Of all the stories interwoven with De La Salle’s All-Ireland club appearance in Croke Park, one of the most compelling for...
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Local pair’s prospects bright
Local pair’s prospects bright
Summing up Ireland’s overall showing in northern Italy on Sunday night, both Eamonn Coghlan and Jerry Kiernan were loud in...
Chambers of horrors
Chambers of horrors
So the athletics authorities are considering whether to take action against DRUG CHEAT Dwain Chambers (call it double emphasis)...
Whacko Jacko
Whacko Jacko
With Declan Prendergast ruefully accepting the two-month ban imposed for his sending-off in Walsh Park last Sunday week, I was...
Choice Words
Choice Words
“The people have spoken at grassroots level and it’s obvious democracy wasn’t working. It’s...
Unlike our athletes, RTÉ didn’t cover itself in glory
Unlike our athletes, RTÉ didn’t cover itself in glory
Okay, so they’re trying to strip €41m in ‘fat’ off their annual cost base (and God forbid their ‘top stars’...
In defence of Dan
In defence of Dan
I intended writing this irrespective of whether he played last Sunday, and I’d say the same thing if he never hit another...
Waterford draw new line on the horizon
Waterford draw new line on the horizon
Given how they were almost swallowed whole by the hype last autumn, the best thing about the Waterford hurlers’ hugely...
Choice Words
Choice Words
“In that troubled part of our country (Northern Ireland), greater divisions existed and they were able to sit down...
‘Bod’ and soul
‘Bod’ and soul
Brian O’Driscoll may no longer have the youthful je ne sais quoi with which he burst into the mainstream sporting...
Losing to win
Losing to win
Sean Kelly delivered the most memorable one-liner on last week’s ‘Prime Time’ take on the Leeside stand-off. GAA...
De La Salle do it the hard way yet again
De La Salle do it the hard way yet again
As sporting motivational devices go, sticking offending press cuttings on the dressing-room wall is as old as the combination of...
