Lure of more medals to keep O'Driscoll keenWE WENT all existential on Brian O’Driscoll late Saturday nightMon May 21 2012 - 01:00
O'Brien lights the blue touch paperLeinster 42 Ulster 14: Ulster needed their set piece to be impregnable but, ultimately, their scrum lost them this Heineken …Sat May 19 2012 - 01:00
Jones ruled out of trip to New ZealandRUGBY : MUNSTER FULLBACK Felix Jones’ career continues to be disrupted by injuryWed May 16 2012 - 01:00
O'Driscoll declares himself fit and readyDESPITE KEYHOLE surgery last Friday, Brian O’Driscoll is adamant he will take the field at Twickenham to face Ulster in Saturday…Tue May 15 2012 - 01:00
RDS naming rights may be worth €15m-€20mTHE ROYAL Dublin Society in Ballsbridge are currently in discussions with four companies to sell their stadium naming rights …Tue May 15 2012 - 01:00
Tandy has steadied a rocking OspreysTHE FINANCIAL constraints placed on the Ospreys this past year put enormous pressure on the Welsh franchiseThu May 10 2012 - 01:00
Owens to referee Heineken Cup finalNIGEL OWENS will referee the Heineken Cup final between Leinster and Ulster at Twickenham on May 19th.Wed May 9 2012 - 01:00
Ruddock expects junior event to be extremely physicalMIKE RUDDOCK has announced a 28-man Ireland Under-20s squad for the Junior World Cup in South Africa next month.Wed May 9 2012 - 01:00
Leinster's young guns good enoughPRO12 LEAGUE PREVIEW Dragons v Leinster: JOE SCHMIDT’S second wave are on show here but they still look strong enough to confirm…Sat May 5 2012 - 01:00
Glasgow ready to seal top four placePRO 12 LEAGUE Glasgow v Connacht: THIS GAME still matters for GlasgowSat May 5 2012 - 01:00
Munster focused on their new goalPRO 12 LEAGUE Munster v Ulster: THERE IS the sentimental factor, what with Mick O’Driscoll and Lifeimi Mafi playing their last…Sat May 5 2012 - 01:00
Munster lured by Penney's pedigreeROB PENNEY, the 48-year-old lineout specialist, appointed yesterday by Munster to replace Tony McGahan, comes from the heart …Thu May 3 2012 - 01:00
Peers are quick to honour Hayes's massive contributionIRUPA HALL OF FAME: DESPITE ONLY retiring last December, the Irish Rugby Union Players’ Association (IRUPA) has wasted no time…Thu May 3 2012 - 01:00
O'Gara and Earls marked absent for MunsterMUNSTER WILL be without Ronan O’Gara and Keith Earls for the return of Ulster to Thomond Park this Saturday in the last RaboDirect…Thu May 3 2012 - 01:00
Double blow for Down as Coulter and Gordon are ruled outGAA: BENNY COULTER has been ruled out of Down’s championship campaign after suffering a suspected broken ankle on Monday night…Wed May 2 2012 - 01:00
Epic rivalry that is full of mutual respectTHEY FIRST met as minors way back whenWed May 2 2012 - 01:00
Cork pave way for Cadogan's dual rolesTHE ONLY active elite inter-county dual player, Cork’s Eoin Cadogan, looks set to be accommodated for this year’s championship…Wed May 2 2012 - 01:00
Kilkenny has much to ponder for one so youngCIARÁN KILKENNY knows what it’s like to walk in Jesus Shuttlesworth’s shoes.Tue May 1 2012 - 01:00
Rebel Lehane holds no fear of physical battleHURLING’S WORLD order is aligning once againTue May 1 2012 - 01:00
Power Injury: Not cruciate ligament damageKILKENNY’S Richie Power did not sustain the dreaded cruciate ligament damage when playing for Carrickshock last Saturday.Tue May 1 2012 - 01:00
Ulster party like it's 1999 againUlster 22 Edinburgh 19: THIS SHOWING will not come close to winning a Heineken Cup but all Ulster needed to do was win a semi…Mon Apr 30 2012 - 01:00
Humphreys' vision now bearing rich fruitON AN achievement scale Ulster’s quantum leap pales in comparison to the Natal Sharks conquering the mighty Blue Bulls in the…Mon Apr 30 2012 - 01:00
Big challenges bringing the best out of Bradley's underdogsHEINEKEN CUP ULSTER v EDINBURGH: RESULTS SPEAK for themselves and the league table never liesWed Apr 25 2012 - 01:00
Horgan criticises IRFU's player management systemRECENTLY-RETIRED Leinster winger Shane Horgan has criticised the IRFU’s player management system, in particular the decision …Wed Apr 25 2012 - 01:00
Horan hoping to remove old demons from MayoNOT MANY people took interest in Mayo playing Kerry in Croke Park a few weeks backTue Apr 24 2012 - 01:00
