Cup effort needs shot in arm - and hammerOn Athletics: Thirty years ago this weekend Bernie Hartigan provided what is still seen by some as the highlight of Ireland'…Sat Jun 23 2007 - 01:00
Ireland focused on league statusATHLETIC: Despite suffering a few late withdrawals Ireland are still hopeful of preserving their first league European Cup status…Fri Jun 22 2007 - 01:00
Limerick make three changesLimerick re-introduce three forwards for Sunday's second Munster hurling semi-final replay against Tipperary - a game fast heading…Fri Jun 22 2007 - 01:00
Limerick make three changesGAELIC GAMES: Limerick re-introduce three forwards for Sunday's second Munster hurling semi-final replay against Tipperary - …Fri Jun 22 2007 - 01:00
Tipperary unchanged for second replayTeam news : Tipperary manager Michael "Babs" Keating last night announced an unchanged team for Sunday's Munster hurling semi…Thu Jun 21 2007 - 01:00
Dismay at venue quibble by CorkGaelic Games SHC Qualifiers : Dublin and Offaly have reacted with surprise and dismay to Cork's request for the refixing of …Thu Jun 21 2007 - 01:00
Warning of 'something more draconian'The GAA won't be undertaking any immediate review of their disciplinary procedures at Saturday's Central Council meeting.Wed Jun 20 2007 - 01:00
Caffrey sticks to his winning formulaMaybe someday Paul Caffrey will surprise us all and shake things up, but once again there is no change in the Dublin team for…Wed Jun 20 2007 - 01:00
Caffrey sticks to his winning formulaMaybe someday Paul Caffrey will surprise us all and shake things up, but once again there is no change in the Dublin team for…Wed Jun 20 2007 - 01:00
Leinster SFC Quarter-finalPreview: After a 10-week break since their last competitive game Wexford will either come out madly excited and play some staggering…Sat Jun 16 2007 - 01:00
Connacht SFC semi-finalPreview: If any reminder was needed of the competitive nature of the Connacht football championship then Sligo and Roscommon…Sat Jun 16 2007 - 01:00
Irish teams face stiff tasksATHLETICS: David Gillick and Derval O'Rourke are both included in the Irish teams announced yesterday for the European Cup in…Fri Jun 15 2007 - 01:00
Vaughan stays on the bench for replayWith his now trademark policy of sticking with the tried and trusted, Dublin manager Paul Caffrey has named the same starting…Wed Jun 13 2007 - 01:00
Considered ruthless in every wayMaybe it was the hot sun beaming on their foreheads all afternoon, maybe it was just us, but both John McIntyre and Brian Cody…Mon Jun 11 2007 - 01:00
Leinster SHC - Semi-final previewKilkenny v Offaly: The idea that pain can bring out the best in people is the one thing Offaly have going for themselves here…Sat Jun 09 2007 - 01:00
Ulster SFC quarter-final previewMonaghan v Down: Monaghan are looking for their first win over Down since 1988, which, coincidentally, was also the last year…Sat Jun 09 2007 - 01:00
Leinster SHC - semi-final previewDublin v Wexford: So are Dublin poised to make their first Leinster final in 16 years? Or are Wexford poised to make their seventh…Sat Jun 09 2007 - 01:00
Cork and Clare hearings start todayBoth Cork and Clare will this evening begin the defence of the eight hurlers facing a one-month suspension arising from the pre…Thu Jun 07 2007 - 01:00
RTÉ set to show Dublin v Meath liveThe Leinster Council have decided against any adjustment to the Dublin-Meath football quarter-final replay, which goes ahead …Wed Jun 06 2007 - 01:00
RTÉ set to show Dublin v Meath liveThe Leinster Council have decided against any adjustment to the Dublin-Meath football quarter-final replay, which goes ahead …Wed Jun 06 2007 - 01:00
Limerick name strong side as injuries clearLimerick have selected from a full-strength squad for their Munster hurling semi-final against TipperaryWed Jun 06 2007 - 01:00
Davenport comes home in comfortATHLETICS: American-based runner Marie Davenport was the comfortable winner of the women's mini marathon in Dublin yesterday…Tue Jun 05 2007 - 01:00
McCarthy takes the honoursATHLETICS/Irish Schools' championships: Rarely has the Irish Schools' championships turned out two such gifted athletes in the…Mon Jun 04 2007 - 01:00
Hession does sprint double in GreeceATHLETICS: What was meant to be a big weekend for the three biggest names of Irish athletics was instead all about the performance…Mon Jun 04 2007 - 01:00
