Aim is to boost Connacht rather than bury itIRFU GOVERNANCE AND OPERATIONS REVIEW: IT WAS difficult to put a positive spin on Wednesday’s announcement that Eric Elwood …Fri Mar 05 2010 - 00:00
McEnaney cites rugby disciplinary systemGAELIC GAMES/DISCIPLINARY STRUCTURES: THE GAA have endeavoured to tighten up their disciplinary structures in recent years but…Thu Mar 04 2010 - 00:00
Move to retire top whistle-blowers at 50GAA REFEREE DEVELOPMENT PLAN: THE GAA announced a new strategic plan for the improvement of refereeing standards in football…Thu Mar 04 2010 - 00:00
Ireland may be in for a long eveningUNDER-20/ENGLAND V IRELAND: IRELAND FACE yet another team from their World Cup pool this evening as they seek to recover from…Fri Feb 26 2010 - 00:00
Murphy's return a big boostIRELAND’S INJURY list continues to grow at an alarming rate, with Seán O’Brien and Donnacha Ryan the latest casualties, but the…Mon Feb 22 2010 - 00:00
Conway here to stay after impressive if brief debutANDREW CONWAY could still be playing for Blackrock College in the Leinster Schools Cup this seasonMon Feb 22 2010 - 00:00
Clancy takes break from LaoisGAELIC GAMES NEWS: PÁDRAIG CLANCY has announced his temporary retirement from intercounty footballThu Feb 18 2010 - 00:00
Heart of the Kingdom beats dignified retreat after 16 well-storied seasonsIN TYPICAL Darragh Ó Sé fashion, the end came quietly and without fuss.Thu Feb 18 2010 - 00:00
Munster must plan without O'CallaghanDONNCHA O’CALLAGHAN is a notable exclusion from the Munster squad to face Edinburgh on Friday night in Musgrave Park despite …Wed Feb 17 2010 - 00:00
Shannon look to pursue legal options despite failed appeal against fineSHANNON RFC are still investigating their legal options despite having an appeal against the €25,000 fine for verbal abuse of…Wed Feb 17 2010 - 00:00
Heaslip and Bowe upbeatSURROUNDED BY Puma merchandise at sponsor headquarters in Blanchardstown, Tommy Bowe and Jamie Heaslip had few problems putting…Tue Feb 16 2010 - 00:00
St Gall's all that counts for now for McGourtyCONOR McGOURTY has an All-Ireland hurling final to attend to on Saturday night in Croke Park before switching attentions back…Wed Feb 10 2010 - 00:00
Ireland still behind Australia in IRB rankingsNEWS: THE COMPLICATED IRB rankings, which are updated after every international weekend, have raised a few eyebrows.Tue Feb 09 2010 - 00:00
Sexton, O'Callaghan looking good - Ferris, Trimble a worryTHE GOOD news from the Ireland camp is Jonny Sexton was cleared to train yesterday at the RDS Showgrounds in Dublin after recovering…Tue Feb 09 2010 - 00:00
Ireland have the potential to make impactUNDER-20 MATCH : THIS SEASON’S Six Nations championship takes on greater significance considering France and England are in …Fri Feb 05 2010 - 00:00
Formidable Scotland a major test for WolfhoundsA INTERNATIONAL NEWS: SCOTTISH RUGBY’S upward curve will be evident tomorrow evening in Belfast as A coach Sean Lineen has access…Thu Feb 04 2010 - 00:00
Ulster look to send out a warning shotPOOL FOUR MATCH: ULSTER V BATH: THE UNLIKELY scenario firstSat Jan 23 2010 - 00:00
Connacht to seal top-seed spot in MadridMAYBE MONTPELLIER and Worcester made the usual mistake of failing to adequately respect Connacht or maybe they refused to treat…Sat Jan 23 2010 - 00:00
Ulster look to send out a warning shotPOOL FOUR MATCH: ULSTER V BATH: THE UNLIKELY scenario firstSat Jan 23 2010 - 00:00
Connacht to seal top-seed spot in MadridMAYBE MONTPELLIER and Worcester made the usual mistake of failing to adequately respect Connacht or maybe they refused to treat…Sat Jan 23 2010 - 00:00
Door remains open for Limerick exilesLIMERICK CRISIS: WITH ONLY six of last year’s panel available for selection the Limerick hurling team has taken on a dramatically…Fri Jan 22 2010 - 00:00
Meath still without a sponsor as the games commenceGAELIC GAMES NEWS: THE MEATH County Board remain some way behind neighbours Dublin in securing sponsorship for the 2010 season…Fri Jan 22 2010 - 00:00
