The night Charlie Bird got his chance at the big timeTV View: Charlie Bird muzzled? Are there any lengths to which this Government will not trek to protect its sensitivities? And…Mon May 12 2003 - 01:00
Conway makes case for Ireland recallWOMEN'S HOCKEY: She's been staking her claim, in convincing fashion, for a recall to Irish senior panel since she was dropped…Wed May 07 2003 - 01:00
Hermes finally crack itWomen's Hockey All-Ireland Club Championship: Four times in the last five years Pegasus denied them in the deciding game of …Tue May 06 2003 - 01:00
Hermes hopes are highWomen's Hockey All-Ireland Club Championship For the fifth time in six years Pegasus and Hermes will meet in the decider of …Mon May 05 2003 - 01:00
Pegasus aim to claim sixth titleWOMEN'S HOCKEY: It's hard to resist assuming this season's Club Championships at Belfield will to be the most competitive in…Fri May 02 2003 - 01:00
Never a nuisance when you winPlayers' quotes: An inconvenience? A nuisance? A pointless exercise? An irritating botheration at a crucial stage of the cross…Thu May 01 2003 - 01:00
Pegasus on track for sixth title in a rowWomen's Hockey : The Ulster, Leinster and Munster champions proved their pedigrees over the weekend by winning through to the…Mon Apr 28 2003 - 01:00
Home sides hold advantageWomen's Hockey/All-Ireland Club Championship: If they can defend the leads they built in the first legs of their All-Ireland…Fri Apr 25 2003 - 01:00
Healy heroic in shoot-out as Loreto win goldHockey European Cup Winners' Cup final: Loreto - 2 Lorenzoni - 2 Louisa Healy, the young Garda trainee from Wexford, clinched…Tue Apr 22 2003 - 01:00
Southern stars shineWomen's Hockey All-Ireland Club Championship: Munster's two representatives in the all-Ireland Club Championships produced the…Mon Apr 14 2003 - 01:00
Pegasus on war footingWomen's Hockey Weekend previews: Eight of the country's top teams begin their quest for a place in the all-Ireland Club Championship…Fri Apr 11 2003 - 01:00
Conway puts Alex throughWomen's Hockey Old Alexandra and Bandon have completed the line-up for the All-Ireland Club Championship quarter-finals by winning…Mon Apr 07 2003 - 01:00
Logue's late strike seals titleWOMEN'S HOCKEY/Weekend preview: She's scored an important goal or two in her time but, for sheer drama, Mary Logue's equaliser…Fri Apr 04 2003 - 01:00
Leinster still up for grabsWomen's Hockey/Weekend round-up: True, the weekend programme cleared up most of the remaining league issues around the country…Mon Mar 31 2003 - 01:00
Title battles come down to the lastHOCKEY: Calculators at the ready, it's going to be one of those weekendsFri Mar 28 2003 - 00:00
Loreto look to end jinxHOCKEY: Loreto and Cork Harlequins have at least one thing in common - they would probably both name the days they defied the…Fri Mar 21 2003 - 00:00
Hermes owe Kelly a lotWOMEN'S HOCKEY: Loreto and Pembroke Wanderers warmed up for today's Leinster Senior Cup final at Grange Road with critical league…Mon Mar 17 2003 - 00:00
Munster earn titleWOMEN'S HOCKEY: Munster, coached by John McGrath, won their first senior interprovincial title since 1995 in Cork yesterdayMon Mar 10 2003 - 00:00
Provinces end all squareThe first two games of the women's Senior Interprovincial tournament in Cork finished 2-2 last evening, with hosts Munster and…Sat Mar 08 2003 - 00:00
Hiles hoping her switch pays offWOMEN'S HOCKEY/Preview: After ending Ulster's hopes of a five-in-a-row in the senior interprovincial championships last year…Fri Mar 07 2003 - 00:00
St Andrews' first at lastSCHOOLGIRLS' HOCKEY/Leinster Senior Cup final: The players of St Andrews proved at Grange Road yesterday that they're an indomitable…Fri Mar 07 2003 - 00:00
Loreto on trophy trail in styleHOCKEY: After another fruitful weekend for the club Loreto still have four trophies in their sights, with a European Cup Winners…Mon Mar 03 2003 - 00:00
Sore heads for Namibia after sobering ordealTV VIEW "Each team must have had the opportunity to bat for a minimum of 25 overs to constitute a match," states one of the …Mon Mar 03 2003 - 00:00
Pembroke seek to bounce backWOMEN'S HOCKEY: Having contested the last two Leinster Senior Cup finals, winning one each, Loreto and Hermes meet at the semi…Fri Feb 28 2003 - 00:00
St Andrew's determined to make final breakthroughHOCKEY: ST Andrews, who have never won the Leinster Senior Cup, and the King's Hospital, who last won the competition in 1975…Thu Feb 27 2003 - 00:00
