Moran thrives on reboundsUS BASKETBALL: Irish basketball phenomenon Susan Moran crowned a remarkable US college career at St Joseph's, Philadelphia, …Wed Feb 27 2002 - 00:00
Shefflin shows he's a cut aboveKilkenny 1-12 Waterford 0-12: Clifton Wrottesley ain't the only guy that can slide for IrelandMon Feb 25 2002 - 00:00
Ballinderry edge closer to the big-timeThe difference between Rathnew and Ballinderry? The Leinster village is a metropolis in comparison to the Derry club which is…Wed Feb 20 2002 - 00:00
McCarthy dispenses respect and protectionManagers' reaction: Outside, the night air may belong to Moscow but in the cosy little bandbox at Lansdowne Road, the laughter…Thu Feb 14 2002 - 00:00
Schooled in rugby's field of dreamsSIDELINE CUT : Almost didn't make it to Donnybrook yesterday, which was beset by the kind of showers that the good people at…Wed Feb 06 2002 - 00:00
Donegal defend late call-offGAA NEWS: The Donegal county board has defended its handling of Sunday's postponement of the county's National League Division…Tue Feb 05 2002 - 00:00
England game not on RTEDespite attempting to enter into negotiations with Sky Sport, RTÉ will not have the rights to broadcast Ireland's crucial Six…Tue Feb 05 2002 - 00:00
The end of Dublin in rare oul' timesIt is understandable, in these dark times of trauma and identity crisis, that the bewildered Dub would interpret the cleaving…Wed Jan 23 2002 - 00:00
George W raises profile of armchair fanSideline Cut: If George "Dubya" Bush had, in the end, shuffled off this mortal coil after tongue wrestling with a pretzel, sports…Wed Jan 16 2002 - 00:00
Wexford call on Carr for adviceGAELIC GAMES: The former Dublin manager Tom Carr has confirmed he will act in an advisory capacity to the Wexford football team…Thu Jan 03 2002 - 00:00
Finding a place in the sunGAELIC GAMES: Ah, the incessant woes and worries of the inter-county GAA manager. They never stop, even in JanuaryThu Jan 03 2002 - 00:00
Sport needs more soul and less hypeA friend was adamant that the runaway television sports highlight of the past year was Goran Ivanisevic serving for the Wimbledon…Mon Dec 24 2001 - 00:00
Ruthless Na Fianna can thrive without FarrellThe suspicion must be that Na Fianna learned more from last week's gameSat Dec 22 2001 - 00:00
Bumper Christmas draw pulls in puntersBah, humbug. This brings a whole new meaning to the traditional GAA Bumper Christmas DrawMon Dec 17 2001 - 00:00
Dismissed Farrell draws no comfortNot since the first World War has there been as much fuss about a Christmas football matchMon Dec 17 2001 - 00:00
Davies not in tune with Trevor BrennanThe only genuinely contented man in the BBC studio at Lansdowne Road on Saturday was David WallaceMon Dec 17 2001 - 00:00
The romantic fate of Liverpool defendersThe BBC sports department has a reputation for securing the flashiest commentary positions at all the major meetings in world…Mon Dec 10 2001 - 00:00
Kirwan not happy to go againWill they or won't they? After watching Birr gradually scythe down his side's six-point half-time lead to restore parity at full…Mon Dec 03 2001 - 00:00
Bopping and twirling with AnastasiaThe only guarantee that a World Cup draw brings is the presence of both Pele and Johann Cryuff, smiling benignly and twirling…Mon Dec 03 2001 - 00:00
Arena erupts as Irish hoop dreams come trueIt will not be most famous Irish sports story of this new century but it is probably the greatestThu Nov 29 2001 - 00:00
Aim high, with or without starsAs the cold days grow more bitter, so have John Courtney's preoccupations been stripped awayWed Nov 28 2001 - 00:00
Ireland leap to Europe's noticeIrish basketball crossed a threshold in the National Arena on Saturday nightMon Nov 26 2001 - 00:00
Still no sign of a resolutionTime for these clubs to either flip a coin or just amalgamate. It looks like the only way forward for us allMon Nov 19 2001 - 00:00
