The wondrous Descent in the wet and wildThree hours, 11 minutes, 53 seconds and 17Mon Sept 08 1997 - 01:00
No takers for offer of trip to Buenos AiresDespite what most footballers tell us you can give NO more than 100 per cent and that is, precisely, what Buenos Aires and Miguel…Mon Sept 08 1997 - 01:00
Young Keohane savours the dayOh, the agony and the ecstasy, the pain and the joy after yesterday's All-Ireland camogie final in which Cork beat Galway by …Mon Sept 08 1997 - 01:00
Sure, you'd move too if you were Joe EnoEven Middlesbrough fans would have had to admit that Madrid's Bernebeu Stadium looked a teeny, weeny bit impressive on Saturday…Mon Sept 01 1997 - 01:00
Trouble finding out about visitorsHow do you recognise a Lithuanian footballer? The Dublin city centre hotel was meant to be full of them yesterday afternoon but…Wed Aug 20 1997 - 01:00
Spooky goings-on down Eurosport wayYou know when something spooky happens to you in the course of your life and you wonder is it a message from a higher power telling…Mon Aug 18 1997 - 01:00
Ireland yield seventh place to RussiansIreland's final match of the World Cup qualifying tournament yesterday morning just about summed up their two weeks in Harare…Wed Aug 13 1997 - 01:00
China may face Utrecht banIf the rumours and rumblings circulating in hockey circles around Harare are to be believed, Ireland's 7th-8th place play-off…Tue Aug 12 1997 - 01:00
China end World Cup qualifying dreamsIt was a night of what-might-have-beens for the Irish women's hockey team in Harare yesterday when their World Cup qualifying…Mon Aug 11 1997 - 01:00
Kelleher keeps Irish in hunt"Terry! Did Sarah Kelleher get the winner," coach Terry Gregg was asked at full-time yesterday after Ireland's extraordinary …Sat Aug 09 1997 - 01:00
Lucky Ireland indebted to England's equaliser"My word, that's a first," remarked the bemused English hockey reporter as he watched the Irish contingent in the Magamba Stadium…Thu Aug 07 1997 - 01:00
Third loss may end cup hopes"We're the last ones to let you down," reads the sign outside a funeral parlour just half a mile from the Irish hockey team's…Tue Aug 05 1997 - 01:00
Irish women rediscover their pride against SAOne "flying mouse" and 11 Springboks secured comprehensive victories for the continent of Africa over Irish opposition at Harare…Mon Aug 04 1997 - 01:00
Vital for Ireland to recover against S AfricaIt would have taken courage beyond the call of duty to offer a dejected Terry Gregg sympathy after Ireland's 1-0 defeat by India…Sat Aug 02 1997 - 01:00
Club event 'a good start'Despite disappointing ticket sales for the inaugural Irish International Club Tournament, held at Lansdowne Road this week, the…Fri Jul 18 1997 - 01:00
Di Canio's display fans only comfortIf, as he threatened earlier in the week, last night's match against PSV Eindhoven, in the third-fourth place play-off of the…Thu Jul 17 1997 - 01:00
Thank heavens it was only a small chunkIT'S become a bit of a post-fight tradition with Evander Holyfield - after clobbering the living daylights out of an opponent…Mon Jul 07 1997 - 01:00
Dog's life for Wimbledon's raining championDRIZZLE, drizzle. Uh, oh. Drizzle, drizzle, drizzle. Drat. Drip, drip, drip. Sigh. Splash, splash. Darn. Splosh, sploshMon Jun 30 1997 - 01:00
Logue celebrates with vintage performanceON THE weekend that she celebrated her 100th international cap Mary Logue produced what her coach described as the "best game…Mon Jun 30 1997 - 01:00
Bowers hits winner in StirlingTRINITY'S Anya Bowers gave the Irish team a winning start to the four-nation under-21 hockey tournament in Stirling yesterday…Sat Jun 28 1997 - 01:00
Logue relishing 100th appearanceMARY LOGUE will win a special place in Irish hockey history at Belfield tomorrow when she becomes the first woman to win 100 …Fri Jun 27 1997 - 01:00
McStay's message is greeted with silenceON AN occasion that bore more of a resemblance to an audience with the Pope, Paul McStay addressed a section of Celtic's Dublin…Thu Jun 26 1997 - 01:00
Shamrocks squad namedTHE SHAMROCKS squad that takes the place of the English under 21s in next weekend's Sharwoods sponsored senior international …Tue Jun 24 1997 - 01:00
Barlinnie Bhoys beaten by the systemCHANCES ARE that Brian Sewell tuned in to only one of Saturday's titanic sporting clashes on the tellyMon Jun 23 1997 - 01:00
