Ulster sides vulnerable in second-leg assignmentsHOCKEY: Putting one's head on the block, Pembroke Wanderers, Glenanne, Cork C of I and Harlequins look to be in reasonable condition…Fri Apr 26 2002 - 01:00
Clohessy named in panel to play CastresRUGBY/European Cup Semi-Final: Declan Kidney has named a 25-man panel, including prop Peter Clohessy, to travel to Beziers for…Thu Apr 25 2002 - 01:00
Spooner's injury not career threateningWhat was thought to be a career-ending injury to Leinster's Nathan Spooner has transpired to be overly pessimisticWed Apr 24 2002 - 01:00
O'Driscoll set to push for place in second rowWhile Munster sort out their injury worries and continue to align themselves as a unit against Castres, a number of smaller struggles…Wed Apr 24 2002 - 01:00
Cork C of I can swing itMEN HOCKEY/Club Championship: Corinthians travel to Cork more in hope than expectation after their open and free-flowing game…Mon Apr 22 2002 - 01:00
Henderson returns to bolster PembrokeMEN HOCKEY/Round-up: Despite missing a few players Pembroke should find a degree of comfort from the return of their first-choice…Fri Apr 19 2002 - 01:00
It's official... Here Come The Good TimesAltogether now...With Keane to lead us, there's nothing tofear, This time 2002 is going to be our year.Thu Apr 18 2002 - 01:00
Irish see uncertain futureSNOOKER/Countdown to World Championship: Former world champion Ken Doherty, Fergal O'Brien and Michael Judge yesterday blamed…Wed Apr 17 2002 - 01:00
Disputed goal sends cup north with InstoniansInstonians - 2 Pembroke - 1 The Irish Senior Cup goes North after a bizarre opening goal gifted Instonians with a perfect start…Mon Apr 15 2002 - 01:00
Munster make a move to tempt Gaffney from LeinsterNEWS AND FOCUS ON ALL-IRELAND LEAGUE: The future position of the Leinster assistant coach Alan Gaffney has taken a twist with…Fri Apr 12 2002 - 01:00
Varley aims high for GarryowenRUGBY/ALL-IRELAND SEMI-FINALS: Momentarily think of Garryowen and you have a vision of a club regularly in at the death of All…Thu Apr 11 2002 - 01:00
Cork Con leave Kelly on benchRUGBY/All-Ireland League semi-finals: If not before this week, Irish right wing John Kelly now understands what a cold place…Thu Apr 11 2002 - 01:00
Garryowen bolstered as Langford flies inNews round-up: John Langford arrived back in Ireland early on Monday and trained with Garryowen that eveningWed Apr 10 2002 - 01:00
Ireland on form in South AfricaTENNIS: Ireland opened their Federation Cup qualifying tournament in Pretoria, South Africa in impressive fashion yesterday …Wed Apr 10 2002 - 01:00
Stringer prepared to turn the other cheekYou can only assume the referee didn't fully see itMon Mar 25 2002 - 00:00
O'Brien takes the first opportunity to exit stageSNOOKER/Irish Masters: Dublin's Fergal O'Brien joined Joe Swail as the second Irish player of three in the competition to exit…Thu Mar 21 2002 - 00:00
Drop in number testing positiveDRUGS IN SPORT: A significant decline in the number of Irish athletes testing positive for banned substances was the key issue…Wed Mar 20 2002 - 00:00
Williams back in the frameSNOOKER/Irish Masters/Preview: While the Irish attractions of Ken Doherty, Joe Swail and Fergal O'Brien will draw local support…Tue Mar 19 2002 - 00:00
Murphy holds his nerve at the deathThat the cup was within touching distance would have made this final defeat a little harder to take for PresentationMon Mar 18 2002 - 00:00
Cork Con pass the medicalAt the pre-match dinner, Minister for Health Micheβl Martin addressed the room and declared that Foreign Minister Brian Cowan…Mon Mar 18 2002 - 00:00
Harmony on discipline soughtRUGBY/NEWS ROUNDUP: Attempts to introduce common disciplinary standards in each of the Six Nations will be discussed at a meeting…Fri Mar 08 2002 - 00:00
Onus on the bonus as fight for play-offs intensifiesRUGBY : While this Saturday's televised match between Garryowen (34 points) and Shannon (41 points), fourth and first respectively…Wed Mar 06 2002 - 00:00
Victory comes with sigh of reliefA sort of equilibrium was re-established. Ireland should beat Scotland; Ireland does beat ScotlandMon Mar 04 2002 - 00:00
Scots rue their costly generosity"The set-piece ball is the beginning, not the end," said Scotland coach Ian McGeechan at the post-mortem, turning around the …Mon Mar 04 2002 - 00:00
