Strength in depth crucial for DublinUNDER-21 FOOTBALL ALL-IRELAND FINAL/Dublin 2-12 Roscommon 0-11: UNDER-21 FOOTBALL was designed as the great leveller and this…Mon May 7 2012 - 01:00
Marathon deadline movedATHLETICS: COMMON SENSE has prevailed and Athletics Ireland has now agreed a new marathon selection deadline with the Olympic…Sat May 5 2012 - 01:00
Dublin favourites to complete the jobUNDER-21 FOOTBALL ALL-IRELAND FINAL Roscommon v Dublin: RARELY HAS an All-Ireland under-21 football final been as deftly stage…Sat May 5 2012 - 01:00
Sligo taking nothing for grantedULSTER SFC FIRST ROUND New York v Sligo: IT MIGHT be the more Sligo are reminded about dangers of this annual banana skin the…Sat May 5 2012 - 01:00
Women's boxing - in a New Yorker state of mindATHLETICS: While some of the generalisations that follow the sport are surely not true, at least one thing is certain – women…Sat May 5 2012 - 01:00
Sligo have back-door route if New York spring surpriseTHE TRADITIONAL fear and trepidation associated with the start of the Connacht football championship is back in focus this weekend…Fri May 4 2012 - 01:00
Coleman gets nod to replace CusackMARTIN COLEMAN has been handed the daunting task of taking over Cork’s goalkeeping duties for Sunday’s Allianz Hurling League…Fri May 4 2012 - 01:00
Dineen retains quiet air of confidence ahead of deciderNIGEL DINEEN is no stranger to the principles of reverse psychology, talking up the opposing team, playing down the chances of…Thu May 3 2012 - 01:00
Proud Harte agrees to new three-year term with TyroneMICKEY HARTE has agreed another three-year term as Tyrone football manager that will see him in charge until at least the end…Thu May 3 2012 - 01:00
Marathon delay troubling athletesATHLETICS : LONDON CALLING? Byrne, McCambridge and Jennings urge Athletics Ireland to make quick decisionWed May 2 2012 - 01:00
When four into three means one just can't goATHLETICS : ALL FOUR of them have run similar times, are frequent training partners, and – to top it all – good friends, but…Wed May 2 2012 - 01:00
Britton secures Olympic A standard in 10,000mATHLETICS: It’s an operation transformation of sorts and straightaway Fionnuala Britton is making huge stridesTue May 1 2012 - 01:00
McGeeney the king of understatementONE OF these days Kieran McGeeney might surprise us all and come bounding out of the Kildare dressing room smiling and laughing…Mon Apr 30 2012 - 01:00
Clinical Lilywhites finish the job in styleKildare 0-16 Tyrone 0-11: A FIRST national senior title in 84 years, a decent scalp in Croke Park to go with it, and some sublime…Mon Apr 30 2012 - 01:00
Counihan's Cork consistent in chasing after consistency“WHO KNOWS, we might go blanket ourselves yet,” says Conor Counihan, a sort of cheeky response to being credited as one of the…Fri Apr 27 2012 - 01:00
McGeeney defends Kildare's investmentMAYBE THE freshly tanned and healthy look explained why Kieran McGeeney, on a miserable wet day in Croke Park, found himself …Thu Apr 26 2012 - 01:00
Harte calls for an end to the negative stereotyping of Gaelic footballPOOR CROWDS. Boring football. Too many frees. Lack of disciplineThu Apr 26 2012 - 01:00
Dublin club championship delays loomNEWS ROUND-UP: ALL-IRELAND champions Dublin may be enjoying an eight-week hiatus between their league climax and championship…Wed Apr 25 2012 - 01:00
GAA struggling to attract the crowdsALLIANZ FOOTBALL LEAGUE FINALS: THE GAA are bracing themselves for the latest test of attendance figures at Sunday’s double-…Wed Apr 25 2012 - 01:00
London calls me to retrace Pietri's footstepsATHLETICS: As I run the last 385 yards down The Mall tomorrow, my thoughts will turn to Dorando Pietri and that famous finish…Sat Apr 21 2012 - 01:00
Maher to take over Tipperary captaincyPÁDRAIC MAHER will take over the Tipperary captaincy for Sunday’s Allianz Hurling League semi-final in the absence of injured…Wed Apr 18 2012 - 01:00
Player power key to saving McEnaneyIF SO-CALLED player power has so far centred on removing intercounty managers then Meath could be about to put the opposite to…Wed Apr 18 2012 - 01:00
Mayo's young guns show no fearGAELIC GAMES NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE: ANY FEARS that Mayo might somehow be more concerned about suntans this week than training…Tue Apr 17 2012 - 01:00
Dublin set to contest dismissalsDUBLIN LOOK set to contest one or both of the straight red cards issued during Sunday’s dramatic Allianz Hurling League relegation…Tue Apr 17 2012 - 01:00
Mixed reaction to mouth guard rulingAFTER AN otherwise restrained and prosaic GAA Congress the issue of compulsory mouth guards has emerged as one of the few contentious…Tue Apr 17 2012 - 01:00
