Sporting success an aberration given inadequate level of fundingSIDELINE CUT: Leo Varadkar is probably right in declaring that the budget is not an “a la carte menu”Sat Dec 08 2012 - 00:00
Joyce's career an amalgam of style, substance and commitmentSIDELINE CUT: They pronounce the name with a scything flatness and to all Galwegians, Pádraic Joyce was always either “Jiyce…Sat Dec 01 2012 - 00:00
St Brigid's emerge victorious from the fogSt Brigid's 1-12 Ballaghderreen 0-6 By mid afternoon, only a thick blanket of fog stood between St Brigid’s and a third successive…Mon Nov 26 2012 - 00:00
Benitez is just stubborn enough to make it work at ChelseaSIDELINE CUT: In the memoir he published at the age of 27 (with no-frills title of Gerrard: My Autobiography), Steven Gerrard…Sat Nov 24 2012 - 00:00
Crossmaglen continue to winter wellThe Ulster Council would be mad to abandon Clones as their marquee football town. Nowhere does it betterMon Nov 19 2012 - 00:00
Importance of local sporting heroes always resonated with RothSideline Cut: ‘Yeah, I wanted to be a famous baseball player” Philip Roth joked of his early ambitions in a recent television…Sat Nov 17 2012 - 00:00
Errigal once again facing the best in the businessUlster Club SFC Semi-finals: Twice they have met Crossmaglen and twice they have beaten them but can they do it again?Sat Nov 17 2012 - 00:00
Mighty Ruadh just another dish on a bigger menuSports clubs in the recession Part 2 Aodh Ruadh were once one of Donegal’s top clubs but, in an era of increased choice for …Wed Nov 14 2012 - 00:00
Ballaghaderreen too hot for Curry in second-half showCONNACHT SFC SEMI-FINAL Ballaghaderreen 1-15 Curry 1-7: A second-half master class led by midfielder James Kilcullen has earned…Mon Nov 12 2012 - 00:00
Brothers in arms prepared for new adventure with BallaghaderreenCONNACHT CHAMPIONSHIP: The closely-knit Mayo champions are determined to make an impact in the Connacht championshipSat Nov 10 2012 - 00:00
Celtic role is final vindication of McGuinness's visionSIDELINE CUT: The lure of the Bhoys! It is nothing new in Donegal.Sat Nov 10 2012 - 00:00
Match for Michaela a story of love and courageSIDELINE CUT: Michaela McAreavey’s vivid energy and spirit and love of Gaelic games will be celebrated in Casement Park this…Sat Nov 03 2012 - 00:00
Channel 4 call a timely halt to McCririck's gallopSIDELINE CUT: The “wacky” character act became increasingly offensive to women and it was amazing Channel 4 were as acquiescent…Sat Oct 27 2012 - 01:00
Hop across the lake has Melvin Gaels in full sailCONNACHT CLUB SFC Melvin Gaels (Leitrim) v St Brigid's (Roscommon): The Kinlough club turned to their Donegal neighbour for …Sat Oct 27 2012 - 01:00
Gooch still doing what comes so naturallyWith four All-Ireland medals to his credit after a decade of illustrious service to Kerry, the rhythms of the…Sat Oct 13 2012 - 01:00
Awful truth finally catches up on ArmstrongSIDELINE CUT: For years, he seemed to walk through life with a kind of invisible coat of Arthurian armourSat Oct 13 2012 - 01:00
Frigid Ireland fail to thaw as Germans turn up heatVIEW FROM THE COUCH: “THE WORST in my lifetime,” said Ronnie Whelan, marking the end of a tortuous night of watching the Irish…Sat Oct 13 2012 - 01:00
Roy's friendly chats likely to go down the tubeSIDELINE CUT: The England manager has indicated he will have to call a halt to his friendly chats on the underground after revealing…Sat Oct 06 2012 - 01:00
Just how do you skin these Cats?ALL-IRELAND HURLING CHAMPIONSHIP: It was back to business for Kilkenny last Sunday leaving the rest of the country to catch …Sat Oct 06 2012 - 01:00
King Henry enters new realm as Cats toy with TribesmenTHE PALE man from Ballyhale stands alone now.Mon Oct 01 2012 - 01:00
Black and amber mine a golden dayGAELIC GAMES: WHEN DID this season irrevocably turn black and amber? When did the game go the Kilkenny way again? Was it around…Mon Oct 01 2012 - 01:00
Sam heads for the hills as Donegal turn perceived football wisdom on its headIN 100 YEARS’ time the roll of honour will show Donegal won the All-Ireland football championship for the second timeMon Sept 24 2012 - 01:00
Donegal silence last of the unbelieversTHE NORTHERN lights will shine this winterMon Sept 24 2012 - 01:00
Journey's end for Mayo and DonegalIt is the All-Ireland football final that nobody dreamed possible and after everything is said, it is about journeys.Sat Sept 22 2012 - 01:00
