Connacht will look for positive signsConnacht v Dragons: CONNACHT SEEM destined to be the fourth Irish team in the Magners League again but with next week’s away…Fri Apr 03 2009 - 01:00
Ulster can target depleted OspreysUlster v Ospreys: OSPREYS ARRIVE in Belfast shorn of many of their big names and with questionable enough clout to cause anxiety…Fri Apr 03 2009 - 01:00
Hurling bust misses the cutWE’RE BESIDE ourselves trying to think of an appropriate analogyThu Apr 02 2009 - 01:00
Henson to miss Munster clashGAVIN HENSON is out of the Ospreys’ Heineken Cup quarter-final against Munster on Sunday week after he was diagnosed with ligament…Wed Apr 01 2009 - 01:00
Munster wheel out the heavy artilleryRUGBY NEWS: CAST YOUR eyes over this group and weep might have been the thoughts of Munster coach Tony McGahan as he released…Wed Apr 01 2009 - 01:00
Leinster not ready to rule out Van der LindeRUGBY NEWS: LEINSTER HAVE not yet ruled out their South African World Cup winning prop CJ van der Linde from their pivotal meeting…Tue Mar 31 2009 - 01:00
Cork slip up in race for the play-offsLEAGUE ROUND-UP : A RESURGENT Blackrock College clipped the wings of AIB All-Ireland League champions, Cork Constitution to …Mon Mar 30 2009 - 01:00
Cookstown set up final with PembrokeMEN’S HOCKEY: COOKSTOWN WILL meet Dublin’s Pembroke Wanderers in the Irish Senior Cup final scheduled for April 26thMon Mar 30 2009 - 01:00
Interesting times for PembrokeMEN'S HOCKEY: PEMBROKE WANDERERS have an interesting weekend aheadFri Mar 27 2009 - 00:00
Dunne weighs options as wounds healBOXING: BERNARD DUNNE is unlikely to step into the ring for at least three months for the first defence of his WBA super bantamweight…Tue Mar 24 2009 - 00:00
Dunne raises game in savage battleBOXING: FOR THE 9,037 spectators who decided Dublin was the weekend venue, not Cardiff, their reward was a savage battle of …Mon Mar 23 2009 - 00:00
Lee sharpens up on way to winBOXING: BERNARD DUNNE’S promoter and manager, Brian Peters, kept reminding people at the O2 arena that Saturday’s bill was a…Mon Mar 23 2009 - 00:00
Dunne's defining moment at handBOXING : THROW A stick in the ground floor suite of the old Berkeley Court Hotel yesterday and you would have hit a world champion…Sat Mar 21 2009 - 00:00
Pembroke clash excitesMEN’S HOCKEY: THERE IS going to be a Leinster team in the Irish Senior Cup final and with any luck, an Ulster team too – the…Fri Mar 20 2009 - 00:00
Jones puts emphasis on kickingSIX NATIONS: WELSH SECONDROW Ian Gough believes it always comes down to the front fives, and winger Shane Williams expects to…Thu Mar 19 2009 - 00:00
Dunne is raring to goBOXING NEWS : BERNARD DUNNE is fighting Ricardo Cordoba for the WBA World Super Bantamweight title on Saturday night, largely…Thu Mar 19 2009 - 00:00
Gleghorne to captain Ulster in CorkMEN’S HOCKEY INTERPROVINCIAL SERIES MARK GLEGHORNE has been made captain of the Ulster team to play in the interprovincial tournament…Fri Mar 13 2009 - 00:00
Clarke makes no changes for clash against ScotlandUNDER-20 SIX NATIONS CHAMPIONSHIP: Scotland v Ireland IRELAND UNDER-20 coach Allen Clarke has retained the same starting side…Fri Mar 13 2009 - 00:00
Munster will be wary of BarnesHEINEKEN CUP : IT IS injudicious for teams to comment on refereesTue Mar 10 2009 - 00:00
Ireland regroup and go throughTENNIS DAVIS CUP : AFTER A shaky opening on Friday, when the first round of matches were interrupted by Algerian rain, Ireland…Mon Mar 09 2009 - 00:00
Sothern helps seal victory for PembrokeMEN'S HOCKEY: NOT OFTEN do you score a hat-trick and end up on the losing sideMon Mar 09 2009 - 00:00
Munster should have the firepower to see off DragonsMAGNERS LEAGUE : Newport Gwent Dragons v Munster: MUNSTER’S REPUTATION around Rodney Parade is of a team that specialises in…Sat Mar 07 2009 - 00:00
Williams looking for improvementMAGNERS LEAGUE: Ulster v Glasgow Warriors MATT WILLIAMS has named a powerful Ulster frontrow in Justin Fitzpatrick, captain …Sat Mar 07 2009 - 00:00
Irish sights set on promotionTENNIS DAVIS CUP: THE CLAY courts at the National Tennis Centre at DCU were given significant use over the past few weeks as…Fri Mar 06 2009 - 00:00
Maguire back to bolster RoversMEN’S HOCKEY IRISH LEAGUE: THREE ROCK Rovers have Phelie Maguire back for their meeting with Banbridge in the Irish Hockey League…Fri Mar 06 2009 - 00:00