Spirited Mayo snap up their opportunityMayo 2-15 Kerry 1-17 (AET, 1-13 apiece after normal time)Mon Apr 16 2012 - 01:00
Up and away for Horan's MayoIT’S HARD to know if Mayo manager James Moran seemed a little flustered when trying to make sense of this victory because it …Mon Apr 16 2012 - 01:00
Jennings hands selectors a dilemmaALMOST INEVITABLY it seems Catriona Jennings has handed Athletics Ireland with a major selection dilemma ahead of the London …Mon Apr 16 2012 - 01:00
Bekele's presence adds extra dimension to popular Phoenix Park highlightATHLETICS: ROAD RUNNING may still be the poor relation to what happens on the track but this might just be the exception – a…Sat Apr 14 2012 - 01:00
Dublin will look to profit from Canning's absenceTHEY WOULD never admit it but Dublin’s chances of winning Sunday’s crucial hurling league play-off against Galway have been significantly…Fri Apr 13 2012 - 01:00
Cavan boss Andrews resignsVAL ANDREWS has dismissed any suggestion of “player power” in his resignation as Cavan football manager, claiming instead his…Fri Apr 13 2012 - 01:00
'Closed season' high on agendaCROKE PARK has ruled out any late amendment to the motion addressing the controversial winter training ban at this weekend’s …Thu Apr 12 2012 - 01:00
Proposed changes would sort square ballAFTER BEING mysteriously rejected two years ago it appears a change is now imminent regarding the infamous “square ball” rule…Thu Apr 12 2012 - 01:00
Monaghan hurlers support manager and refuse to playMONAGHAN HAVE confirmed their withdrawal from Sunday’s Allianz Hurling League Division Three A final in Tullamore – thus affording…Wed Apr 11 2012 - 01:00
Mayo time their break to perfectionGAA : WITH APRIL so far proving its poetic reputation as the cruellest month, Mayo have timed their so-called training holiday…Wed Apr 11 2012 - 01:00
Time now to be making those London times, folksON ATHLETICS: HOW MANY times were you asked about the weather this week, as if summer had come and gone already? Fear not, things…Sat Apr 7 2012 - 01:00
Any fixture changes would have to waitANY CHANGES in the GAA’s central championship fixtures can only come into effect for 2013, despite a motion to Congress later…Thu Apr 5 2012 - 01:00
Main sports are left counting their lossesFOR THE various and sometimes curious governing bodies of Irish sport this was pay day – or rather the pay cut, and although …Thu Apr 5 2012 - 01:00
Kildare know what they have to doKILDARE WON’T require any calculator or slide ruler to figure out if their long-running drive for promotion is successful come…Wed Apr 4 2012 - 01:00
McKeever free to play after case is closedARMAGH HAVE been officially informed that no further disciplinary action is being taken against Ciarán McKeever – thus clearing…Wed Apr 4 2012 - 01:00
Scoring statistics favour Louth but Dublin have edgeLEINSTER UNDER-21 FC FINAL: LOUTH BOAST one notable advantage going into this evening’s Leinster under-21 football final against…Wed Apr 4 2012 - 01:00
Tipperary again have home advantage for league semiHURLING LEAGUE : SEMPLE STADIUM will host a double bill of Allianz Hurling League semi-finals later this month – affording Tipperary…Tue Apr 3 2012 - 01:00
Dublin's discipline causes concernFOOTBALL LEAGUE: IMPOSSIBLE AS the extreme swing in this spring weather might seem it perfectly reflects the mood of the Dublin…Tue Apr 3 2012 - 01:00
Lacklustre Galway get buffeted by KilkennyKilkenny 3-26 Galway 0-10: SOMETHING OBVIOUSLY disturbed Kilkenny here, startled them into this fiery angst, just like that …Mon Apr 2 2012 - 01:00
Nenagh and Kilkenny take the scenic route to deciderALL-IRELAND COLLEGES SH ‘A’ FINAL: KILKENNY CBS against Nenagh CBS in Saturday’s All-Ireland Colleges hurling final might not…Thu Mar 29 2012 - 01:00
MacHale Park offers free entry for Dubs tieFREE ENTRY into MacHale Park has been confirmed for next Saturday evening’s Allianz Football League re-fixture between Mayo and…Thu Mar 29 2012 - 01:00
Confidence high in Tipperary and CorkEVEN IF their last meeting took some of the fizz out of the Tipp-Cork hurling rivalry, Sunday should be a throwback to more familiar…Thu Mar 29 2012 - 01:00
OCI widen search for standout celebrityOLYMPIC GAMES: WANTED: Well-known sporting personality to help carry Olympic torch into DublinWed Mar 28 2012 - 01:00
Match ban actually works in Ó Sé's favourKERRY MAY feel pleasantly satisfied about securing an advance booking into the Allianz Football League semi-finals although it…Tue Mar 27 2012 - 01:00