Logan gets six-month club ban over punchALL IRELAND LEAGUE: St Mary's second row Gareth Logan hasbeen suspended by his club for six months following a punching incident…Fri Mar 01 2002 - 00:00
Dungannon to cite St Mary's LoganALL-IRELAND LEAGUE/News round-up: Dungannon will be citing St Mary's second row Gareth Logan following last Saturday's All-Ireland…Thu Feb 28 2002 - 00:00
ISC defends funding roleWINTER OLYMPICS: John Treacy, chief executive of the Irish Sports Council (ISC), has said winter sports are not discriminated…Fri Feb 22 2002 - 00:00
Brown providing consistency for BlackrockIn an inconsistent season so far Blackrock have regularly looked to one of their players for some sort of direction in their …Thu Feb 21 2002 - 00:00
Wrottesley slides into limelightWinter Olymics: An Olympic medal hung agonisingly within reach of Ireland's Clifton Wrottesley for most of yesterday afternoon…Thu Feb 21 2002 - 00:00
Murphy likely to be out for a monthRUGBY/News: Geordan Murphy'a medial ligament injury sustained after seven minutes against England is likely to take at least…Wed Feb 20 2002 - 00:00
Venue still not known for Munster's matchThe European Rugby Cup Ltd were unable to decide yesterday on a venue for Munster's Heineken Cup semi-final against the French…Fri Feb 15 2002 - 00:00
Murphy knows the scoreRugby /Six Nations Championship: Geordan Murphy, the Ireland winger who will be thoroughly familiar with Saturday's opponents…Thu Feb 14 2002 - 00:00
McCullough wants fight in DublinBoxing: Wayne McCullough hopes to be back in the ring within two months following his featherweight victory over Alvin Brown…Fri Feb 08 2002 - 00:00
Hickey involved in root-and-branch review of structuresOLYMPIC GAMES/Radical changes : In what threatens to be a root- and-branch pulling apart of the Olympic movement, International…Wed Feb 06 2002 - 00:00
Henry maintains the brave faceThe image of Graham Henry walking in waving a white handkerchief failed to materialiseMon Feb 04 2002 - 00:00
Straight lines from steady O'SullivanIf Eddie O'Sullivan was a futures dealer he would have been lounging back in his chair with a fat cigar, blowing smoke at the…Mon Feb 04 2002 - 00:00
FAI welcome announcement of project go-aheadAlthough knowing only sketchy details of the High-Point Rendel report on Stadium Ireland and Sports Campus Ireland, published…Fri Feb 01 2002 - 00:00
Moody cited for stamp on O'DriscollRUGBY: Leinster have cited Leicester flanker Lewis Moody for an alleged stamping incident on Brian O'Driscoll during last Sunday…Wed Jan 30 2002 - 00:00
McCullough's ban remainsBOXING: The puzzling case of Wayne McCullough's boxing licence continues after the British Boxing Board of Control (BBBC) reiterated…Wed Jan 23 2002 - 00:00
Miller unlucky in quest for vital match practiceIf the timing by the Celtic League committee had been a little better they could have had Eric Miller playing for Terenure this…Thu Jan 17 2002 - 00:00
Clohessy cited by CastresIreland and Munster prop Peter Clohessy has been cited by French club Castres for what have been described as racist remarksWed Jan 16 2002 - 00:00
Ulster set to take sting out of WaspsA massive game for Ulster given if they can beat London Wasps for the second time this season they will finish their Pool 2 campaign…Sat Jan 05 2002 - 00:00
Player academy raises fresh issuesRUGBY: Garryowen have begun to sign young players to contracts in their attempt to secure their position as one of the top clubs…Thu Jan 03 2002 - 00:00
Code-breaker to unveil defence strategyIrish coach Eddie O'Sullivan has not been slow to engage in some Christmas shoppingWed Jan 02 2002 - 00:00
Brennan steps into breach for LeinsterA home quarter-final is in the minds of both the Leinster and Munster squads as they face into round five of the of the Heineken…Wed Jan 02 2002 - 00:00
Clontarf defence holds outNo one at Castle Avenue will make great claims from this win over Co Carlow, but as seasonal incentives go Clontarf will take…Mon Dec 31 2001 - 00:00
Dunne set for climb to the topIrish featherweight Bernard Dunne is set to take his first step into the professional ranks when he faces 24-year-old Mexican…Wed Dec 19 2001 - 00:00
Clohessy to claw way backMunster have a number of injury concerns following their defeat by Leinster in last Saturday's Celtic League finalWed Dec 19 2001 - 00:00
Drop goal by Woods delights ClontarfThis was one of the season's more dramatic All-Ireland League matchesMon Dec 17 2001 - 00:00
