Quiet man of ArmaghIt is the time of year for platitudes, those uncertain few weeks when most teams retire for solitary fine-tuning on hard ground…Thu Apr 22 1999 - 01:00
New York in touchNew York fired home a goal and two points in the dying moments of last night's inaugural match against the Defence Forces in …Sat Apr 17 1999 - 01:00
Forces bound for USThe forthcoming football series between the Defence Forces and the New York Gaelic football team underlines the inestimable contribution…Tue Apr 13 1999 - 01:00
Norman brings Augusta to lifeThe masters is as much about the voice of Peter Alliss as it is the intrigues of the 16th holeMon Apr 12 1999 - 01:00
Meath emerge from morassTarget practice over the first 30 minutes, old fashioned stonewalling throughout the second half and with that Meath shunted …Mon Apr 12 1999 - 01:00
Curran back for DublinPaul Curran returns to the Dublin team to play Kildare in Sunday's National League quarter-final at wing back having missed Dublin…Fri Apr 09 1999 - 01:00
Cahill pounces for an unlikely late stealSome Easter hurling, then, in Semple Stadium, which only in the last few minutes warded off the early April goosebumpsMon Apr 05 1999 - 01:00
Englishness under the spotlight"The first introduction I had to rowing was in a bar when I first walked into JesusMon Apr 05 1999 - 01:00
Contrite Barrett banned for two yearsFormer Wexford football manager JJ Barrett was last night suspended for two years by the GAA's Games Administration Committee…Fri Apr 02 1999 - 01:00
Whelahan doubtful for OffalyBrian Whelahan, the 1998 hurler of the year, is doubtful for Sunday's choice National Hurling League game between Offaly and …Wed Mar 31 1999 - 01:00
Barrett resigns for hitting refereeThe Wexford county board met last night to discuss the ramifications of JJ Barrett's resignation from the post of football manager…Tue Mar 30 1999 - 01:00
Lyons leaves door openThe inter-county football career of dual athlete John Ryan appears to be hanging in the balance, with Offaly manager Tommy Lyons…Tue Mar 30 1999 - 01:00
A bright spot in a grey worldThe week's most abiding image was that of Con Houlihan, slouched and wild-haired, staring silently up at the old Irish Press …Mon Mar 29 1999 - 01:00
Attrition rules as Armagh win unneighbourly affairDon't say the league doesn't matter around these partsMon Mar 29 1999 - 01:00
Armagh feel the pressureThis is one Sunday when Armagh could do without having the neighbours roundThu Mar 25 1999 - 00:00
Leitrim's McGinnity steps downPeter McGinnity's resignation as manager of Leitrim footballers was confirmed last night by the county's executive committeeTue Mar 23 1999 - 00:00
Champions hint at their bestAn authoritative day powdered with occasional sorcery for this most puzzling bunch of All-Ireland champions, a dark hour for …Mon Mar 22 1999 - 00:00
`We got out of jail' says honest KernanJoe Kernan finds a corner in the damp, concrete maze which forms the underworld of the New Stand at Croke Park and takes a breath…Thu Mar 18 1999 - 00:00
Ties that bind give victory special edgeThere is a local, intimate sort of deliciousness to this kind of winningThu Mar 18 1999 - 00:00
`Marvellous' days after the lean yearsYesterday, the sun was general throughout mid-Ulster and in Crossmaglen, sedate and routine on most spring afternoons, they suspended…Wed Mar 17 1999 - 00:00
It's touch and go for BakerSt Joseph's Doora Barefield will name their team to face Rathnure in the All-Ireland club hurling final in Croke Park on the …Tue Mar 16 1999 - 00:00
Some big names face the dropResults in Sunday's penultimate round of Church and General National Football League matches have set up a potential relegation…Tue Mar 16 1999 - 00:00
Jarlath's settle a local affairA predictable narrative stole the excitement from the latest chapter in this most alluring of western rivalries but there was…Mon Mar 15 1999 - 00:00
Waterford lose man and matchNothing Like next-door neighbours to put a bit of summer scorch into a milky league tie in MarchMon Mar 08 1999 - 00:00
Offaly sleepwalk into GalwayA marshy old February Sunday in Birr and little has changedMon Mar 01 1999 - 00:00
Poignancy of a double tragedyANYONE who tuned in midway through Friday evening's Late Late Show might have happened upon the footage of Christy O'Connor Junior…Mon Mar 01 1999 - 00:00
Girls a grappling"I CAN'T really say I won because I beat a girl. But if I lost I'd get a lot more heckling from people than normalSat Feb 27 1999 - 00:00
Pay per punchTOMORROW, Sky television embarks upon what is certain to be the first of many heroic forays into the netherworld of pay-per-view…Sat Feb 27 1999 - 00:00
Between 'Rock and a hard placeTHE PUBLICATION of the above photograph, taken by Cyril Byrne, in last Monday's sports supplement provoked a blizzard of penned…Sat Feb 27 1999 - 00:00
Cause and effectsONE OF THE more contentious aspects of athletes consuming performance-enhancing substances is the issue of possible knock-on …Sat Feb 27 1999 - 00:00
Giles off to Australia but hopes to be fit for championshipAs Meath prepare to host Derry in this Sunday's National Football League encounter in Navan, their All Star forward Trevor Giles…Tue Feb 23 1999 - 00:00
Selector banned for six monthsThe Laois hurling team were last night thrown out of the Walsh Cup final and, along with Dublin, fined £1,000 by the Leinster…Tue Feb 23 1999 - 00:00
The beauty of Keith's pale smileAh, the incomparable beauty of a Keith Wood smileMon Feb 22 1999 - 00:00
Brady's adventure continuesThe weekend they felled Corofin was a very Connacht affairThu Feb 18 1999 - 00:00
Dublin hearts given a liftValentine's Day and the Gaelic games season breathed anew, with county grounds filling up for the business end of the league …Mon Feb 15 1999 - 00:00
Hoist upon our very optimismBegrudgery and innate pessimism feature among the traits most treasured in this bristling little country of ours, and for many…Mon Feb 08 1999 - 00:00
Notre Dame coolest of allIn the end, the tournament hinged on the spin of the ballMon Feb 01 1999 - 00:00
Tolka hold their nerveDublin basketball erupted yesterday afternoon in the National Arena when emerging city club Tolka Rovers dethroned the Avonmore…Mon Feb 01 1999 - 00:00
Finding unity free from stressStan Collymore, of all people, set the tone for what was a most auspicious sporting weekendMon Feb 01 1999 - 00:00
Vincent's veterans prove their worthNo classic at the National Basketball Arena last night, but no refuge for those with pacemakers eitherSat Jan 30 1999 - 00:00
THE STORY SO FARAlthough Jody Morrissey fisted a floating ball past Mick Pender in the third minute of this tie, the Dublin side dominated thereafter…Sat Jan 30 1999 - 00:00
Quinlan back for Eire OgEire OG and Kilmacud Crokes have both made one change to the teams which lined out against one another in the drawn Leinster …Fri Jan 29 1999 - 00:00
US date for Rules shelvedTentative proposals to stage one of this year's International Rules games between Australia and Ireland in America have been …Fri Jan 29 1999 - 00:00
