O’Neill for Liverpool Talk Increases
LIVERPOOL boss Gerard Houllier has hit out at the constant speculation linking Martin O’Neill with his job as the storm clouds gather over
Anfield.
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(Irish Voice) 18 Dec 2003
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Soccer Shorts
MANCHESTER Uni-ted and Ireland star John O’Shea has admitted he will have to put up with life as a left-back for club and country.
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(Irish Voice) 18 Dec 2003
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Dunne Deal for America
Dublin-born featherweight Bernard Dunne is climbing the boxing ranks here in the U.S., and earning new fans with each win. CATHAL DERVAN interviewed the up and comer as he prepares for his New Year wedding at home.
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(Irish Voice) 18 Dec 2003
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Cork Wants to Keep Croker Closed
THERE hasn’t been as much division in Ireland since Michael Collins was shot in West Cork – and there’s a common thread running through the latest debate to split the nation.
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(Irish Voice) 18 Dec 2003
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Fergie Isn’t Rock Steady
MET a fascinating man on the way back from Old Trafford on Saturday, a man who spent the hours after Manchester United’s win over local rivals City in the company of Alex Ferguson.
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(Irish Voice) 18 Dec 2003
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Kelly Favors Croke Park Change
GAA President Sean Kelly has hit back at personal criticism aimed in his direction by the Cork County Board as the issue of opening up Croke Park continues to divide the GAA.
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(Irish Voice) 18 Dec 2003
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Late Soccer: Irish Kids Lose, Utd Win
GERRY Smith found the perfect analogy to describe his team’s predicament as the Republic of Ireland crashed out of the under-20 World Cup finals in the United Arab Emirates to a golden goal from Colombia substitute Carrillo.
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(Irish Voice) 11 Dec 2003
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Henrik for Premiership?
HENRIK Larsson has confirmed that he will only quit Celtic when his contract expires in the summer – and he could be on his way to the Premiership.
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(Irish Voice) 11 Dec 2003
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Youngsters Did Themselves Proud
TUESDAY night in Dublin a couple of weeks before Christmas and the city is alive with shoppers.
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(Irish Voice) 11 Dec 2003
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World Cup Revenge on Tap
GARY Breen almost allowed a smirk to cross his face when he arrived home from training late last Friday evening and caught the tail end of the World Cup draw.
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(Irish Voice) 11 Dec 2003
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Ireland, France Face Off in World Cup. Dervan
GARY Breen wants to face France at Croke Park in the World Cup qualifiers next season after last Friday’s mouth-watering draw in Frankfurt..
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(Irish Voice) 11 Dec 2003
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Celtic’s Lennon Wants Keane
FORMER Northern Ireland captain Neil Lennon has pin-pointed Spurs and Republic of Ireland striker Robbie Keane as the man to replace Henrik Larsson at Parkhead next season.
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(Irish Voice) 4 Dec 2003
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Money Talks, But Will GAA Listen?
THESE are dangerous times for the GAA as Croke Park continues to drag its heels on everything from players rights to the rule that prevents other sports from playing on the sacred sod.
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(Irish Voice) 4 Dec 2003
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FAI Wants England for World Cup
FOOTBALL Association of Ireland (FAI) chiefs want to land David Beckham’s England in Friday’s World Cup draw – and pocket a whopping $5 million television bonanza.
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(Irish Voice) 4 Dec 2003
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New York GAA Launches Stadium Plan
NEW York Gaels young and old gathered on Monday night for an historic reception hosted at the Irish Consulate by Consul General Eugene Hutchinson. At the reception honoring the New York GAA, association stalwart Monty Moloney ushered in a new era for Ireland’s native games.
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(Irish Voice) 4 Dec 2003
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Dunne Bout Canceled
THIS Saturday was supposed to be a big night for Dublin boxer Bernard Dunne, an up-and-coming featherweight. He was to fight a six-round match at Madison Square Garden in New York City, on the undercard of a nationally-touted night of fights.
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(Irish Voice) 4 Dec 2003
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Reserves Save Shamrocks Blushes
THANKSGIVING weekend is never the ideal time for a game, and the Shamrocks first team looked to be suffering the after effects of hearty holiday. Their opponents, the New York Greek American Atlas, were in no mood to extend any holiday cheer and duly routed the Shamrocks 5-0.
