Unions united in central systemIrish club golfers are set to take a step into the new technological age ahead of their British or European counterpartsTue May 30 2000 - 01:00
Brief claims to red flesh and bloodAs far as the family tree goes, the closest I can get to claiming any sort of Munster citizenship is that the maternal grandfather…Mon May 29 2000 - 01:00
Coughlan targets Irish OpenRichard Coughlan, who is now based in New York, has booked his holidays at home in Ireland, but he is still unsure whether he…Tue May 23 2000 - 01:00
No time for sentimental journeyTradition provides an indelible link with sport, and especially to the English FA CupMon May 22 2000 - 01:00
Annual battle for the Algarve beginsSince its inception just two years ago, the Musgrave Crumlin Children's Hospital Club Challenge, which is editorially supported…Tue May 16 2000 - 01:00
Winner has to shell out for tripAlthough the winner of this year's South of Ireland championship at Lahinch will be invited to compete in next year's Houston…Tue May 16 2000 - 01:00
Coughlan faces challenge of Curtis Cup pairNobody can confidently predict who will win the Lancome-sponsored Irish Women's Close Championship which gets underway at Baltray…Tue May 09 2000 - 01:00
Irish pair in Ganton teamAlison Coffey and Suzanne O'Brien have been included in the 12-strong Britain and Ireland amateur team which takes on a women…Tue Mar 28 2000 - 01:00
Aree the teen sensationShe's only one year into her teens and won't be allowed to play full-time on the US LPGA Tour for another five years, but word…Tue Mar 28 2000 - 01:00
Limerick signal future purposeOn two occasions before a ball was pucked in any sort of anger, the public address announcer deemed it necessary to inform patrons…Mon Mar 27 2000 - 01:00
Boys fly off to BrazilTwo Irishmen have had their SOS messages answered for this week's first European Tour event to take place in BrazilTue Mar 21 2000 - 00:00
No record safe from WoodsNobody's running scared, not just yet, but Tiger Woods' dominance of the professional game is a little frightening all the same…Tue Mar 21 2000 - 00:00
Kerrymen the better finishersThe sporting gods don't always dispense justice fairly. So it was in Kilmallock yesterdayMon Mar 20 2000 - 00:00
Team spirit the key at Na FiannaLittle insights tell what lies in the heart of a clubThu Mar 16 2000 - 00:00
Support for FDC proposals growingSlowly, but surely, it appears that the Football Development Committee's mission to spread the word about the proposed restructuring…Thu Mar 16 2000 - 00:00
Vroom-vroom in heat of the nightA curious sort of nocturnal creature has evolved in recent years and, personally, I lay the blame for it on Eddie JordanMon Mar 13 2000 - 00:00
McCormack points to victoryThere's something mystical about Meath football, a conundrum that outsiders just can't fathomMon Mar 13 2000 - 00:00
McGinley sets his sights on EuropeansPaul McGinley has probably stood in the shadows cast by his contemporaries - principally Darren Clarke and Padraig Harrington…Tue Mar 07 2000 - 00:00
Lawrie to team up with DublinerBritish Open champion Paul Lawrie, who last week controversially sacked the caddie who helped him to Carnoustie success, has …Mon Mar 06 2000 - 00:00
Coceres holds his nervePart of the rich folklore that surrounds a certain Jose Eusebio Coceres, aside from the one which asserts he carved his first…Mon Mar 06 2000 - 00:00
Irish pair remain in contentionSomething had to happen to disturb the sort of balmy calm that you're inclined to believe can only be found in paradiseSat Mar 04 2000 - 00:00
Lawrie: axing of Byrne mishandledBritish Open winner Paul Lawrie yesterday admitted he had mishandled the "sacking" of his Irish caddie Paddy Byrne, which occurred…Fri Mar 03 2000 - 00:00
Darren ClarkeDarren Clarke couldn't suppress a smile as he stepped off the first tee at the Dubai Creek course yesterday, realising immediately…Fri Mar 03 2000 - 00:00
Harrington gets inPadraig Harrington, who has opted to spend a few days working with his coach Bob Torrance in Scotland rather than play in this…Thu Mar 02 2000 - 00:00
