Cork's big guns to face old rivalsAs if alerted by alarm bells, a significant number of heavyweights from Cork's All-Ireland-winning side have taken up arms ahead…Wed Mar 29 2000 - 01:00
GAA reject TV debate with GPAThe GAA yesterday dismissed suggestions that members will enter a debate with representatives of the Gaelic Players' Association…Wed Mar 29 2000 - 01:00
Good traditions well maintainedAll OF England's traditional sporting occasions - those that shimmer from the calendar - are generally referred to with simple…Mon Mar 27 2000 - 01:00
Lightning half sees Kerry winTwo western seaboard teams, one sailing well, the other anxiously eyeing the lifeboatMon Mar 27 2000 - 01:00
Crawford and O'Reilly returnMidfielder Nigel Crawford and All-Star Mark O'Reilly were last night named on the Meath team as the All-Ireland winning squad…Fri Mar 24 2000 - 00:00
O Cinneide back on Kerry dutyDara O Cinneide returns to the Kerry line-up as they prepare to travel to Donegal in the hope of consolidating their position…Thu Mar 23 2000 - 00:00
Kilkenny go for a redesignKilkenny manager Brian Cody has redesigned his team for the National Hurling League Division 1B clash against Tipperary in Thurles…Wed Mar 22 2000 - 00:00
O hAilpin back with footballersDual star Sean Og O hAilpin will make an appearance for the county football side on Sunday for a match against Tyrone which will…Wed Mar 22 2000 - 00:00
Our crew cuts a splendid dashWhat a weekend. A new David Beckham hair-do and the unveiling of la belle epoque of Irish rugbyMon Mar 20 2000 - 00:00
Pride revisits fields of AthenryThe old ground has been warmed by sunnier St Patrick's Days and trembled to finer matches but yesterday's Croke Park stories …Sat Mar 18 2000 - 00:00
Athenry erase dark memoriesNot the shimmering vision of craft and magic that the purists had dreamt of but a final with a forceful personality nonetheless…Sat Mar 18 2000 - 00:00
Crossmaglen not Short of passionBy day, Cathal Short works in the family business, a sports store near the square in Crossmaglen but in the evening he helps …Thu Mar 16 2000 - 00:00
Waterford rise to stunning challengeAt its most pure, this great field game makes the rest seem irrelevantMon Mar 13 2000 - 00:00
Meath considering referee's reportMeath County Board members are currently considering their position having received a copy of referee Brendan Gorman's report…Fri Mar 10 2000 - 00:00
Monday matches on RTE agendaThe OLD fear that television would hasten the ruination of Gaelic games has been rendered even more hollow by the news that RTE…Thu Mar 09 2000 - 00:00
Dublin deal for £1 millionThe Dublin county board yesterday confirmed that they had negotiated a sponsorship deal with official sponsors Arnotts believed…Thu Mar 09 2000 - 00:00
Cullinane returns to actionTony Browne has been declared fit but remains on the bench as Sean Cullinane makes his first appearance for Waterford since last…Thu Mar 09 2000 - 00:00
Big guns rumbleWith welcome sunshine splashing some colour across the Gaelic fields yesterday, Kerry and Derry remain on course for places in…Mon Mar 06 2000 - 00:00
The soprano and the gum shieldFor years we spent Saturday afternoons watching Irish teams eke out a frugal and forlorn existence, subsisting on penalty kicks…Mon Mar 06 2000 - 00:00
Grehan back in the firing lineRoscommon have strengthened their forward lines ahead of Sunday's pivotal Division 1A clash against Kerry, with the experienced…Thu Mar 02 2000 - 00:00
McDonagh honouredGAA president Joe McDonagh was presented with a special Eircell award by the Taoiseach Bertie Ahern at a surprise ceremony in…Tue Feb 29 2000 - 00:00
Dublin can still call on GavinDublin forward Jim Gavin will be available to Tom Carr for this Sunday's pivotal National Football League Division 1A tie against…Tue Feb 29 2000 - 00:00
