Potter's death a great shockIrish hockey has been left numbed by the news of the sudden death in Dublin on Tuesday of Jacqui Potter, one of the country's…Thu Nov 16 2000 - 00:00
Not all glamourHaving battled his way back from a cruciate ligament injury he sustained in March Jim Gannon was just weeks away from resuming…Mon Nov 13 2000 - 00:00
Unlucky mascotHartlepool mascot H'Angus the Monkey has been banned from Scunthorpe United's Glanford Park ground after ugly scenes during the…Mon Nov 13 2000 - 00:00
McCarthy's men abroadIt's dizzy work keeping up with the movements of the Irish abroad, particularly the players in England's lower divisionsMon Nov 13 2000 - 00:00
Those Latins, ehYou might have noticed that Juventus had difficulty keeping 11 men on the field for the duration of their games in phase one …Mon Nov 13 2000 - 00:00
On the move?If you've spent much of the last six months hanging out in Jupiter you might have missed the endless string of "Lennon for Celtic…Mon Nov 13 2000 - 00:00
Alexandra recoverIf last week's 3-0 defeat by Loreto appeared to put an irreparable dent in Old Alexandra's Leinster Senior A title ambitions, …Mon Nov 13 2000 - 00:00
Political football - it's a game of two halvesAs George W Bush put it so aptly recently, "if we don't succeed, we run the risk of failure" adding, "it isn't pollution that…Sat Nov 11 2000 - 00:00
DCU foiled by Queen'sUniversity College Cork (women) and Queen's University (men) completed highly successful intervarsity campaigns in Limerick yesterday…Fri Nov 10 2000 - 00:00
Sweeper Boyles willing to stayIrish sweeper Arlene Boyles has given senior coach Riet Kuper a boost by confirming this week that she is putting her international…Fri Nov 10 2000 - 00:00
UCC and DCU upset the oddsOutstanding displays from the men and women of University College Cork in their final pool games at the intervarsity tournament…Thu Nov 09 2000 - 00:00
Surprise as Surgeons cut DU to the quickThe Royal College of Surgeons women's team produced the surprise result on the opening day of the intervarsity tournament in …Wed Nov 08 2000 - 00:00
Out to DinnerOur people in Malawi tell us that Dinner Nathaya made a meal of refereeing the Super League clash between Telecom Wanderers and…Mon Nov 06 2000 - 00:00
Quotes of the week"We play, we lose. Hamil come off, Hamil no score. I am not happy hereMon Nov 06 2000 - 00:00
Charlton upsetWho complained bitterly last week when Sven Goran Eriksson was appointed England manager, raging: "The French are managed by …Mon Nov 06 2000 - 00:00
On the move?As if life wasn't tough enough for Robbie Keane at Inter Milan, having to compete with the Who's Who of International Strikers…Mon Nov 06 2000 - 00:00
Loreto in at the deep endHaving been drawn against and beaten by Pegasus and Old Alexandra in their last two opening rounds of the Sharwood's Irish Senior…Mon Nov 06 2000 - 00:00
McCarthy's men abroadTo be honest, after recent events, we're not entirely sure who is and who isn't eligible to play for the Republic any moreMon Nov 06 2000 - 00:00
Whatever happened to . . . Falcao?Remember him? Brazilian legend of bygone days? Well, his name was mentioned in dispatches last week when he was accused by his…Mon Nov 06 2000 - 00:00
Going only so far for a dreamThe most sublime sporting quote of all time? Ian Rush's complaint when he found it impossible to settle in Italy, on or off the…Sat Nov 04 2000 - 00:00
Ballymoney face Railway crossingThe weather has turned ugly and that can only mean one thing: it's time for the first round of the Irish Senior CupFri Nov 03 2000 - 00:00
New York victory gives Ryan a boostAfter enduring one of the most barren spells of his career, when injury and a loss of form saw him drop from the top 10 to a …Wed Nov 01 2000 - 00:00
