Pitch puts paid to artistryAt 2 p.m. a crowd of around 500 stood and faced the loudspeaker for a crackling, recorded version of Amhrain na bhFiannMon Feb 05 2001 - 00:00
Quiet flanker who's always looking forwardFirst time round was kind of a false startThu Feb 01 2001 - 00:00
Some money answers questionedFilthy lucre informed much of the debate on Irish television this weekMon Jan 22 2001 - 00:00
Kildare boss weighs in behind GPAKildare manager Mick O'Dwyer has called upon the GAA executives to accept the validity of the Gaelic Players' Association (GPA…Thu Jan 04 2001 - 00:00
Money talks, passion chantsThe last time Liverpool beat Manchester United at Old Trafford, English football was still a manageable entityMon Dec 18 2000 - 00:00
Remote galaxy of shooting starsThe most affecting sight in The David Beckham Story occurred, most improbably, in Gary Neville's kitchen.Mon Dec 04 2000 - 00:00
Sligo win soured by punch-upHorror in the stands! Preaching in the pressbox! And that was just at half-time, when they announced the Ibrox resultMon Nov 27 2000 - 00:00
Geraghty expected to return for MeathGraham Geraghty is expected to make a return to the Meath team for the final round of Allianz National Football League games …Thu Nov 23 2000 - 00:00
Gilligan doubt hangs over the 'BridgeSixmilebridge's hopes of upsetting Mount Sion's march towards the Munster club hurling title have been upset by the uncertainty…Thu Nov 23 2000 - 00:00
Cork can bank on reliable CashmanAny illusions Tom Cashman may have harboured about stepping up from Cork hurling selector to take on the position of manager …Thu Nov 16 2000 - 00:00
A chill November night of soft words, sweet goals and malnourished streakersA chill November night of soft words, sweet goals and malnourished streakersThu Nov 16 2000 - 00:00
Draw with England boosts FinnsWith the lush carpeting and the artillery of questions concerning England, this could have been a press conference at Lancaster…Wed Nov 15 2000 - 00:00
Real mountain for Meehan to climbGalway All Star nominee Declan Meehan will spend the next 10 days hill walking in the Himalayas as part of a charity initiative…Thu Oct 26 2000 - 01:00
O'Mahony decides to stay onGalway football received a heartening morale boost last night when team manager John O'Mahony confirmed that he would be in charge…Wed Oct 25 2000 - 01:00
Kilkenny and Galway clean upFourteen of the Kilkenny team that captured the All-Ireland hurling title in September have been nominated for the forthcoming…Wed Oct 25 2000 - 01:00
Fitzgerald among Kerry's 13The exclusion of Galway half back Sean Og de Paor and the dismissal of the Offaly team that shook the summer with the early defeat…Tue Oct 24 2000 - 01:00
Happily hooked on a bright new dayEven the weather is glorious in Thomond Park nowMon Oct 23 2000 - 01:00
McCague holds the line on fixturesGAA president Sean McCague remains unrepentant about the Irish team's preparations for the International Rules seriesFri Oct 20 2000 - 01:00
Carey doubles upIn what may turn out to be a preview to the player of the year awards, Kerry's Seamus Moynihan and Kilkenny's DJ Carey yesterday…Thu Oct 19 2000 - 01:00
GAA dismisses `crowd chaos' claimThe GAA has emphatically denied that the crowd difficulties at Sunday's International Rules finale at Croke Park presented a …Tue Oct 17 2000 - 01:00
Out not down as Rangers suffer a blipWhen it finally ended, one of the Crossmaglen boys, slumped on the dressingroom bench, looked up at Joe Kernan and said: "I thought…Tue Oct 17 2000 - 01:00
Who's that beside Alf Ramsey?The old line still rings true: the world is in a terrible state of chassisMon Oct 16 2000 - 01:00
Donnellan's bad break a blow for IrelandGalway forward Michael Donnellan will miss the Sunday's crucial International Rules game due to a fracture of a bone in his foot…Wed Oct 11 2000 - 01:00
Gribic brothers block out Russian ambitionsOn the last day, it was a battle between two stalwarts of old EuropeMon Oct 02 2000 - 01:00
Opals dream of precious goldAs the last day closes in on this gargantuan sports festival, the home nation is making a late run for glory on the basketball…Sat Sept 30 2000 - 01:00
Savon on a roll againA full house for fight night down on Sydney's waterfront and again they have come to pay respects to one manFri Sept 29 2000 - 01:00
More kicks guaranteed if you don't get thickSome Olympic sports keep their own companyFri Sept 29 2000 - 01:00
Mixed doubles day as court lords draw a line and exitThe Woodies, peerless masters of the tramlines for over a decade, said goodbye yesterdayThu Sept 28 2000 - 01:00
Rezazadeh snatches world recordThe most fascinating aspect of the super heavyweight discipline in weightlifting is not so much the ogres that grunt and steam…Wed Sept 27 2000 - 01:00
Dream time for KiwisIt was perhaps the biggest mismatch of the entire OlympicsMon Sept 25 2000 - 01:00
Haworth fails to be weighed down by prejudiceCheryl Haworth is fat. When she goes home, she will probably be the fattest Olympic medal holder in NebraskaSat Sept 23 2000 - 01:00
Slow start ends Ireland's hopesThe week long fears that the Irish coxless four crew were off the pace were confirmed as they faded out of contention after the…Fri Sept 22 2000 - 01:00
Girls from Romania do their duty wellWhat is it with the Olympics and women's gymnastics? As has always been the way, the competitors enchanted the crowds and cameras…Wed Sept 20 2000 - 01:00
Repechage reliefThe Irish lightweight coxless four are through to Friday's semi-finals after qualifying in third position in the repechage earlier…Wed Sept 20 2000 - 01:00
Beauty and the beast are bound for a happy endingThe bus route to Bondi roller-coasts through a suburban vista of small restaurants and boutiques before swinging around the periphery…Mon Sept 18 2000 - 01:00
New seeds are sown by WhitfieldSydney welcomed the athletes of the inaugural Olympic triathlon with open arms over the weekendMon Sept 18 2000 - 01:00
Fast, loose and unchallengedThe Dream team wears make-up for the cameras. They braid their hair. They laugh a lotSat Sept 16 2000 - 01:00
Perfecting the art of pulling togetherNeville Maxwell stands in the shadows of the boathouse, devouring a jam sandwich and an appleWed Sept 13 2000 - 01:00
Kilkenny exorcise past-ghosts with an overwhelming spiritGreat teams do not crashMon Sept 11 2000 - 01:00
Kilkenny out to avoid historic defeatAfter the early stages of this year's hurling championship, the question of Kilkenny's previous two All-Ireland losses aroseWed Sept 06 2000 - 01:00
Derry dismiss Cork statementThe Derry minor trainer, Chris Byrne, has said that he holds in "utter contempt" a Cork County Board statement issued yesterday…Fri Sept 01 2000 - 01:00
Starting role for MarsdenDiarmuid Marsden is back on the Armagh team for tomorrow's Bank of Ireland football championship replay against KerryFri Sept 01 2000 - 01:00
McEvoy worry for KilkennyKilkenny midfielder Brian McEvoy has been unable to train with the county since sustaining a collar-bone injury during the All…Wed Aug 30 2000 - 01:00
