Sports Diary 2004
American Football | Athletics | Basketball
Boxing |Camogie |
Cricket | Cycling | Equestrian Sport
Gaelic Games | Golf | Hockey | Horse Racing | Motor Sport
Olympics | Rowing | Rugby | Sailing | Snooker
Soccer | Swimming | Tennis
American Football
February
1 Super Bowl XXXVIII, Houston, TX
Athletics
January
3 Great North Cross Country,
Newcastle
4 Amorebieta Cross Country
International, Spain
10 Belfast International Cross Country
11 Munster Senior/Junior Indoors,
Nenagh
18 International Cross Country,
Seville; Munster Senior/Junior
Cross Country, Carrignavar, Cork
24 Indoor International, Glasgow;
Celtic Games, Ayr
29 Connacht Schools' Cross Country
Championships
February
1 European Clubs Cross Country
Cup, Men - Almeirim, Portugal;
Women - Lancainao, Italy
6 Millrose Games, New York
14-15 National Indoor Track & Field
Championships, Odyssey Arena,
Belfast
20 Indoor Grand Prix, Birmingham
March
5-7 IAAF World Indoor Championships,
Budapest
20-21 IAAF World Cross Country
Championships, Brussels
April
18 London Marathon
19 Boston Marathon
May
1-2 IAAF World Race Walking Cup,
Naumburg, Germany
3 Belfast City Marathon
14 Super Grand Prix, Doha
19 Leinster Schools Track & Field
Championships, Santry
20 Connacht Schools Track & Field
Championships, Dangan
20-21 Ulster Schools Track & Field
Championships, Antrim Forum
22 Leinster/Munster/Ulster Schools
Track & Field Championships
29-30 European Cup for Champion Clubs, Group A, Prague; Group B,
Slovenia; Group C, Ghent
30 AAI International Games, Sligo
June
7 Women's 10k Mini Marathon, Dublin; Ulster Schools Track & Field finals, Antrim Forum
8 Golden Spike, Ostrava
11 Bislett Games, Oslo
25 Dublin International Games, Santry
26 Schools Interprovincial Track &
Field, Tullamore
27 Super Grand Prix, Gateshead;
Dublin Grand Prix of Race Waking,
Phoenix Park
July
2 Golden Gala, Rome
3 Cork City Sports, Mardyke
6 Athletissima 2004, Lausanne
13-18 IAAF World Junior Championships,
Grosseto, Italy
17 SIAB Schools' Track & Field
International, Chelmsford
23 Gaz de France, Paris Saint-Denis
24-25 National Track & Field
Championships, Santry
26 Super Grand Prix, Athina
27 DN Galen
30 British Grand Prix
August
6 Weltklasse, Zurich
7 Streets of Galway 8k
15 Mazda League Track & Field finals, Tullamore
29 National Half-Marathon
September
3 Memorial Van Damme
12 ISTAF 2004, Berlin
18-19 IAAF World Finals, Monaco
25 Irish Schools' Combined Events,
Santry
26 Great North Run, Newcastle, England
October
3 IAAF World Half-Marathon
Championships, New Delhi
10 Chicago Marathon
25 Dublin Marathon
November
7 New York City Marathon
December
11 Schools Combined Events
International, Glasgow
12 European Cross Country
Championships, Germany
Basketball
January
2-4 National Cup quarter-finals
16-18 National Cup - Junior Men/Women
semi-finals
16-18 Schools Cup semi-finals,
Mountmellick
30-1.2 National Cup
February
3-4 Schools Cup finals, National Arena
7-8 All-Ireland SBAI Senior A and
Senior B qualifying tournament
9-10 Schools Cup finals, National Arena
14-15 All-Ireland U16a B & C qualifying
tournament
20-22 All-Ireland Club Championship/
National Cup qualification 2004/05;
All-Ireland Cadette B and Senior B
qualifying tournament
28-29 All-Ireland Cadette A Senior C and
Cadette C qualifying tournament
March
12-14 All-Ireland Schools semi-finals
13-14 Division One Men/Women
semi-finals
19-21 All-Ireland League finals
23-24 All-Ireland Schools League finals,
National Arena
30-31 All-Ireland Schools League finals,
National Arena
Boxing
January
7 Ireland v England, Schoolboys,
Westport
16 Ireland v France, Cadet/Junior,
National Stadium
18 Ireland v France, Cadet/Junior
February
6-7 National Intermediate
Championship prelims, National
Stadium
13-14 National Intermediate
Championship semi-finals,
National Stadium
19-1.3 European Senior Championships,
Pula, Croatia
20 National Intermediate
Championship finals, National
Stadium
March
12 Ireland v North American Indians,
National Stadium
14 Ireland v North American Indians,
Mayo
19-20 National Youth & Boy 4
Championships, National Stadium
26-27 National Youth & Boy 4
Championships, National Stadium
29-5.4 Olympic Qualifiers
(48,54,60,69,81,91+), Plovoiv,
Bulgaria; (51,57,64,75,91),
Warsaw, Poland
April
1-4 Four Nations Seniors, Scotland
13-17 National Boys Championships,
National Stadium
19-26 Olympic Qualifiers
(48,54,60,69,81,91+), Baku,
Azerbaijan; (51,57,64,75,91+),
Gothenburg, Sweden
30 Cadet Box-Offs, National Stadium
May
7-8 Four Nations Boys, Liverpool
14-15 National Junior Championships,
National Stadium
21 National Junior Finals, National
Stadium
24-30 Pre-Olympic Tests, Athens
28-29 Four Nations Cadets, Ireland
June
19-20 Four Nations Juniors, Wales
November
19-20 National U21 Championships,
National Stadium
26 National U21 finals, National
Stadium
Camogie
February
7 Purcell Cup, Maynooth
14 Ashbourne Cup, Belfield
22 National League, Round One
March
27 All-Ireland Post-Primary Senior
Finals
April
24 All-Ireland Post-Primary Junior
Finals
May
2 National League play-offs
9 National League semi-finals
23 National League finals
June
7 Interprovincial Championship
semi-finals and finals
19 All-Ireland Senior Championship,
round one
July
18 All-Ireland Minor Championship
semi-finals
August
7 All-Ireland Intermediate
Championship, round one
8 All-Ireland Minor Championship
finals
15 All-Ireland Junior Championship
semi-finals
21 All-Ireland Senior semi-finals
September
5 All-Ireland Intermediate semi-finals
19 All-Ireland Senior final; All-Ireland
Junior final
October
3 All-Ireland Intermediate final
16 All-Ireland Junior Club
Championship semi-finals
17 All-Ireland Senior Club
Championship semi-finals
31 All-Ireland Senior & Junior Club
Championship finals
Cricket
February
8 U19 World Cup (Bangladesh) -
Ireland v West Indies, Khulna
Divisional Stadium
12 U19 World Cup (Bangladesh) -
Ireland v Pakistan, Khulna
Divisional Stadium
20 U19 World Cup (Bangladesh) -
Ireland v Papua New Guinea,
Bangladesh Sports Institute
March
11-15 First Test, West Indies v
England, Kingston
19-23 Second Test, West Indies v
England, Port of Spain, Trinidad
April
1-5 Third Test, West Indies v England,
Bridgetown, Barbados
10-14 Fourth Test, West Indies v
England, St John's, Antigua
18 First One Day International, West
Indies v England, Georgetown,
Guyana
24 Second One Day International,
West Indies v England, Port of
Spain, Trinidad
25 Third One Day International, West
Indies v England, Port of Spain,
Trinidad
28 Fourth One Day International, West Indies v England, St George's,
Grenada
May
1 Fifth One Day International, West
Indies v England, Beausejour
Stadium, St Lucia
2 Sixth One Day International, West
Indies v England, Beausejour
Stadium, St Lucia
5 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy,
Ireland v Surrey, Castle Avenue;
Seventh One Day International,
West Indies v England, Bridgetown, Barbados
15 Inter-Regional Championship,
North Leinster v Southern XI,
Milverton, 11.0
16 Inter-Regional Championship,
Northern Cricket Union v North
West Cricket Union, Lisburn CC;
Women's Interprovincial
Championship, North Leinster v
South Leinster
22 Irish Senior Cup (1st round), The
Hills v Waringstown; Rush or CYM v Instonians; Pembroke v North
Down; Malahide v Downpatrick;
Bangor v Merrion; Carrickfergus v
Leinster or Old Belvedere; Lisburn
v Glendermott; Cliftonville v
Drummond; Lurgan v Strabane;
Donemana v North County;
Eglinton v Phoenix; Limavady v Cork
Harlequins; Bready v Clontarf;
Ardmore v Railway Union; Sion Mills v Belfast Harlequins; Brigade v Cork
County
20-24 First Test: England v New Zealand,
Lord's
29 Inter-Regional Championship:
Southern XI v North Leinster,
Rathmines
30 Inter-Regional Championship: NWCU
v NCU, Eglinton
June
3-7 Second Test: England v New
Zealand, Headingley
5 Inter-Regional Championship, North
Leinster v NCU, Malahide v Southern
XI v NWCU, College Park
6 Inter-Regional Championship,
Southern XI v NCU, Park Avenue;
North Leinster v NWCU, Castle
Avenue
10-14 Third Test: England v New Zealand,
Trent Bridge
16 One Day International: Ireland v West Indies, Stormont
17 One Day International: Ireland v West Indies, Stormont
19 Irish Senior Cup Second Round
24 Natwest Series, England v New
Zealand, Old Trafford
26 Natwest Series, New Zealand v West
Indies, Edgebaston
27 Natwest Series, England v West
Indies, Trent Bridge
29 Natwest Series, England v New
Zealand, Durham
29-1.7 Three-Day International,
Ireland v MCC, Eglinton
July
1 Natwest Series, England v West
Indies, Headingley
3 Natwest Series, New Zealand v
West Indies, Cardiff;
Inter-Regional Championship,
NCU v North Leinster, Lurgan;
NWCU v Southern XI,
Beechgrove; Women's
Interprovincial Championship:
Ulster v South Leinster
4 Inter-Regional Championship, NCU v
Southern XI, Civil Service CC,
Belfast; NWCU v North Leinster,
Limavady; Women's Interprovincial
Championship: Ulster v North
Leinster, Natwest Series, England v
New Zealand, Bristol
6 Natwest Series, England v West
Indies, Lord's
8 Natwest Series, New Zealand v West
Indies, Rosebowl.
