Managing expectations only part of the challengeFourteen clean slates, all waiting for chalkSat Jan 05 2013 - 00:00
End of the long road to get Ali's visit on filmRoss Whitaker’s film tells the story of one of the more unlikely chapters in Ali’s lifeMon Dec 31 2012 - 00:00
Inside track on a wretched life of endless lying and constant vigilanceGENERAL: Away from the mainstream, some of the best offerings this year are on two wheelsSat Dec 15 2012 - 00:00
Craven’s superhuman efforts pay off as Paralympics finally claimcentre stageBefore he was a knight of the realm, long before he was standing beside Seb Coe at the opening ceremony with a curious world …Wed Dec 12 2012 - 00:00
Impressive Ballymun looking the partLEINSTER CLUB SFC FINAL Ballymun Kickhams 0-11 Portlaoise 0-8: In Ballymun this morning, they’re on the hunt for a metalworker…Mon Dec 10 2012 - 00:00
So far, so good: Curran left pleased“This is getting to be a habit,” says Portlaoise co-manager Mick Lillis as the Ballymun dressing room calls for a bit of hush…Mon Dec 10 2012 - 00:00
Owens adopts yes-we-can Obama spiritGAA: Sometimes you find yourself in the strangest of seats when the music stopsThu Dec 06 2012 - 00:00
Dr Crokes give Castlehaven cause for painDr Crokes 0-19 Castlehaven 0-12: With little more than the briefest flexing of their muscles, Dr Crokes confirmed what we’ve…Mon Dec 03 2012 - 00:00
'They brought their A-game to the table'Vince Casey has seen plenty of pretty good Dr Crokes teams come and go – he came and went on a fine one himself when they won…Mon Dec 03 2012 - 00:00
Ballymun ease past wasteful SarsfieldsBallymun 1-8 Sarsfields 0-5 You know the day has been a foul one when the best even the winning manager can say about it is: “…Mon Nov 26 2012 - 00:00
Maher and Thurles firmly focused on unfinished businessGAELIC GAMES : For most of his hurling life, Pádraic Maher has only felt the escalator rising under his feetThu Nov 22 2012 - 00:00
Farewell Rita Byrne - carrier of words that kept the beast fedTIPPING POINT: We lost Rita Byrne the other dayMon Nov 19 2012 - 00:00
Funding will be pro rata - RingSports grants: Minister of State for Transport, Tourism and Sport Michael Ring has made a commitment to distribute the imminent…Sat Nov 17 2012 - 00:00
'You don't want to throw the baby out of the pram until we have something else to put into the pram'Sport in the recession Part 5: As Michael Ring prepares to distribute the latest grants under the Capital Sports Programme, …Sat Nov 17 2012 - 00:00
Ballymun emerge tall from the rubbleDUBLIN SFC FINAL Ballymun Kickhams v Kilmacud Crokes: THEY DIDN’T see it comingSat Oct 27 2012 - 01:00
Breen shoulders the pain of defeatWOMEN’S FOOTBALL ALL-IRELAND SENIOR FINAL: AS THE incredible Cork ladies football team rolled on to yet another All-Ireland …Tue Oct 09 2012 - 01:00
Cork conjure another master classGAELIC GAMES: EXCELLENCE MARCHES to its own beatMon Oct 08 2012 - 01:00
Supreme Cork reach seventh heavenWOMEN’S FOOTBALL ALL-IRELAND SENIOR FINAL: JUST FOR a snatched minute or two midway through the opening half, an optimist’s …Mon Oct 08 2012 - 01:00
Gavin ready to deal with capital expectationsDUBLIN FOOTBALL: NEWLY-APPOINTED Dublin manager Jim Gavin could have been forgiven for throwing his county chairman a raised…Sat Oct 06 2012 - 01:00
Cork look to reach sevenWOMEN'S FOOTBALL ALL-IRELAND SENIOR FINAL Cork v Kerry ON AND on they roll, one of the great teams in Irish sportSat Oct 06 2012 - 01:00
Just about keeping all the balls in the airHANDBALL: As he enters his last world championships, Paul Brady is that bit more relaxed while still in search of perfectionSat Oct 06 2012 - 01:00
'it's very hard to beat a feeling we have today'“IT’S VERY hard to beat a feeling like we have today,” says Brian Cody, nailing in a sentence the one simple reason this never…Mon Oct 01 2012 - 01:00
A first tee that strains every nerveTHE FIRST tee of the Ryder Cup does bad things to good menSat Sept 29 2012 - 01:00
'I never once thought we were going to get beaten'REACTION FROM THE DONEGAL CAMP: From the moment Michael Murphy fisted Donegal into 2-10 to 0-10 lead, the photographers began…Mon Sept 24 2012 - 01:00
