We lost. But morally, we're still alive-alive-oh. Feck it, that'll doTV VIEW : JOHN INVERDALE was sitting outside, of all places, Croke Park yesterday when he introduced us to the BBC’s coverage…Mon Feb 14 2011 - 00:00
Loreto look to have league wrapped upWOMEN'S HOCKEY: THEY STILL have eight games to play in the Leinster first division but Loreto are now firm favourites to win…Mon Feb 14 2011 - 00:00
McCarthy issue gets muddier by the minuteACCORDING TO his manager at Wigan Athletic, James McCarthy won’t decide on his international future until the summer, Roberto…Mon Feb 14 2011 - 00:00
Cookstown Ulster's sixth in last eightMEN'S HOCKEY: THIS SEASON’S Irish Senior Cup is proving to be a happy hunting ground for Ulster clubs, six of whom have now …Mon Feb 14 2011 - 00:00
Railway looking to defend indoor titleWOMEN’S HOCKEY: RAILWAY UNION will attempt to defend their national indoor title at the basketball arena in Tallaght this weekend…Fri Feb 11 2011 - 00:00
Maguire continues impressive progressSPORTSWOMAN OF THE MONTH: CONSIDERING IT’S four years since the Maguire twins, Leona and Lisa, won the first of our monthly …Wed Feb 09 2011 - 00:00
Pegasus and UCD top their poolsWEEKEND HOCKEY: PEGASUS AND UCD top their respective pools after the latest round of Irish Hockey League matches at the weekend…Mon Feb 07 2011 - 00:00
Chickens counted but Hookie's stopped clock gets it rightTV VIEW: KEITH WOOD didn’t exactly fill us with cheer in his pre-match analysis on the BBC, describing the “successful Irish…Mon Feb 07 2011 - 00:00
Conor crowns special Day for BenildusSt Benildus College 3 Athlone CC 0: ST BENILDUS College overcame Athlone Community College and gale force winds in Leixlip yesterday…Sat Feb 05 2011 - 00:00
Railway picking up momentumHOCKEY: IT PROVED to be yet another profitable weekend for Railway Union, their 5-0 defeat of Pembroke Wanderers in the league…Mon Jan 31 2011 - 00:00
Oh no, Sue can't believe it as 'Victor' Murray stumbles againTV VIEW: SO THEN, once the build-up was done and dusted, it was prediction timeMon Jan 31 2011 - 00:00
Glenanne and YMCA exit Senior CupHOCKEY: ULSTER GOT the better of Leinster in four of the five Irish Senior Cup ties that paired the provinces in Saturday’s …Mon Jan 31 2011 - 00:00
Trio join Irish preparation initiativeWOMEN’S HOCKEY: IRELAND COACH Gene Muller confirmed this week the addition of three names to the ESB-sponsored Central Preparation…Fri Jan 28 2011 - 00:00
Off-air remarks become news of the worldOpinion: The covert recordings showed it was Andy Gray’s career that deserved to be shotWed Jan 26 2011 - 00:00
Confined to their caves: even Collymore condemns sexist pairSOCCER: MANY a harsh word was uttered yesterday as Do-me-a-favour- love-gate hotted up, perhaps the cruellest of all the suggestion…Tue Jan 25 2011 - 00:00
UCD's trip not in vainWOMEN’S HOCKEY: FROZEN PITCHES claimed two of Saturday’s Irish Senior Cup ties, Pegasus v Loreto and Ulster Elks v Armagh both…Mon Jan 24 2011 - 00:00
Loose tongues apparently not just a problem for race horsesTV VIEW: TED WALSH was explaining to those of us who know nothing about these things that Ballyhaunis – the horse, not the town…Mon Jan 24 2011 - 00:00
Loreto's form will give them hopeWOMEN'S HOCKEY: LORETO AND UCD, winners of the last two Irish Senior Cups, both travel north for their second-round ties in …Fri Jan 21 2011 - 00:00
YMCA hold off late UCD rally to go clear at the topMEN’S HOCKEY: YMCA MOVED two points clear at the top of the Leinster first division on Saturday, holding off a late rally from…Mon Jan 17 2011 - 00:00
Strange days as George eventually calls one rightTV VIEW: SO MUCH for that assumption about sport providing a pick-me-up in troubled timesMon Jan 17 2011 - 00:00
Busy schedule after postponementsHOCKEY: AFTER ALL the recent weather interruptions there’s a jammed schedule of league and cup matches in all the provinces …Fri Jan 14 2011 - 00:00
Resurgent Britton starts as she means to go onTHE IRISH TIMES/IRISH SPORTS COUNCIL SPORTSWOMAN AWARDS: December: Fionnuala Britton (Athletics): WHILE MOST mere mortals gently…Wed Jan 12 2011 - 00:00
Glenanne share top spot with YMCAHOCKEY: AFTER A lengthy break from league action eight of Leinster’s 10 first division sides were able to resume their campaigns…Mon Jan 10 2011 - 00:00
Australians and Scousers have a bad dyed prickly blonde hair dayTV VIEW: STREWTH. AS the Australian Herald Sun put it: “This was tortureMon Jan 10 2011 - 00:00
Hermes extend their lead at the topHOCKEY: SO MUCH for Loreto’s hopes of going top of the Leinster first division at the weekend, both the club’s scheduled games…Mon Jan 10 2011 - 00:00
