Ulster sure to feel right at homeUlster v Dragons: Mark McCall has been able to name an unchanged team to face Gwent Dragons today in BelfastSat Mar 25 2006 - 00:00
Wallace agrees a new dealMunster management yesterday announced they have concluded contract negotiations with Irish flanker David Wallace and A internationals…Sat Mar 25 2006 - 00:00
Veterans seek cup gloryHOCKEY: It won't deter the likes of stalwarts Eddie O'Malley and Kieran Bolger from effectively doing their job on Sunday in…Fri Mar 24 2006 - 00:00
Desperate Connacht must do away with the ReiversCeltic League: Those who would hope Connacht's demise would come about by natural causes might rub their hands when they look…Fri Mar 24 2006 - 00:00
Swimmers stuck in another jamSwimming : For the record. CJD is mad cow diseaseThu Mar 23 2006 - 00:00
Harlequins finally get their rewardMen's Hockey/ Irish Senior Cup Final Cork Harlequins 2 Lisnagarvey 1: Finally Cork Harlequins got what they deservedMon Mar 20 2006 - 00:00
Howe to retire at season's endThe Ireland and Lions winger Tyrone Howe yesterday announced he will retire from rugby at the end of this seasonFri Mar 17 2006 - 00:00
Ireland squad for China namedMen's Hockey News In one of the biggest weekends in years in Irish hockey, with two international Test matches against France…Fri Mar 17 2006 - 00:00
Hopes high, but backs still to the wallIn essence we are being asked by the Irish team to show patienceWed Mar 15 2006 - 00:00
Brown earns 100th cap as Irish draw seriesMENS HOCKEY: Ireland drew the series in France over the weekend when they went down 3-2 to the hosts in the third Test match…Mon Mar 13 2006 - 00:00
Passmore looking for some consistency in ParisMENS HOCKEY/Ireland squad news: On the back of Ireland's recent four-nations tournament in Egypt, where they came second behind…Fri Mar 10 2006 - 00:00
O'Driscoll's focus is on hitting the ground runningThere is a saying that the difference between great players and good players is that when great players don't play great, they…Wed Mar 08 2006 - 00:00
Avoca revive survival hopesMEN'S HOCKEY/Weekend round-up: With the top couple of places on the league table looking secure for both Glenanne and Pembroke…Mon Mar 06 2006 - 00:00
Leinster men can impress O'SullivanCeltic League Preview/Leinster v Connacht: Sometimes teams facing a challenge look back for confidenceSat Mar 04 2006 - 00:00
Disquiet surrounds proposed new structuresMEN'S HOCKEY: The most important and oldest tournament in Irish hockey has been thrown into turmoil with the announcement from…Fri Mar 03 2006 - 00:00
Weakened Munster facing torrid timeCeltic League/Ulster v Munster, Ravenhill 7Fri Mar 03 2006 - 00:00
Amateurs get opportunity to showcase talentsInternational match: The IRFU are giving this competition a big pushWed Mar 01 2006 - 00:00
Games running out in Cullen's fitness questCeltic League news: The former All Black, Christian Cullen, has resumed training and light contact work with the Munster squad…Wed Mar 01 2006 - 00:00
Pembroke out to end runWOMEN'S HOCKEY: With the Jacqui Potter Cup semi-finals taking place on Sunday and a number of critical league matches taking…Fri Feb 24 2006 - 00:00
Henderson called back for EgyptMENS HOCKEY: The worst case scenario for the Irish team presented itself yesterday when goalkeeper Charlie Henderson pulled …Fri Feb 24 2006 - 00:00
Bold, faithful O'Callaghan ready to do his bitSix Nations Championship: The shadows cast by Donncha O'Callaghan on an international pitch are usually unrestrained and foreboding…Fri Feb 24 2006 - 00:00
O'Connell looking good for SundaySix Nations Championship: Paul O'Connell's shoulder injury is making "good progress", according to Ireland team doctor Gary …Tue Feb 21 2006 - 00:00
Lisnagarvey find extra in the endMen's Hockey : As so often happens with Ulster teams - and Lisnagarvey in particular - the game is never over if there is time…Mon Feb 20 2006 - 00:00
Cheika confident in Leinster's progressionCeltic League/Dragons v Leinster: There is a light, breezy feel these days to LeinsterSat Feb 18 2006 - 00:00
Ulster aim for more success on the roadCeltic League/Edinburgh v Ulster: Ulster coach Mark McCall is able to call on a number of international names that were involved…Fri Feb 17 2006 - 00:00
