Six clubs fighting for three slotsWOMEN’S HOCKEY: WITH ONLY Hermes already assured of a place in the last four of the Irish Hockey League (IHL), the pool phase…Fri Apr 03 2009 - 01:00
Foolishly getting caught again. And againTV VIEW: IT WAS George W Bush who once eloquently declared, “there’s an old saying in Tennessee..Thu Apr 02 2009 - 01:00
Pegasus move a step closer to three-in-a-rowWOMEN’S HOCKEY: PEGASUS MOVED a step closer to an ESB Irish Senior Cup three-in-a-row when they beat Ballymoney 2-1 in Saturday…Mon Mar 30 2009 - 01:00
'When you're in front for so long, it's hard to take'Players' reaction: THE MESSAGE was somewhat mixed in the players’ tunnel after the game, despondency, frustration and positivity…Mon Mar 30 2009 - 01:00
UCD out to bridge 58-year cup gapWOMEN'S HOCKEY: IT'S BEEN 58 years since UCD's one and only success in the Irish Senior Cup, but tomorrow they have the chance…Fri Mar 27 2009 - 00:00
A drop of magic leads to 59 seconds of madnessTV VIEW: TRACY PIGGOTT’S pre-match chat with Mick Galwey in Cardiff on Saturday now seems like, ooh, 61 years ago, and that’…Mon Mar 23 2009 - 00:00
UCC busy after winWOMEN’S HOCKEY: AFTER A flurry of activity, this weekend sees a reduced programme of club matches, with just three Leinster …Fri Mar 20 2009 - 00:00
Ulster regain interpro titleWEEKEND HOCKEY: A 3-1 VICTORY over defending champions Leinster on Saturday, followed by a 5-5 draw with hosts Munster yesterday…Mon Mar 16 2009 - 00:00
Goal difference enough for Leinster to hold off UlsterLEINSTER REGAINED the senior interprovincial title they last won in 2005 with a 6-1 defeat of Munster in the final game of the…Mon Mar 16 2009 - 00:00
Ted struggles with his emotions as Gandhi's mother sweeps allTV VIEW: MICK JAGGER was 36 when Ruby Walsh was bornMon Mar 16 2009 - 00:00
Ulster gunning for fourth in a rowWOMEN’S HOCKEY INTERPROVINCIAL SERIES AND UNDER-21 SQUAD ULSTER TRAVEL to Cork this weekend in search of their fourth senior…Fri Mar 13 2009 - 00:00
Busily making up for lost opportunitiesSPORTSWOMAN OF THE MONTH/MARY CULLEN: IT’S AT times like this that we most appreciate the introduction of “The Jessica Rule” …Wed Mar 11 2009 - 00:00
Turning up the heat as the camermen battle the elementsTV VIEW: IT WAS Monaghan manager Seamus McEnaney who, last week, blamed the new experimental rules in Gaelic football for the…Mon Mar 09 2009 - 00:00
Hermes into the semi-final as battle heats upWOMEN'S HOCKEY: WITH A fixture to spare Hermes are through to the last four of the Irish Hockey League after beating Cork Harlequins…Mon Mar 09 2009 - 00:00
In-form Loreto have semi-final in sightWOMEN’S HOCKEY IRISH LEAGUE: THE BATTLE for places in the semi-finals of the Irish Hockey League steps up a notch this weekend…Fri Mar 06 2009 - 00:00
Rabbits ensuring dog's life for MickPLANET SOCCER: MICK McCarthy’s press conferences over the years have rarely been dull, but of late they’ve become unmissable…Mon Mar 02 2009 - 00:00
It takes two worried men to save a not-so-worried soulTV VIEW: AT FULL-TIME Tracy Piggott told Declan Kidney she had aged 10 years in the closing stages of Ireland’s 14-13 trashing…Mon Mar 02 2009 - 00:00
Senior Cup will be Ulster v Leinster after drawHOCKEY: THIS SEASON’S Irish Senior Cup final will be an Ulster v Leinster affair after the draw for the semi-finals kept the…Mon Mar 02 2009 - 00:00
Weekend goes just great for Railway UnionIT PROVED to be a perfect weekend for Railway Union, the club’s first team moving four points clear, with a game in hand, at …Mon Mar 02 2009 - 00:00
Pinder's strike proves decisiveSCHOOLS HOCKEY: ST ANDREW’S 1 MOUNT ANVILLE 0 ST ANDREW’S reached their fifth Leinster Senior Cup final in seven years with …Sat Feb 28 2009 - 00:00
UCD hold their nerve againWOMEN'S HOCKEY : ULSTER CLUBS will fill five of the quarter-final places in the ESB Irish Senior Cup after Lurgan, Ballymoney…Mon Feb 23 2009 - 00:00
Rafa's figures don't add upPLANET SOCCER: RAFA BENITEZ was off again last week complaining about how little money he’s had to spend in his time at Liverpool…Mon Feb 23 2009 - 00:00
Too much of a flawlessly roundy ball bad for the brainTV VIEW : IT COULD be that we were rugby-ed out the last couple of weeks, left pining for the flawlessly roundy ball instead…Mon Feb 23 2009 - 00:00
Malone hails Galway's success ahead of European tournamentWOMEN’S HOCKEY NEWS: WHILE HIS ultimate ambition is for several of the current crop of young Connacht players to go on and play…Fri Feb 20 2009 - 00:00
