Glory days over, now Leitrim just crave a winWinter training in Leitrim is characterised by an intimacy which small numbers bringThu Jun 29 2000 - 01:00
King to abdicate with good deal of prideGone is the euphoria of last season, when Armagh were box-office innocence. This was not about adventure, just survivalMon Jun 26 2000 - 01:00
Loughnane saves wrath for CouncilIn a parting shot at the Munster Council, former Clare manager Ger Loughnane yesterday admitted that his one regret is that he…Fri Jun 23 2000 - 01:00
Buckley can't serve two mastersKildare's slender hopes of drafting in Niall Buckley through an 11th hour appeal to Croke Park were snuffed out yesterday after…Fri Jun 23 2000 - 01:00
Fallon out for rest of seasonGalway forward Jarlath Fallon will be out of football for the rest of the championship, having damaged cruciate knee ligaments…Tue Jun 20 2000 - 01:00
Ban would not greatly affect TompkinsAlthough it remains to be seen if referee Michael Curley will cite Cork manager Larry Tompkins for verbal abuse over comments…Tue Jun 20 2000 - 01:00
No contest on blue day for DublinKilkenny 3-16: C Carter 2-3, H Shefflin 0-6 (three frees), S Grehan 0-2, E Brennan 1-0, E Kennedy 0-2 (frees), DJ Carey 0-1, …Mon Jun 19 2000 - 01:00
New ticket proposals defendedCroke Park officials have defended the latest proposals arising from structural delays to the new Canal End stand, and have stressed…Thu Jun 15 2000 - 01:00
McGonigle to serve two-month suspensionDerry manager Eamonn Coleman will have to plan for Sunday's Ulster football semi-final against Antrim without forward Geoffrey…Tue Jun 13 2000 - 01:00
Shocking wides shrugged off as Kildare begin to rollKildare: 1-12 - P Gravin 1-4, (four frees, pen); D Earley 0-2, E McCormack 0-1, K O'Dwyer 0-1 (free), A Rainbow 0-1, K Doyle …Mon Jun 12 2000 - 01:00
Talisman sees the big pictureJamesie O'Connor pads along the still corridors of St Flannan'sSat Jun 10 2000 - 01:00
Revolution in air after Royal exitIn the Berkeley Court hotel in Dublin yesterday, it was riddle timeThu Jun 08 2000 - 01:00
O'Grady `terrified' of another drawMichael O'Grady squints in the sunlight and contemplates the breaks of the game. "It looked like a drawTue Jun 06 2000 - 01:00
Dublin break a strained LaoisAfter a comparable marathon championship season for both teams, Dublin advance to claim the somewhat daunting honour of providing…Tue Jun 06 2000 - 01:00
Old man Claffey a portrait of delightVinny Claffey rests against the bench, mop of black hair soaking, a broad smile meeting the worldMon Jun 05 2000 - 01:00
Offaly ambush champions and open a door for all"Timber!" The sound of the All-Ireland champions crashing to the floor on Croke Park awakened new possibilities for Offaly and…Mon Jun 05 2000 - 01:00
Meath flinch at Offaly fireMeath crashed out of the All-Ireland series yesterday, beaten by Offaly, just promoted from the lower divisions of the league…Mon Jun 05 2000 - 01:00
No rush to renew contractsBoth the Down and Waterford county boards were reluctant to indulge in speculation as to the future of their respective football…Tue May 30 2000 - 01:00
All of the effort with none of the gloryOn Sunday, the Antrim footballers will resume what has become a trail of tearsFri May 26 2000 - 01:00
Play-offs hot up when Heat is on"The only (expletive) thing I'm disappointed in is that Zo didn't connect when he tried to punch that (expletive) in the face…Mon May 15 2000 - 01:00
Galway lose injured MannionGalway manager John O'Mahony was yesterday resigned to losing one of his most important defensive links, confirming that 1998…Wed May 10 2000 - 01:00
Watching a new legend unfoldLike all perfect hours in sport, it passed at a supersonic rate and left us reeling in its wakeMon May 08 2000 - 01:00
Boylan satisfied with small merciesStalemate in the heat and nobody too concernedMon May 08 2000 - 01:00
