Sports Digest: 'Munster Toughs It Out Over Castres'
Munster are back on track for the quarter-finals of the Heineken Cup after a bloody 36-8 win over Castres in Thomond Park on Saturday that saw the French side’s Argentinean prop Alessio Galasso red carded and four players sin-binned. more...
(Irish Voice) 16 December 2004
St. Sebastian’s Kids Take the Plunge
For those of you planning to take up swimming as one of your many New Year’s resolutions, you could do no worse than take encouragement and follow the example of the St. Sebastian’s CYO swim team. more...
(Irish Voice) 16 December 2004
For Ty and Paidi, It’s About Winning
It was with great surprise when I read that Irish Voice Publisher Niall O’Dowd had chosen the University of Notre Dame’s firing of football coach Tyrone Willingham as the topic of his weekly “Periscope” column last week. more...
(Irish Voice) 16 December 2004
Sports Digest: 'Celtic Crash Out of Europe'
Celtic are out of Europe just 18 months after they contested the UEFA Cup final against Porto – and Parkhead players past and present now fear for Martin O’Neill’s future. more...
(Irish Voice) 16 December 2004
Rugby Memories for a Lifetime
Sometimes you just can’t win with kids, no matter how much love, attention or presents you lavish on them at this time of year. more...
(Irish Voice) 16 December 2004
Dunne Doesn’t Know the Deal
The former Wexford hurler Liam Dunne has a fascinating book on the shelves right now. Entitled I Crossed the Line, it is an account of both his wondrous hurling career and his battle with alcoholism. more...
Dooley Narrowly Wins NY GAA Race
In a near photo finish, the race for president of the New York GAA came to a close on Sunday, December 5 in a narrow win for GAA stalwart Seamus Dooley of Monaghan. more...
(Irish Voice) 8 December 2004
Harps Win Bronx Treble
Harps completed the treble in the Bronx Irish Soccer League last weekend, taking the Champions Cup with a 2-0 win over a gallant Dr. Gilbert’s. more...
(Irish Voice) 8 December 2004
Leinster Wins, But Urges Caution
Leinster ran in a staggering 13 tries against Bourgoin in a record breaking 92-17 Heineken Cup win at Lansdowne Road on Saturday night, but coach Declan Kidney is urging caution ahead of Friday night’s return in France. more...
(Irish Voice) 8 December 2004
Celtic Reclaims Top Premier Spot
John Hartson sent Celtic back to the top of the Scottish Premier Division with a brace of goals against Hibernian, then received the backing of Irish youngster Aiden McGeady in his bid to win a new contract at Parkhead. more...
(Irish Voice) 8 December 2004
United Fixed for Fergie Glory
There is nothing normal about life on or off the pitch at the Theatre of Dreams that is Old Trafford these days — as events on Saturday served to prove. more...
(Irish Voice) 8 December 2004
Bigger Isn’t Better for Camara
One of the funniest moments on Irish television all year came back in September as Johnny Giles tries to dissect Celtic’s rather deserved 3-1 hammering at home to Barcelona in their opening Group F fixture in the Champions League. more...
(Irish Voice) 8 December 2004
Sideline News
GAA: Brian Lucey of Kildare and Donal Curtis of Meath are the latest thirtysomethings to opt out of competitive Gaelic football, while Kerry’s All-Ireland winning Garda Johnny Crowley is threatening to do likewise.(...) more...
(Irish Voice) 8 December 2004
Sports Digest: Rangers Top Celtic in Premier Division
Celtic midfielder Stephen Pearson has urged the Parkhead faithful to keep the faith as Rangers look down on the Bhoys from the top of the Scottish Premier Division table for the first time this season. more...
(Irish Voice) 2 December 2004
Sports Digest: War of Words Follows Rugby Win
An angry war of words erupted in the wake of Ireland’s last gasp win over Argentina at Lansdowne Road on Saturday when Ronan O’Gara’s extra time drop goal guaranteed a perfect return from the autumn internationals for Eddie O’Sullivan’s Ireland. more...
(Irish Voice) 2 December 2004
The Cathal Dervan Column: 'Hayes Is Just the Man for Carlow'
Liam Hayes was amongst old friends in Dublin’s swanky Westin Hotel on Monday night as colleagues Martin Breheny and Colm Keys launched their excellent new book on the history of the All-Stars awards presented to the best 15 hurlers and footballers every year. more...
(Irish Voice) 2 December 2004
Foul Play On the Field
A week ago the subject of racism dominated the sporting press here at home, but this week the buzz phrase has been fair play in both the ancient art of hurling and the rather more universal game of rugby. more...
(Irish Voice) 2 December 2004
Sports Digest: 'Old Firm Defeat for Celtic'
Martin O’Neill praised the efforts of the Ibrox nine after Celtic tasted Old Firm defeat for the first time in a long time, in a tempestuous clash at the home of Rangers on Saturday. more...
(Irish Voice) 25 November 2004
O’Sullivan Rallies Team
Irish coach Eddie O’Sullivan has challenged his team to live up to their new found status as potential Six Nations champions after a facile win over the United States at Lansdowne Road on Saturday. more...
