Sports
GAA always open to new fitness techniques
Way back in the nineties, the then Meath footballer Graham Geraghty spent a week on trial at Arsenal. Bill Darby, the London club’s representative ...
November 21, 2012
by Irish Echo Staff
Sports
Ireland need win to stay in top 8
The Irish rugby team need to win a test game soon. Winning is good for morale and after losing five internationals in-a-row we need to beat Argenti...
November 21, 2012
by Irish Echo Staff
Sports
Garrycastle lose replay as Dr. Crokes dispatch Dingle
DR Crokes, and Colm Cooper in particular, seem to be leaving no stone unturned in their bid to capture the All-Ireland Senior Football Club Champio...
November 07, 2012
by Irish Echo Staff
Sports
FIELD HOCKEY
Megan Frazer scored two goals – her seventh and eighth of the season – to lead sixth-ranked Maryland past Rutgers, 3-1, in College Park, Md. on Fri...
November 07, 2012
by Irish Echo Staff
Sports
McNeese’s Rooney wins Southland 8k race
David Rooney of McNeese State set a meet record to win the Southland Conference Men’s Cross Country Championship in Beaumont, Tex. on Friday. A sen...
November 07, 2012
by Irish Echo Staff
Sports
St. Patrick’s hope to end 51-year wait
There is an old saying that everything comes to those who wait. Well, supporters of St Patrick’s Athletic must be wondering if that is really true....
November 07, 2012
by Irish Echo Staff
Sports
Leitrim overcome Cork
Leitrim are still on track for their three-peat as a blitz of goals in the second half, despite being a man down, put paid to Cork’s chances. Now i...
September 19, 2012
by Irish Echo Staff
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3-goal blitz secure title for Donegal
Donegal captured the intermediate title with a superb second half display as a three goal blitz rocked the Rangers. Once again their weapons of des...
September 19, 2012
by Irish Echo Staff
Sports
Katie Taylor: born to win
[From the Irish Echo archives: In this feature, which first appeared in the March 11-17, 2009 issue, the boxer and her parents Pete and Bridget dis...
August 10, 2012
by Irish Echo Staff
Sports
Dubs displace Cork as favorites after draw
DUBLIN have been made favorites to retain their All-Ireland Senior Football Championship crown after a weekend which saw Kerry, Down, Kildare and L...
August 06, 2012
by Irish Echo Staff
Sports
Key veterans excluded from Republic squad
After a dismal performance at Euro 2012 Republic of Ireland manager Giovanni Trapattoni said changes would be made for the World Cup campaign. And ...
August 02, 2012
by Irish Echo Staff
Sports
Impressive Tipp win Munster, through to All Ireland semis
NOTHING too spectacular but Tipperary continue to look real contenders for the All-Ireland Senior Hurling crown following their 2-17 to 0-16 Munste...
July 29, 2012
by Irish Echo Staff