10 Natwest Series final, Lord's; Irish
Senior Cup Third Round.
11 Leinster Senior League Final;
Natwest Series Final Reserve Day,
Lord's
13-15 Intercontinental Cup: Holland v
Ireland, Holland;
16-18 ECC Under 13 European
Championship, Dundee.
18 European Cricket Council
Tournament (ECC): Holland v Ireland,
Holland
19 ECC Tournament: Denmark v Ireland,
Holland
19-23 ECC Under 19 Tournament, Oundle,
England
20 ECC Tournament: Scotland v Ireland,
Holland
22 ECC Tournament: Holland v Ireland,
Holland
22-26 First Test: England v West Indies,
Lord's
24 Leinster Senior Cup Final, Park
Avenue, 11.0
24-26 ECC Under 17 European
Championship: Derry
29-2.8 Second Test: England v West Indies,
Edgebaston
30-1.8 ECC Under 15 European
Championship, Herning, Denmark
August
3-5 Intercontinental Cup: Ireland v
Scotland, Castle Avenue.
7 Irish Senior Cup semi-finals.
10-12 ECC European Men's Under 23
Championship, Glasgow; ECC
Women Under 21 European
Championship, Dublin
12-16 Third Test: England v West Indies,
Old Trafford
14 Women's International: Ireland v
English Cricket Board (ECB) XI,
Dublin venue
15 Women's International: Ireland v ECB XI, Dublin venue; Inter-Regional
Championship Final
19-23 Fourth Test: England v West Indies,
The Oval
20 Irish Senior Cup Final
21 Irish Senior Cup Final - Reserve Day
26 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy
2005 1st Round - TBC
September
Natwest Challenge, England v India
1 First One Day International,
Nottingham
3 Second One Day International, AMP
Oval
5 Third One Day International, Lord's
Cycling
January
20-25 Tour of Australia
February
1 Trofeo Mallorca, Spain
3 GP d'Ouverture La Marseillaise,
France
4-8 Etoile de Besseges, France
6-15 Tour de Langkawi, Malaysia
11-15 Tour of the Mediterranean, France
13-15 Track World Cup I, Moscow, Russia
15-19 Vuelta a Andalucia Ruta Ciclista Del
Sol, Spain
21 Tour de Haut Var, France
28 Omloop het Volk, Belgium
29 Clasica de Almeria, Spain
March
7-14 Paris-Nice, France
10-16 Tirreno-Adriatico, Italy
12-14 Track World Cup II, Aguascalientes,
Mexico
20 Milan-San Remo, Italy (World Cup)
21 Intervarsity XC Championships,
Limerick
22-26 Setmana Catalana de Ciclisme, Spa
27-28 Criterium International, France
April
3 GP Miguel Indurain, Spain
4 Tour of Flanders, Belgium (World Cup race)
4 Archer International Grand Prix,
Britain
7 Gent-Wevelgem, Belgium
9-11 Track World Cup III, Manchester
9-12 Ras Mumhan, Kerry
10-12 Gorey Three-Day, Wexford
11 Paris-Roubaix, France (World Cup
race)
18 Amstel Gold Race, Netherlands,
(World Cup race); Cycling Ireland XC
NPS, Round One, Castlewellan, Co.
Down
20-25 Tour de Georgia, US
21 La Fleche Wallonne, Belgium (World
Cup race)
23-28 Redlands Bicycle Classic, US
25 Liege-Bastogne-Liege, Belgium
(World Cup race); cycling Ireland SH
NPS round One, Ballycarton
25 Shay Elliot Memorial Race, Wicklow
27-2.5 Tour de Romandie, Switzerland
28-2.5 Vuelta a Castilla y Leon, Spain
May
1 Rund um den Henninger Turm
Frankfurt, Germany
2 Cycling Ireland XC NPS Round Two,
Ballinastoe, Co Wicklow
5-9 Four Days of Dunkirk, France
8-30 Tour of Italy (Grand Tour)
9 Lincoln International GP,
Britain
12-16 Tour of Asturias, Spain
14-16 Trace World Cup IV, Sydney,
Australia; Tour of Picardie, France
16 Cycling Ireland DH NPS 2 (Northern
Descent) Dundalk, Co. Louth
19-23 Tour of Belgium
23-30 FBD Milk Ras, Ireland
23 UCI Mountain Bike World Cup SC,
Madrid; Cycling Ireland XC NPS round three, Oldcastle, Co. Meath
26-30 UCI World Track Championships,
Melbourne
29 A Travers le Morbihan, France
30 UCI Mountain Bike World Cup XC 2,
Houffalize, Belgium
31-6.6 Tour of Germany
June
1-5 Volta Ciclista Provincia Tarragona, Sp
1 Wachovia Invitational, US
2-6 Euskal Bizikleta, Spain
5 Classique des Alpes, France
5-6 UCI Mountain Bike World Cup, Scot
6-13 Criterium de Dauphine Libere, France
6 Wachovia USPRO Championship, US
12-20 Tour of Switzerland
13 UCI Mountain Bike World Cup,
Sestriere, Italy; Pog 4 CI Marathon
XC Championships, Ballinasloe
14-20 Tour of Catalunya, Spain
19-20 UCI Mountain Bike World Cup,
Schladming, Austria
19-22 Route de Sud, France
26-27 UCI Mountain Bike World Cup,
Mont-Sainte-Anne, Canada
27 National Road Race Championships
July
3-25 Tour de France
3-4 UCI Mountain Bike World Cup,
Calgary, Canada
11-12 UCI MTB World Championship
Marathon races, Bad Goisern, Aut
14 Cycling Ireland DH NPS, round three,
Dunmanway, Co. Cork
17 National XC Championships,
Killruddery Estate, Bray
18 Irish Road Racing Championships,
U23, Vets, Juniors; National DH & 4X Champ, Killruddery Estate, Bray
24 Irish Criterium Championships
29-8.8 Tour of Portugal
August
1 HEW-Cyclassics-Cup, Hamburg
1-2 European Championships SC & DH,
Walbrzych, Poland
2-5 Tour of Burgos, Spain
3-8 Junior Tour of Ireland
4-8 Tour of Denmark
6-8 European Championships, Estonia
7 Classic San Sebastian (World Cup)
8 Havant International GP, Britain;
Cycling Ireland DH NPS,
Round four, Stepaside, Co Dublin
15-18 Olympic Games road racing, Athens
20-25 Olympic Games track events, Athens
22 Zuri Metzgete, Switzerland (World
Cup race); USPRO Criterium
Champ, US; Cycling Ireland DH NPS,
Round 5/4X, Butter Mountain
24-28 Eneco Tour, Netherlands
25-29 Tour of Scotland
27-28 Olympic Games mountainbike
events, Athens
28 GP Quest France (World Cup race)
September
1-5 Tour of Britain
4-26 Tour of Spain (Grand Tour)
4 Coppa Placci, Italy
5 Tour of Romany, Italy; Lowland
International Rotterdam Tour (World
Cup race)
6-12 Tour of Poland
9-12 UCI MTB World Championship
OX/DH/4X/TR, Les Gets, France
12 GP de Fourmies, France; Rund um
die Nurnberger Altstadt, Germany
(World Cup race); Irish Time Trial
Championships
15 GP de Wallonie, Belgium
18 Giro del Lazio, Italy
18-19 UCI Mountain Bike World Cup XC
#7/DH/4-X #6, Livigno, Italy
19 GP d'Isbergues, France; GP des
Nations, France; Irish Hill Climb
Championships
24-26 Paris-Correze, France
25 Giro del l'Emilia, Italy
26 Cycling Ireland XC NPS, round six,
Rostrevor, Co. Down
29-3.10 World Road Championships, Italy
October
10 Paris-Tours, France (World Cup race)
16 Tour of Lombardy, Italy (World Cup)
November
5-7 Track World Cup 2004-2005 round I
December
10-12 Track World Cup 2004-2005 round II, Los Angeles, US
Equestrian
April
15-18 British Open Show Jumping
Championship, Sheffield
17-18 Slaney Valley Endurance
24-25 Ballindenish Eventing
29-2.5 Badminton Horse Trials
May
12-14 Balmoral Show Jumping
13-16 Dartfield Eventing
29-30 Mournes Endurance
June
3-6 Punchestown Eventing
July
17-18 Wicklow Hills Endurance
August
4-8 Royal Dublin Horse Show
Gaelic Games
February
1 NFL Division One A, round
one - Dublin v Tyrone;
Fermanagh v Mayo; Cork v
Westmeath; Longford v
Kerry; Division One B - Meath
v Galway; Limerick v Laois;
Sligo v Cavan; Armagh v
