Low-key finale not without its subplotsAS LEINSTER backs Fionn Carr and Ian Keatley move west and scrumhalf Frank Murphy returns to Ireland from Leicester Tigers for…Fri May 09 2008 - 01:00
Dunne sets his sights on shot at world titleBOXING NEWS DUBLIN'S BERNARD Dunne has given himself 12 months to land a crack at a world championship fight following a surprise…Thu May 08 2008 - 01:00
Free weekend in Butlins lives long in Ruane's memoryTENNIS INTERVIEW WITH CAITRÍONA RUANE: Sinn Féin Assembly member Caitríona Ruane recalls her successful tennis careerWed May 07 2008 - 01:00
Ulster out to complete missionUlster V Glasgow: WELL AFTER Ulster's winning match against Munster in Belfast in midweek, coach Matt Williams expressed significant…Sat May 03 2008 - 01:00
Kidney in balancing actMAGNERS LEAGUE PREVIEWS/Llanelli V Munster : MUNSTER ARE not about to cough up another Magners League match in the way they …Sat May 03 2008 - 01:00
Brown bows out of international sceneMEN'S HOCKEY NEWS: IRISH CAPTAIN Paddy Brown has announced his retirement from the international hockey scene after nearly a…Fri May 02 2008 - 01:00
Connacht might be able to do Leinster a big favourRUGBY MAGNERS LEAGUE CONNACHT v CARDIFF: IN THEORY, if Cardiff earn 10 points from their final two games and Leinster get no…Fri May 02 2008 - 01:00
Ulster facing a formidable taskCardiff V Ulster GIVEN ULSTER'S patchy form, a win this evening against the second -placed team in the league is a long shot…Sat Apr 19 2008 - 01:00
Ospreys equipped to avail of an ideal opportunityMunster V Ospreys NEITHER SIDE have serious Magner's League ambitionsSat Apr 19 2008 - 01:00
Dunne makes way for NathanMAGNERS LEAGUE - Dragons V Connacht: CONNACHT HAVE made just one change to the side that lost to Ulster in Belfast last Friday…Fri Apr 18 2008 - 01:00
Surprise package Monkstown may turn a few more headsMEN'S HOCKEY: IF THE season had gone as most expected it to go, we would be watching either Three Rock Rovers or Lisnagarvey…Fri Apr 18 2008 - 01:00
Outhalf looking forward to Ulster returnIAN HUMPHREYS will leave Leicester Tigers at the end of the season and return to Ulster on a two-year dealThu Apr 17 2008 - 01:00
Irish fans are in for a rare summer treat at BelfieldHOCKEY: PAKISTAN, BRITAIN and Canada are the three teams to face the men's Irish side this summer in the Setanta Sport Trophy…Wed Apr 16 2008 - 01:00
Bree looks to Fina for mercySWIMMING: ANDREW BREE, the Olympic Games-qualified swimmer, has thrown himself at the mercy of world governing body Fina's disciplinary…Wed Apr 16 2008 - 01:00
RFU eye a novel romanceRUGBY: IT COULD be a glittering, romance-filled launch and the start of a relationship that could burn brightly foreverWed Apr 16 2008 - 01:00
Rock v Wanderers winner takes it allMEN'S HOCKEY COLUMN : IN A WINNER-takes-all scenario, Three Rock Rovers make the short journey to Serpentine Avenue, where they…Fri Apr 11 2008 - 01:00
Williams puts pressure on refereeMAGNERS LEAGUE : MICHAEL BRADLEY and his players probably looked at the run-in to the end of the Magners League and said 'well…Fri Apr 11 2008 - 01:00
Monkstown dump out LisnagarveyMEN'S HOCKEY : MONKSTOWN WILL play Pembroke Wanderers in the Irish Senior Cup finalMon Apr 07 2008 - 01:00
Monkstown aim for another upsetMEN'S HOCKEY IRISH SENIOR CUP: MONKSTOWN HAVE to cast their minds back to the side-burned days of the 1970s for the last time…Fri Apr 04 2008 - 01:00
Bree tests positive for drug used in inhalerDRUGS IN SPORT/SWIMMING: THE PARTICIPATION of Andrew Bree at this year's Olympic Games, at this stage Ireland's only swimming…Thu Apr 03 2008 - 01:00
Three Rock gain some revengeHOCKEY: THREE ROCK Rovers gained their revenge on the Monkstown side which knocked them out of the Irish Senior Cup earlier …Mon Mar 31 2008 - 01:00
Leinster dare not let title hopes slip awayMAGNERS LEAGUE/Llanelli v Leinster: ESSENTIALLY, THIS weekend is the beginning of the end of this year's Magners LeagueSat Mar 29 2008 - 00:00
Munster load heavy artilleryMAGNERS LEAGUE PREVIEW : CONNACHT v MUNSTER Sportsground, 7.30 On TV: Setanta Sports 1.Fri Mar 28 2008 - 00:00
Glenanne wait on injured Shaw for Corinthians clashMEN'S HOCKEY : GLENANNE COULD be without Graham Shaw this weekend following their heroics in Paris last week in the European…Fri Mar 28 2008 - 00:00
Ospreys set to punch full weightMAGNERS LEAGUE PREVIEW: OSPREYS v ULSTER Liberty Stadium, 7.10 On TV: Setanta Ireland.Fri Mar 28 2008 - 00:00