Door remains open for Limerick exilesLIMERICK CRISIS: WITH ONLY six of last year’s panel available for selection the Limerick hurling team has taken on a dramatically…Fri Jan 22 2010 - 00:00
Meath still without a sponsor as the games commenceGAELIC GAMES NEWS: THE MEATH County Board remain some way behind neighbours Dublin in securing sponsorship for the 2010 season…Fri Jan 22 2010 - 00:00
Provinces get all clear on pitchesALL FOUR Irish provinces have announced the recent thaw in the weather makes their pitches playable for the weekendTue Jan 12 2010 - 00:00
Trimble intent on having his sayIT LOOKS like 19 points will not be enough to get Ulster into the knockout stages of European competition for the first time …Tue Jan 12 2010 - 00:00
Trimble intent on having his sayIT LOOKS like 19 points will not be enough to get Ulster into the knockout stages of European competition for the first time …Tue Jan 12 2010 - 00:00
Logjam to cut in on Six NationsRUGBY NEWS ROUND-UP: THE LOST Magners League weekend just past is to be made up during the Six NationsTue Jan 12 2010 - 00:00
Provinces get all clear on pitchesALL FOUR Irish provinces have announced the recent thaw in the weather makes their pitches playable for the weekendTue Jan 12 2010 - 00:00
Logjam to cut in on Six NationsRUGBY NEWS ROUND-UP: THE LOST Magners League weekend just past is to be made up during the Six NationsTue Jan 12 2010 - 00:00
Weekend fixtures postponedGAELIC GAMES NEWS ROUND-UP: AS WAS widely expected, the opening rounds of the GAA season has been scrapped with floodlit grounds…Fri Jan 08 2010 - 00:00
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Weekend fixtures postponedGAELIC GAMES NEWS ROUND-UP: AS WAS widely expected, the opening rounds of the GAA season has been scrapped with floodlit grounds…Fri Jan 08 2010 - 00:00
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Gilroy names panel despite likelihood of no weekend actionIT IS very unlikely the Dublin footballers will take to the field for this Sunday’s opening O’Byrne Cup match against Wexford…Thu Jan 07 2010 - 00:00
Gilroy names panel despite likelihood of no weekend actionIT IS very unlikely the Dublin footballers will take to the field for this Sunday’s opening O’Byrne Cup match against Wexford…Thu Jan 07 2010 - 00:00
Connacht reschedulesTHE WISE provincial council administrators, deeming this the worst weather to afflict pitches nationwide since the great snow…Thu Jan 07 2010 - 00:00
Connacht reschedulesTHE WISE provincial council administrators, deeming this the worst weather to afflict pitches nationwide since the great snow…Thu Jan 07 2010 - 00:00
Kiely views 'mark' as progressiveIF THE big freeze passes over the island, the Gaelic football season will begin nationwide this weekendWed Jan 06 2010 - 00:00
Gilligan fails to showWITH MATTERS in Limerick hurling mired in stalemate, this week the focus has switched back to a new problem in Clare hurling: …Wed Jan 06 2010 - 00:00
Gilligan fails to showWITH MATTERS in Limerick hurling mired in stalemate, this week the focus has switched back to a new problem in Clare hurling: …Wed Jan 06 2010 - 00:00
Kiely views 'mark' as progressiveIF THE big freeze passes over the island, the Gaelic football season will begin nationwide this weekendWed Jan 06 2010 - 00:00
Munster scrummaged off the parkMAGNERS LEAGUE/Ulster 15 Munster 10: A NIGHT for the scrumMon Jan 04 2010 - 00:00
Munster scrummaged off the parkMAGNERS LEAGUE/Ulster 15 Munster 10: A NIGHT for the scrumMon Jan 04 2010 - 00:00
Ulster roll out their big gunsRUGBY/Ulster v Munster: HERE FOLLOWS another unbalanced interprovincial match over the festive periodSat Jan 02 2010 - 00:00
Depleted Leinster still strong enoughConnacht v Leinster: LEINSTER BLEW this fixture last season against a 14-man ConnachtSat Jan 02 2010 - 00:00
Depleted Leinster still strong enoughConnacht v Leinster: LEINSTER BLEW this fixture last season against a 14-man ConnachtSat Jan 02 2010 - 00:00
