Kavanagh finishes the week in styleIF hardly considered a renaissance of epic proportions, Hazel Kavanagh's victory in the Leinster Women's Championship sponsored…Fri Apr 25 1997 - 01:00
Kavanagh breezes into semi-finalsTHE shifting nature of the women's game, and the emergence of a new generation of players, was adequately emphasised in the Leinster…Thu Apr 24 1997 - 01:00
Kavanagh returns to form to lead qualifiersFOR someone who was touted as a possible Curtis Cup player a couple of years ago, collecting the Josephine Connolly Memorial …Wed Apr 23 1997 - 01:00
Ireland joins the spikeless debateA FEW generations ago back in 1921, to be exact Golf Illustrated carried an advertisement for a new product called "Steady Man…Tue Apr 22 1997 - 01:00
Fanagan fresh from PortugalPRESSURE? What pressure? Suzanne Fanagan, refreshed by a stint with the national squad in Portugal, has adopted a positive approach…Tue Apr 22 1997 - 01:00
Injury hit Kildare drop McDonald and Hynan for disciplinary reasonsINJURIES and indiscipline have contrived to cast a shadow over Kildare's preparations for the National Football League semi final…Fri Apr 18 1997 - 01:00
Irish product guaranteed to put you back on your trolleyTHE silent invasion has been stymiedTue Apr 15 1997 - 01:00
Women, women everywhereTHE car rattles across a stretch of roadway which, on racedays, is smothered with sand and in its time has shuddered under the…Tue Apr 15 1997 - 01:00
Cannes can't draw the namesHOW can you attempt to follow Augusta's allure? It's a tough act, and the absence of many of the European PGA Tour's big names…Tue Apr 15 1997 - 01:00
O'Connors chase prize in ConnachtA NEW generation of golfers bearing the surname of the famous O'Connor elan will grace the fairways of Galway Golf Club next …Tue Apr 15 1997 - 01:00
Drive with cautionIT'S a question everyone has faced at some stage: "What driver loft should I use?"Tue Apr 08 1997 - 01:00
Druids Glen in top ten rankingsPORTMARNOCK has retained its position as Ireland's premier course in the latest poll conducted by the Irish Golf InstituteTue Apr 08 1997 - 01:00
All rosy in Wicklow's gardenJIM HACKMAN has been described as something of a "miracle worker" in orchestrating Wicklow's march to the All Ireland County …Tue Apr 08 1997 - 01:00
Irish Open organisers may catch ElkingtonSTEVE ELKINGTON, known as "The Elk", has demonstrated considerable stealth in his wanderings recently and is now quite a tournament…Tue Apr 01 1997 - 01:00
UCD will keep best at homeAN AMBITIOUS project to halt the drain of Ireland's top young golfers to colleges in the United States is to be undertaken by…Tue Apr 01 1997 - 01:00
Vintage Offaly performance sees off WexfordOFFALY hurlers are acquiring the habit of keeping the best wine until lastMon Mar 24 1997 - 00:00
Council act on under 21 feudTHE Leinster Council has decided to call a number of players, mentors and board officials from both counties" to give evidence…Thu Mar 20 1997 - 00:00
Clarke gets Andersen call-upDARREN CLARKE'S upwardly-mobile graph was, in many ways, confirmed yesterday when he was handed a place in the Andersen Consulting…Wed Mar 19 1997 - 00:00
Early shines as Armagh self destructBEARING the name of Ireland's national saint is almost a prerequisite for any college participating in the MacRory Cup FinalTue Mar 18 1997 - 00:00
Gavigan to take a break from footballMARTIN GAVIGAN, who soldiered under the "Rambo" label in Donegal's march to the All Ireland football title in 1992 and won an…Thu Mar 13 1997 - 00:00
Leinster get them youngANYONE still insisting that the GAA has a "head in the sand" attitude, or, even worse, accusing the association of persisting…Thu Mar 13 1997 - 00:00
Lohan brothers spearhead the Shannon invasionTHERE was a time when some people scoffed at the idea of a hurling team in ShannonWed Mar 12 1997 - 00:00
Simply the best look ordinarySOMEONE unearthed Tina Turner's Simply The Best to blare out over the cackly public address system; the Galwaymen were decent…Mon Mar 10 1997 - 00:00