Wexford
8 NFL Division One A, round two -
Tyrone v Fermanagh; Mayo v
Dublin; Kerry v Cork; Westmeath v
Longford; Division One B - Laois v
Sligo; Galway v Armagh; Wexford v
Meath; Cavan v Limerick
15 NFL Division One A, round three -
Longford v Tyrone; Dublin v Kerry;
Fermanagh v Westmeath; Cork v
Mayo; Division One B - Meath v
Cavan; Sligo v Galway; Armagh v
Laois; Limerick v Wexford;
All-Ireland Club Hurling
Championship semi-finals, Munster/Britain
v Leinster; Connacht v Ulster
22 NHL Division One A, round one - Dublin v
Galway; Laois v Clare; Kilkenny v
Waterford; Division One B - Limerick v
Cork; Offaly v Tipperary; Wexford v Antrim; All-Ireland Club Football Championship
semi-finals, Munster/Britain v Leinster;
Connacht v Ulster
28-29 Sigerson Cup finals, St Mary's College,
Belfast
29 NHL Division One A, round two - Waterford v Laois; Clare v Dublin; Galway v Kilkenny; Division One B - Antrim v Offaly; Cork v
Wexford; Limerick v Tipperary
March
6-7 Fitzgibbon Cup finals, Athlone IT
7 NFL Division One A, round four - Tyrone v
Cork; Westmeath v Dublin; Mayo v
Longford; Kerry v Fermanagh; Division
One B - Cavan v Armagh; Laois v Meath;
Wexford v Sligo; Galway v Limerick
13/14 NFL Division One A, round five -
Fermanagh v Dublin; Mayo v Tyrone;
Westmeath v Kerry; Cork v Longford;
Division One B - Armagh v Sligo; Wexford v Cavan; Laois v Galway; Limerick v Meath;
NHL Division One A, round three - Galway
v Clare; Dublin v Waterford; Kilkenny v
Laois; Division One B - Antrim v Cork;
Offaly v Limerick; Wexford v Tipperary
17 All-Ireland Club Championship finals
20/21 NFL Division One A, round six - Tyrone v
Westmeath; Kerry v Mayo; Longford v
Fermanagh; Dublin v Cork; Division One B
- Cavan v Laois; Galway v Wexford; Meath
v Armagh; Sligo v Limerick; NHL Division
One A, round four - Laois v Dublin;
Waterford v Galway; Clare v Kilkenny;
Division One B - Cork v Offaly; Tipperary v
Antrim; Limerick v Wexford
28 NHL Division One A, round five - Galway v
Laois; Clare v Waterford; Kilkenny v
Dublin; Division One B - Cork v Tipperary;
Antrim v Limerick; Offaly v Wexford
April
4 NFL Division One A, round seven - Dublin v Longford; Cork v Fermanagh; Tyrone v
Kerry; Westmeath v Mayo; Division One B
- Sligo v Meath; Limerick v Armagh; Laois
v Wexford; Cavan v Galway
11 National Hurling League, round six
18 NFL semi-finals; NHL round seven;
All-Ireland Vocational Schools Football final
25 National Hurling League, round eight;
All-Ireland Vocational Schools Hurling final
May
1-3 All-Ireland Colleges finals
2 NFL finals; Connacht SF Championship -
New York v Mayo, Gaelic Park, New York;
Leinster SHC - Carlow v Laois, Carlow;
Westmeath v Wicklow, Mullingar
9 NHL finals; Ulster SF Championship, Tyrone
v Derry, Omagh/Neutral Venue; Leinster
SFC - Carlow v Longford, Tullamore
15/16 Leinster SHC - Westmeath/Wicklow v
Kildare, Mullingar/Aughrim
16 Leinster SFC - Offaly v Westmeath,
Tullamore; Wexford v Louth, Parnell Park;
Leinster SHC - Carlow/Laois v Meath,
Carlow/Portlaoise; Munster SHC - Clare v
Waterford, Semple Stadium; Cork v Kerry, Páirc Ui Chaoimh/Killarney; Munster SFC
- Tipperary v Limerick, Páirc Uí Chaoimh;
Ulster Senior Hurling Championship,
Derry v London, Casement Park/Ruislip;
Ulster Senior Football Championship,
Down v Cavan, Newry/Neutral
23 Leinster SFC quarter-final - Wicklow v
Meath, Portlaoise; Munster SFC - Clare v
Kerry, Ennis; Ulster Senior Football
Championship, Armagh v Monaghan,
Clones; Ulster Senior Hurling
Championship semi-finals, Antrim v
Derry/London, Casement Park; Down v
New York, Gaelic Park, New York;
Connacht Senior Football Championship,
Roscommon v Sligo, Hyde Park
29/30 Leinster SHC quarter-finals -
Carlow/Laois/Meath v Offaly;
Westmeath/Wicklow/Kildare v Dublin
30 Leinster SFC quarter-final -
Carlow/Longford v Laois,
Carlow/Mullingar; Munster SHC
semi-finals - Cork/Kerry v Limerick,
Limerick; Ulster Senior Football
Championship, Donegal v Antrim,
Ballybofey; Connacht Senior Football
Championship, London v Galway, Ruislip
June
6 Ulster SHC final; Ulster SFC, Tyrone/Derry v
Fermanagh, Enniskillen or Neutral/Celtic
Park; Leinster SFC quarter-finals -
Wexford/Louth v Kildare, Croke Park;
Offaly/Westmeath v Dublin, Croke Park;
Munster SHC semi-final - Clare/Waterford v Tipperary, Limerick/Cork
12 All-Ireland Senior B Hurling, round one;
All-Ireland Football Championship qualifier,
round one
13 Leinster SHC semi-finals -
Westmeath/Wicklow/Kildare/Dublin v
Carlow/Laois/Meath/Offaly; Wexford v
Kilkenny; Munster SFC semi-finals -
Waterford v Tipperary/Limerick,
Fermoy/Limerick; Clare/Kerry v Cork,
Killarney/Ennis; Ulster Senior Football
Championship semi-final - Down/Cavan v
Armagh/Monaghan
19 All-Ireland Football Championship
qualifier, round two; Preliminary Hurling
qualifier, Ulster runners up v Kerry/Cork;
All-Ireland Hurling Championship qualifier,
round one
20 Leinster SFC semi-final -
Carlow/Longford/Laois v
Wicklow/Meath, Croke Park; Ulster
Senior Football Championship semi-final,
Donegal/Antrim v
Tyrone/Derry/Fermanagh; Connacht
Senior Football Championship semi-final,
Leitrim v Sligo/Roscommon, Páirc Seán
Mac Diarmada
26 All-Ireland Hurling Championship qualifier, round one; All-Ireland Senior B Hurling
quarter-finals
27 Munster Hurling Championship final;
Connacht SFC semi-final, New York/Mayo v London/Galway, Castlebar; Leinster
SFC semi-final -
Offaly/Westmeath/Dublin v
Wexford/Louth/Kildare, Croke Park
July
3-4 All-Ireland Football Championship
qualifier, round three; All-Ireland Hurling
Championship qualifier, round two
4 Leinster SHC final, Croke Park
10 All-Ireland Senior B Hurling semi-finals
10-11 All-Ireland Hurling and Football
Championship qualifier, round three
11 Munster SFC final; Ulster SFC final
17-18 All-Ireland Football Championship
qualifier, round three
18 Leinster SFC final, Croke Park; Connacht
SFC final
24-25 All-Ireland Football Championship
qualifier, round four
25 All-Ireland Hurling Championship
quarter-finals; All-Ireland Senior B Hurling
final
31 All-Ireland Football Championship
qualifier, round four; All-Ireland Minor B
semi-finals
31-2.8 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
quarter-finals (2 games); Minor Football
Championship quarter-finals
August
7 All-Ireland Senior Football championship
quarter-finals (2 games); All-Ireland
Intermediate Hurling Championship
semi-final, Galway v Leinster
8 All-Ireland Minor and Senior Hurling
Championship semi-finals, Munster v
quarter-final winners
15 All-Ireland Minor and Senior Hurling
Championship semi-finals, Leinster v
quarter-final winners
21/22 All-Ireland U21 Hurling Championship
semi-finals (provisional), Connacht v
Munster; Leinster v Ulster
22 All-Ireland Minor and Senior Football
Championship semi-finals, Connacht v
