Choppers grounded as people reclaim festivalSIDELINE CUT: Queuing up for a choc-ice or a pint of plain is the heart of the Galway RacesSat Jul 31 2010 - 01:00
Kildare have the momentumMeath v Kildare: THERE WILL be nice grudging edginess to this encounterSat Jul 31 2010 - 01:00
'Traditionalists will say that this is the game we want to see'CORK v ANTRIM REACTION: THE HONOUR of playing Kilkenny is a dubious oneMon Jul 26 2010 - 01:00
Fear to tip it the Tipp wayGAELIC GAMES/Galway v Tipperary: DESPERATION HANGS over both these hurling teamsSat Jul 24 2010 - 01:00
Cork likely to get back to plan despite Antrim's endeavourALL-IRELAND SHC QUARTER-FINAL/Cork v Antrim: RESILIENCE HAS always been at the heart of Antrim hurling and that quality has …Sat Jul 24 2010 - 01:00
Gaelic football the current Wild West of sportSIDELINE CUT WHAT THE GAA needed this week was for someone like Yeats to rise from the grave and tell it to them like it is: …Sat Jul 17 2010 - 01:00
Sligo's chance to prove their true standingCONNACHT FINAL SLIGO v ROSCOMMON SLIGO MAY well become the prototype for many county football teams who have flattered to …Sat Jul 17 2010 - 01:00
Proven Tyrone likely to rise to big challengeUlster Final MONAGHAN v TYRONE TOMORROW SHOULD be Monaghan’s daySat Jul 17 2010 - 01:00
'We lost our way and it cost us'DAVY FITZGERALD peeped out the door from the Waterford dressingroomMon Jul 12 2010 - 01:00
The World Cup's country of two halvesRobben Island is as good a place as any for outsiders to grapple with the contradictions of the tournament's host nation, where…Sat Jul 10 2010 - 01:00
Liverpool may regret rejecting former talismanSIDELINE CUT: Liverpool bypassed so much of the club's old glory when they closed the door on Kenny DalglishSat Jul 03 2010 - 01:00
England v Germany - the missing yearsSIDELINE CUT: The old enemies get ready to rumble and if it comes to penalties... look away if you're EnglishSat Jun 26 2010 - 01:00
Italy out of Africa and Lippi out of excusesSOCCER/GROUP F: SLOVAKIA 3 ITALY 2: THIS IS not the most silken tournament in World Cup history but it is the most democratic…Fri Jun 25 2010 - 01:00
They're taking Maradona's gang seriously nowOnce tipped for disaster, Argentina and their eccentric coach are enjoying themselvesTue Jun 22 2010 - 01:00
Top spot the prize in classic clash of hot and coldGROUP H: CHILE v SWITZERLAND: THESE CLASHES of nation and temperament are what make the World CupMon Jun 21 2010 - 01:00
England's bootboys seem a thing of the pastSIDELINE CUT: The fear English fans inflicted on people from opposition teams is disappearing, and in South Africa they have…Sat Jun 19 2010 - 01:00
Winning alone won't silence the criticsGROUP C: ENGLAND v ALGERIA : SUDDENLY EVERYONE is having a pop at EnglandFri Jun 18 2010 - 01:00
Fabio braced for England's rollercoaster rideGROUP C ENGLAND 1 USA 1: The Italian’s patience will be tried as already, it seems, England are destined for the same old World…Mon Jun 14 2010 - 01:00
Can Messi appease the gaffer?GROUP B: ARGENTINA v NIGERIA: Lionel Messi is in South Africa seeking consecration as one of the greatsSat Jun 12 2010 - 01:00
'Fantastic today but we have to kick on'UNDER THE hood of the stand, Down’s James McCartan called for order – and not for the first time in his managerial lifeMon May 31 2010 - 01:00
O'Meara ready to embrace pivotal roleMUNSTER SHC FIRST ROUND: THE VETTING process for young hurlers with the right stuff has become a serious business.Sat May 29 2010 - 01:00
They didn't get going for Ryan, but Longford have another dayLOUTH MANAGER Peter Fitzpatrick stood on the sideline and smiled after it was put to him that Louth will have to improve dramatically…Mon May 24 2010 - 01:00
Forget issues, our nation has been Sky-ifiedSIDELINE CUT: WHETHER EAMON Ryan is absolutely right or dangerously deluded in his ambition to return Munster and Leinster to…Sat May 22 2010 - 01:00
'Intelligent fools' leave their mark with hand-pass ruleTHE ABRUPT changes to the hand-pass rule left both managers baffledMon May 17 2010 - 01:00
Cavalier performance has James in hot waterSIDELINE CUT: The reaction in Cleveland against their favourite son LeBron James after being knocked out of the title race has…Sat May 15 2010 - 01:00
