Ireland's newest recruit vaults into actionATHLETICS : "It's like Pen-ya," she says, all smiles already. "You say it like there's a 'y'Sat Jul 10 2010 - 01:00
Lowest crowd in decade due for finalLOUTH MAY be providing a highly novel presence in Sunday’s Leinster football final – their first final appearance in 50 years…Fri Jul 09 2010 - 01:00
Kenny resumes his position in central roleTOM KENNY resumes his midfield position in the Cork team for Sunday’s Munster hurling final against Waterford in Semple Stadium…Fri Jul 09 2010 - 01:00
Athletes must prove fitness for BarcelonaATHLETICS IRELAND are adopting a strict “no show, no go” policy at this weekend’s National Track and Field Championships in Santry…Fri Jul 09 2010 - 01:00
Gardiner confident his brothers-in-arms will deliverJOHN GARDINER has highlighted two key components in the Cork team heading into Sunday’s Munster hurling final against Waterford…Wed Jul 07 2010 - 01:00
McHale expresses interest in Mayo jobMANAGERIAL ROUNDABOUT: AS THE dust settles on a shattering weekend in the championship, at least two counties are searching …Tue Jun 29 2010 - 01:00
Galvin accepts he deserved ban and waits on returnNEWS ROUND-UP: THE BUILD-UP to Sunday’s Munster football final between Kerry and Limerick will no doubt be partly focused on…Tue Jun 29 2010 - 01:00
Louth in danger of an ambushLEINSTER SFC SEMI-FINAL: Westmeath v Louth Venue Croke Park Throw-in 5.30 SundaySat Jun 26 2010 - 01:00
Monaghan look the partULSTER SF SEMI-FINAL: Monaghan v Fermanagh Venue Breffni Park Throw-in 3.30 SundaySat Jun 26 2010 - 01:00
Smyth set to go where no one has gone beforeATHLETICS: Never mind the World Cup, the big story last weekend was Jason Smyth winning the 100 metres in 10Sat Jun 26 2010 - 01:00
Gilroy delays naming teamDUBLIN HAVE made the unusual decision to delay until Friday naming their team to face Meath in Sunday’s Leinster football semi…Wed Jun 23 2010 - 01:00
O'Brien to rally team for Dublin clashFOR A man about to take Meath to Croke Park as favourites to beat Dublin in the Leinster championship for the first time since…Mon Jun 21 2010 - 01:00
Same again for both sidesLEINSTER SFC QUARTER-FINAL REPLAY: Laois v Meath: THE DECISION of both Meath manager Eamonn O’Brien and Laois counterpart Seán…Sat Jun 19 2010 - 01:00
Serious test for both teamsULSTER SFC SEMI-FINAL: Tyrone v Down: A SERIOUS test of the intent and desire of both teamsSat Jun 19 2010 - 01:00
Roscommon call in Casey for semi-finalDAVID CASEY has been drafted into the Roscommon team for Sunday’s Connacht football semi-final against LeitrimThu Jun 17 2010 - 01:00
All-Ireland is unrealistic for O'CarrollIT MIGHT be stating the obvious after what happened in Croke Park last Sunday, but Dublin aren’t good enough to win the All-Ireland…Thu Jun 17 2010 - 01:00
Galvin will not appeal eight-week suspensionSO PAUL GALVIN is “man enough to take his punishment” and Kerry it seems are now determined to press on without him – galvanised…Thu Jun 17 2010 - 01:00
Galvin facing another eight-week suspensionMUNSTER SF CHAMPIONSHIP: FOR THE fourth time in three years, Kerry footballer Paul Galvin has been hit with another lengthy …Wed Jun 16 2010 - 01:00
Old excuses don't wash anymore, admits FarragherLEINSTER HURLING SEMI-FINAL: OFFALY HAVE enough to worry about going into Sunday’s Leinster hurling semi-final without having…Wed Jun 16 2010 - 01:00
Meath pose a potent threatMeath v Laois: IF FORM, experience, confidence and tradition counts for anything here, then Meath should win out comfortably…Sat Jun 12 2010 - 01:00
Johnston's wired up and ready to push furtherULSTER SFC QUARTER-FINAL: AFTER NEARLY four months of speculation, Seanie Johnston’s inclusion in the Cavan team for Saturday…Fri Jun 11 2010 - 01:00
Coulter calls on GAA to try 13-a-side gameNEWS: DOWN FORWARD Benny Coulter has suggested the GAA consider 13-a-side football as a way of addressing the sort of blanket…Wed Jun 09 2010 - 01:00
Dublin are not packing them in just yetTHE LEINSTER Council are anticipating no more than 40 to 45,000 will attend Sunday’s football quarter-final double-bill at Croke…Wed Jun 09 2010 - 01:00
Byrne holds on by mere two secondsATHLETICS: WOMEN’S MINI MARATHON AND CORK MARATHON: JUST WHEN Linda Byrne thought she’d safely added the Women’s Mini Marathon…Tue Jun 08 2010 - 01:00
Waterford capable of bridging gapMUNSTER SFC SEMI-FINAL/Waterford v Limerick: WATERFORD FOOTBALL gets especially ambitious this weekendSat Jun 05 2010 - 01:00
Gillick understands something about himselfATHLETICS: IN THE 20 years since leaving the noisy halls of De La Salle Churchtown, some things have changed irreversibly, and…Sat Jun 05 2010 - 01:00
