O'Hara steps back but is still 'available'That time of the year, with the new season often marking the end of a career, and so it seems for one of the longest serving …Fri Jan 04 2013 - 00:00
Britton keen to defend her Great Edinburgh title for EuropeATHLETICS: Some people like to start off the new year on a different footing, others like to resume exactly where they left …Fri Jan 04 2013 - 00:00
Dunne's role about helping players to help themselvesFormer boxer’s role not defined but is essentially that of sports psychologistThu Jan 03 2013 - 00:00
Queen's withdraw from McKenna CupThe Ulster Council have opted against the redrawing of the Dr McKenna Cup, despite the withdrawal of Queen’s University.Thu Jan 03 2013 - 00:00
Armstrong's deadly sins a chilling reminder that the truth always comes outCYCLING: There was no shortage of responses when David Walsh took to Twitter looking for suggestions that might make a suitable…Thu Dec 27 2012 - 00:00
Taylor caps off a truly vintage yearThis was, presumably, nothing at all like that late afternoon in London last AugustFri Dec 21 2012 - 00:00
Lifetime Achievement Award is fitting tribute to KyleTHE IRISH TIMES/IRISH SPORTS COUNCIL SPORTSWOMAN OF THE YEAR: How entirely and brilliantly fitting that after an Olympic and…Fri Dec 21 2012 - 00:00
Britton not resting on laurels as she hits Brussels for a startThere is a more global look about the field awaiting Fionnuala Britton in Brussels this Sunday in her first race as two-time …Thu Dec 20 2012 - 00:00
Duffy leads the tributes to a 'larger than life' Kerry legendIndestructible is the one word they kept repeating – instinctively expressing both his nature, and the very impossibility, that…Mon Dec 17 2012 - 00:00
In praise of Fionnuala BrittonWe were comfortably numb as Fionnuala Britton raced down the final icy stretches of the wickedly cold Budapest course last Sunday…Sat Dec 15 2012 - 00:00
Modest Britton will find it hard to run away and hide nowON ATHLETICS: ‘It used to be I ran to get where I was going. I never thought it would take me anywhere.”Sat Dec 15 2012 - 00:00
Páidí Ó Sé - an extraordinary football lifeFor a man who won so much respect and honours on the field, and won so many admirers off it, there is no easy surmising the football…Sat Dec 15 2012 - 00:00
Kildare to help Dublin host Spring SeriesDublin’s popular Croke Park Spring Series is “back on the bill” for 2013, thanks in part to an agreement that Kildare also play…Wed Dec 12 2012 - 00:00
Kerry report highlights rising emigration and rural depopulationNot for the first time the twin issues of emigration and rural depopulation have been highlighted at a county convention, with…Wed Dec 12 2012 - 00:00
Jones' biggest coaching call pays rich dividends for BrittonIt sounds like they’re already well versed in the question, the when, if not how soon, before Fionnuala Britton starts exploring…Tue Dec 11 2012 - 00:00
Britton delivers gold yet againATHLETICS: How on the wicked frozen earth of Budapest did she win that? No weakness, no fear, no panic and no letting up, although…Mon Dec 10 2012 - 00:00
Six of the best: The Irish women who won European goldFionnuala Britton First place always sets up a strong team performance, and when the 28- year-old from Wicklow defends her individual…Mon Dec 10 2012 - 00:00
Team gold caps an epic day as Britton defends her title in emphatic fashionEUROPEAN CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIP: After 4km it was hats off. After 6km it was gloves off too, at least for some of themMon Dec 10 2012 - 00:00
Open warfare on muddy battlefield will hold no fears for BrittonON ATHLETICS: I’ve just packed five layers of cotton thermals to wear under my street clothes around Budapest this weekend, …Sat Dec 08 2012 - 00:00
Ready to suffer in defence of her crownATHLETICS: As tactics go, the instruction to “really suffer, really punish them” might sound a little crude, but if Fionnuala…Sat Dec 08 2012 - 00:00
Spring Series set to be abandonedThe popular Croke Park Spring Series is to be abandoned unless agreement can be reached within the next week, and with that all…Thu Dec 06 2012 - 00:00
Enthusiastic Gavin ready to get down to businessIt sounds like he’s been counting down the days and new Dublin football manager Jim Gavin gets to stage his first collective …Thu Dec 06 2012 - 00:00
O'Neill backs Off-the-Booze initiativeThe GAA has relaunched its Off-the-Booze and On-the-Ball initiative under the association’s Alcohol and Substance Abuse Prevention…Wed Dec 05 2012 - 00:00
GAA considers how to tackle issue of racism on and off the pitchGAELIC GAMES: Something must be wrong when the GAA is announcing its latest programme to tackle alcohol abuse and ends up confronting…Wed Dec 05 2012 - 00:00
Rossiter and Oulart use fear of defeat to cultivate a winning habitKeith Rossiter puts it as politely as possible when admitting he “wasn’t crying” when Henry Shefflin left the field injured in…Wed Dec 05 2012 - 00:00
