Holders Blackrock faced with the toughest taskRUGBY/Leinster Schools Senior Cup: A wily gathering are these schools rugby coachesTue Dec 12 2006 - 00:00
Maze project gets full supportNickey Brennan confirmed yesterday the GAA remained "fully committed" to the Maze Sports Stadium proposal despite recent speculation…Tue Dec 12 2006 - 00:00
O'Brien's sights on the doubleVarsity match: Unsurprisingly, the main attraction for today's Varsity match at Twickenham is 86 times capped Wallaby winger…Tue Dec 12 2006 - 00:00
Demons beat Roverson way to last fourBASKETBALL: The national cup, or Superleague cup as it is confusingly labelled, arguably holds greater resonance than the league…Mon Dec 11 2006 - 00:00
Hapless Harlequins take another hammeringAll-Ireland League Round-up: Same old same oldMon Dec 11 2006 - 00:00
Kidney deflects praise to workmatesManager of the Year award: In his typically self-effacing manner, Munster coach Declan Kidney deflected the praise heaped upon…Fri Dec 08 2006 - 00:00
All-Ireland pair meet on new termsBasketball : Ballina will host Tralee Tigers tomorrow in the National Cup quarter-final, billed as a replay of the All-Ireland…Fri Dec 08 2006 - 00:00
Injury rules out HoganChallenge Cup/Connacht v Montpellier: Connacht prop Ray Hogan is out for three weeks after suffering a calf injury in the first…Thu Dec 07 2006 - 00:00
Bowe, Trimble back for UlsterThe precariousness of earning a crust in any contact sport is best exemplified by Tommy BoweThu Dec 07 2006 - 00:00
Winger's high strike rate in every senseLeinster v Agen: The late, great George Best came up with some real humdinger excuses for being M.IWed Dec 06 2006 - 00:00
Wright to answer Leinster's callRUGBY/European Cup: Two positions have been a constant cause for concern during this affluent period in Irish rugbyTue Dec 05 2006 - 00:00
Garryowen drive home Southern dominance and go topAll-Ireland League: Word from Dooradoyle on Saturday tells us that Garryowen were stretched in the 17-0 victory over Belfast…Mon Dec 04 2006 - 00:00
Hoops regain momentumBasketball Round-up: The test of aspiring champions is how they respond to the inevitable blip in formMon Dec 04 2006 - 00:00
Familiar foes hold no fears for CorriganCeltic League: Ravenhill is perhaps behind only Thomond Park when it comes to intimidating atmospheres in the Northern Hemisphere…Fri Dec 01 2006 - 00:00
St Paul's must do without O'BrienBasketball: The domestic game said farewell to a valuable home-grown talent this week, but the flow of the foreign brigade into…Fri Dec 01 2006 - 00:00
O Sé delays naming backroom teamSequels can often succeed, but with trilogies the law of diminishing returns can take effectFri Dec 01 2006 - 00:00
O Sé delays naming backroom teamSequels can often succeed, but with trilogies the law of diminishing returns can take effectFri Dec 01 2006 - 00:00
Field sports top of UCD listSports scholarships: University College Dublin yesterday announced 97 sports scholarships for the present academic year, the…Wed Nov 29 2006 - 00:00
Leinster close to sealing deal to move to RDSLeinster's ground switch: Leinster rugby's official move to the Royal Dublin Society will be tied up by Christmas, confirmed…Wed Nov 29 2006 - 00:00
Warner may step upCeltic League News: Leinster will confirm today Felipe Contepomi will be hors de combat for the Heineken European Cup pool matches…Tue Nov 28 2006 - 00:00
Ireland drop to fifth despite recent run World RankingsWorld Rankings: Despite Ireland's most successful November international period, Eddie O'Sullivan's team have slipped back to…Tue Nov 28 2006 - 00:00
Killester setbackBASKETBALL: Killester are trying to regroup following the departure of arguably the best female player to represent the club…Fri Nov 24 2006 - 00:00
Hurling All Stars to reflect balanceTonight's 35th instalment of the All Star hurling awards is unlikely to cause the sort of furore which arose when All-Ireland…Fri Nov 24 2006 - 00:00
Vaki gets three weeksFormer Tongan captain Viliami Vaki has been suspended for three weeks by an independent disciplinary panel after being found …Thu Nov 23 2006 - 00:00
