Fanagan-O'Brien finds her form at the perfect timeThe habit is proving quite addictive for Suzie Fanagan-O'Brien, particularly when the time for the national championship comes…Thu May 21 1998 - 01:00
Course on top as only Coffey matches parAppearances can be so deceptive, and the hypnotic view from the first tee box down to the azure waters of Belfast Lough lulled…Wed May 20 1998 - 01:00
Irish Close champion stays coolTwelve months on, the defending champion has undergone a name change and been promoted onto the British and Irish Curtis Cup …Tue May 19 1998 - 01:00
Omelia leads St Andrews trioBryan Omelia arrived back in Dublin last night, still thinking of what might have beenTue May 19 1998 - 01:00
McDermott enjoys the perfect homecomingSome 40 years after departing these shores, the prodigal son returned to conquerMon May 18 1998 - 01:00
Woodbrook capitulates to seniorsThe man known as "Nevada Bob" was out with his viewcam in the early part of the day, so taken was he with the scenerySat May 16 1998 - 01:00
Horton favoured to retain crownAlmost three decades since he swashbuckled his way into the history books by winning the British Open and US Open titles in successive…Fri May 15 1998 - 01:00
Omelia lone Irish raiderBryan Omelia will be the lone Irish raider in the English Amateur Open Strokeplay Championship - for the Brabazon Trophy - at…Tue May 12 1998 - 01:00
Milltown begin defence of cupMilltown, with Irish Close champion Suzie Fanagan back from honeymoon, will set out in defence of their ILGU Eastern District…Tue May 12 1998 - 01:00
Jones best Irish hope at WoodbrookWhen David Jones started out life as a professional golfer almost 30 years ago, he did so by carrying his own clubs and going…Tue May 12 1998 - 01:00
Coffey intent on Curtis Cup roleAlison Coffey has become the Irish golfing equivalent of US Tour star David DuvalTue May 12 1998 - 01:00
Tipperary scrape throughNobody could honestly profess to having seen a team likely to be still playing football in the late summer's heat on the field…Mon May 11 1998 - 01:00
Piling on the pressure in Pierce PurcellSo, you want to know about real pressure on a golf course? Don't be fooled into thinking you'll find it on the 18th green at …Tue May 05 1998 - 01:00
Irish Open to produce worthy championAs an addition to any player's curriculum vitae, the Irish Amateur Open Championship - which has witnessed Padraig Harrington…Tue May 05 1998 - 01:00
St Colman's keep tradition aliveThe sight of a young man in a sweat-stained blue jersey bearing the St Colman's of Newry crest clamouring up some steps or other…Mon May 04 1998 - 01:00
Gormley goal sends title to InchicoreGrown men do cry; unashamedly so, if the red blood of St Patrick's Athletic flows through your veins! Pat Dolan, mobbed and smothered…Sat May 02 1998 - 01:00
Canavan's season blighted by violent `friendly'The GAA's dark side resurfaced in what was supposed to be a low-key challenge match in O'Neill Park, Dungannon, on Tuesday night…Thu Apr 30 1998 - 01:00
Laurel Hill scale the heightsLaurel Hill College, Limerick, won the Irish Girls' schools finals at Milltown yesterday by an impressive 17 shotsTue Apr 28 1998 - 01:00
Amateur Open has wide appealFor an event which failed to take place for 35 years until its revival in 1995, the Irish Amateur Open Championship - which takes…Tue Apr 28 1998 - 01:00
Times are a changing in West WaterfordUntil recently, if any All-Ireland title was to wing its way back to Christian Brothers College, Dungarvan, then the likelihood…Tue Apr 28 1998 - 01:00
Els's short story is a winning oneIn recent years, it appeared as if the instructional video had overtaken the manualTue Apr 28 1998 - 01:00
Clarke heads strong Irish contingentNot that he'd ever be stuck for fourball partners, but Darren Clarke could call on some particularly adept individuals to accompany…Tue Apr 28 1998 - 01:00
Athletics does its personal best to changeThe mood for change hung in the air at the Bord Luthchleas na hEireann (BLE) annual congress in Tralee at the weekendMon Apr 27 1998 - 01:00
