A man who denies involvement in the armed robbery of over €1.1m worth of diamond rings and Rolex watches from a Galway city jewellers was wrestled to the ground a short distance from the scene by two gardaí who were assisted by three passersby, a trial heard today.

Two holdall bags, containing over €1.1m worth of diamond rings and Rolex watches, were discovered under a bush on the banks of a lake in Galway city shortly after an armed robbery had taken place in a city centre jewellers, a trial in Galway heard today.

The cure to chronic back pain can be as easy as putting one foot in front of the other, according to Ireland’s top physio.

When Michael Cusack founded the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1884 he had two main aims: to re-establish hurling as the national game and to promote athletics throughout the country.

Deirdre Reynolds does the homework to help some clueless men decide what to pop in their loved one’s Christmas stocking.

Former rugby legend Gerry McLoughlin has revealed he contemplated taking his own life after the break-up of his marriage.

The controversy surrounding the Irish women’s 4x400m relay team may yet run through until next Monday – four days before the Olympic Games Opening Ceremony – after confirmation yesterday of the details surrounding Catriona Cuddihy’s appeal.

THE first thing that hits you whenever Ger Hartmann is in the room is the energy.

LEADING sports injury therapist Gerard Hartmann will open a new clinic at one of the most famous high altitude training camps in Kenya next week.

WATERFORD star Dan Shanahan will miss some the national hurling league this season for the first time in 13 years, but he’s hoping to come back fitter than ever to claim a starting place with the Déise.

RICKY SIMMS can pinpoint the day his life changed.

“DON’T write Derval O’Rourke off,” was the clear message from world renowned sports injury therapist, Gerard Hartmann, as the former world indoor hurdles champion packed her bags for the Olympic Games in Beijing.

The news on Derval O'Rourke's groin injury is positive as it does not look like it will prevent her from competing at the Olympic Games in Beijing.

DOUBTS were raised yesterday over the outcome of the trial of the September 11 six, only a day after it was announced they would face criminal charges.

Doubts were raised today over the outcome of the trial of the September 11 six, only a day after it was announced they would face criminal charges.

DERVAL O’ROURKE will launch a belated build-up to the world championships at tomorrow night’s international indoor meeting in Athens.

THE Pentagon has charged six detainees at Guantanamo Bay with murder and war crimes in connection with the September 11 attacks.

DERVAL O’ROURKE is back on track for the world indoor championships in Valencia after an injury lay-off.

WORLD champion Derval O’Rourke is confident of defending her 60m indoor hurdles title in Valencia in March despite being sidelined with a foot injury.

Swimming, cycling and running — all in the same event. Little wonder the sense of achievement for a triathlete is so immense. Simon Lewis spoke to seven-time national champion Ger Hartmann about a special event in Cork next week.

GERARD HARTMANN will anxiously watch tonight’s final of the women’s 10,000m at a Sports Bar in Limerick along with the double Olympic champion, Kelly Holmes.

Sonia O'Sullivan has been forced to pull out of this weekend's Irish Track and Field Championships in Dublin with a foot injury.

Charlie Mulqueen speaks to a fit-again Ronan O’Gara, eager to show in today’s Celtic Cup final that he has a meaningful part to play in the Lions tour to New Zealand.

Scientists called on the EU’s ageing population today to improve their diet in an attempt to contain such debilitating problems like Alzheimer’s, osteoporosis and colon cancer.

FOR someone whose sporting career had been brought to a sudden and traumatic halt by a horrific cycling accident 12 years previously, it took a huge amount of grit, determination and soul-searching for Ger Hartmann to get back on a bike not just once but twice in order to compete in the 25th Anniversary Ironman triathlon.

SONIA O’SULLIVAN took her first steps towards the world track and field championships in Paris in the form of a 20-minute jog.

Former Serb president Milan Milutinovic, who is sought by the UN war crimes tribunal, is negotiating his surrender to the court.

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A fully fit Paula Radcliffe will compete for the first time since her unforgettable Flora London Marathon success in April when she competes in theMonaco IAAF Golden League Meeting on July19.