Ulster; All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling
final; All-Ireland U21 Football B final
28/29 All-Ireland U21 Hurling Championship
semi-finals (provisional), Connacht v
Munster; Leinster v Ulster
29 All-Ireland Minor and Senior Football
Championship semi-finals, Leinster v
Munster
September
5 All-Ireland U21 Football semi-finals,
Munster v Ulster; Connacht v Leinster;
All-Ireland Camogie finals
12 All-Ireland Minor and Senior Hurling
Championship finals, Croke Park
15 Goal challenge, All-Ireland Hurling
Champions v Selection
19 All-Ireland U21 Hurling Championship
final
26 All-Ireland Minor and Senior Football
Championship finals, Croke Park
29 Goal Challenge, All-Ireland football
Champions v Selection
October
2/3 All-Ireland U21 Football final
3 Women's All-Ireland Football
finals
17 International Rules, Ireland v
Australia (provisional)
24 International Rules, Ireland v
Australia (provisional)
November
28 All-Ireland Club Hurling
Championship quarter-final, Britain v Connacht
December
5 All-Ireland Club Football
Championship quarter-final, Britain v Connacht
Golf
January
8-11 Mercedes Championship, Kapalua
15-18 South African Open, Erinvale;
Hawaiian Open, Honolulu
22-25 Dunhill Championship, Houghton;
Bob Hope Classic,
29-1.2 Johnnie Walker Classic, Alpine; FBR
Open
February
5-8 Heineken Classic, Royal Melbourne;
AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am
12-15 ANZ Championship; Buick
Invitational, Torrey Pines
19-22 Malaysian Open; Nissan Open
26-29 WGC-Accenture Matchplay Champ,
La Costa; Tuscon Classic
March
4-7 Dubai Desert Classic; Doral
Championship
11-14 Qatar Masters; Honda Classic
13-20 National Panel Training, Port
18-21 Caltex Masters, Singapore; Bay
Hill Invitational
24-27 Sherry Cup (team event),
Sotogrande
25-28 The Players Championship,
Sawgrass; Madeira Island
Open, Santo da Serra
April
1-4 BellSouth Classic; Algarve
Open de Portugal
8-11 US Masters, Augusta National
9 -13 West of Ireland Amateur Open
Championship, Co Sligo
15-18 MCI Heritage
14-16 Girls Interprovincials, Westport
16-18 Munster Youths' Open
Championship, Douglas
21-23 Asia/Pacific v Europe, Circolo Golf
Roma, Italy
22-25 Houston Open; Canaries Open
23-25 Connacht Youths' Open
Championship, Portumna
29-2.5 New Orleans Classic; Italian
Open
28-30 Youth Interprovincial
Championship, The Island
30-2.5 Lytham Trophy, Royal Lytham
May
6-9 Wachovia Championship;
British Masters, Forest of Arden
7-9 Irish Amateur Open
Championship, Carton House
11-12 Munster Seniors' Amateur Open
Championship, Ennis/Woodstock
11-15 Irish Women's Close Amateur
Championship, The Island
13-16 Byron Nelson Championship; Asian
Open, Shanghai
14 Scotland v Ireland Youths' Match
14-16 Brabazon Trophy, West Lancs
20-23 Bank of America Colonial; TPC of
Europe
27-30 FedEx St Jude Classic; PGA
Championship, Wentworth
27-28 Irish Seniors' Amateur Open
Championship, Roscommon
31-1.6 Leinster Youths' Open
Championship, Seapoint
31-5.6 British Amateur Championship,
St Andrews (Old and Jubilee)
June
2-4 European Boys Team (Challenge
Trophy), Binowo Pk, Poland
3-6 The Memorial Tournament, Muirfield; Welsh Open
3-5 European Mid Amateur, Varese, Italy
5-6 Berkshire Trophy, Berkshire
5-7 East of Ireland Amateur Open
Championship, Co Louth
10-12 European Seniors & Nations Cup, La Bole, France
10-13 Buick Classic; Diageo Championship, Gleneagles
11-13 St Andrews Links Trophy, St Andrews
12-16 Irish Amateur Close Championship,
Donegal, Murvagh
12-13 Curtis Cup, Formby, Liverpool
14-16 Irish Girls Close Amateur
Championship, Portarlington
15-16 Connacht Seniors Amateur Open
Championship, Loughrea
17-20 US Open, Shinnecock Hills; St
Omer Open
20 Ulster Foursomes Champ, Malone
23 Connacht Under 15 Boys Open
Championship, Claremorris; Ireland v Wales Youths Match, Clandeboye
24-25 Irish Youths' Amateur Open
Championship, Clandeboye; Irish
Women's Open Strokeplay
Championship, Ballykisteen
24-27 French Open, Paris
30 Munster Under 15 Boys Open
Championship, (Mahon)
July
1-4 European Open, K Club; Western
Open
5-9 North of Ireland Amateur Open
Championship, Royal Portrush
6-10 European Boys' Team
Championship, Kymen, Finland;
European Youths' Team
Championship, The Island
6-8 Connacht Boys' Open
Championship, Ballinasloe
8-11 John Deere Classic; Scottish Open,
Loch Lomond
12 Leinster Under 15 Boys Open
Championship, Beaverstown
12-14 Junior Open Championships,
Kilmarnock (Barassie)
14-16 Munster Boys' Open
Championship, Limerick
15-18 British Open Royal Troon; BC Open
20-22 Leinster Boys' Open
Championship, Arklow
22-24 European Young Masters, Styrian,
Murhof, Austria
22-25 Irish Open, Baltray, Co. Louth; British Seniors Open Championship, Royal
Portrush; Greater Milwaukee Open
24-28 South of Ireland Amateur Open
Championship, Lahinch
27-30 Ulster Boys' Open
Championship, Holywood
29-1.8 Buick Open; Scandinavian Masters,
August
3-5 Boys' Home Internationals, Royal
Dublin
4-6 Ulster Youths' Open
Championship, Malone; British
Seniors' Amateur Championship, The Berkshire
5-8 The International, Castle Pines; KLM Open
8 Ulster Under 15 Boys Open
Championship, Holywood
9-14 British Boys' Championship, Conwy
11-13 Interprovincial Championship,
Portmarnock
11-15 British Mid Amateur Championship,
Royal Liverpool
12-15 US PGA Championship, Whistling
Straits; Russian Open, Moscow
16 Junior Foursomes (National Final),
Castlebar
17 Fred Daly (National Final), Castlebar
18-20 Irish Boys' Amateur Close
Championship, Castlebar; Women's
Interprovincials, Ballybunion
18-21 European Individual Championship,
Skodve, Sweden
19-20 Ulster Seniors' Amateur Open
Championship, Shandon Park
19-22 WGC-NEC Invitational, Firestone;
Tahoe Open
23 Club Youths' (National Final),
Warrenpoint; Under 15 County
Championship, Warrenpoint; Irish
Schools (National Final - Strokeplay),
Warrenpoint
24 Irish Schools (National Final -
Matchplay), Warrenpoint
25-27 Boys' Interprovincial Championship,
Warrenpoint
26-29 Buick Championship; International
Open, Munich
27-28 St Andrews Trophy, Nairn; Jacques
Leglise Trophy, Nairn
September
2-3 Irish Mixed Foursomes (National
Final), Mullingar
2-5 European Masters, Crans-sur-Sierre
2-6 Deutsche Bank Championship
3-4 Women Senior Cup finals, Athlone
6-7 Leinster Seniors Amateur Open
Championship, L'town & B'town
8-10 Men's Home Internationals,
Prestwick
8-10 Women's Home Internationals,
Royal Porthcawl
9-12 Bell Canadian Open; German
Masters, Cologne
14-15 Connacht Veterans Championship,
Ballina; Irish Senior Women's Open
Amateur Championship, Seapoint
14-17 European Tour PQ1 (Stage One)
16-18 Cups & Shields (National Finals),
Shannon
16-19 Texas Open
17-19 Ryder Cup, Oakland Hills
23-26 Pennsylvania Classic
28-30 Seniors Home Internationals,
Aberdovey.