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(Irish Voice) 4 Dec 2003
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Business as Usual for Fergie
ALEX Ferguson insists his court battle with Irish racing legend John Magnier over the breeding rights to wonder horse Rock of Gibraltar will not affect his work at Manchester United.
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(Irish Voice) 4 Dec 2003
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Keane Flub Costly
ROY Keane was aghast when his foul on Joe Cole led to the only penalty, and the only goal, in Sunday’s epic tie between Manchester United and Chelsea.
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(Irish Voice) 4 Dec 2003
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Henrik Ready to Say Goodbye
HENRIK Larsson has resisted a call from the UEFA president Lennhart Johansen to make an international return for Sweden in Portugal next summer – and Martin O’Neill now accepts he will break Celtic’s hearts as well and leave at the end of the season.
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(Irish Voice)26 Nov 2003
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Time to Tone Down the Buzz
THREE players, five days, two games. Lansdowne Road on a Tuesday. Old Trafford on a Saturday. An Ireland win against a woeful Canada and a Manchester United victory against a Jekyll and Hyde Blackburn.
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(Irish Voice) 26 Nov 2003
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Rovers Shut Out Shamrocks
THE match of the weekend saw the two Sunnyside rivals the New York Shamrocks and the New York Irish Rovers, take each other on. Together, these two clubs have won all there is to win in the New York, and their rivalry goes back many years.
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(Irish Voice)20 Nov 2003
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Boring Irish Beat Canada
THE cover of the Football Association of Ireland (FAI) match program promised the dawn of a new era as the Republic of Ireland took to the field for the first time since the Euro 4-2 debacle in Switzerland. Instead we were treated to the yawn of a new era at Lansdowne Road on Tuesday night, despite the scoreline.
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(Irish Voice) 20 Nov 2003
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McGrath Will Always be an Idol
ANDY Reid, the young man from Nottingham Forest via Crumlin who made his Republic of Ireland debut against Canada on Tuesday night, is a Paul McGrath nut.
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(Irish Voice) 20 Nov 2003
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O’Leary Wants Irish Job – Someday
DAVID O’Leary has bought a house in his native Dublin and re-iterated his desire to manage the Republic of Ireland – when his Premiership ambitions are realized.
The Aston Villa boss dismissed speculation linking him with a shock return to troubled Leeds United in the wake of Peter Reid’s Elland Road sacking.
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(Irish Voice) 20 Nov 2003
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Kerr on the Hotseat
BRIAN Kerr is tetchy right now. That was as clear as day in a Ballsbridge hotel last Friday lunchtime as he announced the 23-man squad to face Canada in a fairly meaningless friendly next Tuesday night.
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(Irish Voice)12 Nov 2003
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Miller on a Roll at Celtic
THE Liam Miller bandwagon rolls on, with the gifted Cork youngster now a red-hot certainty to win his first Republic of Ireland senior cap in Tuesday night’s friendly with Canada.
And it just gets better for the 22-year-old, with Martin O’Neill now actively involved in talks with Miller’s agent to secure his long term future at Parkhead.
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(Irish Voice) 12 Nov 2003
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World of Disappointment for Irish
IRELAND entered the Telstra Dome in Melbourne on a wave of optimism last Sunday night and left with their World Cup ambition dead, drowned in a sea of French blue.
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(Irish Voice) 12 Nov 2003
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Irish Soccer Squad for U.S. Cup
THE Republic of Ireland soccer team are on their way back to America and back to New York, Boston and Chicago next May.
The FAI have indicated that they will accept an offer from their North American counterparts to cross the Atlantic at the end of the English club season.
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(Irish Voice) 12 Nov 2003
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No Going Home for Wood and Co.
A FRIEND of Mick McCarthy’s, Tommy is his name, came out with a great saying one night during the soccer World Cup finals a couple of summers back..
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(Irish Voice) 6 Nov 2003
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Irish Jockey Tragically Dies
ALL Irish racing was called off last Sunday as a mark of respect to the late Sean Cleary, the 22-year-old apprentice jockey who died from serious head injuries after a fall at Galway a week earlier.
