Ireland out to retain positionThe Irish badminton team's hopes of retaining their place in the top flight of the European Championships received a blow even…Sat Apr 18 1998 - 01:00
Soccer's life and deathShould England do badly in the World Cup this summer they will be hammered by their press, Glenn Hoddle will be likened to a …Mon Apr 13 1998 - 01:00
Cooke confidentRepublic of Ireland manager Mick Cooke has three major injury worries on the eve of tomorrow's World Cup qualifying match against…Sat Mar 07 1998 - 00:00
League title leaves Hermes very happyDisappointing as it was, yesterday's defeat by Loreto in the semi-finals of the Leinster Senior Cup at Grange Road could not …Mon Feb 16 1998 - 00:00
Curling up with Archie in the wee small hoursA Century or two ago someone with a bit of time on their hands, "author unknown", but quite probably Scottish, wrote an ode to…Mon Feb 16 1998 - 00:00
Hermes can secure titleA point from their league match against Old Alexandra at Belfield tomorrow and a victory over Loreto at Grange Road on Sunday…Fri Feb 13 1998 - 00:00
Second win in fortnight for RyanWhat's the old joke about the buses? You wait half the day for one and then two come along at once? In terms of his professional…Mon Feb 09 1998 - 00:00
Message is clear as Hermes close in on titleHermes inched ever closer to winning the Leinster League Senior A title on Saturday when they beat Railway Union 3-0 at Park …Mon Feb 09 1998 - 00:00
Cahill touches on a raw pointIt was almost as if Harry Gregg chose last week as the time to exorcise himself of the memories that have haunted him since the…Mon Feb 09 1998 - 00:00
McGinn out for LeinsterWork commitments rule national champion Sonya McGinn out of the Leinster squad that defends its senior title at the interprovincial…Sat Feb 07 1998 - 00:00
Ryan makes it to semisDerek Ryan dropped just six points in his quarter-final match at the European Champion of Champions tournament in Norway yesterday…Sat Feb 07 1998 - 00:00
Hermes hold high hopesTwenty five years after they finished joint top of the Leinster League with Pembroke Wanderers, Hermes can move within one point…Fri Feb 06 1998 - 00:00
Trinity maintain recordTwo goals in each half helped Trinity to a 4-2 victory over UCD at Belfield yesterday and maintained their recent winning record…Wed Feb 04 1998 - 00:00
King's despotic reign breaks UCC heartsIt took a touch of class from Trish Conway and a faultless display of goalkeeping by Jenny King to end UCC's magnificent run …Mon Feb 02 1998 - 00:00
Lads go laa laa live on TVFootball matches abandoned due to floodlight failure, boxing matches halted due to outbreaks of cannibalism, Ryder Cups in Sunny…Mon Feb 02 1998 - 00:00
McGinn chases doubleFresh from her success at last weekend's Leinster Open, Sonya McGinn will hope to maintain her form at the National Badminton…Sat Jan 31 1998 - 00:00
UCC seek to end Munster cup famineSuch has been the extent of the domination of the Irish Senior Cup by teams from Leinster and Ulster that the last time the trophy…Fri Jan 30 1998 - 00:00
Pegasus and Hermes take maximum pointsPegasus and Hermes' seemingly relentless march towards winning their respective league titles continued uninterrupted at the …Mon Jan 26 1998 - 00:00
Ice-cool Ian gets thrust rightAfter his storming debut as a chat show host last Friday night on ITV it's surely only a matter of time before the white smoke…Mon Jan 26 1998 - 00:00
McGinn seeks a hat-trickThe Shires Leinster Open Badminton Championships get under way at Whitehall Road tonight with several international players from…Fri Jan 23 1998 - 00:00
Key game for RandalstownSeven days ahead of their Irish Senior Cup semi-final at Upper Malone, Pegasus and Randals town meet at the same venue tomorrow…Fri Jan 23 1998 - 00:00
France, Wales, Italy to oppose IrelandFrance, Wales and Italy will provide the opposition for Ireland in a Four Nations tournament at Belfield in May, which will form…Wed Jan 21 1998 - 00:00
`Fairy' tale but no dream draw for GeorgeOn Monday, in a glittering occasion at Eurodisney, FIFA gave supporters of the Republic of Ireland a Fair Play award for their…Mon Jan 19 1998 - 00:00
Glenanne draws a boost for HermesGlenanne are proving to be useful allies in Hermes' battle to win this season's Leinster Senior A League titleMon Jan 19 1998 - 00:00
Double blow for MunsterMunster's hopes of retaining their Under-16 Interprovincial title ended at Garryduff yesterday when they were beaten 1-0 by both…Sat Jan 17 1998 - 00:00