(Irish Voice) 25 November 2004
US Minnows No Match for Ireland
There was a fascinating sideshow to Ireland’s second-half demolition of the US Eagles in a rather one sided rugby international at Lansdowne Road last Saturday. more...
(Irish Voice) 25 November 2004
Sideline Views
Barcelona: have extended Henrik Larsson’s contract by a year even the player has suggested he may consider retirement after knee surgery on Monday ruled him out of action for the rest of the season. more...
(Irish Voice) 25 November 2004
Celtic Rivals Go Face to Face
MAGNUS Hedman will come face to face with Celtic rival David Marshall when Scotland host Sweden on Wednesday night, adamant that there is no animosity between the pair. more...
(Irish Voice) 18 November 2004
Rugby’s Pride and Passion Shines
There are times in an Irish sporting life when Lansdowne Road’s age and state of dilapidation matters not a jot, times when the ordinary Irish man or woman couldn’t care less that our rugby and soccer teams are asked to play in the most antiquated stadium in Europe. more...
(Irish Voice) 18 November 2004
Butt Out, Mr. Minister!
IT’S confirmed – Minister for Sport John O’Donoghue has stuck his big nose into Merrion Square and told the Football Association of Ireland (FAI) how to run its business post-Fran Rooney. more...
(Irish Voice) 18 November 2004
Duff Sparkles Once Again
Ireland produced another morale-boosting performance to claim a creditable victory over Croatia on Tuesday at Lansdowne Road. Damien Duff was once again the star of the show while Robbie Keane extended his record tally to 24 international goals. more...
(Irish Voice) 18 November 2004
Irish Cream Springboks
What's seldom was indeed wonderful as Eddie O’Sullivan’s Ireland scored only their second ever win over the mighty South Africans at Lansdowne Road on Saturday. more...
(Irish Voice) 18 November 2004
Sweet Music for Harps in Bronx
HARPS completed the Bronx Irish Soccer League and Cup double for 2004 with an outstanding 3-0 win against deposed champions Dr. Gilbert’s.
Both teams went into the game knowing a win was vital to clinch the title. This made for a very tough and competitive game played in a strong wind. more...
(Irish Voice) 11 November 2004
New York Ladies Prepare to Party
THE New York Ladies GAA will hold their annual dinner dance on Saturday, November 13 in the Greentree Country Club in New Rochelle when their Guest of Honor will be past president Anne Holland, a native of Killarney, Co. Kerry. more...
(Irish Voice) 11 November 2004
Astoria Gaels Romp over Empire
IT was a good weekend for the Astoria Gaels as the reserve team won 5-0 over Empire FC. Neil Ritchie continued his hot streak by netting his third in five games to open the rout. more...
(Irish Voice) 11 November 2004
Elliott to Make Irish Debut
IRISH boss Brian Kerr will hand Sunderland striker Stephen Elliott his international debut against Croatia next week, with Manchester City youngster Willo Flood on stand-by for the Lansdowne Road friendly on Tuesday. more...
(Irish Voice) 11 November 2004
Celtic’s Injury Crisis Worsens
CELTIC’S injury crisis continued when striker Chris Sutton was ruled out of Wednesday night’s CIS Insurance Cup quarterfinal clash against Rangers, while Stilian Petrov and Bobo Balde were rated as doubtful with similar shoulder problems. more...
(Irish Voice) 11 November 2004
Relegation War
A WAR of words has erupted between relegation candidates Shamrock Rovers and Dublin City after manager Roddy Collins quit the Vikings to take charge of the Hoops last Thursday. more...
(Irish Voice) 11 November 2004
Soccer Shorts
CORK City boss Pat Dolan praised winger Liam Kearney after his crucial winner over Drogheda on Monday night kept Cork City in the eircom League title hunt with just two games to go. more...
(Irish Voice) 11 November 2004
Kerr Wants a Home of His Own
AN hour in Brian Kerr’s company this week, an hour away from the mundane normality of Irish team press conferences, produced a clatter of great quotes from the international manager.
Some of them were as expected, others came from left field and none more so than his own opinions on the use of Croke Park for soccer internationals. more...
(Irish Voice) 11 November 2004
FAI Lost in Translation
A FEW months ago the British star John Hurt threatened to quit the body of actors and actresses that decides on the winners of the Academy Awards if the movie Lost in Translation won an Oscar.
It did. And no, I don’t know whether or not Mr. Hurt, best known around these parts for The Field and the fact that he lives in Ireland, lived up to his promise. more...
(Irish Voice) 11 November 2004
O’Connor Set for Irish Debut
WASPS flanker Johnny O’Connor will finally make his test debut for Ireland against South Africa at Lansdowne Road on Saturday – a month after England tried to poach the Galway-born player. more...
(Irish Voice) 11 November 2004
GAA News and Notes
WEXFORD marksman and Compromise Rules star Mattie Forde received due recognition for his fine form this year when he was named Seat Footballer of the Year by the Gaelic Players Association on Friday night. Cork’s Sean Og O hAilpin won the hurling award . . . more...
