Chants of the week"Niall Quinn's Disco Pants are the best, They stretch from his arse to his chest, They are better than Adam and the Ants', Niall…Mon Dec 07 1998 - 00:00
Irish in Britain: How they fared this weekendUntil Alan McLoughlin's 72nd minute goal for Portsmouth against Crewe it looked liked being the first goal-less Saturday of the…Mon Dec 07 1998 - 00:00
Grin of the WeekDecember 13th.. "And the 1998 BBC Sports Personality of the Year is.Mon Dec 07 1998 - 00:00
League title up for grabsWell now, so much for talk of a two horse race for the Statoil Leinster League Senior A titleMon Dec 07 1998 - 00:00
Quote of the week"We won the double for them last season and we will see what happens this timeMon Dec 07 1998 - 00:00
Where are they now? No 17: Tony DunneClub career: The man often described as the quickest full-back in Europe by Bobby Charlton was signed from Shelbourne for Manchester…Mon Dec 07 1998 - 00:00
McGinn ready for Welsh testAfter their Triangular international series against Wales and Scotland ended in a three-way tie at the National Sports Centre…Sat Dec 05 1998 - 00:00
Symmons hat-trickMunster and Leinster lead the under-16 and under-18 tables, respectively, after yesterday's fixtures in the girls' interprovincial…Sat Dec 05 1998 - 00:00
A life's work of pain and no gainIt's a few weeks now since I took a 12-year-old relation along with me to a Leinster League hockey match, her first taste of …Sat Dec 05 1998 - 00:00
Old Alexandra can open raceTheir season began in defeat back in September, when they were beaten 2-0 by Loreto on the opening day of the Leinster League…Fri Dec 04 1998 - 00:00
Kuper names senior squadFive of last season's Irish under-21 squad have been included in the 21 player panel announced yesterday by senior coach Riet…Thu Dec 03 1998 - 00:00
Rankings boost fails to lift RyanIt should have been the best day of Derek Ryan's professional career, after he achieved a lifetime's ambition by reaching the…Tue Dec 01 1998 - 00:00
Irish in Britain:"Alan has got a shock coming to him when he goes down there and finds out that he has only got one sock to train with and no …Mon Nov 30 1998 - 00:00
Ulster's Orbinson impresses Irish coachUlster ended what, for them, amounted to a drought when they won their first Senior Interprovincial title for two years at Harlequins…Mon Nov 30 1998 - 00:00
Irish hopes endedThe Republic of Ireland's under-18 team ended their European Championship qualifying campaign in Telford yesterday with a 3-1…Sat Nov 28 1998 - 00:00
Packing a punch for equality?Couldn't help worrying about the sensibilities of former Boyle town commissioner Malachy Byrne on Wednesday night when highlights…Sat Nov 28 1998 - 00:00
Leinster aim for trebleUnder the guidance of their new coach Harold de Jong, Leinster will attempt to complete their first three-in-a-row since the …Fri Nov 27 1998 - 00:00
Ireland's chances evaporateAfter a 5-0 defeat by England in Telford last night the Republic of Ireland's hopes of reaching next year's under-18 European…Thu Nov 26 1998 - 00:00
Ireland off the markThe Republic of Ireland's under-18 team had a winning start to their European Championship qualifying group in Shrewsbury yesterday…Tue Nov 24 1998 - 00:00
Irish in Britain:Sounds like it was just an average day at the office for Norwich City's Keith O'Neill on SaturdayMon Nov 23 1998 - 00:00
Leaders drawThere's life left yet in the race for the Leinster Senior A title after Saturday's match between leaders Hermes and second-placed…Mon Nov 23 1998 - 00:00
United a quote for all seasons`Manchester United is a soft option, a big, fat, permissive faith that demands nothing of its followersSat Nov 21 1998 - 00:00
Hermes can open up formidable gapWhile it might be a little premature to describe a November league game as a potential title-decider should Hermes beat Muckross…Fri Nov 20 1998 - 00:00
Why clever Trevor didn't come down in last showerPhew. After all that talk on Tuesday about the danger of a meteor shower wiping out TV3's Euro 2000 debut it came as a mighty…Thu Nov 19 1998 - 00:00
