New Ulster coach's phone used to send racist textINCOMING ULSTER coach Mark Anscombe has been drawn into a controversy in New Zealand involving a racist text message that was…Thu May 17 2012 - 01:00
IRFU appoint new fitness coachTHE IRFU have appointed a new fitness coach, Dave Clark, whose expertise in biokinetics makes him knowledgeable on issues surrounding…Thu May 17 2012 - 01:00
O'Connell and O'Gara had role in Penney's selectionMUNSTER’S TWO senior players, Ronan O’Gara and Paul O’Connell were involved in the vetting process leading up to the appointment…Mon May 07 2012 - 01:00
Provincial flavour to league finalsTHE ELECTRIC Ireland Men’s Irish Hockey League finals take centre stage in Lisnagarvey this weekend with a clear north-south …Fri May 04 2012 - 01:00
Kidney pays handsome tribute to WallaceTHERE WAS a sense of inevitability to yesterday’s announcement by David Wallace that his career has ended, beaten by constant…Fri May 04 2012 - 01:00
D'Arcy delighted to be still living the dreamLAST YEAR Rob Kearney was put through the blender by the IRFU over the renewal of his contractWed May 02 2012 - 01:00
Connacht appoint Sears as next chief executive officerCONNACHT RUGBY has appointed former Kenyan Cricket chief executive Tom Sears to fill that role for the provinceWed May 02 2012 - 01:00
McDonagh aiming to trade silver for gold this timePARALYMPICS AND OLYMPICS: BEIJING SILVER medallist Darragh McDonald sought to put perspective on his pool achievements of four…Fri Apr 27 2012 - 01:00
Flawed scoring system fails WardBOXING THERE IS optimism and pessimism travelling home from TrabzonMon Apr 23 2012 - 01:00
Nolan tops off dream week by taking goldTHE EUPHORIA was more measured than after his Olympic qualification, but Adam Nolan had decided to make this week’s package just…Mon Apr 23 2012 - 01:00
Arresting Nolan on his way to LondonBOXING: THE NOISE and clamour as Adam Nolan burst through the doors leading from the main boxing arena in Trabzon seemed bigger…Sat Apr 21 2012 - 01:00
Furious Barnes unbowed as he bows outBOXING AIBA OLYMPIC QUALIFIERS: AT THE risk of causing moan fatigue, Paddy Barnes is spitting nails in Trabzon.Sat Apr 21 2012 - 01:00
Barnes may hush Trabzon crowd but not the outcryBOXING: OLYMPIC QUALIFIERS YESTERDAY MARKED 100 days before the Olympic torch is lit in London’s east endFri Apr 20 2012 - 01:00
Nolan books place at London 2012Boxing: Adam Nolan earned a place in London 2012 this afternoon when he beat Romanian Ionut Gheorghe in the Olympic Qualification…Fri Apr 20 2012 - 01:00
Nolan sets up career-defining nine minutesBOXING: A REST DAY in Trabzon today and time for Adam Nolan to contemplate the import of his bout tomorrowThu Apr 19 2012 - 01:00
Barnes on the trail of another Olympic medalTHE SIGH of relief yesterday evening in Trabzon came from the guys in the green shirts shouting at Paddy Barnes chasing Stefan…Thu Apr 19 2012 - 01:00
Barnes nails Hungarian opponentBOXING : LITTLE SCRAPPERS like Paddy Barnes often have the big charactersWed Apr 18 2012 - 01:00
Ward not likely to benefit from 'wildcard'BOXING: IT WAS mooted yesterday on RTÉ radio by head coach Billy Walsh that boxing officials are working with the Olympic Council…Wed Apr 18 2012 - 01:00
Irish boxer Ward fails to qualify for Olympics amid controversyONE OF Ireland’s brightest medal hopes for the London Olympics, Joe Ward, was controversially beaten in Trabzon, Turkey, yesterday…Tue Apr 17 2012 - 01:00
Ward bows out as Irish appeal is turned downBOXING OLYMPIC QUALIFIERS: A MIX of distress, disappointment as well as a sense of outrage filled the boxing arena in Trabzon…Tue Apr 17 2012 - 01:00
Only four remain from team of sevenTHE IRISH team performance was badly holed on the second day in Trabzon yesterdayTue Apr 17 2012 - 01:00
Misery for Ward as appeal dismissedBoxing: European light-heavyweight champion Joe Ward will not compete at London 2012 after the appeal against his 18-15 defeat…Mon Apr 16 2012 - 01:00
Ireland to open new season against South Africa on November 10thThe IRFU have announced the dates and kick-off times for the Guinness Series of games in NovemberSat Apr 14 2012 - 01:00
Niland forced to leave centre courtTENNIS: THE HIP injury Ireland’s top player, Conor Niland, had been managing for some years finally forced a closure to his …Fri Apr 13 2012 - 01:00
Ireland upset Germany in MannheimGermany 0 1 Ireland 2: Having been beaten recently in UCD by the world number six side, Korea, for a place in this year’s Olympic…Wed Apr 11 2012 - 01:00
