Clubs must see the need for radical actionTHE National League's format for the outset of the 21st century, and with it the future direction of the domestic game (in the…Wed Oct 02 1996 - 01:00
Townsend latest worry for IrishANDY TOWNSEND became the latest injury scare for Republic of Ireland manager Mick McCarthy last night when a back injury ruled…Tue Oct 01 1996 - 01:00
Irish football the loser if Cass report is rejectedYESTERDAY was the closing date for the newly created position of National League Executive SecretaryTue Oct 01 1996 - 01:00
Connacht let their self-doubt sink themFOR originality, this probably rates a zero, but there were two ways of looking at this Ravenhill interprovincial: Connacht lost…Mon Sept 30 1996 - 01:00
FIFA oppose relocationFIFA, the world's governing body, have re-affirmed their opposition to the proposal for Wimbledon to relocate to Dublin in the…Sat Sept 28 1996 - 01:00
Derry promise to go for goalsRARELY has one game so early in the season assumed such interest and importanceFri Sept 27 1996 - 01:00
Strikers a cause for concernNIALL QUINN was yesterday ruled out of contention for the Republic of Ireland's World Cup qualifier against the former Yugoslav…Wed Sept 25 1996 - 01:00
O'Rourke faces big banTHE chasm between officialdom and participants in the National League widened further yesterday, when John O'Rourke, the Shelbourne…Wed Sept 25 1996 - 01:00
McCarthy clings to Quinn recovery hopesON THE basis that no news is good news, Niall Quinn, and by extension the Republic of Ireland manager, Mick McCarthy, were last…Tue Sept 24 1996 - 01:00
Hard to hit on top marksmanDEFENCES, say the cognoscenti, win leagues and who are we to argue? A well balanced midfield helps too, of course, as does a …Tue Sept 24 1996 - 01:00
Quinn to have scanCONTRARY to initial fears, the knee injury sustained by Niall Quinn in Sunderland's 1-0 home win over Coventry on Saturday does…Mon Sept 23 1996 - 01:00
Munster's big three smother Connacht buzzNEW ERAS dawn but old habits die hardMon Sept 23 1996 - 01:00
FAI solicit support from FIFATHE ISSUE of Wimbledon's relocation to Dublin rumbled on some more yesterdaySat Sept 21 1996 - 01:00
McCarthy to watch Keane as he finalises squadTHE RETURN of Roy Keane is likely to be one of the changes in personnel among the Republic of Ireland's 20 man squad to take …Fri Sept 20 1996 - 01:00
Long dispute down for resolutionTHE tug-of-war between Dundalk and St Patrick's Athletic regarding the midfielder Keith Long will be resolved this evening by…Thu Sept 19 1996 - 01:00
Further step towards Tallaght stadiumALTHOUGH several obstacles remain, a significant stumbling block in the development of Shamrock Rovers' proposed new stadium …Wed Sept 18 1996 - 01:00
Cup tie has Keely back in DundalkTWO of last season's relegation victims, Athlone Town and Galway United, enjoy what will be a rare reprieve from First Division…Tue Sept 17 1996 - 01:00
UCD show they can grind out a winAWAY ROM the madding crowds elsewhere, on another picturesque day at BeIfield Park yesterday, some strange things happenedMon Sept 16 1996 - 01:00
Bohemians are already marked as pretendersNINETY points to play for but already two significant blows have been struckSat Sept 14 1996 - 01:00
A fresh sense of direction requiredIF nothing else the controversial Wimbledon for Dublin proposal has at least sparked a bit of debate as to where the National…Tue Sept 10 1996 - 01:00
Myler takes lead role in demolition of HarpsGIVE UCD the sun on their backs, Belfield Park at its most pastoral and an early goat, and an outcome such as this is always …Mon Sept 09 1996 - 01:00
Bohemians hang on to lead in fine gameAS warning bells go this was the loudest so farSat Sept 07 1996 - 01:00
