Terry Conroy (top right) handed over his medals voluntarily, but not so Mick Smyth, Shamrock Rovers goalkeeping great of the...
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Will the real Roy Keane please stand up?
Will the real Roy Keane please stand up?
The portents are ominous at the ‘Stadium of Light’ after Saturday’s debacle against Bolton. Roy Keane is under...
De La Salle never say die
De La Salle never say die
When John Mullane singled out Joey Carton for special mention in his typically-unguarded speech at Semple Stadium last Sunday he...
Terry’s timely task
Terry’s timely task
Former ‘Eire’ winger Terry Conroy has been made welfare officer for young Irish footballers in Britain at a time when...
Hearing is disbelieving
Hearing is disbelieving
The problems with the football phone-in were there for all to hear on Today FM’s ‘Live after 5′ show last Saturday....
Swapping seats?
Swapping seats?
Dublin hurling’s gain is definitely RTÉ’s loss. Anthony Daly’s appointment as manager of the capital’s...
No secret to schools success
No secret to schools success
As the row over education cutbacks and their implications for sport in schools rumbles on, it’s worth remembering that two...
Must Murphy go?
Must Murphy go?
Pat Dolan told the Blues fundraiser headlined by Andy Gray the other week that a League of Ireland player being capped for his...
Hunts make history
Hunts make history
The Hunt brothers’ appearance alongside each other for Ireland last Wednesday was a rare feat, and a massive source of...
Players will lose patience if exchequer pittance lost
Players will lose patience if exchequer pittance lost
You could foresee the threatened withdrawal of the Government ‘grants’ for inter-county GAA players a long way back. Given...
Munster men-o’-war
Munster men-o’-war
Credit where credit crunch is due: Munster versus the All Blacks was something else. I’ll spare his blushes by not...
Choice Words
Choice Words
“Rugby is life in Limerick. The heroes of Limerick rugby are my heroes. Gladiators, square-jawed warriors who represent us...
