Ireland lick wounds and re-groupThere was a little bit of wound-licking going on at the Irish team hotel yesterday with the players resting in order to recover…Tue Apr 06 1999 - 01:00
Ireland suffer a power failureIt was the sort of night that's best forgotten, but that might be easier said than done for Brian Kerr and the rest of the Irish…Mon Apr 05 1999 - 01:00
Hosts lack striking powerAfter a difficult build-up to the start of these World Youth Championships, there was considerable relief around the National…Mon Apr 05 1999 - 01:00
Ireland seek good kick-start amid chaosAs excitement amongst the local population mounted yesterday ahead of this afternoon's opening game of the World Youth Championships…Sat Apr 03 1999 - 01:00
Kerr still checking out all optionsWith three days to go before the Republic of Ireland take the field against Mexico here in Ibadan, Brian Kerr was still assessing…Fri Apr 02 1999 - 01:00
Koreans give Irish thorough workout"A useful exercise," was the way that Irish manager Brian Kerr summed up yesterday's 3-3 draw with South Korea in IbadanThu Apr 01 1999 - 01:00
Clergy's charity tested in fullThe seminary run by the Society of African Missions (SMA) at New Bodije in Ibadan has long been one of focal points for the small…Thu Apr 01 1999 - 01:00
Germans muffle Windsor welcome"Participate, Celebrate, Tolerate" read the Sports Council cards being handed out around Windsor Park on Saturday, but inside…Mon Mar 29 1999 - 01:00
Downbeat Germany may limit ambitionThere were some strange mind games being played in Belfast yesterday where both Northern Ireland manager Lawrie McMenemy and …Sat Mar 27 1999 - 00:00
Injuries worries subsiding for KerrAfter a worrying morning things appeared to be brightening up for Brian Kerr last night when a couple of his main injury worries…Thu Mar 25 1999 - 00:00
Benefit for Adam DunphyThe late freelance football journalist Adam Dunphy will be remembered at Dalymount Park this evening when teams drawn from the…Thu Mar 25 1999 - 00:00
Caps the true goalThe news that next weekend's meeting of St Patrick's Athletic and UCD has been put back to Monday evening because no fewer than…Tue Mar 23 1999 - 00:00
Students will have their sayThe dream up at Belfield Park, as it has been since their much praised and copied scholarship scheme got fully up and running…Mon Mar 22 1999 - 00:00
Gritty Sligo just not sharp enoughAN Owen Heery goal gave Shelbourne a seventh successive win and sent them four points clear of their rivals for third place in…Sat Mar 20 1999 - 00:00
Wolves to release KeaneBrian Kerr appears to have won his battle with the English clubs who had been threatening to withhold members of his under-20…Thu Mar 18 1999 - 00:00
National League PreviewA crucial game for Dundalk who face the prospect of being dragged back into the relegation scrap unless they can string another…Thu Mar 18 1999 - 00:00
In-form Carr may feel this is his chanceWhatever about the starting line-ups, Republic of Ireland manager Mick McCarthy more or less admitted that his squads are almost…Wed Mar 17 1999 - 00:00
O'Neill bound for RiversideIrish international winger Keith O'Neill is expected at the Riverside Stadium over the next day or so to put the finishing touches…Tue Mar 16 1999 - 00:00
Wenger opens appeals floodgatesEven in the immediate aftermath, a time when there was widespread acclaim for the offer by Arsenal, subsequently endorsed by …Tue Mar 16 1999 - 00:00
Showdown looms as Kerr selects his premier squadRepublic Of Ireland manager Brian Kerr raised the stakes in his battle with some of the big English Premiership clubs yesterday…Sat Mar 13 1999 - 00:00
Kilkenny thrown out of FAI CupKilkenny City were thrown out of the Harp Lager FAI Cup last nightSat Mar 13 1999 - 00:00
Title battle back on as champions come unstuckClose to done and dusted a couple of weeks ago, the title race was ripped wide open in Inchicore last night when Bohemians beat…Sat Mar 13 1999 - 00:00
Bray lack finishing finesseThere could have been few spectators as happy as Shelbourne manager Dermot Keely at the end of what was another disappointing…Thu Mar 11 1999 - 00:00
Dominant Republic in controlAfter Ireland's underage teams had come back down to earth in the early months of 1999, last night's first leg victory at the…Wed Mar 10 1999 - 00:00
Galway at home againGalway United have been rewarded for their defeat of league champions St Patrick's Athletic last Friday with another home draw…Tue Mar 09 1999 - 00:00
Kerr delays in BelfastBrian Kerr, the Republic of Ireland manager, will put his under-18 squad through their paces one more time in Belfast this morning…Tue Mar 09 1999 - 00:00
Kilkenny still adamant they won't travelFinn Harps will be there. The match officials will be thereTue Mar 09 1999 - 00:00
Shelbourne mean to take cup homeThe day started rather well for Derry City, with Smith wicks confirming that they'll continue as the club's main sponsor for …Mon Mar 08 1999 - 00:00
Sligo just save faceFor most of the night all they were missing were a few American cops ushering the people away from the pitch with repeated cries…Mon Mar 08 1999 - 00:00
Galway send St Patrick's packingThere was precious little in the way of sexy football and not even the distraction of a dispute over sexual orientation, but …Sat Mar 06 1999 - 00:00
Kerr forced to make changesBrian Kerr, the Republic of Ireland manager, has added two of the players involved in next Tuesday's UEFA Under-18 play-off in…Thu Mar 04 1999 - 00:00
O'Riordan stays focusedCork City and a couple of the big Dublin clubs may be gone, but this weekend's FAI Cup quarterfinals still contain some attractive…Tue Mar 02 1999 - 00:00
Cork find form to stay in huntPatsy Freyne's punch into the air as he wandered towards the dressing-room at Dalymount Park last night may have been born more…Sat Feb 27 1999 - 00:00
Harsh First lessonsOf the 12 league tables carried on the results page of this paper's sports section yesterday only one - the First Division of…Tue Feb 23 1999 - 00:00
Russell's goal sinks 10-man DundalkA Martin Russell goal 17 minutes from time at Richmond Park last night was enough to ensure that St Patrick's Athletic moved …Sat Feb 20 1999 - 00:00
Heartening transfer news from DerryThe way things have been going recently you might think it's reasonable to assume that the meeting scheduled for the start of…Tue Feb 16 1999 - 00:00
Representative badge of honour needs new polishThe timing may not have been the best, but then we should simply be thankful that the FAI has decided to squeeze in a representative…Tue Feb 09 1999 - 00:00
Shelbourne dig deep to progressWell, what do you know? Dermot Keely's quest to bring much-needed steel to the Shelbourne title challenge may need a little work…Sat Feb 06 1999 - 00:00
Mullen is enjoying the good life at Bohemians"Topsy-turvy" seems a rather mild way to describe it but that's how Bohemians central defender Eoin Mullen sums up his season…Fri Feb 05 1999 - 00:00
