James Ryan
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Cork Con keep Bateman Cup on Leeside
- Rugby
- April 18, 2015, 17:12
Cork Constitution 24 Clontarf 9Cork Constitution’s enviable cup pedigree shone through once again as they won the Ulster Bank Bateman Cup for the thir(...)

Shane Dooley inspires Offaly win over Limerick
- Hurling
- March 14, 2015, 22:02
Limerick 0-21 Offaly 1-21Shane Dooley inspired Offaly to yet another win over Limerick as his side caused a big upset at the Gaelic Grounds.The game h(...)

Schools Cup: St Michael’s complete a great escape
- Rugby
- January 27, 2015, 21:43
St Michael’s 19, St Mary’s 14: St Mary’s came within a whisker of blowing the Leinster Schools Senior Cup wide open with a thunderous effort against S(...)

Limerick finish strongly to deny UCC in Waterford Crystal Cup
- Hurling
- January 25, 2015, 16:15
Limerick 0-22 UCC 1-17 Four late points earned Limerick a place in the Waterford Crystal Cup final after a 40-score semi-final win over a UCC s(...)

Canny and in control: TK Whitaker – Portrait of a Patriot
- Books
- October 25, 2014, 01:19
How do you write the biography of the man many regard as Ireland’s greatest public servant without it being a gushing hagiography? With considerable d(...)

Improving Limerick ready to test favourites Kilkenny’s mettle
- Gaelic Games
- August 8, 2014, 12:00
Last week I wrote about interpreting the pre-match signs in an effort to determine your team’s state of readiness for battle.This time last year Limer(...)

Good day for TJ Ryan as Limerick at last show some depth I didn’t think existed
- Hurling
- July 28, 2014, 09:00
I was really looking forward to the day’s hurling. A huge crowd landed into Thurles and the atmosphere around the square beforehand was superb. Everyo(...)

Schedule and Limerick too much for Wexford in All-Ireland SHC quarter-final
- Hurling
- July 28, 2014, 01:00
Sometimes you live and learn but most of the time you suffer the same cruel demise over and over. Wexford were, momentarily, back among the elite but (...)

Improving Wexford can do it again
- Hurling
- July 26, 2014, 09:00
The main debilitating aspect of Wexford’s run of six championship matches in eight weeks is not principally tired minds and limbs but rather the likel(...)

Cork end this Páirc life back on the top of the pack
- Hurling
- July 13, 2014, 18:07
Cork 2-24 Limerick 0-24Cork gave Páirc Uí Chaoimh a big send-off this afternoon in a memorable Munster hurling final when their forwards finally got (...)