Lack of the X Factor a serious concern for two broken menTV VIEW: COME FULL-TIME in their respective sporting engagements on Saturday, Colm O’Rourke and George Hook had the look of …Mon Oct 25 2010 - 01:00
Railway focus on winningHOCKEY: RAILWAY UNION put their off-the-field woes behind them on Saturday to beat Pembroke Wanderers 3-1 in the Leinster first…Mon Oct 25 2010 - 01:00
Railway, Loreto eye top spotWOMEN’S HOCKEY: WITH UCD and Trinity on intervarsity duty at Belfield this weekend there’s a reduced Leinster first division…Fri Oct 22 2010 - 01:00
What a saga, eh, as JJ from the Boston Rod Sex finally takes overTV VIEW: WELL, THAT Liverpool business was a bit of a sagaMon Oct 18 2010 - 01:00
Ulster maintain their dominanceHOCKEY: ULSTER’S DOMINATION of the under-16 and under-18 interprovincial tournaments shows no signs of abating, the province…Mon Oct 18 2010 - 01:00
Ulster seek double three-in-a-rowWOMEN’S HOCKEY: AFTER RETAINING their under-16 and under-18 interprovincial titles at Grange Road last season Ulster return …Fri Oct 15 2010 - 01:00
Continuing to capture public's imaginationSPORTSWOMAN OF THE MONTH KATIE TAYLOR: BACK IN May 2005, when Katie Taylor won her first Irish Times sportswoman of the month…Wed Oct 13 2010 - 01:00
Kerr's men beat Northern Ireland 1-1Faroe Islands 1 Northern Ireland 1: FORMER REPUBLIC of Ireland manager Brian Kerr guided Faroe Islands to a deserved draw yesterday…Wed Oct 13 2010 - 01:00
Former medallist Michelangelo fails to hit target and himselfTV VIEW: IF YOU’RE a Republic of Ireland (football) and Munster (rugby) supporter it’s hard, after the few days you’ve endured…Mon Oct 11 2010 - 01:00
Railway hit Harlequins like an expressWOMEN’S HOCKEY: IT WAS four wins out of four for Leinster clubs in the first round of the Irish Hockey League at the weekend…Mon Oct 11 2010 - 01:00
Tough start for Railway UnionWOMEN’S HOCKEY: THE FIRST round of Irish Hockey League matches takes place this weekend, with Railway Union opening the defence…Fri Oct 08 2010 - 01:00
Defeat tonight unthinkable for AdvocaatSOCCER: WITH JUST the press and a smattering of onlookers at the Russian squad’s training session in the Aviva Stadium last …Fri Oct 08 2010 - 01:00
Profitable weekend for UCD as Watkins hits fiveWOMEN'S HOCKEY: ONLY TWO weekends in to the Leinster League season and already the first division table has a familiar look …Mon Oct 04 2010 - 01:00
Sky's talking heads have hours to fill before sleepTV VIEW: IT’S AS well, really, that Colin Montgomerie has so many Ryder Cup Memories because without them Sky would have been…Sat Oct 02 2010 - 01:00
UCD and Trinity get goingAFTER THEIR traditional delayed start to the season, UCD and Trinity get their Leinster League campaigns under way this weekend…Fri Oct 01 2010 - 01:00
Tapping in to the wisdom of Keegan is such Savage funTV VIEW: TG4’S PRODUCTION team will, you’d imagine, need a lengthy enough stay in a health farm to recover from their exertions…Mon Sept 27 2010 - 01:00
Railway begin quest for hat-trickWOMEN’S HOCKEY: THE LEINSTER League gets under way this weekend with Railway Union beginning their quest for three titles in…Fri Sept 24 2010 - 01:00
Thank goodness we were all born under Mícheál's Wand'rin' StarMÍCHEÁL Ó MUIRCHEARTAIGH’S LAST COMMENTARY: ÉADAOIN Ó MUIRCHEARTAIGH reckoned her father’s decision to retire might be an indication…Mon Sept 20 2010 - 01:00
Giving Phileas Fogg a run for his money with a TV remoteTV VIEW: IT TOOK Phileas Fogg 80 days, but if he’d had a remote control he’d have managed it over the weekendMon Sept 13 2010 - 01:00
Kilbane going, but he's going with a bangTV VIEW : Not three bad as Bill and Trap’s boys begin the drive for nine – points out of nineWed Sept 08 2010 - 01:00
Perry and Murphy have to share the honours for AugustSPORTSWOMAN OF THE YEAR: IT HAD already been a memorable summer for Irish sportswomen, the highlight being Derval O’Rourke’s…Wed Sept 08 2010 - 01:00
Kilkenny kiddies' banker hits the deckTV VIEW: WHEN YOU think about it, those little Kilkenny kiddies who appeared on Up for the Match on Saturday night are as familiar…Mon Sept 06 2010 - 01:00
Pad's Lads do the bizz for the boss - from CorkGOLF: COME THE end of the Johnnie Walker Championship on Sunday afternoon Damien McGrane and Ryder Cup hopeful Simon Dyson would…Thu Sept 02 2010 - 01:00
