Ireland prepare for qualifierIt may still be nine months away, but Ireland's preparations for September's World Cup Qualifier in France get under way at Belfield…Fri Jan 05 2001 - 00:00
A year's 10 steps to pure heavenIt was to be "2000's Magnificent Seven", but we just couldn't make the cutSat Dec 30 2000 - 00:00
McCarthy's men abroadAltogether now: "I believe in miracles, Niall Quinn - you sexy thingWed Dec 27 2000 - 00:00
A life in the great indoorsSo this is Christmas and what have you done, eh? Not much? Me neither. Had great life-changing plans tooSat Dec 23 2000 - 00:00
Time to honour lessers we forgetYes, yes, the Sonia O'Sullivans and Steve Redgraves of this world deserve a passing mention at the end of the sporting year that…Sat Dec 16 2000 - 00:00
Fresh contender on the scene to challenge RyanDerek Ryan and Madeline Perry, Ireland's highest ranked professional squash players, return to Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club this…Fri Dec 15 2000 - 00:00
Loreto out to open title raceHaving lost out to Hermes in last weekend's Irish Senior Cup tie at Belfield, Loreto will hope that tomorrow's sequel at Beaufort…Fri Dec 15 2000 - 00:00
Holders away in toughest testThey were never under any illusions down at Farmers Cross about just how difficult it would be for Cork Harlequins to retain …Mon Dec 11 2000 - 00:00
A week is a long time in popIt was one of those weeks. Didn't start too well eitherSat Dec 09 2000 - 00:00
Day of reckoning for Hermes and LoretoFunnily enough, when the draw for the second round of the Sharwood's Irish Senior Cup was made last month there was an uncanny…Fri Dec 08 2000 - 00:00
The $15 transferThe footie powers-that-be in the Virgin Islands lost the run of themselves last week when they announced that they want to raise…Mon Dec 04 2000 - 00:00
Quotes of the week"All you ever hear is sour grapes from them. I just wish they could lose without it having to be someone else's fault."Mon Dec 04 2000 - 00:00
Approach the benchAah, bless him. Dino Baggio was substituted by Lazio/England manager Sven-Goran Eriksson last week during the game against his…Mon Dec 04 2000 - 00:00
McCarthy's men abroadWe don't like to boast, indeed bragging is alien to Planet Football's self-effacing, diffident nature but..Mon Dec 04 2000 - 00:00
Ulster keep their cool and warm to twin taskAfter weathering conditions that would have tested the resolve of your average Siberian resident over the weekend, Ulster defrosted…Mon Dec 04 2000 - 00:00
On the move?For... oooh... three years now we've been waiting for the chance to say: `so-and-so moved to such-and-such a club last week, …Mon Dec 04 2000 - 00:00
Ms Guam got boot for playing awayThere's been a special place in my heart for Guam since May of last year. "WHY?", you beseech me to impartSat Dec 02 2000 - 00:00
Rain fails to halt Ulster's fine playTorrential rain brought a temporary stop to proceedings at the under-16 and under-18 interprovincial tournament in Bangor yesterday…Sat Dec 02 2000 - 00:00
Railway Union have potentialWhile it is not uncommon to hear clubs bemoan the difficulties they face in attracting young players to their ranks, a browse…Fri Dec 01 2000 - 00:00
Qualifier not yet a certaintyWhile the chances of Ireland making it into the line-up for next September's World Cup qualifier in France remain good, they …Thu Nov 30 2000 - 00:00
MC AI F"We're not Real Madrid, we're not Barcelona, we are Fulham, FFC, Al Fayed is our ownerMon Nov 27 2000 - 00:00
Crying WolfSpotted in the Guardian last week, hard to believe but true: who's the manager of German club Wolfsburg? Sitting comfortably? …Mon Nov 27 2000 - 00:00
Songs of the week"Who ate all the prawns? Who ate all the prawns? You corpulent basket! You corpulent basket! You ate all the prawns.Mon Nov 27 2000 - 00:00
Bell sounds for holdersPembroke Wanderers II created the major upset of the second round of the Coca Cola Leinster Senior Cup yesterday when they beat…Mon Nov 27 2000 - 00:00
McCarthy's men abroadRemember in 1998 when Ireland beat Italy 2-1 to win the Under-16 European Championships in Scotland? Remember left back Keith…Mon Nov 27 2000 - 00:00
Not so StandardStandard liege coach Tomislav Ivic caused a bit of stir amongst the club's supporters last week when he dropped his three best…Mon Nov 27 2000 - 00:00
Former team-mates face offThere'll be no need for introductions at Milltown on Sunday when Genesis and UCD meet in the second round of the Coca Cola Leinster…Fri Nov 24 2000 - 00:00
Munster take laurelsFor the first time since 1982 Munster won the Vera McWeeney Cup at the under-21 interprovincial championship, held in Kilkenny…Mon Nov 20 2000 - 00:00
McCarthy's men abroad"Delap Of Honour For Jim's Bold Young Ram Raiders," said the headline in the Sunday People yesterdayMon Nov 20 2000 - 00:00
We loved Jacqui just because she was JacquiLet's be honest, the bulk of those of us who inhabit this island baulk at the merest hint of self-confidence, self-assurance, …Sat Nov 18 2000 - 00:00
Ulster's record run to continueSuch is the sense of disbelief and bewilderment felt by everyone in Irish hockey this week after the death of Jacqui Potter it…Fri Nov 17 2000 - 00:00
Potter's death a great shockIrish hockey has been left numbed by the news of the sudden death in Dublin on Tuesday of Jacqui Potter, one of the country's…Thu Nov 16 2000 - 00:00
Alexandra recoverIf last week's 3-0 defeat by Loreto appeared to put an irreparable dent in Old Alexandra's Leinster Senior A title ambitions, …Mon Nov 13 2000 - 00:00
Not all glamourHaving battled his way back from a cruciate ligament injury he sustained in March Jim Gannon was just weeks away from resuming…Mon Nov 13 2000 - 00:00
Unlucky mascotHartlepool mascot H'Angus the Monkey has been banned from Scunthorpe United's Glanford Park ground after ugly scenes during the…Mon Nov 13 2000 - 00:00
McCarthy's men abroadIt's dizzy work keeping up with the movements of the Irish abroad, particularly the players in England's lower divisionsMon Nov 13 2000 - 00:00
Those Latins, ehYou might have noticed that Juventus had difficulty keeping 11 men on the field for the duration of their games in phase one …Mon Nov 13 2000 - 00:00
On the move?If you've spent much of the last six months hanging out in Jupiter you might have missed the endless string of "Lennon for Celtic…Mon Nov 13 2000 - 00:00
Political football - it's a game of two halvesAs George W Bush put it so aptly recently, "if we don't succeed, we run the risk of failure" adding, "it isn't pollution that…Sat Nov 11 2000 - 00:00
DCU foiled by Queen'sUniversity College Cork (women) and Queen's University (men) completed highly successful intervarsity campaigns in Limerick yesterday…Fri Nov 10 2000 - 00:00