TBA East of Ireland Mixed Foursomes
Championship, Luttrellstown
30-3.10 WGC-American Express, Mt Juliet;
Southern Farm Bureau Classic
October
1 All-Ireland Medal
7-10 Dunhill Links Championship
14-17 Greensboro Classic; World
Matchplay Championship,
Wentworth;
Turespana Mallorca Classic
21-24 Fanai Classic, Walt Disney World
Resort
28-31 PQ2 (Stage Two); World Cup
(Eisenhower Trophy), Westlin Rio
Mar, Puerto Rico; Chrysler
Championship; Andalucia Masters,
Valderrama
TBA European Club Cup Trophy
Corfu, Greece
November
4-7 The Tour Championship
18-21 WGC-World Cup, Seville
December
9-12 Target World Challenge
Hockey
January
17 Women's Irish Senior Cup, round
three
24 Irish Senior Cup, round four; Irish
Junior Women's Cup, round three
29-30 U16/U18 Interprovincials, Leinster;
U16 Women's Interprovincials,
Galway
February
6-7 Women's U21 Interprovincials,
Dublin
14 Irish Junior Cup, round three;
Women's Irish Senior Cup
quarter-finals
21 Irish Senior Cup quarter-finals; May
Costley Cup semi-finals
27-29 Senior Interprovincials (M & W),
Belfast
28 Irish Junior Cup semi-finals (M & W)
March
6 Irish Senior Cup (M & W) semi-finals;
May Costley Cup final
13-14 Women's Junior Interprovincials,
South East
19-28 Women's Olympic Qualifying
Tournament, Auckland, New Zealand
20-21 Junior Interprovincials, Munster
25-26 Irish Schoolgirls Tournament, Dublin
27 Women's Irish Senior Cup final,
Belfield; Irish Junior Cup final (M)
April
3 Irish Senior Cup final, Belfield;
Women's Irish Junior Cup final
11 European Cup Winners Cup - Loreto,
Laren, Netherlands; Lisnagarvey,
Vienna, Austria
17 Club Championships quarter-final (M
& W), First leg
24 Club Championships quarter-final (M
& W), Second leg
May
1-3 Club Championships finals (M & W),
Belfield
June
9-12 European Club Championships -
Hermes, Baku, Azerbaijan; Cork
Church of Ireland, Prague, Czech
Republic
25-27 Senior Celtic Cup (M & W), Belfield
July
2-4 U21 Celtic Cup (M & W), Swansea,
Wales
13-18 U16 European Nations Cup (M & W),
Bristol, England
25-31 U21 European Nations Cup, Men
Brussels, Belgium; Women, Dublin
August
13-29 Olympic Games
Horse Racing
January
10 Victor Chandler Handicap Chase,
Ascot
11 Pierse Hurdle, Leopardstown
22 Thyestes Handicap Chase,
Gowran Park
24 Ladbroke Trophy,
Cheltenham
25 AIG Champion Hurdle,
Leopardstown
February
8 Hennessy Gold Cup Chase,
Leopardstown
14 Tote Gold Trophy Handicap hurdle,
Newbury
28 Racing Post Handicap Chase,
Kempton; Gold Cup, Haydock Park
March
16-18 Cheltenham Festival
20 Midlands Grand National, Uttoxeter
25 Doncaster Mile
April
1-3 Aintree Festival
4 Gladness Stakes, Curragh
11-13 Fairyhouse Festival
12 Irish Grand National, Fairyhouse
13 Powers Gold Cup Novice Chase;
Welsh Champion Hurdle, Chepstow
17 Scottish Grand National, Ayr
18 Ballysax Stakes
25 Tetrarch Stakes
27-1.5 Punchestown Festival
27 BMW Chase, Punchestown
28 Gold Cup, Punchestown
29 Champion 4-Y-O Hurdle,
Punchestown
30 Champion Hurdle, Punchestown
May
1 2,000 Guineas, Newmarket
Kentucky Derby, Churchill Downs
2 1,000 Guineas, Newmarket
11-13 York Festival
16 Oaks d'Italia, San Siro
22 Irish 2,000 Guineas, Curragh
23 Tattersalls Gold Cup; Irish 1,000
Guineas, Curragh; Derby Italiano,
Cappanelle
June
4 Vodafone Oaks, Epsom
Downs
5 Belmont Stakes, Belmont
Park
15-19 Royal Ascot Festival
25-27 Curragh Derby Festival
July
3 Coral Eclipse Stakes, Sandown
12-15 Killarney Festival
18 Irish Oaks, Curragh
24 King George VI & Queen Elizabeth
Diamond Stakes, Ascot
26-1.8 Galway Festival
27-31 Goodwood Festival
28 Galway Plate
29 Galway Hurdle
August
8 Phoenix Stakes, Curragh
12-14 Tramore Festival
14 Arlington Million, Arlington
17-19 York Festival
23-26 Tralee Festival
September
5 Moyglare Stud Stakes, Curragh
9 Doncaster Cup
11 Irish Champion Stakes,
Leopardstown; St Leger, Doncaster
18 Irish St Leger, Curragh; Tote Ayr
Gold Cup
19 National Stakes, Curragh
19-25 Listowel Festival
22 Kerry National, Listowel
October
3 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe,
Longchamp
10 Munster National, Limerick; Velka
Pardubicka, Pardubice
23 Racing Post Trophy, Doncaster
30 Breeders' Cup Day, Texas
November
2 Melbourne Cup, Flemington
13 Gold Cup Chase, Cheltenham
20 First National Gold Cup, Ascot
21 Troytown Handicap Chase, Navan
27 Hennessy Cognac Gold Cup, Newbury
28 Japan Cup, Tokyo
December
4 Tingle Cree Trophy, Sandown Pk
5 John Durkan Memorial Chase,
Punchestown
28 Welsh National,
Chepstow
26-29 Leopardstown
and Limerick
Christmas
Festivals
Motor Sport
February
6-8 International Rally, Galway
March
7 Australian Grand Prix, Melbourne
21 Malaysian Grand Prix, Kuala Lumpur
April
4 Bahrain Grand Prix, Bahrain
9-12 Circuit of Ireland Rally
25 San Marino Grand Prix, Imola
May
1-2 International Rally of the Lakes,
Killarney
8-9 Historics Race Meeting
9 Spanish Grand Prix, Barcelona
23 Monaco Grand Prix
30 European Grand Prix, Nurburgring
June
12-13 BTCC Race Meeting, Leinster
13 Canadian Grand Prix, Montreal
18-20 International Rally, Donegal
20 American Grand Prix, Indianapolis
July
4 French Grand Prix, Magny-Cours
11 British Grand Prix, Silverstone
17-18 Phoenix Park Races
25 German Grand Prix, Hockenheim
31-1.8 Leinster Trophy International Race
Meeting
August
15 Hungarian Grand Prix, Budapest
29 Belgium Grand Prix,
Spa-Francorchamps
September
12 Italian Grand Prix, Monza
26 Chinese Grand Prix, Shanghai
October
2-3 Cork "20"
International
Rally, Munster
10 Japanese
Grand Prix, Suzuka
24 Brazilian Grand Prix, Sao Paulo
Olympics
August
11 Football (Preliminaries)
12 Football (Preliminaries)
13 Opening Ceremony
14 Badminton (round matches) Basketball (prelim) Beach Volleyball (prelim), Boxing (prelim), Cycling Road (medals), Diving (finals), Fencing (medals), Football (prelim), Gymnastics Artistic (qual), Handball (prelim), Hockey (prelim), Judo (medals), Sailing (races), Shooting (finals), Softball (prelim), Swimming (finals), Table tennis (round), Volleyball (prelim), Weightlifting (finals).
