Leaders maintain their momentumWOMEN’S HOCKEY: SOMETHING will have to give next weekend when Railway Union and Loreto meet in the league after the two teams…Mon Dec 14 2009 - 00:00
Pembroke facing a tough assignmentWOMEN’S HOCKEY WEEKEND PREVIEW: THERE ARE just three Leinster League First Division games scheduled for tomorrow but they all…Fri Dec 11 2009 - 00:00
Still working out for SmythSPORTSWOMEN OF THE MONTH: “IT’S WORKED out quite well,” said Emma Smyth when asked to review her sporting year, her laughter…Wed Dec 09 2009 - 00:00
RTÉ slam film has us in a sweat again as Jones lines up that kickTV VIEW: TRUE, THE material the makers of RTÉ’s Ireland’s Grand Slam Journey had to work with was a touch on the sublime side…Mon Dec 07 2009 - 00:00
Railway and Pegasus prevailWOMEN’S HOCKEY: RAILWAY UNION (Pool A) and Pegasus (Pool B) remain on course for the semi-finals of the Irish Hockey League …Mon Dec 07 2009 - 00:00
Party starts without usTV VIEW: YOU KNOW yourself, it was like one of those times when you haven’t been invited to the party so you stand outside in…Sat Dec 05 2009 - 00:00
Railway and Pegasus in pole positionWOMEN’S HOCKEY: ROUND THREE of the Irish Hockey League takes place this weekend with pool leaders Railway Union and Pegasus …Fri Dec 04 2009 - 00:00
Cherished private life now sits on top of Google's search listIT WAS a chap on Huffington Post, the American news website, who asked on Tuesday, “If Tiger Woods held a tell-all press conference…Thu Dec 03 2009 - 00:00
Tight victories in all quartersHOCKEY WOMEN’S : THE DRAW for the semi-finals of the ESB Irish Senior Cup allows for the possibility of a repeat of last year…Mon Nov 30 2009 - 00:00
Enmities narrow Zaki's optionsPLANET SOCCER: A WEEK ago Portsmouth shareholder Sulaiman Al Fahim let it be known that Egyptian striker Amr Zaki was rather…Mon Nov 30 2009 - 00:00
Truth the real casualty as Sky turn Tiger's dunt into a dramaTV VIEW : THAT was all a bit stressfulMon Nov 30 2009 - 00:00
Railway out to stay on winning runHOCKEY: BUOYED BY victories in the Irish Hockey League last weekend Railway Union, Pembroke Wanderers and Pegasus will attempt…Fri Nov 27 2009 - 00:00
Defeated Loreto need strong finishWOMEN’S HOCKEY: RAILWAY UNION and Pegasus are the only teams in the Irish Hockey League with two wins out of two after their…Mon Nov 23 2009 - 00:00
David thinks we're worth it but Motty pulls a KeanoTV VIEW: WE WERE just beginning to progress to the advanced stages of the grieving process when guess what happens? Up pops …Mon Nov 23 2009 - 00:00
Deceived, deflated, disappointed but magnificently defiant, Ireland departREACTION: A COOL NIGHT in Paris that warmed the travelling support to its core, as big and brave a performance by an Irish side…Thu Nov 19 2009 - 00:00
Hope . . . belief . . . it's only half-time . . . if we grab a goal out there . . . all thatPLAYERS' REACTION : Yes, conceding a goal was a killer, the players concede, but not a fatal killerMon Nov 16 2009 - 00:00
Dunne puts his faith in Trapattoni approachWORLD CUP 2010 PLAY-OFF: WHILE HE let his feelings be known about Raymond Domenech earlier in the week, describing the manager…Fri Nov 13 2009 - 00:00
Irish sixth for qualifier drawWOMEN’S HOCKEY: AFTER CHINA and India took the last two automatic qualifying spots for the 2010 World Cup at the Asia Cup last…Fri Nov 13 2009 - 00:00
Making a timely return to fitness and formSPORTSWOMAN OF THE MONTH YVONNE TRACY (SOCCER): WHEN STEPHANIE Curtis fell to the ground in agony 20 minutes in to the Republic…Wed Nov 11 2009 - 00:00
Same-o same-o as Goliath goes down and Diana packs downTV VIEW: THERE WERE, admittedly, a few bright spots, but, on the whole, that was a rubbish sporting weekMon Nov 09 2009 - 00:00
Smyth hits fine winner for RailwayWOMEN’S HOCKEY IRISH SENIOR CUP: WITH THE exception of a 4-2 victory for Pegasus over Randalstown, Saturday’s ESB Irish Senior…Mon Nov 09 2009 - 00:00
Hermes tie looks the pickTHE MEETING of Hermes and Railway Union in Booterstown tomorrow is the pick of the ESB Irish Senior Cup second round, the game…Fri Nov 06 2009 - 00:00
Pembroke stay on winning trailHOCKEY: THE TOP five in the Leinster first division all picked up wins on Saturday, with Pembroke Wanderers and Three Rovers…Mon Nov 02 2009 - 00:00
Fall classic is just epic as love rat stallion makes the headlinesTV VIEW: WE’D BEEN in the bullpen for days warming up for the World Series, making sure the right arm was loose enough to combat…Mon Nov 02 2009 - 00:00
Loreto and Railway Union continue to lead the wayLORETO AND Railway Union have still to drop a point in their Leinster League campaigns, the top two in the First Division table…Mon Nov 02 2009 - 00:00
