Casey takes his chance with London IrishBob Casey, the Blackrock, Leinster and Ireland second row, yesterday confirmed that he would be playing for London Irish from…Wed May 01 2002 - 01:00
Corinthians join Glenanne, Harlequins and InstoniansMEN'S HOCKEY: Glennane demonstrated their ability to score when they followed up their 3-2 away win over Cookstown with a 4-…Mon Apr 29 2002 - 01:00
Network Two to cover every matchRTÉ look like being able to satisfy even gargantuan soccer appetites this summer when they screen 56 of the 64 World Cup matches…Sat Apr 27 2002 - 01:00
Connemara make Lansdowne debutPlaying at Lansdowne Road will be one of the principal rewards for both Trinity and Connemara All Blacks when they meet in the…Sat Apr 27 2002 - 01:00
Ulster sides vulnerable in second-leg assignmentsHOCKEY: Putting one's head on the block, Pembroke Wanderers, Glenanne, Cork C of I and Harlequins look to be in reasonable condition…Fri Apr 26 2002 - 01:00
Clohessy named in panel to play CastresRUGBY/European Cup Semi-Final: Declan Kidney has named a 25-man panel, including prop Peter Clohessy, to travel to Beziers for…Thu Apr 25 2002 - 01:00
Spooner's injury not career threateningWhat was thought to be a career-ending injury to Leinster's Nathan Spooner has transpired to be overly pessimisticWed Apr 24 2002 - 01:00
O'Driscoll set to push for place in second rowWhile Munster sort out their injury worries and continue to align themselves as a unit against Castres, a number of smaller struggles…Wed Apr 24 2002 - 01:00
Cork C of I can swing itMEN HOCKEY/Club Championship: Corinthians travel to Cork more in hope than expectation after their open and free-flowing game…Mon Apr 22 2002 - 01:00
Henderson returns to bolster PembrokeMEN HOCKEY/Round-up: Despite missing a few players Pembroke should find a degree of comfort from the return of their first-choice…Fri Apr 19 2002 - 01:00
It's official... Here Come The Good TimesAltogether now...With Keane to lead us, there's nothing tofear, This time 2002 is going to be our year.Thu Apr 18 2002 - 01:00
Irish see uncertain futureSNOOKER/Countdown to World Championship: Former world champion Ken Doherty, Fergal O'Brien and Michael Judge yesterday blamed…Wed Apr 17 2002 - 01:00
Disputed goal sends cup north with InstoniansInstonians - 2 Pembroke - 1 The Irish Senior Cup goes North after a bizarre opening goal gifted Instonians with a perfect start…Mon Apr 15 2002 - 01:00
Munster make a move to tempt Gaffney from LeinsterNEWS AND FOCUS ON ALL-IRELAND LEAGUE: The future position of the Leinster assistant coach Alan Gaffney has taken a twist with…Fri Apr 12 2002 - 01:00
Varley aims high for GarryowenRUGBY/ALL-IRELAND SEMI-FINALS: Momentarily think of Garryowen and you have a vision of a club regularly in at the death of All…Thu Apr 11 2002 - 01:00
Cork Con leave Kelly on benchRUGBY/All-Ireland League semi-finals: If not before this week, Irish right wing John Kelly now understands what a cold place…Thu Apr 11 2002 - 01:00
Garryowen bolstered as Langford flies inNews round-up: John Langford arrived back in Ireland early on Monday and trained with Garryowen that eveningWed Apr 10 2002 - 01:00
Ireland on form in South AfricaTENNIS: Ireland opened their Federation Cup qualifying tournament in Pretoria, South Africa in impressive fashion yesterday …Wed Apr 10 2002 - 01:00
Stringer prepared to turn the other cheekYou can only assume the referee didn't fully see itMon Mar 25 2002 - 00:00
O'Brien takes the first opportunity to exit stageSNOOKER/Irish Masters: Dublin's Fergal O'Brien joined Joe Swail as the second Irish player of three in the competition to exit…Thu Mar 21 2002 - 00:00
Drop in number testing positiveDRUGS IN SPORT: A significant decline in the number of Irish athletes testing positive for banned substances was the key issue…Wed Mar 20 2002 - 00:00
Williams back in the frameSNOOKER/Irish Masters/Preview: While the Irish attractions of Ken Doherty, Joe Swail and Fergal O'Brien will draw local support…Tue Mar 19 2002 - 00:00
Murphy holds his nerve at the deathThat the cup was within touching distance would have made this final defeat a little harder to take for PresentationMon Mar 18 2002 - 00:00
Cork Con pass the medicalAt the pre-match dinner, Minister for Health Micheβl Martin addressed the room and declared that Foreign Minister Brian Cowan…Mon Mar 18 2002 - 00:00
Harmony on discipline soughtRUGBY/NEWS ROUNDUP: Attempts to introduce common disciplinary standards in each of the Six Nations will be discussed at a meeting…Fri Mar 08 2002 - 00:00
