Ulster roll out their big gunsRUGBY/Ulster v Munster: HERE FOLLOWS another unbalanced interprovincial match over the festive periodSat Jan 02 2010 - 00:00
Ferris and Court back for full-strength UlsterULSTER COACH Brian McLaughlin will select a full-strength team on Saturday evening for the Magners League return leg with Munster…Thu Dec 31 2009 - 00:00
Weakened Leinster travel westA FULL-STRENGTH Leinster are expected to take the field against Glasgow on January 8th ahead of the defining European Cup matches…Wed Dec 30 2009 - 00:00
No place for Sherlock in Dublin line-upsGAELIC GAMES NEWS: JASON SHERLOCK will not play and none of the Kilmacud Crokes contingent will be on view in this Sunday’s …Wed Dec 30 2009 - 00:00
Boost for Munster as Horan returnsRUGBY NEWS: MARCUS HORAN will make a welcome return to action on Saturday in Shannon’s Munster Senior Cup semi-final against…Wed Dec 30 2009 - 00:00
Munster can ignite campaignConnacht v Munster: THREE POINTS adrift of league leaders Glasgow Warriors, Munster can ignite their campaign with a comprehensive…Thu Dec 24 2009 - 00:00
Leinster look in good shapeLeinster v Ulster: THE RUGBY professional at Christmas, by Gordon D’Arcy: “Twelve years doing it, if I haven’t got used to …Thu Dec 24 2009 - 00:00
Schuster to face hearing over Leamy incidentRUGBY NEWS ROUND-UP: AS EXPECTED, Perpignan prop Jerome Schuster has been called to answer for the flying head butt he landed…Wed Dec 23 2009 - 00:00
Croke Park a possible venue for grand finalRUGBY: IF THE inaugural Magners League grand final includes two Irish provinces then Croke Park will be considered as a venue…Tue Dec 22 2009 - 00:00
Cheika has more trouble at propTHE RECURRING lower leg complaints CJ van der Linde has suffered since he arrived in Leinster look set to rule the World Cup-…Tue Dec 22 2009 - 00:00
Parnell's get green lightGAELIC GAMES: PARNELL’S GAA club have received planning permission for a €30 million development of land in Coolock, north Dublin…Tue Dec 22 2009 - 00:00
Munster back in headlines after Stade stormingPAUL O’CONNELL made an astute comment in the wake of the shuddering defeat of Perpignan on SundayTue Dec 22 2009 - 00:00
O'Loughlin tipped to be next Clare managerTHE CURRENT impasse in Clare hurling, between players and management, is expected to reach a conclusion in the coming days as…Wed Dec 09 2009 - 00:00
Blackrock face old friends BelvedereRUGBY LEINSTER SENIOR SCHOOLS RUGBY CUP: THE LEINSTER Schools Cup draw for 2010 took place at St Mary’s RFC clubhouse off Templeville…Tue Dec 08 2009 - 00:00
Cusack 'honoured' to claim top awardSPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD: DÓNAL ÓG Cusack’s autobiography Come What May , written with Tom Humphries of The Irish Times…Fri Dec 04 2009 - 00:00
Ulster turn to Whitten and PollackMAGNERS LEAGUE: Ulster v Glasgow Warriors: THE IRFU national player management World Cup programme continues to protect Ireland…Fri Dec 04 2009 - 00:00
Limerick board hope to resolve impasseTHE LIMERICK County Board executive met the hurling panel last night in an attempt to iron out the current stand-off with manager…Fri Nov 27 2009 - 00:00
Steyn expected to make his mark againTHE COMPARISONS between Jonathan Sexton and Morn Steyn are obviousWed Nov 25 2009 - 00:00
Decision on Leamy may be postponedA STEADY TRICKLE of returning Irish players came through the lobby of their Killiney Castle camp early yesterday morning as preparations…Tue Nov 24 2009 - 00:00
Fitzgerald out for four to six monthsRUGBY NEWS ROUND-UP: THE IRFU medical team last night confirmed that Luke Fitzgerald suffered the misfortune of a ruptured lateral…Tue Nov 17 2009 - 00:00
Fijians still competing against all the oddsAUTUMN INTERNATIONALS IRELAND V FIJI: FIJI STRUGGLED to secure clean set-piece possession in the 23-10 defeat to Scotland at…Tue Nov 17 2009 - 00:00
Domenech keeps mounting band of critics at bayFRENCH REACTION: RAYMOND DOMENECH enters stage leftMon Nov 16 2009 - 00:00
Flippin' hell: Croker faces hectic 14 hoursTHE BIG TURNAROUND: ABOUT 12 months ago FAl chief executive John Delaney gave his IRFU counterpart Philip Browne a heads upSat Nov 14 2009 - 00:00
From future Springbok to Wallaby starDAVID POCOCK INTERVIEW : THEY TELL us David Pocock is a natural born leaderFri Nov 13 2009 - 00:00
Jennings to train with BrumbiesRUGBY NEWS ROUND-UP: SHANE JENNINGS is due to depart for Australia to train with the ACT Brumbies and a rugby league franchise…Fri Nov 06 2009 - 00:00