Following the script and living the dreamMAN OF THE MATCH MICHAEL MURPHY (Donegal): A FORTNIGHT ago, Michael Murphy sat down in front of a computer and got it out of…Mon Sept 24 2012 - 01:00
Lone sour note: Donegal boss has reporter removedThe solitary sour note left on Donegal’s All-Ireland victory came after the game when Jim McGuinness refused to begin his post…Mon Sept 24 2012 - 01:00
You can take the man out of the county, but you can't take . . .Commentator Martin Carney will have the three great strands of his life coming together to tie a knot all at once, while Mick…Sat Sept 22 2012 - 01:00
Cody convinced of Canning's bona fidesKILKENNY MANAGER Brian Cody last night said he knows for a fact Joe Canning doesn’t believe Henry Shefflin to be an unsporting…Fri Sept 21 2012 - 01:00
Jacob takes the biscuit as Wexford come through in the crunchCAMOGIE ALL-IRELAND SENIOR FINAL Wexford 3-13 Cork 3-6: FOR LONG spells of this cracking All-Ireland camogie final, the main…Mon Sept 17 2012 - 01:00
Wexford's power of threeCAMOGIE ALL-IRELAND SENIOR FINAL: AT THE end, it was like somebody pulled a plug from a sinkhole in the middle of the pitch…Mon Sept 17 2012 - 01:00
Event changed minds about where the boundaries of sport actually lieON THE night Michael McKillop won his second gold medal of the Paralympic Games, he caught the eye but struggled to hold itMon Sept 10 2012 - 01:00
Rohan makes molehills out of mountainsPARALYMPIC GAMES: THEY DO a very odd thing for the Paralympic medal ceremonies at Brands HatchSat Sept 08 2012 - 01:00
Smyth doubles up in record stylePARALYMPIC GAMES: IT’S THE start that ends itSat Sept 08 2012 - 01:00
Day ten: Irish in actionJames Brown Damien Shaw Cycling (Individual B Road Race) Brands Hatch, 2.30pmSat Sept 08 2012 - 01:00
No stopping super Irish as medal tally growsDRIP, DRIP, drip. Clink, clink, clink. More, more, moreSat Sept 08 2012 - 01:00
Smyth eases his way into 200m finalPARALYMPIC GAMES: ON A quiet day for the Irish Paralympic team, Jason Smyth sailed through to tonight’s T13 200m final with …Fri Sept 07 2012 - 01:00
Day eight: Irish in actionJason Smyth Athletics (T13 200m) Olympic Stadium, 11Thu Sept 06 2012 - 01:00
With enough in the tank to outpace a LionPARALYMPIC GAMES: WHEN THEY go looking for a bit of hush for the anthems at the Paralympic Games, the line is always the same…Thu Sept 06 2012 - 01:00
Motorbike crash survivor Mark Rohan wins gold back in saddleTHEY TELL you to get back on the bike. They don’t necessarily tell you to get on your back when you’re on that bikeThu Sept 06 2012 - 01:00
New cycle of success as Irish pairs land bronzePARALYMPIC GAMES: JAMES BROWN and Damien Shaw came and stood in the mixed zone, their world nothing but twilight just for the…Thu Sept 06 2012 - 01:00
Barry and Kearney add to the haulPARALYMPIC GAMES : THE DELUGE is showing no sign of drying outWed Sept 05 2012 - 01:00
Strength you never imagined possiblePARALYMPIC GAMES: STRENGTH IS all around you at the Paralympics. It’s just not always strength as you know itWed Sept 05 2012 - 01:00
McKillop storms to second goldIn everything, there is room for a little sweetnessTue Sept 04 2012 - 01:00
Never a doubt as McKillop strikes gold againWHEN CATHERINE McKillop walked out from under the stand, her son Michael put his hands to his face and slowly splayed his fingers…Tue Sept 04 2012 - 01:00
McKillop storms to second gold in LondonIN EVERYTHING, there is room for a little sweetnessTue Sept 04 2012 - 01:00
Smyth and McKillop produce their golden moments in record stylePARALYMPICS : THAT HUG. Long after the action had finished on Saturday night, that hug was the image that stuckMon Sept 03 2012 - 01:00
Walsh and Meehan pedal to silverPARALYMPIC GAMES: ALL WEEK here, the velodrome has been the most incorrigible teaseMon Sept 03 2012 - 01:00
Kenny in tribute to Irish gold medallistTaoiseach Enda Kenny has paid tribute to Bethany Firth, who won Ireland’s first gold medal of the Paralympic Games in London …Sat Sept 01 2012 - 01:00
Firth claims first gold for IrelandPARALYMPICS: IRELAND’S PARALYMPICS got the kick-start it needed last night and it came in the shape of Bethany Firth.Sat Sept 01 2012 - 01:00