15 Archery (round), Badminton (round), Baseball (prelim), Basketball (prelim), Beach Volleyball (prelim), Boxing (prelim), Cycling Road (medals), Equestrian (dressage), Fencing (medals), Football (prelim), Gymnastics Artistic (qual), Handball (prelim), Hockey (prelim), Judo (medals), Rowing (heats), Sailing (races), Shooting (finals), Softball (prelim), Swimming (finals), Table tennis (round), Tennis (round), Volleyball (prelim), Water Polo (prelim), Weightlifting (finals).
16 August
Archery (round), Badminton (round), Baseball (prelim),
Basketball (prelim), Beach Volleyball (prelim),
Boxing (prelim), Diving (finals), Equestrian (dressage), Fencing (medals), Gymnastics Artistic (finals), Handball (prelim), Hockey (prelim), Judo (medals), Rowing (heats), Sailing (races), Shooting (finals), Softball (prelim), Swimming (finals), Table tennis (round), Tennis (round), Volleyball (prelim),
Water Polo (prelim), Weightlifting (finals).
17 Archery (round), Badminton (round), Baseball (prelim), Basketball (prelim), Beach Volleyball (prelim), Boxing (prelim), Canoe/Kayak Slalom Racing (heats), Equestrian (cross-country), Fencing (medals), Football (prelim), Gymnastics Artistic (finals), Handball (prelim), Hockey (prelim), Judo (medals), Rowing (repechages), Sailing (races), Shooting (finals), Softball (prelim), Swimming (finals), Table tennis (round), Tennis (round), Volleyball (prelim), Water Polo (prelim).
18 Archery (medals), Badminton (round), Baseball (prelim), Basketball (prelim), Beach Volleyball (prelim), Boxing (prelim), Canoe/Kayak Slalom Racing (medals), Cycling (medals), Equestrian (finals), Fencing (medal matches), Football (prelim), Gymnastics Artistic (finals), Handball (prelim), Hockey (prelims), Judo (medals matches), Rowing (repechages), Sailing (races), Shooting (medals), Softball (prelim), Swimming (finals), Table tennis (round matches), Tennis (round), Volleyball (prelim), Water Polo (prelim), Weightlifting (finals).
19 Archery (medals), Badminton (medals), Basketball (prelim), Beach Volleyball (prelims), Boxing (prelim), Canoe/Kayak Slalom Racing (heats), Fencing (medals), Gymnastics Artistic (finals), Handball (prelim), Hockey (prelim), Judo (medals), Rowing (rounds), Sailing (races), Shooting (finals), Softball (prelim), Swimming (finals), Table tennis (round), Tennis (round), Volleyball (prelim), Water Polo (prelim), Weightlifting (finals).
20 Archery (medals), Athletics (rounds/finals), Badminton (medals), Baseball (prelim), Basketball (prelim), Beach Volleyball (round), Boxing (prelim), Canoe/Kayak Slalom Racing (medals), Cycling Track (finals), Diving (prelim), Equestrian (dressage), Fencing (medal matches), Football (prelim), Gymnastics Trampoline (finals), Handball (prelim), Hockey (prelims), Judo (medals matches), Rowing (finals), Sailing (races), Shooting (finals), Softball (prelim), Swimming (finals), Table tennis (round), Tennis (finals), Volleyball (prelim), Water Polo (prelim), Weightlifting (finals).
21 Archery (medals), Athletics (rounds/finals), Badminton (medals), Baseball (prelim), Basketball (prelim), Beach Volleyball (round), Boxing (prelim), Cycling Track (finals), Diving (semi-finals), Equestrian (Grand Prix), Fencing (medals), Football (round), Gymnastics Trampoline (finals), Handball (prelim), Hockey (prelim), Rowing (finals), Sailing (finals), Shooting (finals), Swimming (finals), Table tennis (medals), Tennis (medals), Volleyball (prelim), Water Polo (prelim), Weightlifting (finals).
22 Athletics (rounds/finals), Baseball (prelim), Basketball (prelim), Beach Volleyball (round), Boxing (round), Cycling Track (round), Diving (finals), Equestrian (qual), Fencing (medals), Gymnastics Artistic (finals), Handball (prelim), Hockey (prelim), Rowing (finals), Sailing (finals), Shooting (finals), Softball (medals), Table tennis (finals), Tennis (medals), Volleyball (prelim), Water Polo (round), Wrestling (Eliminations).
23 Athletics (rounds/finals), Basketball (prelim), Beach Volleyball (round), Boxing (round), Canoe/Kayak Flatwater Racing (heats), Cycling Track (rounds/finals), Diving (prelim), Equestrian (Grand Prix), Football (prelim), Gymnastics Artistic (finals), Handball (prelim), Hockey (prelim), Sailing (races), Softball (final), Synchronised Swimming (prelim), Table tennis (finals), Volleyball (prelim), Water Polo (prelim), Weightlifting (medals), Wrestling (medals).
24 Athletics (rounds/finals), Baseball (round), Basketball (classification), Beach Volleyball (round), Boxing (round), Canoe/Kayak Flatwater Racing (heats), Cycling Track (rounds/finals), Diving (medals), Equestrian (rounds/finals), Football (rounds), Gymnastics Artistic (Gala), Handball (rounds), Hockey (rounds), Sailing (races), Synchronised Swimming (prelim), Volleyball (round), Water Polo (round), Weightlifting (medals), Wrestling (elimination/qualification).
25 Athletics (rounds/finals), Baseball (medals), Basketball (round), Beach Volleyball (medals), Boxing (round), Canoe/Kayak Flatwater Racing (round), Cycling Track (rounds/finals), Diving (prelim), Equestrian (Grand Prix), Hockey (classification), Sailing (races/finals), Synchronised Swimming (finals), Triathlon (finals), Volleyball (round), Water Polo (classification), Weightlifting (medals), Wrestling (rounds/medals).
26 Athletics (rounds/finals), Basketball (round), Canoe/Kayak Flatwater Racing (round), Diving (finals), Football (round), Gymnastics Rhythmic (qual), Handball (round), Hockey (medals), Modern Pentathlon (medals), Sailing (medals), Synchronised Swimming (finals), Taekwondo (prelim/medals), Triathlon (finals), Volleyball (round), Water Polo (medals) , Wrestling (rounds/medals).
27 Athletics (rounds/finals), Basketball (round), Boxing (round), Canoe/Kayak Flatwater Racing (finals), Cycling Mountain Bike (medals), Diving (prelim), Equestrian (finals), Football (medals), Gymnastics Rhythmic (qual), Handball (round), Hockey (medals), Modern Pentathlon (medals), Synchronised Swimming (finals), Taekwondo (medals), Volleyball (round), Water Polo (round), Wrestling (elimination/qualification).
28 Athletics (finals), Basketball (medals), Boxing (round), Canoe/Kayak Flatwater Racing (finals), Cycling Mountain Bike (medals), Diving (finals), Football (finals), Gymnastics Rhythmic (finals), Handball (round/medals), Sailing (finals), Taekwondo (medals), Volleyball (medals), Wrestling (eliminations/medals).
29 Athletics (medals), Boxing (finals), Football (medals), Gymnastics Rhythmic (finals), Handball (medals), Taekwondo (medals), Volleyball (medals), Water Polo (medals), Wrestling (medals), Closing Ceremony.
