Kerry provide backboneAll-Ireland and National League champions Kerry provide the backbone of the Munster team for the Railway Cup Interprovincial …Thu Jan 22 1998 - 00:00
Couples back in the winning grooveOn a visit to Mount Juliet last July for the Shell Wonderful World of Golf series, Fred Couples understatedly described his season…Tue Jan 20 1998 - 00:00
Irish Senior Open set for WoodbrookIn a deserved case of "back to the future", Woodbrook - a venue which pioneered professional tournament golf in Ireland by staging…Tue Jan 20 1998 - 00:00
European Open prize fund to top £1mDr Michael Smurfit is poised to consolidate his campaign to play host to the 2005 Ryder Cup at The K Club by increasing the prize…Tue Jan 20 1998 - 00:00
Kerry come back to earthSuch tourist attractions as Hula dancers, the black sands of Kaimu Beach and Waimea Canyon will seem like an eternity away for…Sat Jan 17 1998 - 00:00
Carlow carry on regardlessLife goes on for Carlow footballers, as does the hunt for a new managerFri Jan 16 1998 - 00:00
Mickelson back with the in crowdPhil Mickelson has finally answered his own questionsTue Jan 13 1998 - 00:00
Chubby calls the shots for Irish pairA bit like a psychiatrist with his patients, the golf manager must also make targets, and renew them, for those in his careTue Jan 13 1998 - 00:00
Egan inherits £1.7m debtJohn Egan, the new chairman of the Dublin GAA County Board, has inherited a £1Mon Jan 12 1998 - 00:00
Dublin take off with easy win over LaoisThe remnants of winter hung in the air around St Margaret's yesterday as Dublin's footballers hinted at summer promise in an …Mon Jan 12 1998 - 00:00
Four in battle to succeed BaileyA forecast of high winds and rain may make an indoor arena such as the Dublin county board offices at Parnell Park a potentially…Sat Jan 10 1998 - 00:00
O'Shea the front-runner to take over troubled CarlowCarlow's search for a new manager to succeed Bobby Miller could be concentrated outside the countyFri Jan 09 1998 - 00:00
Montgomerie set for duel with ElsColin Montgomerie's last visit to the United States resulted in the Scot exorcising a demon - that of defeat - which had constantly…Tue Dec 30 1997 - 00:00
New Canal End will rise from the dustAlready, the water in the Royal Canal at the city end of Croke Park has been reduced to a mere trickle, and giant yellow CAT …Mon Dec 29 1997 - 00:00
Le Tour come to townTour De France: the mere mention of the three magical words are neough to send Martin Earley, a former stage winner, into giddy…Mon Dec 29 1997 - 00:00
Tigers, American and Celtic, are hungryIt's a young man's game, something emphasised this past year by `twentysomethings' winning three of the four majorsMon Dec 29 1997 - 00:00
Faces for 1998Eddie Ahern (Flat racing)The meteoric rise of champion apprentice Eddie Ahern looks set to accelerate even more quickly next …Mon Dec 29 1997 - 00:00
Jamesie O'Connor's point for the Liam McCarthyIn the crowd, heaving hearts and glistening eyes, typical of All-Ireland hurling final daySat Dec 27 1997 - 00:00
Monty sees no need to rush to judgmentThe man likely to provide the backbone to Europe's defence of the Ryder Cup at Brookline, Boston, in two year's time has come…Tue Dec 16 1997 - 00:00
Woodbrook again a test for the bestWoodbrook's recognition that it was in danger of remaining in a time warp - and living on the memory of days when it pioneered…Tue Dec 16 1997 - 00:00
Baker-Finch on the long road backLater this week, the forgotten man of golf will stand on a tee for the first time in five months and know he is playing for his…Tue Dec 16 1997 - 00:00
Wise trio join the legendsAptly, at a time when the professional game tends to overshadow the amateur code, three of Irish golf's greatest servants, Joe…Wed Dec 10 1997 - 00:00
Four-Iron In The SoulIt takes a roguish character to survive life as a caddy on the circuitSat Dec 06 1997 - 00:00
Westwood tries to keep on Tiger's tailHe is Europe's answer to Tiger Woods; but if Lee Westwood isn't yet in the same money league as his American contemporary, the…Tue Dec 02 1997 - 00:00
