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Irish football fans show their support for Fergie

Published on May 10, 2013 by in Sport

Searches for West Bromwich up 100% as Manchester Utd. prepare for last game of season. Manchester United will play their last game under the tutelage of Sir Alex Ferguson on 19th May when they take on West Bromwich Albion at the Hawthorns and it would seem that Irish Manchester United fans will be out in full force to witness the famous manager’s last game. According to figures* by travel experts Hotels.com**, searches for West Bromwich have increased 100% in the past two days since Sir Alex announced his retirement compared to the same period last year. Kate Hopcraft of Hotels.com

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Training Do’s & Don’ts

Published on May 7, 2013 by in Sport

Éilis Dolan, Clinical Specialist Physiotherapist with Sports Surgery Clinic shares important training do’s and don’ts DO’S Planning your training in advance is a MUST! “Slowly but surely” is how all successful runners began their running journey and it is best to walk before you run. Initially begin with incorporating walking into your daily routine especially if you’re a complete beginner. Start with as little as 10 – 15 minutes daily and gradually build up over a few weeks. Once you are comfortable walking 20-30 minutes you can start to include some walk/run practice.  In doing so, you’ll reap all the

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Get Fit in the Phoenix Park

Published on May 2, 2013 by in Sport

FIT Magazine*, free with the Irish Independent every Thursday, is holding its inaugural 10k City Run Series in the Phoenix Park on Sunday 12th May and a second run will take place in Cork City on Sunday 21st July. With a prize fund of €3,000 up for grabs, the event is suitable for runners of all levels and is the ideal way to shape up for summer. The event will also benefit Athletics Ireland Fit4Youth programme which aims to foster an awareness of fitness and running among teenagers. You can avail of a special entry fee of just €25 per

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Tianlang Guan: A Future Masters

Published on April 17, 2013 by in Sport

At approximately 9.30am on Monday morning, Adam Scott had the entire nation of Australia on their knees, as he stood up to take what could potentially be the putt to win the Masters 2013. A feat that no Australian had ever done since the tournament was first played in 1934. Many have come agonizingly close but none had quite managed to take home that yearned Green Jacket. As the ball was travelling towards the hole, at a speed that must have felt like an eternity for Adam Scott, the crowds in the gallery behind Scott cautiously arose to their feet.

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The Declan Kidney Years

Published on March 28, 2013 by in Sport

If you have read any newspapers since last Saturday’s defeat to Italy, you could be excused for thinking that it’s a foregone conclusion Declan Kidney has been axed as Ireland Head Coach. Much has been said about the future, or lack thereof, of Ireland’s current boss but there is still a lot to address on this issue. Like him or loathe him, the quiet Munster man has brought Ireland to the height of European rugby over recent years and we cannot forget this achievement, amongst others, even though many today see him as bringing our national team to its knees.

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Páidí Ó Sé’s Legacy Lives On

Published on March 8, 2013 by in As Gaeilge, Entertainment, Sport

A total of forty-eight teams from seven countries competed in this year’s Páidí Ó Sé tournament, the biggest ever. I was proud to be part of one of the competing ladies Gaelic football senior teams. I play for Foxrock-Cabinteely and it was our second year attending Páidí’s renowned tournament. Páidí Ó Sé is a Kerry legend and this tournament represents him and all he stood for very well. It’s a mixture of some of the best parts of the Irish culture; football and craic. There is no dress code in the evening time, anything and everything is appropriate. It ranged

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Is Trapattoni a ‘clown’ at Harte?

Published on February 6, 2013 by in Sport

In the week that Ireland is preparing for their friendly with Poland at the Aviva stadium, yet another Irish footballer has blasted Ireland boss Giovanni Trapattoni through social media. Former Ireland player Ian Harte, currently playing for Reading in the Premier League took to twitter to call out Trapattoni saying, ‘To all those people asking if I have retired from international football. No I haven’t Trap didn’t even know I was Irish #whataclown’. So was Harte right? As we’ve seen, Trapattoni is definitely not the most popular of Ireland bosses. Other players like James McLean and Wes Hoolahan having had

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Ó Buachalla – what’s that in English?

Published on February 5, 2013 by in As Gaeilge, Media, Slider, Sport

It was early yesterday morning and the text read loud and clear. “Irish Times tar éis ainmneacha Choláiste Eoin a aistriú go béarla…” The text was from my brother and like me he is a former pupil of Coláiste Eoin in Stillorgan, the Irish language secondary school. The text went on some more but the gist of it being that a colleague of his, and parent of one of the current pupils in Coláiste Eoin, had spotted that the write up in The Irish Times sports supplement which should have referred to her son, his team mates and his school

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Rory McIlroy: The Wealthiest Irish Athlete in History

Published on February 1, 2013 by in Slider, Sport

Rory McIlroy is laughing all the way to the bank as Nike PUTT out a €200 million 10-year sponsorship deal. This outrageous sum of money makes Rory McIlroy the wealthiest athlete in Ireland. So why did Nike pick Rory? Well, I believe he is the definition of a hole-in- one candidate to be an ambassador for any organisation. Rory has the full package. He has a rake of awards to his name including the prestigious European Golfer of the Year, currently holds World Number #1 spot in world rankings and to top it all off has a bombshell of a

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Biggest Irish Sports Stars on Twitter (Part 2)

Published on February 1, 2013 by in Social Media, Sport

Following on from part one of the biggest sports stars on Twitter here are the big names in hurling, golf and athletics on Twitter from an Irish perspective.* Hurling In hurling Joe Canning had a monumental summer in 2012 and with there being no show like a Joe show, his followers quickly amassed and he now tops the table. Joe Canning Followers: 19,827 Follow @Joeycan88 Lar Corbett Followers: 14,730 Follow @larcorbett Doanl Og Cusack Followers: 14,154 Follow @DonalOgC Eoin Cadogan Followers: 11,650 Follow @cads3 Padraic Maher Followers: 7,929 Follow @podzo21 Noel McGrath Followers: 5,544 Follow @GrathNoel Shane McGrath Followers: 4,273 Follow @Shaneytweet Brendan Maher

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