World Cup qualifier boosts Irish squadWhile officially the word from the International Hockey Federation is that Ireland will have to wait until March, after the Americas…Mon Oct 30 2000 - 00:00
On the move?In recent weeks we've noted that the MidasSoccer website's transfer tittle-tattle section is proving very nearly as reliable …Mon Oct 30 2000 - 00:00
McCarthy's men abroadHaving experienced a couple of relatively goal-shy weeks recently McCarthy's Men Abroad were scoring from all angles over the…Mon Oct 30 2000 - 00:00
Furry feudA bitter feud is developing between Hull City and Exeter City after the former accused the latter of a nasty case of poaching…Mon Oct 30 2000 - 00:00
Mersey mercyLast week the Guardian's Football Unlimited website cleared up a longstanding mystery over the fate of one Sandy Young, who scored…Mon Oct 30 2000 - 00:00
Why elite sport's not as good as it getsRemember the story? Patrice Dockery won the Dublin women's mini-marathonSat Oct 28 2000 - 01:00
O'Brien and McDonough get senior squad call-upCiara O'Brien's impressive start to the season for UCD, allied to her earlier performances as Irish under-21 captain, has been…Fri Oct 27 2000 - 01:00
McCarthy's men abroadA week to forget for Mark Kennedy and Keith O'Neill, both of whom made Four Four Two's top five of "the worst passers of a ball…Mon Oct 23 2000 - 01:00
Dramatic decline for top clubsIt was only in 1997 that the then top two clubs in the country, Muckross, coached by Ian Steepe, and Graham Quincey's Randalstown…Mon Oct 23 2000 - 01:00
There will always be England for a laughFunerals, as a rule, tend not to be chuckle-raising occasions but, by all accounts, if there hadn't been a giggle here and a …Sat Oct 21 2000 - 01:00
Loreto play with fireAfter losing further ground on the top three in the Leinster Senior A table last week, when they drew 0-0 with UCD, defending…Fri Oct 20 2000 - 01:00
Trinity take maximum pointsTrinity College moved to joint second in the Leinster Senior A table after picking up maximum points from their two games over…Mon Oct 16 2000 - 01:00
Youse is only a crowd of losersLovely to see that a sensible, positive, rational, constructive debate on the shape of Irish sport, after events at Sydney, has…Sat Oct 14 2000 - 01:00
UCD face big gunsAfter suffering a 5-0 defeat at the hands of Old Alexandra in their first game of the season, UCD recovered last weekend to give…Fri Oct 13 2000 - 01:00
McCarthy's men abroadAn Ipswich Town supporting Navan man by the name of Tom emailed us a few times last season, trying to convince us that Matt Holland…Mon Oct 09 2000 - 01:00
Football on TVWednesday: Republic of Ireland v Estonia, Network Two, 7.0, Sky Sports 1, 7.30; Northern Ireland v Iceland, BBC2, 8.0.Mon Oct 09 2000 - 01:00
Matt finish for wall-to-wall coverageIf you'd any compassion at all you'd feel sorry for sports loathers after the telly weekend we've just had but, then again, that…Mon Oct 09 2000 - 01:00
Quotes of the week"Manchester City manager Joe Royle has ruled himself out of the England job sensationally vacated by his close friend Kevin Keegan…Mon Oct 09 2000 - 01:00
TransportedBlackburn Rovers' Irish under-18 international Ben Burgess has moved on loan to Australian club Northern Spirit for a year, one…Mon Oct 09 2000 - 01:00
High-flying Hermes will take stoppingOnly three games gone but judging by their form so far this season, Hermes' quest to regain the Leinster Senior A title they …Mon Oct 09 2000 - 01:00
Dirty tricksShocking news from Romania on Saturday where the mighty Ceahlaul Piatra Neamt have been banned from European competition for …Mon Oct 09 2000 - 01:00
