O'Kelly faces an ERC hearing over alleged stampingRUGBY NEWS ROUND-UP : LEINSTER SECONDROW Malcolm O’Kelly has been called to appear before an ERC-commissioned independent disciplinary…Tue Jan 20 2009 - 00:00
Bonus-point victory would put Clermont in the pictureRUGBY HEINEKEN EUROPEAN CUP: Pool One Clermont v Montauban MATHEMATICALLY, CLERMONT can still make the play-offs and the first…Fri Jan 16 2009 - 00:00
Jennings appeal upheld and ban liftedLEINSTER FLANKER Shane Jennings has won his appeal against a three-match suspension imposed by an IRFU disciplinary committee…Fri Jan 16 2009 - 00:00
Pride can lift Edinburgh to first win of their campaignRUGBY HEINEKEN EUROPEAN CUP: Pool Two: Edinburgh v Castres Olympique PRIDE IS the primary spur for both teams ahead of tonight…Fri Jan 16 2009 - 00:00
Le Roux takes his place on the Leinster replacements benchMAGNERS LEAGUE: Leinster v Cardiff Blues LEINSTER RUGBY'S favourite endomorph - a word he chose to describe his physique - …Sat Jan 10 2009 - 00:00
O'Connell back to spur MunsterMAGNERS LEAGUE: Ospreys v Munster: THE PROSPECT of the Magners League leaders hosting their closest pursuers would ordinarily…Fri Jan 9 2009 - 00:00
Cullen and Dempsey back in the frameLEINSTER COACH Michael Cheika has named an extended 28- man squad that includes Leo Cullen and Girvan Dempsey ahead of Saturday…Wed Jan 7 2009 - 00:00
Castres will be tougher this timeRUGBY/Castres Olympique v Leinster: LEINSTER HAVE defined their Heineken European Cup campaign to date as a succession of one…Fri Dec 12 2008 - 00:00
St Mary's can look forward to another good cup runLEINSTER SCHOOLS CUPS DRAWS: THERE CAN be no suggestion of any impropriety but it's fair to say that Leinster outhalf Jonno …Tue Dec 9 2008 - 00:00
Terenure and Belvedere clash the highlight of the first roundJUNIOR CUP: THERE CAN be no doubting the most appetising fixture in the first round proper of the Powerade sponsored Leinster…Tue Dec 9 2008 - 00:00
Ulster aiming to confirm their rehabilitationRUGBY HEINEKEN CUP Ulster v Scarlets: MATT WILLIAMS has recently steered Ulster away from the precipice towards which they were…Fri Dec 5 2008 - 00:00
Unbeaten Clontarf continue to set paceALL-IRELAND LEAGUE, Division One : CLONTARF, THE AIB All-Ireland League Division One pacesetters, maintained their unbeaten …Mon Dec 1 2008 - 00:00
Henry opts to pick best selection availableIRELAND v NEW ZEALAND: NEW ZEALAND coach Graham Henry has paid Ireland the ultimate compliment by announcing his strongest available…Wed Nov 12 2008 - 00:00
Murphy schooled in Irish waysPLANET RUGBY: IT WOULD be overstating the case to suggest Phil Murphy would have divided loyalties ahead of tomorrow's Test …Sat Nov 8 2008 - 00:00
Shannon pounce on Blackrock mistakesRUGBY AIB SENIOR CUP: SHANNON'S VISIT to Stradbrook was ostensibly a repeat of last season's AIB Senior Cup final and once again…Mon Nov 3 2008 - 00:00
O'Kelly a surprise omission from squadINTERNATIONAL NEWS: IRELAND'S MOST capped player Malcolm O'Kelly has been omitted from a trimmed down 34-man squad from which…Sat Nov 1 2008 - 00:00
Kidney happy to be out in the cold againIRELAND NEWS: THIS WEEK in Limerick has been about introspection for an extended Ireland rugby squad, an acclimatisation process…Fri Oct 31 2008 - 00:00
Canada call back scrumhalfINTERNATIONAL SQUAD NEWS : FORMER CANADIAN scrumhalf Morgan Williams is to come out of retirement for a warm-up fixture against…Thu Oct 30 2008 - 00:00
Leinster must keep heads in rush hourHeineken Cup: LEINSTER'S HEINEKEN Cup ambition can be measured against their performance at the RDS this eveningSat Oct 18 2008 - 01:00
Danny boy the man who makes it happen for Wasps and EnglandDANNY CIPRIANI divides his time between the front and back pages of newspapers. It's rarely of his own volitionSat Oct 18 2008 - 01:00
Dowling and Tipoki in Munster squadRUGBY HEINEKEN CUP: MUNSTER COACH Tony McGahan has included Ian Dowling and Rua Tipoki in a 25-man squad for Sunday's Heineken…Thu Oct 16 2008 - 01:00
Blaney approaching his best after ankle injuryCHALLENGE CUP BRISTOL v TOULON: DAVID BLANEY knew how events would unfold but there was nothing he could do about itThu Oct 16 2008 - 01:00
Harrington looking forward to 'two-day jolly'GOLF: TWO-TIME Major winner Padraig Harrington will walk away from the PGA Grand Slam of Golf tournament that starts today - …Tue Oct 14 2008 - 01:00