McEniff to manage IrelandIt is expected that the management committee of the GAA will tomorrow ratify the appointment of Brian McEniff as the manager …Thu May 04 2000 - 01:00
Westerners celebrate a welcome final dateRarely have league finals been welcomed so unreservedly. Have no doubts, this victory mattered to the westernersMon May 01 2000 - 01:00
Pining for the auld scoundrelsWhen those Lifelines books came out a few years back, one contributor declared that his favourite line of poetry was the wonderful…Mon May 01 2000 - 01:00
Fresh wind in Galway's sailsTwo teams, who had long discarded all pretence of apathy towards the league, met in Thurles yesterday and it was Galway that …Mon May 01 2000 - 01:00
Cloonan banned, GAC rattle sabreGalway hurler Eugene Cloonan has become the latest player to suffer from the GAA's mandatory three-month suspension for striking…Sat Apr 29 2000 - 01:00
Flynn fit to keep up winning streakGerald McCarthy has unsurprisingly left his Waterford team unchanged for their latest outing against LaoisFri Mar 31 2000 - 01:00
Big names out as Clare make 13 changesClare manager Ger Loughnane has made 13 changes to the team which disappointed him in losing to Limerick last SundayThu Mar 30 2000 - 01:00
Leitrim to request replay of Offaly tieLeitrim yesterday confirmed that they are submitting a request for a refixture of Sunday's Division 2A match against Offaly in…Thu Mar 30 2000 - 01:00
Cork's big guns to face old rivalsAs if alerted by alarm bells, a significant number of heavyweights from Cork's All-Ireland-winning side have taken up arms ahead…Wed Mar 29 2000 - 01:00
GAA reject TV debate with GPAThe GAA yesterday dismissed suggestions that members will enter a debate with representatives of the Gaelic Players' Association…Wed Mar 29 2000 - 01:00
Good traditions well maintainedAll OF England's traditional sporting occasions - those that shimmer from the calendar - are generally referred to with simple…Mon Mar 27 2000 - 01:00
Lightning half sees Kerry winTwo western seaboard teams, one sailing well, the other anxiously eyeing the lifeboatMon Mar 27 2000 - 01:00
Crawford and O'Reilly returnMidfielder Nigel Crawford and All-Star Mark O'Reilly were last night named on the Meath team as the All-Ireland winning squad…Fri Mar 24 2000 - 00:00
O Cinneide back on Kerry dutyDara O Cinneide returns to the Kerry line-up as they prepare to travel to Donegal in the hope of consolidating their position…Thu Mar 23 2000 - 00:00
Kilkenny go for a redesignKilkenny manager Brian Cody has redesigned his team for the National Hurling League Division 1B clash against Tipperary in Thurles…Wed Mar 22 2000 - 00:00
O hAilpin back with footballersDual star Sean Og O hAilpin will make an appearance for the county football side on Sunday for a match against Tyrone which will…Wed Mar 22 2000 - 00:00
Our crew cuts a splendid dashWhat a weekend. A new David Beckham hair-do and the unveiling of la belle epoque of Irish rugbyMon Mar 20 2000 - 00:00
Athenry erase dark memoriesNot the shimmering vision of craft and magic that the purists had dreamt of but a final with a forceful personality nonetheless…Sat Mar 18 2000 - 00:00
Pride revisits fields of AthenryThe old ground has been warmed by sunnier St Patrick's Days and trembled to finer matches but yesterday's Croke Park stories …Sat Mar 18 2000 - 00:00
Crossmaglen not Short of passionBy day, Cathal Short works in the family business, a sports store near the square in Crossmaglen but in the evening he helps …Thu Mar 16 2000 - 00:00
Waterford rise to stunning challengeAt its most pure, this great field game makes the rest seem irrelevantMon Mar 13 2000 - 00:00
Meath considering referee's reportMeath County Board members are currently considering their position having received a copy of referee Brendan Gorman's report…Fri Mar 10 2000 - 00:00
