Dreadful? Shambolic? Nah, it was much worse, says DolanTV View : By and large Pat Dolan was content enough at half-time on SetantaMon Oct 10 2005 - 01:00
Dahl double hands Loreto rare defeatWomen's Hockey/ Weekend round-up : Two Zanya Dahl goals from penalty corners in the opening 14 minutes at Beaufort helped Old…Mon Oct 10 2005 - 01:00
Reid goes back to where it all beganIt's just over four years since Steven Reid mentioned to his then Millwall colleague Robbie Ryan his grandfather was from Ballinasloe…Thu Oct 06 2005 - 01:00
Unexpected senior call-up a real fillip for eager strikerTrue, he's had a promising start to his career with Reading, where he moved from Cork City during the summer, but Kevin Doyle…Wed Oct 05 2005 - 01:00
'Hookie's heart skipped a beat at the sight of Gilesie's . . .'TV View: Is it just us, or are you too still recuperating from George Hook's revelation on the Late Late Show that his ambition…Mon Oct 03 2005 - 01:00
Planet FootballRoaching for the stars: Spat of the week? Dmitri Piterman (owner of Spanish club Alaves) v Real Madrid's Brazilians, Ronaldo…Mon Oct 03 2005 - 01:00
Lynch seals victory for LoretoWomen's Hockey: There was a goal feast in the Leinster first division on Saturday with four matches producing 28 scores - the…Mon Oct 03 2005 - 01:00
Pembroke on a highWomen's Hockey : With just two games of the new season played Pembroke Wanderers won't be getting too carried away with their…Fri Sept 30 2005 - 01:00
Turbo-charged Tyrone leave Kingdom dazed and confusedTV View: Our thoughts were with the coach-load of American tourists winding their way around the Ring of Kerry last week, snapping…Mon Sept 26 2005 - 01:00
Hermes' efforts come up dryHOCKEY: There was a sense of déjà vu about events at Booterstown on Saturday when Hermes' league game against champions Loreto…Mon Sept 26 2005 - 01:00
Big two set for early face-offWOMENS HOCKEY: While the Irish team's success in winning a place in next April's World Cup Qualifier in Rome last month would…Fri Sept 23 2005 - 01:00
Freddie parties hearty as Wayne loses the plot - againTV View: "Xzwmsnak ansy hagsn ayhbns," said Freddie Flintoff.Mon Sept 19 2005 - 01:00
Railway again look like main challengers to the top twoWomen's Hockey: Having watched either Loreto or Hermes win the Leinster first division title over the past eight seasons, Railway…Fri Sept 16 2005 - 01:00
Multitalented Fahey hard to ignoreIrish Times/Mitsubishi Electric Sportswoman Award for August: It's a wonder Niamh Fahey has the energy to rise in the morning…Wed Sept 14 2005 - 01:00
Soccer ShortsA quick look at what is happening in the world of soccer this morning.Tue Sept 13 2005 - 01:00
Umpires seen in a bad light, but at least no one was killedTV View : Another one of those weekends that leave you addled, from O'Moore Park to Flushing Meadows, from the Oval to Croke…Mon Sept 12 2005 - 01:00
If you order it then you have to eat itTV View: It's on nights like these that Bill O'Herlihy nearly has to be hosed downThu Sept 08 2005 - 01:00
Planet FootballWelsh welcome : David Beckham wasn't, apparently, overly impressed with the reception from the Welsh crowd at the Millennium…Mon Sept 05 2005 - 01:00
Mystic Dolan out-dappers his colleagues in Act IITV View: It was a broadcast of such epic, lengthy magnitude our Setanta hosts even had to change costumes half way through, …Mon Sept 05 2005 - 01:00
Israel grab valuable away pointIt might just be getting to the stage where the bookies will start refusing to take bets on draws between the main contenders…Mon Sept 05 2005 - 01:00
Duff tops Kerr's list of injuredIt wasn't, to say the least, quite the start to preparations for next Wednesday's World Cup qualifying game against France Brian…Sat Sept 03 2005 - 01:00
Israel have the will to keep qualification dream aliveGroup Four: So far in the Republic of Ireland's World Cup qualifying group the eight matches between the top four sides have…Sat Sept 03 2005 - 01:00
French alerted to presence of KeaneThe French media might have been focusing on one particular name in the squad announced yesterday by Brian Kerr for the World…Tue Aug 30 2005 - 01:00
Almost cricket as Gooch polishes off the Cork tailTV View: "How can you tell your wife you are just popping out to play a match and then not come back for five days?" asked Liverpool…Mon Aug 29 2005 - 01:00
Planet FootballWe have a sneaky feeling that this might not actually be entirely true, it might even be a giggly joke, but we'd love it to be…Mon Aug 22 2005 - 01:00
