Neptune's title challenge boostIt was a significant weekend on two counts for Neptune and their reign as ESB Superleague leadersMon Dec 20 1999 - 00:00
Richardson gives Ryan the full testOnly after a pulsating and superbly entertaining final yesterday afternoon did Derek Ryan eventually wear down the resistance…Mon Dec 20 1999 - 00:00
Ryan makes no mistakeIt is difficult to see anybody upsetting Derek Ryan's ambitions of defending his Irish senior squash title this weekendSat Dec 18 1999 - 00:00
Neptune look to consolidate league leadIn the last game before their three week lay-off, Superleague leaders Neptune will meet the Clare Jets tomorrow in search of …Fri Dec 17 1999 - 00:00
Club break gives Mayo a boostMayo make three changes in personnel from the side which defeated Fermanagh for Sunday's delayed National Football League clash…Thu Dec 16 1999 - 00:00
O Se ignored advice says selectorKerry football manager Paidi O Se was keeping quiet yesterday about allegations made by one of his former selectors that advice…Wed Dec 15 1999 - 00:00
Chairman Egan set for third termThere was a unanimous vote to re-appoint John Egan as Chairman of the Dublin County Board at last night's senior county convention…Tue Dec 14 1999 - 00:00
Tolka in semi-finals after upsetTolka Rovers caused the biggest surprise of the Sprite Cup quarter-finals when they defeated the highly fancied and current Superleague…Mon Dec 13 1999 - 00:00
Harassment for referee as Wexford women win outOn another dark and wintry afternoon, temperatures momentarily rose a little above normal at the conclusion of the women's All…Mon Dec 13 1999 - 00:00
Boylan honouredFor the outstanding nature by which Sean Boylan led Meath to the All-Ireland football title, he was named yesterday as the Philips…Fri Dec 10 1999 - 00:00
Olympic points in BaldoyleInternational players from 20 countries will compete this weekend for the five titles in the Irish International Badminton Championships…Fri Dec 10 1999 - 00:00
Limerick seek one more stepWith the attention switching from the Superleague to the Sprite Cup this weekend, the quarter-final tie of most interest sees…Fri Dec 10 1999 - 00:00
UCD execute a tidy clean sweepThere was no stopping UCD's clean sweep of all four colours matches at Trinity's sports grounds in Santry yesterday, but unfortunately…Thu Dec 09 1999 - 00:00
Time for radical changeThe blueprint proposals for developing the eircom National League, which were handed out to members of the management committee…Wed Dec 08 1999 - 00:00
League Cup Final PreviewIt is with all certainty a game that will give Derry City their record fifth League Cup title, three of which have come this …Wed Dec 08 1999 - 00:00
Champion display by ShelbourneIt was the game that should have sustained Cork City's challenge for that elusive title, but Shelbourne not only took over their…Mon Dec 06 1999 - 00:00
Garryowen give signal of season ambitionsIf first impressions end up reflecting what lies ahead, then Garryowen are set for another long runMon Dec 06 1999 - 00:00
Neptune rally late to retain four-point lead over StarNeptune survived the most serious test yet to their leadership of the ESB Superleague when they overcame the challenge of title…Mon Dec 06 1999 - 00:00
St Patrick's move onto heels of leadersSt Patrick's Athletic made further progress towards a successful title defence at Richmond Park last night by comfortably dismantling…Sat Dec 04 1999 - 00:00
National League PreviewSt Patrick's Athletic v Sligo Rovers, Richmond Park, 7.45Fri Dec 03 1999 - 00:00
Star chance to join NeptuneAfter a somewhat uncertain start, defending champions Star of the Sea are now in an position to join current leaders Neptune …Fri Dec 03 1999 - 00:00
Athlone offer little resistanceIt was slightly less comfortable than expected, but Derry City eventually earned themselves a two goal advantage after an ultimately…Thu Dec 02 1999 - 00:00
League Cup Final PreviewWith Joey Malone sacked as manager last Friday, the confidence in Athlone Town can hardly be at the level necessary to upset …Wed Dec 01 1999 - 00:00
Neptune go four points clearNeptune's 97-91 victory over Hibernian UCD Marian yesterday secured a four-point lead at the top of the ESB Superleague.Mon Nov 29 1999 - 00:00
Early lead for Cork sideSunday's Well became the early leaders of the Division Two table and made the first statement of their promotional ambitions …Mon Nov 29 1999 - 00:00