Cunningham not riskedALTHOUGH Vinny Cunningham's recovery from a leg injury will allow him don the Bective Rangers jersey again this weekend, it won…Wed Mar 05 1997 - 00:00
Lawrie in squad for PortugalNATIONAL champion Peter Lawrie, of UCD and Newlands, is among a confirmed 12 strong Irish squad which will participate in a GUI…Tue Mar 04 1997 - 00:00
Boyle is moved to centre forward as Donegal reshuffle their packONLY time will tell whether Donegal manager P J McGowan's overhaul of the team for the Division One visit to face Kildare at …Thu Feb 27 1997 - 00:00
Belvedere regroup to reach semi finalTHE script may not have gone precisely to plan, but yesterday's Leinster Schools Senior Cup quarter final served as a lesson …Mon Feb 24 1997 - 00:00
Laune intent on winning place in the sun againTHE tans nourished in the Canaries a few weeks ago have started to fade and, instead, the reality of championship football in…Thu Feb 20 1997 - 00:00
Knockmore, Eire Og defer selection over injury worriesTHE irony of it all. Knockmore, the Mayo and Connacht champions, and Eire Og, the Carlow and Leinster champions, secured their…Thu Feb 20 1997 - 00:00
Tyrone's survival is in their own hands after winTYRONE picked an awful February afternoon to turn logic on its headMon Feb 17 1997 - 00:00
Ruairi Og to decamp to DublinDONAL KEARNEY, the chairman of the local GAA club, is only half joking when he predicts "nearly everyone in the town, population…Thu Feb 13 1997 - 00:00
Manager keep an eye on "mercy committee" meetingDONEGAL manager PJ McGowan is placing considerable faith in the GAA's so called mercy committee" which will meet during the Central…Thu Feb 13 1997 - 00:00
Kerry keep faith with teamALTHOUGH a hint of mercy appears to be in the air for those who played without proper authorisation in New York last year (next…Wed Feb 12 1997 - 00:00
Long injury list forces Dublin to defer selectionDUBLIN'S current woes are even extending to the training groundWed Feb 12 1997 - 00:00
Back from the sun, Meath feel the coldWHILE Mattie Kerrigan resisted the temptation to conscript a large contingent of Meath's All-Ireland winning side when the Leinster…Thu Feb 06 1997 - 00:00
Giles heads serious UCD challengeTHE impact one man can make to a team, albeit a player who was voted GAA Writers' Footballer of the Year last year, will be demonstrated…Wed Feb 05 1997 - 00:00
Players want to keep sidelined Railway CupTHE role of manager to a Railway Cup team is unlike any other in the GAAWed Feb 05 1997 - 00:00
Bailey has confidence in management and playersTHE doom and gloom currently swirling around in Dublin football circles hasn't been evident since the pre 1974 daysTue Feb 04 1997 - 00:00
Off form Tyrone ease way for KerrySPRINGTIME flattery? Or a true picture of Kerry's current health? Both teams may carry the respective mantles of provincial champions…Mon Feb 03 1997 - 00:00
Sister sluggerHER protector emerges from the house just as the white Ford hire car comes to a stopSat Feb 01 1997 - 00:00
Bandon cleared up for cup matchFOLLOWING confirmation from its insurance company that the club's public liability cover will provide member to member protection…Sat Feb 01 1997 - 00:00
Bandon move prompts warningTHE MUNSTER Branch of the IRFU has warned any clubs who fail to fulfil their fixtures that they risk forfeitureFri Jan 31 1997 - 00:00
Thank God for the Super BowlALL in all, Super Bowl XXXI proved to be a rather spiritual experience.Tue Jan 28 1997 - 00:00
Everyone can climb aboard the Super Bowl bandwagonANYONE can be a quarterback star in Super Bowl weekSat Jan 25 1997 - 00:00
NFL game at Croke ParkBIGGER. Brasher. American Football is returning to Croke ParkFri Jan 24 1997 - 00:00
Breaking garlic causes a stinkFUNNY? Or just plain lewd? Anyway, all this money floating around in the new era of professional rugby must be driving the unfortunate…Thu Jan 16 1997 - 00:00
Wexford footballers starting to build up fresh confidenceFAR away from the Californian sunshine, where the Wexford hurlers are enjoying the rewards for their All Ireland triumph, the…Thu Jan 16 1997 - 00:00