O'Driscoll still as hungry as everDONAL LENIHAN was the Irish team manager on the summer tour to Australia in 1999Thu Nov 12 2009 - 00:00
Springboks call in van der Linde as tour replacement for du PlessisLEINSTER HAVE confirmed tighthead prop CJ van der Linde will join the Springboks squad in France tomorrow as a replacement for…Tue Nov 10 2009 - 00:00
Rocky's road returns to Dublin for friendly bashingAUTUMN INTERNATIONALS: A GRAZE on the side of his head and a couple of Twickenham nicks around the eyes. The massive bulkMon Nov 09 2009 - 00:00
Monkstown take control at endMEN’S HOCKEY LEINSTER SENIOR LEAGUE: MONKSTOWN WERE the only side to come away from the weekend with all the points following…Mon Nov 09 2009 - 00:00
Ireland draw with EnglandHOCKEY: IRELAND’S 4-4 draw with European Champions England yesterday ended their preparations for the World Cup Qualifying tournament…Fri Nov 06 2009 - 00:00
YMCA next up for rampant PembrokeMEN'S HOCKEY: THERE IS a creeping concern that Pembroke Wanderers might outgrow the Leinster Senior League this season, or, …Fri Oct 23 2009 - 01:00
Cheika at a loss as Jennings appeal failsRUGBY DISCLIPLINARY HEARING: LEINSTER COACH Michael Cheika has said rugby is in danger of becoming more like soccer, where players…Fri Oct 23 2009 - 01:00
Harrington wants a win to complete season's workNONE OF it has been of his volitionThu Oct 22 2009 - 01:00
Archer may have to prop up Munster Reports Pool OneRUGBY NEWS: MUNSTER’S GROWING prop crisis failed to improve over the couple of days since defeating Treviso in Thomond Park. …Tue Oct 20 2009 - 01:00
Appeal likely on ThursdaySHANE JENNINGS SUSPENSION: THE APPEAL by Leinster flanker Shane Jennings may be heard as early as Thursday of this week, most…Tue Oct 20 2009 - 01:00
Accent on the rhotic as Sky show they're anything but provincialTV VIEW: MISSED THE first 20 minutes and believed Sky Sports had the scores incorrectly reversed. Munster 0 Treviso 5Mon Oct 19 2009 - 01:00
Ulster must prove they can play awayHEINEKEN CUP Edinburgh v Ulster : FLYING IN under the radar this season, Ulster’s enterprising start with a home win over Bath…Sat Oct 17 2009 - 01:00
Pembroke get back to basicsHOCKEY: AFTER THE high-octane weekend of Barcelona and the Euro Hockey League, it’s back to the domestic front for Leinster …Fri Oct 16 2009 - 01:00
Connacht need to be primedRUGBY EUROPEAN CHALLENGE CUP: CONNACHT HAVE much the better record in this competition, with two semi-finals and three quarter…Fri Oct 16 2009 - 01:00
Loreto begin defence against Old AlexandraIT IS the first of the Irish Hockey League weekends, with champions Loreto beginning their defence of the title with a home game…Fri Oct 16 2009 - 01:00
Dragons, Sale and Perpignan in need of home comfortHEINEKEN CUP: N-G Dragons v Glasgow Warriors , tonight, 7Fri Oct 16 2009 - 01:00
'Surprised' Leinster to appeal Jennings' 12-week banFOLLOWING YESTERDAY’S 12- week suspension of Leinster and Ireland flanker Shane Jennings at a European Rugby Cup independent …Thu Oct 15 2009 - 01:00
Flannery out for four weeksHEINEKEN CUP MUNSTER v TREVISO : WHEN TONY McGahan finalises his Munster squad today for their match against Benetton Treviso…Thu Oct 15 2009 - 01:00
Kickers make pointsPLANET RUGBY: HOW IMPORTANT are kickers then? As if we didn’t knowMon Oct 12 2009 - 01:00
Ulster should pass this early testRUGBY HEINEKEN CUP POOL FOUR: ULSTER v BATH: IF THE Magners League can be credibly seen as comparable to the Premiership in …Fri Oct 09 2009 - 01:00
Harte will be a loss for PembrokeHOCKEY: THE EURO Hockey league kicks off this weekend at the Polo club in Barcelona where Irish sides Glenanne and Pembroke …Fri Oct 09 2009 - 01:00
Fitzgerald ready to grow from career lowsHEINEKEN CUP LEINSTER v LONDON IRISH: THE SUMMER of the Lions may be tired now, but the influence of the tour to South Africa…Thu Oct 08 2009 - 01:00
Ireland have prospect of facing Britain in Davis CupTENNIS NEWS: TENNIS IRELAND may have to look for a 5,000-seat venue if they beat Davis Cup first-round opponents Turkey next…Thu Oct 08 2009 - 01:00
Confidence high as Ulster set their annual targetINTERVIEW PADDY WALLACE: HARD TIMESWed Oct 07 2009 - 01:00
Revington looks at his optionsMEN’S HOCKEY : WITH A 3-1 win on Friday night followed by a 5-0 victory on Saturday afternoon, Ireland seemed to have the measure…Mon Oct 05 2009 - 01:00
Leinster resigned to Elsom's lossPLANET RUGBY: Terrace talk tells us that although storming blindside Rocky Elsom returned to Australia after a successful season…Mon Oct 05 2009 - 01:00