Boxer issues apology for being absent from eventsHAVING DODGED the waiting press yesterday morning at Dublin airport on his return from New York, Olympic boxer Kenny Egan issued…Thu Mar 05 2009 - 00:00
Absent Egan the talk of the stadiumBOXING : AS MUCH bemused as embarrassed, officials were at a loss to explain why Olympic silver medallist Ken Egan, the flag…Sat Feb 28 2009 - 00:00
Bold, bloodied but still unbowedTHIRD TIME lucky walks into the room and a platoon cluster aroundFri Feb 27 2009 - 00:00
Taylor faces UnderwoodTHE IRISH public are to have a glimpse of twice World and three-times European champion Katie Taylor in the ringThu Feb 26 2009 - 00:00
Keeping his head in heat of battleSIX NATIONS CHAMPIONSHIP INTERVIEW WITH ROB KEARNEY: IN THE spirit of convincing that all was hail and hearty in the Irish camp…Wed Feb 25 2009 - 00:00
Shannon storm past Limerick rivals to go top of the leagueALL-IRELAND LEAGUE : SHANNON ARRIVED back at what they would consider their rightful position on the top of the All Ireland …Mon Feb 23 2009 - 00:00
Cookstown survive as Fingal fashion fightbackMEN'S HOCKEY : THREE ROCK Rovers, Glenanne, Annadale and Cookstown all came through their second-sound matches in the Irish …Mon Feb 23 2009 - 00:00
Egan set to land record ninth titleBOXING NEWS : THREE OLYMPIANS are in action tonight as the third week of the National Senior Championships comes to a climax…Fri Feb 20 2009 - 00:00
Henry pushes his claims as Ulster build pointsMAGNERS LEAGUE: WITH THREE starts this season Ulster backrow Chris Henry is gaining crucial game time as Ulster continue to …Fri Feb 20 2009 - 00:00
Three Rock Rovers facing a tricky assignment in BangorMEN’S HOCKEY/IRISH SENIOR CUP: THESE NEXT two weekends could make or break a team’s season as hockey goes into consecutive weeks…Fri Feb 20 2009 - 00:00
Egan 'a bit rusty' but eases throughKEN EGAN’S first competitive fight since he won the silver medal last year in the Beijing Olympic Games was his first move towards…Sat Feb 14 2009 - 00:00
Under-21 interprovincial tournaments called offMEN’S HOCKEY NEWS ROUND-UP : THE IRISH Hockey Association has called off the men’s and women’s under-21 interprovincial tournament…Fri Feb 13 2009 - 00:00
Wallace determined to keep win mentality aliveSIX NATIONS : THE WIN mentality. David Wallace spoke of it being there prior to the game against FranceFri Feb 13 2009 - 00:00
Wallace or D'Arcy question side-stepped for nowSIX NATIONS/ITALY v IRELAND: PERHAPS IT was an unfair questionWed Feb 11 2009 - 00:00
O'Driscoll is not getting carried awayRugby Six Nations Championship: CALL IT maturity. Call it Declan Kidney’s natural dispositionMon Feb 09 2009 - 00:00
O'Neill cruises as Barnes is handed titleBOXING SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS: THE SENIOR Championships gloved off in the Stadium last night with all the drama and colour expected…Sat Feb 07 2009 - 00:00
Annadale strike a blow for IHL clubsHOCKEY: ANNADALE HOCKEY Club’s bite is as good as its barkFri Feb 06 2009 - 00:00
Taylor to fight on pro-am cardTHE FIRST glimpse on a big Dublin stage of World amateur champion Katie Taylor, combined with a possible repeat of the Beijing…Thu Feb 05 2009 - 00:00
Another Black day for Irish prospectsMEN’S HOCKEY PLAYER RETIREMENTS: MARK BLACK drove from Cork to Belfast on Friday night, played for Cork Harlequins against Instonians…Fri Jan 30 2009 - 00:00
Croke Park is only GAA ground option for Munster semi-finalRUGBY: IF MUNSTER beat Ospreys in their Heineken Cup quarter-final meeting on April 12th, the probability is that – whoever …Thu Jan 29 2009 - 00:00
Confusion over Warwick continuesRUGBY NEWS ROUND-UP: THE CONFUSION of where Munster’s Paul Warwick will play his rugby next year continuesThu Jan 29 2009 - 00:00
Fighting her way to the top and finally into the public eyeSPORTSWOMAN OF THE YEAR/KATIE TAYLOR: KATIE TAYLOR’S speciality to date has been to perform her particular brand of the “sweet…Sat Jan 24 2009 - 00:00
Loreto have a Santry dateWOMEN’S HOCKEY: THIS WEEKEND Ulster’s Pegasus side can sit back and watch almost half the teams disappear as they have gotten…Fri Jan 23 2009 - 00:00
Appeal by Annadale falls on deaf earsMEN’S HOCKEY: THE APPEAL by Annadale that their abandoned match against Cookstown, which they were leading 4-1, should not be…Fri Jan 23 2009 - 00:00