Transfer issues do not disrupt squadTRANSFER DEADLINE day, as it proved, caused minimal disruption to the Republic of Ireland’s preparations for Friday’s Euro 2012…Wed Sept 01 2010 - 01:00
Andrews to miss Ireland's opening two gamesBLACKBURN ROVERS midfielder Keith Andrews will miss the opening two games of the Republic of Ireland’s Euro 2012 qualifying campaign…Mon Aug 30 2010 - 01:00
Pawd-rayg pick leaves nasty taste in mouths of Sky Sports crewTV VIEW: A LOVELY man, that Colin Montgomerie. Very lovelyMon Aug 30 2010 - 01:00
Dubs learn hard way never to trust a langer with a SatNavTV VIEW: MICHAEL LYSTER was flummoxed, almost as much as the folk on the HillMon Aug 23 2010 - 01:00
'Tangerine Dream!' . . . because anything can happen in sportTV VIEW: He meant well, you can be sure, but Richard Keys’ fretting at the weekend about post-World Cup fatigue, rustiness, …Mon Aug 16 2010 - 01:00
Oosthuizen stays dead calm as Open season turns into a hootTV VIEW: There were times on Friday afternoon when watching the British Open was a similar enough televisual experience to viewing…Mon Jul 19 2010 - 01:00
Reid calls time on his Ireland careerSOCCER/ INTERNATIONAL NEWS: NINE YEARS after being given his Republic of Ireland debut by Mick McCarthy, Steven Reid has announced…Wed Jul 14 2010 - 01:00
McVeigh just going from strength to strength on the linksTHE IRISH TIMES/IRISH SPORTS COUNCIL SPORTSWOMAN AWARDS: IF IT wasn’t for the exploits of the Republic of Ireland under-17 …Wed Jul 14 2010 - 01:00
Tiki-taka tops total thuggery, thank GodON THE COUCH: All aquiver for our 64th match but puzzled looks at introduction to the evening’s viewingMon Jul 12 2010 - 01:00
Gilesie goes for the winners - even if he won't have their babyON THE COUCH: Germany and Spain was a match-up for which the term ‘intriguing prospect’ was coinedThu Jul 08 2010 - 01:00
Not pretty on the eye as Kuyt gets closer to outdoing CruyffON THE COUCH: Fidel may question our geography but we won’t be looking outside Europe in this African dramaWed Jul 07 2010 - 01:00
Exhausted analysts pulled from pillar to postON THE COUCH: Saturday’s dramatic quarter-finals leave the chastened pundits marvelling at the actionMon Jul 05 2010 - 01:00
Best to wait for O'Neill's own accountBIOGRAPHY: Martin O’Neill: The Biography By Simon Moss John Blake Publishing, 265pp. £17.99Sat Jul 03 2010 - 01:00
Brady sorry for going Dutch after 'nasty match'ON THE COUCH: On a day of big matches in Leitrim and Port Elizabeth, Liam Brady has regrets for backing the oranjeSat Jul 03 2010 - 01:00
Watson's play-off win pays off for SKeenanBBAFTER OUR overall leaderboard experienced a rather dramatic shake-up last week following the US Open, there was a return to some…Thu Jul 01 2010 - 01:00
Horseflies and dodgy curries spice it up for top managersLAST WEEK we broke the news to Chris Wood’s 242 managers that the combination of a dodgy curry, a flooded flat and three days…Thu Jul 01 2010 - 01:00
Restraint goes out the window as the lynch mobs gatherON THE COUCH: There was little sympathy on the English telly for their Three Turkeys – sorry, LionsTue Jun 29 2010 - 01:00
Liam delighted as Sepp scores another own goalON THE COUCH: Yesterday was an ‘infamous day’ for football, but Liam Brady is still smilingMon Jun 28 2010 - 01:00
No paradise for Mick as parasite football reignsON THE COUCH : Portugal versus Brazil was a bit of a bummer despite Gary Lineker’s predictionsSat Jun 26 2010 - 01:00
Ireland wary of Spain's attacking threat but remain confidentUNDER-17 EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL: REPUBLIC OF IRELAND v SPAIN (Today, 12.30pm, RTÉSat Jun 26 2010 - 01:00
Chippy takes no pleasure in result. JestingNobody loves Raymond, it seems. Let’s hope no harpsichord makers were watchingWed Jun 23 2010 - 01:00
Web watch: What they saidIT WAS a case of watching them watching us yesterday as L’Equipe did a round-up on their website of the international reaction…Wed Jun 23 2010 - 01:00
McDowell ignores buzz of vuvuzelas as Ossie gets stuck inON THE COUCH: We felt a bit for Gregory Havret, as a victory for him would surely have put a bit of a sporting smile on the …Tue Jun 22 2010 - 01:00
Barron really knows his businessANDY BARRON is, you might say, football’s ultimate journeyman, his travels taking him from Miramar Rangers (New Zealand) to William…Mon Jun 21 2010 - 01:00