Rowing
January
31 St Michael's Head of River, O'Brien's Bridge
February
7 Lagan Head, Belfast
21 UCC Head of River, National Rowing
Centre; Lagan Scullers Head, Belfast
28 Cork Head of River, National RC; Erne Head of River, Enniskillen
March
6 Dublin Head of River; Newry Head
of River, Newry Canal
13 Tribesmen Head of River, Galway
20 National 2k Time Trial, National
Rowing Centre; Ulster Branch Head
28 New Ross Time Trial, New Ross
April
3 Neptune Regatta, Islandbridge
4 Commercial Regatta, Islandbridge;
Skibbereen Head of River
11-16 National Trials, National RC
16 University Championships,
Castlewellan
17 Queen's University Regatta,
Castlewellan
24 Trinity Regatta, Islandbridge
25 Connacht Schools Champ, Lanesboro
May
1 Portadown Regatta;
Bantry Regatta,
7 FISA World Cup, Poznan, Poland
8 Limerick Regatta, O'Brien's Bridge;
Portora Regatta, Killyhevlin
15 Lee Regatta
22 Cork Regatta, National RC
23 Fermoy Regatta
27 FISA World Cup, Munich
29 Waterford Regatta, Belle Lake;
Belfast Sprint Regatta
June
5 Dublin Metropolitan Regatta,
Blessington Lake
6 Carlow Regatta
12 Lagan Scullers Regatta, Belfast
13 Olympic Qualifying Regatta, Lucerne
18 FISA World Cup, Lucerne (first day)
19 Athlone Regatta, Coosan Point
20 Galway Regatta, Menlo
26 Monkstown and Cork Harbour
Regatta NRC, Farran Wood
30 Henley Royal Regatta, Henley
July
9-10 National Champ NRC, Farran Wood
25 FISA World Championships, Junior
and non-Olympic events, Banyoles,
Spain, (first day)
August
1 Carrick-on-Shannon Sprints
6 U23 World Regatta, Poznan, Poland
September
2 World Masters, Hamburg, Germany
3 World University Championships,
Brive la Gaillarde, France
25 Bann Veterans' Regatta, Coleraine
October
9 Portadown Marascull, River Bann
23 Tribesmen Time Trial, Galway
November
13 Neptune Head, Blessington
27 Bann Head, Coleraine
December
4 Munster Br Head of River, Killorglin
Rugby
January
2 Celtic League,
The Borders v The Dragons,
Netherdale; Connacht v
Munster, Dubarry Park; Llanelli v
Neath-Swansea, Stradey Park;
Leinster v Ulster, Donnybrook
9-11 Challenge Cup, round two first leg,
Montauban v Harlequins; Brive v
Castres; London Irish v Narbonne;
Connacht v Pau; Saracens v
Glasgow; Newcastle v Montferrand;
Colomiers v Bath; Grenoble v Beziers
9 European Cup, Round Three,
Edinburgh v Leeds; Leinster v Sale;
Llanelli v Agen, Netherdale
10 European Cup, Round Three,
Toulouse v Neath-Swansea; Biarritz
Olympique v Cardiff; Northampton v
The Borders, Franklin's Gardens;
Treviso v Bourgoin; Gloucester v
Munster; Perpignan v Calvisano
11 European Cup, Round Three, Gwent v Stade Francais; Ulster v Leicester;
London Wasps v Celtic Warriors
16-18 Challenge Cup, round two second
leg, Harlequins v Montauban;
Castres v Brive; Narbonne v London
Irish; Pau v Connacht; Glasgow v
Saracens; Montferrand v Newcastle;
Bath v Colomiers; Beziers v Grenoble
16 European Cup, Round Four,
Neath-Swansea v Toulouse; The
Borders v Northampton; Celtic
Warriors v London Wasps
17 European Cup, Round Four, Leicester v Ulster; Cardiff v Biarritz Olympique;
Agen v Llanelli; Munster v
Gloucester; Calvisano v Perpignan
18 Stade Francais v Gwent; Leeds v
Edinburgh; Sale v Leinster; Bourgoin
v Benetton Treviso
23-25 European Cup, Round Five, Stade
Francais v Ulster; Gwent v Leicester;
Leeds v Toulouse; Edinburgh v
Neath-Swansea; Sale v Biarritz
Olympique; Leinster v Cardiff; Agen v
Northampton; Llanelli v The Borders;
Bourgoin v Gloucester; Treviso v
Munster; Celtic Warriors v Perpignan; London Wasps v Calvisano
30-1.2 European Cup, Round Six,
Ulster v Gwent; Leicester v Stade
Francais; Toulouse v Edinburgh;
Neath-Swansea v Leeds; Biarritz
Olympique v Leinster; Cardiff v Sale;
Northampton v Llanelli; The Borders v Agen; Gloucester v Treviso; Munster
v Bourgoin; Perpignan v London
Wasps; Calvisano v Celtic Warriors
February
6 Celtic League, Munster v The
Borders, Musgrave Park; Ulster v
Llanelli, Ravenhill
7 Celtic League, Celtic Warriors v
Connacht, Newport Gwent v Leinster
13 U-21 International - France v Ireland;
Celtic League, Edinburgh v Connacht, Meadowbank; Munster v Leinster,
Musgrave Park; Ulster v
Neath/Swansea, Ravenhill
14 Six Nations International - France v
Ireland, Stade de France; Wales v
Scotland, Millennium Stadium
15 Six Nations International - Italy v
England, Stade Flaminio
20 U-21 International - Ireland v Wales,
Galway; Celtic League, Glasgow v
Ulster; Leinster v Celtic Warriors,
Donnybrook
21 Six Nations International - France v
Italy, Stade de France; Scotland v
England, Murrayfield; Celtic League,
Connacht v Cardiff, Dubarry Park;
Llanelli v Munster, Stradey Park
22 Six Nations International - Ireland v
Wales, Lansdowne Road
27 Celtic League, Munster v
Neath/Swansea, Musgrave Park;
Newport Gwent v Ulster
28 Celtic League, Connacht v Glasgow,
Sportsground; Edinburgh v Leinster,
Scotland
March
5 U-21 International - England v Ireland; Celtic League, Leinster v Cardiff,
Donnybrook; The Borders v
Connacht, Netherdale; Ulster v
Munster, Ravenhill
6 Six Nations International - England v
Ireland, Twickenham; Italy v
Scotland, Stade Flaminio
7 Six Nations International - Wales
v France, Millennium Stadium
12 Celtic League, Celtic v Ulster,
Munster v Newport,
Thomond Park
13 Celtic League, Connacht v
Leinster, Sportsground
19 U-21 - Ireland v Italy, Galway
20 Six Nations - England v Wales,
Twickenham; Ireland v Italy,
Lansdowne Road
21 Six Nations - Scotland v France,
Murrayfield
22-10.4 FIRA U21 World Cup, South Africa
26 U-21 - Ireland v Scotland, Dublin;
Celtic League, Glasgow v Munster,
Hughenden; Leinster v The Borders,
Donnybrook; Llanelli v Connacht,
Stradey Park; Ulster v Edinburgh,
Ravenhill
27 Six Nations International - France v
England, Stade de France; Ireland v
Scotland, Lansdowne Road; Wales v
Italy, Millennium Stadium
April
2 Celtic League, Cardiff v Ulster, Cardiff Arms Park; Leinster v Glasgow,
Donnybrook
3 Schoolboys - Ireland v Wales, Dublin;
Celtic League, Celtic Warriors v
Munster, Bridgend; Connacht v
Neath/Swansea, Sportsground
9-11 European Cup quarter-finals
10 Schoolboys International -England v
Ireland, Newcastle
10-17 Youth International - Four Nations
Tournament, Belfast
16 Celtic League, Llanelli v Leinster,
Stradey Park; Munster v Edinburgh,
Musgrave Park; Ulster v Connacht,
Ravenhill
17 Schoolboys International - France v
Ireland, France
24-25 European Cup semi-finals
30 Celtic League, Cardiff v Munster,
Cardiff Arms Park; The Borders v
Ulster
May
1 Celtic League, Connacht v Newport
Gwent, Sportsground; Leinster v
Neath/Swansea, Donnybrook
7 Celtic League, Munster v Connacht,
Thomond Park; Ulster v Leinster,
Ravenhill
8 All-Ireland League, Lansdowne Road
14 Celtic League, Llanelli v Ulster; The
Borders v Munster, Netherdale
15 Celtic League, Connacht v Celtic,
Sportsground; Leinster v Newport
Gwent, Donnybrook
23 European Cup final, Twickenham, 3.0
June
12 Ireland tour to S Africa, Blomfontein
19 Ireland tour to S Africa, Cape Town
November
13 Ireland v Argentina, Lansdowne Road
20 Ireland v S Africa, Lansdowne Road