(Irish Voice) 11 November 2004
Celtic Earns Champions Victory
CELTIC finally discovered how to win in the Champions League but they made hard work of a 1-0 victory over Shaktar Donetsk in Group F at Parkhead on Tuesday night. more...
(Irish Voice) 4 November 2004
Double for New York Celtics
HALLOWEEN morning brought more than ghosts to Rockland County, as the New York Celtics faced off against St. Raymond’s in the ulder-16 Minor Board final. The Celtics won by a final score of 2-9 to 2-6. more...
(Irish Voice) 4 November 2004
Shamrocks Pipped Yet Again
THE Shamrock soccer club’s search for their first win of the season drags on. After nearly securing all three points against Barnstonworth Rovers two weeks
ago... more...
(Irish Voice) 4 November 2004
Rooney Out at FAI
FRAN Rooney’s reign as chief executive of the Football Association of
Ireland is over. Rooney and his FAI paymasters came to a deal on Tuesday night which ends his 16 months in the hottest seat in Irish football. more...
The CATHALDERVAN column - GAA Finally Breaks Its Rules
SOMETHING quite fascinating, something quite apt actually, occurred on the way into Croke Park’s impressive function room in the Hogan Stand on Saturday night just as The Star newspaper was about to honor the heroes of the Gaelic season just ended. more...
(Irish Voice) 4 November 2004
Willo Waits in the Wings
KEVIN Keegan had good news for Brian Kerr the other night, news that may be welcome for anyone worried about the Irish midfield post-Roy Keane. more...
(Irish Voice) 4 November 2004
McGeady Impresses at Celtic
CELTIC’S Irish prodigy Aiden McGeady is living up to Martin O’Neill’s prophecy – and learning every trick in the Brazilian book from Parkhead new boy Juninho. more...
(Irish Voice) 4 November 2004
Sutton Keeps the Celtic Faith
CELTIC striker Chris Sutton believes his team can compete on the Champions League stage despite the 3-0 loss away to Shaktar Donetsk last week that has all but ended their interest in this season’s competition. more...
(Irish Voice) 28 October 2004
Dr. Gilbert’s Causes Chaos
DR. Gilbert’s shut out Chaos by a score of 9-0 in Bronx Irish Soccer League action last weekend. Sue Hannon, Colette McGoldrick, Tina Cressent and Megan McWade scored two goals each, and Jeannie Rynne scored the other. more...
(Irish Voice) 28 October 2004
Sports Shorts
MONAGHAN man Padraic Duffy looks set to let his name go forward for the election of the GAA’s new president to succeed current incumbent Sean Kelly in 2006. more...
(Irish Voice) 28 October 2004
Sport Digest - Armstrong Inspires Longford Town
LONGFORD Town boss Alan Matthews has revealed how American cycling legend Lance Armstrong inspired his side to a late, late rally and ultimate FAI Cup glory against Waterford on Sunday. more...
Arsenal Players in the Soup!
THERE are times when it is good to know that the average professional footballer, for all his millions in the bank, is still a kid at heart. Events at Old Trafford on Sunday just served to prove it. more...
(Irish Voice) 28 October 2004
Ireland Rules the Day
IRELAND completed a whitewash of the International Rules at Croke Park on Sunday with a second win and a huge aggregate victory of 132-82. more...
(Irish Voice) 28 October 2004
Aussies Buckle in First Test
IRELAND ran up the biggest ever win ever recorded in the International Rules with a 36-point drubbing of Australia at Croke Park. Watched by a crowd of close to 47,000 fans this was a magnificent exhibition of
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(Irish Voice) 21 October 2004
Rebels Face Waterford Next Year
THE draw for next year’s GAA hurling and football championships provided its share of mouth-watering clashes for next summer.
All-Ireland hurling champions Cork must play Munster champions
Waterford ... more...
(Irish Voice) 21 October 2004
Keane Thinks of the Team
ROBBIE Keane smashed the Irish goal scoring record with a double against the Faroes last Wednesday, then claimed the prospect of shooting Ireland to the World Cup finals in 2006 is more important than any personal glory. more...
(Irish Voice) 21 October 2004
Keane Sends Ireland to the Top
TWO first half goals by Robbie Keane sent Ireland to the top of Group Four in a very one-sided World Cup qualifier at Lansdowne Road last Wednesday. more...
(Irish Voice) 21 October 2004
The World According to Jack
JACK Charlton is almost 70 years of age and finally enjoying something approaching the life of a retired gentleman. more...
(Irish Voice) 21 October 2004
Juninho Breaks the Duck
JUNINHO finally broke his scoring duck for Celtic in Saturday’s 3-0 win over Hearts, then promised there’s more to come in both the Scottish Premier Division and the Champions League. more...
(Irish Voice) 21 October 2004
Shamrocks Still Pointless
THE Shamrocks’ search for their first points of the season continued last weekend. CPR were the opponents, playing at their new home, the Metropolitan Oval in Queens. more...
Dubs Extinguish New York Fire
THE New York Fire Department put up a gutsy performance against their counterparts from Dublin before failing by two in the opening game at Gaelic Park on Sunday. more...
