Person: Ray Clarke

A COMPREHENSIVE SERIES OF ARTICLES ON THIS TOPIC

general

Move it: Why pickleball is the new kid on the block for older generation

It’s played across the US and now the paddle sport, which can be played by eight-year-olds to 80-year-olds, is growing in popularity here, writes Margaret Jennings.

soccer

Storrie: Grant is not a threat to Hart

sport

Newton gears up to join Rás legends with glorious treble

sport

Kenneally digs deepest to edge Rás Mumhan title at the death

soccer

Celtic scout confirms Stokes interest

soccer

Celtic eye Stokes swoop

Strachan: Benfica was an education

Celtic boss Gordon Strachan believes the defeat against Benfica is part of a learning curve for his players.

Sat, 04 Nov, 2006

Newton to lay down law in defence of Rás

CHRIS NEWTON goes to the start line in Tallaght tomorrow defending his FBD Insurance Rás title.

Sat, 20 May, 2006

Home boost as Power takes on Rás invaders

HOPES of wresting the FBD Insurance RÁS title back from England’s Chris Newton got a major boost yesterday with news that two-time winner Ciaran Power is making a dramatic return on O’Connell Street on May 21 to lead the Dan Morrissey/Tipperary team.

Sat, 06 May, 2006

Strachan aware of transfer constraints

Celtic manager Gordon Strachan admits luring top-class players to Scotland is going to be a tough proposition.

Tue, 18 Apr, 2006

Dempsey and Healion return to bolster big guns for Rás

THE Murphy & Gunn/Newlyn Group team will show the full extent of their powers when they line up for the Credit Union Rás Mumhan in Kerry this weekend, with the top two from last year, John Dempsey and Conor Murphy, in the line-up.

Fri, 14 Apr, 2006

Scout vows to be Celtic saviour

NEW Celtic head of international scouting Ray Clarke is convinced he can save the club a fortune by unearthing prize gems from across the globe.

Thu, 06 Oct, 2005

Celtic scout out Clarke

Celtic have appointed Ray Clarke as their new head of international scouting.

Wed, 05 Oct, 2005

Special Olympics success acknowledged by award

THE OUTSTANDING success of the Special Olympic Summer Games will be marked at the annual Canon Hayes National Sports Awards in Tipperary on Friday night when a special award will be made to the leader of the organising team, Mary Davis, and Special Olympics Team Ireland.

Wed, 03 Dec, 2003

O’Sullivan pips Barry to claim first national senior title

STEPHEN O’SULLIVAN (Cycleways Lee Strand) won his first national senior title in the All-Ireland Criterium Championship around the famed Monaghan Road circuit in Cork yesterday.

Mon, 29 Sep, 2003

Irish Olympic team likely to be our smallest

IRELAND could have its smallest team in years at next year’s Olympic Games in Athens as the race for qualification gathers momentum.

Tue, 16 Sep, 2003

Clarke achievement a boost for track cycling

CLONMEL cyclist Ray Clarke, the former national road race cycling champion, surpassed all expectations and provided a massive shot in the arm for track cycling in Agile, Switzerland yesterday.

Thu, 10 Jul, 2003

Delighted Newton claims Rás title

CHRIS NEWTON (Great Britain), runner-up to Ciaran Power 12 months earlier, may not have been in race-winning form coming into this year’s FBD Milk Rás, but the world points champion could not hide his excitement as he left Dublin with the overall title last evening after a dramatic week.

Mon, 26 May, 2003

Newton is sitting pretty

CHRIS NEWTON (Great Britain), the world points champion, is virtually assured of overall victory going into the penultimate stage of the FBD Milk Rás.

Sat, 24 May, 2003

Newton’s law on Mamore ascent as Evans loses yellow jersey

CHRIS NEWTON (Great Britain) won the first mountain stage of this year’s FBD Milk Rás and stripped Ireland’s Tommy Evans of the race leader’s yellow jersey, as hopes of retaining the title won by Ciaran Power last year faded down the general classification sheet on a day of drama and excitement on the 90 mile trip from Letterkenny to Buncrana.

Fri, 23 May, 2003

Dawson takes centre stage

KEVIN DAWSON (Lancaster Life Repair Group) succeeded where team mate, Mark Lovatt, failed so narrowly the previous day when he rode into Letterkenny to win yesterday’s fourth stage of the FBD Milk Ras which took the riders 107 miles from Ballina in persistent if not torrential rain.

Thu, 22 May, 2003

Swede sweeps to stage win

TOMMY EVANS retained the Rás leader’s coveted yellow jersey but the Banbridge man, who won the title in 1996, insisted yesterday’s windswept 117-mile stage from Roscrea to Clifden was the hardest of his career.

Tue, 20 May, 2003