Lansdowne throw hat into race for the titleIn a weekend where five of the eight matches ended with two points or less between the teams, Lansdowne have finally thrown their…Mon Jan 27 2003 - 00:00
McCullough in confident moodBOXING: In their first head-to-head press conference before the March 22nd WBO featherweight world title fight in Glasgow, challenger…Wed Jan 22 2003 - 00:00
Connacht must build on positives to make progressCHALLENGE CUP/Quarter-final, second leg: Pontypridd will take a five-point advantage into the second leg of their Challenge …Sat Jan 18 2003 - 00:00
Pembroke seek big winMEN'S HOCKEY: Pembroke have been frustrated in finding the form that has won them so much over the past few years, this weekend…Fri Jan 17 2003 - 00:00
Ulster's home record under pressureSimply put, if Northampton avoid defeat in Ravenhill Road tonight they will win Pool Six.Fri Jan 17 2003 - 00:00
Gaffney to check if three can go throughMunster coach Alan Gaffney last night called for clarification on Heineken Cup qualification ahead of Saturday's crunch clash…Thu Jan 16 2003 - 00:00
Luck may not carry onUlster Senior Cup Who could forget the drama of last year's Ulster Schools' Cup final at Ravenhill Road when Methody's Ryan …Mon Jan 13 2003 - 00:00
Glenanne get double boostMEN'S HOCKEY: Glennane's weekend could not be described as anything other than extremely satisfactory.Mon Jan 13 2003 - 00:00
Garbally the ones to beatConnacht Senior Cup Eric Elwood's old school Coláiste Iognaid will form one of the big three teams in the bottom part of the…Mon Jan 13 2003 - 00:00
Connacht have point to proveConnacht v Pontypridd Few teams have ever had such a motivation to winSat Jan 11 2003 - 00:00
Fitzpatrick pays price for red card with 10-day banRUGBY: Justin Fitzpatrick will be disappointed that a moment of indiscipline last week will cause him to miss Ulster's fifth…Thu Jan 09 2003 - 00:00
Leinster duo set to playRUGBY: Leinster hope to have internationals full back Girvan Dempsey and winger Denis Hickie back in the side to face Swansea…Wed Jan 08 2003 - 00:00
Pembroke watch Rovers move out of reachMEN'S HOCKEY: One of the few types of weather which can force a match on astroturf to be postponed struck on Saturday as heavy…Mon Jan 06 2003 - 00:00
Life sweet again for Sugar Ray's Irish sure shotBOXING: Buffalo, upstate New York, on October 2nd last year and Bernard Dunne was weighing in for his third professional fight…Sat Jan 04 2003 - 00:00
Hunt on for assistant Irish coach for European run-inMEN'S HOCKEY: Irish coach John Clarke is seeking an assistant for Ireland's preparation for and participation in the European…Fri Jan 03 2003 - 00:00
D'Arcy on course for Connacht warm-upLeinster winger Gordon D'Arcy, who was controversially injured in a late tackle by David Bory after scoring a try against French…Fri Dec 20 2002 - 00:00
Irish to seek titles in New YearBOXING: AFTER several years of drought at the top end of professional boxing Ireland will have three fighters, Wayne McCullough…Thu Dec 19 2002 - 00:00
'Tis the season to get even more in shapeSecond helpings might have been the nickname of one of a number of provincial and Irish rugby players in the pastThu Dec 19 2002 - 00:00
Irish team to prepare in SpainMEN'S HOCKEY: After a week in which Irish women's coach Riet Kuper suggested radical changes to the way the women's game is …Fri Dec 13 2002 - 00:00
Kernan looks to the futureAWARDS/Manager of the year: For the autograph hunters it was like shooting fish in a barrelFri Dec 13 2002 - 00:00
Davidson's call to camp warmly receivedRUGBY: The 35-man Irish squad trip to Lanzarote next week for warm weather training represents more than just a welcome trip…Wed Dec 11 2002 - 00:00
Leinster happy that O'Kelly is on the way backThe Irish second row Malcolm O'Kelly could be back to dominate the Leinster lineout when the province meets Montferrand at Donnybrook…Wed Dec 11 2002 - 00:00
Goulding rescues LeinsterHOCKEY : Ulster twice took the lead against Leinster in their senior interprovincial match over the weekend but walked away …Mon Dec 09 2002 - 00:00
Organisers pleased with opening resultTENNIS/The Trilogy: Stage it and they will comeMon Dec 09 2002 - 00:00
Squad to go through paces at BelfieldMEN'S HOCKEY: The 26-man panel named by Irish coach John Clarke during the week will take part in an intensive two-day session…Fri Nov 29 2002 - 00:00
