An okey dokey, open Pairc an Chrocaigh, day for Bill and usTV View : There we were, in a daze, trying to figure out one of life's great imponderables - how could that Liverpool team, …Mon Apr 18 2005 - 01:00
Hermes will be wary of Ballymoney testWOMEN'S HOCKEY: Just a fortnight after they produced an absorbing Irish Senior Cup final at Belfield, Ballymoney and Hermes …Fri Apr 15 2005 - 01:00
Carberry is bred to be a winnerIrish Times/Mitsubishi Electric Sports Woman award for March: Nina Carberry (Horse Racing): "Along with Catherine Gannon on …Wed Apr 13 2005 - 01:00
Hermes carry onWomen's Hockey : A week after winning the Irish Senior Cup Hermes carried their form in to their final two league fixtures of…Mon Apr 11 2005 - 01:00
Aintree Carrie-on hits bum note with Ginger's reparteeTV View : Nothing, evidently, was going to spoil her big day, despite all the controversy in the build-upMon Apr 11 2005 - 01:00
Crunch time for Railway and HermesWOMEN'S HOCKEY: While Connacht champions Galway and Munster runners-up Church of Ireland meet in the preliminary round of the…Fri Apr 08 2005 - 01:00
Mulch ado about nothing but we're so prooooooooooudTV View: "Let me say this Tom," said George Hook solemnly, as Tom McGurk smiled that 'here we go again' smileMon Apr 04 2005 - 01:00
Hermes depth should win outHockey/Women: After what has been a productive week for Irish hockey, with the announcement that RTÉ will cover August's European…Fri Apr 01 2005 - 01:00
Eamo and the boys positively negative about Kerr's tacticsTV View: Cheer up, it could be worse. We could, for example, be ScotlandMon Mar 28 2005 - 01:00
Welsh rugby Delilah as the Irish sail off to Botany BayTV View: Cheer up, it could be worse. We could, for example, be ScotlandMon Mar 21 2005 - 00:00
Pegasus secure first trophy comfortablyWOMENS HOCKEY: With the Ulster league title yet to be mathematically sealed, even if it is all but secured, Pegasus collected…Mon Mar 21 2005 - 00:00
Bend it like BrendanAston Villa supporter Brendan Gleeson is in Dublin filming Studs, the tale of a hapless football teamSat Mar 19 2005 - 00:00
Kerr calls on experience to test Israeli defencesSoccer/World Cup Qualifying Group Four: While conceding the outcome of next week's trip to Tel Aviv, for the fifth match of …Wed Mar 16 2005 - 00:00
Loreto retain league titleWomen's Hockey: Played 17, won 15, drew two - and with that record Loreto retained their Leinster League first division title…Mon Mar 14 2005 - 00:00
Planet FootballYoung Duff from Bally B: We're always pleased to get news of ESPN football commentator Tommy Smyth, the man from Knockbridge…Mon Mar 14 2005 - 00:00
All omens bode well for LoretoWomen's Hockey Leinster Senior League Unlike previous years when Loreto and Hermes were neck and neck in the race for the Leinster…Fri Mar 11 2005 - 00:00
Even George can't stop Al and Dave's golden takeawayTV View: No more than ourselves, George Hamilton got a little bit excited about events in MadridMon Mar 07 2005 - 00:00
Hermes and Ballymoney in final dateWOMEN'S HOCKEY: Two of Ireland's most experienced internationals, Lynsey McVicker and Linda Caulfield, put paid to Randalstown…Mon Mar 07 2005 - 00:00
Grania Willis rises to Everest challengeGrania Willis has a mountain to climb. A rather lofty one, too: none other than EverestFri Mar 04 2005 - 00:00
Hermes have the pedigreeWomen's Hockey/Irish Senior Cup: The Irish Senior Cup has reached the semi-final stage, and if cup pedigree, experience and …Fri Mar 04 2005 - 00:00
Alexandra roll back the yearsSCHOOLGIRLS HOCKEY Leinster Senior Cup Final: Alexandra College 4; The High School 2: To most, probably all, of the current …Wed Mar 02 2005 - 00:00
Loreto stay on courseWomen's hockey: Loreto bounced back in some style over the weekend to bury the memory of last week's Irish Cup exit, beating…Mon Feb 28 2005 - 00:00
Planet FootballBuyers fall for no diving band: By all accounts you're just not a happening dude/chick this weather unless you're wearing one…Mon Feb 28 2005 - 00:00
History made, by George, he got it right at lastTV View: Lansdowne Road, February 27th, 2005: the Munster man made history but, predictably enough, he was modesty personified…Mon Feb 28 2005 - 00:00
Loreto try to regain the winning threadWOMEN'S HOCKEY: After experiencing defeat for the first time this season at the hands of Ballymoney in last Saturday's Irish…Fri Feb 25 2005 - 00:00