Howarth puts past behind himRemember Grannygate? With the advent of professionalism the Welsh rugby union flooded their national team with overseas mercenaries…Thu Nov 23 2006 - 00:00
Munster name a weakened squadCelitc League: Munster have named a 25-man squad for Saturday night's Magners Celtic League encounter against the Ospreys at…Wed Nov 22 2006 - 00:00
Islanders arrive without key playersThe fascinating yet mysteriously reclusive rugby genius that is Rupeni Caucaunibuca will not be gracing the last international…Tue Nov 21 2006 - 00:00
Sheedy walks away from seriesThe fallout from the disastrous public relations exercise that was the International Rules series continues unabated in Australia…Tue Nov 21 2006 - 00:00
Connacht face tough test after disruptive weekCeltic League/Cardiff Blues v Connacht: Declan Kidney noted recently, albeit with a wry smile, that Munster are currently out…Sat Nov 18 2006 - 00:00
Rovers hope to keep winning run goingBASKETBALL: In many aspects, the Superleague can be compared to its domestic soccer counterpartsFri Nov 17 2006 - 00:00
Considine getting ball rolling in ClareConsidering the pillars of the Clare defence, Seanie McMahon and Brian Lohan, have retired from the intercounty scene, Tony Considine…Thu Nov 16 2006 - 00:00
Errigal likely to carry on regardlessThe Ulster Council are confident this Sunday's club football semi-final between Errigal Ciarán and Ballinderry will go ahead …Thu Nov 16 2006 - 00:00
Corcoran criticises Cork County BoardGAA: Brian Corcoran has launched a scything attack on the Cork County Board for the manner in which they overlooked the candidacy…Wed Nov 15 2006 - 00:00
Plea to keep Rules aliveThe Australian man responsible for inventing the International Rules series has made a plea to keep it alive.Wed Nov 15 2006 - 00:00
Respect is name of the gameRespect. Nickey Brennan repeatedly used this word at the launch of the referee's national recruitment drive in Croke Park yesterday…Wed Nov 15 2006 - 00:00
Cup offers relief for strugglersBASKETBALL: The national cup is an outlet for teams who lack consistency: a chance to escape the slog of the Superleague and…Fri Nov 10 2006 - 00:00
Finegan receives 21-day suspensionLeinster's Owen Finegan was found guilty of stamping by the ERC but received only a 21-day suspension, which began yesterdayThu Nov 09 2006 - 00:00
Brennan escapes suspensionEuropean Cup : Trevor Brennan avoided a suspension yesterday despite being found guilty of "trampling" in the Heineken European…Tue Nov 07 2006 - 00:00
Shannon's frailties exposedAIL League Round-up: Shannon are eventually going to hand over the AIB League crownMon Nov 06 2006 - 00:00
Demons look to Murphy againBASKETBALL: The UCC Demons are normally a banker team to be early season frontrunners in the southern conference but only now…Fri Nov 03 2006 - 00:00
Wallace gets call to stand in at stand-offAutumn international Ireland v South Africa: Ireland coach Eddie O'Sullivan yesterday made four alterations to the 22-man squad…Thu Nov 02 2006 - 00:00
Leinster caught short at nineCeltic League: Leinster are facing a scrumhalf crisis ahead of Saturday's Magners Celtic League encounter with the Dragons at…Thu Nov 02 2006 - 00:00
Embarrassed Aussies apologise over incidentInternational Rules: The Australian Football League (AFL) apologised unconditionally yesterday as the fallout from Brendan Fevola…Wed Nov 01 2006 - 00:00
Mayo closing in on O'MahonyNews Round-up: The meeting of Mayo chairman John Waldron with John O'Mahony later this week makes it clear who the county board…Wed Nov 01 2006 - 00:00
Old order faces new threatLimerick, of all places, has gone and produced yet another club that look capable of ending Shannon's dominance of the AIB All…Mon Oct 30 2006 - 00:00
Tigers must maul Agen to stay aliveEuropean Cup round-up: To keep their Heineken European Cup aspirations alive, Leinster must stall the momentum of SU Agen's …Mon Oct 30 2006 - 00:00
Walls supports Killester driveBASKETBALL: Happy endings are a rarity in Irish basketball but Killester experienced one over the weekendMon Oct 30 2006 - 00:00