Plenty riding on Scots seriesMEN’S HOCKEY: WITH IRELAND playing Scotland three times over the weekend in preparation for their World Cup Qualifier in Argentina…Fri Oct 02 2009 - 01:00
Murphy doubtful for autumn Tests after injuring shoulder with LeicesterIRELAND AND Leicester fullback, Geordan Murphy is extremely doubtful for Ireland’s series of November Internationals against …Thu Oct 01 2009 - 01:00
Pembroke set the standard for othersMEN’S HOCKEY LEINSTER SENIOR LEAGUE: THE QUESTION this season is what team can front up to PembrokeFri Sept 25 2009 - 01:00
Poonsawat vows to floor DunneBOXING WBA SUPER BANTAMWEIGHT TITLE FIGHT : THOSE SEVERAL thousand who arrive at the O2 arena on Saturday night will hope that…Thu Sept 24 2009 - 01:00
O'Leary's return to fitness a major boost for MunsterMAGNERS LEAGUE Scarlets v Munster : DECLAN KIDNEY outlined in his briefing at the start of the season that he had three players…Sat Sept 19 2009 - 01:00
Argentina cancel trip to IrelandMEN’S HOCKEY NEWS: ARGENTINA, WHO were due to make the trip to Ireland to compete in a triple-header against the Ireland team…Fri Sept 18 2009 - 01:00
Munster set to unveil De VilliersHOT ON the heels of Christian Cullen and Doug Howlett, Munster’s most recent addition to their list of ‘Global Greats’, Jean …Thu Sept 17 2009 - 01:00
Tributes to an 'ideal fighter'BOXING NEWS : THE DEATH of Darren Sutherland has deprived Irish boxing of one of its most prized assetsTue Sept 15 2009 - 01:00
Irish Olympic boxing medal winner found dead in LondonIRISH OLYMPIC medal-winning boxer Darren Sutherland (27) was found dead at his London home yesterday by his manager.Tue Sept 15 2009 - 01:00
Leinster out to get some points on the boardLeinster v Dragons: AN INAUSPICIOUS two point league defeat last week will want to be rectified immediately as Leinster hand…Sat Sept 12 2009 - 01:00
Cave makes welcome return for UlsterOspreys v Ulster: DARREN CAVE, who was unwell last week and confined to the bench, comes into the Ulster centre as the team …Sat Sept 12 2009 - 01:00
Nevin faces Russian in bid for final gloryBOXING AIBA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS : CAVAN BANTAMWEIGHT John Joe Nevin hopes to step into history this afternoon when he faces …Fri Sept 11 2009 - 01:00
Hayes and Quinlan in for MunsterMunster v Cardiff: JUST ONE Lion in the line-up but the Munster team to face Cardiff Blues this evening has a more serious look…Fri Sept 11 2009 - 01:00
Glenanne to start with a victoryMEN’S HOCKEY : IT LOOKS like a soft enough start to the season for Glenanne, who face Suttonians in the first round of this …Fri Sept 11 2009 - 01:00
Connacht make three changesMAGNERS LEAGUE: AFTER WEEK one the X-rated look of the Magners League table is not for faint-hearted Irish fansThu Sept 10 2009 - 01:00
Ulster need to produce more than friendly fireMAGNERS LEAGUE: YOU COULD say that Ulster have a few hurdles to clear before being seen as contenders for anythingThu Sept 10 2009 - 01:00
Buzek gets a Special Dublin welcomeENTERPRISING SPECIAL Olympics managing director Mary Davis welcomed the president of the European Union Parliament, Jerzy Buzek…Wed Sept 09 2009 - 01:00
Another tough start for UlsterMAGNERS LEAGUE Dragons v Ulster : A NEW COACH and soon a new chief executive, Ulster will hope that the fresh winds blowing …Sat Sept 05 2009 - 01:00
Cullen looking for a strong start from Leinster against the ScarletsMAGNERS LEAGUE Scarlets v Leinster : LEINSTER FANS will ease themselves into the new season as three of the team’s first four…Sat Sept 05 2009 - 01:00
Dunne keen to put Thai opponent 'to bed'BOXING/WORLD TITLE FIGHT: POONSAWAT KRATINGDAENGGYM, now for linguistic reasons affectionately known as “The Thai”, might not…Fri Aug 21 2009 - 01:00
Cheika adds support to IRB rule changeRUGBY: REMEMBER THE first summer Test when South African coach Peter de Villiers took off a raft of players, including captain…Thu Aug 20 2009 - 01:00
Taylor back training with three long years aheadBOXING: THURSDAY, BERLIN and the IOC pooh-bahs made for a party moodSat Aug 15 2009 - 01:00
Best out for season with neck injuryULSTER ARE desperately seeking a hooker after captain Rory Best was found to have a chronic disc condition in his neck which …Fri Aug 14 2009 - 01:00
Olympic committee strikes blow for Irish hopes of goldIRELAND’S MOST decorated boxer, Katie Taylor, finally got what she has always wanted when the news arrived from Berlin yesterday…Fri Aug 14 2009 - 01:00