(Irish Voice) 13 October 2004
Kerr Keeps Calm and Focused
BRIAN Kerr has refused to get carried away with premature talk of World Cup qualification after Saturday night’s scoreless draw in front of 40,000 Irish fans in Paris. more...
(Irish Voice) 13 October 2004
Celtic’s Thompson Injured
ALAN Thompson is out of Celtic’s crunch Champions League visit to Shakhtar Donetsk as a result of the hamstring injury picked up in the defeat away to AC Milan. more...
(Irish Voice) 13 October 2004
Camogie Celebrates Its Centenary
CAMOGIE ladies from all over the world are celebrating 100 years of this wonderful skillful game similar to hurling. more...
(Irish Voice) 13 October 2004
Irish Prove a Point to French
IRELAND produced 90 minutes of controlled, intelligent football to emerge from Stade de Francais with a valuable World Cup qualifying away point on Saturday night. more...
(Irish Voice) 13 October 2004
All Hail Our Conquering Heroes!
IT’S quite some time since an Irish soccer team arrived into an airport departure lounge to a standing ovation, and a long time since the Green Army took over an away stadium and made it their own, on and off the pitch. more...
(Irish Voice) 13 October 2004
An Irish American Soccer Dream
BIG Jack Charlton was in Dublin’s Submarine Bar on Tuesday night to launch Confessions From the Blackthorn, the life story of Westmeath-born Boston publican and Irish soccer character Frank Gillespie. more...
(Irish Voice) 13 October 2004
Sport Digest - McGrath Leaves Cooper Behind
IRELAND boss Pete McGrath has defended his decision to leave Kerry’s Sam Maguire hero Colm Cooper out of the squad for the forthcoming Compromise Rules series against Australia. more...
(Irish Voice) 13 October 2004
Kerr Plays Down French Hopes
IRISH soccer manager Brian Kerr has moved to dampen expectation as 30,000 Irish fans get set to invade Paris with World Cup optimism riding high ahead of their appetizing Stade de France clash. more...
(Irish Voice) 5 October 2004
French Boss Fears Firing
UNDER fire French boss Raymond Domenech has lost star striker David Trezeguet for Saturday’s World Cup showdown with Ireland – and fears the chop if Brian Kerr’s team win in the Stade de France. more...
(Irish Voice) 5 October 2004
Lansdowne Suffers First Defeat
SATURDAY saw the Lansdowne Rugby Club fall 19-6 to a seasoned Danbury Rugby Club in a game marked by lost opportunity. more...
Senior Football Final Disgrace
CAVAN refused to line out for the senior football final, citing the death of a member of their junior panel the previous week as the reason. Kerry lined out and after following procedure were awarded the cup. more...
(Irish Voice) 5 October 2004
Senior Hurling Final - Connecticut Wins Michael Flannery Cup
CONNECTICUT, at the third time of asking, got their hands on the Michael Flannery Cup when they beat a game Limerick side at Gaelic Park last Sunday before a full house that was enjoying the last of the summer sun. more...
(Irish Voice) 5 October 2004
the CATHALDERVAN column - It’s Finally Miller Time!
MANCHESTER United’s former Celtic midfielder Liam Miller is a man of few words, so when he chooses to speak it is always wise to accept an invitation to listen, few and far between as such occasions are. more...
NYGAA REPORTS - Junior Football Semifinal Meath Secures Final Spot
ON a beautiful autumn afternoon with the senior All-Ireland Football result on everyone’s lips (congratulations to a victorious Kerry team), it was time to play for final spots in the football and hurling finals in Gaelic Park. more...
Senior Football SemiFinal - Cavan Clean Sweeps Clare
THIS was the last game of the day and nobody had moved from their spots, enjoying the glorious sunshine on this Sunday afternoon. Much was expected from these two teams, with
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(Irish Voice) 29 September 2004
Shamrocks Start With Losses
THE Shamrocks finally got their season off after last Tuesday night’s stalled effort against the Greek Americans due to the lack of a referee. Polonia were the visitors last Sunday, and as ever they came to scrap and battle. more...
(Irish Voice) 29 September 2004
Waters Leads Lansdowne to Win
VAN Cortlandt Park saw a brave old boy spark his team on Saturday, as fullback Conor Waters stepped into the centers to lead the Lansdowne Rugby Club to a 27-6 victory over Hudson Valley Rugby Club. more...
(Irish Voice) 29 September 2004
Sunday Gaelic Park Previews
THE most highly anticipated Sunday of the year is here, with three action packed games in store. The junior A final is the first of the day when Meath and Armagh meet at 12:45 p.m. more...
Keane Remembers a Great
THERE are some people out there who will swear that Brian Clough was looking down on England as the land that never asked him to manage his national team remembered one of the greats at 3 p.m. on Saturday afternoon. more...
Monty Wants to Captain at K-Club
RYDER Cup hero Colin Montgomerie has emerged as the red hot favorite to captain the European team when the Ryder Cup moves to Ireland and the K Club in 2006. more...
