Thursday, March 18, 2010 Previous editions
Columnists
Today's columnist:
Tony Considine
What a difference a year makes
HOW did Portumna change so much from their last three appearances in Croke Park?
Biggest game of their lives
GET SET for a rare treat in modern international rugby — a three-test series. The question on everyone’s lips, however, is how competitive will it be and for how long?
Stay patient, get on Quevega
I HEADED for Cheltenham on Sunday night and then had a relaxing enough day yesterday.
Positive signs for Sheedy’s Tipp
WHAT an outstanding advert for the National Hurling League this was.
Pointless being a leader without followers
MANAGERS of all teams need enthusiasm when seeking success. It is a key ingredient.
GPA raise the stakes in major gamble
WHEN I wrote on Tuesday that the GPA were opening a can of worms and that there would be many anxious eyes strained to see what emerges,I had a feeling that the story was going to grow and grow.
Today’s history is all that matters
FOR Henry Ford, history was tradition and therefore “more or less bunk”.
Quality shows as Gall’s a class apart
LET’S be blunt. Yesterday’s All-Ireland club final was a very disappointing affair with few positives for fans of the game of football.
Trap can cash in on drab draw
THE Republic of Ireland’s Euro 2012 draw may not have a Hollywood hue to it, nor is it box office, but it has the most important element of all about it.
Full time for political football?
WHEN the Labour Party subsumed Democratic Left into its numbers a couple of years ago, the photo opportunity of the day showed Labour boss Ruairi Quinn hugging Proinsias De Rossa in a gesture which could be interpreted as saying: welcome home, kid.
Ever-maturing Rooney rises above the rot
SO what was your gut reaction when you heard the England team hotel had been bugged last week?
Italian rivals weigh in behind Mourinho’s vital Inter mission
“I TURNED off the TV when we went 2-0 down. I couldn’t watch any more.”
Bahrain storms home in Hurdle
A massive gamble on Deutschland, in the Arthur Guinness Galway Hurdle at Ballybrit yesterday, went astray when he proved no match for the Pat Flynn-trained 20-1 shot Bahrain Storm.
Sevenheads reverts to two bends
There’s quite a treat in store for Curraheen Park racegoers on Saturday when last year’s Cashmans Laurels hero Sevenheads Bay reverts to two-bend racing as he opens his seasonal campaign with a challenge for the Kudos Supersprint.
Revealed: Christy’s special song for Team Kidney
I nurse a clandestine habit that has driven me to the coldest and darkest corners of society.
