And you thought Corrie was far fetched? Weatherfield hasn’t a patch on Tyneside when it comes to tragicomedy. Former Newcastle...
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Pres’ gets 200 times what an All-Ireland winner gets
Pres’ gets 200 times what an All-Ireland winner gets
Maybe it‘s just the green-eyed monster in me, but is it not a tiny bit rich of GAA President Christy Cooney to be warning...
Kilkenny too close for home comfort?
Kilkenny too close for home comfort?
Word that Waterford officials are amenable to hiring out Nowlan Park as a potential home venue for Munster hurling championship...
Bend it like Blatter more like
Bend it like Blatter more like
The World Cup bidding debacle that’s so enraged English football was, as votes go, transparent as mud. But there was no...
Deeply indebted, shallow pockets
Deeply indebted, shallow pockets
In the context of County Wexford teenager Gráinne Murphy’s rise and rise, Irish swimming happily has its head held high this...
All the wrong moves
All the wrong moves
Another essential piece by columnist Eamon Sweeney in the ‘Sindo’ last weekend identified the further social and cultural...
White lightning
White lightning
As most mortals back home were struggling to stay on their feet, Dungarvan teenager Kate Veale came through the snow-covered...
DLS unbeatable in white heat of battle
DLS unbeatable in white heat of battle
December wasn’t designed with hurling in mind but De La Salle might reflect that fate dictated that last Sunday’s supposed...
Free to choose?
Free to choose?
Ian Holloway was well within his rights to go spare at the notion of being punished by the Premier League for fielding a...
Honest earnings
Honest earnings
Donncha O’Callaghan, who’ll be 32 in March, had no hesitation in signing a new international contract until 2014. It was, the...
Cowardice and courage
Cowardice and courage
‘The Left Hook’ (see right) reckons “O’Driscoll versus McCaw would be as compelling as a world heavyweight boxing...
Men in green black & blue
Men in green black & blue
Even George Hook was won over by Saturday’s feisty and fairly fearless display against the All Blacks. Pride, he said, had been...