GAA in good healthThe GAA continues to grow in status as an influencing body around the country and under a new partnership with the North Eastern…Sat Nov 27 1999 - 00:00
Sports Speak: The week in quotes"The kind of thing you would be unhappy about if you were playing park football on a Sunday morning, never mind the Champions…Sat Nov 27 1999 - 00:00
Boyd sees zero redJamaican World Cup striker Walter Boyd (right) broke one of the least wanted world records in soccer this week when he was sent…Sat Nov 27 1999 - 00:00
Dope talkWhen the Irish Sports Council officially launched the national anti-doping programme last weekend with the statement that athlete…Sat Nov 27 1999 - 00:00
No catching the coachNothing succeeds like success when it comes to coaching, and Mayo-born John McDonnell recently made himself the most successful…Sat Nov 27 1999 - 00:00
Ambushed by awardsAs if the ambush of annual sporting awards at this time of the year isn't bad enough, announcements of the "athletes of the century…Sat Nov 27 1999 - 00:00
Chance for Neptune to increase leadAs current leaders of the ESB Superleague, Neptune head into a double-header weekend with the opportunity to build a six-point…Fri Nov 26 1999 - 00:00
Fenlon scrambles a precious pointShelbourne will hardly be satisfied by the manner in which they extended their unbeaten league run to 15 games at Tolka Park …Fri Nov 26 1999 - 00:00
Carroll returns to competitive sceneMark Carroll returns to competitive running in tomorrow's Thanksgiving Day road race in Manchester, Connecticut, and has hopes…Wed Nov 24 1999 - 00:00
Farrell runs show, Shearer seals itThere's now a growing feeling among the Na Fianna support that they should start thinking about Croke Park on St Patrick's Day…Mon Nov 22 1999 - 00:00
Neptune narrow victors over RoversIt took a sustained effort for Neptune to reaffirm their position at the top of the ESB Superleague as Tolka Rovers pushed them…Mon Nov 22 1999 - 00:00
Ten-man Shelbourne grab pointsFor the second weekend in succession Shelbourne move back to the top of the Premier Division, for some 48 hours at leastSat Nov 20 1999 - 00:00
Notre Dame can close inAfter moving into joint second of the men's ESB Superleague last weekend, Denny Notre Dame now get the chance to close down on…Fri Nov 19 1999 - 00:00
Quaid puts Munster in controlImaginative out-half Conor Quaid helped ensure a Munster victory in the schools' interprovincial at Templeville Road yesterday…Thu Nov 18 1999 - 00:00
Wallace has major sayThe Trinity students resisted with valour for much of this lively colours encounter at Donnybrook last night but were eventually…Wed Nov 17 1999 - 00:00
London to test samplesAll drug test samples collected under the Irish Sports Council's new anti-doping programme will be analysed by the Drug Control…Tue Nov 16 1999 - 00:00
Watch it on the wirelessIt appears "increasingly unlikely" that Irish viewers will get to see live television coverage of the Republic of Ireland's Euro…Tue Nov 16 1999 - 00:00
Claremen forced to find that extra gearTHOSE theories about lethargy eventually having to creep into St Joseph's Doora-Barefield and their Clare stalwarts certainly…Mon Nov 15 1999 - 00:00
Neptune increase lead at the topNeptune have jumped to a four-point advantage at the top of the ESB Superleague after completing their double-header weekend …Mon Nov 15 1999 - 00:00
Baker puts Shelbourne for teams topA second-half goal from Dessie Baker allows Shelbourne to return to the top of the Premier Division for 24 hours at least but…Sat Nov 13 1999 - 00:00
Neptune can go clearLast Friday they conquered Cork rivals Esat Telecom Demons to take up the running in the ESB Superleague, and Neptune can now…Fri Nov 12 1999 - 00:00
New date for 2005 All-Ireland finalThe All-Ireland football final of 2005 will be moved forward a week in order to avoid a clash with golf's Ryder Cup - also scheduled…Fri Nov 12 1999 - 00:00
Champions play Rest of IrelandAll-Ireland camogie champions Tipperary will assemble this Sunday to face a Rest of Ireland side at O'Connor Park in Nenagh in…Wed Nov 10 1999 - 00:00
Club and weaker county concerns to fuel debateBefore any revolution there will be heated debate, and under the new stand at Croke Park last night there were extended and varied…Tue Nov 09 1999 - 00:00
Na Fianna have the firepower to earn safe passageWhatever expectations preceded this Leinster club meeting disappeared not long after the throw-in when an explosive first half…Mon Nov 08 1999 - 00:00
