Cup semi-finals impossible to callWOMEN'S HOCKEY: THE ESB Irish Senior Cup, as is its habit, has produced two intriguing pairings for tomorrow's semi-finals, …Fri Mar 07 2008 - 00:00
Twin-win situation as McAnespies team up for club and countyTHE GENERATION GAME BRENDA MCANESPIE AND HER TWIN DAUGHTERS AOIFE AND CIARA IT WAS October, 1996, on the eve of the women's …Wed Mar 05 2008 - 00:00
Muller pleased despite final lossWomen's Hockey : A 3-0 DEFEAT by their hosts in Wellington marked the end of Ireland's brief trip to New Zealand, with coach…Mon Mar 03 2008 - 00:00
Beaufort best in the galesSCHOOLS HOCKEY/Leinster Senior Cup Final/Beaufort 2 Alexandra College 1: TWO YEARS ago Loreto Beaufort coach Mary Barnwell had…Sat Mar 01 2008 - 00:00
Pembroke begin run-in to long awaited titleHOCKEY : Five points clear at the top of the Leinster first division table Pembroke Wanderers go into the final month of the…Fri Feb 29 2008 - 00:00
Pressure on leaders to maintain title chaseHOCKEY: A year ago Glenanne all but wrapped up the Leinster first division title when they beat their closest challengers Pembroke…Fri Feb 29 2008 - 00:00
Big Teddy Bear but no picnicDIARY OF A HOCKEY REPORTER : Grange Road has its very own microclimate, which results in the temperature of 36 degrees below…Wed Feb 27 2008 - 00:00
Hermes battling on two frontsWOMEN'S HOCKEY: IT PROVED to be as profitable a weekend for Hermes as it was dispiriting for Loreto, with Hermes registering…Mon Feb 25 2008 - 00:00
Brady to clarify role in Irish set-upWhile still hopeful of joining Giovanni Trapattoni's Republic of Ireland backroom team, Liam Brady's involvement in the new set…Mon Feb 25 2008 - 00:00
Brady to clarify role in Irish set-upWHILE STILL hopeful of joining Giovanni Trapattoni's Republic of Ireland backroom team, Liam Brady's involvement in the new set…Mon Feb 25 2008 - 00:00
Alexandra on course to retain titleHockey/ Leinster Schoolgirls' Senior Cup semi-finals : Leinster Senior Cup holders Alexandra College remain on course to win…Fri Feb 22 2008 - 00:00
Muller plans for key trip to New ZealandWomen's hockey: The Irish squad is on its travels again, this time heading for a 10-day training camp in New Zealand where they…Fri Feb 22 2008 - 00:00
Delaney offers Keane some adviceInternational News: If last Wednesday finally saw white smoke billowing from Abbotstown, with confirmation that Giovanni Trapattoni…Mon Feb 18 2008 - 00:00
Too little too late for Leinster as Ulster hold onHockey: Despite being beaten by hosts Leinster in the final match of the tournament yesterday, Ulster made it a senior interprovincial…Mon Feb 18 2008 - 00:00
Weakened Ulster continue to chase a hat-trickWomen's Hockey : Having endured, by their lofty standards, a fallow senior interprovincial spell between 2002 and 2005, when…Fri Feb 15 2008 - 00:00
Chance for new names to shineMen's Hockey : The absence from the Leinster, Munster and Ulster senior interprovincial squads of their Ireland players, who…Fri Feb 15 2008 - 00:00
Punters caught in a Trap but it ain't over till Turkey singsThe betting patterns: With just five hours to our deadline yesterday our biggest mistake was to ask the Boylesports spokesman…Thu Feb 14 2008 - 00:00
Proper is making all the right movesThe Irish Times Sportswoman of the Year January award: Since the start of The Irish Times Sportswoman of the Year awards in …Wed Feb 13 2008 - 00:00
Giovanni hailed as rainmaker while Pope wanders in desertTV View : All this turmoil. You'd be worn outMon Feb 11 2008 - 00:00
McVicker strike keeps Ballymoney in cupWomen's Hockey: Not for the first time in her club career, former Irish captain Lynsey McVicker produced a match-winning goal…Mon Feb 11 2008 - 00:00
Hermes look to maintain formWomen's Hockey : The line-up for the Irish Senior Cup semi-finals should, weather permitting, be complete tomorrow after Ballymoney…Fri Feb 08 2008 - 00:00