Diamond geezer exoneratedPlanet Football: With so many footballers getting themselves into bother these days it was nice to see a happy ending to former…Mon Feb 21 2005 - 00:00
Ballymoney find that little extraWomen's Hockey/Round-up : After the drama of Saturday's Irish Senior Cup quarter-finals the competition is assured of a Leinster…Mon Feb 21 2005 - 00:00
SAS Ginger fails to intercept mobile as the penny droppedTV View: A six foot, five inch, 20 stone former SAS soldier called Ginger was hired, we learnt last week, by Manchester United…Mon Feb 21 2005 - 00:00
Ulster hold advantageWOMENS HOCKEY: After Munster's interest in the competition was ended in the third round last month Leinster and Ulster, with…Fri Feb 18 2005 - 00:00
French and Davies jubilated as rose wilts without JonnyTV View: As Jonathan Davies put it at full-time at Twickenham yesterday, "the French are jubilated"Mon Feb 14 2005 - 00:00
Fortune favours Leinster sideWOMEN'S HOCKEY Under-21 interprovincials: Annette Fortune is developing something of a Midas touch in the Leinster under-21 …Mon Feb 14 2005 - 00:00
Ulster have edge at homeWomen's hockey Under-21 interprovincials With a squad that includes three current senior Irish panellists, Hannah Bowe and Emma…Fri Feb 11 2005 - 00:00
High-level challenge awaits AlexandraHOCKEY/Leinster Schools Senior Cup: A year after losing out to St Andrews in the Leinster Schoolgirls Cup final, Alexandra College…Thu Feb 10 2005 - 00:00
Kissane's hoop dreams lead Killester to cup winBASKETBALL: When a team produces a performance such as Killester's in the National Basketball Cup final against the University…Wed Feb 09 2005 - 00:00
Glorious triumph delights the very saintsTV View: "The harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumphWed Feb 02 2005 - 00:00
What if they held a Battle of the Somme and no one came?TV View : The trouble with the FA Cup is that ever so occasionally it doesn't quite live up to the pre-match hypeMon Jan 31 2005 - 00:00
Bernt a Haas-been in tightsPlanet Football: Apart from him being a Swiss international defender the only thing we really knew about Bernt Haas was that…Mon Jan 31 2005 - 00:00
Reid speculation must end todayAfter enduring so much transfer speculation over the last year, Republic of Ireland and Nottingham Forest midfielder Andy Reid…Mon Jan 31 2005 - 00:00
Ireland continue to impressWomen's Hockey : Ireland put up another good show against the European champions The Netherlands in Barcelona yesterday, losing…Mon Jan 31 2005 - 00:00
Promising start for IrelandWomen's Hockey/ News round-up : While the Dutch team which competes in warm-weather training friendly matches in Spain in late…Fri Jan 28 2005 - 00:00
Railway Union trio on a high after winsWomen's Hockey: Una McCarthy, Denise McCarthy and Karen Clarke may as well retire after the weekend just gone because short …Mon Jan 24 2005 - 00:00
Gower, Timbo and Connacht all shown in a bad lightTV View: Just one of those telly weeks. CalamitousMon Jan 24 2005 - 00:00
Railway have to hit the roadsWomen's Hockey: It's at times like this that Railway Union could do with a benefactor of the Roman Abramovich kind, one who …Fri Jan 21 2005 - 00:00
Loreto roll onWOMEN'S HOCKEY: While none of their players could quite match the feat of the day in Saturday's Leinster fixtures - Leah Spillane…Mon Jan 17 2005 - 00:00
Sports people outside natural habitat not a pretty sightTV View: There are, we're certain, many fine therapists out there, well-qualified, accomplished and skilled in the art of helping…Mon Jan 17 2005 - 00:00
Loreto hope to keep unbeaten run goingWOMENS HOCKEY: Merely drawing attention to lengthy unbeaten runs makes it almost inevitable they will instantly come to an end…Fri Jan 14 2005 - 00:00
Alexandra slipping awayHOCKEY Women's Hockey: While the top three in Leinster's first division, Loreto, Hermes and Railway Union, came through the …Mon Jan 10 2005 - 00:00
Television commentators just never know when to shut upTV View: The website DangerhereMon Jan 10 2005 - 00:00
Leaders to ease back into actionWOMEN'S HOCKEY : With three of the top four in the Leinster first division playing three of the bottom four tomorrow afternoon…Fri Jan 07 2005 - 00:00