(Irish Voice) 21 September 2004
Mayo Poised for All-Ireland Upset MAYO selector Liam McHale believes the Western underdogs can upset the giants of Kerry in Sunday’s All-Ireland football final at Croke Park. more...
(Irish Voice) 21 September 2004
Lansdowne Takes First Match PUTTING their best foot forward in the first match of their league season, the Lansdowne Rugby Club traveled to eastern Long Island last Saturday to defeat the Suffolk County Bullmoose Rugby Club 3-0. more...
(Irish Voice) 21 September 2004
Tipp Retain Camogie Crown
TIPPERARY continued their dominance of senior camogie with a comfortable 2-11 to 0-9 win over Cork in the prestigious centenary All-Ireland final at Croke Park. more...
Sports Digest: O’Neill Keeps the Celtic Faith
MARTIN O’Neill is adamant that Celtic can still qualify for the next phase of the Champions League despite being taught a lesson by Barcelona and old Bhoy Henrik Larsson in last week’s 3-1 defeat. more...
(Irish Voice) 21 September 2004
the CATHAL DERVAN column: Beating the Yanks Is Fun!
IT’S amazing the effect the Ryder Cup has on people. On Monday morning a woman rang into RTE’s breakfast show on 2FM to complain that her husband had spent all day Sunday glued to the television screen. more...
(Irish Voice) 21 September 2004
Gaelic Players Know About Teamwork
HAL Sutton was big enough and man enough to admit that America’s finest golfers had no idea how to play as a team in the Ryder Cup defeat to Europe over the weekend. more...
Sunday Gaelic Park Previews
THERE seems to be some controversy about this game, but depending on midweek results two of the following four teams should be in action — Dublin or Clare/Tipp will face off against either Galway or Rockland. more...
(Irish Voice) 15 September 2004
Saturday Night Results
MEATH held on to beat Astoria 1-12 to 2-6 in the first of two junior football quarterfinals played at Gaelic Park last Saturday night. more...
(Irish Voice) 15 September 2004
GAA ROUNDUP - Rebels Bask in All-Ireland Glory
CORK were home and dry well before the final whistle, but there was something fitting about their last score when Brian Corcoran arrowed a jewel of a point from the right corner. more...
(Irish Voice) 15 September 2004
Irish Save a Swiss Point
FOUR points from the two opening games in Group Four give Ireland a satisfactory start to the World Cup qualifying campaign.
more...
(Irish Voice) 15 September 2004
the CATHALDERVAN column - Horsing Around With Sports
LET’S try something different this week. Let’s begin this
highly acclaimed column – well, it is highly acclaimed in the
Dervan family kitchen – with the news that Horslips are to reform
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(Irish Voice) 15 September 2004
Sport Digest - Keane Under Investigation for Assault
ROY Keane told reporters to “f**k off’ at Manchester Airport on Tuesday morning as he became the center of media attention again after allegations that he assaulted a 16-year-old boy near his Cheshire home. more...
(Irish Voice) 15 September 2004
Cork’s Fortunes Change for the Better
IT’S quite amazing how much can change in a year. Just ask Setanta O hAilpin or Brian Corcoran, the two men who traded places, almost literally, for the biggest day of the hurling calendar and the All-Ireland final at Croke Park. more...
(Irish Voice) 15 September 2004
Sunday Gaelic Park Previews
TAKE a note of the time for this game as it is scheduled to start at 12:45 p.m. Junior B football, while the poor cousin of the GAA, has more than held it own as far as entertainment value goes for the last number of years, especially when they get their 15 minutes of fame at Gaelic Park. more...
(Irish Voice) 9 September 2004
Kingdom Edge Shamrock Vets
NEITHER rain nor thunder stood in the way as the Shamrock soccer club recently held their annual summer barbecue and five-a-side competition. Sunnyside Gardens was again the venue, and despite the weather a great crowd assembled for a day of football, kids races and food. more...
(Irish Voice) 9 September 2004
Saturday Gaelic Park Previews
THE quarterfinals of the junior a division are down for decision on Saturday at Gaelic Park. Meath will be over whelming favorites to get past Astoria in the first semifinal. more...
(Irish Voice) 9 September 2004
Soccer Roundup - Reid Pushing for Premiership
ANDY Reid added another million to his valuation with a man of the match performance and a goal against Cyprus for Ireland on Saturday, then admitted his frustration that he’s still a Nottingham Forest player. more...
(Irish Voice) 9 September 2004
Sport Digest - Shefflin Warns of Scoring Problems
STAR Kilkenny hurling forward Henry Shefflin believes his team has to improve their scoring return if they are to retain the McCarthy Cup against Cork in Sunday’s All-Ireland hurling final. more...
(Irish Voice) 9 September 2004
Lots of Stars in World Cup Opener
IRELAND’S World Cup campaign kicked off confidently at Lansdowne Road on Saturday with a comfortable three-goal win over Cyprus to set things up nicely for Wednesday’s return to Basel to meet the Swiss. more...
(Irish Voice) 9 September 2004
Morrison’s Revenge Plan
IRISH striker Clinton Morrison engaged in a bitter war of words with the suspended Swiss star Alexander Frei on the eve of Ireland’s World Cup clash in Basel on Wednesday, September 15. more...