McGee on the road not takenFor years, the Donegal team was a loose and freewheeling kind of outfitSat Sept 22 2012 - 01:00
Journey's end for Mayo and DonegalIT IS the All-Ireland football final that nobody dreamed possible and after everything is said, it is about journeys.Sat Sept 22 2012 - 01:00
Galway clarify Canning remarksGALWAY HURLING manager Anthony Cunningham last night sought to clear up any misunderstanding over Joe Canning’s recent remarks…Thu Sept 20 2012 - 01:00
After this wonderful theatre, final is more of a coin-flip than everICE THE EUPHORIA and reset the calendar. Harvest time has been delayedMon Sept 10 2012 - 01:00
Epic draw leaves everyone a winnerALL-IRELAND SENIOR HURLING FINAL: HENRY SHEFFLIN and Joe Canning must have tossed and turned last nightMon Sept 10 2012 - 01:00
Tribe's quest coloured by brushes with black and amberTHE EXPERIENCE of losing to Galway in those cracking All-Ireland semi-finals of 2001 and 2005 means Kilkenny will always regard…Sat Sept 08 2012 - 01:00
Enigmatic Galway still confounding the criticsSIDELINE CUT: “It’s been a long time coming but there it is for Galway”Sat Sept 08 2012 - 01:00
'We showed great character . . . of course we're delighted'REACTION FROM THE MAYO CAMP: He kept a pretty cool head when all about him were losing theirs but James Horan admitted that …Mon Sept 03 2012 - 01:00
Surreal Mayo relish their dayGAA: THIS GAELIC football summer of fabulousness and heartbreak yesterday confirmed itself as unforgettableMon Sept 03 2012 - 01:00
Nevin makes sure of at least a silver lining to add to Taylor's goldFOLLOWING KATIE Taylor must be the toughest act of these OlympicsSat Aug 11 2012 - 01:00
'This is what dreams are made of'MARK THIS date: it will always belong to Katie Taylor. At 4Thu Aug 09 2012 - 01:00
Medal count now at three as confident Conlan goes throughSO OUT of the blue corner, Ireland has its third Olympic medal of these gamesWed Aug 08 2012 - 01:00
Amazing swimming times queried by top world coachONE OF the most respected figures in world swimming has questioned the sensational times posted by 16-year-old Chinese competitor…Tue Jul 31 2012 - 01:00
Solid Mayo put themselves exactly where they want to beMayo 0-12 Sligo 0-10 : ARE MAYO at last learning to win ugly? This was their first back-to-back title since the nearly years…Mon Jul 16 2012 - 01:00
'It's a great way to win the title, playing as poorly as we did'MATCH REACTION : FAMILY AND friends gathered on the wall outside the Mayo and Sligo dressingrooms as word travelled about an…Mon Jul 16 2012 - 01:00
What nightmares are made ofOLYMPIC MOMENTS: WHEN THE USA basketball team arrived in Athens in 2004, they were expected to uphold and enhance the most absurdly…Sat Jul 14 2012 - 01:00
Mortimer decides to opt out of Mayo panelMAYO’S PREPARATION for Sunday’s Connacht senior final against Sligo has been disrupted by Conor Mortimer’s sudden decision to…Thu Jul 12 2012 - 01:00
Cork give a beating to Clare and traditionCork 3-16 Clare 0-13: TIME FOR the old debate. As expected, Cork won their 37th Munster title yesterdayMon Jul 09 2012 - 01:00
Donegal's rolling stone crushes TyroneULSTER SFC SEMI-FINAL: Donegal 0-12 Tyrone 0-10: THIS WAS an absorbing encounter on the pitch but through the toughest exchanges…Mon Jul 02 2012 - 01:00
McGuinness encouraged by younger players as his side pushes for a piece of historyPOST-MATCH TALK: Attention to detail has become paramount for Donegal under Jim McGuinness but he couldn’t have foreseen the…Mon Jul 02 2012 - 01:00
Advance Australia's FraserOLYMPIC MOMENTS: IN THE 1960s, she was Australia’s favourite larrikin and a peerless swimming champion and even now, it is hard…Sat Jun 30 2012 - 01:00
Jim Thorpe - the Native all-American athlete, sportsman and actorDEFINING MOMENTS: THE LIFE experience of Jim Thorpe looms large over the first half of the American 20th centurySat Jun 23 2012 - 01:00
Some pride restored in Poznan adieuIT WAS a long, slow goodbye and in the end, Giovanni Trapattoni, the godfather of football royalty in Italy, must have smiled…Tue Jun 19 2012 - 01:00
So far so good for unflappable Del BosqueGROUP C SPAIN v REPUBLIC OF IRELAND REACTION: WHEN JOHANN Cruyff signed for Barcelona in the summer of 1973, he was quickly …Sat Jun 16 2012 - 01:00
Grit and graft no match for graceREPUBLIC OF IRELAND 0 SPAIN 4 THEY REALLY should ban Spanish bullfightingFri Jun 15 2012 - 01:00
Del Bosque and Alonso opt for flatteryIT WAS cat and mouse in Gdansk last nightThu Jun 14 2012 - 01:00