Gaffney looks for answers within squadCELTIC LEAGUE/Team News: Munster coach Alan Gaffney will stay loyal to the players from within his squad for tomorrow evening…Thu Nov 28 2002 - 00:00
Williams sisters make journey worthwhileTENNIS/Trilogy Event: The world number one and two tennis players, Serena and Venus Williams, have commanded almost €500,000…Thu Nov 28 2002 - 00:00
Munster are looking at a long injury listMunster coach Alan Gaffney will wait for Jeremy Staunton and Anthony Horgan to pass fitness tests before he names his team to…Wed Nov 27 2002 - 00:00
Aquatic centre set to attract world's top swimmersHard-hat day in Abbotstown, and the media are led round the rain-sodden building site that will soon blossom into the National…Fri Nov 22 2002 - 00:00
Video umpire under scrutinyThe Women's World Cup in Perth, which begins this weekend, could be the stage that revolutionizes the game of hockey across the…Fri Nov 22 2002 - 00:00
McCullough title fight in doubtBOXING: Wayne McCullough's search for a world title fight in February has not been as straightforward as his ascent back to …Thu Nov 21 2002 - 00:00
Constitution's joy muted by Horgan injuryWhile Cork Constitution kept their winning record intact with three tries against Buccaneers, the Temple Hill Road side will …Mon Nov 18 2002 - 00:00
Tennis Ireland on side but were only consulted out of courtesyPropriety Management, the organisers and creators of The Trilogy, yesterday clarified the role of Tennis Ireland in the tennis…Thu Nov 14 2002 - 00:00
'Golden point' to settle tied gamesThe game of rugby has decided to borrow from soccer by introducing a little razzmatazz to the business of deciding drawn matches…Wed Nov 13 2002 - 00:00
Dublin event awaits sanctionTENNIS: Despite the large-scale imagination and attractiveness of the star-laden RDS tennis event, which starts on December …Wed Nov 13 2002 - 00:00
Rock fall but don't toppleHOCKEY: Three Rock Rovers still cling onto top place on the men's Leinster League table despite their first defeat of the season…Mon Nov 11 2002 - 00:00
Quality exports a sign of worthMENS HOCKEY: Occasionally, we question the level of hockey played in Ireland and whether it is of a similar quality to that …Fri Nov 08 2002 - 00:00
McCullough homing in on title shotBOXING: Six weeks ago Wayne McCullough pulled the over-sized tracksuit up around his ears and walked from the Castlecourt shopping…Sat Nov 02 2002 - 00:00
University link-up helps Limerick in points raceMEN'S HOCKEY: Ask Limerick hockey club captain Robbie Ryan to show you his club's facilities and you will see perhaps the best…Fri Nov 01 2002 - 00:00
Dunne decision deferredBOXING: Featherweight Bernard Dunne will not find out until late next week if he will be given back his licence to fight professionally…Thu Oct 31 2002 - 00:00
Dunne awaits resultsBOXING: In the week Wayne McCullough steps into the ring in his native Belfast for the first time since December 1995, following…Wed Oct 30 2002 - 00:00
Connacht to take controlFor the first time in 11 games this season Connacht coach Steph Nel can name an unchanged side, for the return leg of the Challenge…Sat Oct 19 2002 - 01:00
Ryder Cup style adds the competitive edgeTENNIS: "Hi, I'm Anna Kournikova, you'll see me at The Trilogy event in DecemberFri Oct 18 2002 - 01:00
Dunne makes impact in USBOXING: The international following of 22-year-old Quarryvale featherweight Bernard Dunne continues to grow in the US where …Thu Oct 17 2002 - 01:00
Strategy in place to create elite playersTENNIS: Ireland may be chasing the rest of Europe in developing elite players capable of competing at world level, but over …Wed Oct 16 2002 - 01:00
Snow puts wind in the sails of compelling contestTV VIEW: The insomnia beat begins around 11.30 p.mMon Oct 14 2002 - 01:00
Rovers continue to impressHOCKEY: Both Corinthians and Glenanne are looking for a result that will suggest that recent scorelines that have gone against…Fri Oct 11 2002 - 01:00
Athletes look to lawATHLETICS: The Athletes Commission, a body of current and former Olympic athletes set up to advise the Olympic Council of Ireland…Fri Oct 11 2002 - 01:00
Sonia always resonates while some sound offTV VIEW: Resonance. Paul McGinley has it. He didn't before two weeks ago, does this weekMon Oct 07 2002 - 01:00
Late starters UCD must hit the ground runningHOCKEY: With five teams - UCD, Avoca, Monkstown, YMCA and Railway Union - yet to get off the mark, the bottom of the Leinster…Fri Oct 04 2002 - 01:00