Outsider tag cast aside by CoffeyAs the self-described "outsider" in the final shake-up, Alison Coffey displayed quite admirable composure when the going got …Thu Apr 23 1998 - 01:00
DIY approach pays off for CassidyA touch of quality, rather than spice, was the catchword as four players who have all achieved some success on the international…Wed Apr 22 1998 - 01:00
Hard lesson for HigginsThe fickle nature of the sport wasn't lost on two of Ireland's touring professionals after the Cannes OpenTue Apr 21 1998 - 01:00
Strong Irish team faces New YorkThe Irish selectors have shown their intent by picking a strong team which features four Walker Cup panel members for the Governor…Tue Apr 21 1998 - 01:00
Coffey best in Leinster qualifyingNobody could justly claim to have conquered the monstrous length or the tricky pin positions, but there were still some notable…Tue Apr 21 1998 - 01:00
Breen takes on best - at 70In over four decades as a single-handicap golfer, Paddy Breen has competed against the likes of Joe Carr, David Sheahan, Darren…Tue Apr 21 1998 - 01:00
Kilkenny remain stuck in the mudThe prodigal son returned, although he must have felt he'd just stepped off Noah's Ark such was the waterlogged state of the …Mon Apr 20 1998 - 01:00
Fox outwits Lyons in trophy huntBefore a ball was struck in anger, the surnames of the combatants hinted at some form of blood-thirsty hunt; and the duel perpetrated…Wed Apr 15 1998 - 01:00
Home boys get chance to shineIn some ways, the club professional tends to live in the shadows of the touring professional who appear to enjoy a glamorous, …Tue Apr 14 1998 - 01:00
No winter rest for manufacturersNothing stays the same, certainly not as far as golf equipment is concernedTue Apr 14 1998 - 01:00
McGinley fully fit as Irish travel in force to CannesAt a time when most of the European big guns were raking in green-backs on the opposite side of the Atlantic, the majority of…Tue Apr 14 1998 - 01:00
Event attracts the top playersSlowly, but surely, the Leinster Women's Open championship has risen to its rightful place as one of the main events on the calendar…Tue Apr 14 1998 - 01:00
Kearney among casualties of dastardly windThe wind can play dastardly tricks, and, when it is augmented by a totally unforgiving course, then even the most accomplished…Mon Apr 13 1998 - 01:00
Kehoe calms West's wild nineThe Nature of the beast decrees that only the bravest should set forth in search of the titleSat Apr 11 1998 - 01:00
Harrington in good company for return to USThe return to the East Coast of the United States of Padraig Harrington -some four months after his World Cup team victory, which…Thu Mar 19 1998 - 00:00
Carey on bench once againIf other teams had the luxury of naming Ciarβn Carey on the substitutes' bench, they'd probably feel as though they had won hurling…Thu Mar 19 1998 - 00:00
Kilkenny make five changes as axe fallsLife after DJ Carey's departure is proving to be no bed of roses for Kilkenny, and the team that will face Wexford in the National…Thu Mar 19 1998 - 00:00
Will return to Seventies have flair?Old habits die hard, they say, and so it is that a meeting of two of Gaelic football's oldest foes, contesting a match with pride…Sat Mar 14 1998 - 00:00
All over for RedmondErin's Isle player Charlie Redmond and Donal Keane of Sarsfields will have to watch their teams from the stands in the respective…Sat Mar 14 1998 - 00:00
`Cinderella' team now ready to go to the ballThe inflow of silverware - be it Galway minor titles, a monotonous six-in-a-row at the last count, or county senior titles, which…Sat Feb 21 1998 - 00:00
Lethargic Dublin outclassedPoor, beleaguered Dubliners have become all too familiar with false dawns. But do they ever learn? Not likelyMon Feb 16 1998 - 00:00
Birr back with some youth on its sideNobody has been as surprised as the wandering manager himself, Pad Joe Whelehan, at Birr's regenerationSat Feb 14 1998 - 00:00
