Playing with their livesOn saturday, March 6th, 1993, at Anfield football ground, a minute's silence was held for Tony BlandMon Dec 27 1999 - 00:00
Students teach Doonbeg lessonAre this UCC team the last great GAA story of the century? Feelings run hot on the issue of college kids participating in the…Mon Dec 13 1999 - 00:00
No greeting for Christmas league fixturesArmagh, Galway, Fermanagh and Meath have all delayed naming their teams for Sunday's rescheduled league fixtures, a date which…Wed Dec 08 1999 - 00:00
A Twiss in the tale for DoonbegA torrid close game brimming with breathless twists left it all square after an absorbing Munster final in Limerick yesterday…Mon Dec 06 1999 - 00:00
Meath clean up with seven All StarsAll-Ireland football champions Meath and defeated finalists Cork dominate the 1999 Eircell All Star team which was announced …Sat Dec 04 1999 - 00:00
Loughnane criticises Fitzgerald omissionClare hurling manager Ger Loughnane last night voiced his dismay at the 1999 All Star hurling committee's failure to acknowledge…Thu Dec 02 1999 - 00:00
Birr prove men for all seasonsAs news of proceedings in Munster swept through the icy stands in Nowlan Park yesterday afternoon, the Birr faithful fell into…Mon Nov 29 1999 - 00:00
Draw date yet to be finalisedThe postponed hurling and football championship draws, which were scheduled to be broadcast live on television last Sunday evening…Wed Nov 03 1999 - 00:00
Moynihan's masterclassOn Saturday in Pairc Ui Rinn, about 4,000 brave souls turned out to see neighbouring teams on the same field but in different…Mon Nov 01 1999 - 00:00
Blackrock forwards prove irresistible in stylish finaleAlthough lop-sided by the conclusion, this was a game of silvery passages and refreshing openness, a fitting conclusion to a …Mon Nov 01 1999 - 00:00
Hakkinen makes it all downhillWhen viewed at four in the morning, Jim Rosenthal is a strange and ultra-vivid creatureMon Nov 01 1999 - 00:00
Spirited welcome for new formatBoth the Church and General national league final and the division two title match will be played in Croke Park next SpringWed Oct 27 1999 - 01:00
Only three Mayo selectionsMayo football supporters are likely to be most disenchanted by the division of the 1999 Eircell All Star football nominations…Tue Oct 26 1999 - 01:00
Corcoran is the banker from Cork's 13Cork, the All-Ireland hurling champions, dominate the 1999 Eircell All Star nominations, with 13 of the side included in the …Tue Oct 26 1999 - 01:00
People will see me and cryHard truths emerged in the wake of Ireland's shocking loss to Argentina at the mezzanine stage of the rugby World Cup last week…Mon Oct 25 1999 - 01:00
Athenry's forwards carry dayWhen Kevin Broderick rapped home a goal from nothing with 12 minutes remaining, he brought to life a flickering earnestness behind…Mon Oct 25 1999 - 01:00
Athenry's Feeney in race to be fitBrian Feeney is Athenry's main concern as they prepare to defend their Galway hurling title against Abbey-Duniry in Ballinasloe…Fri Oct 22 1999 - 01:00
Ball back in Tipperary courtThe Games Administration Committee of the GAA have informed officials in Tipperary and Fermanagh that their delayed B championship…Thu Oct 21 1999 - 01:00
All-in row mars Bellaghy victoryAn unsightly combination of Ulster passion and spite which spilled into coarse violence at the end of normal time will be the…Mon Oct 18 1999 - 01:00
Eternal optimists sucked back inWhen it comes to sports in this country, we are nothing if not hopeless optimistsMon Oct 18 1999 - 01:00
Connacht football opens back doorThe Connacht council will tonight vote on a motion to introduce a modified version of the back-door system ahead of next summer…Tue Oct 12 1999 - 01:00
Sunday's Club Hurling and Football PreviewsUlster Club SF Championship replaysSat Oct 09 1999 - 01:00
Back-door gets full supportDublin County Board secretary John Costello yesterday expressed his delight that the proposal to introduce an experimental backdoor…Fri Oct 08 1999 - 01:00
Clare senior hurling clash eagerly awaitedOver 12,000 people are expected to attend the Clare senior hurling championship semi-final between All-Ireland champions St Joseph…Wed Oct 06 1999 - 01:00
End of an era as old Hogan makes way for the newAs the patrons filed through the narrow, noisy turnstiles of the Hogan Stand for the last time on Sunday, it was hard not to …Tue Oct 05 1999 - 01:00
Mayo women end decade of miseryThe storied corridors of the Hogan stand echoed their last yesterday and to the sounds of an emerging voice as Mayo, a county…Mon Oct 04 1999 - 01:00
Wood best hooker `by a street'The aftermath of Saturday evening's win led to improbable thesis on whether or not Ireland would want to beat Australia next …Mon Oct 04 1999 - 01:00
Savouring the momentAfter a lap of honour and many hugs with friends in the Hogan stand, the Mayo women gathered in the winter sunshine and stood…Mon Oct 04 1999 - 01:00
Mayo v Waterford, Croke Park, 3.0Tomorrow's final is representative of both the emerging new order and the standard-bearers for the sport in less-heralded days…Sat Oct 02 1999 - 01:00
Impressive Birr can make final impactThe Offaly hurling final between Birr and St Rynagh's will be the featured game on TG4's new Gaelic games slot on Sunday afternoon…Fri Oct 01 1999 - 01:00
Holmes to manage MayoFormer Mayo defender Pat Holmes is expected to be named as John Maughan's successor tonight after a meeting in CastlebarThu Sept 30 1999 - 01:00
O'Rourke primed for tests aheadIrish International Rules manager Colm O'Rourke does not believe that the aftermath of the All-Ireland final will hamper the …Thu Sept 30 1999 - 01:00
Holders leave vacancy in their attackDefending All-Ireland women's football champions Waterford have left one position vacant in their team to face Mayo in Sunday…Thu Sept 30 1999 - 01:00
Kilkenny rewarded with three substitutesThree Kilkenny players have been named among the substitutes who will travel with the Eircell GAA All Star hurling team to Boston…Wed Sept 29 1999 - 01:00
Gritty Meath end Cork hopes of a doubleA century of Gaelic football championships ended with another Meath All-Ireland win in Croke Park yesterday as Cork's dreams …Mon Sept 27 1999 - 01:00
A year of personal vindicationWhat are your views on the players' association?Fri Sept 24 1999 - 01:00
Carnaross marksman supremeOne minute, he was setting himself up to radar in on a dropping ball, next thing he was watching the game on television in a …Thu Sept 23 1999 - 01:00
Players' gripe `addressed'Although Croke Park have as yet to formalise a response to the inaugural meeting of the fledgling players' association in Belfast…Fri Sept 17 1999 - 01:00
Galway fear backlashThe Kilkenny under-21 manager Richie Power yesterday praised the enthusiasm of his two senior stars, Michael Kavanagh and Henry…Fri Sept 17 1999 - 01:00
O'Mahony decides to stayGalway football manager John O'Mahony has decided to take up the option of managing the team he guided to the All-Ireland championship…Thu Sept 16 1999 - 01:00
`A lot of ghosts laid to rest'Sean Og OHalpin stands wrapped in a towel, those soulful eyes wide and wonder filledMon Sept 13 1999 - 01:00
Emerging from a legend's shadowPast is past. Diarmuid O'Sullivan merrily explains that he can't see Cork's last All-Ireland triumph in the mind's eye, has no…Fri Sept 10 1999 - 01:00