Pembroke switch focusWEEKEND HOCKEY: IT’S EARLY days yet in the European Hockey League (EHL), but there was promising news this week with the release…Fri Oct 30 2009 - 00:00
Big names play catch-upHOCKEY: IT’S RARE to see Hermes and Old Alexandra propping up the Leinster First Division table, both still without a point …Fri Oct 30 2009 - 00:00
Pembroke and Glenanne push onHOCKEY: PEMBROKE WANDERERS and Glenanne are the only Leinster sides to maintain their perfect starts to the season after coming…Mon Oct 26 2009 - 00:00
King Rafa purring as United miss their magic dustTV VIEW: WE GOT a bit of sense of how important yesterday’s skirmish at Anfield was for Liverpool when their full-back Glen …Mon Oct 26 2009 - 00:00
McKean ends Ireland careerWOMEN'S HOCKEY AFTER WINNING 130 caps in her nine years playing for Ireland, Cathy McKean has announced her retirement from …Fri Oct 23 2009 - 01:00
A vintage year produces another joint awardSPORTSWOMAN OF THE MONTH - MADELINE PERRY AND MARY O'CONNOR: AFTER OPTING to make joint awards in March and July, the judging…Wed Oct 14 2009 - 01:00
UCD get off to flying start in defence of Senior CupWOMEN’S HOCKEY : UCD MADE an impressive start to the defence of the ESB Irish Senior Cup on Saturday when they beat Church of…Mon Oct 12 2009 - 01:00
Permutations now taking a firm holdSEVEN OF the nine World Cup qualifying groups have already been won, with Denmark, Germany, Spain, England, Serbia, Italy and…Mon Oct 12 2009 - 01:00
Mysterious girl plays on BrownPLANET SOCCER: THE week before last, you might remember, Hull City manager Phil Brown claimed that he had talked a woman out…Mon Oct 12 2009 - 01:00
The play-off race in EuropeGROUP ONE: Qualified : Denmark. Can reach play-offs : Portugal, Sweden, HungaryMon Oct 12 2009 - 01:00
Permutations now taking a firm holdTHE WINNERS of the nine European groups automatically qualify for the World Cup finals, with the eight best runners-up going …Sat Oct 10 2009 - 01:00
UCD begin defenceTHE FIRST round of the ESB Irish Senior Cup takes centre stage tomorrow with UCD beginning the defence of the trophy they won…Fri Oct 09 2009 - 01:00
Beckham's €135m is just peanuts beside moneybags MittalBACK IN 2004 steel tycoon Lakshmi Mittal spent in and around €37 million on his daughter’s wedding in Paris, a budget, you’d …Thu Oct 08 2009 - 01:00
Chicago never stood a chance against Rio's naked womenTV VIEW: WATCHING THE American channels last week, we detected that native support for Chicago’s Olympic bid was a bit like …Mon Oct 05 2009 - 01:00
Ireland await word on rested ReidWORLD CUP: HAVING RECALLED Steven Reid to the Republic of Ireland squad for the games against Italy (next Saturday) and Montenegro…Mon Oct 05 2009 - 01:00
Glenanne produce stirring comebackWOMEN’S HOCKEY : THE SEASON may only be a few weeks’ old but it’s hard to imagine Glenanne’s extraordinary display against Ulster…Mon Oct 05 2009 - 01:00
Ulster chase interprovincial double at Grange RoadWOMEN’S HOCKEY: WITH SO many players on duty in the under-16 and under-18 interprovincial tournaments at Grange Road over the…Fri Oct 02 2009 - 01:00
Dubs on a downer as Cork take five and Dunne takes drubbingTV VIEW: “TYSON FURY”, of course, sounds like an account of the night Evander Holyfield lost his right ear, but as we now know…Mon Sept 28 2009 - 01:00
Railway open defence at AlexandraWOMEN’S HOCKEY LEINSTER SENIOR LEAGUE: RAILWAY UNION open the defence of their Leinster League title against Old Alexandra at…Fri Sept 25 2009 - 01:00
No freesias for all like Páidí's day but Kerry animals are still manlyTV VIEW: AFTER RECALLING his favourite memory from his days playing against Kerry, Jimmy Barry Murphy was asked by Marian Finucane…Mon Sept 21 2009 - 01:00
Tale of a god, a man, sardines and trawlersBIOGRAPHY: Cantona: The Rebel Who Would Be King By Philippe Auclair, Macmillan, 469pp, £17.99Sat Sept 19 2009 - 01:00
Poor Serena, but then who gives a duck; certainly not TedTV VIEW: WE FEARED for the little line judge, sensing she would indeed need that tennis ball surgically removed from her throat…Mon Sept 14 2009 - 01:00
Kerr and Faroes celebrate famous winGROUP SEVEN : THE CELEBRATIONS would have been lively but for the fact that “it’s midweek and everything closes up at midnight…Fri Sept 11 2009 - 01:00
Ireland look good for play-offs - but they'll be toughSOCCER WORLD CUP 2010 QUALIFYING: IT’S NEVER, of course, safe to make assumptions, but Italy’s 2-0 win over Bulgaria on Wednesday…Fri Sept 11 2009 - 01:00
