Moving picturesTribe , the unmissable collection of photographs by Galway film-maker Pat Comer, was one of the incidental hits of the recent…Sat Jun 27 2009 - 01:00
Superbrat's legacy still fresh in our memoriesSIDELINE CUT: In 1980, nothing prepared the members of Wimbledon for the electrifying impact JP McEnroe would have on their …Sat Jun 20 2009 - 01:00
Kilkenny ready to repel Galway's challengeKilkenny v Galway : GUESS WHO’S coming to dinner? The rights and wrongs of Galway’s inclusion in the Leinster hurling championship…Sat Jun 20 2009 - 01:00
We wait for the bonfire to take a good holdSIDELINE CUT: The big summer show has already been on for over a month, but it is becoming clear it's starting to take on a …Sat Jun 13 2009 - 01:00
Chance for Donegal to build up a head of steamDONEGAL v ANTRIM: IT WOULD have suited Antrim had this tie been fixed for three weeks agoSat Jun 13 2009 - 01:00
Both sides content to live for another dayFLUSHED UNDER a peaked cap, Darragh Ó Sé stood outside a box room of a television studio waiting for his interviewMon Jun 08 2009 - 01:00
Dublin better watch out for the MeathiesSIDELINE CUT : DUBLIN AGAINST Meath has been the archetypal clash of city and country and has provided great national entertainment…Sat Jun 06 2009 - 01:00
Growing anticipation of a Killarney classicMUNSTER SFC Kerry v Cork: THE OLD firmSat Jun 06 2009 - 01:00
Harte hails Dooher as one of a kindAS THESE derby days go, it was as good as it gets for Tyrone manager Mickey HarteMon Jun 01 2009 - 01:00
Short career long on impactBeckett described him as a genius but former Lion Ollie Campbell remains as modest as ever.Wed May 27 2009 - 01:00
Cassidy and Kielt look to big pictureAFTERWARDS, Damian Cassidy looked like a man in a hurry to get back away to think about the match.Mon May 25 2009 - 01:00
Collars up for the new People's Team, roight?SIDELINE CUT : Critics of Leinster hear ye: this is an Irish team - featuring probably the best Irish sportsman of our time - …Sat May 23 2009 - 01:00
Harte's aces likely to top latest house of Jack'sSIDELINE CUT: Kerry may again be the bookies’ pets for All-Ireland success but it’s hard to look past dormant TyroneSat May 16 2009 - 01:00
Time for fall guys to stand up and be countedTHE GOOD people of Connacht and Ulster have become refugees in the hurricane caused by this rugby gameSat May 02 2009 - 01:00
This will be the real litmus test for manager KeaneSIDELINE CUT: With the money available, it is not inconceivable Keane can work his own magic with the clubSat Apr 25 2009 - 01:00
Tiger returns with more muscle in the tankSIDELINE CUT: THE US MASTERS tournament has such a rich range of stories that nobody seems to have noticed that Tiger Woods …Sat Apr 11 2009 - 01:00
Sheedy's men show their resilienceNATIONAL HURLING LEAGUE DIVISION ONE: Tipperary 1-17 Galway 1-15 : AS NEWS reached Salthill of the special welcome Kilkenny …Mon Apr 06 2009 - 01:00
Is another Irish soccer civil war now a Given?SIDELINE CUT: The ferocious front-spin the Irish goalkeeper put on the ball in Italy means he scored the goal and thus renders…Sat Apr 04 2009 - 01:00
Testament according to TommyTHE SATURDAY INTERVIEW : ‘THE THEATRE is make believe, that’s where it’s at.” – Lenny Bruce.Sat Apr 04 2009 - 01:00
Managing to glorify the 'I' in BainisteoirSIDELINE CUT: SOMETIMES WHEN GAA stars are trying to downplay their own effervescence and flair, they will turn grave and pious…Sat Mar 21 2009 - 00:00
O'Mahony still calling for patienceGAA FOCUS ON MAYO: THREE SUMMERS ago, Dublin and Mayo played out a thrilling All-Ireland semi-final in Croke Park – a match …Sat Mar 21 2009 - 00:00
A great football story - even if it's not trueSIDELINE CUT: THERE IS an army of otherwise gruff and time-wizened Irishmen who are liable to swoon and turn dreamy at the mere…Sat Mar 14 2009 - 00:00
Dublin battle through the stormNFL DIVISION ONE: Dublin 0-13 Donegal 1-8: IT IS on days and in places like this that this Dublin team will learn about itself…Mon Mar 09 2009 - 00:00
Hardcore GAA fans in a league of their ownSIDELINE: THE MOST heroic of all GAA people are to be found among the small and imperishable army of fans who follow their county…Sat Mar 07 2009 - 00:00
The original rogue traderTHE SATURDAY INTERVIEW: NICK LEESON: ‘THREE-EIGHT-FOUR-OH-SIXSat Mar 07 2009 - 00:00
