Cork conjure another master classGAELIC GAMES: EXCELLENCE MARCHES to its own beatMon Oct 08 2012 - 01:00
Just about keeping all the balls in the airHANDBALL: As he enters his last world championships, Paul Brady is that bit more relaxed while still in search of perfectionSat Oct 06 2012 - 01:00
Cork look to reach sevenWOMEN'S FOOTBALL ALL-IRELAND SENIOR FINAL Cork v Kerry ON AND on they roll, one of the great teams in Irish sportSat Oct 06 2012 - 01:00
Gavin ready to deal with capital expectationsDUBLIN FOOTBALL: NEWLY-APPOINTED Dublin manager Jim Gavin could have been forgiven for throwing his county chairman a raised…Sat Oct 06 2012 - 01:00
'it's very hard to beat a feeling we have today'“IT’S VERY hard to beat a feeling like we have today,” says Brian Cody, nailing in a sentence the one simple reason this never…Mon Oct 01 2012 - 01:00
A first tee that strains every nerveTHE FIRST tee of the Ryder Cup does bad things to good menSat Sept 29 2012 - 01:00
Following the script and living the dreamMAN OF THE MATCH MICHAEL MURPHY (Donegal): A FORTNIGHT ago, Michael Murphy sat down in front of a computer and got it out of…Mon Sept 24 2012 - 01:00
Lone sour note: Donegal boss has reporter removedThe solitary sour note left on Donegal’s All-Ireland victory came after the game when Jim McGuinness refused to begin his post…Mon Sept 24 2012 - 01:00
'I never once thought we were going to get beaten'REACTION FROM THE DONEGAL CAMP: From the moment Michael Murphy fisted Donegal into 2-10 to 0-10 lead, the photographers began…Mon Sept 24 2012 - 01:00
You can take the man out of the county, but you can't take . . .Commentator Martin Carney will have the three great strands of his life coming together to tie a knot all at once, while Mick…Sat Sept 22 2012 - 01:00
Cody convinced of Canning's bona fidesKILKENNY MANAGER Brian Cody last night said he knows for a fact Joe Canning doesn’t believe Henry Shefflin to be an unsporting…Fri Sept 21 2012 - 01:00
Wexford's power of threeCAMOGIE ALL-IRELAND SENIOR FINAL: AT THE end, it was like somebody pulled a plug from a sinkhole in the middle of the pitch…Mon Sept 17 2012 - 01:00
Jacob takes the biscuit as Wexford come through in the crunchCAMOGIE ALL-IRELAND SENIOR FINAL Wexford 3-13 Cork 3-6: FOR LONG spells of this cracking All-Ireland camogie final, the main…Mon Sept 17 2012 - 01:00
Event changed minds about where the boundaries of sport actually lieON THE night Michael McKillop won his second gold medal of the Paralympic Games, he caught the eye but struggled to hold itMon Sept 10 2012 - 01:00
Day ten: Irish in actionJames Brown Damien Shaw Cycling (Individual B Road Race) Brands Hatch, 2.30pmSat Sept 08 2012 - 01:00
No stopping super Irish as medal tally growsDRIP, DRIP, drip. Clink, clink, clink. More, more, moreSat Sept 08 2012 - 01:00
Smyth doubles up in record stylePARALYMPIC GAMES: IT’S THE start that ends itSat Sept 08 2012 - 01:00
Rohan makes molehills out of mountainsPARALYMPIC GAMES: THEY DO a very odd thing for the Paralympic medal ceremonies at Brands HatchSat Sept 08 2012 - 01:00
Smyth eases his way into 200m finalPARALYMPIC GAMES: ON A quiet day for the Irish Paralympic team, Jason Smyth sailed through to tonight’s T13 200m final with …Fri Sept 07 2012 - 01:00
Motorbike crash survivor Mark Rohan wins gold back in saddleTHEY TELL you to get back on the bike. They don’t necessarily tell you to get on your back when you’re on that bikeThu Sept 06 2012 - 01:00
New cycle of success as Irish pairs land bronzePARALYMPIC GAMES: JAMES BROWN and Damien Shaw came and stood in the mixed zone, their world nothing but twilight just for the…Thu Sept 06 2012 - 01:00
Day eight: Irish in actionJason Smyth Athletics (T13 200m) Olympic Stadium, 11Thu Sept 06 2012 - 01:00
With enough in the tank to outpace a LionPARALYMPIC GAMES: WHEN THEY go looking for a bit of hush for the anthems at the Paralympic Games, the line is always the same…Thu Sept 06 2012 - 01:00
Barry and Kearney add to the haulPARALYMPIC GAMES : THE DELUGE is showing no sign of drying outWed Sept 05 2012 - 01:00