Hamster hits a new high at the Tehran partyAll week long we had been warned that Ireland's visit to Iran would be a trip into the deep unknownFri Nov 16 2001 - 00:00
Cork delegates to ensure demise of Rule 21The conversion of the Cork County Board to the pro-abolitionist camp ahead of this weekend's special congress would seem to signal…Thu Nov 15 2001 - 00:00
MacKenzie Smith the saving graceWe gathered at Dr Cullen Park, a pretty little bandbox straight from the set of On Home Ground, and left wondering why the fictional…Mon Nov 12 2001 - 00:00
Derry and Armagh go against abolitionReports of bomb scares at two Derry GAA clubs following the emphatic rejection of president Seβn McCague's initiative to remove…Thu Nov 01 2001 - 00:00
Only one Joyce includedGalway forward Tommy Joyce is the main casualty on the 2001 Eircell All-Star nominations listThu Nov 01 2001 - 00:00
The grand wizard is backLast night in New York, Michael Jordan gave his blessingWed Oct 31 2001 - 00:00
Bad timing for league play-offsThe ghost of last season's Allianz league will go on a post-Hallowe'en roam this weekend with the delayed hurling and football…Wed Oct 31 2001 - 00:00
Rule 21 may go despite North's viewsThe result of tonight's vote on Rule 21 in Derry will provide the first indicator of the inclination towards change among the…Tue Oct 30 2001 - 00:00
Vindication for 'written off' team pleases O'MahonyOh, the places they have seenMon Sept 24 2001 - 01:00
Final verdict: Score-by-score1st: Cormac Sullivan collects a short ball and Meath work the ball swiftly upfield through Evan Kelly and Ollie Murphy before…Mon Sept 24 2001 - 01:00
Meath can't let Savage go wildHe's the thorn in your side. The wasp you can't swatThu Sept 20 2001 - 01:00
Not at all backward in coming forwardOne of the most consistent features of the current Galway squad has been the tendency of their half-back line to go a rovin'.Wed Sept 19 2001 - 01:00
Unconventional lead in centre-stage roleThere will never be uniformity of opinion when it comes to the issue of Donnellan the YoungerTue Sept 18 2001 - 01:00
Rising high above the level of understudyIt was only after John McDermott's hiatus that people began to comment on the qualities of Nigel CrawfordTue Sept 18 2001 - 01:00
Four tested for drugsA new era began for the GAA following Sunday's All-Ireland final when players from both teams were randomly drugs tested.Tue Sept 11 2001 - 01:00
O'Meara ban still gratesAs Tipperary's celebrations moved from Liberty Square in Thurles to the home of Tommy Dunne in Toomevara late last night, the…Tue Sept 11 2001 - 01:00
Cool finisher stays on after cameoBang! Bang! Two clear shots, two stinging goals and in an instant, Eugene O'Neill's season was aliveThu Sept 06 2001 - 01:00
Dunne deals coolly with pivotal roleThe Tipperary captain has a deceptive buildWed Sept 05 2001 - 01:00
╙ SΘ gracious at end of testing matchPerhaps the origins of all this lay in the since forgotten movements of last summer, when Meath, then All-Ireland champions, …Mon Sept 03 2001 - 01:00
Coming of age in the heat of the battleTime has circled both teams. Outside the Galway dressing-room, the folk heroes are gatheringMon Aug 20 2001 - 01:00
Guiding Galway into the lightMike McNamara comes with a blueprint and sooner or later, readers adhere to its principlesWed Aug 15 2001 - 01:00
'Psychologically, we're thrilled to get out of jail'Two rooms, two separate universesMon Aug 13 2001 - 01:00
Meath give romance short shriftFrightening. The toughest team on earth came to Croke Park to take care of business on a maudlin Saturday evening and drained…Mon Aug 13 2001 - 01:00
English leaves a vacancyNicky English has left a vacancy at midfield in the hope that Paul Kelly recovers in time for Sunday's semi-final against Wexford…Thu Aug 09 2001 - 01:00