Dowling adds to list of honoursAnother honour has been bestowed on Irish amateur golf with Claire Dowling's selection as captain of the Britain and Ireland …Tue Dec 02 1997 - 00:00
Irish duo ready for further educationAt a time when many of the world's top players have either consigned their clubs to the closet for the winter or are lining their…Tue Dec 02 1997 - 00:00
Winter of content ahead for GalwayJust as the year's demands peter out, Galway's footballers have discovered a new gait; it involves a swagger, with a touch of…Mon Dec 01 1997 - 00:00
Unearthing talent proving hard taskThe exploits of two of their own, Padraig Harrington and Paul McGinley, in lifting the World Cup should provide a buoyant mood…Tue Nov 25 1997 - 00:00
Erin's Isle withstand late rallyOf course the sentiments were in the right place, if a little prematureMon Nov 24 1997 - 00:00
Irish eight pack downIt has been described as a sadistic ritual, a form of torture perpetrated on a body of men united in one quest: to win a tour…Tue Nov 18 1997 - 00:00
Irish prosper StatesideAs Padraig Harrington and Paul McGinley were enjoying a rare few days of rest and relaxation away from competitive duty prior…Tue Nov 18 1997 - 00:00
GUI come to defence of youths' team eventThe Golfing Union of Ireland has led the resistance to a move which attempted to scrap the European Youths' Team Championship…Tue Nov 18 1997 - 00:00
A free-for-all and four sent offThe covers were unceremoniously hauled off the uglier, darker side of Gaelic football's tribalism at Davitt Park, Lurgan, yesterday…Mon Nov 17 1997 - 00:00
`If I was Irish I'd play Gaelic' says All Black Zinzan BrookeRather than charging out of the Lansdowne Road tunnel tomorrow attired in his fearsome All Black kit, imagine for a moment that…Fri Nov 14 1997 - 00:00
Bonner keeps his feet on solid ground as Donegal fortunes riseDeclan Bonner has instilled a sense of reality into Donegal footballFri Nov 14 1997 - 00:00
Fanagan returns for DublinWhatever about the two counties crossing paths in a Gaelic football context next summer, an altogether more immediate sporting…Tue Nov 11 1997 - 00:00
Erin's Isle live dangerouslyIf relations between the two counties, Dublin and Offaly, have been a little strained this year, at least supporters of both …Mon Nov 10 1997 - 00:00
Powerscourt's first ILGU titlePowerscourt created a little piece of history when claiming the club's first ever ILGU plaque in the Eastern District's Autumn…Tue Nov 04 1997 - 00:00
Europe's number one turns back on US TourNever a man to go along expected lines, Colin Montgomerie defied the conjecture of his peers - on both sides of the Atlantic - …Tue Nov 04 1997 - 00:00
Clarke looks to have done enough for Masters placeNobody can be quite certain of the exact criterion that ensures a first invitation to compete in the US Masters, but Darren Clarke…Tue Nov 04 1997 - 00:00
Plenty to savour in stirring clashAs shadow-boxing goes, it was darn good stuffMon Nov 03 1997 - 00:00
Cork give Cregan a timely warningAs a modern-day prophet, the car space attendant outside Pairc Ui Rinn got it all wrongMon Oct 27 1997 - 00:00
Crossmaglen take centre stageIf a two-tier structure exists within the GAA, at least this is the time of the year when it is all turned on its head and the…Sat Oct 25 1997 - 01:00
Derry go to the last to capture Ulster titleNobody could accuse Derry of taking the easy route to success in winning the Ulster Intercounty title at Castlerock on Sunday…Tue Oct 21 1997 - 01:00
The classroom swingersChristy O'Connor Snr and former Dublin football manager Gerry McCaul have joined forces in their desire to spread the golfing…Tue Oct 21 1997 - 01:00
Capturing essence of Irish golfThe Scots, of course, have one up on the rest of us when it comes to the history of golf - they founded the gameTue Oct 21 1997 - 01:00
Down fail to catch fire as Wicklow's new faces shineDespite the unseasonal sunshine, initial impressions smacked of an unwelcome return to the dark ages at Aughrim yesterdayMon Oct 20 1997 - 01:00