Kidney keen to play trioIN THE HEAD of Munster coach Declan Kidney the names of three players who were ruled out of last week's game against Ulster, …Thu Mar 27 2008 - 00:00
Dolphin have most momentumALL-IRELAND LEAGUE NEWS: THIS IS the final weekend for Divisions Two and Three of the All-Ireland League, and Division One has…Wed Mar 26 2008 - 00:00
Glenanne hope midfield cavalry can rescue themMEN'S HOCKEY: GLENANNE WENT down in the opening match of the European Club Trophy event at the Montrouge club in Paris yesterday…Fri Mar 21 2008 - 00:00
Wallace and Leamy to miss out as league resumesA number of frontline players in Leinster and Munster will be unavailable for the resumption of the Magners League this weekend…Wed Mar 19 2008 - 00:00
Gaffney back with Leinster by demandTHE COACH everyone appeared to want to land in Donnybrook, Alan Gaffney, has finally arrived back via Munster, the Wallabies …Wed Mar 19 2008 - 00:00
Jaros helps Monkstown spring a shockWEEKEND HOCKEY: MONKSTOWN MUST travel to Hillsborough for the semi-final of the Irish Senior CupMon Mar 17 2008 - 00:00
Costly slip-up for RailwayHOCKEY: THE MOST important match of the weekend in the Leinster Senior League had to be abandoned on Saturday because of pitch…Mon Mar 17 2008 - 00:00
Fitzgerald happy to be jockeying for positionSIX NATIONS/ENGLAND V IRELAND: FOR A SHORT time last week, we seized on an image that was fitting to the mood of the moment …Fri Mar 14 2008 - 00:00
Three Rock look to have the edgeMEN'S HOCKEY: THE BUSINESS end of the Irish Senior Cup this weekend has reduced the field to three sides from Leinster, four…Fri Mar 14 2008 - 00:00
Buckley waits to get heave on buddy HayesOCCASIONALLY in this communing of journalists and players at the team hotel on a Tuesday before a Six Nations match, you find…Thu Mar 13 2008 - 00:00
O'Gara all energy as captain's run loomsRONAN O'GARA'S first stint as captain of a rugby team was with the Cork Con under-12sWed Mar 12 2008 - 00:00
O'Driscoll to miss just a monthRUGBY: IT WAS confirmed yesterday that Brian O'Driscoll will miss the rest of the Six Nations Championship, although his hamstring…Tue Mar 11 2008 - 00:00
Horan looks to basics for final taskSIX NATIONS: While enjoying his rugby more than ever, Marcus Horan has had enough of the criticsTue Mar 11 2008 - 00:00
Volunteers the backbone of schoolsMEN'S HOCKEY: THE SCHOOLBOYS' Senior Cup final last Wednesday between High School and Wesley College illustrated one of the …Fri Mar 07 2008 - 00:00
Ireland to make most of home advantageWOMEN'S RUGBY/IRELAND v WALES: TRADITIONALLY THERE is not much more than a score between these teams, and with both going into…Fri Mar 07 2008 - 00:00
Elwood makes two changesUNDER-20 INTERNATIONAL/IRELAND V WALES: DUBARRY PARK was kind to this Ireland team when they beat Scotland 17-12 in their last…Fri Mar 07 2008 - 00:00
Trimble not making too many wavesSIX NATIONS NEWS IN LATE January the Irish rugby team booked into the Killiney Castle Hotel in south DublinTue Mar 04 2008 - 00:00
Fullback pair still a cause for concernIRISH COACH, Eddie O'Sullivan, is still uncertain if he can call on his two first-choice fullbacks, Geordan Murphy and Girvan…Tue Mar 04 2008 - 00:00
Pembroke back on top after drawMen's Hockey : THREE ROCK ROVERS hit eight goals past Bray to go level at the top of the Leinster Senior League, but their exalted…Mon Mar 03 2008 - 00:00
Murphy's fortunes swing againSIX NATIONS NEWS IN KEEPING with Geordan Murphy's wildly swinging fortunes with the Irish rugby team over the years, the fullback…Mon Mar 03 2008 - 00:00
As you were at the topof the tableCORK CONSTITUTION and Shannon consolidated their positions at the top of the All-Ireland League at the weekend, with Cork Constitution…Mon Mar 03 2008 - 00:00
Munster and O'Connell look to make impactCardiff v Munster: While their performances in the Magners League have not as been as Herculean as their battles in the Heineken…Sat Mar 01 2008 - 00:00
O'Connell delighted to be back in the swimSIX NATIONS NEWS : IT'S AS WELL Paul O'Connell was a champion swimmer in his school days and a champion listener these days.Wed Feb 27 2008 - 00:00
O'Kelly makes timely Leinster returnCELTIC LEAGUE : LEINSTER WELCOME back several of their international contingent this weekend as they face Connacht in their …Wed Feb 27 2008 - 00:00
Popular Best is forced to retireNEWS : ULSTER AND Ireland prop Simon Best has announced his retirement from professional rugby following his most recent medical…Tue Feb 26 2008 - 00:00