Clarke resumes and aims to `improve'Life goes on, even for golf's newest million dollar winnerThu Mar 02 2000 - 00:00
Women's squad to train in sunIn a positive development aimed at ending a barren spell in international team golf, the Irish Ladies' Golf Union has announced…Tue Feb 29 2000 - 00:00
Monty hopes to get going in DubaiA few years ago, at Crans-sur-Sierre in the Swiss Alps, in the run-up to the Ryder Cup at Valderrama, Colin Montgomerie took …Tue Feb 29 2000 - 00:00
Cullen named in Europe teamReigning Irish Amateur Open champion Gary Cullen faces a busy schedule over the coming monthsTue Feb 22 2000 - 00:00
Farrell the Na Fianna inspirationPearse Park yesterday was no place for fancy footwork, frills or flairMon Feb 21 2000 - 00:00
Arriving by hearse to the weddingDoesn't it always seem that something unexpected, almost illicit, tastes so much better? So it was on Saturday afternoonMon Feb 21 2000 - 00:00
All in for event of MillenniumThe GUI will stage a once-off club competition this year which it estimates will be the biggest ever amateur golf event in this…Sat Feb 19 2000 - 00:00
Derry hurling set for historic debutThey may not be planning fireworks or a carnival to mark the occasion, but Derry's debut in Division One hurling - against Waterford…Fri Feb 18 2000 - 00:00
Moffatt stays patientCrossmolina's Liam Moffatt could do with a break, of the right kind, for a changeThu Feb 17 2000 - 00:00
Codd slips out of Wexford set-upWexford head into the new National Hurling League campaign, starting on Sunday, without last year's captain Paul CoddThu Feb 17 2000 - 00:00
Rafferty makes his return in PortugalOver 20 months ago, on June 7th, 1998, Ronan Patrick Rafferty rolled in what was to be his last competitive putt on the PGA European…Tue Feb 15 2000 - 00:00
Carr attack splutters to a haltGay Sheerin had a look of devilment in his eyesMon Feb 14 2000 - 00:00
GAC set to rule on Carr's suspensionFormer football All Star Ross Carr, who was sent off last November in Down's final league match before the two-month winter break…Wed Feb 09 2000 - 00:00
Harrington battles to cure his illsApart from pure monetary terms, Padraig Harrington's early season odyssey to the other side of the globe has proven to be a fruitless…Wed Feb 09 2000 - 00:00
O Cinneide a key figureThe link is a tenuous one, given the different lifestyles of the superstar professional golfer and that of your average amateur…Wed Feb 09 2000 - 00:00
Slick to watch, sickening to hearThe time has surely come for the terrestrial channels to put up some sort of shield to fend off the self-styled celestial body…Mon Feb 07 2000 - 00:00
Kelly under scrutiny at BirrJoachim Kelly, so often a hero in an Offaly hurling jersey, is likely to be under great scrutiny in his off-the-pitch managerial…Thu Feb 03 2000 - 00:00
Lehman inspired by the TigerThe man inspired by the tiger aims to halt a little history in California this weekTue Feb 01 2000 - 00:00
Harrington tees-offPadraig Harrington has chosen a globe-trotting route for the early part of his 2000 itineraryTue Jan 25 2000 - 00:00
Fabulous Baker boys hit right notesOne legacy of the so-called Jack Charlton years in Irish soccer is that the call to play in England, with the rest of the world…Mon Jan 24 2000 - 00:00
GAA awaits changes before deleting Rule 21The GAA last night reiterated its commitment to lifting the membership ban on members of the British security forces - Rule 21…Thu Jan 20 2000 - 00:00
Flanagan gets Westmeath startThese days, the so-called "big guns" of the GAA world may be chiefly concerned with the amount of sun block to use as they savour…Thu Jan 20 2000 - 00:00
Hooters Tour place for CoughlanRichard Coughlan has escaped from his professional limboTue Jan 18 2000 - 00:00
Scraping the bottom of the barrelSadly, even Nick Hancock's childish pranks would have been a welcome diversion to some of what passed for sporting entertainment…Mon Jan 17 2000 - 00:00
