Winning league a problem for someLarry Tompkins was asked a simple question after Cork's facile National Football League quarter-final win over Derry in Croke…Mon Apr 12 1999 - 01:00
Victors take a low-key approachManagers tend to be an altogether pragmatic lot, especially after Croke Park victories on foul April daysMon Apr 12 1999 - 01:00
Coughlan ready for return to actionRichie Coughlan isn't smelling the azaleas this weekFri Apr 09 1999 - 01:00
A bright future for Irish studentsTWO Irish players on golfing scholarships to American universities could be forgiven if they bore smiles as wide as all-American…Tue Apr 06 1999 - 01:00
David Jones to lead Ulster to another Youths Interpro titleIn what is a Walker Cup and European Team Championship year, David Jones may yet have sterner assignments ahead than the Youths…Tue Apr 06 1999 - 01:00
Burgeoning women's tour takes in DonegalFar from dying, as the prophets of doom would have us believe, the European LPGA Tour promises to be at its strongest for some…Tue Mar 30 1999 - 01:00
Duval takes his rightful place on top of the worldIf golf's in your genes, it will outTue Mar 30 1999 - 01:00
Meath's mettle on showIt seemed that the most dangerous thing a Meath player could do at Pairc Tailteann yesterday was to have a cup of teaMon Mar 29 1999 - 01:00
Cloonan hangs rusty hostsGalway dispensed their brand of justice with all the hesitancy of a hangman in Parnell Park yesterdayMon Mar 22 1999 - 00:00
Galway omit Rabbitte and injured MooreAs expected, there is no Rabbitte in the Galway team to face Dublin in the National Hurling League Division 1A match at Parnell…Fri Mar 19 1999 - 00:00
GAA to borrow to fund buildingWITHIN the next few weeks, the GAA will, for the first time, commit to go into the red in its redevelopment of Croke ParkFri Mar 19 1999 - 00:00
Unflappable Ballina on the brink of historyThere's no mad hysteria in the streets of Ballina, almost as if the townspeople are taking their cue from the surprisingly laid…Wed Mar 17 1999 - 00:00
Youth gets its chanceIt's indicative of the more aggressive approach adopted by the Irish Ladies Golf Union in recent times that no less than eight…Tue Mar 16 1999 - 00:00
Tyrone find it easy to smother life from CorkIt's sad, really, that the luckiest creature in O'Neill Park in Dungannon yesterday was the Alsatian dog who was rescued from…Mon Mar 15 1999 - 00:00
Tobin picks Rules squadIreland manager John Tobin has given 30 players from 18 counties the chance to realise what he called "the ultimate dream" of…Sat Mar 13 1999 - 00:00
Dublin place Christie in problem spotDUBLIN have made three changes from the side that lost to Donegal in their last National Football League outing for the all-ticket…Fri Mar 12 1999 - 00:00
Ryder Cup points on offer at Galway BayChristy O'Connor Junior has proved he is as innovative a shot-maker off the course as he is on it.Tue Mar 09 1999 - 00:00
Planning for US match continuesMichael Hoey, the current Irish Open strokeplay champion, is one of seven players excused from Walker Cup squad duty at Nairn…Tue Mar 09 1999 - 00:00
Players' aura of confidence growsUp close and personal, the aura of confidence swells with each gameThu Feb 11 1999 - 00:00
Wicklow spring forwardHibernation over, Wicklow re-emerged onto the landscape with all the vigour of spring lambs and cavorted all over the Drogheda…Mon Feb 08 1999 - 00:00
Coughlan sees future in USRichie Coughlan has a ticket to play on the Asian PGA Tour this season, but he is unlikely to use itTue Feb 02 1999 - 00:00
Europe's Ryder elite returnAll this concern about the languid start to the season by potential members of Europe's team for the Ryder Cup match with the…Tue Feb 02 1999 - 00:00
Sojourn must wait as work beckonsWork, even in the form of a so-called "secondary" competition, comes before pleasure; and, accordingly, Dublin's football management…Wed Jan 27 1999 - 00:00
Duval takes his game to another planeFor a guy the purists say moves his head too much and has too tight a grip, David Duval isn't doing too badly, is he? Indeed, …Tue Jan 26 1999 - 00:00
McGinley off to slowish startPaul McGinley's early-season odyssey in South Africa, where he played in the opening two tournaments of the PGA European Tour…Tue Jan 26 1999 - 00:00