Louth a trickier test than expectedLEINSTER SFC QUARTER-FINALS/Louth v Kildare: LOUTH HAVE quite a bit going for them hereSat Jun 05 2010 - 01:00
Gaelic athletes to undergo new blood-sampling doping testsANTI-DOPING COMMITTEE ANNUAL REPORT: GAA PLAYERS will soon be subjected to the new blood-sampling methods for anti-doping carried…Fri Jun 04 2010 - 01:00
O'Brien preparing Wicklow for a 'wounded animal'FOOTBALL NEWS: WICKLOW ARE preparing for a “wounded animal” in the form of Westmeath when they journey back to Tullamore for…Thu Jun 03 2010 - 01:00
Munster rivals wait on injuriesCORK FOOTBALL manager Conor Counihan has delayed naming his team for Sunday’s Munster championship semi-final against Kerry as…Wed Jun 02 2010 - 01:00
Croke Park double headerNEWS ROUND-UP: THE LEINSTER Council have confirmed that Croke Park will stage a double-header of provincial hurling semi-finals…Tue Jun 01 2010 - 01:00
'In the end we upped the ante'IF ALL managers were as honest and rational and as thorough in their match assessment as John McIntyre then our jobs would be…Mon May 31 2010 - 01:00
Down progression should remain on the right trackULSTER SFC QUARTER-FINAL/Donegal v Down: DEPENDING ON who you’re listening to up around the old border country, Donegal are…Sat May 29 2010 - 01:00
Offaly to emerge convincing winnersAntrim v Offaly: JOE DOOLEY is in his third year as Offaly manager and with Division One status retained will want to get past…Sat May 29 2010 - 01:00
London eye upsetCONNACHT SFC FIRST ROUND/London v Roscommon: LONDON ARE looking to bridge a 33-year gap and claim their first win in the Connacht…Sat May 29 2010 - 01:00
Ó hAilpín in familiar role against TipperaryTEAM NEWS: RUMOURS OF Seán Óg Ó hAilpín’s decline have been exaggeratedThu May 27 2010 - 01:00
There's the field, there's the posts and here's your stick. Now go out and playMUNSTER SHC FIRST ROUND: LIAM SHEEDY appears to be adopting a very simple strategy for Sunday’s Munster hurling quarter-final…Thu May 27 2010 - 01:00
Murphy knows all about the McIver edgeULSTER SFC QUARTER-FINAL: DOWN AND Donegal are always so closely matched in the Ulster football championship that the slightest…Thu May 27 2010 - 01:00
Cork's Cussen and Cadogen to return against TipperaryTEAM NEWS: TIPPERARY CAN expect to face Cork’s so-called twin towers when they travel to Páirc Uí Chaoimh for Sunday’s Munster…Wed May 26 2010 - 01:00
Canning dampens the hypeLEINSTER CHAMPIONSHIP: WITH EXPECTATIONS on Galway hurling approaching something of all-time high, their main task now is to…Wed May 26 2010 - 01:00
Owens's goals go well beyond thisJOHN OWENS stands in the middle of Fraher Field, the sweat still pouring from his brow, and deftly articulates how important …Mon May 24 2010 - 01:00
No issues envisaged for hurling hand-passGAELIC GAMES/NEW RULES: THE GAA has further clarified the hand-pass rule as it applies to hurling ahead of this weekend’s start…Thu May 20 2010 - 01:00
Carlow and Ryan are where they want to beLEINSTER SHC FIRST ROUND: LAOIS AGAINST Carlow, this Saturday evening, in PortlaoiseThu May 20 2010 - 01:00
Moyles set to fill central role if key Meath duo miss outTEAM NEWS: MEATH MANAGER Eamonn O’Brien is awaiting fitness updates on a couple of key defenders before naming his team for …Thu May 20 2010 - 01:00
Bolt eases home in first 100m of seasonATHLETICS: HE DIDN’T exactly pick up where he left off last summer but Usain Bolt still coasted to victory in his first 100 …Thu May 20 2010 - 01:00
Brogan believes furore over new rule will die downHAND-PASS RULE: AS THE new hand-pass rule comes under scrutiny again this weekend with the first round of the Leinster hurling…Wed May 19 2010 - 01:00
No place for Sherlock as Gilroy focuses on youthFOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP: JASON SHERLOCK looks to have played his last game for Dublin as manager Pat Gilroy prepares to announce…Wed May 19 2010 - 01:00
Micko sticks to positive lineLEINSTER SFC FIRST ROUND: AT 74 years of age, Mick O’Dwyer’s unquenchable appetite for championship football continues, as does…Mon May 17 2010 - 01:00
Dunlop got the Lansdowne wheels runningATHLETICS: If the FAI and the IRFU think they are being visionary in revamping the old stadium, well, they've got nothing on…Sat May 15 2010 - 01:00
Rugby and soccer chiefs express delight at new HQTHE LANSDOWNE Road Aviva stadium is the “engine” that will drive rugby for the next 40 years, IRFU chief executive Philip Browne…Sat May 15 2010 - 01:00