Injury forces Brown outULSTER'S Laura Brown was forced to withdraw from the Irish squad for August's World Cup Qualifying Tournament yesterday after…Sat Jun 21 1997 - 01:00
Final fling for some playersIRISH UNDER 21 coach Adele Sloan has named her squad for next week's Four Nations Tournament in Scotland, but has had to leave…Fri Jun 20 1997 - 01:00
Turner back as Ireland captainTHERE are no major surprises in the women's hockey squad announced by Terry Gregg for August's World Cup Qualifying tournament…Tue Jun 17 1997 - 01:00
Dennis the menace heads for divorceIT WOULD be any father's worst nightmare. Picture the scene.Mon Jun 16 1997 - 01:00
Gregg facing selection cruxIRISH coach Terry Gregg is expected to name his squad for August's World Cup qualifying tournament this weekend, but the withdrawal…Thu Jun 12 1997 - 01:00
Swingin' Carlos restores out faith in BrazilIT began with a swing to the right. Suddenly there was a significant shift back to the centreMon Jun 09 1997 - 01:00
Manage Leeds Barry, ah go on, go on, go onON TUESDAY night, at the end of ITV's There's Only One Barry FryMon Jun 02 1997 - 01:00
Integrity called into question, but whose?LIFE will never be the same again for football fansMon May 26 1997 - 01:00
`Our Gud as retired - what do we do?'BLACK SUNDAY, May 18th, 1997. 3.38 p.m. Old TraffordSat May 24 1997 - 01:00
Muckross aim for the high noteDO YOU remember the name of the Irish song that won the 1996 Eurovision Song Contest? No? Well, Muckross Hockey Club do - in …Fri May 16 1997 - 01:00
Telly time as burly men arrive on cueKEN DOHERTY has an awful lot to answer for. Thanks to him I got to see an unhealthy amount of telly last weekMon May 12 1997 - 01:00
Irish held by JapanONE SUSPECTS that coach Terry Gregg aged, oh, about 20 years in the course of Ireland's final Five Nations match against Japan…Tue May 06 1997 - 01:00
Da helps Ken to world successSO WHERE were you when Ken Doherty won the World Snooker Championship on Monday, May 5th, 1997? Sitting in front of the telly…Tue May 06 1997 - 01:00
Has Eamon Dunphy lost his deposit?PECULIAR THIS. When the returning officer for the constituency of Tatton in the northwest of England announced, in the early …Mon May 05 1997 - 01:00
Ireland lose to CanadaIRELAND'S Five Nations hockey campaign got off to a damp start in Vancouver yesterday when they lost their opening match to the…Fri May 02 1997 - 01:00
Ideal preparation for Ireland in VancouverIF THE recent four-nations tournament in Cardiff provided the Irish team with a gentle re-introduction to international hockey…Wed Apr 30 1997 - 01:00
Improved ranking for IrishTHE Irish men's squash team moved from 14th to 10th in the rankings at the end of their European Championship campaign in Denmark…Mon Apr 28 1997 - 01:00
Tony makes space, Ted makes the runningTHE negotiations might be lengthy, perhaps a little heated at times, but once Alex Ferguson deposits £20 million or so in the…Mon Apr 28 1997 - 01:00
Auf Wiedersehen Europe"THAT'S a real blow for Manchester United," exclaimed ITV's Brian "Mooro" Moore when that horrible little red head, Lars Ricken…Thu Apr 24 1997 - 01:00
Ireland's schedule announcedIRELAND begin their hockey World Cup qualifying campaign in Zimbabwe on August 1st, with their opening Pool A match against India…Wed Apr 23 1997 - 01:00
Three changes to hockey squadTERRY GREGG has made three changes to the Irish hockey squad for the five-nations tournament in Canada later this month but former…Tue Apr 22 1997 - 01:00
Ireland go on scoring spreeA FLURRY of goals got the Irish team's build-up to Zimbabwe off to a perfect start in the four-nations tournament in Cardiff …Mon Apr 21 1997 - 01:00
Ireland start in dominant fashionIRELAND began their build up August's World Cup hockey qualifying tournament in Zimbabwe with an 11-0 victory over Poland in …Sat Apr 19 1997 - 01:00
Logue's stand may set trend for Irish playersNO PAIN, no gain appears to be the battle cry of the Irish women's team as they prepare for a gruelling 19 match programme over…Fri Apr 18 1997 - 01:00
Randlastown unable to break down championsIAN STEELE was left scratching his head at the end of the Irish Senior League Finals decider between his victorious Muckross …Mon Apr 14 1997 - 01:00
