Taking part the ultimate yardstickATHLETICS/Dublin City Marathon: Hunter S Thompson said marathon running, like golf, is a game for players, not winnersSat Oct 29 2005 - 01:00
Hackett aiming to sow seeds of growth at grassroots levelATHLETICS: If the Athletics Association of Ireland (AAI) appointed Brendan Hackett to spearhead a successful campaign at the…Thu Oct 27 2005 - 01:00
McEniff believes timing of fixtures is unsuitableInterprovincial football championship: Despite several makeovers in recent years the interprovincial championship still hasn…Wed Oct 26 2005 - 01:00
Hurling League to be revampedThe format of next year's National Hurling League is to be revamped, with fewer games and a swifter conclusion the most likely…Wed Oct 26 2005 - 01:00
Moran to take Mayo reins for two yearsThe last of the high-profile managerial positions was filled last night when Mayo appointed Mickey Moran to take charge of their…Tue Oct 25 2005 - 01:00
Africans bring quality to a big fieldAthletics/Dublin Marathon: Organisers of the Adidas Dublin Marathon have finalised the elite end of next Monday's race, which…Tue Oct 25 2005 - 01:00
Naughton gets Dublin postDublin have put together a new hurling management which will take over the senior team for the next two yearsTue Oct 25 2005 - 01:00
Hackett lands critical role as AAI's chief executive officerATHLETICS: One of the most critical appointments in the history of Irish athletics was agreed last night when Brendan Hackett…Tue Oct 18 2005 - 01:00
Kernan set to stay in charge of ArmaghManagerial moves: Armagh fully expect Joe Kernan to continue as senior football manager for at least another yearTue Oct 18 2005 - 01:00
Provincial draws to take place next monthThe remaining three-quarters of next year's All-Ireland championship draw won't be known until November 11th, about a month later…Tue Oct 18 2005 - 01:00
Buckling is all part of the building processIan O'Riordan watches as Ger Hartmann puts Ronan O'Gara and the Ó hÁilpín brothers, Seán Óg and Setanta, through their 'pre…Sat Oct 15 2005 - 01:00
Ulster elect to go it aloneFootball / All-Ireland 2006 : One section of the 2006 All-Ireland championship will be decided at lunchtime today when the Ulster…Thu Oct 13 2005 - 01:00
Tyrone top the list of contendersGaelic Games / All Star football nominations : The dominance of Ulster and particularly Tyrone in this year's football championship…Thu Oct 13 2005 - 01:00
Referee Monahan measures up wellTracking The Referee He may not have pleased everyone with certain decisions, but All-Ireland football referee Mick Monahan …Fri Oct 07 2005 - 01:00
Allen ready to remain in charge of CorkUnless there is some typographical error John Allen will be the Cork hurling manager for at least another yearWed Oct 05 2005 - 01:00
Armagh make it in the endArmagh 0-12 Sligo 0-9: Armagh could easily have paid a high price for hitting 25 wides in yesterday's All-Ireland women's junior…Mon Oct 03 2005 - 01:00
Strong Galway can retain titleWomen's Football / All-Ireland Final / Galway v Cork : At first glance it appears Cork are poised to take their first All-Ireland…Sat Oct 01 2005 - 01:00
Double vision an advantage for CorkGAA Women's All-Ireland SFC: While no one expects it to surpass what went on in Croke Park the week before, Sunday's All-Ireland…Thu Sept 29 2005 - 01:00
O Se promises Kerry will bounce back againIt's fitting Tomás Ó Sé and Dara Ó Cinnéide are the first players spotted in the Kerry hotel yesterday morningTue Sept 27 2005 - 01:00
Kennelly soars with SwansAUSTRALIAN RULES FOOTBALL: He described it as "a bit surreal, just unbelievable", and Tadhg Kennelly undoubtedly achieved something…Mon Sept 26 2005 - 01:00
Playing for the thrillAs with most successful athletes you only touch the surface of Seán Cavanagh in conversationFri Sept 23 2005 - 01:00
McGuigan forswears bungee for leap of faithTo the usual list of sacrifices entailed in making an All-Ireland final (a summer without booze, without a holiday, and so on…Wed Sept 21 2005 - 01:00
GAA apologises for empty-seats fiascoChampionship 2005: The GAA has blamed an "administrative error" for the fact about 1,200 seats were left empty for Sunday's …Wed Sept 14 2005 - 01:00
Cork boss takes time to reflectConsidering what he's achieved in one year John Allen couldn't be blamed if he walked away now and spent the rest of his life…Tue Sept 13 2005 - 01:00
Galway's class just can't be containedAll-Ireland MHC Final Galway 3-13 Limerick 0-17 : They say you never know with minorsMon Sept 12 2005 - 01:00