No destiny for Liverpool's journeymen“Took an overnight sleeper from Berne to Vienna, Joe. Cadged a lift on an Easy Singles lorry from there to BordeauxSat Apr 24 2010 - 01:00
Retracing the decade-long journey to the national fervour of Italia '90BOOK OF THE DAY: Days of Heaven: Italia ’90 and the Charlton Years By Declan Lynch Gill and Macmillan, 218pp, €18.50Fri Apr 23 2010 - 01:00
Moran, Morrison pay respects to McGuinnessLEITRIM FOOTBALL coaches Mickey Moran and John Morrison last night expressed their admiration and profound sadness over the death…Fri Apr 23 2010 - 01:00
Cork make eight changes for finalGAELIC GAMES NEWS: CORK’S REPUTATION for having strength in depth was underlined last night as Conor Counihan and his selectors…Fri Apr 23 2010 - 01:00
Congress stalwarts dream of what can beSIDELINE CUT: The delegate is a maker of dreamsSat Apr 17 2010 - 01:00
Irish basketball mourns death of RobbinsBASKETBALL: THERE WAS general shock and disbelief in Irish basketball yesterday after it was learned that Stuart Robbins, one…Tue Apr 13 2010 - 01:00
Congress stalwarts dream of what can beSIDELINE CUT: The delegate is a maker of dreamsTue Mar 23 2010 - 00:00
No mystique in getting back Down to basicsGAA: TONIGHT IN Newry, Paddy O’Rourke and James McCartan will shake hands and then resume separate football livesSat Mar 20 2010 - 00:00
Congress stalwarts dream of what can beSIDELINE CUT: The delegate is a maker of dreamsTue Mar 16 2010 - 00:00
O'Driscoll should milk the moment todaySIDELINE CUT: ONE OF the best things about Brian O’Driscoll is that the man who is blessed with uncanny vision on the sporting…Sat Mar 13 2010 - 00:00
Elwood has acute visionTHERE IS something symbolic about the appointment of Eric Elwood as Connacht coachThu Mar 04 2010 - 00:00
So Tiger's a sinner but he'll still be a winnerSIDELINE CUT : Yesterday's carefully choreographed press conference only served to confirm that even now we still don't know…Sat Feb 20 2010 - 00:00
Cultural learnings of American flying discSIDELINE CUT : We probably weren't genetically programmed to be frisbee throwers anyhowSat Feb 13 2010 - 00:00
The chameleon of MontroseOnce a daily presence in Irish kitchens, Gay Byrne now graces the airwaves only on Sunday afternoons, but he still has views – …Sat Feb 13 2010 - 00:00
Obama right at home in sporting arenaSIDELINE CUT: Basketball formed a low-key but subtle backdrop to his historic presidential campaign and Obama's ease in sporting…Sat Feb 06 2010 - 00:00
Salinger's cranky youth still speaks to manySIDELINE CUT : The lionisation of the school sports stars - the jocks - is a particularly American conceit and it has become…Sat Jan 30 2010 - 00:00
Salinger's cranky youth still speaks to manySIDELINE CUT : The lionisation of the school sports stars - the jocks - is a particularly American conceit and it has become…Sat Jan 30 2010 - 00:00
Voice of rugby heard loud and clear 'out there'SIDELINE CUT: The late Bill McLaren helped through his commentary to shape the idea of what the game of rugby was in the minds…Sat Jan 23 2010 - 00:00
Voice of rugby heard loud and clear 'out there'SIDELINE CUT: The late Bill McLaren helped through his commentary to shape the idea of what the game of rugby was in the minds…Sat Jan 23 2010 - 00:00
Kernan makes mark in GalwayCONNACHT LEAGUE SF GROUP B: Galway 0-11 Sligo 0-5 “IT’S GOOD to get out anyhow,” remarked a Galway man leaving the stadium and…Mon Jan 18 2010 - 00:00
Kernan makes mark in GalwayCONNACHT LEAGUE SF GROUP B: Galway 0-11 Sligo 0-5 “IT’S GOOD to get out anyhow,” remarked a Galway man leaving the stadium and…Mon Jan 18 2010 - 00:00
Stevie G has serious soul searching to doSIDELINE CUT : If Liverpool lose Steven Gerrard, then the Anfield club loses more than its most electrifying ball player, it…Sat Jan 16 2010 - 00:00
Stevie G has serious soul searching to doSIDELINE CUT : If Liverpool lose Steven Gerrard, then the Anfield club loses more than its most electrifying ball player, it…Sat Jan 16 2010 - 00:00
We've had our bellies full of this Irish TundraTHIS has gone beyond a joke. Not sure about where you are right now, but it is pretty cold in this neck of the woodsSat Jan 09 2010 - 00:00
