Connacht's strong start to continuePRO12 Connacht v Dragons: ALTHOUGH DEFEATED last weekend in Edinburgh with a losing bonus point, Connacht have lost just once…Fri Sept 23 2011 - 01:00
IHA survey hopes to address fundamental questions for future of the gameHOCKEY: THE SURVEY that the Irish Hockey Association (IHA) is about to undertake will hopefully provide information on the trends…Fri Sept 23 2011 - 01:00
O'Rourke will skip Europeans2012 OLYMPICS: TWO-TIME European silver medallist Derval O’Rourke will sacrifice next year’s European Championships to try and…Thu Sept 22 2011 - 01:00
Olympic torch cross-Border route to Dublin confirmedTHE ROUTE for the Olympic torch to travel across the Border into the Republic and subsequently around Dublin has been agreed …Thu Sept 22 2011 - 01:00
Ireland draw Hungary awayTENNIS: IRELAND HAVE been drawn against Hungary in the first round of next year’s Davis Cup competitionThu Sept 22 2011 - 01:00
Schmidt to make full use of poolPRO 12: LEINSTER COACH Joe Schmidt promises to delve into a pool of players few people will have seen before such is the magnitude…Tue Sept 20 2011 - 01:00
Triumph leaves growling Hook looking like dog without a boneTV VIEW: “I WOULD put Kidney in charge of the room list. You can print that,” said George Hook nine days agoMon Sept 19 2011 - 01:00
Monkstown make early markHOCKEY: THE FIRST wave of Leinster Senior League matches leaves Monkstown on top of the table on goal differenceMon Sept 19 2011 - 01:00
McGahan makes five changesMUNSTER HAVE shot out of the blocks winning their first two matches and scored over 20 points in eachSat Sept 17 2011 - 01:00
Leinster to keep home record intactEVER THE curious mind, Leinster coach Joe Schmidt will have RDS tongues wagging with this week’s inside centre, Luke Fitzgerald…Sat Sept 17 2011 - 01:00
Important season begins with Olympics on the mindMEN’S HOCKEY: AS THE first round of Leinster Senior League begins this weekend, players can, perhaps for the first time in the…Fri Sept 16 2011 - 01:00
Ulster hand tough debut to PayneUlster v Cardiff Blues KIWI FULLBACK Jared Payne will make his Ulster debut in place of Adam D’Arcy who drops to the bench. …Fri Sept 16 2011 - 01:00
Swift earns 200th cap for ConnachtEdinburgh v Connacht : EARLY DOORS as they say as Michael Bradley faces up to his old club and Ireland colleague Eric Elwood…Fri Sept 16 2011 - 01:00
Leinster short of options at outhalfRugby : Confirmation that Kiwi Mat Berquist will be out of action for four months with a fractured patella (kneecap) has Leinster…Mon Sept 12 2011 - 01:00
Iran take a hard line with Formula OneHOLD THE BACK PAGE: TEN YEARS after the 9/11 atrocity former British prime minister Tony Blair has said, apparently with a straight…Sat Sept 10 2011 - 01:00
Leinster looking to bounce backRABODIRECT PRO12 Leinster v Dragons Tonight, kick-off 7.35pm RDS, Dublin Live on RTÉ 2Fri Sept 09 2011 - 01:00
Walsh names strong team for AzerbaijanBOXING WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS: IRISH AMATEUR boxing always seems to end up where it needs to beThu Sept 08 2011 - 01:00
Fitzgerald may be ready for visit of DragonsPRO 12: THE RELATIVELY good news around Leinster’s training pitch at Thornfields, UCD, yesterday was that the knee Luke Fitzgerald…Tue Sept 06 2011 - 01:00
Munster nursing minor knocksMUNSTER CAME through their successful opening game of the PRO 12 season against Newport at Musgrave Park with no serious injury…Tue Sept 06 2011 - 01:00
Hold the back pagePlayers who take flight from flying: DENNIS BERGKAMP drew the rather appropriate nickname of the Non-Flying Dutchman due to …Sat Sept 03 2011 - 01:00
Sorensen forced to retire on a crazy dayTENNIS US OPEN: THE LUCK of the Irish in New York and all thatThu Sept 01 2011 - 01:00
Outhalf McKinley forced to retireLEINSTER HAVE announced the retirement of outhalf Ian McKinley due to an injury that has resulted in him losing the sight in …Thu Sept 01 2011 - 01:00
Schmidt points to Jennings' 'subtle skills set'RUGBY NEWS ROUND-UP: IRELAND ARE desperately hoping the injury to flanker David Wallace and the subsequent pain of his wrenched…Thu Sept 01 2011 - 01:00
Food poisoning forces Niland to retireTENNIS: STRICKEN WITH food poisoning, Ireland’s Conor Niland was cruelly denied in his first-round match against world number…Wed Aug 31 2011 - 01:00
Schmidt must plan without three more playersRUGBY: WHILE EOIN O’Malley, Isa Nacewa and Richardt Strauss are expected to be available for Leinster’s opening game in the …Tue Aug 30 2011 - 01:00