Onus on the bonus as fight for play-offs intensifiesRUGBY : While this Saturday's televised match between Garryowen (34 points) and Shannon (41 points), fourth and first respectively…Wed Mar 06 2002 - 00:00
Victory comes with sigh of reliefA sort of equilibrium was re-established. Ireland should beat Scotland; Ireland does beat ScotlandMon Mar 04 2002 - 00:00
Scots rue their costly generosity"The set-piece ball is the beginning, not the end," said Scotland coach Ian McGeechan at the post-mortem, turning around the …Mon Mar 04 2002 - 00:00
Logan gets six-month club ban over punchALL IRELAND LEAGUE: St Mary's second row Gareth Logan hasbeen suspended by his club for six months following a punching incident…Fri Mar 01 2002 - 00:00
Dungannon to cite St Mary's LoganALL-IRELAND LEAGUE/News round-up: Dungannon will be citing St Mary's second row Gareth Logan following last Saturday's All-Ireland…Thu Feb 28 2002 - 00:00
ISC defends funding roleWINTER OLYMPICS: John Treacy, chief executive of the Irish Sports Council (ISC), has said winter sports are not discriminated…Fri Feb 22 2002 - 00:00
Brown providing consistency for BlackrockIn an inconsistent season so far Blackrock have regularly looked to one of their players for some sort of direction in their …Thu Feb 21 2002 - 00:00
Wrottesley slides into limelightWinter Olymics: An Olympic medal hung agonisingly within reach of Ireland's Clifton Wrottesley for most of yesterday afternoon…Thu Feb 21 2002 - 00:00
Murphy likely to be out for a monthRUGBY/News: Geordan Murphy'a medial ligament injury sustained after seven minutes against England is likely to take at least…Wed Feb 20 2002 - 00:00
Venue still not known for Munster's matchThe European Rugby Cup Ltd were unable to decide yesterday on a venue for Munster's Heineken Cup semi-final against the French…Fri Feb 15 2002 - 00:00
Murphy knows the scoreRugby /Six Nations Championship: Geordan Murphy, the Ireland winger who will be thoroughly familiar with Saturday's opponents…Thu Feb 14 2002 - 00:00
McCullough wants fight in DublinBoxing: Wayne McCullough hopes to be back in the ring within two months following his featherweight victory over Alvin Brown…Fri Feb 08 2002 - 00:00
Hickey involved in root-and-branch review of structuresOLYMPIC GAMES/Radical changes : In what threatens to be a root- and-branch pulling apart of the Olympic movement, International…Wed Feb 06 2002 - 00:00
Henry maintains the brave faceThe image of Graham Henry walking in waving a white handkerchief failed to materialiseMon Feb 04 2002 - 00:00
Straight lines from steady O'SullivanIf Eddie O'Sullivan was a futures dealer he would have been lounging back in his chair with a fat cigar, blowing smoke at the…Mon Feb 04 2002 - 00:00
FAI welcome announcement of project go-aheadAlthough knowing only sketchy details of the High-Point Rendel report on Stadium Ireland and Sports Campus Ireland, published…Fri Feb 01 2002 - 00:00
Moody cited for stamp on O'DriscollRUGBY: Leinster have cited Leicester flanker Lewis Moody for an alleged stamping incident on Brian O'Driscoll during last Sunday…Wed Jan 30 2002 - 00:00
McCullough's ban remainsBOXING: The puzzling case of Wayne McCullough's boxing licence continues after the British Boxing Board of Control (BBBC) reiterated…Wed Jan 23 2002 - 00:00
Miller unlucky in quest for vital match practiceIf the timing by the Celtic League committee had been a little better they could have had Eric Miller playing for Terenure this…Thu Jan 17 2002 - 00:00
Clohessy cited by CastresIreland and Munster prop Peter Clohessy has been cited by French club Castres for what have been described as racist remarksWed Jan 16 2002 - 00:00
Ulster set to take sting out of WaspsA massive game for Ulster given if they can beat London Wasps for the second time this season they will finish their Pool 2 campaign…Sat Jan 05 2002 - 00:00
Player academy raises fresh issuesRUGBY: Garryowen have begun to sign young players to contracts in their attempt to secure their position as one of the top clubs…Thu Jan 03 2002 - 00:00
Code-breaker to unveil defence strategyIrish coach Eddie O'Sullivan has not been slow to engage in some Christmas shoppingWed Jan 02 2002 - 00:00
Brennan steps into breach for LeinsterA home quarter-final is in the minds of both the Leinster and Munster squads as they face into round five of the of the Heineken…Wed Jan 02 2002 - 00:00