GAA promise swift action if racial abuse claim provedThe unanimous condemnation of the alleged racial abuse that marred Sunday’s Ulster club football final has been followed by the…Tue Dec 04 2012 - 00:00
Half of all applications for funding 'invalid'Whatever inevitable feeling of cheer or envy comes with the announcement of the Sports Capital Programme has been at least partly…Mon Dec 03 2012 - 00:00
Geraghty turns the tide for KilcormacUnder grey and unromantic skies two teams went raging against the dying of the light, and in the end one more beautiful chapter…Mon Nov 19 2012 - 00:00
Carew to be named Waterford coachThe last football vacancy of the year will be filled this evening when Niall Carew is ratified as the new Waterford senior manager…Mon Nov 19 2012 - 00:00
Granted, the carding system has not been majorly overhauledAthletics: I’ve always said that nothing fuels the paranoia of our more successful elite athletes than the prospect of losing…Sat Nov 17 2012 - 00:00
Cody set to continue his reign into a 15th seasonThe now imminent reappointment of Brian Cody as Kilkenny senior hurling manager has highlighted his unique longevity in an increasingly…Thu Nov 15 2012 - 00:00
Commercials an advertisement for underdogs against CrokesSo heavily stacked are the odds against Clonmel Commercials in Sunday’s Munster club football semi-final manager Philly Ryan …Thu Nov 15 2012 - 00:00
McMahon looking forward to working with Croly at Shamrock RoversBeing an expert in the principles of strength and conditioning, Philly McMahon shouldn’t have any problems with the increased…Tue Nov 13 2012 - 00:00
McGuinness to lead All Stars in New YorkJim McGuinness will continue to find himself the centre of attention this week after confirming his presence on the GAA All Star…Tue Nov 13 2012 - 00:00
Munster club hurling final set for Páirc Uí ChaoimhPáirc Uí Chaoimh will stage the Munster club hurling final on Sunday week, the Munster Council opting for a neutral venue for…Tue Nov 13 2012 - 00:00
Britton running into form finishing fourth in SpainATHLETICS: Fionnuala Britton won’t be having it all her own way when defending her European Cross Country title next month, …Mon Nov 12 2012 - 00:00
Ballymun produce a towering displayLEINSTER SFC QUARTER-FINAL Ballymun Kickhams 2-13 Mullingar Shamrocks 0-7: For a team venturing into the unknown, and under …Mon Nov 12 2012 - 00:00
Never mind last lap, bells should be ringing over sorry state of cross countryATHLETICS: Road racing is suffocating the sport that sparked it in the first placeSat Nov 10 2012 - 00:00
Oh Brother, I've just broken the world record and taken Olympic goldATHLETICS: David Rudisha’s journey to glory at last summer’s London Olympics is truly a remarkable oneSat Nov 10 2012 - 00:00
Sponsor ends ground deal with ArmaghWith yet further evidence of the undulating sponsorship terrain now facing counties, Armagh have lost one of their longest backers…Thu Nov 08 2012 - 00:00
O'Byrne Cup set for new league formatChanges to the GAA’s close-season regulations has prompted the Leinster Council to propose a major revamp of the O’Byrne Cup – …Thu Nov 08 2012 - 00:00
Shefflin recognises Dicksboro challengeOne of the last county finals of the season appears, at least on paper, one-sided, as the might of Ballyhale Shamrocks takes …Thu Nov 08 2012 - 00:00
Shefflin showing no inclination to leave at the topF Scott Fitzgerald saw his career nosedive at 33, and he wasn’t the only one, but Henry Shefflin – now of similar age – has spoken…Wed Nov 07 2012 - 00:00
Fennell among those omitted from Gavin's Dublin panelThe reinvention of the Dublin football panel has begun, with new manager Jim Gavin assembling his first provisional squad which…Wed Nov 07 2012 - 00:00
Athletics Ireland still running to stand stillATHLETICS: The disturbing resignation of Anne Keenan-Buckley shows how the high performance aspect of Athletics Ireland continues…Sat Nov 03 2012 - 00:00
Raise the banner: O'Dwyer's tough task in ClareMick O’Dwyer always assured us he’d be involved in the game in some form or another, and now, at the age of 76, comes his latest…Sat Nov 03 2012 - 00:00
Ó hAilpín leaves on his own termsIN THE end it was inevitable but at least this time Seán Óg Ó hAilpín has brought down the curtain on his career on his own terms…Sat Nov 03 2012 - 00:00
Match for Michaela helps Hartes and McAreaveys focus on positivesGAELIC GAMES NEWS: MICKEY HARTE has spoken about the special purpose and meaning of tomorrow evening’s game between an Ulster…Fri Nov 02 2012 - 00:00
O'Dwyer to be ratified as Clare bossTHE APPARENT fast-forwarding of Mick O’Dwyer’s ratification as new Clare senior football team manager was partly prompted by …Fri Nov 02 2012 - 00:00
Roscommon still struggling to fill managerial postNEWS ROUND-UP: ALL INTERCOUNTY teams must officially enter the “closed season” as of today – if at least on a more staggered…Thu Nov 01 2012 - 00:00