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(Irish Voice) 6 Nov 2003
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Irish Wizards of Oz – Almost
IT will go down as the one that got away and the game that finally set the World Cup alight in Sydney’s Telstra Dome on Sunday night.
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(Irish Voice) 6 Nov 2003
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Tipp Tops in Connell Cup
Tipperary 3-9 Galway 2-10
GALWAY looked like they were going to add the Kieran Connell Cup to the junior championship cup they won a few weeks ago against Tipperary at Gaelic Park.
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(Irish Voice) 6 Nov 2003
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Daley Keeps Shamrocks on Track
IT will go down as the one that got away and the game that finally set the World Cup alight in Sydney’s Telstra Dome on Sunday night.
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(Irish Voice) 6 Nov 2003
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O’Sullivan Doesn’t Like Flattery
IRELAND coach Eddie O’Sullivan is refusing to be sucked into the French trap as opposite number Bernard Laporte talks up the Irish ahead of Sunday’s World Cup quarter-final.
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(Irish Voice) 6 Nov 2003
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The Marathon Man
THE 33rd running of the New York City Marathon takes place this Sunday, November 2, as over 30 ,000 gallant souls take to the streets of the five boroughs.
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(Irish Voice) 30 Oct 2003
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Wood’s Irish Pride Safely Restored
WE rose from our slumbers early on the morning the clocks went back here in Ireland, just as Irish rugby rose from a four year slumber far away in deepest Adelaide.
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(Irish Voice) 30 Oct 2003
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Exciting All-Ireland Draw Down Under
HE draws for the 2004 championships in football and hurling were held in Perth, Australia, of all places on Sunday – and some of the pairings are as mouth-watering as ever.
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(Irish Voice) 30 Oct 2003
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Sports Digest - O Se Proudly Wears Westmeath Colors
...Celtic’s Miller Has Heart - Tyrone Top Stars Nods - Keane for Goals - New Start for Offaly - Rover Flunks Drug Test - GAA Proposals on Tap - Soccer Shorts - GAA Shorts
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(Irish Voice) 23 Oct 2003
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No Compromising for GAA Stars
THE Ireland team for the Compromise Rules test with Australia left these shores on Saturday, en route to next weekend’s opening game in Perth.
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(Irish Voice) 23 Oct 2003
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Time to Bury Old Ghosts
THE burning issue over the halftime cup of tea at Elland Road in Leeds on Saturday was 100% Irish as the two Uniteds, Leeds and Manchester, took a break from their Premiership exertions.
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(Irish Voice) 23 Oct 2003
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Rangers Win in Thriller
ON Sunday morning at Paddy’s Field, Rangers and Rockland served up a thriller in the New York under-16 championship, with Rangers winning 3-4 to 1-5 in a sporting and entertaining match.
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(Irish Voice) 23 Oct 2003
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Rocks Rebound Back On Track
THE Shamrocks first team bounced back in style after last weeks disappointing white wash, notching five goals last Sunday. Their opponents were Brooklyn Hellas in the first round of the State Cup.
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(Irish Voice) 23 Oct 2003
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Ireland on a Roll in World Cup
IRELAND ran up another cricket score as the rains fell in Sydney’s Aussie Stadium on Sunday night – and stayed on course for the quarterfinals of the World Cup.
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(Irish Voice) 23 Oct 2003
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CL Loss for Celtic
CELTIC suffered the away day Champions League blues again in Brussels on Tuesday night as they went down 1-0 to 10 man Anderlecht.
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(Irish Voice) 23 Oct 2003
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Swiss Roll Over Irish
Switzerland 2 Rep. of Ireland 0
IRISH interest in the 2004 European Championships ended in Basel on Saturday with an alarmingly tame exit from the competition. A goal in each half separated the teams at the end, but for long periods the Irish team went through the motions with a display more flat and uninspired than the hosts could even have hoped for.
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(Irish Voice) 15 Oct 2003
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Time for Irish to Rebuild
BRIAN Kerr will begin the rebuilding progress in a friendly against the Czech Republic in Prague next month as Ireland look to bounce back from their European Championship heartache in Basel on Saturday night.
