All smokes and mirrors as Shanghai gets formula rightTV View: 'Very well done indeed for joining usMon Sept 27 2004 - 01:00
IHA facing testing timeMENS HOCKEY: After what proved to be a largely disheartening 12 months for Irish teams at most levels, with a chief executive…Fri Sept 24 2004 - 01:00
Old boys meet up at WhitechurchWOMENS HOCKEY: There'll be something of a Loreto old boys reunion about tomorrow's meeting of Corinthians and UCD at Whitechurch…Fri Sept 24 2004 - 01:00
Railway enjoy reunion winWOMENS HOCKEY: Five years after she left for UCD Irish international Ciara O'Brien marked her return to Railway Union with the…Mon Sept 20 2004 - 01:00
Greening of Oakland Hills is golf but not as we know itTV View: His right forefinger was fretfully fiddling with the trigger of the gun that was resting on his hipMon Sept 20 2004 - 01:00
Over-egged Cup fails to come to expected boilTV View: It's easy to snipe, of course, but truly, having acquired the rights to show the Ryder Cup you'd think Sky Sports would…Sat Sept 18 2004 - 01:00
Manning on home turfHockey When she joined Clontarf last season Fiona Manning was returning to her roots, 20 years after beginning her playing career…Fri Sept 17 2004 - 01:00
Big orangey, yellowy, reddish blob spotted in PortlaoiseTV View: The weather people appeared to have lost track of Hurricane Ivan on Saturday afternoonMon Sept 13 2004 - 01:00
Kerr happy to take his team's pointManagers' Reaction: When reminded on Tuesday that last night's game against Switzerland would be his 21st in charge of the senior…Thu Sept 09 2004 - 01:00
Kerr happy to take his team's pointWhen reminded on Tuesday that last night's game against Switzerland would be his 21st in charge of the senior Irish team Brian…Thu Sept 09 2004 - 01:00
Kerr happy with Keane's Swiss roleSoccer/World Cup Qualifying 2006: While Swiss coach Jakob Kuhn is insisting the likely presence of Roy Keane in the Irish midfield…Wed Sept 08 2004 - 01:00
Kuerten jumps clearSportswoman of the Month award: Her contribution to Ireland's Aga Khan trophy-winning success at the Nations Cup in Dublin in…Wed Sept 08 2004 - 01:00
A big commotion to hear the Reid wordPlayers' quotes: "Andy Reid, I presume," laughed an observer, pointing at the scrum of tape recorder-wielding post-match-quote…Mon Sept 06 2004 - 01:00
Cyprus the only game in townIt was transfer deadline day in England yesterday so when the Irish players filed into their Dublin hotel there was careful counting…Wed Sept 01 2004 - 01:00
Keane return a boost for KerrWorld Cup news Brian Kerr was largely keeping silent yesterday on Wednesday's news about Roy Keane's two fractured ribs, which…Fri Aug 27 2004 - 01:00
Laments at the ready for last Rose of CobhTV View: It must have been lonely on that stage at 8.0 last nightTue Aug 24 2004 - 01:00
Defeat is hard to stomachTV View: Each to their own, of course, but the thoughts of eating coddle at seven in the morning is enough to leave us feeling…Mon Aug 23 2004 - 01:00
Synchronised watching far from a total flopTelevision view: Granted, not everyone has been engrossed these past few days; not everyone needed to be sedated to calm their…Wed Aug 18 2004 - 01:00
Young Irish worth watching ...Promoted to the first team squad by Gerard Houllier last season, Potter was given his senior debut by Rafael Benitez on Tuesday…Sat Aug 14 2004 - 01:00
Will the movers become shakers?It's probably just as well the mobile phone was invented because Brian Kerr might have had difficulties otherwise tracing the…Sat Aug 14 2004 - 01:00
McCambridge gets the nod after allSPORTS AWARD: Six months into the Irish Times /Mitsubishi Electric Sports Woman of the Year awards and we've had winners from…Wed Aug 11 2004 - 01:00
Robson confirms #2m deal for CarrSince the Republic of Ireland right-back Stephen Carr was first linked with a move to the north-east of England over a year ago…Tue Aug 10 2004 - 01:00
Cork not yet ready to take French leaveIntertoto Cup/Nantes v Cork City: Having already eliminated Swedish (Malmo) and Dutch (NEC Nijmegen) opposition from the Intertoto…Sat Jul 17 2004 - 01:00
Nothing zero about this little distractionMerchandising: Another season, another Manchester United shirtFri Jul 16 2004 - 01:00
Armagh blitzkrieg rolls on as Operation No Flow stallsTV View: For a while there it looked like Cork and Tipperary wouldn't get going till four in the morning.Mon Jul 12 2004 - 01:00