Niland gets his reward for service to IrelandTENNIS: IN THE 1975 Wimbledon final Arthur Ashe defeated Jimmy Connors to send tennis into one of its occasional spinsTue Aug 30 2011 - 01:00
Cloud over box-off event as big five miss outBOXING: ALL FIVE boxers, who registered for the Unseeded Elite Championships in the National Stadium but did not weigh-in for…Fri Aug 12 2011 - 01:00
Five fail to weigh in for elite box-offBOXING: IRISH AMATEUR boxing has been thrown into chaos after five of the most recognisable names in the sport did not turn …Thu Aug 11 2011 - 01:00
Vexed elite forced to fight for their placesBOXING: TWO OF Ireland’s most highly-rated amateur boxers, 17-year-old European champion Joe Ward and Olympic silver medallist…Wed Aug 10 2011 - 01:00
Panel note changing of the guard as Tyrone reach the end of an eraTV VIEW : IT DOESN’T matter what sport you watch, the sexy part is the immediacy of the action unfoldingMon Aug 08 2011 - 01:00
Brooke believes Ireland need to put down marker against ScotsWORLD CUP WARM-UP: ZINZAN BROOKE and Declan Kidney were in the same orbit yesterday and evidently reading from different scripts…Fri Aug 05 2011 - 01:00
Strong squads named for Euro finalsHOCKEY: THE IRISH men and women’s Irish hockey teams go into one of their most important phases for many years as both squads…Thu Aug 04 2011 - 01:00
Battle joined but captains play it cuteGOLF: ‘THREE DAYS. Two continents. One Solheim Cup,’ is the slogan for this year’s competition. ‘Three daysWed Aug 03 2011 - 01:00
It's a lot of balls as Fifa continue to draw out the worst in usTV VIEW: THERE WERE a lot of red balls, a green and yellow set and Ronaldo prosperously suited and rotundMon Aug 01 2011 - 01:00
Team Quiros hold on to their slender advantageGOLF: A LITTLE bit of movement but not much at the top of the leaderboard shows just one place change in the top three with …Thu Jul 28 2011 - 01:00
Noren and O'Hair team up to make Roe's weekGOLF: GIVEN HIS recent views, some people may have believed Bubba Watson again found himself on the wrong side of the Atlantic…Thu Jul 28 2011 - 01:00
Life's a sprint as Kelly keeps it steady on the Champs-ÉlyséesTV VIEW: IN THE past Seán Kelly was the man credited with being so monosyllabic that he actually nodded to a question on radio…Mon Jul 25 2011 - 01:00
IAAF busy trying to thwart Pistorius in his brave questTIPPING POINT: London 2012 could prove the high point for the heroic South African who has redefined sporting achievementMon Jul 25 2011 - 01:00
Never mind form guide, check the weatherGOLF: GIVEN this was the 140th edition of the tournament, there were a few British Opens in the past that, well, we just don…Thu Jul 21 2011 - 01:00
Snot unusual to see Halpin claim top spotGOLF: FOR THE sake of family values, Rake Snot Ruse Quiros (please no letters from offended Simplex Crossword experts), the …Thu Jul 21 2011 - 01:00
Niland off to Russia in New York state of mindTENNIS: TODAY CONOR Niland will have been in the Russian Embassy for the third time this week seeking a visaFri Jul 15 2011 - 01:00
O'Gara ready to renew battle with SextonRUGBY NEWS ROUND-UP: A BURNISHED Ronan O’Gara arrives with a tale to tellThu Jul 14 2011 - 01:00
Niland and King complete a special dayTENNIS/DAVIS CUP: DAYS LIKE this Irish tennis would like more oftenMon Jul 11 2011 - 01:00
Niland needs to nail first point in must-win match for IrelandTENNIS: CONOR NILAND opens Ireland’s Davis Cup campaign against Tunisia this afternoon at David Lloyd RiverviewFri Jul 08 2011 - 01:00
Ferris says he is not distracted by court caseRUGBY: IRISH FLANKER Stephen Ferris will not be distracted from his World Cup preparations by a court case scheduled for November…Thu Jul 07 2011 - 01:00
Niland's Wimbledon exploits fire feel-good factor in Irish campTENNIS: POST WIMBLEDON and a warm breeze continues to blow from Conor Niland’s exploits at the All England Club.Thu Jul 07 2011 - 01:00
Cullen hoping his World Cup boat finally docksRUGBY: “I DON’T really know. You are asking the wrong person,” says Leo CullenTue Jul 05 2011 - 01:00
Carruth offers warningBOXING NEWS: FORMER OLYMPIC champion Michael Carruth has said the expectations on Katie Taylor to win gold next year in London…Thu Jun 30 2011 - 01:00
Niland: Ready for the Davis CupWIMBLEDON DIGEST: CONOR NILAND will lead Ireland’s Davis Cup challenge against Tunisia next monthSat Jun 25 2011 - 01:00