(Irish Voice) 9 September 2004
Reid Kerr’s Lips — He’s Happy
BRIAN Kerr led the praise for man of the match Andy Reid after Saturday’s World Cup opener resulted in a 3-0 win for Ireland over Cyprus. more...
McAteer Says Goodbye . . . For Now
WE’RE going to miss Jason McAteer from the international scene. After 10 years, 52 caps and the most famous goal of his career against Holland, Jason has decided to hang up his boots. more...
(Irish Voice) 9 September 2004
GAA ROUNDUP - Nervous Mayo Shade It
THERE were mixed emotions among the 64,518 crowd at Croke Park on Sunday. “We should’ve made history today,” rued one Fermanagh supporter, knowing that his side had squandered three late chances that would have put the county into a first ever All-Ireland final. more...
(Irish Voice) 1 September 2004
Much Too Easy for Kerry
DESPITE starting without Seamus Moynihan and losing midfielder Dara O Se with an ankle injury after just 22 minutes, Kerry sauntered into the All-Ireland final with another functional display at Croke Park. more...
(Irish Voice) 1 September 2004
Sport Digest - Keane, Holland to Miss World Cup Openers
BRIAN Kerr has described the loss of Roy Keane as a “major blow” after confirming the Manchester United captain and fellow midfielder Matt Holland will both miss Saturday’s World Cup opener against Cyprus... more...
(Irish Voice) 1 September 2004
Senior B Football - Mayo Falls From Top Perch
TYRONE faithful, after their win last Sunday, must be saying to themselves if only they had produced a few performances like this in the early part of the season, they may still be in the running rather than.... more...
(Irish Voice) 1 September 2004
Senior Hurling - Waterford Finishes Clare
UNFORTUNATELY one look at the scoreline and tells all you need to know about this game. Clare, who season started brightly, ended up a shambles as they could not even muster a full starting compliment to begin this game. more...
(Irish Voice) 1 September 2004
Sport Digest - O’Connor Brings Home the Gold
GOLDEN boy Cian O’Connor returned to a hero’s welcome in his adopted Meath home on Monday night as the people of Ratoath and Ashbourne feted Ireland’s newest Olympic hero. more...
(Irish Voice) 1 September 2004
Cathal Dervan Column: Don’t Expect Much of Our Olympians
HE traffic often comes to a standstill in the neighboring Meath villages of Ashbourne and Ratoath, a price the blow-ins have to pay for the Celtic Tiger and the advent of several satellite outposts north of Dublin. more...
(Irish Voice) 1 September
Pressure Is Kerr’s Alone to Handle
BRIAN Kerr had a look of concern as we crossed paths briefly in Manchester Airport’s Terminal 2 on Saturday night for the Ryanair red eye back to Dublin before closing time. more...
Cathal Dervan Column: Duff Needs
Recognition at Chelsea
THE newspapers were full of stories linking Damien Duff with a move
away from Chelsea over the weekend as the brightest Irish player of
his generation reaches a crossroads in his career. more...
(Irish Voice) 25 August 2004
Sonia Is Still a Star
IT ended in tears of frustration for Sonia O’Sullivan on Monday night, but they should not serve as the epitaph for a great career. more...
(Irish Voice) 25 August 2004
GAA Round up: Fermanagh Miss Key
Chances
“We should’ve made history today,” rued one Fermanagh supporter, knowing that his side had squandered three late chances that would have put the county into a first ever All-Ireland final. more...
(Irish Voice) 25 August 2004
Bulgaria, Ireland Draw
BRIAN Kerr maintained his unbeaten run to the last friendly game before the real action begins in the World Cup qualifiers. more...
Cathal Dervan Column - What a Week for Irish Soccer!
THE kids of Dunshaughlin and surrounding areas signed up for the new
season with the local underage teams on Monday night. The Damien Duff
wannabes were, as always, done up to the nines in their favorite soccer
shirts. more...
(Irish Voice) 19 August 2004
Sports Digest: Duff Ready for Action
Big Guns
BRIAN Kerr has silenced fears from Chelsea that winger Damien Duff
is afraid to test his shoulder injury.
Juninho for Celtic? - Juninho for Celtic? - Juninho for Celtic? -
GAA Shorts - Soccer Shorts more...
(Irish Voice) 19 August 2004
Irish Olympic Dreams Falter
IRELAND’S Olympic medal hopes were hit with a triple whammy
on Tuesday as walker Gillian O’Sullivan became the highest profile
withdrawal on a day of premature departures from Athens. more...
(Irish Voice) 19 August 2004
GAA Round-up: Rebels Cruise Into
All-Ireland Final
LAST year Cork and Wexford played out a thrilling semifinal that ended
in a draw. Cork won the replay with ease but this time they won even
more comfortably first time out. more...
Sports Digest - Kerr Optimistic Over Keane Brian Kerr is confident that Robbie Keane will be fit for the World Cup qualifiers against Cyprus and Switzerland next month.
