Confident Kuper sets semi-final target for IrelandWOMEN'S HOCKEY/European Nations Championship: The preparations are complete, 18 months after the European Hockey Federation …Fri Aug 12 2005 - 01:00
Germans escape unharmedHOCKEY/Ireland - 0 Germany - 2: "We are like Bayern Munich - we play badly but we win," said German coach Markus Weise, none…Mon Aug 01 2005 - 01:00
Money can't buy happiness but it could get you a defenceTV View: It's probably inevitable that that Euro lottery-winning Limerick woman is going to be inundated now with begging letters…Mon Aug 01 2005 - 01:00
Two-tier monopoly is unlikely to be toppledScottish Premier League: It was the year of the original Live Aid concerts in London and Philadelphia, Ronald Reagan was sworn…Sat Jul 30 2005 - 01:00
All in place for EuropeansIt is unlikely, however, that Ireland's bid to host the event was accepted because of any fanciful notion that sunshine might…Fri Jul 29 2005 - 01:00
Benaud unimpressed as Bell tolls for outclassed EnglandTV View: 'Good news," declared the beaming BBC weatherman on Saturday evening, pointing cheerily to north-west London on his…Mon Jul 25 2005 - 01:00
Ireland win Celtic CupHOCKEY: Victories over France and Scotland at the weekend, to add to Friday's 1-0 defeat of Wales, gave Ireland a flawless record…Mon Jul 25 2005 - 01:00
Kuper fine tunes her squad for EuropeansWOMEN'S HOCKEY: With just three weeks to go to the European Championships in Dublin the Irish women's team is reaching the fine…Fri Jul 22 2005 - 01:00
You know you've made it when 'you know who' is youTV View: Everybody seemed to be feeling their age the last few daysMon Jul 18 2005 - 01:00
Outstanding athlete who never knows when to quitSportswoman of the Year June award: When Jenny Burke took a five-month break from hockey after the 2002 World Cup in Australia…Wed Jul 13 2005 - 01:00
Sky darkens over Woodward as Roaring Pundits cut looseTV View: We're beginning to sense that we are the sole members of the Clive Woodward fan club, that when we have our next annual…Mon Jul 11 2005 - 01:00
Top-quality opposition will provide a major testWomen's Hockey With just five weeks to go before the European Championships get under way at Belfield, the Irish hockey team…Fri Jul 08 2005 - 01:00
Wheels come off Australia's wagon after a bit of a lie-inTV View: A very strange sporting week, the strangeness peaking, perhaps, when Aftab Ahmed levelled the scores in Cardiff on …Mon Jun 20 2005 - 01:00
Ireland just out of the medalsHOCKEY KT Cup: Ireland had to settle for fourth place at the KT Cup in Seoul yesterday after losing 5-2 to China in their bronze…Fri Jun 17 2005 - 01:00
Ireland and China battle for bronzeWomen's Hockey KT Cup: Ireland are through to a bronze medal play-off against China in Seoul today after a 4-0 win over Malaysia…Thu Jun 16 2005 - 01:00
Burke strikes twice as Ireland winHOCKEY / KT Cup: There was double cause for celebration in Seoul for the Irish hockey team: they registered their first win …Tue Jun 14 2005 - 01:00
Irish pay for errors at the backHockey/ KT Cup: A calamitous seven-minute spell early in the second half, during which they conceded three goals, put paid to…Mon Jun 13 2005 - 01:00
Hard-tackling Uruguay put Kobus Wiese after the eventTV View : According to his stats, Kobus Wiese, the former South African rugby international, is 6ft 6inMon Jun 13 2005 - 01:00
Chinese fail to break Ireland downHockey/KT Cup: After watching her team concede six goals to Korea in their opening game of the KT Cup in Seoul, Riet Kuper would…Sat Jun 11 2005 - 01:00
Korea too hot for IrishHOCKEY/KT Cup: Thirty-two minutes into their opening game of the KT Cup in Seoul, Ireland found themselves 4-0 down against …Fri Jun 10 2005 - 01:00
Ireland face ideal tests on road to the EuropeansHOCKEY/KT Cup: Such is the quality of the opposition Ireland will face in the KT Cup in Seoul over the next eight days August…Thu Jun 09 2005 - 01:00
Taylor makes European impactSports Woman of the Year May award: "I was getting ready for the All-Irelands," says Peter Taylor, "but we had no baby-sitter…Wed Jun 08 2005 - 01:00
Duff miffed at lack of the killer instinctPlayers' quotes : Even on a good day Damien Duff isn't one to breezily skip into the post-match talking area, backslapping, …Mon Jun 06 2005 - 01:00
Gilesie down in the mouth as Dudu affair takes a diveTV View : They say any relationship can be healed if both parties are prepared to work at it and let bygones be bygonesMon Jun 06 2005 - 01:00