Three-time bridesmaids Munster still seeking winHaving Been pipped on goal difference in the Senior and Under-18 Interprovincial Tournaments this season, and having finished…Fri Jan 16 1998 - 00:00
Hermes in commandHermes took a giant step towards winning their first ever Senior A title at Beaufort last night when Jenny Burke's ninth league…Thu Jan 15 1998 - 00:00
Loreto hoping to bounce backLoreto will hope to bounce back from the disappointment of Saturday's Irish Senior Cup exit at the hands of Old Alexandra when…Wed Jan 14 1998 - 00:00
Chinese punishedThe Chinese women's hockey team came close to losing their place in May's World Cup finals in Utrecht when the International …Tue Jan 13 1998 - 00:00
Flying machines go up, up and . . . oopsAfter parachuting from his stricken balloon somewhere over eastern New Mexico Dick Rutan dusted himself down, removed the collection…Mon Jan 12 1998 - 00:00
Walsh on target in fine displayElizabeth Jane Walsh, or EJ as she is more commonly known, capped an outstanding individual performance for UCC away to Collegians…Mon Jan 12 1998 - 00:00
Field is small but strongThe Irish Junior Badminton Championships get under way at Whitehall Road in Terenure tomorrow morning with one of the smallest…Fri Jan 09 1998 - 00:00
Southern teams look for cup upsetsBetween them the Glenanne and Belvedere captains, Catherine Kennedy and Anne Murray, have given almost 30 years' service to their…Fri Jan 09 1998 - 00:00
Red lived up to his reputation"If you don't finish that porridge I'll set Red Collier on ya," used to be the popular meal-time threat in our house many years…Mon Jan 05 1998 - 00:00
Burke goal seals itIn one of the few women's hockey fixtures to survive the wintry elements on Saturday Hermes won through to the semi-finals of…Mon Jan 05 1998 - 00:00
Hermes seeking good startHermes and Old Alexandra meet in tomorrow's Leinster Senior Cup quarter-final at Belfield, in a match that had to be rearranged…Fri Jan 02 1998 - 00:00
Ireland are outclassed by New ZealandIreland bowed out of the World Cup in India yesterday after a 139 run defeat by New Zealand in their quarter-final match in Bombay…Wed Dec 24 1997 - 00:00
Awesome task for IrelandIreland will be under no illusions about the size of the task that faces them when they take on New Zealand in today's World …Tue Dec 23 1997 - 00:00
Ahern completes Alexandra comebackOld Alexandra advanced to the quarter-finals of the Irish Senior Cup on Saturday when they fought back from a goal down to beat…Mon Dec 22 1997 - 00:00
Italians spoil Sports Stadium retirement party"Magical. Memorable. These are just some of the words that have been used to describe this Irish rugby team," said an emotional…Mon Dec 22 1997 - 00:00
Ryan back to defend squash titleDerek Ryan takes a break from the gruelling professional squash circuit to return to Dublin this weekend to play in the National…Fri Dec 19 1997 - 00:00
Ireland book quarter-final spot with NZThe Irish team reached the goal they set for themselves, before leaving Ireland a fortnight ago, in Delhi yesterday when they…Fri Dec 19 1997 - 00:00
Old Alexandra try to maintain recordOld Alexandra will hope to maintain an impressive cup record against Ulster sides when they meet Ards tomorrow afternoon in the…Fri Dec 19 1997 - 00:00
Irish set to meet New ZealandBarring an unlikely set of results at the women's World Cricket Cup in India today, Ireland should secure a place in the quarter…Thu Dec 18 1997 - 00:00
Edwards leaves Irish with no answers"No matter what field we set, she just picked out the spaces - she's a class little bat," said Ireland's Nikki Squire after watching…Wed Dec 17 1997 - 00:00
Ireland hoping to upset oddsIreland's women cricketers meet England in their fourth World Cup group match in Pune, India, today and will hope to find the…Tue Dec 16 1997 - 00:00
SA beat Irish by nine wicketsDespite a captain's innings of 57 by Miriam Grealey, which won her the batswoman of the match award, Ireland went down to a nine…Mon Dec 15 1997 - 00:00
Living Lester is given a rough rideIf you happen to be a Christian Scientist who grew up reading the adventures of Noddy and Big Ears, spent your summers in Butlin…Mon Dec 15 1997 - 00:00
Ulster sides again show their will to succeed"It was just a wee lift," said Jackie McWilliams, modestly describing her beautifully taken goal that helped Randalstown on their…Mon Dec 15 1997 - 00:00
