FOOTBALL has a reputation for rising above tragic circumstance, and does so yet again by committing to Sunday’s opening…Wed Jan 12 2011 - 00:00
Galway stay in Leinster extendedTHIS EVENING’S Galway county convention will discuss the surprise revelation that their senior hurlers must play in the Leinster…Wed Dec 15 2010 - 00:00
Footballers more likely to be concussedGAELIC FOOTBALLERS are three times more likely to be concussed during a game than hurlersWed Dec 15 2010 - 00:00
Leinster stick with original senior venuesTHE LEINSTER Council has re-fixed their AIB senior club football and hurling finals for successive weekends at the end of January…Tue Dec 14 2010 - 00:00
Mageean fails to get tactics rightATHLETICS: AS CROSS country achievements go the sight of Serhiy Lebid winning a ninth European title in Albufeira yesterday …Mon Dec 13 2010 - 00:00
Sheridan says cheating claims wide of markMEATH SECRETARY Cyril Creavin will tell Sunday’s annual convention in Simonstown that the county was perfectly justified in not…Thu Dec 09 2010 - 00:00
Offaly report an €80,000 lossTHE OFFALY County Board has bucked the general trend of this year’s annual convention season and reported a loss of over €80,…Wed Dec 08 2010 - 00:00
Two club finals off and others not certainGAELIC GAMES: TWO OF the four AIB provincial club finals re-fixed for this Sunday have once again fallen victim to the weather…Wed Dec 08 2010 - 00:00
Costello questions Oz linkGAELIC GAMES: DUBLIN COUNTY Board CEO John Costello has questioned both the long-term relevance of the International Rules series…Tue Dec 07 2010 - 00:00
Leinster finals may well be put off againGAELIC GAMES: THE LEINSTER Council will hold a crunch meeting around lunchtime today to decide whether or not to press ahead…Tue Dec 07 2010 - 00:00
Record runs may well be only route to Olympics or WorldsATHLETICS: The plan was to start into my Annual Athletics Eulogy right here and get it over with, but that would be a little…Sat Nov 27 2010 - 00:00