St Mary's the early pacesettersALL-IRELAND LEAGUE DIVISION ONE ROUND-UP : ST MARY'S College sit proudly atop the AIB League Division One table after a 31-20…Mon Oct 13 2008 - 01:00
Castres aim to cast off constraintsPLANET RUGBY : IT'S INSTRUCTIVE to note the thoughts of the French captain and Castres lock Lionel Nallet on the implications…Mon Oct 13 2008 - 01:00
Vardon Trophy race must go to the wireEUROPEAN TOUR NEWS ROUND-UP: ROBERT KARLSSON will not be able to win the European Tour Order of Merit title at the Portuguese…Tue Oct 7 2008 - 01:00
Youngsters are given opportunity to impressMAGNERS LEAGUE: LEINSTER COACH Michael Cheika has omitted seven players who started last Sunday's 18-0 defeat by Munster at …Thu Oct 2 2008 - 01:00
Villegas wins the battle as Singh wins warCAMILO VILLEGAS won the US Tour Championship but it was Vijay Singh who claimed the FedExCup $10 million (€7 million) bonus for…Tue Sep 30 2008 - 01:00
US joker plays a serious gameGOLF RYDER CUP: IN HARPER LEE'S acclaimed novel To Kill A Mockingbird Boo Radley is a misunderstood recluseThu Sep 18 2008 - 01:00
Schoolyard rivalry beginning to take shapeVALHALLA GOLF BLOG: IT WAS difficult to escape the feeling that there were schoolboy overtones to yesterday's first practice…Wed Sep 17 2008 - 01:00
Bowe a standout for new club OspreysOSPREYS CARETAKER coach Seán Holley singled out Irish international wing Tommy Bowe and Wales fullback Lee Byrne for special …Thu Sep 11 2008 - 01:00
Hayes is given extra time to recuperateMAGNERS LEAGUE NEWS MUNSTER COACH Tony McGahan has made a couple of changes to the squad that beat Edinburgh on the opening …Thu Sep 11 2008 - 01:00
Muldoon ready to lead from the frontCONNACHT v OSPREYS: JOHN MULDOON'S decision to accept the captaincy this season has provided an added resonance to tonight's…Fri Sep 5 2008 - 01:00
Botha in line to make debut for new-look UlsterMAGNERS LEAGUE NEWS: ULSTER COACH Matt Williams is likely to hand World Cup winner BJ (Brendan) Botha a Magners League debut…Wed Sep 3 2008 - 01:00
Provinces getting down to businessMAGNERS LEAGUE NEWS : THE PRESSURE-FREE environment of pre-season blow-outs for the Irish provinces will be replaced this weekend…Tue Sep 2 2008 - 01:00
Galway to decide on Loughnane next monthTHE GALWAY Hurling Board will make a final decision at a meeting next month on whether manager Ger Loughnane will take charge…Thu Aug 21 2008 - 01:00
'Such a compelling show that viewers forgot about Woods'PRESS REACTION: PÁDRAIG HARRINGTON'S qualities, on and off the course, would always endear him to the Irish, but the 36-year…Tue Aug 12 2008 - 01:00
Timeline: Pádraig Harrington's US PGA win7.00pm (All times Irish): Pádraig Harrington tees off (three wood) in the final round of the US PGA Championship at Oakland …Mon Aug 11 2008 - 01:00
Relentlessly Sky-blue fairways could do with a clap of thunderTV VIEW: DAVID LIVINGSTONE, I presume? That was the immediate thought when thunderstorms hovered over the Oakland Hills golf…Mon Aug 11 2008 - 01:00
IRELAND CAPTAIN: NO DECISIONIRELAND coach Declan Kidney won't make any decision immediately on his captain under the new regime, preferring to wait until…Fri Aug 8 2008 - 01:00
Kidney sets modest targetsIreland coach Declan Kidney broached a number of topics pertaining to the season ahead as he outlined his aspirations, both short…Thu Aug 7 2008 - 01:00
Dublin made to wait as quarters drawnALL-IRELAND SENIOR FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP: KERRY WILL return to Croke Park in six days' time for a quarter-final clash with Galway…Mon Aug 4 2008 - 01:00
Dublin made to wait as quarters drawnALL-IRELAND SENIOR FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP : KERRY WILL return to Croke Park in six days' time for a quarter-final clash with …Mon Aug 4 2008 - 01:00
Fermanagh can turn it aroundFermanagh v Kildare: (Sunaday, Croke Park 2pm) FERMANAGH SHOULDN'T be in the position of having to play this match, instead …Sat Aug 2 2008 - 01:00
Midfield battle will be pivotalWexford v Down: (Saturday, Croke Park 2pm) - THE PRIMARY focus in trying to discern a winner alights on the mental as much as…Sat Aug 2 2008 - 01:00
Kidney adds sprinkling of youth to seasoned groupRUGBY: DECLAN KIDNEY'S first squad as Ireland head coach has a familiar look, comprising as it does players who toured Australia…Fri Aug 1 2008 - 01:00