Amateur face tough testTHE World Amateur Snooker Championships get under way in New Zealand tomorrow, with Ireland's two representatives, Joe Canny …Fri Nov 15 1996 - 00:00
Icelandic goalkeeper foils dominant IrishWHILE Ian Evans did his best to put a brave face on things, the players who filed past him out of Dalymount Park on Saturday …Mon Nov 11 1996 - 00:00
Injury forces Evans to make on changeTHERE were no real surprises from Ireland's Under 21 manager, Ian Evans, yesterday as he opted to stick with as much of the team…Sat Nov 09 1996 - 00:00
Helping those in need of assistantsTHE tracksuits look familiar to the people sitting around the lobby in the north Dublin hotel but not the players in themSat Nov 09 1996 - 00:00
Cousins goal prevents UCD going to top of the leagueTHE pair's styles might present a fairly stark contrast but right now UCD appear to bear a growing similarity to their would …Mon Nov 04 1996 - 00:00
Ryan moves up one placeDEREK RYAN'S struggle to find some consistency on the international squash circuit is reflected in the latest Professional Squash…Sat Nov 02 1996 - 00:00
Warmer spot for European OpenTHE Smurfit sponsored European Open received a major boost yesterday with the announcement by the PGA that it is being brought…Fri Nov 01 1996 - 00:00
The future is uncertain for a club exploited by bigotsTHE GOALPOSTS on the Gaelic pitch along the side of the Cliftonville Road are a constant reminder of how events have changed …Sat Oct 26 1996 - 01:00
Lawrenson off to NewcastleFORMER Irish soccer international Mark Lawrenson has joined Premiership title chasers Newcastle UnitedFri Oct 25 1996 - 01:00
Cliftonville determined to keep goingOFFICIALS and supporters of Irish League club Cliftonville said yesterday they were determined that the side would not be forced…Tue Oct 22 1996 - 01:00
Monaghan slam door on Laois revival this timeIT WAS another close thing all right, but this time there was no last minute goal from Lulu Carroll to save the day for Laois…Mon Oct 21 1996 - 01:00
Hosey flies in to compete in WestwoodHAVING confined his competitive visits home to the National Championships for the last few years, long time Irish squash number…Sat Oct 12 1996 - 01:00
Clubs to meet on new formatREPRESENTATIVES of all the clubs from the National League will meet in Dublin this morning to consider the various options which…Sat Oct 12 1996 - 01:00
Ireland labour to get their just rewardsIT MAY have been their best result in any game since they beat China back in 1983, and only their seventh win in the intervening…Wed Oct 09 1996 - 01:00
McGeever is Cork favouriteTHE Irish team's loss has turned out to be the TSB-sponsored Cork Open's gain this weekend, with Anna McGeeyer, who had to miss…Sat Oct 05 1996 - 01:00
Hickey unlikely to emerge unscathedIT MAY be difficult to see how Pat Hickey can lose his position as president of the Olympic Council of Ireland this evening when…Fri Oct 04 1996 - 01:00
Ireland team announcedKEN DOHERTY, Fergal O'Brien and Stephen Murphy were confirmed yesterday as the three man team to represent Ireland at the forthcoming…Thu Oct 03 1996 - 01:00
Davis's exclusion leads to opening of Atlanta woundsTHE differences between BLE vice president Nick Davis and the leadership of the Olympic Council of Ireland resurfaced this week…Thu Oct 03 1996 - 01:00
Harrington edges ahead in race for "rookie" titleDESPITE fading after his strong first round on Thursday, Padraig Harrington got his nose in front of his rivals for the coveted…Mon Sept 30 1996 - 01:00
Gary trying to cast off the Nicklaus shadowIT WAS yet another day in the shadows for Gary Nicklaus yesterdayMon Sept 30 1996 - 01:00
Seventh proves bogey holeAS the competitors coped fractionally better on their second assault on the 16th yesterday they enjoyed mixed fortunes at the…Sat Sept 28 1996 - 01:00
Burns, Higgins edge way up leaderboardBY the time the speculation about where the cut would fall began to gather any real momentum, the question was already entirely…Sat Sept 28 1996 - 01:00
McGinley poisedWHILE Padraig Harrington mounted something of a one-man charge for the locals in the morning of the European's first day, Paul…Fri Sept 27 1996 - 01:00
It's funny what a little water can do to a manMIDMORNING, and a seasoned observer is commenting on how well everyone has been coping at the K Club's treacherous 16th hole.Fri Sept 27 1996 - 01:00
