Paris prize can't cure provincial woundedDespite the bonus prize of a weekend in Paris it seems none of the teams contesting this weekend's interprovincial football semi…Fri Oct 29 2004 - 01:00
Weather unlikely to bog down Cork finalThe Cork County Board are confident their hurling final between Na Piarsaigh and Cloyne will go ahead in Páirc Uí Chaoimh on …Fri Oct 29 2004 - 01:00
Kimutai bides record timeATHLETICS/Dublin Marathon : Trouble can come at you from all directions in the marathonTue Oct 26 2004 - 01:00
Crossan top Irish finisherATHLETICS: For the third successive year Gary Crossan was the top Irish finisher in the Dublin marathon, but he admits it's …Tue Oct 26 2004 - 01:00
Hooper the greatest by a distanceATHLETICS/Dublin City Marathon: The now annual conversation after the Dublin Marathon goes something like this: "Great occasion…Mon Oct 25 2004 - 01:00
Cork top list as old order still dominatesHurling/All Star nominations: All but two of the Cork players who started their successful All-Ireland final last month have…Thu Oct 21 2004 - 01:00
Cork must face Munster conquerorsGAELIC GAMES: The All-Ireland title-holders had mixed fortunes in last night's draw for the 2005 championshipMon Oct 18 2004 - 01:00
Rewards set for qualified countiesGaelic Games News: The GAA yesterday released €2Thu Oct 14 2004 - 01:00
Kennelly main injury doubt in Irish campGaelic Games Rules Series team news: Former Kerry player Tadgh Kennelly, who has been hampered in recent weeks with a lower …Thu Oct 14 2004 - 01:00
Fahy puts ball in Offaly's courtGaelic Games News: Gerry Fahy could yet make a swift return to the position of Offaly senior football managerThu Oct 14 2004 - 01:00
Bailey does not rule out surpriseGaelic Games Managerial news: Dublin are slowly closing in on a new senior football managerWed Oct 13 2004 - 01:00
Late spurt likely to push entries past 1982 recordAthletics Dublin Marathon: After 22 years the popularity of running 26Tue Oct 12 2004 - 01:00
South Dublin rivalry makes for capital contestCounty finals/Football previews : Southside rivalry in Dublin football always peaks when Kilmacud Crokes play Ballyboden St …Sat Oct 09 2004 - 01:00
Sports bodies and the public taken by surpriseReaction: sporting world: Unlike the other major drugs controversy to hit Irish sport in recent months - athlete Cathal Lombard…Sat Oct 09 2004 - 01:00
Mount Sion have means to emerge from WaterfordCounty finals/Hurling previews : Six county hurling titles are down for decision tomorrow, and the largest turnout - and probably…Sat Oct 09 2004 - 01:00
Hurlers lend helping handThe Offaly senior hurling panel yesterday offered their full support to their football counterparts, who last month withdrew …Sat Oct 09 2004 - 01:00
No rest for Cork championsAll-Ireland Club Championships: As the GAA focus now firmly shifts from the county to the club scene, the thoughts likewise …Fri Oct 08 2004 - 01:00
Qualifying cut-off came too soon for some athletesThe cut-off date for Irish athletes seeking Olympic qualification was too soon, according to John TreacyThu Oct 07 2004 - 01:00
Treacy admits funding still lacks focusAssuming Olympic performance is based on at least four years of preparation, you can't easily explain it all in a couple of hours…Thu Oct 07 2004 - 01:00
Weekend road race to be lap of honourATHLETICS: Like most true distance runners Catherina McKiernan didn't decide to retire; she was simply told - the final instruction…Wed Oct 06 2004 - 01:00
Finalists answer the callInternational Rules Series: Ireland coach Pete McGrath has described as "very positive" the response from the Kerry and Mayo…Wed Oct 06 2004 - 01:00
Galway to choose from fourGalway could have a new football manager in place by late tonightWed Oct 06 2004 - 01:00
Sonia fourth as Sun shinesATHLETICS: Just when it seemed there was nothing left to say about Sonia O'Sullivan this season she goes out and finishes fourth…Mon Oct 04 2004 - 01:00
O'Sullivan eyes title in New DelhiATHLETICS: Six weeks ago in Athens it was surely the furthest thing from her mind, yet tomorrow morning in New Delhi she's back…Sat Oct 02 2004 - 01:00
Size won't stop MayoArmagh under-21 football manager Peter Rafferty has rejected the suggestion that strength will be the key factor in Saturday'…Thu Sept 30 2004 - 01:00
