Pegasus register important winWOMEN’S HOCKEY: THE FINAL four minutes might have been nerve-wracking for Pegasus yesterday but, in the end, they left Beaufort…Mon Nov 08 2010 - 00:00
Pembroke and Corinthian lead the wayHOCKEY: CORINTHIAN and Pembroke Wanderers top their pools after the second round of matches in the Irish Hockey League, Corinthian…Mon Nov 08 2010 - 00:00
Hookie has another caniption, Barnsie just has another bairnTV VIEW: YOU HAD to worry there were people in that underground car park last week, just going about their business, packing…Mon Nov 08 2010 - 00:00
Loreto could do with big performanceROUND TWO of the Irish Hockey League takes place this weekend and while it might be much too early in the competition for the…Fri Nov 05 2010 - 00:00
Railway run riotHOCKEY: THERE’S NO change at the top of the Leinster women’s first division table with Loreto, UCD and Hermes maintaining perfect…Mon Nov 01 2010 - 00:00
Hi-Vis Hooperman and low-key Hughton get there all the sameTV VIEW: NORMAL SERVICE, the Shamrock Rovers faithful might argue, was resumed on Friday night after a lengthy enough interruption…Mon Nov 01 2010 - 00:00
Glenanne scrape through to last 16HOCKEY: GLENANNE WON through to the last 16 of the Men’s Euro Hockey League in Spain yesterday, German side Mannheimer’s 5-1…Mon Nov 01 2010 - 00:00
Trinity face difficult taskWOMEN'S HOCKEY: UCD AND Trinity’s stamina will be tested this weekend when they return to Leinster League action after taking…Fri Oct 29 2010 - 01:00
Lack of the X Factor a serious concern for two broken menTV VIEW: COME FULL-TIME in their respective sporting engagements on Saturday, Colm O’Rourke and George Hook had the look of …Mon Oct 25 2010 - 01:00
Railway focus on winningHOCKEY: RAILWAY UNION put their off-the-field woes behind them on Saturday to beat Pembroke Wanderers 3-1 in the Leinster first…Mon Oct 25 2010 - 01:00
Railway, Loreto eye top spotWOMEN’S HOCKEY: WITH UCD and Trinity on intervarsity duty at Belfield this weekend there’s a reduced Leinster first division…Fri Oct 22 2010 - 01:00
What a saga, eh, as JJ from the Boston Rod Sex finally takes overTV VIEW: WELL, THAT Liverpool business was a bit of a sagaMon Oct 18 2010 - 01:00
Ulster maintain their dominanceHOCKEY: ULSTER’S DOMINATION of the under-16 and under-18 interprovincial tournaments shows no signs of abating, the province…Mon Oct 18 2010 - 01:00
Ulster seek double three-in-a-rowWOMEN’S HOCKEY: AFTER RETAINING their under-16 and under-18 interprovincial titles at Grange Road last season Ulster return …Fri Oct 15 2010 - 01:00
Kerr's men beat Northern Ireland 1-1Faroe Islands 1 Northern Ireland 1: FORMER REPUBLIC of Ireland manager Brian Kerr guided Faroe Islands to a deserved draw yesterday…Wed Oct 13 2010 - 01:00
Continuing to capture public's imaginationSPORTSWOMAN OF THE MONTH KATIE TAYLOR: BACK IN May 2005, when Katie Taylor won her first Irish Times sportswoman of the month…Wed Oct 13 2010 - 01:00
Railway hit Harlequins like an expressWOMEN’S HOCKEY: IT WAS four wins out of four for Leinster clubs in the first round of the Irish Hockey League at the weekend…Mon Oct 11 2010 - 01:00
Former medallist Michelangelo fails to hit target and himselfTV VIEW: IF YOU’RE a Republic of Ireland (football) and Munster (rugby) supporter it’s hard, after the few days you’ve endured…Mon Oct 11 2010 - 01:00
Defeat tonight unthinkable for AdvocaatSOCCER: WITH JUST the press and a smattering of onlookers at the Russian squad’s training session in the Aviva Stadium last …Fri Oct 08 2010 - 01:00
Tough start for Railway UnionWOMEN’S HOCKEY: THE FIRST round of Irish Hockey League matches takes place this weekend, with Railway Union opening the defence…Fri Oct 08 2010 - 01:00
Profitable weekend for UCD as Watkins hits fiveWOMEN'S HOCKEY: ONLY TWO weekends in to the Leinster League season and already the first division table has a familiar look …Mon Oct 04 2010 - 01:00
Sky's talking heads have hours to fill before sleepTV VIEW: IT’S AS well, really, that Colin Montgomerie has so many Ryder Cup Memories because without them Sky would have been…Sat Oct 02 2010 - 01:00
UCD and Trinity get goingAFTER THEIR traditional delayed start to the season, UCD and Trinity get their Leinster League campaigns under way this weekend…Fri Oct 01 2010 - 01:00
Tapping in to the wisdom of Keegan is such Savage funTV VIEW: TG4’S PRODUCTION team will, you’d imagine, need a lengthy enough stay in a health farm to recover from their exertions…Mon Sept 27 2010 - 01:00