Irish schools event needs nurturingATHLETICS: Irish athletics has a strange habit of unearthing its finest talents in pairs, the latest of which will be on show…Sat Jun 02 2007 - 01:00
Confident Brogan focused on ultimate goalLeinster SFC Quarter-final/Dublin v Meath: If their questionable league run, the haunting feeling of their last championship…Thu May 31 2007 - 01:00
Big names could miss semi-finalSome of the biggest names in hurling each face a one-month suspension arising from last Sunday's pre-match scuffles in Thurles…Thu May 31 2007 - 01:00
O'Rourke and Gillick set targetAthletics/News: As summer returned to Dublin's Merrion Square yesterday it was interesting to observe David Gillick and Derval…Wed May 30 2007 - 01:00
Making fun of hurlingInterview/Seán Óg Ó hAilpín: What started out as a routine photo shoot for one of his sponsors turned into something of a revelation…Wed May 30 2007 - 01:00
Uslu confirmed to have failed drug testATHLETICS: Not for the first time an Irish athlete has probably been denied a championship title because a victorious opponent…Sat May 26 2007 - 01:00
McIver's open approach is key to Donegal successGAELIC GAMES: It's a 20,000 sell-out, a home venue, Donegal are favourites and manager Brian McIver must be thinking he'll be…Thu May 24 2007 - 01:00
O'Connor to start for CorkChampionship 2007 Team news: Thurles in late May and it must be the start of the Munster hurling championshipWed May 23 2007 - 01:00
McDonnell wary of the threat that Donegal poseUlster SFC Armagh v Donegal: After an eight-year unbeaten run over Donegal the feeling now is that Armagh have had their honeymoon…Wed May 23 2007 - 01:00
O'Connor to start for CorkChampionship 2007 Team news: Thurles in late May and it must be the start of the Munster hurling championshipWed May 23 2007 - 01:00
Cragg hitting form of his lifeATHLETICS: Outside the Nagai Stadium in Osaka there's a countdown clock that currently reads 95, the number of days before the…Tue May 22 2007 - 01:00
Win proves the desire still burns - HarteFew managers can beat Mickey Harte for thoughtful and articulate words in the aftermath of a hectic championship match.Mon May 21 2007 - 01:00
Mortimer ready to be tested once againChampionship 2007 News round-up: These are testing times in MayoWed May 16 2007 - 01:00
Cork bring in Canty and name Cussen at full forwardGAA: Cork full back Graham Canty will make his long-awaited return to competitive football in Sunday's Munster quarter-final…Wed May 16 2007 - 01:00
Dempsey steadies the shipFunny how the opening game of the 2007 football championship was celebrated in ways more associated with winning the thing outright…Mon May 14 2007 - 01:00
Indifference to Cragg's time a sign of the timesATHLETICS : There is no formal start to the track-and-field seasonSat May 12 2007 - 01:00
League title just a spur to bigger honoursThere are various ways of building confidence going into the championship - a training holiday, a little psychology, maybe a …Thu May 10 2007 - 01:00
Consultation meeting ends up a tame affairLess than a third of the country's intercounty football and hurling managers showed up at the GAA's consultation meeting in Croke…Thu May 10 2007 - 01:00
McIntyre's last-ditch plea to save OffalyGAA: Offaly hurling is facing "a doomsday scenario" and "a death sentence" if the GAA fail to alter the format of next year'…Thu May 10 2007 - 01:00
Dolan in a race to be fit for SundayGAELIC GAMES: Westmeath forward Dessie Dolan remains a major doubt for Sunday's Leinster football championship opener against…Tue May 08 2007 - 01:00
O'Shea welcomes the pressureAll-Ireland Football Championship: If it's 16 days before the first game, over four months before the final, and a fairly …Fri Apr 27 2007 - 01:00
Dublin can go distance - CaffreyGiven their massive pool of players, that they have only one All-Ireland from the last 24 years, that they probably should have…Fri Apr 27 2007 - 01:00
Maughan targets elusive national title"You know I've still never won a national title as managerThu Apr 26 2007 - 01:00
Mitchell guides Wicklow to national stageHurling National League finals: After making sensational progress behind the scenes in recent weeks Wicklow hurlers get to further…Wed Apr 25 2007 - 01:00
Shefflin likely to return to Kilkenny starting line-upKilkenny and Waterford will be at full strength for Sunday's Allianz National Hurling League final in Thurles - surprisingly …Wed Apr 25 2007 - 01:00