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(Irish Voice) 15 Oct 2003
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Kerr Can’t Play Blame Game Anymore
FRIDAY night in Basel and the joint was hopping. Paddy Reilly’s Bar sent out for more drink on no fewer than four occasions, and such was the size of the crowd that we sought refuge across the road.
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(Irish Voice) 15 Oct 2003
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We’ll Win – If Kerr Is Bold and Brave
THERE are two names and two ways to pronounce the town that plays host to Brian Kerr’s final throw of the European Championship dice next Saturday night.
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(Irish Voice) 8 Oct 2003
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Late Goal Seals Mayo Women’s Win
DIANE O’Hora grabbed a goal two minutes from time to pip Dublin and help Mayo retain the women’s All-Ireland football title at Croke Park.
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(Irish Voice) 8 Oct 2003
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Tyrone Heroes Return Home
PETER Canavan was the toast of Croke Park as Tyrone finally lifted the Sam Maguire on Sunday – and the victorious captain has earned praise from winners and losers alike in the days since their historic triumph.
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(Irish Voice) 1 Oct 2003
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Finally, It’s Tyrone’s Turn
AT THE end of a contest for the committed, it was the sight many neutral fans had wished for. Peter Canavan, captain and leader of Tyrone, was chaired across a sea of red and white to accept the Sam Maguire Cup.
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(Irish Voice) 1 Oct 2003
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Football Feast for Gaelic Park
1 p.m.: JF A Semifinal, Derry vs. Kerry
LAST Sunday’s cancelled program because of the weather conditions caused consternation among many clubs, not least among these two junior a teams who found it hard to come to a compromise date to reschedule the game.
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(Irish Voice) 1 Oct 2003
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Celtic Strike Back in Champions League
REPUBLIC of Ireland under-21 international Liam Miller was the Celtic hero as Henrik Larsson answered his Lyons critics with a vengeance at Parkhead on Tuesday night.
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Expensive All-Ireland Fever
A CHARITY golf day at the Portmarnock Links Hotel last Friday just served to hint at the excitement that surrounds this Sunday’s All-Ireland football final.
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(Irish Voice) 24 Sep 2003
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Show O’Neill the Money!
CELTIC fans should be very worried right now, worried that Martin O’Neill will walk away from Parkhead and accept the challenge on offer at White Hart Lane.
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(Irish Voice) 24 Sep 2003
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Rocks Stumble at First Hurdle
AFTER recording the highest finishing position in the Shamrocks’ history, expectations were high for the new Cosmopolitan season. CD Iberia was the opponent as the new season kicked of at the Verrazano Sports complex on Sunday.
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(Irish Voice) 24 Sep 2003
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Tyrone Fans on a ‘Roll’
TYRONE fan Nigel McCullagh has been on a roll since buying a 1978 classic car which he promptly had painted in the colors of his beloved county team.
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(Irish Voice) 24 Sep 2003
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Sean Faherty Ladies Final - Cavan Queens of New York
Cavan recaptured the Sean Faherty Cup when they comprehensively beat defending champions Mayo 2-12 to 0-5 points in prime time game in Gaelic Park on Sunday.
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(Irish Voice) 04 Sep 2003
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Junior B Semifinal - Astoria Pip Ray’s for Final Spot
ASTORIA booked their place in the Junior B football final when they eked out the narrowest of wins over St. Raymond’s at Gaelic Park on Sunday.
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(Irish Voice) 04 Sep 2003
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Senior Hurling - Perfect Season for Connecticut
TALK about your typical game of two halves. Connecticut, thanks to a masterful display in the first half from point scorers Ken Moore, Bonny Kennedy and three goal maestro Brendan Moore, looked set to inflict a heavy defeat on division freshmen New Jersey.
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(Irish Voice) 04 Sep 2003
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Hickie Breaks Records in Rout
IGNORANCE was bliss for Denis Hickie as he rewrote the Irish rugby history books on the double in this facile home win at Thomond Park on Saturday.
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(Irish Voice) 04 Sep 2003
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14-Man Donegal Stretch Champions
IT’S 13 years since the All-Ireland senior title was last defended successfully, and it took the full experience of champions to guide Armagh through a semifinal far more arduous than many expected.
