Ten share in Olympic grant of £150,000THE final round of grants to athletes preparing to compete at this summer's Olympic Games were announced in Dublin yesterday …Wed Mar 27 1996 - 00:00
Welcome break for QuinnFOR SEVERAL of those players not assured of their place with club sides just now this week's trip to Dublin provides a welcome…Tue Mar 26 1996 - 00:00
McCarthy hints that Given may make unexpected debutMICK McCARTHY'S first training session with the Irish team was an intimate affair in Clonshaugh yesterday with only nine of his…Mon Mar 25 1996 - 00:00
Dubious penalty saves BohemiansGOALS are ensured when Derry come to town just now but only two of themSat Mar 23 1996 - 00:00
Spoilsport rain began Williams' reign at topJUST about everybody you talk to in snooker can remember the match that heralded their breakthrough, and professional referee…Sat Mar 23 1996 - 00:00
FAI call the consultants to look at structuresWHILE the full Bastow Charleton report on the running of the FAI moves towards completion, the organisation has already initiated…Thu Mar 21 1996 - 00:00
Varied views on trip to SligoDAMIEN RICHARDSON is so used to seeing his team handed the toughest assignment in each round of this season's Harp Lager FAI …Wed Mar 20 1996 - 00:00
Sky's new agenda plans to transform sporting lifeIT is, as they say on the television, a whole new ball game and it gets under way in the early hours of Sunday morning when the…Fri Mar 15 1996 - 00:00
Finn Harps determinedUNBEATEN in their dealings with Premier Division clubs this year, Finn Harps travel to Bohemians tonight looking to cause the…Tue Mar 12 1996 - 00:00
Wayside unable to extend to St Patrick'sWHILE St Patrick's Athletic may be having trouble finding their rhythm in the league just now, in the Harp Lager FAI Cup everything…Mon Mar 11 1996 - 00:00
Differing views over FAI's decisionsTHERE were widely differing opinions, among representatives of League of Ireland; clubs over the weekend about how much had been…Mon Mar 11 1996 - 00:00
`Trying to crucify me'THE blue riband of the domestic game has meandered along interestingly, but almost shock freeSat Mar 09 1996 - 00:00
Holders Leinster will be testedHAVING looked fairly invincible in last season's event, the two Leinster sides head south to this weekend's Interprovincial Squash…Fri Mar 08 1996 - 00:00
St Patrick's cannot find that winning feelingANOTHER day, another draw, seems to be the curse hanging over St Patrick's Athletic of late, but Brian Kerr's side will have …Sat Mar 02 1996 - 00:00
Magpie HallMUCK and brass have long gone hand in hand for Newcastle businessman Sir John HallFri Mar 01 1996 - 00:00
Irish venue for Bugner fightA DECISION by the British Boxing Board of Control (BBBC) to sanction a heavyweight bout between veteran Joe Bugner and the British…Sat Feb 24 1996 - 00:00
Dundee keeps options openSOUTH AFRICAN born striker Sean Dundee, who has recently sprung to prominence with German Bundesliga side Karlsruhe and who may…Thu Feb 22 1996 - 00:00
Waterford cast out by the waysideFOR National League teams, the annual round of Harp Lager FAI Cup clashes against non-League qualifiers represents something …Wed Feb 21 1996 - 00:00
Shelbourne take to the road againFOR THE third time in succession Shelbourne found themselves sharing the "tie of the round" billing yesterday after they were…Sat Feb 17 1996 - 00:00
Night of thrills and spills in InchicoreIN A league desperately trying to market itself more effectively this could be the start of something bigSat Feb 17 1996 - 00:00
Badminton hopes highWITH hopes high but expectations considerably lower, the Irish badminton team will travel to the Czech Republic this morning …Fri Feb 16 1996 - 00:00
Portugal to warm up in DublinTHE Portuguese Football Association will include Dublin in the schedule of friendly matches in the build up to the European Championship…Sat Feb 10 1996 - 00:00
Fanad's fans sing a sweet swan songIN THE stands their fans might have proved that they could out sing the best of them right from the outset, but on the pitch …Sat Feb 10 1996 - 00:00
Last chance to impressJENNIFER THOMPSON and Andrew Dennison look to defend their national table tennis titles at the Galway sports centre this weekend…Fri Feb 09 1996 - 00:00
Watt steps in to foil Colfor againKEEN to show what he is capable of to the Irish selectors who have ignored him of late, Jim Colfor defeated title holder and …Mon Feb 05 1996 - 00:00
Popular venueWHILE several of the tournaments on the domestic squash circuit have had increasing difficulty in attracting entries over the…Fri Feb 02 1996 - 00:00
New deal for Irish snooker eventTHE future of the Irish Masters Snooker Championships was secured for at least another three years yesterday when Benson and …Thu Feb 01 1996 - 00:00
Olympics stay with viewers at largeTHANKS to a rare victory for national and terrestrial broadcasters over the satellite channels in the battle for televised sport…Wed Jan 31 1996 - 00:00
Little comfort for manager and the other two selectorsHARDLY a recent season has passed without the people who pick the Irish badminton team being embroiled in some controversy or…Mon Jan 29 1996 - 00:00
Healy annoyed as weather frustratesONCE AGAIN the weather took its toll on the sporting fixtures over the weekend with events in soccer, football, rugby and racing…Mon Jan 29 1996 - 00:00
Some promising Irish displaysFOR cash strapped Irish squash administrators the Dunlop sponsored Irish Junior Open is a case of bringing the mountain to Mohammad…Mon Jan 29 1996 - 00:00
Hibernation ends with two eventsJUST LIKE the old joke about the buses, badminton's recent hibernation is broken not one, but two, major domestic events over…Fri Jan 26 1996 - 00:00
Talented juniors come to DublinWHILE the prize money involved in staging a major senior open seems to remain beyond the means of Irish at present, heavy backing…Thu Jan 25 1996 - 00:00
New Rovers regime battles hard to win first skirmishALAN O'NEILL's "green and white army" was the chant from the stands and the new player manager, did describe the proceedings …Thu Jan 25 1996 - 00:00
Geoghegan goal keeps Shelboune on courseFOR MORE than an hour of this clash between sides with very different priorities for the rest of the season, it was difficult…Sat Jan 20 1996 - 00:00
Difficult draw for giant killers FanadALL of the Premier Division's bigger club's were kept apart in yesterday's draw for the second round of the Harp Lager FAI Cup…Sat Jan 20 1996 - 00:00
Sligo deserve some rewardWHEN the line up for last year's inaugural All Ireland Club Squash Championships was unveiled at a reception in Fitzwilliam 18…Fri Jan 19 1996 - 00:00
UCD fail to get to grips with KilkennySINCE winning the Cup themselves back in 1984, UCD have had reason on more than one occasion to point to their high turnover …Mon Jan 15 1996 - 00:00
Irish boys aiming for second placeDEPRIVING England of another couple of under 19 titles might take something approaching a miracle at the Home Internationals …Fri Jan 12 1996 - 00:00
Birmingham seek to buy Irish clubBIRMINGHAM CITY have become the latest English soccer club to confirm an interest in becoming involved in the game here with …Sat Jan 06 1996 - 00:00
Stapleton goes to head the RevolutionFRANK STAPLETON travelled to Boston last night where he is scheduled to be confirmed as the first head coach to the New England…Thu Jan 04 1996 - 00:00