Elite make steady progressHOCKEY: It was, perhaps, the most irritating pop tune of all time, its incessantly repeated refrain of "da ba dee, da ba dee…Tue Aug 16 2005 - 01:00
Spain a hard nut to crackWOMEN'S HOCKEY/European Championship: Now that the European Championships' A division consists of just eight teams, rather than…Tue Aug 16 2005 - 01:00
Ireland manage to avoid costly slip-upWOMEN'S HOCKEY: They will, they'll trust, play significantly better as these European Championships wind their way towards …Mon Aug 15 2005 - 01:00
Planet FootballMore and more Brazil nuts: Hardly a month goes by at TalkSport, the English radio station, when presenter Alan Brazil, the former…Mon Aug 15 2005 - 01:00
Confident Kuper sets semi-final target for IrelandWOMEN'S HOCKEY/European Nations Championship: The preparations are complete, 18 months after the European Hockey Federation …Fri Aug 12 2005 - 01:00
Germans escape unharmedHOCKEY/Ireland - 0 Germany - 2: "We are like Bayern Munich - we play badly but we win," said German coach Markus Weise, none…Mon Aug 01 2005 - 01:00
Money can't buy happiness but it could get you a defenceTV View: It's probably inevitable that that Euro lottery-winning Limerick woman is going to be inundated now with begging letters…Mon Aug 01 2005 - 01:00
Two-tier monopoly is unlikely to be toppledScottish Premier League: It was the year of the original Live Aid concerts in London and Philadelphia, Ronald Reagan was sworn…Sat Jul 30 2005 - 01:00
All in place for EuropeansIt is unlikely, however, that Ireland's bid to host the event was accepted because of any fanciful notion that sunshine might…Fri Jul 29 2005 - 01:00
Ireland win Celtic CupHOCKEY: Victories over France and Scotland at the weekend, to add to Friday's 1-0 defeat of Wales, gave Ireland a flawless record…Mon Jul 25 2005 - 01:00
Benaud unimpressed as Bell tolls for outclassed EnglandTV View: 'Good news," declared the beaming BBC weatherman on Saturday evening, pointing cheerily to north-west London on his…Mon Jul 25 2005 - 01:00
Kuper fine tunes her squad for EuropeansWOMEN'S HOCKEY: With just three weeks to go to the European Championships in Dublin the Irish women's team is reaching the fine…Fri Jul 22 2005 - 01:00
You know you've made it when 'you know who' is youTV View: Everybody seemed to be feeling their age the last few daysMon Jul 18 2005 - 01:00
Outstanding athlete who never knows when to quitSportswoman of the Year June award: When Jenny Burke took a five-month break from hockey after the 2002 World Cup in Australia…Wed Jul 13 2005 - 01:00
Sky darkens over Woodward as Roaring Pundits cut looseTV View: We're beginning to sense that we are the sole members of the Clive Woodward fan club, that when we have our next annual…Mon Jul 11 2005 - 01:00
Top-quality opposition will provide a major testWomen's Hockey With just five weeks to go before the European Championships get under way at Belfield, the Irish hockey team…Fri Jul 08 2005 - 01:00
Wheels come off Australia's wagon after a bit of a lie-inTV View: A very strange sporting week, the strangeness peaking, perhaps, when Aftab Ahmed levelled the scores in Cardiff on …Mon Jun 20 2005 - 01:00
Ireland just out of the medalsHOCKEY KT Cup: Ireland had to settle for fourth place at the KT Cup in Seoul yesterday after losing 5-2 to China in their bronze…Fri Jun 17 2005 - 01:00
Ireland and China battle for bronzeWomen's Hockey KT Cup: Ireland are through to a bronze medal play-off against China in Seoul today after a 4-0 win over Malaysia…Thu Jun 16 2005 - 01:00
Burke strikes twice as Ireland winHOCKEY / KT Cup: There was double cause for celebration in Seoul for the Irish hockey team: they registered their first win …Tue Jun 14 2005 - 01:00
Irish pay for errors at the backHockey/ KT Cup: A calamitous seven-minute spell early in the second half, during which they conceded three goals, put paid to…Mon Jun 13 2005 - 01:00
Hard-tackling Uruguay put Kobus Wiese after the eventTV View : According to his stats, Kobus Wiese, the former South African rugby international, is 6ft 6inMon Jun 13 2005 - 01:00
Chinese fail to break Ireland downHockey/KT Cup: After watching her team concede six goals to Korea in their opening game of the KT Cup in Seoul, Riet Kuper would…Sat Jun 11 2005 - 01:00
Korea too hot for IrishHOCKEY/KT Cup: Thirty-two minutes into their opening game of the KT Cup in Seoul, Ireland found themselves 4-0 down against …Fri Jun 10 2005 - 01:00
Ireland face ideal tests on road to the EuropeansHOCKEY/KT Cup: Such is the quality of the opposition Ireland will face in the KT Cup in Seoul over the next eight days August…Thu Jun 09 2005 - 01:00