Holders face Mount AnvilleSchools' Hockey : Alexandra College and St Andrews are on course for a repeat of last year's Leinster Senior Cup final after…Fri Feb 08 2008 - 00:00
Getting a decision from a number eight could be a messy affairTV View : There was much wistful reminiscing on Saturday about the good old days.Mon Feb 04 2008 - 00:00
Hermes at the doubleWomen's Hockey : Hermes had a weekend to remember, beating Loreto 4-0 at Beaufort on Saturday, the Leinster champions' first…Mon Feb 04 2008 - 00:00
It's all lost in translationPlanet Football : Take yourself off to YouTube and type in "Trapattoni" and "subtitled"Mon Feb 04 2008 - 00:00
No stone left unturned as Ireland face trip to NZWomen's Hockey Gene Muller's desire to find the strongest possible opposition for his team in the build-up to April's Olympic…Fri Feb 01 2008 - 00:00
Loreto recoverto beat RailwayHOCKEY: Judging by their comeback against Railway Union on Saturday, Loreto are reluctant to relinquish the Leinster first division…Mon Jan 28 2008 - 00:00
We love Andy and Jo-Wilfried and Ted - but Motty's gone off his clogsTV View: As Geoffrey Boycott put it recently on BBC radio, "if you want a quiet life, you turn a blind ear".Mon Jan 28 2008 - 00:00
No change in the top two in LeinsterHOCKEY : There's no change in the top two of the Leinster first division after leaders Pembroke Wanderers and closest rivals…Mon Jan 28 2008 - 00:00
Loreto cannot afford to slipHOCKEY: After the break for the under-21 interprovincial tournament last weekend, battle resumes on the women's club front tomorrow…Fri Jan 25 2008 - 00:00
Men gearing up for exhausting qualifying testHOCKEY: With just a week to go before Ireland start their Olympic men's qualifying campaign against France in Auckland, the …Fri Jan 25 2008 - 00:00
Dallaglio logic and Ibañez darts crooked as a PicassoTV View: It might not have been his intention but Tom McGurk prompted a lively exchange in the living-room on Saturday night…Mon Jan 21 2008 - 00:00
Irish draw comfortHOCKEY: Ireland completed their 10-day tour of South Africa with a much improved display in a scoreless draw with their hosts…Mon Jan 21 2008 - 00:00
Ulster have the edge on home turfWomen's Hockey: Having ended Leinster's quest for four successive under-21 interprovincial titles last year, Ulster will defend…Fri Jan 18 2008 - 00:00
Tough call to pick best of a fantastic lotIrish Times/VHI Sportswoman of the Year: From riding winners at Cheltenham, to being up there with the very finest at the World…Wed Jan 16 2008 - 00:00
Do The Trick supporters should have followed fella at Red Cow roundaboutTV View: Naturally enough - and we don't mean to sound glib about this - we have many contacts in the sporting world and, consequently…Mon Jan 14 2008 - 00:00
Ireland have work to doHOCKEY: Ireland lost the first two games of their South African tour over the weekend, going down 4-0 to their hosts on Saturday…Mon Jan 14 2008 - 00:00
Irish face stamina testWOMEN'S HOCKEY: With just over three months to go before Ireland commence battle with Korea, Italy, Canada, Malaysia and Uruguay…Fri Jan 11 2008 - 00:00
Perry beats adversity and BlakeThe Irish Times/Vhi Healthcare Sportswoman Award for December - Madeline Perry (squash): If it wasn't for the injuries that …Wed Jan 09 2008 - 00:00
Planet FootballStokes can stop the music Between missing the team bus and getting banned from a Sunderland nightclub it's been an eventful …Mon Jan 07 2008 - 00:00
The Cup doth filleth over but it's not with romanceTV View: We sensed last week that Reading's Dave Kitson wasn't quite as up for the cup as we were when, tingling with anticipation…Mon Jan 07 2008 - 00:00
Norway the opposition for final warm-up gameNorway will provide the opposition in what is likely to be the Republic of Ireland's final warm-up game before the start of the…Sat Jan 05 2008 - 00:00
It's all right for us, we can buy sparesTV View: It was, as it proved, as draining a year for Eddie O'Sullivan and Steve Staunton as it was for the batteries in our…Mon Dec 31 2007 - 00:00