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(Irish Voice) 04 Sep 2003
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Absent Irish Heroes Loom Large
TWO sports stories dominated the news on Tuesday night, both of them centered on Irish stars currently denied the right to earn their legitimate living but for very different reasons.
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(Irish Voice) 04 Sep 2003
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Leave Sonia, Sean Alone!
AT first glance there is little in common between Sean Boylan and Sonia O’Sullivan. At first glance.
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(Irish Voice) 04 Sep 2003
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McCarthy Hopes for Russian Revenge
SHAY Given bumped into a timely reminder of the Russian problem on Tyneside the other night – and Mick McCarthy asked him to settle a few old scores at Lansdowne Road next Saturday.
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(Irish Voice) 04 Sep 2003
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Shamrocks Prep for New Season
THE new soccer season is nearly here, and as ever the run-in is highlighted by the Shamrocks soccer club’s annual barbeque, family day and the Billy Nolan memorial five-a-side last weekend.
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(Irish Voice) 28 Aug 2003
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English Soccer Wrap
CHELSEA rested Damien Duff as they guaranteed their place in the group stages of the Champions League with a comfortable 3-0 second leg qualifying round win at home to MSK Zilina on Tuesday night.
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(Irish Voice) 28 Aug 2003
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Hungry Tyrone Subdue Kingdom
“IT’S the first time I have ever played against a team with these kind of tactics but they are within the rules,” said Kerry boss Paidi O Se, appearing somewhat mystified after watching his team trounced by the reigning National Football League champions.
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(Irish Voice) 28 Aug 2003
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GAA Shorts
GALWAY will meet Kilkenny in the All-Ireland under-21 HC final after wins over Tipperary and Down respectively in Saturday’s semis . . .
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(Irish Voice) 28 Aug 2003
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Na Fianna Clinch Ladies Cup
IN the opening few minutes of this Louis O’Hehir final game Na Fianna started off meaning business with two points scored by Siobhan Kilkenny and Jo Donlon. Monaghan responded with an Eilish Finneran point. Then Na Fianna were awarded a penalty, which Allison Leyden took but hit directly to the keeper, Catherine Flood.
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(Irish Voice) 28 Aug 2003
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Gaelic Park Sunday Previews
THIS should be an interesting contest as St. Raymond’s have surprised many this year with a perfect record, topping section two of the junior division.
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(Irish Voice) 28 Aug 2003
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Gaelic Park Round-Up
ROSCOMMON advanc-ed to the Junior B final at the expense of Cavan in Gaelic Park last Sunday with a 1-13 to 0-6 win. Roscommon were much the better team throughout the hour, and many will now be tipping them as favorites for the title.
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(Irish Voice) 28 Aug 2003
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Kerr Needs to Be Bold
LIFE is taking on a stranger than strange hue in the world of Brian Kerr.
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(Irish Voice) 28 Aug 2003
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Tyrone Not Pretty, But Who Cares?
MONDAY at this time of year is golf day, and this week was no different as I crossed three counties on my way to the old world charm of Greystones.
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(Irish Voice) 28 Aug 2003
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Keane to Miss Crucial Russian Match
BRIAN Kerr has accepted the worst as regards Robbie Keane’s availability for the crunch European Championship qualifier with Russia on Saturday week.
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(Irish Voice) 28 Aug 2003
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Injuries Cloud Irish Win
THE Brian Kerr bandwagon rolls on – but the Republic of Ireland manager was left with a European Championship headache at Lansdowne Road on Tuesday night.
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(Irish Voice) 21 Aug 2003
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Easy Rugby World Cup Prep
KEITH Wood thanked Wales for a bruising return to international rugby at Lansdowne Road –- then turned his sights on the World Cup finals.
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(Irish Voice) 21 Aug 2003
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Sunday Gaelic Park Previews
TO date Roscommon are unbeaten and are very determined to go all the way this year. There is no questioning the huge effort the manager John Cox and his backroom team have put in this year.
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(Irish Voice) 21 Aug 2003
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Sean Faherty Ladies Football Final - Rain Falls on Ladies Parade
THE scene was set for yet another repeat of the Sean Faherty Ladies championship football cup final in what was to be the third game of the day last Sunday in Gaelic Park. Unfortunately, the weather caused a halt to proceedings with about 14 minutes played in the second half.