Dublin have it all to do against championsWomen's football All-Ireland Semi-finals Dublin swept past Tyrone in emphatic style in Croke Park in the quarter-final to set…Sat Sept 10 2005 - 01:00
Monahan to referee finalMick Monahan will referee the All-Ireland senior football final between Kerry and TyroneThu Sept 08 2005 - 01:00
Working towards fruitionEver since he broke so effortlessly onto the Galway senior hurling panel there's been much said about the qualities of Damien…Wed Sept 07 2005 - 01:00
Kelly's fashion remarks treated in 'jest'News round-up: The women's football association are treating as "entirely in jest" the recent comments of GAA president Seán…Thu Sept 01 2005 - 01:00
McGeeney returns to centre stageCountdown to All-Ireland SFC semi-final: Joe Kernan has recalled captain Kieran McGeeney to his Armagh team for Sunday's All…Thu Sept 01 2005 - 01:00
Kenny calmly facing final countdownHurling/Kilmacud Sevens: As the annual curtain-raiser to the All-Ireland hurling final weekend it was fitting that yesterday…Wed Aug 31 2005 - 01:00
Kerry and Tyrone supply 17 players to squadInternational Rules Ireland panel: Tried and trusted was Pete McGrath's formula for putting together the Irish panel for the…Wed Aug 31 2005 - 01:00
McGeeney returns to bolster ArmaghCountdown to All-Ireland SFC semi-final: Kieran McGeeney will be back in the Armagh team for Sunday's All-Ireland senior football…Wed Aug 31 2005 - 01:00
Caffrey points to a lack of consistencyFor the majority of people in Croke Park on Saturday, and Dubliners were definitely the majority, it wasn't supposed to end like…Mon Aug 29 2005 - 01:00
Costello and Yeates take US scholarship trailATHLETICS: For all the talk of change in Irish athletics some things stay the sameFri Aug 26 2005 - 01:00
Kavanagh out of Cork sideNews round-up: Cork have suffered a major setback ahead of Sunday's All-Ireland football semi-final against Kerry with the loss…Thu Aug 25 2005 - 01:00
Six candidates to challenge BoylanSeán Boylan now knows the people he needs to beat if he is to remain in charge of the Meath football team for a 24th successive…Wed Aug 24 2005 - 01:00
Dublin unchanged for Tyrone replayPaul Caffrey has once again resisted any change and named the same Dublin team for Saturday's All-Ireland football quarter-final…Wed Aug 24 2005 - 01:00
Ó Flatharta steps in as O'Connell steps outManagerial moves: Westmeath football received mixed news yesterday in that Tomás Ó Flatharta has agreed to take over their vacant…Wed Aug 24 2005 - 01:00
Kelly plays down promotion with GPAThe GAA and the Gaelic Players Association (GPA) entered uncharted territory yesterday by sitting down together in Croke Park…Wed Aug 24 2005 - 01:00
Kernan has words for his criticsDo you believe us now, do you? Now that we've played the best football seen in Croke Park this summer, destroyed that fancied…Mon Aug 22 2005 - 01:00
Farragher is fit to face KilkennyGer Farragher has been passed fit and ready for Galway's All-Ireland hurling semi-final against Kilkenny on SundayFri Aug 19 2005 - 01:00
Hammer thrower aiming to make her markThe Irish Times/Mitsubishi Sportswoman of the Year award: The rise of Eileen O'Keeffe through the ranks of women's hammer throwing…Wed Aug 10 2005 - 01:00
Last-chance saloon for contendersIn a sense the All-Ireland football championship reaches another watershed this weekendSat Aug 06 2005 - 01:00
On a mission to put things rightAll-Ireland SFC Qualifiers/Focus on Laois : With the All-Ireland football qualifiers reaching a climax this Saturday much of…Wed Aug 03 2005 - 01:00
Gillick loses race to run in HelsinkiDavid Gillick has lost his race against time and withdrawn from the World Athletics Championships, which begin this Saturday …Tue Aug 02 2005 - 01:00
O'Connor very wary of Mayo's menaceIf Jack O'Connor wanted to play ball this week he could talk about sending 12 men to Croke Park on Sunday while he left a "gone…Tue Aug 02 2005 - 01:00
Galway delighted to answer doubtersGalway's progression to the All-Ireland semi-final is being viewed from within the team as a breakthrough not just for hurling…Tue Aug 02 2005 - 01:00
O'Keeffe shows form for HelsinkiATHLETICS/Dublin International: As the final tune-up for the World Championships in Helsinki, the Dublin International meeting…Mon Aug 01 2005 - 01:00
Irish team members to fine tune for HelsinkiAthletics Dublin International meeting Tomorrow's Dublin International meeting in Santry will provide a final tune-up for at…Fri Jul 29 2005 - 01:00
