Rule changes will help speed up playOut with the old, and in with the new? Not quite, but come Saturday - January 1st, 2000 - golfers everywhere, and that includes…Tue Dec 28 1999 - 00:00
Bucketing down with passionHer indoors thought they were mad, but then she doesn't really know what rugby means to Munster peopleMon Dec 20 1999 - 00:00
McGeeney shines brightestIf the gods aren't willing to intervene, then it is best not to rely on them at all.Mon Dec 06 1999 - 00:00
Star quality lifts Na Fianna to titleOn Friday night Kieran McGeeney collected his first All Star awardMon Dec 06 1999 - 00:00
Byrne the hero of Dublin's new orderAbout 15 minutes before the throw-in at Parnell Park yesterday, a call over the public address system asked for Jimmy Keaveney…Mon Nov 29 1999 - 00:00
Nothing but balls all the weekWho am I to doubt his wisdom, but the last week has convinced me that Karl Marx was wrongMon Nov 29 1999 - 00:00
Passion restored to Irish rugbyWe're a gas race, and there's no doubt about itMon Nov 22 1999 - 00:00
Meath face ambushes in Leinster campaignThere are no easy rides for champions, as reigning All-Ireland football kingpins Meath discovered when the draws for the 2000…Mon Nov 15 1999 - 00:00
Unbearable lightness of being uneasyNot known as someone with the intuition of a clairvoyant - still waiting to win the Lotto etc etc - the feeling of foreboding…Mon Nov 15 1999 - 00:00
Moynihan doubtful for KerrySeamus Moynihan's anti-podean adventures may have caught up on him.Sat Nov 13 1999 - 00:00
Finance the key in proposal's hard sellThe financial gains from the proposed "super championship" could well sway the four provincial councils and the 33 county boards…Tue Nov 09 1999 - 00:00
Mayo side thrives in adversityCrossmolina, the Mayo champions, contrived to flirt with danger - which included having their county forward Kieran McDonald …Mon Nov 08 1999 - 00:00
Finegan keeps our passion aliveOn a bus journey out to north county Dublin the other day, hardly an area known as a hotbed of rugby, a couple of young men in…Mon Nov 08 1999 - 00:00
Gribben gets £6,000 grantWalker Cup player Paddy Gribben is the main recipient in the annual grants allocation for 1999 from the Irish Sports Council …Sat Nov 06 1999 - 00:00
It's all or nothing for CrossmaglenAll-Ireland club football champions Crossmaglen Rangers head into their county final this Sunday as living proof of the fixtures…Fri Nov 05 1999 - 00:00
O'Connor takes on eliteIf there were an Irish golfing version of Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? then the answer to the question of who is the player…Tue Nov 02 1999 - 00:00
Carr fumes as Dublin freewheel downhillTom Carr needed a dictionary - and probably a psychologist too - after his team's abject failure in Healy Park, Omagh, yesterday…Mon Nov 01 1999 - 00:00
Weekend Previews: National Football League, club championships and county finalsSaturdaySat Oct 30 1999 - 01:00
GolfWeb must toe the lineThe growth of golf websites, and the battle for dominance, has led to strange goings-on in the marriage of the two biggest players…Tue Oct 26 1999 - 01:00
Clarke looks forward to defence of titleRather than take the opportunity of a day or two at home, both Darren Clarke and Paul McGinley felt that an earlier than intended…Tue Oct 26 1999 - 01:00
Guide to the avid golferGolf business is a major industry. But where do most golfers spend their money?Tue Oct 26 1999 - 01:00
Fitting finale for CraddockMick Craddock doesn't officially step down as Irish captain until the GUI annual general meeting next February, but last week…Tue Oct 19 1999 - 01:00
Two Irish in elite squadAlison Coffey, of Warrenpoint, and Milltown's Suzanne O'Brien are the only Irish players named in the Britain and Ireland elite…Tue Oct 19 1999 - 01:00
A major boost for MontgomerieColin Montgomerie was helpless for a change yesterday, stuck in a dentist's chair to have the most troublesome tooth in golf …Tue Oct 19 1999 - 01:00
Harrington sets sights on place in world top 50For someone who keeps his personal targets safely locked into his laptop computer, rather than close to his chest, Padraig Harrington…Tue Oct 19 1999 - 01:00
Montgomerie finds the antidote to BrooklineColin Montgomerie had venom injected into his system by the hordes at BrooklineMon Oct 18 1999 - 01:00
Harrington accepts learning curveSporting contradictions? Padraig Harrington lost to the world number three, and yet walked away a winner in a broader senseMon Oct 18 1999 - 01:00
Island in the sun is the `perfect venue'In Paul McGinley's words, it's "the perfect venue," and certainly the Island Golf Club - bathed yesterday in rather untypical…Thu Oct 14 1999 - 01:00
Shanahan the inspiration of Limerick winHe stood over the putt and, for once, the blade let him downTue Oct 12 1999 - 01:00
Clarke's sights on Irish title at IslandThe arrival of most of the country's top professionals for the Smurfit Irish PGA Championship, starting on Thursday, has provided…Tue Oct 12 1999 - 01:00
Website for sore eyesNorman Adams is an American who likes the humorous side of golfTue Oct 05 1999 - 01:00
Sinclair call-up due reward for hard workMichael Sinclair didn't need to be asked twice if he fancied a trip to Venezuela.Tue Oct 05 1999 - 01:00
International schedule keeps Campbell busyUCD student Mark Campbell faces a number of international golfing tests over the next couple of weeksTue Oct 05 1999 - 01:00
Torrance signals Belfry ambitionLike the gunslinger who goes into a showdown only to discover someone has stolen his bullets, the man they call "Jesse" James…Tue Sept 28 1999 - 01:00
Harrington withstands the heatIn singles, there's no place to hide, no place to run. Padraig Harrington didn't need to do eitherMon Sept 27 1999 - 01:00
A pairing made in heavenA partnership made in heaven? That's the way it looked after the first day's fourballs as Europe's most unlikely pairing of Jesper…Sat Sept 25 1999 - 01:00
Tiger out to erase memory of SpainLeader, or loser? Tiger Woods, undisputed world number one, wants to add one tag and shed another as he plays his first Ryder…Fri Sept 24 1999 - 01:00
Soft day delivers few cluesThe kind of day that we Irish have a tendency to describe as soft, with a persistent and sometimes heavy drizzle forcing waterproofs…Thu Sept 23 1999 - 01:00
Rookie Dubliner raring to go after `a badly needed break'Incredible, really. A Tuesday morning practice round, four days before the real thing, and already the crowd is hooting and hollering…Wed Sept 22 1999 - 01:00