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(Irish Voice) 21 Aug 2003
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Senior B Football - Clare Imports Help Cause
CLARE entered this game as favorites and rightly so, with a lot of big guns lining out for them imported from Ireland. Both teams are through to the playoffs, so winning this game was about getting the easier draw.
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(Irish Voice) 21 Aug 2003
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Senior Hurling - Limerick Playoff Quest Fails
LIMERICK had to secure a victory here to have any chance of making the playoffs, and they had a tough assignment in taking on the champions Tipperary.
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(Irish Voice) 21 Aug 2003
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Kilkenny Pounds Tipperary
AND so hurling fans get the Kilkenny/Cork final many wanted, but after the manner in which Kilkenny dismissed their great rivalry with Tipperary, it won’t be easy to place a bet on the Cats winning their 28th All-Ireland title.
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(Irish Voice) 21 Aug 2003
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Rebels Get it Right Second Time
IT WAS almost inevitable that after the thrills of last week’s pulsating draw this semifinal replay was a major disappointment. Cork moved up a gear and ran out winners by a full 13 points, with Wexford left as far behind as the scoreline suggests.
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(Irish Voice) 21 Aug 2003
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Boo Birds Just Don’t Get It
A FEW years ago Drogheda United employed a manager by the name of Eddie May, an English journeyman whose most successful time in life coincided with his spell in charge at Cardiff City.
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(Irish Voice) 21 Aug 2003
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Kilkenny Proceeds With Caution
KILKENNY are now 2/5 favorites to retain the McCarthy Cup after their emphatic win over Tipperary in Sunday’s All-Ireland hurling semifinal.
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(Irish Voice) 21 Aug 2003
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McCarthy Grabs Replay With Late Goal
SUN-BLESSED Croke Park erupted in high drama on Sunday afternoon when Wexford’s Rory McCarthy drove home an angled shot in the last seconds of a thrilling All-Ireland hurling semifinal. His strike, very much a last-gasp effort by Wexford, flew high past Donal Og Cusack to the net to level the score and force a replay next Saturday.
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(Irish Voice) 14 Aug 2003
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Donegal Rise to Occasion
UNDERDOGS Donegal produced a vintage display in Castlebar to rival Brian McEniff’s victorious ‘92 voyage and earn his team an All-Ireland semifinal crack at reigning football champions Armagh. It seems a long time since Fermanagh defeated his side, but the qualifying route has paid off hugely with Donegal looking stronger on each outing.
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(Irish Voice) 14 Aug 2003
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Senior Hurling - Offaly Good Show Swamps Jersey
MANY had fancied senior hurling newcomers New Jersey to prevail in this encounter as they had shown some good form to date in their previous games, with just one loss to Tipperary, a draw with Waterford and fine wins over Westmeath and Clare.
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(Irish Voice) 14 Aug 2003
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Senior A Football - Stamford Stay Steady
THIS was tipped to be the game of the day in many minds, but that wasn’t the way it turned out.
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(Irish Voice) 14 Aug 2003
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Senior A Football - Champs Falter to Cavan
CAVAN caused a little upset when they overcame Donegal in another poor game of football in the last game of the day in Gaelic Park last Sunday.
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(Irish Voice) 14 Aug 2003
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Junior A Football - Derry Surprise Meath
MEATH entered this game as warm favorites and rightly so as they had won all their previous games to date, and with players like Shane McInerney in top form for both Monaghan and his native Meath one could not look past a Meath victory in this encounter.
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(Irish Voice) 14 Aug 2003
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New York GAA Previews
FOR Cork a win is a must. Nothing less will do if they are to have any hope of making the playoffs this season. Much will be expected of CJ Doherty and Tadgh O’Callaghan.
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(Irish Voice) 14 Aug 2003
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Minors Win and Lose in Louth
A NEW York minor team that few had faith in stunned London in the opening game of the international minor football competition in Cooley, Co. Louth earlier this month. It was an inspired performance, ending in a 2-7 to 1-7 scoreline.