Planning a new start in AmericaHAVING been heavily influenced by the same golfing guru during the early days of his professional career, Eoghan O'Connell seems…Thu Sept 26 1996 - 01:00
Harrington leads the winnersWITH a round of 69 under his belt yesterday, Padraig Harrington moved towards the clubhouse with the swagger of a man who was…Thu Sept 26 1996 - 01:00
Campbell teaches the Shelbourne forwardsIT was one of those nights when nothing much seemed to go according to the planSat Sept 21 1996 - 01:00
It was never like this in Hawaii Five OWHEN the people over at Jameson suggested that somebody from The Irish Times might be interested in taking part in the 37th annual…Mon Sept 09 1996 - 01:00
Rovers happy with the drawFOR the most part this game was far more frantic than fabulous but Pat Byrne won't be complaining about thatSat Sept 07 1996 - 01:00
St James's Gate brief FIFAST JAMES'S GATE altered their tactics slightly in their attempt to stay in the National League when they informed FlFA and UEFA…Fri Sept 06 1996 - 01:00
Gate give League 21-day ultimatumST JAMES'S GATE have given the National League 21 days to provide them with a list of fixtures for the forthcoming First Division…Wed Sept 04 1996 - 01:00
Wimbledon move is on - McGuinnessSTARKLY contrasting accounts of the current position in regard to the proposed relocation of Wimbledon Football Club to Dublin…Wed Sept 04 1996 - 01:00
St Francis elected as Gate lose out in tale of two saintsDUBLIN club St Francis were elected to membership of the National League by a specially convened meeting of the management committee…Tue Sept 03 1996 - 01:00
SPORT ON TELEVISIONWELL it was the biggest weekend in Irish sport for some weeks and RTE had come preparedMon Sept 02 1996 - 01:00
Shelbourne make life tougher on RoversTHE arrival of the money men from the Premier Group seems to have provided Shamrock Rovers with as bright a future as they have…Sat Aug 31 1996 - 01:00
Sponsor for schools soccerIRISH soccer's fastest expanding sector gained major backing from one of the country's leading financial institutions when the…Thu Aug 29 1996 - 01:00
Tale of two Premier clubs, one a sinking shipSIX months ago it all seemed very differentSat Aug 24 1996 - 01:00
Chelsea's backing to help Newbridge bidA MEETING of the Chelsea board at Stamford Bridge this afternoon may go a long way towards deciding the final lineup in this …Fri Aug 23 1996 - 01:00
Some genuine medal hopesATLANTA'S hopes of putting the many hitches encountered during the Olympics behind them and staging a trouble free Paralympics…Fri Aug 16 1996 - 01:00
Deal with Tranmere confirmedONE OF Dublin's leading schoolboy football clubs, Stella Maris, last night confirmed their agreement of a sponsorship deal of…Wed Aug 14 1996 - 01:00
Ryan looking to the Far EastDEREK RYAN has an opportunity to strengthen his position on the world ladder this afternoon when he opens up his 1996-97 campaign…Tue Aug 13 1996 - 01:00
SPORT ON TELEVISIONIT was a calm week and, after the Olympic storm, there were very few complainingMon Aug 12 1996 - 01:00
National League may get more money from Sky televisionREPRESENTATIVES of the Harps Lager National League hope to sit down with their counterparts from the Football Association in …Sat Aug 10 1996 - 01:00
Liverpool fail to work the oracle at OrielPATIENCE may be a virtue, and a valuable one to possess in football, but, let's face it, once in a while we can all have too …Mon Aug 05 1996 - 01:00
Galway's rebuilding continuesDENIS CLARKE has finally ended what was threatening to become something of a transfer saga by completing the signing for Galway…Sat Aug 03 1996 - 01:00
ON THE SIDELINESGRABBING a sports star immediately after a major event has become an increasingly commonplace part of the journalist's lot, but…Sat Aug 03 1996 - 01:00
Rich attraction at Tolka ParkWHILE the visits of teams like Dundee, Norwich, Hearts and any number of the other British soccer sides currently wandering around…Sat Jul 27 1996 - 01:00
A third stayed up to watchONE THIRD of the Republic's adult population watched Michelle Smith win her third Olympic Gold Medal.Fri Jul 26 1996 - 01:00
Finn Harps agree to new group's plansFINN HARPS received a major boost yesterday when the recent dispute over the plans for the club by a consortium of Donegal businessmen…Wed Jul 24 1996 - 01:00
St Patrick's plan second shockHAVING managed one seemingly unlikely comeback, St Patrick's Athletic will attempt to complete a second this evening at the Tehelne…Wed Jul 24 1996 - 01:00