Wexford wilt at the deathThe two old heavyweights from the south east squared up in Walsh Park yesterday and what might have been a muddy old barnyard…Mon Feb 28 2000 - 00:00
Again their likes cannot be seenTuned into the domestic channels on Saturday afternoon hoping to catch up on the Irish progress over at the European indoor athletics…Mon Feb 28 2000 - 00:00
Club finals all-ticket because of cut in Croke Park capacityNext month's All-Ireland club finals in Croke Park will be all-ticket for the first time in the history of the competitions because…Wed Feb 23 2000 - 00:00
Lowry banned for 24 weeksThe Leinster Council last night ruled to suspend Westmeath manager Brendan Lowry for almost six months for his part in the scenes…Wed Feb 23 2000 - 00:00
Kilkenny minds refocus on the challenge aheadAlthough Kilkenny reversed the result of last year's All-Ireland final against Cork, the exercise was more about examining the…Tue Feb 22 2000 - 00:00
Champions hit top formAll year long, the All-Ireland champions have been dawdling along the club route, hanging in there like gnarled old veterans …Mon Feb 21 2000 - 00:00
Students earn place with carnival styleThe UCC Gaelic football carnival hits the television screens and sports pages again this weekendWed Feb 16 2000 - 00:00
Languid Galway never at racesThere must be days when football men like John O'Mahony walk the sideline, pleading, howling and cajoling their charges while…Mon Feb 14 2000 - 00:00
Lowry may pay for incursionThe Leinster Council are expecting a report before Friday on Sunday's fractious O'Byrne Cup final and have indicated that the…Tue Feb 08 2000 - 00:00
Longford emerge from maelstromSometimes sport is instructive about nothing except man's inherent foolishness. Yesterday in Mullingar was one such occasion.Mon Feb 07 2000 - 00:00
When the heights hit the fansTickets for the upper tiers of the stands in Croke Park are to carry warnings for sufferers from vertigo following a significant…Thu Feb 03 2000 - 00:00
Sky want £70,000 from RTE for rightsSky Sports are demanding £70,000 from RTE for the rights to delayed transmission of Ireland's opening Six Nations match against…Wed Feb 02 2000 - 00:00
Hogan Stand paying dividendsAlthough construction work on the ground tier of the new Hogan Stand is still in its infancy, the GAA yesterday confirmed that…Wed Feb 02 2000 - 00:00
Fans forced to reach for the SkyAlthough negotiations between RTE and Sky Sports will continue throughout the week, it seems extremely unlikely that the domestic…Tue Feb 01 2000 - 00:00
Tolka's cup hopes endedFriday night Cup basketball at the Arena and a gloomy evening for the Tolka Rovers club; the men's side were breezily pushed …Sat Jan 29 2000 - 00:00
Laois still some way off targetAfterwards, the Laois players gathered gravely and sat together in a circle on the fieldMon Jan 24 2000 - 00:00
ShannonThe team that dominated the All-Ireland League since its inception, winning four titles in a row in the 90sSat Jan 15 2000 - 00:00
Roy KeaneThe most expensive player in the Premiership and the midfielder most commentators regard as being the bestSat Jan 15 2000 - 00:00
Clare HurlersMore than any team, they seemed to encapsulate the massive leap forward gaelic games took in the 90sSat Jan 15 2000 - 00:00
Kerry footballersThe latest bunch won their last All-Ireland football title in 1997 but the magic is in what the green and gold hoops represent…Sat Jan 15 2000 - 00:00
Nicky EnglishNow the manager of the Tipperary team on which he was for so long an idolSat Jan 15 2000 - 00:00
Southern HeroesIf anything, Cork supremacy typifies the rich vein of sporting tradition prevalent throughout the Munster regionSat Jan 15 2000 - 00:00
Waterford WildcatsHave been the standard bearers for women's basketball in recent yearsSat Jan 15 2000 - 00:00
Winter hurling in the sunThere is a common misconception prevalent throughout GAA circles that county teams - amateur, hard-working, and all that - put…Thu Jan 06 2000 - 00:00