Hard to watch as whipping boys take second-half hidingTV View: George Hamilton: "Milan have split Liverpool apart! Like an axe-man cleaving a trunk of a tree! Liverpool burst asunder…Mon May 30 2005 - 01:00
Yesterday had its gooda moments and bada momentsTV View: There's a song by the name of Everyday is like Sunday, one that celebrates the loveliness of English seaside towns …Mon May 23 2005 - 01:00
Planet FootballMiller the cause of it all: The opening line of a report on tribalfootballMon May 16 2005 - 01:00
The Sunday Game returns and is fast out of the trapsTV View: A new season of The Sunday Game. Where does the time go? Lots of innovations, tooMon May 16 2005 - 01:00
Hermes make history todayWomen's Hockey European Trophy Hermes become the first Irish women's club to host a European club competition when the European…Fri May 13 2005 - 01:00
Perry closes on world top-10 placeSportswoman of the Month: When it comes to the business of choosing winners of monthly sporting awards there can be a natural…Wed May 11 2005 - 01:00
Moments of madness as RTE stir up ancient passionsTV View: In a somewhat inflammatory, gloating, provocative and unnecessarily antagonistic manner a Liverpool-supporting pal …Mon May 09 2005 - 01:00
Carey back in the foldWomen's Hockey Almost five years after she won the last of her 36 caps, Caitríona Carey is back in the international fold, having…Fri May 06 2005 - 01:00
Team bonding gets out of handPlanet Football : A friend of Planet Football , whom we will call Mustang Sally, was left wondering quite what our under-19 …Mon May 02 2005 - 01:00
Gazza ready and willing for secret fishing mission in FijiTV View: Saturday was very nearly the 14th anniversary of Nottingham Forest beating Chelsea 7-0 in a fixture in the old first…Mon May 02 2005 - 01:00
Hermes and Pegasus set for deciderWomen's Hockey/All-Ireland Club Championship: Between them Hermes and Pegasus have dominated the club finals for the past seven…Fri Apr 29 2005 - 01:00
Fans are banking on LeesonPlanet Football: Hearty thanks to Diarmuid Burke for this offering, which, we reckon, is already the chant of the season.Mon Apr 25 2005 - 01:00
Provincial leaders get the bootWOMENS HOCKEY: The net result of the drama over the weekend in the Club Championship quarter-finals is neither the Leinster …Mon Apr 25 2005 - 01:00
Championships shaping up to a familiar lookWomen's Hockey: Short of Ballymoney and Cork Harlequins overturning first-leg deficits and Randalstown getting the better of…Fri Apr 22 2005 - 01:00
Loreto take difficult routeWomen's Hockey/ All-Ireland Club Championship : While Hermes, Pegasus and Railway Union could be more than content with their…Mon Apr 18 2005 - 01:00
An okey dokey, open Pairc an Chrocaigh, day for Bill and usTV View : There we were, in a daze, trying to figure out one of life's great imponderables - how could that Liverpool team, …Mon Apr 18 2005 - 01:00
Hermes will be wary of Ballymoney testWOMEN'S HOCKEY: Just a fortnight after they produced an absorbing Irish Senior Cup final at Belfield, Ballymoney and Hermes …Fri Apr 15 2005 - 01:00
Carberry is bred to be a winnerIrish Times/Mitsubishi Electric Sports Woman award for March: Nina Carberry (Horse Racing): "Along with Catherine Gannon on …Wed Apr 13 2005 - 01:00
Aintree Carrie-on hits bum note with Ginger's reparteeTV View : Nothing, evidently, was going to spoil her big day, despite all the controversy in the build-upMon Apr 11 2005 - 01:00
Hermes carry onWomen's Hockey : A week after winning the Irish Senior Cup Hermes carried their form in to their final two league fixtures of…Mon Apr 11 2005 - 01:00
Crunch time for Railway and HermesWOMEN'S HOCKEY: While Connacht champions Galway and Munster runners-up Church of Ireland meet in the preliminary round of the…Fri Apr 08 2005 - 01:00
Mulch ado about nothing but we're so prooooooooooudTV View: "Let me say this Tom," said George Hook solemnly, as Tom McGurk smiled that 'here we go again' smileMon Apr 04 2005 - 01:00
Hermes depth should win outHockey/Women: After what has been a productive week for Irish hockey, with the announcement that RTÉ will cover August's European…Fri Apr 01 2005 - 01:00
Eamo and the boys positively negative about Kerr's tacticsTV View: Cheer up, it could be worse. We could, for example, be ScotlandMon Mar 28 2005 - 01:00
Pegasus secure first trophy comfortablyWOMENS HOCKEY: With the Ulster league title yet to be mathematically sealed, even if it is all but secured, Pegasus collected…Mon Mar 21 2005 - 00:00
Welsh rugby Delilah as the Irish sail off to Botany BayTV View: Cheer up, it could be worse. We could, for example, be ScotlandMon Mar 21 2005 - 00:00