No wonder he's a misery guts, he vomits on his Jaffa CakesTV VIEW: WE COULDN’T but pray that the Wicklow woman who wrote to The Irish Times last week, complaining about the misery guts…Mon Feb 16 2009 - 00:00
PLANET SOCCERQuotes of the week “Why have Chelsea suffered so much since I left? Because I left.” - Jose Mourinho, with a grinMon Feb 16 2009 - 00:00
Glenanne keep title hopes aliveWEEKEND HOCKEY : GLENANNE KEPT their Leinster Division One title hopes alive on Saturday when they produced a superb comeback…Mon Feb 16 2009 - 00:00
C of I have chance to close the gapWOMEN’S HOCKEY WEEKEND PREVIEWS : THE CANCELLATION of this weekend’s under-21 interprovincial tournament, which was scheduled…Fri Feb 13 2009 - 00:00
Gloom and doom intro takes centre stageTV VIEW: PERHAPS IT would be true to say that the nation wasn’t quite a-tingle in anticipation of last night’s World Cup qualifier…Thu Feb 12 2009 - 00:00
Setting the standard in fine styleIRISH TIMES/IRISH SPORTS COUNCIL SPORTSWOMEN AWARD FOR JANUARY: Jessica Kürten (Equestrian): HARDLY HAD Katie Taylor been crowned…Wed Feb 11 2009 - 00:00
Holders Pegasus advanceWOMEN'S HOCKEY: HOLDERS PEGASUS and second division Ulster Elks advanced to the quarter-finals of the ESB Irish Senior Cup on…Mon Feb 09 2009 - 00:00
PLANET SOCCERAberdeen fans soon privy to new buy: WHEN Aberdeen fans read in the Daily Record newspaper last week that their club had made…Mon Feb 09 2009 - 00:00
Messy bird couldn't see the Wood for the treesTV VIEW: It was Gabby Logan on the BBC who first sensed it might be Ireland’s day, that the omens were tremendously positive…Mon Feb 09 2009 - 00:00
Holders Pegasus advanceWOMEN’S HOCKEY : HOLDERS PEGASUS and second division Ulster Elks advanced to the quarter-finals of the ESB Irish Senior Cup …Mon Feb 09 2009 - 00:00
Pegasus enter frayHOCKEY: AFTER RECEIVING a bye into the second round, Pegasus begin their quest for three Irish Senior Cups in a row tomorrow…Fri Feb 06 2009 - 00:00
Croker blow-out lifts the gloom before Duracell Bear strikesTV VIEW: WATCHING THAT Croke Park lights and fireworks display on Setanta on Saturday night, you couldn’t help but worry that…Mon Feb 02 2009 - 00:00
Loreto and Hermes keep top spotsWOMENS HOCKEY: LORETO AND Hermes remain top of their Irish Hockey League pools after maintaining their perfect records in the…Mon Feb 02 2009 - 00:00
L'Equipe wait for phonecallPLANET SOCCER: EVENTS IN the world of football can sometimes be stranger than fiction but, generally, it’s not too difficult…Mon Feb 02 2009 - 00:00
Pegasus need to rallyWOMEN’S HOCKEY IRISH LEAGUE : PEGASUS AND Randalstown get the third round of the Irish Hockey League under way this evening …Fri Jan 30 2009 - 00:00
Cookstown impress with comebackMEN’S HOCKEY: WHILE GLENANNE and Three Rock Rovers were cruising past their Irish Senior Cup opponents on Saturday, scoring…Mon Jan 26 2009 - 00:00
Hermes make an early cup exitWOMEN’S HOCKEY: HERMES, the 2005 and 2006 Irish Senior Cup winners, were the biggest name casualties of the first round of the…Mon Jan 26 2009 - 00:00
Muller's side takes centre stageWOMEN'S HOCKEY: AFTER THE Ireland A team produced two fine displays against Canada at Belfield earlier in the week, winning …Fri Jan 16 2009 - 00:00
Railway Union come back to earn a drawWOMEN'S HOCKEY: RAILWAY UNION'S lead at the top of the Leinster first division was narrowed to seven points on Saturday when…Mon Jan 12 2009 - 00:00
'Late Late' guest list leaves the fifth cousin fumingTV VIEW: PITY THE folk who had the task of choosing who to invite to the Late Late Show's celebration of the GAA's 125th anniversary…Mon Jan 12 2009 - 00:00
Railway on trackWOMEN'S HOCKEY: RAILWAY UNION resume their quest tomorrow for the Leinster Division One title when they take on Old Alexandra…Fri Jan 09 2009 - 00:00
Ghost Town comes back to haunt analysts Tony and AndyTV VIEW: IF WE have this right the last time Munster were beaten by an Irish team at Thomond Park was the same month that Ireland…Mon Jan 05 2009 - 00:00
Glenanne take full advantageMEN'S HOCKEY : GLENANNE TOOK full advantage of the draw between Three Rock Rovers and Pembroke Wanderers on Saturday to go top…Mon Dec 22 2008 - 00:00
Early days, but Railway do look title partWOMEN'S HOCKEY : WITH EIGHT matches still to play when the Leinster League resumes following the Christmas break, Railway Union…Mon Dec 22 2008 - 00:00
Storm in a teacup as El Tel manages to slip up once againTV VIEW: REMEMBER BACK when Terry Venables was, seemingly, in the running for the Republic of Ireland post but one or 12 of …Mon Dec 22 2008 - 00:00
