Dublin to look for "provincial status" via new strategic planGAELIC GAMES: THE DUBLIN County Board are to seek “provincial status” for both funding and administration purposes as part of…Tue Nov 15 2011 - 00:00
Leinster Council look outside of Croke ParkCROKE PARK will play host to one less game in next year’s Leinster championship fixture list – and only four actual dates in …Tue Nov 15 2011 - 00:00
Not a gala year, but more parties are promisedATLHETICS: IT’S ONE thing to make a grand entrance. It’s another thing entirely to get out aliveSat Nov 12 2011 - 00:00
Cassidy seemingly resigned to his fateGAELIC GAMES: DONEGAL FOOTBALL IT’S IRONIC that at a time when intercounty players are often accused of saying nothing at all…Fri Nov 11 2011 - 00:00
Gilroy looking to push onGAELIC GAMES: NOW THAT he’s agreed to lead Dublin into the defence of their All-Ireland football title the first question for…Wed Nov 9 2011 - 00:00
Ipswich switch has rich pay-off for SuppleTHE AIB club championship prides itself on the spirit of community and special allegiance and Shane Supple now understands exactly…Tue Nov 8 2011 - 00:00
Gilroy stays but only for one more yearGAELIC GAMES: SO THE least unexpected reappointment of the season is now complete after Pat Gilroy last night agreed to stay…Tue Nov 8 2011 - 00:00
Cluxton does not reveal his secrets in 'Rare' commentsAS IF to prove he can actually speak, Dublin goalkeeper Stephen Cluxton has provided some short and naturally sweet comments …Tue Nov 8 2011 - 00:00
Kenyans now on a higher level by some distanceATHLETICS: THESE ARE strange and confusing days for the distance runner, the likes of which we have never known, or even feared…Sat Nov 5 2011 - 00:00
Kerry also looking to hold double-headersWHILE DUBLIN are close to agreeing the exact terms and conditions of Pat Gilroy’s future as senior football manager for ratification…Thu Nov 3 2011 - 00:00
McGuigan and Jordan retireNEWS ROUND-UP: FORMER TYRONE All-Ireland winners Philip Jordan and Brian McGuigan have both called time on their intercounty…Wed Nov 2 2011 - 00:00
Ndungu sets new standardATHLETICS: SUCH IS the way of the marathon these days that times are becoming less relevant and more relativeTue Nov 1 2011 - 00:00
Byrne qualifies for OlympicsATHLETICS: LOTS OF things drive you through the final miles of a marathon – mostly sheer willpower – although for Linda Byrne…Tue Nov 1 2011 - 00:00
Weekend club previewsTODAY Fitzsimons Cup SF tournament final – Meath v Armagh, Páirc Tailteann, 7Sat Oct 29 2011 - 01:00
Rules that lead to 'Rejoice! We have conquered'ATHLETICS: Classic rules based on common sense for the gruelling test of human endurance that is the marathonSat Oct 29 2011 - 01:00
Kerry championship has its complicationsGAELIC GAMES NEWS: THE SLOW and often convoluted county championship season is almost at an endgame, although things still aren…Fri Oct 28 2011 - 01:00
Cooney leads condolencesGAA PRESIDENT Christy Cooney has led the expressions of sympathy to the family of Garda Ciarán Jones, the Wicklow footballer …Thu Oct 27 2011 - 01:00
Galway set to ratify Cunningham as managerGALWAY WILL stage a special hurling board meeting in Athenry this evening to complete the ratification of their new senior hurling…Thu Oct 27 2011 - 01:00
GPA move to get motions on agendaTHE GAELIC Players Association (GPA) will begin the process of submitting their recently-agreed motions to the GAA’s Central …Tue Oct 25 2011 - 01:00
Dublin concerns over how to accommodate Spring SeriesNEGOTIATIONS WILL continue this week to agree the venues and dates for the 2012 football and hurling leagues.Tue Oct 25 2011 - 01:00
Brogans cap special season for DublinAS IF their All-Ireland football victory wasn’t sweet enough already Dublin have sugared it again with six All Star awardsSat Oct 22 2011 - 01:00
Tohill calls on Lacey and KellyWHILE THE waiting game continues for several Irish International Rules representatives – including Galway’s Finian Hanley, Colm…Thu Oct 20 2011 - 01:00
Concussion awareness campaign to focus on educating playersIT MIGHT not have some of the big hits and crashing knocks of some of its rival games – at least not yet anyway – but the GAA…Thu Oct 20 2011 - 01:00
GAA has no issue with Meath cup initiativeTHE GAA has no issue with the staging of intercounty challenge cups even though they run close to flouting the so-called closed…Thu Oct 20 2011 - 01:00
Major doubt over Cluxton's availability to travelGAA: IN ANY other game it would be country before club, but not in the GAATue Oct 18 2011 - 01:00