Leinster await Whitaker's arrivalBig Brother was auditioning at the RDS yesterday forcing the Leinster team to move over to the member's area of the society for…Thu Feb 16 2006 - 00:00
Toner in the frameThe former Castleknock College secondrow Devon Toner could find himself on the Leinster bench on Saturday against the Dragons…Thu Feb 16 2006 - 00:00
Club's action angers IRFUThe first half of Ireland's match against France last weekend in Paris may well have had the IRFU shuffle with embarrassment …Thu Feb 16 2006 - 00:00
Ireland A players back for provincesCeltic League: Leinster expect to have all but the five international players who faced France last weekend available for their…Wed Feb 15 2006 - 00:00
Glenanne must head north again after Annadale winMen's Hockey Weekend round-up: If Glenanne are going to win the biggest competition in Irish hockey this season, they are certainly…Mon Feb 13 2006 - 00:00
Passmore forced into changeMen's Hockey Column Following a successful trip to South Africa, senior coach David Passmore has again to work with a curtailed…Fri Feb 10 2006 - 00:00
Leamy cleared to face the FrenchRugby Six Nations Championship Flanker Denis Leamy has been cleared of stamping on Italian scrumhalf Paul Griffen and is free…Thu Feb 09 2006 - 00:00
Three Rock on the slideHockey: Three Rock Rovers slid further from the final top three reckoning when they travelled to Serpentine Avenue and met a…Mon Feb 06 2006 - 00:00
Betting not sinister say bookiesBOXING / News : The view of a number of Irish bookmakers is that nothing sinister took place regarding the betting patterns …Tue Jan 31 2006 - 00:00
Munster to hole DragonsPreview / Munster v Dragons : These are the matches coach Declan Kidney has hopefully prepared his squad for, the games he knew…Sat Jan 28 2006 - 00:00
Little chance of cup shocksMENS HOCKEY: The good news for those sides without their international players last weekend is they are back for the Irish Senior…Fri Jan 27 2006 - 00:00
Dunne is ready to step up a notch against WildersBOXING: This is the beginning of the steep climb towards Bernard Dunne's dream of a world titleFri Jan 27 2006 - 00:00
Lansdowne tie set to gross €1mRUGBY/European Cup: Munster's Heineken European Cup quarter-final against French side Perpignan will be played in Lansdowne …Tue Jan 24 2006 - 00:00
Miller ends Ireland career as prelude to quitting gameNews round-up: Ireland backrow Eric Miller has announced his retirement from international rugby with immediate effect, but …Tue Jan 24 2006 - 00:00
Glenanne stretch leadMen's Hockey : As Glenanne players, Stephen Butler and Graham Shaw, arrive home today after a successful week in South Africa…Mon Jan 23 2006 - 00:00
Irish face critical opening gameMen's Hockey Ireland's World Cup qualification schedule for Changzhou in April throws them into a critical game against England…Fri Jan 20 2006 - 00:00
Dunne lines up tough opponent in WildersBOXING: Dublin's Bernard Dunne has been lined up to meet former European and British bantamweight champion Noel Wilders at the…Fri Jan 13 2006 - 00:00
Early return for McHughOut of action for almost five months, Connacht's Mark McHugh could make his comeback this weekend at the Sportsground against…Fri Dec 30 2005 - 00:00
Hickie set to make an early returnRUGBY: Once again Denis Hickie has illustrated the value of diligence and obedience to medical adviceThu Dec 29 2005 - 00:00
Familiarity breeds Leinster respectCeltic League: A day of rest for Munster yesterday in a week of quick turn-around could be characterised as the calm before …Thu Dec 29 2005 - 00:00
Munster should weather stormCeltic League: Munster v Connacht Thomond Park, 7.35pm. On TV: Setanta Sports.Tue Dec 27 2005 - 00:00
Season of fun and gamesHoliday events: A mixture of fun and charity events mix with more mainstream sports fixtures over the next few days in an action…Sat Dec 24 2005 - 00:00
O'Driscoll may get a run against UlsterRUGBY/Ulster v Leinster (Ravenhill, Monday, 5Sat Dec 24 2005 - 00:00
Boss is pushing for Ulster placeIsaac Boss is tipped to be selected at scrumhalf ahead of Kieran Campbell on the Ulster team to play Leinster in the Celtic League…Fri Dec 23 2005 - 00:00
YMCA's victory earns them a difficult drawMEN'S HOCKEY / Irish Senior Cup : YMCA's deserved 5-2 win over Monkstown at Claremont Road on Saturday earned them one of the…Mon Dec 19 2005 - 00:00
