Treble-winners Cork Harlequins and Dungarvan were the big winners at this year’s Munster Hockey Awards, held at Garryduff on Friday night.

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Jamie Noon has disappeared from Martin Johnson’s radar since moving to France, but he sees today’s Amlin Challenge Cup clash with Munster as his chance to lay down a marker. Alan Good talked to Brive’s Mr Dependable

Shaun Perry was a welder before he came late to professional rugby, but Brive decided he had the tools necessary to make an impact in the Top 14. Alan Good met him in central France to hear his unusual story.

Knee problems forced Ireland’s most capped hockey player out of the international game, but Eimear Cregan told Alan Good the future of the sport is bright.

We use it to purchase flights, hotel rooms and concert tickets — but can dynamic ticket pricing work in Irish sport? Alan Good examines an economic trend that’s taken off in the US

Frankie Sheahan attempts to answer some of them.

After getting their early season back on track with the victory over Munster, new coach Joe Schmidt must quickly refocus on the small matter of the European Cup. He spoke yesterday to Alan Good.

Maybe the GAA can learn a thing or two from rugby –- like kicking off its premier competition with a bang. While the summer Championships often sleepwalk into summer, the Heineken Cup starts this weekend with heavyweight collisions. Alan Good looks ahead.

THE 110-YEAR story of one of Cork’s most renowned sporting clubs has been brought to life in a new book launched last night.

Munster’s rugby Academy isn’t just a window to the future — it’s a key ingredient for ongoing success for the province. In the last of a four-part series on the up-and-comers vying for Munster’s Academy player of the year award, back-row Eoghan Grace spoke with Alan Good.

Alan Good and Niall Murray