Kettle confident Gilroy will stayTHE DUBLIN County Board are now confident Pat Gilroy will continue as senior football manager for at least another year – and…Tue Oct 18 2011 - 01:00
Ryan unveils backroom teamWATERFORD LAST night unveiled Michael Ryan as their new senior hurling manager to succeed Davy FitzgeraldTue Oct 18 2011 - 01:00
Preparation pays off for KenneallyATHLETICS: THE LONDON Olympic dream is now almost a reality for Dublin’s Mark Kenneally after he clocked an excellent 2:13.55…Mon Oct 17 2011 - 01:00
McKeever reluctantly in spotlightCIARÁN McKEEVER found himself in the slightly awkward position of talking up Ireland’s prospects against Australia in the International…Wed Oct 12 2011 - 01:00
Cluxton quick to answer Ireland's callHE WON’T be engaging with the media nor it seems be making any public statements whatsoeverWed Oct 12 2011 - 01:00
Focus on Fitzgerald's backroom teamGAELIC GAMES: BOTH CLARE and Limerick will close the deal on their new hurling managements this evening when Davy Fitzgerald…Tue Oct 11 2011 - 01:00
Consensus likely on hurling league formatAFTER SEVERAL weeks of wrangling and some not inconsiderable awkwardness the GAA should be in a position to begin completing …Tue Oct 11 2011 - 01:00
Ligament damage won't stop LaceyINTERNATIONAL RULES NEWS: BOTH THE new and the familiar are neatly mixed in the 31-man provisional Irish panel for the International…Thu Oct 6 2011 - 01:00
Focus falls on Leinster in draw for 2012 championshipGAELIC GAMES NEWS ROUND-UP: WITH THIS evening’s draw for the 2012 championship comes the inevitable if not somewhat premature…Thu Oct 6 2011 - 01:00
Brosnan reflects on the positives in WexfordBEN BROSNAN is cradling his player-of-the-month award like a kid who’d just won his first prize at school, and understandably…Wed Oct 5 2011 - 01:00
Brogan feels all the lean years were worth it2011 FOOTBALL ALL STAR NOMINATIONS: SURELY ALL Alan Brogan is waiting on now is the Footballer of the Year award to wrap up …Wed Oct 5 2011 - 01:00
Cullen misses out as Dublin lead with 12DUBLIN CAN’T have too many complaints after securing a chart-topping 12 nominations for the 2011 football All Stars, and yet …Wed Oct 5 2011 - 01:00
Failing to close out game still ranklesTHERE ARE some things about losing the All-Ireland football final he’s still clearly coming to terms with, and indeed might never…Tue Oct 4 2011 - 01:00
Nolan drinking in all the successGAA: 2011/12 ALL-IRELAND CLUB CHAMPIONSHIPS: FOR SOMEONE who could quite possibly and fully justifiably be entering a third …Tue Oct 4 2011 - 01:00
Duffy hopes hurling format will be agreedIT’S HARDLY ideal that the GAA will this Thursday stage the draw for the 2012 intercounty hurling and football championships, …Tue Oct 4 2011 - 01:00
O'Brien still hopeful for Dublin and Kerry starsTHE IRISH International Rules management will this weekend stage a final trial and training camp for players still looking to…Thu Sep 29 2011 - 01:00
Pressure rises on new league formatGAELIC GAMES NEWS: THE GAA’S Management Committee meet in Croke Park on Friday under increasing pressure to present a more satisfying…Wed Sep 28 2011 - 01:00
Fennell says squad worried Gilroy will goTHERE IS growing concern that Pat Gilroy may not continue as Dublin football managerWed Sep 28 2011 - 01:00
Macauley dedicates 'unbelievable' victory to heroes of recent pastDUBLIN REACTION: EVERY ONE of the Dublin footballers woke up yesterday feeling like they’d come a long way, even those with …Tue Sep 20 2011 - 01:00
Fitzsimons not burdened by history or expectationsYOU KNOW this really is a whole new generation of Dublin footballers when they talk about chilling out this week by playing their…Thu Sep 15 2011 - 01:00
Flynn fired up by belief in Dublin's characterEVEN IN the long and sometimes distinguished history of Dublin football it would be hard to isolate a so-called defining moment…Tue Sep 13 2011 - 01:00
Ryan justifies that dreaded B-standard markATHLETICS: Deirdre Ryan has been going about her business in a meticulous and determined manner and it all paid off in DaeguSat Sep 10 2011 - 01:00
Kelleher downplays 'great' rivalryGAA : IT’S NOT even All-Ireland week yet and already the nostalgia-fest surrounding the first Dublin-Kerry football final since…Thu Sep 8 2011 - 01:00
Fitzgerald yet to indicate interest in Clare jobWITH THE Dublin County Board suggesting that Anthony Daly was now more than “95 per cent certain” of continuing as senior hurling…Thu Sep 8 2011 - 01:00
Fitzgerald and O'Grady step downWITH THE news that Davy Fitzgerald will not be seeking another year as Waterford senior hurling manager comes the inevitable …Wed Sep 7 2011 - 01:00