ILGU wins levy battleAn attempt by the Ladies Golf Union (LGU), the governing body for women's golf in these islands, to increase the annual financial…Tue Jan 26 1999 - 00:00
Barry fills the void with Fingal ClassicHis business senses honed from a lifetime in the music industry, Oliver Barry's persistence in filling a perceived void in the…Tue Jan 19 1999 - 00:00
Conlon in as Carr gives youth its head"If you're good enough, you're old enough," or so they say, and Dublin football manager Tom Carr can't be accused of wrapping…Thu Jan 14 1999 - 00:00
Fitter, lighter higher - Clarke sets new goalsOne day last week a somewhat heavier version of the Darren Clarke, who earned the number two spot on the PGA European Tour moneylist…Tue Jan 12 1999 - 00:00
Stars do simple things wellFirst things first. Yesterday was not a day for hurling, and the conviction that such wintry days are best utilised by replaying…Sat Jan 02 1999 - 00:00
Cobweb stuff cheers CarrTom Carr, the Dublin manager, referred to it afterwards as "cobweb stuff" and, indeed, the reality is that yesterday's exhibition…Sat Jan 02 1999 - 00:00
US seek solace in Ryder CupThe golfing world is hardly shuddering as a consequence of the International team's comfortable win over the United States in…Tue Dec 15 1998 - 00:00
High fliers roar out of the westOn the wall of the Ballina Stephenites clubhouse, there is a ballad from the club's founder James Wallace Melvin dating back …Mon Dec 14 1998 - 00:00
Ballina impressive championsOn a wicked winter's day, but in their own heartland, Ballina Stephenites escaped the past to finally lay claim to the AIB Connacht…Mon Dec 14 1998 - 00:00
Government doubles amateur grantsPaddy Gribben is the principal beneficiary of increased funding from the Government to the Golfing Union of Ireland (GUI) in …Tue Dec 08 1998 - 00:00
American win might topple President'sImitations don't tend to match originals, and such a stigma has been attached to the President's Cup - a takeoff of the Ryder…Tue Dec 08 1998 - 00:00
Ballina overcome Eastern promiseIt doesn't get any easier, as Ballina Stephenites are discovering in stumbling through ConnachtMon Dec 07 1998 - 00:00
Kildare get on with businessTo their credit, Kildare haven't wallowed in any self-pity since their All-Ireland final defeatMon Nov 30 1998 - 00:00
Bandits under firePaddy Murphy, the outgoing chairman of the Leinster Branch of the Golfing Union of Ireland, warned players with "cheap handicaps…Thu Nov 26 1998 - 00:00
Blake returns as Donegal make two enforced changesDonegal make two enforced changes for their Church & General National Football League Division 1A encounter with Cork at …Wed Nov 25 1998 - 00:00
Gribben hot in ChilePaddy Gribben's metamorphosis from struggling professional back to elite amateur is now complete after his contribution to Britain…Tue Nov 24 1998 - 00:00
Cosgrove the differenceToo frequently, the lament in Dublin football circles is that there are no scoring forwards in the countyMon Nov 23 1998 - 00:00
Football Houdinis do it againEire Og's players must have collectively sighted the two magpies perched on the entrance pillars to O'Connor Park in Tullamore…Mon Nov 23 1998 - 00:00
Three Irish face Tour school testFar away from the riches on offer in New Zealand, the other side of professional golf will occupy and torment the minds of far…Wed Nov 18 1998 - 00:00
Laois display gives new boss few reasons to cribMayo ventured into disputed territory in Graiguecullen yesterday and were fortunate to retreat with their unbeaten league record…Mon Nov 16 1998 - 00:00
Offaly top All Star hurling nominationsThey may have re-entered through the "back door", but Offaly's status as All-Ireland champions is reflected in 13 players from…Fri Nov 13 1998 - 00:00
Carr sticks by winning teamAs the Yanks are prone to say, "if it ain't broke, don't fix it," and Dublin manager Tom Carr has decided to follow a similar…Fri Nov 13 1998 - 00:00
Gribben and squad cleared for Chile tripWhen Paddy Gribben steps onto his shuttle flight from Belfast's Aldergrove Airport today, perhaps he'll finally believe that …Fri Nov 13 1998 - 00:00
Irwin keeps on raking it inHale Irwin's bulging wallet since moving onto the US Seniors Tour makes it look as if some of the guys on the regular tour are…Tue Nov 10 1998 - 00:00