27 Ireland v US, Lansdowne Road
Sailing
January
31-1.2 Eastern Championship, UCD SC
March
4-7 National Championships, UCC SC
20-21 National Championship
Team-Racing, Lough Derg YC
April
10-11 Laser Munster Championship,
Baltimore; Multihull Southern
Championship, Royal Cork; Mirror
Western Championship, Lough Derg
13-16 ISA Youth Champ, National YC
24-25 J/24 Midland Champ, Lough Ree YC
May
14-16 ICRA Championships, Howth YC
15-16 Mermaid Munster Championship,
Foynes
22-23 Optimist Leinster Championship,
National YC
28-30 Dragon East Coast Championship,
Royal St George
29-30 Multihull Northern Championship,
Cushendall
29-30 J/24 Western Champ, Lough Erne
June
5-6 National 18 Irish Championship,
Baltimore; Squib Northern
Championship, Royal Northern
Ireland; Optimist Ulster
Championship
12-13 Multihull Western Championship,
Galway Bay; J/24 Northern
Championship, Lough Neagh SC;
Northern Ireland Match Racing
Championship, Ballyholme YC
19-20 Optimist Munster Championship,
Schull Harbour; Flying Fifteen
Western Championship, Bray
26 Round Ireland Race, Wicklow
26-27 Topper Ulster Championship, East
Down; Mirror Southern
Championship; 420 Munster
Championship, Kinsale
27 Cobh At Home Cruisers, Cobh;
Cruiser/Tradition Boats Regatta,
Poolbeg
July
3 Regatta, Royal St George
3-4 Optimist Connacht Championship,
Lough Ree; 420 Leinster
Championship, Royal Irish; Mirror
Northern Championship, Ballyholme
10-11 Mirror Eastern Championship,
Skerries SC; Topper Leinster
Championship, Blessington
10-16 Sigma 33 European & National
Championship, Royal Cork
10-17 Cork Week, Royal Cork
17-18 Regatta (And Murdoch) Trophy, Bray;
"At Home", Clontarf; Multihull Inland
Championship, Blessington
21 ISA Junior Team Racing
Championship, Sutton
24 Marconi Cup Team Racing
Championship, Baltimore
24-25 1720 Eastern Championship,
National
24-31 Laser Radial European
Championship, Ballyholme
28-30 Baltimore Sailing Week
30.6.8 Mirror European Championship,
Lough Derg
30-8.8 Calves Week, Schull Harbour
31-2.6 Squib National Championship, Howth
31-6.8 Mermaid National Championship,
Foynes
31-7.8 Regatta, Lough Ree
August
6-8 NORA, Mayo, Sailing Club
7-8 Topper National Championship,
Carrickfergus
8-13 Laser 2 European Championship,
Skerries
9-15 420 Junior European Championship,
Royal St George
13-15 Ruffian 23 National Champ, DMYC
15-21 Enterprise World & National
Championship, Royal Cork
18-21 Optimist National Champ, Howth
19-22 J/24 National Championship, Royal
St George; Dragon National
Championship, Royal Irish
21-22 Multihull National Championship
21-24 Mirror National Championship, Royal
Northern
27-29 Cocoon Cruiser Challenge, Dublin Bay
September
3-5 420 National Championship, Howth
5 September Series, Foynes
5-6 National 18 South Coast
Championship, Royal Cork
5-23 September-October Series, DMYC
Dun Laoghaire
10-12 Dragon South Coast Champ, Kinsale
12 Autumn League, Howth
15-18 Hobie Tiger European Championship, Royal Cork
18-19 All-Ireland ISA Inter-Schools
Championships, Sutton; Mermaids
Youth Championship, Clontarf
October
2-3 Flying Fifteen Eastern Championship, National
2-17 Frostbite Series, Clontarf
7-27 Frostbite, DMYC Dun Laoghaire
Snooker
January
3 All-Ireland Club Championships,
Belgard
10-20 World Championship qualifiers,
Prestatyn, Wales
23-25 Munster Club Championships,
Gleneagle Hotel
24-25 Connacht Club Championship
24 Leinster Club Championship,
Celbridge; All-Ireland Club
Championships, Belgard
25-29 Welsh Open, Cardiff
February
1-8 The Masters, Wembley
11-20 World Championship qualifiers,
Prestatyn, Wales
18-22 All-Ireland Club Championship,
Gleneagles Hotel
March
1-7 European Open, Malta
11-15 Players Championship qualifiers,
Prestatyn
17-18 World Championship Qualifiers,
Prestatyn
22-28 Irish Masters, Citywest Hotel
22-27 European Team Cup, Riga, Latvia
April
3 Players Championship, Glasgow
4 Women's European Championship
qualifiers, Carlow
10 U21 National Championships, Bray
17-3.5 World Championships, Crucible
Theatre, Sheffield
18 National Over 40s Championships,
Carlow
May
8 U18 National Championship, Galway
9 U19 National Championship, Clare
15 U14 National Championship, Carlow
22-23 Intermediate Championship, Navan
26-6.6 European Championships, Austria
30 U16 National Championship,
Killarney
June
10-13 Last 32 National Championships,
Carlow; Women's National
Championship finals
July
World U21 Championships, China
August
World Team Cup, India
September
10-17 Home Internationals, Prestatyn, Wal
19 Western Close, Galway
October
30 Connacht U16 Close Championship,
Ballina
November
6-7 Interprovincials, Carlow
27-4.12 World Championships, Netherlands
Soccer
February
29 English League Cup final, Cardiff
March
23/24 Champions League quarter-finals,
1st leg
April
4 FA Cup semi-finals
6-7 Champions League quarter-finals,
2nd leg
8 UEFA Cup quarter-final 1st leg
10 Scottish Cup semi-finals
14 UEFA Cup quarter-final 2nd leg
20-21 Champions League semi-finals, 1st
leg
22 UEFA Cup semi-final, 1st leg
May
4-5 Champions League semi-final, 2nd
leg
6 UEFA Cup semi-final, 2nd leg
19 UEFA Cup final, Gothenburg
22 FA Cup final, Cardiff; Scottish Cup
final, Glasgow
26 Champions League final,
Gelsenkirchen
October
24 FAI Cup final, Lansdowne Road
Swimming
January
24-25 Swim Ireland IAG Distance Meet
28-31 Leinster Championships
February
1 Leinster Championships
6-7 Irish Senior Schools
14-15 Leinster Graded
20-22 Leisureland International, Galway
March
6-7 Trojan Gala
13 Leinster Distance
14 Connacht Championships
13-14 Munster Championships
27 Kingdom Masters, Tralee
April
3-4 Munster Grade A
7-11 British Championships 50m,
Sheffield
16-18 Irish Long Course Championships
May
1-2 Ulster Age Groups; Munster Age
Groups
6-16 European Championships, Madrid
8-9 Leinster Age Groups 1; Tralee
Festival of swimming
14-15 Ulster Age Groups 2
22-23 Leinster Age Groups 2
June
20 Interprovincials
25-27 Irish Age Groups Division 2, Limerick
July
9-11 Irish Age Group Championships,
Limerick
15-18 European Junior Championships,
Lisbon, Portugal
16-18 British Championships
22-25 Irish Open Championships, Lisburn
Co Antrim
29-31 British Age Groups, Sheffield
August
1 ASA British Age Groups, Sheffield
2-5 British Youth Championships
13-29 Olympic Games
26-29 British SC Championships
Tennis
January
19-1.2 Australian Open, Melbourne
February
6 Irish Indoors, Belfast
March
14-17 Leinster Open, Castleknock
April
9-11 Davis Cup, Ireland v Hungary
10-12 Four Nations Senior, Renfrew
May
1-3 Four Nations Junior, Belfast Boat
24-6.6 French Open, Roland Garros
June
21-4.7 All England Champ, Wimbledon
26-3.7 Irish Close Champ, Donnybrook
July
17-24 Irish Open, Templeogue
24-31 Women's Irish Open, Castleknock
August
6-7 Interprovincials, Connacht
8-15 East of Ireland, Lansdowne
23-5.9 US Open
September
3-5 Four Nations, England
October
23-25 Connacht Open, Galway
November
11-14 Munster Close, Sunday's Well
December
27-2.1 Irish Indoor Championships,
Riverview
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