Proposal for Fahy's removal deferredSoccer/FAI dispute: Kevin Fahy remains, for now, honorary secretary of the Football Association of Ireland following president…Fri Jul 09 2004 - 01:00
No Spongebob for Maria as Dimbo Timbo hits dead endTV View: When Hazel Irvine completed her ascent of Henman Hill on Wednesday afternoon there was no need to plant a Union Jack…Mon Jul 05 2004 - 01:00
Restless Connors reflects on the view from the topTV View: Reasonably enough, John McEnroe blamed the BBC weatherman for the rain that had blighted Wimbledon for much of the …Mon Jun 28 2004 - 01:00
Kuper's team bid to retain titleHockey At Belfield this weekend the Irish women's team will attempt to defend the Celtic Cup they won in Cardiff last year, …Fri Jun 25 2004 - 01:00
Rooney factor leaves the pundits ravingTV View: England v Croatia... six minutes: 0-1; 68 minutes: 3-1; 74 minutes: 3-2; 79... minutes: 4-2..Tue Jun 22 2004 - 01:00
Little rest from Euro 2004 as Donegal go ContinentalTV View: Dark days for football loathers, dark days indeedMon Jun 21 2004 - 01:00
Clive builds up England for fall that never cameSOCCER: Madam, - Clive Tyldesley put the mockers on England - again! - but they still managed to winFri Jun 18 2004 - 01:00
ZZ's tops in Dunphy's Euro dreamlandTV View: Pedro Alvares Cabral, the BBC's Hazel Irvine explained on Saturday, was a Portuguese explorer who was dispatched in…Mon Jun 14 2004 - 01:00
Big Ron's shoes fit Bobby perfectlyTV View: "At international level, giving the ball away doesn't work too often," Ron Atkinson once saidSat Jun 12 2004 - 01:00
Win ups value of Irish playersIt says something of the impact made by Brian Kerr's Irish side against Holland on Saturday night that several of the outstanding…Tue Jun 08 2004 - 01:00
Dutch match a real treatSoccer International news: Safe to say there's a touch more enthusiasm in the Irish camp for tomorrow's friendly against Holland…Fri Jun 04 2004 - 01:00
Kerr's young guns deliverSoccer Unity Cup: Republic of Ireland 1 Jamaica 0 If, when he was appointed to the senior international job, Brian Kerr thought…Thu Jun 03 2004 - 01:00
Morrison infected by sense of UnitySoccer/Unity Cup: "Support England here" read the signs outside just about every pub, invariably bedecked with St George's flags…Wed Jun 02 2004 - 01:00
Unity Cup not in harmony with KerrBy yesterday afternoon it seemed as though Brian Kerr and Fran Rooney, the chief executive of the Football Association of Ireland…Tue Jun 01 2004 - 01:00
Hermes into play-offHOCKEY European Trophies : After slipping up in their opening game at the European Trophy in Azerbaijan, Hermes responded with…Mon May 31 2004 - 01:00
Scott to coach Celtic Cup sideHockey: The Irish Hockey Association has named David Scott as temporary senior men's coach for next month's Celtic Cup at Belfield…Fri May 28 2004 - 01:00
Sadlier's cup is half fullEnglish FA Cup final: It's taken a while, and there are still plenty of days when he curses the hip that forced him to retire…Sat May 22 2004 - 01:00
Strange happenings on BBX are no fluke or lungwormTV View: A couple of months back young Jermain Defoe paid tribute to Paolo di Canio by declaring, "He must be 35 now, but he…Mon May 17 2004 - 01:00
Dawson attacks ahead of 'unaffordable' InterprosMen's Hockey Interprovincial Tournament Pat Dawson's outspokenness this season hasn't, naturally, gone down too well with the…Fri May 14 2004 - 01:00
Munster hit hardest by withdrawal symptomsWomen's Hockey Interprovincial Tournament Munster women's hockey must feel there's a curse on its efforts to retain the senior…Fri May 14 2004 - 01:00
Brolly gets O'Rourke's drift as Derry go down the panTV View: Michael Lyster bumped in to some Derry supporters in the toilets in Clones yesterday and heard them discussing where…Mon May 10 2004 - 01:00
IHA to appoint caretaker coachMEN'S HOCKEY: A caretaker coach is expected to be appointed by the Irish Hockey Association as a temporary successor to John…Fri May 07 2004 - 01:00
Hermes extend their runWOMEN'S HOCKEY/All-Ireland Club finals: Two years ago, when a defeat by Pegasus in the decider of the Club Championships consigned…Tue May 04 2004 - 01:00
Hermes have the edge for deciderWomen's Hockey: A draw against Old Alexandra at Belfield today (1Mon May 03 2004 - 01:00