Competition for Cork number one spot heats up as Cusack confirms absenceDONAL ÓG Cusack’s operation on a ruptured left Achilles tendon will ensure two immediate developmentsTue Apr 24 2012 - 01:00
Galway and Canning simmering nicely ahead of summerGalway 4-21 Dublin 0-19 WE SHALL get to the magnificence of Joe Canning, but before that the wreckage he left behind him must…Mon Apr 23 2012 - 01:00
Gardiner, McCarthy return for CorkNHL SEMI-FINALS: VETERAN CORK hurlers John Gardiner and Niall McCarthy make timely returns to the starting line-up for Sunday…Fri Apr 20 2012 - 01:00
Dust yet to settle as revolt backfiresGAA NEWS ROUND-UP: THE FIRST big intercounty managerial controversy of 2012 appears to have reached a crescendo and subsided…Fri Apr 20 2012 - 01:00
McCrabbe appeals in bid to make replayALAN McCRABBE is contesting the automatic one-match suspension received following his sending off in Dublin’s Division One A …Thu Apr 19 2012 - 01:00
Munster hopeful for Wallace and O'ConnellRUGBY PRO12 LEAGUE: MUNSTER ARE hopeful Paul O’Connell and David Wallace will resume full training this week despite suffering…Tue Apr 17 2012 - 01:00
Straight-up Gibbes moving Leinster forwardJONO GIBBES landed amongst the reporters standing idly in the Riverview car-park yesterday morning.Tue Apr 17 2012 - 01:00
Afoa's ban may derail Ulster's campaignRUGBY: ULSTER WILL be without prop John Afoa for the Heineken Cup semi-final against Edinburgh on April 28th after he received…Fri Apr 13 2012 - 01:00
Revamped Leinster to seal home tieLEINSTER CAN rubberstamp a home play-off tie tonight by showing just how weak Edinburgh become when two or three key components…Fri Apr 13 2012 - 01:00
Munster focus switches to Earls' injuryWITH JAMES Coughlan ruled out for the remainder of the season, due to a fractured bone in his left hand, the focus in Munster…Thu Apr 12 2012 - 01:00
Hearing to decide if cited Afoa can play in Ulster's semi-finalRUGBY: ONE OF Ulster’s expensive, overseas recruits, John Afoa, could potentially miss the Heineken Cup semi-final against Edinburgh…Wed Apr 11 2012 - 01:00
Connacht's recruitment plans overCONNACHT’S RECRUITMENT drive for next season is over. The meagre rations devouredWed Apr 11 2012 - 01:00
ERC investigating Murrayfield incidentAN ALLEGED incident involving Edinburgh supporters and Toulouse players Census Johnston and Yoann Maestri during Saturday’s Heineken…Wed Apr 11 2012 - 01:00
Ulster raid Thomond in thrillerMunster 16 Ulster 22: How to win in Thomond Park? It starts up front, with the pack breaking even. Start a fight early onSun Apr 8 2012 - 01:00
Doyle's late penalty sends Kildare upAllianz football league round-up: A last second penalty from Kildare’s Johnny Doyle secured a draw with Galway and promotion…Sun Apr 8 2012 - 01:00
Leinster carve Cardiff to shredsLeinster 34 Cardiff Blues 3: Leinster could take their foot off the pedal from the 47th minute and turn this Heineken Cup quarter…Sat Apr 7 2012 - 01:00
Cooper returns for Kerry as O'Connor opts for changesTEAM NEWS: COLM COOPER will make his first appearance in a Kerry shirt this year in Sunday’s Allianz Football League Division…Fri Apr 6 2012 - 01:00
Ward feels victory over Louth is crucialFOOTBALL LEAGUE DIVISION TWO: IF MEATH lose to Louth on Sunday they will probably be relegated from Division TwoFri Apr 6 2012 - 01:00
Allen sees victory as 'sweet and sour' prizeHURLING LEAGUE DIVISION ONE B: LAST MAY, Limerick found a way past Clare in a thrilling Division Two finalFri Apr 6 2012 - 01:00
Louth talks ongoing in row over expensesDESPITE A crucial relegation match against Meath this Sunday, members of the Louth football panel are meeting their county board…Thu Apr 5 2012 - 01:00
Kilkenny in dominant form for DublinDublin 1-16 Louth 0-8 CIARÁN KILKENNY wrote this report. From start to finishThu Apr 5 2012 - 01:00
Flannery backs Munster but believes Ulster are on the riseJERRY FLANNERY repeatedly stated his intention to move on. To leave the game he loves well aloneWed Apr 4 2012 - 01:00
Ferris almost certain to play no partRUGBY: HEINEKEN CUP ULSTER’S WORST fears were realised yesterday when a scan on Stephen Ferris’ left ankle showed significant…Tue Apr 3 2012 - 01:00
Clontarf and St Mary's need wins to set up grand finaleREGARDLESS OF results this afternoon, it looks like this season’s Ulster Bank League Division One A title will be won or lost…Sat Mar 31 2012 - 01:00