Strength you never imagined possiblePARALYMPIC GAMES: STRENGTH IS all around you at the Paralympics. It’s just not always strength as you know itWed Sept 05 2012 - 01:00
Never a doubt as McKillop strikes gold againWHEN CATHERINE McKillop walked out from under the stand, her son Michael put his hands to his face and slowly splayed his fingers…Tue Sept 04 2012 - 01:00
McKillop storms to second gold in LondonIN EVERYTHING, there is room for a little sweetnessTue Sept 04 2012 - 01:00
McKillop storms to second goldIn everything, there is room for a little sweetnessTue Sept 04 2012 - 01:00
Walsh and Meehan pedal to silverPARALYMPIC GAMES: ALL WEEK here, the velodrome has been the most incorrigible teaseMon Sept 03 2012 - 01:00
Smyth and McKillop produce their golden moments in record stylePARALYMPICS : THAT HUG. Long after the action had finished on Saturday night, that hug was the image that stuckMon Sept 03 2012 - 01:00
Firth claims first gold for IrelandPARALYMPICS: IRELAND’S PARALYMPICS got the kick-start it needed last night and it came in the shape of Bethany Firth.Sat Sept 01 2012 - 01:00
Not for the faint of heart or the lily of liverWHEELCHAIR BASKETBALL GERMANY v USA: FOR THE sports nerd, the Paralympics is a new logarithm every daySat Sept 01 2012 - 01:00
Kenny in tribute to Irish gold medallistTaoiseach Enda Kenny has paid tribute to Bethany Firth, who won Ireland’s first gold medal of the Paralympic Games in London …Sat Sept 01 2012 - 01:00
Brown and Shaw in almost perfect tandemCYCLING MEN'S INDIVIDUAL B PURSUIT: IN A sweatbox velodrome where the air hung like a sub-tropical fug, Ireland came within …Fri Aug 31 2012 - 01:00
Du Toit is supreme as Keane makes a splashSWIMMING 100m BUTTERFLY: ELLEN KEANE finished seventh in the S9 100m Butterfly in the Aquatic Centre last night, a creditable…Fri Aug 31 2012 - 01:00
Hawking looks up to the starsPARALYMPICS: OPENING CEREMONIES are like water slidesThu Aug 30 2012 - 01:00
Donegal have just final leg to climbCHAMPIONSHIP 2012 ALL-IRELAND SFC SEMI-FINAL: STRIP AWAY the frenzy and park the emotion just for a minuteMon Aug 27 2012 - 01:00
At the heart of the ParalympicsThe Paralympic Games are about to take off, and Irishwoman Daráine Mulvihill is right at the heart of Channel 4’s extensive coverage…Sat Aug 25 2012 - 01:00
'The guys are fit but they could improve their work-rate'MATCH REACTION : DECLAN RYAN was jigging when it was all over. You don’t often see Declan Ryan jiggingMon Jul 16 2012 - 01:00
It's the short way for TipperaryGAA : SLOWLY, SLYLY and without any great measure of fuss, Tipperary are fitting the season for sizeMon Jul 16 2012 - 01:00
Clinical Tipperary complete first taskTipperary 2-17 Waterford 0-16 : THE BARE maths of the closing verdict says that this was the most one-sided encounter in this…Mon Jul 16 2012 - 01:00
Momentum to push Tipp throughIF GALWAY’S win over Kilkenny did nothing else, it put everyone on notice. Tipperary especially.Sat Jul 14 2012 - 01:00
Galway blow summer wide openGAELIC GAMES: WELL NOW. Turns out the championship isn’t a one-model catwalk after allMon Jul 09 2012 - 01:00
Wexford flatter to deceive yet againLEINSTER SFC SEMI-FINAL: Dublin 2-11 Wexford 1-10 THIS IS beginning to amount to cruel and unusual punishment if you’re a Wexford…Mon Jul 02 2012 - 01:00
Sending off leaves just one man downPOST-MATCH TALK: In the ecosystem of a team defending an All-Ireland, a day like this does no harm at allMon Jul 02 2012 - 01:00
Dismal Dublin reap Kilkenny whirlwindKilkenny 2-21 Dublin 0-9: IF A single moment crystallised this Leinster semi-final it was TJ Reid’s goal for Kilkenny on 18 …Mon Jun 25 2012 - 01:00
A Triggs'-eye view: 'You'll never see a dog doing that on Britain's Got Talent'Roy Keane’s dog Triggs didn’t get the beautiful game at first, but after watching United beat Liverpool in 1998 her career in…Sat Jun 23 2012 - 01:00
Error-prone Faithful make it easy for GalwayGalway 5-23 Offaly 3-15: AN ERRATIC old hotch-potch of a game that won’t do much to alter the sleeping patterns of either Brian…Mon Jun 18 2012 - 01:00