Germany tame fighting Irish in opening friendlyMen’s Hockey AFTER A spirited performance against Germany in Mannheim yesterday, Ireland went down 3-2 in the first of their…Tue Apr 10 2012 - 01:00
McGee secures Ireland's statusTennis JAMES McGEE pulled off one of Ireland’s greatest Davis Cup escapes in Cairo’s 40 degree heat over the weekendTue Apr 10 2012 - 01:00
Edinburgh's visit to keep Leinster fully focusedLEINSTER’S INSTINCT all season has been to avoid dwelling too indulgently on a well-received body of work from the previous weekend…Tue Apr 10 2012 - 01:00
Ireland in big demand after missing out on London GamesMEN’S HOCKEY: CLOSE BUT no cigar for the Irish men’s side means they miss London 2012 but are in demand for the nations that…Fri Apr 06 2012 - 01:00
Schmidt warns of 'wounded animal'RUGBY HEINEKEN CUP QUARTER-FINAL, LEINSTER V CARDIFF: IT SEEMS understandable that Joe Schmidt should declare caution for the…Fri Apr 06 2012 - 01:00
Munster keep senior door open for fringe playersB&I CUP SEMI-FINAL: MUNSTER HAVE left three positions open on their A side to face Leinster at the RDS tonightFri Apr 06 2012 - 01:00
Glenanne and Pembroke ruin Monkstown's weekendMEN’S HOCKEY: THESE HAVE been a few heartbreaking weeks and Monkstown yesterday added their name to the list alongside the two…Mon Apr 02 2012 - 01:00
Gate receipts from Leinster Senior Cup final to go to Chris Pelow fundMEN’S HOCKEY: LEINSTER HOCKEY should expect added interest in Sunday’s Leinster Senior Cup final between Monkstown and Pembroke…Fri Mar 30 2012 - 01:00
Ibrox was bouncing - and this time it wasn't the chequesTV VIEW: YOU HAD to wonder what Ki and Cha were thinkingMon Mar 26 2012 - 01:00
Taylor continues on path to LondonBOXING : Back where it all started for Katie Taylor, the Bray boxer seemed at easeSat Mar 24 2012 - 00:00
Last-gasp Korean goal breaks Irish heartsATHLETES HAVE moments that define their careersMon Mar 19 2012 - 00:00
Ireland far too strong for ScotlandIreland 32 Scotland 14: In the end Ireland was running every play at a ragged, defeated oppositionSat Mar 10 2012 - 00:00
Taylor opponent withdraws from boutBoxing: World champion Katie Taylor will fight just twice this weekend after a third bout scheduled for Sunday was cancelled…Wed Feb 22 2012 - 00:00
Three Rock Rovers head for TurkeyMEN'S HOCKEY: THANKS TO intense fundraising throughout the club Three Rock Rovers will travel to Malatya in south eastern Turkey…Fri Feb 17 2012 - 00:00
22 athletes awarded top grantSPORTS FUNDING: HIGH PERFORMANCE GRANTS THIS ONE is a hoary old chestnutWed Feb 15 2012 - 00:00
Ireland beaten by BelgiumMEN'S HOCKEY: IRELAND LOST their final game against Belgium yesterday in Valencia, Spain, in an evenly contested matchMon Feb 13 2012 - 00:00
Doyle expects a raised gameWOMENS' SIX NATIONS: THE IRELAND coach Philip Doyle has named the same side that started against Wales last weekendSat Feb 11 2012 - 00:00
Ireland looking for second win but wary of the unknownUNDER-20s SIX NATIONS: GRENOBLE, LOCATED at the foot of the Alps in south-east France, may be a great place to kick-off a skiing…Sat Feb 11 2012 - 00:00
Ireland get reality checkMEN’S HOCKEY: IRELAND MADE the vital move from their defeat and draw sequence against the Dutch and Britain to a 5-4 win over…Fri Feb 10 2012 - 00:00
McLaughlin takes over captaincyLeinster v Treviso: AN INTERESTING move by Leinster coach Joe Schmidt places Kevin McLaughlin in as team captain instead of …Thu Feb 09 2012 - 00:00
Ward powers his way past EganBOXING/IRISH SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS: LAST YEAR 17-year-old Joe Ward unseated Kenny Egan from a decade of rule, and a rivalry was…Sat Feb 04 2012 - 00:00
Ruddock confident of good startUNDER-20 SIX NATIONS CHAMPIONSHIP: MIKE RUDDOCK’S Irish under-20 side arrive in what is very likely to be an ice-cold Dubarry…Fri Feb 03 2012 - 00:00
Focus on Ward and Egan as Olympic race heats upBOXING/IRISH SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS: WITH 24 boxers involved in tonight’s elite showcase (RTÉ2, 9pm), there was some bemusement…Fri Feb 03 2012 - 00:00
Ireland turn up the heatHOCKEY: IRELAND GO into their final phase of top-end matches next week in SpainFri Feb 03 2012 - 00:00
English need to get back to basicsIF THE last 12 months amounted to much for England, it was the glorious chaos of the World Cup and Martin Johnson drowning in…Wed Feb 01 2012 - 00:00