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(Irish Voice) 14 Aug 2003
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Mayo, Cavan Meet in Ladies Final
MAYO and Cavan will contest the Ladies championship final for the fourth straight year at Gaelic Park on Sunday at 4 p.m., with Mayo vying for their third consecutive championship and Cavan keen to end this streak and get their name back on the cup.
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(Irish Voice) 14 Aug 2003
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While We Were Away . . .
SO welcome back. Hope you enjoyed the break last week. Hope the weather there was as good as it is here, currently scorching and rain free for once in a lifetime.
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(Irish Voice) 14 Aug 2003
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Minors Shine in East Durham
EAST Durham in the Catskills was the setting last weekend for a wonderful festival of underage football. There were large crowds who turned out to encourage the GAA stars of tomorrow.
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(Irish Voice) 31 Jul 2003
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Sunday Gaelic Park Previews
THIS has all the makings of a fine game, as Offaly will attempt to end Mayo’s unbeaten run.
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(Irish Voice) 31 Jul 2003
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Senior Hurling - First Loss for Tipp Hurlers
TIPPERARY suffered their first defeat this season after a fine team performance by Connecticut State.
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(Irish Voice) 31 Jul 2003
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Senior B Football - Monaghan Shock Leitrim
MONAGHAN created quite an upset when they overcame Leitrim with 14 men in what turned out to be the game of the day.
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(Irish Voice) 31 Jul 2003
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Senior A Football - Champs Easily Handle Kerry
FOOTBALL is a funny old game and you can make all the assumptions in the world as to how a game will turn out, but the bottom line is it’s all on the day.
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(Irish Voice) 31 Jul 2003
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Senior B Football - Two Goals Separate Ros, Rockland
THE first game in Gaelic Park on Sunday saw Roscommon take on Rockland. Rockland were looking to salvage some pride from this season, but Roscommon badly needed these two points to be in with a shout of making the playoffs.
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(Irish Voice) 31 Jul 2003
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Tipp Back On Track
TIPPERARY managed to hit 21 wides yet still win this All-Ireland hurling championship quarterfinal with relative ease. Offaly hit two late goals to lend a little respectability to the scoreline, but in truth they struggled and were in serious trouble by halftime, trailing 0-5 to 1-8.
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(Irish Voice) 31 Jul 2003
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SFC: Dolan Sinks Kildare in Thriller
EXTRA-time was needed to separate these two teams in a magnificent qualifier at Portlaoise, but in the end the game belonged to corner-forward Frankie Dolan who struck 13 points for Roscommon. Despite hitting four wides in the second half, it was Dolan who produced the goods when it most mattered.
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(Irish Voice) 31 Jul 2003
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Will O’Dwyer Slay All-Ireland Champs?
MICK O’Dwyer must dethrone the reigning All-Ireland champions Armagh on Sunday if the Laois fairytale is to live another day.
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(Irish Voice) 31 Jul 2003
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A British Intro to Gaelic Heroes
THE press tent at any Irish Open golf tournament is a funny thing, populated by those who devote their lives to the little white ball and those who flit in and out of the great sport.
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(Irish Voice) 31 Jul 2003
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Sunday Gaelic Park Previews
ROCKLAND will be going into this game as underdogs. Roscommon will need these two points if they are going to have any chance of making the playoffs.
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(Irish Voice) 24 Jul 2003
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Na Fianna, Mayo in Kearney Final
THE first Annie Kearney Cup New York Ladies GAA semifinal on Sunday, July 13 promised to be a fairly competitive game, but in the end it wasn’t.
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(Irish Voice) 24 Jul 2003
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Senior Football A - Lilly-less Donegal Cruise
MONAGHAN badly needed the points from this game if they were going to have any chance of making the playoffs. However, it was not going to be their day as they failed to capitalize on the sending off of Donegal’s star player Kevin Lilly when Sean Jones red carded him for verbal abuse after just eight minutes.
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(Irish Voice) 24 Jul 2003
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Junior Football A - Late Armagh Point Seals Draw
ARMAGH got a late point by Martin Duffy to secure a draw and a vital point in their encounter with Kerry in the curtain raiser in Gaelic Park last Sunday.