Local boy determined to make good in InchicoreEamonn Collins, as expected, was unveiled as the new St Patrick's Athletic manager at a press conference in the Royal Hospital…Wed Feb 26 2003 - 00:00
Loreto and Harlequins advance to finalHOCKEY : Both Loreto and Cork Harlequins have experienced the joy of winning the Sharwood's Irish Senior Cup in the past three…Mon Feb 24 2003 - 00:00
Travelling teams have reason for optimismWOMEN'S HOCKEY: On the face of it home advantage should make Loreto and Pembroke Wanderers the favourites to win through to …Fri Feb 21 2003 - 00:00
Davies in the dumps but Gazza is too much funnyTV VIEW: Over on Network Two, ahead of England and France's Six Nations game on Saturday, George Hook was telling Tom McGurk…Mon Feb 17 2003 - 00:00
Hermes move closer to titleHOCKEY: It proved to be a perfect weekend for Pembroke Wanderers, a good one for Hermes, a middling one for Old Alexandra and…Mon Feb 17 2003 - 00:00
Campbell in high formSCHOOL'S HOCKEY: Muckross Park, beaten finalists in the last two Leinster Schoolgirls' Senior Cup finals, were knocked out at…Fri Feb 14 2003 - 00:00
Retirements highlight need for professional approachWOMEN'S HOCKEY: With almost 300 senior caps between them, added to the many appearances they made for the underage international…Fri Feb 14 2003 - 00:00
One-sided dust-ups have stations counting costTV VIEW: It was a week of unequal sporting contests where little guys got badly beaten up by big lads, like Rob Calloway against…Mon Feb 10 2003 - 00:00
Planet Football . . .THE battle for the Green Boot, the most prestigious (and perhaps only) footballing award for top Republic of Ireland-goalscorer…Mon Feb 10 2003 - 00:00
Ulster restore proper orderWOMEN'S HOCKEY: After losing out to Leinster and Munster the past two years, Ulster reasserted themselves at under-21 level …Mon Feb 10 2003 - 00:00
Leinster will look to experienced trio Weekend fixturesWOMEN'S HOCKEY/Under-21 Interprovincial Tournament: Ireland under-21 coach Stephen Jackson and his assistant Graham Quincey …Fri Feb 07 2003 - 00:00
Kuper likely to stay on if senior players re-enlistWOMEN'S HOCKEY: Riet Kuper will make a decision on her future as Irish senior women's coach after she meets her squad in Dublin…Wed Feb 05 2003 - 00:00
Ulster clubs go out as Old Alexandra stun PegasusWOMEN'S HOCKEY: For the first time in over a decade there is no Ulster representation in the semi-finals of the Sharwood's Irish…Mon Feb 03 2003 - 00:00
Pegasus out for elusive silverwareWOMEN'S HOCKEY: Surprisingly enough, considering they've been All-Ireland champions for the past five years, Pegasus haven't…Fri Jan 31 2003 - 00:00
Mount Anville pushed to penaltiesHOCKEY: Mount Anville... 0 Alexandra College..Wed Jan 29 2003 - 00:00
Pembroke riding highWomen's Hockey: No complaints from the folk down Serpentine Avenue wayFri Jan 24 2003 - 00:00
World Cup revisited for IrelandHOCKEY: Less than two months after the conclusion of their World Cup campaign in Perth, the Irish women's team learnt yesterday…Tue Jan 21 2003 - 00:00
Under-strength Hermes make early exitHOCKEY: Having contested three of the last four Sharwood's Irish Senior Cup finals, losing to Loreto in last season's decider…Mon Jan 20 2003 - 00:00
World Cup players set for club dutyWOMEN'S HOCKEY: The third round of the Sharwood's Irish Senior Cup could see the return to action of some members of the Irish…Fri Jan 17 2003 - 00:00
Old Alexandra II bow outWOMEN'S HOCKEY: Once again the elements played havoc with Saturday's fixture list, wiping out the entire Ulster programme and…Mon Jan 13 2003 - 00:00
Seconds catch the eyeWOMEN'S HOCKEY: With three All-Ireland quarter-final places to aim for, a league title to be won, and a possible two relegation…Fri Jan 10 2003 - 00:00
Cold snap causes havocWOMEN'S HOCKEY: Frozen pitches up and down the country resulted in the entire fixture list being postponed on Saturday, with…Mon Jan 06 2003 - 00:00
Pegasus given their chance to avenge last year's final defeatWOMEN'S HOCKEY: The draw for the third round of the Sharwood's Irish Senior Cup has paired Ballymoney and Pegasus in what will…Mon Dec 23 2002 - 00:00
Orbinson adds to Portadown woeHOCKEY: Irish midfielder Jill Orbinson will miss much of the rest of the season as she attempts to recover from the shoulder…Fri Dec 20 2002 - 00:00
Ireland defeatedHOCKEY: Ireland went down to the first defeat of their World Cup build-up in Australia yesterday when they lost 2-0 to Germany…Wed Nov 20 2002 - 00:00
