Ryan goes throughA DAY after beating world squash champion Rodney Eyles in the first round of the Kuwait Open Derek Ryan won through to the semifinals…Thu Oct 08 1998 - 01:00
Ryan defeats world championIrish squash number one Derek Ryan had the best win of his professional career last night when he beat the reigning world champion…Wed Oct 07 1998 - 01:00
Irish in Britain: How they fared this weekendAnd there we were, up on our high horse, giving out about all this player and manager poaching that's been going on in football…Mon Oct 05 1998 - 01:00
Quotes of the week"Forty-to-one at the start of the season for Aston Villa - the odds have obviously tumbled since then?"Mon Oct 05 1998 - 01:00
Where are they now? No 8: Michael RobinsonClub career: Began his professional career with Preston, before having an unsuccessful spell with Manchester City, following …Mon Oct 05 1998 - 01:00
Promoted trio celebrateThree of the four Irish under-21 players promoted to the senior squad last week by coach Riet Kuper celebrated their call-ups…Mon Oct 05 1998 - 01:00
Seconds out for an epic round threeTwenty-five years after Tipperary beat Offaly to win the first official All-Ireland women's football final, Monaghan and Waterford…Sat Oct 03 1998 - 01:00
Under-21 quartet in senior squadFour of the Irish under-21 hockey squad that competed in August's European Championships in Belfast have been promoted to the…Fri Oct 02 1998 - 01:00
Fairytale end to fantasy golf contestIt was a good day's work for Bob Estes, a leading US professional golferThu Oct 01 1998 - 01:00
Hermes send out clear message with second massive victoryJust as Clontarf failed to cope with Hermes's array of attacking talents in last week's opening fixture of the season, when they…Mon Sept 28 1998 - 01:00
Irish in Britain:There were mixed fortunes last week for two Irish players at Nottingham Forest, John Burns and Paul McGregorMon Sept 28 1998 - 01:00
Kuper's post set to be ratified by ILHURiet Kuper is expected to have her position as senior national coach ratified by a meeting of the Irish Ladies Hockey Union council…Fri Sept 25 1998 - 01:00
Irish in Britain: How they fared this weekendJust a week after his namesake Barry made his debut for Coventry City at Old Trafford, Alan Quinn made his first appearance of…Mon Sept 21 1998 - 01:00
Hermes mean businessAfter a thoroughly miserable 1997-98 season, when they failed to take a point from any of their 18 fixtures, Clontarf could have…Mon Sept 21 1998 - 01:00
New recruits could make the differenceWith seven major new recruits between them, Loreto and Old Alexandra, who meet at Beaufort tomorrow afternoon, start the new …Fri Sept 18 1998 - 01:00
Irish in Britain: How they fared this weekendLegend has it that Alex Ferguson vowed that he would one day sign Roy Keane after witnessing the then 19-year-old flatten Bryan…Mon Sept 14 1998 - 01:00
Turner revels in leader roleJeanette Turner marked her first competitive game as player-coach of Pegasus by scoring five of the Ulster champions' goals in…Mon Sept 14 1998 - 01:00
Turner on tough roadHaving led the club to a clean sweep of last season's hockey honours, Glynis Taylor, now Irish assistant coach, should prove …Fri Sept 11 1998 - 01:00
Irish in Britain:International duty meant there was no Premiership football in England or Scotland over the weekend and Irish B cap Sean Devine…Mon Sept 07 1998 - 01:00
Irish in Britain:Never mind Kenny Dalglish, the week's greatest sympathy should go to Newcastle's Shay Given, who must wonder what he's done to…Mon Aug 31 1998 - 01:00
Comeback by RyanDerek Ryan staged an extraordinary comeback against world number 15, Australian Byron Davis, to win his first round match in …Thu Aug 27 1998 - 01:00
Irish in Britain: How they fared this weekendNine years ago Mark Kinsella made his league debut for Colchester United and ever since he's been waiting for the chance for …Mon Aug 24 1998 - 01:00
Barnwell bows outWith just over a month to go before the start of the new hockey season there comes confirmation of the retirement of one of the…Tue Aug 18 1998 - 01:00