Orbinson pouncesBefore their Sharwood's Irish Senior Cup first round game against Portadown on Saturday UCC manager Gillian Harte had picked …Mon Nov 16 1998 - 00:00
Normal service must be resumedJuly 5, 1975, just outside Doochary, Co Donegal, approaching the mighty CorkscrewSat Nov 14 1998 - 00:00
Pembroke given task of facing PegasusIt was the draw nobody wanted but the task of taking on the seemingly invincible Pegasus in the first round of the Sharwood's…Fri Nov 13 1998 - 00:00
Senior A sides a class apartAny doubts that there is a gulf in class between the Leinster Senior A and B divisions were allayed in convincing style on Saturday…Mon Nov 09 1998 - 00:00
Irish in Britain:Mark McGhee signs David Connolly for Wolves on a year's loan from FeyenoordMon Nov 09 1998 - 00:00
Butts and maybes of women in footballIt's almost 20 years now since a group of West Bromwich Albion-supporting Irish men, on board a ferry from the North Wall to …Sat Nov 07 1998 - 00:00
Trinity prevail in shoot-outIt took a wonderful save by Barbara Sheehy-Skeffington to separate the teams in yesterday's Chilean Cup final in Glasnevin, which…Fri Nov 06 1998 - 00:00
Senior B sides face Top FourLeinster Senior A's top four teams meet Senior B opposition this weekend in the second round of the Coca Cola Leinster Senior…Fri Nov 06 1998 - 00:00
Easy passage for TrinityTrinity and UCC, who, between them, have dominated the Inter-varsities in recent years, remain on course for a repeat of their…Thu Nov 05 1998 - 00:00
UCG spring surpriseTrinity opened their challenge for their third successive Chilean Cup success with two victories on the first day of the Intervarsities…Wed Nov 04 1998 - 00:00
Ryan `has best day'He's had great days in the course of his eight years as a professional squash player but none quite matched yesterday for Dubliner…Tue Nov 03 1998 - 00:00
Irish in Britain: How they fared this weekendIt may have been another miserable week for Coventry City, after defeats by Luton in the Worthington Cup, Arsenal in the league…Mon Nov 02 1998 - 00:00
Groan of the weekFourteen-year-old Charlotte Morris of Bradford struck fear in to the hearts of dodgy strikers everywhere last weekMon Nov 02 1998 - 00:00
Grin of the weekEver play in an under-12 match, as a centre half, and end up marking a 6ft 4in, 14-stone centre forward with size 12 feet? And…Mon Nov 02 1998 - 00:00
Hermes march onWith 16 goals between them, in just five league matches, Irish women's hockey captain Mary Logue and her international team-mate…Mon Nov 02 1998 - 00:00
Where are they now?Club career: Started out with Western Rovers and Cork Athletic before moving to West Ham in September 1952Mon Nov 02 1998 - 00:00
Quotes of the week"We will accept Deutschmarks, francs, lira, pesetas, guilders or Scottish poundsMon Nov 02 1998 - 00:00
Genesis to test Hermes' perfect startPegasus may have conceded their first goals of the season on Tuesday night but their 6-2 league victory over bottom club Coleraine…Fri Oct 30 1998 - 00:00
O'Gorman outSandra O'Gorman's hopes of resuming her international hockey career have been put on hold following her withdrawal from the Irish…Thu Oct 29 1998 - 00:00
Irish in Britain: How they fared this weekendIt's a close run thing between Alan Kernaghan and Keith O'Neill over who had the more miserable Saturday afternoon.Mon Oct 26 1998 - 00:00
Kuper calls for total commitmentIreland coach Riet Kuper had her first meeting of what should prove to be an exhausting season with the senior panel at the weekend…Mon Oct 26 1998 - 00:00
England annoyed by drawThe English Hockey Association (EHA), it would appear, are no more pleased than their Irish counterparts with the draw for next…Fri Oct 23 1998 - 01:00
Tough draw for IrishIn light of yesterday's draw for the 1999 European Nations' Cup finals the Irish women's hockey team may be tempted to adopt `…Tue Oct 20 1998 - 01:00