Kerry must now decide who gets winners' medalsKerry football is facing one more selection dilemma this season over the distribution of the All-Ireland winning medals.Thu Sept 30 2004 - 01:00
Joyce may be fit to face the AustraliansInternational Rules News: Ireland coach Pete McGrath is still holding out hope Galway's Padraic Joyce could play in next month…Wed Sept 29 2004 - 01:00
Shocked and shattered the morning afterAll-Ireland SFC final: Mayo reaction: If you think beaten All-Ireland teams look distraught at the final whistle you should …Tue Sept 28 2004 - 01:00
O'Sullivan can't catch JohnsonATHLETICS/Great North Run: It wasn't quite the Olympic consolation she'd searched for but Sonia O'Sullivan's sixth-place finish…Mon Sept 27 2004 - 01:00
O'Sullivan has more than half a chanceATHLETICS: There is clearly no holding back Sonia O'Sullivan as she attempts to get over her Olympic disappointment as quickly…Sat Sept 25 2004 - 01:00
Dublin and Galway in no rushManagerial moves: Two of the highest profile jobs in football - the Dublin and Galway managements - won't be filled for several…Wed Sept 22 2004 - 01:00
Offaly board to address complaintsThe Offaly County Board will tonight formally address the complaints of their senior football panel and attempt to resolve the…Thu Sept 16 2004 - 01:00
Aghada back to defendAll-Ireland Sevens: Title-holders Aghada of Cork are among the 48 teams confirmed for the All-Ireland Football Sevens, set for…Wed Sept 15 2004 - 01:00
O'Grady's future as Cork boss unclearIt seems a little strange to be quizzing an All-Ireland winning manager about his futureTue Sept 14 2004 - 01:00
O'Grady's future unclearIt seems a little strange to be quizzing an All-Ireland winning manager about his futureTue Sept 14 2004 - 01:00
O'Sullivan looks back on defence's finest dayIt was one of those rare annihilations of the great Kilkenny forwardsTue Sept 14 2004 - 01:00
Fahy's future unclearManagerial moves: Offaly could yet be searching for a new senior football manager despite appointing Gerry Fahy for another …Thu Sept 09 2004 - 01:00
Lyons departs uncrowned from ParnellGaelic Games: He walked away in the same way he had walked in - jovial, amicable and doing it his wayTue Sept 07 2004 - 01:00
El Guerrouj seizes his momentATHLETICS: They left certain they'd witnessed part of history, a moment not likely to be repeated in their lifetimeMon Aug 30 2004 - 01:00
Cragg was caught in two mindsATHLETICS: When Alistair Cragg reflects on his first Olympic 5,000 metres final he mightn't be so hard on himselfMon Aug 30 2004 - 01:00
Polish walker claims fourth gold of career50km walk: With the possible exception of the winner there haven't been a set of Olympic medals won more exhaustively in Athens…Sat Aug 28 2004 - 01:00
Duo chasing a defining doubleAthletics/5,000 metres final: It's already destined for the history books, a battle for the ages and a race certain to provide…Sat Aug 28 2004 - 01:00
Time for a more fitting Olympic memoryThe next-to-last Irish athlete in action in Athens - Marie Davenport - goes to the start line of the 10,000 metres with some …Fri Aug 27 2004 - 01:00
El Guerrouj retains double incentiveAthletics There are only two unwritten rules for those blessed with the press seats that almost touch the finishing line at …Thu Aug 26 2004 - 01:00
Irish duo facing an arduous challengeAthletics Irish round-up Alistair Cragg is facing the world-record holder. Mark Carroll has got the world championWed Aug 25 2004 - 01:00
Lee can earn medal shotBoxing Four rounds, two minutes each, and a Cameroonian boxer named Hassan Ndam Njikam are all that stand between Andy Lee and…Sat Aug 21 2004 - 01:00
Lombard may lose track timesCathal Lombard will lose his Irish 10,000-metre record and possibly all his track times recorded over the past two seasons as…Wed Aug 11 2004 - 01:00
Sports Council targeted LombardConfirmation that the Irish Sports Council had targeted Cathal Lombard for testing has added further proof that his breakthrough…Tue Aug 10 2004 - 01:00
Athlete's excuses win little support2004 OLYMPICS/Cathal Lombard's positive drugs test: Reaction to Cathal Lombard's claim that he used erythropoietin (EPO) to "…Tue Aug 10 2004 - 01:00
Beat Tyrone or join themAll-Ireland SFC Quarter-finals: Towards the end of the new Woody Allen movie, Anything Else, there's a line that reflects the…Sat Aug 07 2004 - 01:00