Further changes inevitable as axe hoversFURTHER changes in personnel appear inevitable at Shamrock Rovers given the surprisingly strong-worded critique of the existing…Thu Sept 05 1996 - 01:00
Derry set to take off with new arrivalsHARDLY A WEEK, nay a day, seems to go by without another transfer act Derry City, the departures and arrivals this past year …Tue Sept 03 1996 - 01:00
Players are "reasonably" pleasedAFTER the welcome initial flurry of goals at the EsehenMauren Sportspark on Saturday evening, the Irish players conceded that…Mon Sept 02 1996 - 01:00
McCarthy's revolution begins hereAT LAST. The phoney war is over. Little Liechtenstein, of all places, is fast becoming a landmark in Irish footballSat Aug 31 1996 - 01:00
Timing of the latest Wimbledon story unusualPERHAPS the most interesting revelation in the latest Wimbledon Coming To Dublin saga is the timingTue Aug 27 1996 - 01:00
Football should thrive despite administrationANOTHER club is evicted from the league, an unseemly make it up as we go along process ensues to replace them and a new Premier…Mon Aug 26 1996 - 01:00
St Patrick's superior as Shelbourne lack paceIN THE greater scheme of things, this League Cup group decider at a sodden Tolka Park yesterday will not go down as one of the…Mon Aug 26 1996 - 01:00
Shelbourne bow out as Brann hold their groundTHE last rites were duly observed on Shelbourne's participation in the European Cup Winners' Cup on a balmy evening in Bergen…Fri Aug 23 1996 - 01:00
Shelbourne seek to bury sad legacyTO BORROW a phrase from Lennie Lawrence, it seems as if the last time a National League club won away from home in Europe Christ…Thu Aug 22 1996 - 01:00
Looking to Sky to let in some lightAT a rough guess, Fabrizio Ravanelli's weekly wages exceeds those of the National League's entire playing staffTue Aug 20 1996 - 01:00
Paying a price for the thrills and spillsAt a time when Kevin Keegan's outlay on Alan Shearer could buy up the whole of the third division and a chunk of the second, …Sat Aug 17 1996 - 01:00
Costello's dismissal tarnishes fine gameA NEW season dawned at a sun splashed Tolka Park last night and a few old truisms were rapidly reinforcedThu Aug 15 1996 - 01:00
Shelbourne face RoversTONIGHT Shelbourne are the away "landlords" to their new tenants, Shamrock Rovers, in the first competitive domestic game of …Wed Aug 14 1996 - 01:00
League season should finish in June says KerrMORE with a whimper than a bang, the domestic competitive season begins tomorrow with the re arranged Shamrock Rovers Shelbourne…Tue Aug 13 1996 - 01:00
Early August exits a grim scenario for domestic gameEARLY August and early exits in European fare thereby confine "National League clubs interests to purely domestic matters, save…Sat Aug 10 1996 - 01:00
Edgy start leads to same old story for ShelbourneANOTHER European night of what might have been left Shelbourne acutely frustratedFri Aug 09 1996 - 01:00
Shelbourne need win to mend some of the hurtTHE season has scarcely started, but this one is important, this mattersThu Aug 08 1996 - 01:00
Shelbourne can learn from Brann, and beat them tooTHE magnitude of the task facing any National League club in European fare nowadays is amply demonstrated by even a cursory examination…Wed Aug 07 1996 - 01:00
Shelbourne must do it for the future of the leagueOBSCENE it is really. The peak of the holiday season, and come Thursday at Tolka the National League will already be drinking…Tue Aug 06 1996 - 01:00
Well prepared Germans can pass tough testLIKE MUCH else in life, the last European Championship finals of the century have prompted some poignant harping back to times…Sat Jun 29 1996 - 01:00
Football interferes with Czechs' holidaysONE of the more hazardous aspects of covering overseas finals for journalists the world over is planning ensuing holidaysSat Jun 29 1996 - 01:00
