Round Towers GAA, London

Last update: Thursday, May 31, 2007, 00:00 | © Metro Éireann

Chris Lloyd, team manager at London’s Round Towers GAA Club, talks about the unique challenges involved in supporting Ireland’s national games abroad. Robert Carry reports

The Sports Interview: A man from the Island

Last update: Thursday, May 24, 2007, 00:00 | © Metro Éireann

Veteran GAA broadcaster and author Seán Óg Ó Ceallacháin speaks to Stephen Mangan about his long and storied career in Gaelic Games, both on and off the hallowed turf

Taylor robbed of gold in Istanbul

Last update: Thursday, May 24, 2007, 00:00 | © Metro Éireann

Ireland’s world and European champion amateur boxer Katie Taylor had to make do with a silver medal after suffering a controversial reversal in the final of the Ahmet Comet Cup in Istanbul last week.

MARTIAL ARTS…for the uninitiated

Last update: Thursday, May 24, 2007, 00:00 | © Metro Éireann

Each week sports reporter ROBERT CARRY tries out martial arts from around the world. This week it’s China’s famous Kung Fu

The Sports Interview: All about Artur

Last update: Thursday, May 17, 2007, 00:00 | © Metro Éireann

Celtic and Poland goalkeeper Artur Boruc has recently added another Scottish Premier League title to his medals collection. Cian Guckian profiles the charismatic and controversial player

Kanu confirms Pompey vs African all-stars match

Last update: Thursday, May 17, 2007, 00:00 | © Metro Éireann

Nigerian striker Nwankwo Kanu has been given the go-ahead for a charity match that will see his club Portsmouth go up against a team of African all-stars.

Foreign players ineligible for basketball awards

Last update: Thursday, May 10, 2007, 00:00 | © Metro Éireann

Non-Irish basketball players in the Irish leagues are barred from winning the player of the season awards, it has emerged.

Sun shines on Sari sports day

Last update: Thursday, May 10, 2007, 00:00 | © Metro Éireann

Blue skies reigned for most of the day at the Culture and Sports Day held at Pearse Park in Crumlin on the May bank holiday.

MARTIAL ARTS…for the uninitiated

Last update: Thursday, May 10, 2007, 00:00 | © Metro Éireann

This week is the ‘sweet science’ of Boxing

The Sports Interview: Let the games begin...

Last update: Wednesday, May 9, 2007, 00:00 | © Metro Éireann

The Football Association of Ireland (FAI) last year became the first sports governing body in Ireland to appoint an intercultural officer. Des Tomlinson talks to CATHERINE REILLY about his first nine months in the job – and the FAI’s new Intercultural Strategic Plan, which will be launched in the coming weeks

MARTIAL ARTS…for the uninitiated

Last update: Thursday, May 3, 2007, 00:00 | © Metro Éireann

Each week sports reporter ROBERT CARRY tries out martial arts from around the world. This week is the ancient fighting art of Muay Thai

Bridewell gardai use sport to build migrant links

Last update: Thursday, May 3, 2007, 00:00 | © Metro Éireann

An Garda Siochana may roll out intercultural events across the State after the success of a pilot scheme which saw gardaí from Dublin’s Bridewell station host an event alongside Sport Against Racism Ireland (Sari) last Friday.

Poland topple Italy in Brian Kerr League final

Last update: Thursday, May 3, 2007, 00:00 | © Metro Éireann

Glorious weather welcomed the players of Poland and Italy for the big game at Dalymount Park on Sunday 29 April as the Brian Kerr/Sari Inter-Continental League’s biggest game took centre-stage. The organisers, who were hoping for an attendance of at least 1,000 spectators, had to contend with a smaller supporter base of 500 fans, mostly clad in the red and white colours of Poland. There were no Italians in sight.

Lord Mayor says ‘kids can lead the way’

The Lord Mayor of Dublin has said that Irish society can learn a lot about integration from children, who he believes are often more tolerant of people from different backgrounds than adults.

MARTIAL ARTS…for the uninitiated

Each week sports reporter ROBERT CARRY tries out martial arts from around the world. This week is the self-defence method of hapkido

Queen Of The Court

Last year was a big one for squash player Madeline Perry. She finally broke into the world’s top ten and got to play in the World Championships in front of her home crowd in Belfast. EOGHAN MORRISSEY speaks to the Co Down sportswoman about injuries, travelling the world, and how she will follow up on last year’s successes Squash may not be a contact sport, but Madeline Perry still managed to pick up an injury more common to rugby-playing while surfing in Cornwall a few years ago. “I fell off my board and someone else’s board came by the side of my face,” she recalls. “A wave smacked it and the board hit me on the side of my face. I was pretty lucky actually, it knocked me unconscious and I was underwater for a while.” The incident left her with a broken jaw and two plates inserted to repair the damage. It's the most serious ailment she has suffered in her career, although she is no stranger to injury.

Genuine fans would consider an All-Ireland team

The question of a united Ireland soccer team was brought into the limelight in a speech by the Minister for Foreign Affairs Dermot Ahern at the Soccer Writers of Ireland function last month. His preprepared speech, which I believe was sent out to the media well in advance of the dinner, was obviously a deliberate attempt on his part to bring about a discussion in relation to the possibility of a united Ireland team in the future.

The Big Z

He’s the tallest player with the hardest shot, and now captains a team with some of the most demanding fans in the NHL. EOGHAN MORRISSEY examines the career thus far of Zdeno Chara, the modest Slovak who looks down on everyone else.

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