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(Irish Voice) 24 Jul 2003
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Senior Hurling - Waterford Battles for Tie
THIS was an excellent game in which newcomers to senior hurling New Jersey looked in command for most of the contest, aided mostly by the two imports from Ireland, Clare’s Barry Murphy and Diarmuid McMahon.
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(Irish Voice) 24 Jul 2003
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Senior Football A - Stamford Piles on Pressure
TYRONE came into this game with some heart on the back of their performance last week against Kerry. The Northerners started well with two unanswered points through Martin Penrose and Brian McGuckian.
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(Irish Voice) 24 Jul 2003
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O’Dwyer, Laois Make History
CROKE Park flooded in blue and white as Laois supporters grasped the meaning of the county’s first Leinster football title since 1946. In the end they had a goal to spare over Kildare, earning manager Mick O’Dwyer yet another accolade after a magnificent match for which the losers also deserve every credit.
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(Irish Voice) 24 Jul 2003
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Hurling: Wexford Back on Track
WEXFORD got back on track after a disappointing Leinster final with a rousing display at Nowlan Park.
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(Irish Voice) 24 Jul 2003
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New Chelsea Morning for Duff
DAMIEN Duff has joined Roman Abramovich’s red revolution at Stamford Bridge and signed for Chelsea in the biggest Irish transfer ever.
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(Irish Voice) 24 Jul 2003
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Celebrating, Not Talking, In Laois
EARLY on Monday morning an e-mail arrived from one John Corcoran, a very pleasant young man who works for the PR company Slattery Communications in Dublin.
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(Irish Voice) 24 Jul 2003
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Kids Show Their Gaelic Strength
WHILE Brian Burns, Gregory McCartan and Peter Canavan, all names that have graced Gaelic Park, prepared for their thrilling Ulster final encounter on Sunday, the future of New York GAA put on no less a thrilling display in the leafy surrounds of Paddy’s Field.
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(Irish Voice) 18 Jul 2003
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New York Minors Defend Irish Crown
ARRIVING in Shannon on Wednesday, July 9, the New York GAA Minor Board all-stars played their first game in Duggan Park in Ballinsloe against St. Grillian’s, winning by the score of 1-14 to 2-3.
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(Irish Voice) 18 Jul 2003
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Rovers Oldies Top the League
THE Irish Rovers football club kept up their winning tradition when their over-30s side retained their league title last Sunday. In a top of a table clash they put on a brilliant display beating Islip 6-1. The oldies had to win to retain their title, and when challenged they saved their best vintage for when it counted.
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(Irish Voice) 18 Jul 2003
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Sunday Gaelic Park Previews
BOTH sides in this tie are mainly based in Queens so they will know each other pretty well, and neither side will want to lose, particularly in a local derby.
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(Irish Voice) 18 Jul 2003
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Senior Football B - Sligo Can’t Hold Mayo
THE opening game in Gaelic Park last Sunday was a very one-sided affair where Mayo, as the score line shows, ran out comfortable winners in the end over their Connacht neighbors Sligo.
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(Irish Voice) 18 Jul 2003
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Senior hurling - Tipp Looks to the Top
TIPPERARY showed that they are still serious about their hurling, and that they are not going to give up their championship title easily this year.
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(Irish Voice) 18 Jul 2003
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Senior Football A - Kingdom Wins Nailbiter and Cavan Wins Local Derby Mayo
KERRY went into this game as solid favorites, or so a lot people thought. The form book didn’t show any good signs for the O’Neill county for this game. But this match turned out to be the game of the day.
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(Irish Voice) 18 Jul 2003
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Clones Thriller Ends in Draw
AND so it ended in a draw, but there was so much happening in this thriller at Clones that the dust had hardly settled before fans and neutrals were preparing for the replay.
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(Irish Voice) 18 Jul 2003
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Duff Bidding War Heats Up
MANCHESTER United are ready to hijack Chelsea’s bid to sign Republic of Ireland star Damien Duff and team him up with World Cup wonder Ronaldinho.
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(Irish Voice) 18 Jul 2003
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Bright Future for the FAI
IT’S official – Fran Rooney is now the only man in Irish soccer with a better record than new Republic boss Brian Kerr.
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(Irish Voice) 18 Jul 2003
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