Railway begin quest for hat-trickWOMEN’S HOCKEY: THE LEINSTER League gets under way this weekend with Railway Union beginning their quest for three titles in…Fri Sept 24 2010 - 01:00
Thank goodness we were all born under Mícheál's Wand'rin' StarMÍCHEÁL Ó MUIRCHEARTAIGH’S LAST COMMENTARY: ÉADAOIN Ó MUIRCHEARTAIGH reckoned her father’s decision to retire might be an indication…Mon Sept 20 2010 - 01:00
Giving Phileas Fogg a run for his money with a TV remoteTV VIEW: IT TOOK Phileas Fogg 80 days, but if he’d had a remote control he’d have managed it over the weekendMon Sept 13 2010 - 01:00
Kilbane going, but he's going with a bangTV VIEW : Not three bad as Bill and Trap’s boys begin the drive for nine – points out of nineWed Sept 08 2010 - 01:00
Perry and Murphy have to share the honours for AugustSPORTSWOMAN OF THE YEAR: IT HAD already been a memorable summer for Irish sportswomen, the highlight being Derval O’Rourke’s…Wed Sept 08 2010 - 01:00
Kilkenny kiddies' banker hits the deckTV VIEW: WHEN YOU think about it, those little Kilkenny kiddies who appeared on Up for the Match on Saturday night are as familiar…Mon Sept 06 2010 - 01:00
Pad's Lads do the bizz for the boss - from CorkGOLF: COME THE end of the Johnnie Walker Championship on Sunday afternoon Damien McGrane and Ryder Cup hopeful Simon Dyson would…Thu Sept 02 2010 - 01:00
Transfer issues do not disrupt squadTRANSFER DEADLINE day, as it proved, caused minimal disruption to the Republic of Ireland’s preparations for Friday’s Euro 2012…Wed Sept 01 2010 - 01:00
Andrews to miss Ireland's opening two gamesBLACKBURN ROVERS midfielder Keith Andrews will miss the opening two games of the Republic of Ireland’s Euro 2012 qualifying campaign…Mon Aug 30 2010 - 01:00
Pawd-rayg pick leaves nasty taste in mouths of Sky Sports crewTV VIEW: A LOVELY man, that Colin Montgomerie. Very lovelyMon Aug 30 2010 - 01:00
Dubs learn hard way never to trust a langer with a SatNavTV VIEW: MICHAEL LYSTER was flummoxed, almost as much as the folk on the HillMon Aug 23 2010 - 01:00
'Tangerine Dream!' . . . because anything can happen in sportTV VIEW: He meant well, you can be sure, but Richard Keys’ fretting at the weekend about post-World Cup fatigue, rustiness, …Mon Aug 16 2010 - 01:00
Oosthuizen stays dead calm as Open season turns into a hootTV VIEW: There were times on Friday afternoon when watching the British Open was a similar enough televisual experience to viewing…Mon Jul 19 2010 - 01:00
Reid calls time on his Ireland careerSOCCER/ INTERNATIONAL NEWS: NINE YEARS after being given his Republic of Ireland debut by Mick McCarthy, Steven Reid has announced…Wed Jul 14 2010 - 01:00
McVeigh just going from strength to strength on the linksTHE IRISH TIMES/IRISH SPORTS COUNCIL SPORTSWOMAN AWARDS: IF IT wasn’t for the exploits of the Republic of Ireland under-17 …Wed Jul 14 2010 - 01:00
Tiki-taka tops total thuggery, thank GodON THE COUCH: All aquiver for our 64th match but puzzled looks at introduction to the evening’s viewingMon Jul 12 2010 - 01:00
Gilesie goes for the winners - even if he won't have their babyON THE COUCH: Germany and Spain was a match-up for which the term ‘intriguing prospect’ was coinedThu Jul 08 2010 - 01:00
Not pretty on the eye as Kuyt gets closer to outdoing CruyffON THE COUCH: Fidel may question our geography but we won’t be looking outside Europe in this African dramaWed Jul 07 2010 - 01:00
Exhausted analysts pulled from pillar to postON THE COUCH: Saturday’s dramatic quarter-finals leave the chastened pundits marvelling at the actionMon Jul 05 2010 - 01:00
Best to wait for O'Neill's own accountBIOGRAPHY: Martin O’Neill: The Biography By Simon Moss John Blake Publishing, 265pp. £17.99Sat Jul 03 2010 - 01:00
Brady sorry for going Dutch after 'nasty match'ON THE COUCH: On a day of big matches in Leitrim and Port Elizabeth, Liam Brady has regrets for backing the oranjeSat Jul 03 2010 - 01:00
Watson's play-off win pays off for SKeenanBBAFTER OUR overall leaderboard experienced a rather dramatic shake-up last week following the US Open, there was a return to some…Thu Jul 01 2010 - 01:00
Horseflies and dodgy curries spice it up for top managersLAST WEEK we broke the news to Chris Wood’s 242 managers that the combination of a dodgy curry, a flooded flat and three days…Thu Jul 01 2010 - 01:00
Restraint goes out the window as the lynch mobs gatherON THE COUCH: There was little sympathy on the English telly for their Three Turkeys – sorry, LionsTue Jun 29 2010 - 01:00