Daly Job Offer - Moynihan Fit - Reid’s Transfer - Soccer Shorts - GAA Shorts more...
(Irish Voice) 12 August 2004
GAA Round-up: Fermanagh and Mayo Silence
Big Guns
IT IS without doubt the story of the season. Fermanagh’s year, which began so disastrously, now find themselves in an All-Ireland semifinal, having deposed the Ulster champions at Croke Park.
more...
(Irish Voice) 12 August 2004
Kilkenny Shuts Out Waterford
WATERFORD fans arrived in their thousands to Croke Park, but in the
end they had to accept they lost to a better team. more...
(Irish Voice) 12 August 2004
Cathal Dervan Column: Good Outweighs Bad in Irish Sport>
"THERE was a great line from one of my tabloid chums as Croke Park erupted in a sea of underdog brilliance on Saturday afternoon, just as news was breaking of a failed drugs test from an Irish athlete." more...
(Irish Voice) 12 August 2004
Shelbourne’s Star Rises High
BY the time you read this Lansdowne Road will have celebrated another of the great moments in Irish sport, the night an eircom League team sold out the grand old ground for a Champions League tie with Deportivo La Coruna.more...
One-Sided Breeze for Kerry
THE feature of the day to this point was very lopsided games, and unfortunately for the spectators this game was no different.
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(Irish Voice) 28 July 2004
Senior Football - Double Woe for Westmeath
THE lengthening evening shadows and cool prevailing winds could do nothing to comfort Westmeath’s second game of woe as they fell heavily to a Leitrim team that was all business from the first whistle. more...
(Irish Voice) 28 July 2004
American Kids Got Game!
Over 1,000 boys and girls from all over the U.S. and Canada gathered in Purchase, New York last weekend for the first annual GAA Inter-Continental Youth Championships. more...
GAA’s Hurling Mix-Up
THE GAA have apologized for the chaotic scenes that followed Sunday’s dramatic end to the All-Ireland hurling quarterfinal when Jamesie O’Connor’s late point earned Clare a replay. more...
(Irish Voice) 28 July 2004
Hurling: O’Connor Levels Thriller
JAMESIE O’Connor grabbed an injury-time point for Clare to earn them a replay against Kilkenny on Saturday in a thrilling All-Ireland quarterfinal at Croke Park. more...
Senior Hurling - Late Clare Goals Finish Galway
GALWAY came in as underdogs, but it is a great credit to them that they play with determination and a fire in their bellies not just in the first half, but right through to the final whistle.
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GAA Conquers All for Bride and Groom
EVERY so often a story comes along that highlights just how dedicated to their sport the Gaelic footballers and hurlers of Ireland are.
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(Irish Voice) 21 July 2004
Abramovich Is Coming!
IT was bound to happen sooner or later, and on Tuesday morning the story duly arrived on the pages of every newspaper worth its salt in Ireland – Roman Abramovich is coming our way.
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(Irish Voice) 21 July 2004
Mick, Paidi for Round Two
WESTMEATH boss Paidi O Se believes his team will kick on in Saturday’s Leinster final replay after giving champions Laois the fright of their lives in Sunday’s drawn game at Croke Park.
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(Irish Voice) 21 July 2004
Second Bite for Kingdom
KERRY overcame a whirlwind start by Limerick to claim their 72nd Munster title in a thrilling replay at Killarney. Just 11 seconds into the game John Quane found John Galvin to blast to the net.
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(Irish Voice) 21 July 2004
Cork Goes for the Gusto
PAT Dolan still has a question on his lips every time he sees a kid in a Manchester United shirt — or any of the Premiership shirts that regularly adorn the streets of Ireland for that matter. more...
(Irish Voice) 16 July 2004
GAA to Seek Police Protection
CROKE Park chiefs are to meet with the Gardai (police) in a bid to improve security for referees after disgraceful scenes at the end of last Sunday’s Munster SFC final draw between Limerick and Kerry. more...
(Irish Voice) 16 July 2004
GAAROUNDUP - Armagh Reclaim Ulster Crown
IN a novel setting that brought over 67,000 supporters to Croke Park for an Ulster final, Armagh served full notice that they are still a major force to be reckoned with in this year’s championship. more...
(Irish Voice) 16 July 2004
Senior Hurling - Westmeath Upsets Champs
WESTMEATH rolled back the hands of time and no doubt dusted off some fond memories when they played like the Westmeath teams of old and pulled off an upset win over champions
Tipperary. more...
Senior Football - Cavan End Stamford’s Reign STAMFORD’S bid to repeat as senior football champions is all but over after their seven-point defeat at the hands of Cavan in the last game of the day.
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Sports Digest - O’Dwyer Defends Boylan’s Record
MEATH fans have been urged not to run Sean Boylan out of office after the Royals saw their All-Ireland qualifier hopes ended by Fermanagh for the second year in a row on Saturday night. more...
NYLadiesGAA - Monaghan Earns First Points
MONAGHAN came away with their first set of points in the Peter Connaughton playoffs after overcoming Rockland in a tough contest in Paddy’s Field. more...