Players to meet as board plays down player omissionsGAELIC GAMES/LIMERICK HURLING: THE LIMERICK hurling panel are meeting this weekend to decide their next course of action following…Thu Nov 05 2009 - 00:00
Dublin board confident of deal by springDESPITE DUBLIN County Board chief executive John Costello setting a November 1st deadline for the announcement of a new sponsor…Thu Nov 05 2009 - 00:00
McNamara likely to go, Fitzgerald a non-runnerGAELIC GAMES : WITH SOURCES in Clare indicating hurling manager Mike McNamara will step down in the next 48 hours, the focus…Wed Nov 04 2009 - 00:00
Limerick hurlers revolt against McCarthyNEWS : IN WHAT is now becoming an epidemic in hurling circles, the Limerick panel are the latest group to revolt against the…Wed Nov 04 2009 - 00:00
No standout omissions as Kennelly loses out to O'NeillGPA FOOTBALL TEAM OF THE YEAR : THE OPEL Gaelic Players Association football team of the year has been announced with just three…Wed Nov 04 2009 - 00:00
Duffy defends intercounty rest period ruleINTERCOUNTY CLOSED SEASON: GAA director general Pádraic Duffy yesterday responded to recent criticism of the intercounty closed…Fri Oct 30 2009 - 00:00
No place for McGrath or Canning in team of yearGPA AWARDS: THE GAELIC Players Association has defended the “integrity” of its Opel hurling team of the year selection process…Fri Oct 30 2009 - 00:00
No amnesty for hurlers who don't like helmetsNEW RULES: THE GAA confirmed yesterday that the lead-in process is over and come January 1st hurlers at all grades must wear…Fri Oct 30 2009 - 00:00
Davidson wary of the dangers that lie aheadMAGNERS LEAGUE: MUNSTER WERE described as “ailing and ageing” in one headline this past weekend after defeat to Edinburgh. They…Tue Oct 27 2009 - 00:00
Decision on McNamara is likely to be postponedA LETTER sent on by the Clare senior hurling panel to the county executive seeking the removal of manager Mike McNamara has sparked…Tue Oct 27 2009 - 00:00
Much to look forward to in NovemberAUTUMN INTERNATIONALS: DECLAN KIDNEY will announce a squad this afternoon of up 37 to combat what promises to be Ireland’s busiest…Tue Oct 27 2009 - 00:00
Croke Park countdown clock will commence at 12SOCCER AND RUGBY INTERNATIONALS: A DOUBLE celebration of Irish sport is coming.Tue Oct 27 2009 - 00:00
O'Driscoll reminisces about how it all beganBLACKROCK COLLEGE SESQUICENTENNIAL CELEBRATIONS: BLACKROCK COLLEGE, as part of their sesquicentennial (150 years of existence…Thu Oct 22 2009 - 01:00
Babs a fly in the ointmentFUNNY THING happened yesterday at a GAA announcement in Croke Park to confirm Allianz will continue their sponsorship of the …Tue Oct 20 2009 - 01:00
UL Bohemians sent packingAIB CUP ROUND-UP : A FEW MILDLY surprising results were evident in round two of the AIB Cup this past weekend.Mon Oct 19 2009 - 01:00
Jennings cited as Hayes opts to appealLEINSTER’S RAPID descent towards crisis continued yesterday when flanker Shane Jennings was cited for alleged contact with the…Tue Oct 13 2009 - 01:00
AIB All-Ireland LeagueToday : (Kick-offs – 2.30pm) Division One A Blackrock v Garryowen StradbrookSat Oct 10 2009 - 01:00
Ten things you may not know about the Cup1 It is too late for Martyn Williams (right), but the place-kicking shoot-out will be left up to the experts this seasonWed Oct 07 2009 - 01:00
All-Ireland League Division One A ClubsBLACKROCK: IRFU assurances that the new A competition will not impact on the clubs will be borne out by Blackrock’s access to…Fri Oct 02 2009 - 01:00
Coaches and players to be consulted in January review of new leagueTHE IRFU conducted a media briefing yesterday “of its ongoing strategic plan programmes and development structures for this season…Thu Oct 01 2009 - 01:00
'True blue' Dunne lends support for Dublin's sporting roleEUROPEAN CAPITAL OF SPORT 2010: BERNARD DUNNE received a sustained and warm round of applause from a crowd representing all …Wed Sept 30 2009 - 01:00
Clare to the fore in under-21 shortlistSIX PLAYERS have been nominated for the inaugural under-21 hurler of the year awardTue Sept 29 2009 - 01:00
Cork's craft and guile gets them over the line at Croke ParkWOMEN'S FOOTBALL ALL-IRELAND SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL: Cork 1-9 Dublin 0-11: THERE WAS always a concern that Dublin would be…Mon Sept 28 2009 - 01:00