Website of the week Regi Blinker HomepagePay a visit to the website set up in honour of Celtic's Regi Blinker, scorer of a stupendously spectacular own goal against Aberdeen…Mon Aug 17 1998 - 01:00
Where are they now? No 1: Kevin SheedyClub career: Spent 10 seasons at Everton, following a £100,000 move from Liverpool in 1982, winning League and European Cup Winners…Mon Aug 17 1998 - 01:00
Highs & LowsTeddy Sheringham scored a goal.... honest, he did... whether he meant it or not, nobody knows, but a goal is a goalMon Aug 17 1998 - 01:00
Quote of the week"Did you know that the combined total number of professional games played by Roy Evans and Gerard Houllier is four - that's two…Mon Aug 17 1998 - 01:00
Irish in Britain: How they fared this weekendSixteen Irish players started for their Premiership clubs at the weekend, with one more, Damien Duff, coming on as a second half…Mon Aug 17 1998 - 01:00
Things can only get better No 1: Jaap StamHis surname is Dutch for 'tree trunk' and, indeed, over the past few weeks we have seen him left rooted to the spot by Ariel …Mon Aug 17 1998 - 01:00
Irish aim to retain statusHaving been drawn in a pool that resembles a "who's who" of underage hockey, the Irish under-21 team face a task of mountainous…Sat Aug 08 1998 - 01:00
Donkey delivers the final insultAnyone got a spare Rennie? Spent the last hour eating me woolly hat and me indigestion's something desperateMon Jul 13 1998 - 01:00
Half-dozen for IrelandIt's not easy following the fortunes of the Irish women's hockey team, you know. Ask Kay Browne, mother of goalkeeper TaraSat Jul 11 1998 - 01:00
Irish miss the targetSporting purists usually complain that penalty shootouts are a terrible way to end a game, whatever the sport may beFri Jul 10 1998 - 01:00
Irish get ready to attack the Czechs"Here on the left you can see energetic husbands happily washing rugs," said the tourist guide on the sight-seeing boat trip …Thu Jul 09 1998 - 01:00
Czechs next as Thompson salvages a drawIreland meet the Czech Republic in tomorrow's semi-finals of the European Nations' Cup Qualifier in HelsinkiWed Jul 08 1998 - 01:00
Ireland in semi-finals as rivals engage in bloody drawWithout as much as lifting a stick in Helsinki yesterday, Ireland reached the semi-finals of the European Nations' Cup qualifier…Tue Jul 07 1998 - 01:00
Browne foils Welsh of equaliserFor a truly awful split second, five minutes from time in Ireland's opening match of the European Nations' Cup qualifier in Helsinki…Mon Jul 06 1998 - 01:00
Ireland should skate homeAsk for directions to the `hockey' stadium in Helsinki and there's a fair chance you'll end up at the Hartwall ArenaSat Jul 04 1998 - 01:00
No justice, now or thenDay 21. "Will you be watching the match tonight, your Majesty," asked the ITN reporter. "What time is it on," she askedWed Jul 01 1998 - 01:00
Big Ron puts the mockers on the MexicansDay 20. Did you ever feel like you'd been had? "Click the spot where you think the ball should be - you could win a life-size…Tue Jun 30 1998 - 01:00
TV ToonsBob Wilson: "And now, with just an hour to kick-off, we have an EXCLUSIVE interview with Tony Adams (who kindly squeezed us in…Tue Jun 30 1998 - 01:00
Shedding a tear as the circus leaves townDay 19. "There's a feeling that an African side has somehow got to win a World Cup and if it's going to be this year it's got…Mon Jun 29 1998 - 01:00
Learning by doing nothingDay 17. Cue John Motson. "Free-kick England... Beckham... YEEEEEEES... Two Nil..Sat Jun 27 1998 - 01:00
End of the line for IrishThree weeks after their World Cup qualifying hopes ended with a 3-0 defeat away to Poland, the Republic of Ireland complete their…Sat Jun 27 1998 - 01:00
Hill the venerable is a howlDay 16. A polar bear walks into a pub, goes up to the bar and says "I'll have a gin and.... tonic please"Fri Jun 26 1998 - 01:00
Unwashed want shot of BecksDay 15. It was, one assumes, the highest yes vote since they asked "Would Planet Earth be a nicer place if Tory MP Alan Clark…Thu Jun 25 1998 - 01:00
England staring into abyssDay 14. The post mortem. The recriminations. The invective. The bitterness. The Scapegoat: Kevin KeeganWed Jun 24 1998 - 01:00