(Irish Voice) 2 July 2004
GAAROUNDUP - Waterford Retain Munster Crown
GOALS have been a feature of Waterford’s season, and they struck three times to edge past Cork by a single point in a thrilling Munster final at
Thurles. more...
(Irish Voice) 2 July 2004
the CATHAL DERVAN column - Captain Figo Looking Like Keane
THE national television station here in Portugal still runs its own version of Spitting Image. It is, if you like, their Apres Match and features at halftime in the coverage of every live game at Euro 2004. more...
(Irish Voice) 2 July 2004
The Joke’s on England!
SORRY to rub their noses in it, but the e-mails and text messages slagging England’s after their Euro 2004 exit, on penalties, last Thursday night have been just priceless. more...
Senior Football B - Mayo Overpower Derry
DERRY did all the early running in this senior B game but in the end fell foul to a rampant second half display by Mayo who no doubt were buoyed by the home side’s success over Galway in the Connaught
championship. more...
(Irish Voice) 2 July 2004
Senior Hurling - Limerick Rally Tops Waterford
LIMERICK and Waterford squared off in the senior hurling game of the day, which Limerick won thanks to a dominating first half and a comeback in the last 10 minutes of the second half when they took the game back under control just as it seemed to have slipped away from them. more...
(Irish Voice) 2 July 2004
FAI Looks to the Future in NYC
PACKIE Bonner and Terry Phelan rolled back the years last weekend as they visited New York on the 10th anniversary of Ireland’s historic victory over Italy in the 1994 World Cup finals at Giants Stadium. Who can forget Ray Houghton’s goal or Jason McAteer nutmegging
Paolo Maldini? more...
(Irish Voice) 23 June 2004
Gael Force As Astoria Take Title
LAST Sunday Astoria Gaels clinched the CSL Metro Division 1 title with a 2-0 victory over their good rivals Shamrocks under beautiful conditions at Monsignor McClancy High School. more...
(Irish Voice) 23 June 2004
Harps Bests Velocity in Bronx Final
HARPS pulled of a 2-1 win over Velocity in the final of the Bronx Irish Soccer League. Both Harps goals were scored in the final five minutes to secure their third Summer Cup. more...
the CATHALDERVAN column - Swiss Caught Up in Spitgate
SAY a prayer for the poor reporters from Swiss television — they’re going to need it the next time they look for an interview with any of the footballers playing for their national team. more...
(Irish Voice) 23 June 2004
Sports Digest - O’Driscoll Stays Positive in Defeat
IRISH rugby captain Brian O’Driscoll was keen to accentuate the positives as the Triple Crown season ended with a second successive test defeat against South Africa on Saturday. more...
(Irish Voice) 23 June 2004
DERVAN column - Remembering June 12, 1988
FRANK Stapleton told a fascinating story about the passing of time as we sat in front of a television screen in the Portuguese town of Leiria on Sunday night, many miles from home. more...
(Irish Voice) 16 June 2004
DERVAN column - Kerr Does His Homework
RIAN Kerr was in Lisbon for England’s dramatic late Euro 2004 collapse against France on Sunday, and believes the game taught him a valuable World Cup lesson ahead of the autumn qualifiers. more...
(Irish Voice) 16 June 2004
Sports Digest - Conran Cautions Against Excitement
WEXFORD boss John Conran has warned his team’s supporters to keep their feet on the ground after Sunday’s last minute win against Kilkenny sent them roaring into the provincial final. more...
(Irish Voice) 16 June 2004
DERVAN column - Sympathy for England
THERE’S something about England, something that makes us take the utmost pleasure in their misery, and most of it to do with our history as an oppressed state. more...
(Irish Voice) 16 June 2004
Senior Hurling - Connecticut Top Tipperary in Thriller IN the first half of this exciting senior hurling game it seemed that Tipperary were a step ahead against their arch rivals Connecticut, as the premier boys enjoyed a lion’s share of possession.
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Sunday Gaelic Park Previews
ASTORIA is sailing along nicely with only one blemish on their record. They are unlikely to soil it any further on Sunday, even without ace midfielder Sam Yore. more...
N. American Youth Championships Launched
THE Irish GAA has launched a major new initiative to aid the development of its games overseas with the announcement that it will host the inaugural Continental Youth Championships in New York this year.
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(Irish Voice) 9 June 2004
Devine Win for Ned’s
MCENTIRES put up a good fight against Ned Devine’s, but lost their Bronx Irish Soccer League match by a score of 3-0. more...
(Irish Voice) 9 June 2004
FAI Seeks Irish American Talent
THE Football Association of Ireland (FAI) have sent out a “come and meet us” invitation to the next Roy Keane ahead of their New York visit next week.
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Shamrocks Tie CPR
CENTRAL Park Rangers (CPR) were the visitors to McClancy High last Sunday as both the Shamrocks first team and reserves recorded one all draws.
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(Irish Voice) 9 June 2004
Sunday Gaelic Park Previews
A GAME of two halves is the only way to describe this one. Unfortunately Kerry D Gold’s sparkling second half performance just came up short of stealing the points off Cavan, and in reality the score doesn’t reflect the closeness of the tie. more...
