Hill challenge still on cardsThe Croke Park Development unit are due to consult with the design team responsible for the Hill 16 plans tomorrow in the wake…Tue May 18 1999 - 01:00
Dedicated followers of fashion?It was a perfect day for Sky Television and there was, of course, only one place to be yesterday if you wanted to catch one of…Mon May 17 1999 - 01:00
Manager says colts withdrawn on SundayWestmeath manager Brendan Lowry yesterday confirmed that three of the county's most promising under-21 players were pulled from…Tue May 11 1999 - 01:00
Minnows enjoy their day in the rainBefore the start of play, there was bleak talk that this venue would mark the end of the road for LongfordMon May 10 1999 - 01:00
Stafford earns Wexford a replayHeart-warming heroics in unseasonable squalor distinguished the opening hour of summer's gun-slinging season in New Ross yesterday…Mon May 10 1999 - 01:00
Carlisle - the promised landSaturday afternoon was a time to surrender yourself to the fates of grim-sounding English backwater towns, to inhale those parochial…Mon May 10 1999 - 01:00
Carlow v West Meath, Carlow, 3.30This match is an opportunity for Brendan Lowry and West Meath to distance themselves from the ugly half-time fracas during their…Sat May 08 1999 - 01:00
Tipperary win first boutlast night, in the parishes across Munster, they wondered if the lone crack of a hurl might have set in motion the restoration…Mon May 03 1999 - 01:00
Forwards clinical in easy victoryWestmeath over-ran Monaghan at Croke Park yesterday to progress to their first under-21 All-Ireland finalMon May 03 1999 - 01:00
Dublin attack shows class in second halfSo Dublin will travel in good spirits to re-acquaint themselves with Cork in Parc Ui Chaoimh and Armagh shoot back across the…Mon May 03 1999 - 01:00
Stynes looks ahead to Cork and journey southBrian Stynes stands flushed and in street clothes and offers a clue about the secret to a well-oiled Dublin attackMon May 03 1999 - 01:00
When sport was simply sportIt was the closest thing to blurry speed that the Crucible will ever seeMon May 03 1999 - 01:00
Dublin sign up for secondsAfter the gunsmoke had cleared at Croke Park yesterday evening, only half the National Football League final puzzle had been …Mon Apr 26 1999 - 01:00
Fay shows genuine dismayA winter's damp still lingers beneath the old Hogan stand and the players don't delayMon Apr 26 1999 - 01:00
A country anything but unitedFor once, the hype surrounding a Manchester United event was matched by the spectacle, not that this made it any more edifying…Mon Apr 26 1999 - 01:00
Quiet man of ArmaghIt is the time of year for platitudes, those uncertain few weeks when most teams retire for solitary fine-tuning on hard ground…Thu Apr 22 1999 - 01:00
New York in touchNew York fired home a goal and two points in the dying moments of last night's inaugural match against the Defence Forces in …Sat Apr 17 1999 - 01:00
Forces bound for USThe forthcoming football series between the Defence Forces and the New York Gaelic football team underlines the inestimable contribution…Tue Apr 13 1999 - 01:00
Norman brings Augusta to lifeThe masters is as much about the voice of Peter Alliss as it is the intrigues of the 16th holeMon Apr 12 1999 - 01:00
Meath emerge from morassTarget practice over the first 30 minutes, old fashioned stonewalling throughout the second half and with that Meath shunted …Mon Apr 12 1999 - 01:00
Curran back for DublinPaul Curran returns to the Dublin team to play Kildare in Sunday's National League quarter-final at wing back having missed Dublin…Fri Apr 09 1999 - 01:00
Cahill pounces for an unlikely late stealSome Easter hurling, then, in Semple Stadium, which only in the last few minutes warded off the early April goosebumpsMon Apr 05 1999 - 01:00
Englishness under the spotlight"The first introduction I had to rowing was in a bar when I first walked into JesusMon Apr 05 1999 - 01:00
Contrite Barrett banned for two yearsFormer Wexford football manager JJ Barrett was last night suspended for two years by the GAA's Games Administration Committee…Fri Apr 02 1999 - 01:00
Whelahan doubtful for OffalyBrian Whelahan, the 1998 hurler of the year, is doubtful for Sunday's choice National Hurling League game between Offaly and …Wed Mar 31 1999 - 01:00
Lyons leaves door openThe inter-county football career of dual athlete John Ryan appears to be hanging in the balance, with Offaly manager Tommy Lyons…Tue Mar 30 1999 - 01:00
Barrett resigns for hitting refereeThe Wexford county board met last night to discuss the ramifications of JJ Barrett's resignation from the post of football manager…Tue Mar 30 1999 - 01:00
Attrition rules as Armagh win unneighbourly affairDon't say the league doesn't matter around these partsMon Mar 29 1999 - 01:00
A bright spot in a grey worldThe week's most abiding image was that of Con Houlihan, slouched and wild-haired, staring silently up at the old Irish Press …Mon Mar 29 1999 - 01:00
Armagh feel the pressureThis is one Sunday when Armagh could do without having the neighbours roundThu Mar 25 1999 - 00:00
Leitrim's McGinnity steps downPeter McGinnity's resignation as manager of Leitrim footballers was confirmed last night by the county's executive committeeTue Mar 23 1999 - 00:00
Champions hint at their bestAn authoritative day powdered with occasional sorcery for this most puzzling bunch of All-Ireland champions, a dark hour for …Mon Mar 22 1999 - 00:00
`We got out of jail' says honest KernanJoe Kernan finds a corner in the damp, concrete maze which forms the underworld of the New Stand at Croke Park and takes a breath…Thu Mar 18 1999 - 00:00
Ties that bind give victory special edgeThere is a local, intimate sort of deliciousness to this kind of winningThu Mar 18 1999 - 00:00
`Marvellous' days after the lean yearsYesterday, the sun was general throughout mid-Ulster and in Crossmaglen, sedate and routine on most spring afternoons, they suspended…Wed Mar 17 1999 - 00:00
Some big names face the dropResults in Sunday's penultimate round of Church and General National Football League matches have set up a potential relegation…Tue Mar 16 1999 - 00:00
It's touch and go for BakerSt Joseph's Doora Barefield will name their team to face Rathnure in the All-Ireland club hurling final in Croke Park on the …Tue Mar 16 1999 - 00:00
Jarlath's settle a local affairA predictable narrative stole the excitement from the latest chapter in this most alluring of western rivalries but there was…Mon Mar 15 1999 - 00:00
Waterford lose man and matchNothing Like next-door neighbours to put a bit of summer scorch into a milky league tie in MarchMon Mar 08 1999 - 00:00
Offaly sleepwalk into GalwayA marshy old February Sunday in Birr and little has changedMon Mar 01 1999 - 00:00
Poignancy of a double tragedyANYONE who tuned in midway through Friday evening's Late Late Show might have happened upon the footage of Christy O'Connor Junior…Mon Mar 01 1999 - 00:00
Cause and effectsONE OF THE more contentious aspects of athletes consuming performance-enhancing substances is the issue of possible knock-on …Sat Feb 27 1999 - 00:00
Girls a grappling"I CAN'T really say I won because I beat a girl. But if I lost I'd get a lot more heckling from people than normalSat Feb 27 1999 - 00:00
Pay per punchTOMORROW, Sky television embarks upon what is certain to be the first of many heroic forays into the netherworld of pay-per-view…Sat Feb 27 1999 - 00:00