This time England free to play different roleSIDELINE CUT: It is time to acknowledge that Ireland versus England, Six Nations 2007, was one of the weirdest evenings in the…Sat Feb 28 2009 - 00:00
A fully anointed man of lettersTHE SATURDAY INTERVIEW: IN LONDON’s fabled publishing houses, one expression above all captures the heartless essence of what…Sat Feb 21 2009 - 00:00
A fully anointed man of lettersTHE SATURDAY INTERVIEW: IN LONDON’s fabled publishing houses, one expression above all captures the heartless essence of what…Sat Feb 21 2009 - 00:00
This Irish crew measures up to French cruIT IS an open secret among the international rugby fraternity that the raison d’etre of the game is to provide a fitting stage…Sat Feb 07 2009 - 00:00
Wallace delighted with new roleCOULD PADDY Wallace be the missing jigsaw piece? The flair and potential of the Irish back line named by Declan Kidney is beyond…Wed Feb 04 2009 - 00:00
Derry get over yellow peril to prove their class enduresDerry 1-9 Mayo 0-10: THE FOOTBALL landscape may have changed considerably since Derry were crowned National League champions…Mon Feb 02 2009 - 00:00
Erratic Benitez becoming a figure of funSIDELINE CUT: THE CHANTS on the football terraces across England and the insinuations in the newspapers all hint that Rafa Benitez…Sat Jan 31 2009 - 00:00
Tyrone-Dubs match sets off festive fireworksDublin v Tyrone AS BIRTHDAY parties go, tonight’s bash near the North Circular Road is guaranteed to be the talk of the town…Sat Jan 31 2009 - 00:00
Write off the humble newspaper at your perilSIDELINE CUT: If newspapers are to become a thing of the past, what are people going to use to clear out their ashes and carry…Sat Jan 17 2009 - 00:00
Lot of the fan beyond the ken of serious folk"IT WAS my fate, my destiny, to be a fan," wrote Frederick Exley in A Fan's NotesSat Dec 20 2008 - 00:00
Eerie echoes accompany GAA season's endSIDELINE CUT: IT IS one of the peculiar glories of the GAA that the great cathedrals in Clones or Thurles or Limerick are pencilled…Sat Dec 13 2008 - 00:00
Premier League circus loses a compelling actEXIT GHOST. When Sunderland take the field at Old Trafford this evening, the shadow of Roy Keane will, not for first time, stalk…Sat Dec 06 2008 - 00:00
A thrilla that stands up to repeated viewingSIDELINE CUT: JUST AS the dust has settled on Obamarama and the great leap forward for race relations in America, there comes…Sat Nov 15 2008 - 00:00
No winners yet in complex Cork endgameSIDELINE CUT: The wider GAA world can only look on aghast as Cork hurling's civil war continues in full spateSat Nov 08 2008 - 00:00
Dyed-in-the-red Robbie can kick on from hereSIDELINE CUT: The Dubliner has had a long and colourful career but he is still young enough to reap even greater reward for …Sat Oct 04 2008 - 01:00
Fortune favours the brave and the confidentIF THERE is one lesson all the great pretenders out there can learn from Tyrone’s latest All-Ireland coup, it is surely that …Sat Sept 27 2008 - 01:00
Cult of the modern manager in danger of spiralling out of controlTHIS MAY be a lousy time to be an international broker but it remains the Golden Age of the GAA Manager.Sat Sept 20 2008 - 01:00
'Players terrific from start to finish'KILKENNY REACTION: THERE WERE no champagne bottles or cigars in evidence when Brian Cody finally made his way to the press room…Mon Sept 08 2008 - 01:00
A golden sun shines on a proud nationSIDELINE CUT: The daily acquisition of more gold medals, of Chinese success and brilliance played out for the world to see, …Sat Aug 16 2008 - 01:00
Beijing basks in spotlight as epic spectacle kicks off Olympics five-ring circus in BeijingRAISE THE red lantern! At 8pm last night, the stirring beats of 2,008 fou drummers launched a breathtaking show of fireworks …Sat Aug 09 2008 - 01:00
Old rituals die hard as dazzling pageant unfoldsSIDELINE CUT: PERHAPS IN 1,000 years' time, when the Olympics have either gone intergalactic or ceased to exist, the surviving…Sat Aug 09 2008 - 01:00
Armagh cruise home as Fermanagh run out of steamArmagh 1-11 Fermanagh 0-8: ARMAGH DO not lose replays and the postman always rings twiceMon Jul 28 2008 - 01:00
Derry's dying embers trampledALL-IRELAND SFC QUALIFIER Monaghan 1-13 Derry 1-12 THERE WAS plenty of the wink-and-elbow language of delight sent in the direction…Mon Jul 21 2008 - 01:00