Loreto planning to go topHOCKEY WOMEN’S PREVIEW: CLUBS WILL keep a nervous eye on the forecast for this weekend as they attempt to get back in to action…Fri Jan 07 2011 - 00:00
Elvis forced to leave the building after Ally Pally Power-cutTV VIEW: AS THE one and definitely only Sid Waddell once said of an epic darts encounter, “We couldn’t have more excitement …Mon Jan 03 2011 - 00:00
'Super Sunday' scuppered so Sky unleash Rocket on troopsTV VIEW: SEVERAL HOURS after Chelsea and Manchester United’s planned Sunday ding-dong at Stamford Bridge had been postponed …Mon Dec 20 2010 - 00:00
Perry triumphsSQUASH: MADELINE PERRY won her 13th national title at Fitzwilliam yesterday, defeating Sligo’s Aisling Blake in the finalMon Dec 20 2010 - 00:00
Top two meet in critical gameWOMEN'S HOCKEY: WITH YET another ominous weather forecast for the weekend the hockey schedule could be at risk yet again, but…Fri Dec 17 2010 - 00:00
There'd be no no Golden Bull from Jones if Kiernan met herTV VIEW: WE’D BE doubtful enough that Jerry Kiernan would ever be a contender for the Plain English Campaign’s annual Golden…Mon Dec 13 2010 - 00:00
FAI confirm talks with EnglandSOCCER: THE FOOTBALL Association of Ireland confirmed last night that they are in discussions with their English counterparts…Sat Dec 11 2010 - 00:00
Work commitments force Cleland to call time on her international careerWOMAN'S HOCKEY : BRIDGET CLELAND, one of Ireland’s most capped players, announced her retirement from international hockey this…Fri Dec 10 2010 - 00:00
Evans returns from injury to face Canadian SniderBADMINTON: IRISH OLYMPIANS Scott Evans and Chloe Magee, seeded second and fifth for the tournament, play their first-round matches…Fri Dec 10 2010 - 00:00
Masterson, Leacy complete impressive list of candidatesSPORTSWOMAN OF THE MONTH: FOURTEEN WOMEN from 12 different sporting disciplines complete our list of candidates for the 2010…Wed Dec 08 2010 - 00:00
Special gems as Bumble and Player prove one of a kindTV VIEW: A tempestuous old week, thatMon Dec 06 2010 - 00:00
Three lions but just two votes as Sepp and the boys play it, um, safeWORLD CUP 2018/ 2022 BIDDING: ON THE COUCH: Pity the Fifa committee members who had to choose between the highest biddersFri Dec 03 2010 - 00:00
Nothing but doom and gloom - and that's just the sportTV VIEW: A ROUGH weekend, that. Decidedly roughMon Nov 29 2010 - 00:00
Consistent record of progress and excellencePROFILE GRÁINNE MURPHY: GRÁINNE MURPHY was first taken to a pool when she was just two, her mother Mary’s only ambition for …Mon Nov 29 2010 - 00:00
Loreto look to make it seven out of sevenHOCKEY: LORETO, NOW the only team in the Leinster first division with a perfect record this season, will look to make it seven…Fri Nov 26 2010 - 00:00
Loreto setting a hot paceWOMEN’S HOCKEY : LORETO FINISHED their weekend’s work yesterday as the only Leinster first division side still with a perfect…Mon Nov 22 2010 - 00:00
IMF forgotten as Ferris's try proves a big stimulus packageTV VIEW : WITH NEW Zealand being the opponents, there wasn’t, of course, any real pressure on Declan Kidney and his men on Saturday…Mon Nov 22 2010 - 00:00
Ireland's task just gets tougherWOMEN’S HOCKEY: WHILE, REALISTICALLY, it was always unlikely Ireland would earn direct qualification for the 2012 Olympic Games…Fri Nov 19 2010 - 00:00
Babb buzzing as Kilbane and Andrews just play it safeTV VIEW: WHO SHOULD pop up on Sky Sports News, just before last night’s game, only Phil BabbThu Nov 18 2010 - 00:00
Pegasus derail UnionWOMEN’S HOCKEY: RAILWAY UNION will have to wait at least another year before attempting to win the first Irish Senior Cup in…Mon Nov 15 2010 - 00:00
It's not All Black, we can still enjoy Eddie's purple patchTV VIEW: They weren’t ginger, but it struck us yesterday while watching the BBC’s coverage of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix that …Mon Nov 15 2010 - 00:00
Sudden death of C of I coachMEN’S HOCKEY: THE SUDDEN death of Church of Ireland player-coach Andy Chambers at Garryduff on Saturday overshadowed all hockey…Mon Nov 15 2010 - 00:00
Pegasus travelling south on a revenge missionWOMEN’S HOCKEY: A WEEK after their successful trip to Dublin for their Irish Hockey League fixture against Loreto, Pegasus return…Fri Nov 12 2010 - 00:00
Mageean gives another glimpse of her potentialSPORTSWOMAN OF THE MONTH: BACK IN July, Derval O’Rourke’s silver medal-winning performance in the 100-metre hurdles at the European…Wed Nov 10 2010 - 00:00
Hookie has another caniption, Barnsie just has another bairnTV VIEW: YOU HAD to worry there were people in that underground car park last week, just going about their business, packing…Mon Nov 08 2010 - 00:00
