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BRIAN KERR, NOW AND HEN
GARRY DOYLE speaks with the Republic’s former manager about Trapattoni,
the FAI and his distaste for Ireland’s increasing racial intolerance.
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(Irish Post) 29 March 08
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Hyperbole will destroy Cipriani
YES, yes. We know it’s an Irish paper and we’re about to shove
a hastily-arrived-at theory about an English player out into the biting
cold but, as they say in call centres from Delhi to Dublin: “bear
with us.”
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(Irish Post) 29 March 08
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United won’t be overhauled by England’s most hateful team
Well that makes things a little clearer. Supposedly decisive fixtures
that are built-up to be more important than life itself usually have a
knack of muddying the very waters they’re supposed to purify but
Sunday’s results at Old Trafford and Stamford Bridge have made the
Premier League title race a good degree more straight-forward.
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(Irish Post) 29 March 08
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Ireland’s first independent
Mick Meagan, who won a League Championship medal with Everton, was the
first Irish manager allowed to pick his own team.
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(Irish Post) 29 March 08
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“Come and watch me play”
I RELAND striker Clinton Morrison was shocked that Steve Staunton and
Don Givens chose to ignore him at international level and is hoping for
a more favourable reception in the new regime.
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(Irish Post) 29 March 08
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PREMIER WHELAN
IT’S BEEN a whirl-wind couple of months for Dubliner Glenn Whelan.
He’s moved to a team who look like playing Premier League football
next season and he got the call he’s been waiting for — to
join up with the Ireland senior squad.
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(Irish Post) 29 March 08
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Irish look to build morale
London Irish will be striving to get back to winning ways when fellow strugglers Bristol
visit the Madejski Stadium on Sunday.
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(Irish Post) 29 March 08
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Don’t let London die
With speculation surrounding London’s future participation in the National
League two of Connacht football’s stalwarts have leapt to the Exiles’ defence.
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(Irish Post) 29 March 08
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Seven shades of sleet
Breathnachs prevail in the cold as TCG and Heston Gaels are the pick of the British teams.
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(Irish Post) 29 March 08
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Elite players must keep club links
Give them their money but don’t let them become detatched from their communities.
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(Irish Post) 29 March 08
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Geraghty remains the king of the Royal clan
From Premiership soccer to movies to politics, the most iconic Gaelic footballer
of our time has done it all and as Tony Tighe discovers, he’s hungry for more.
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(Irish Post) 22 March 08
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Our illogical and traitorous support
Atoo-often heard comment on Saturday’s disappointing day in Twickenham is “if
it means O’Sullivan is gone then it’s worth it”.
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(Irish Post) 22 March 08
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Ireland’s World Cup hopes hinge on this relegation battle
Given the time of year, St. Patrick’s Day and all that, it would
be nice as an Irish man to look at the upper reaches of the table and
wonder which one of our boys might get their mitts on the Premier League
trophy come May.
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(Irish Post) 22 March 08
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IN THE WRONG SPIRIT
Close your eyes now. Concentrate good and hard. Scrunch up your cheeks
because, apparently, that helps you think even harder. Breathe deeply.
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(Irish Post) 22 March 08
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North and south of the river
Con Martin is a rarity indeed having played for both the Republic of Ireland
and Northern Ireland. He’s a difficult man to pin down, further
illustrated by his versatility alternating between centre-half and goalkeeper.
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(Irish Post) 22 March 08
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Macklin’s ultimate step up to the big time
Birmingham Irish middleweight Matthew Macklin takes a major step in his
professional career at the National Stadium, Dublin this Saturday evening.
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(Irish Post) 22 March 08
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O’Loughlin is on track for Olympics
Mayo cyclist believes he can win a medal.
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(Irish Post) 22 March 08
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Bookies the biggest winners at Cheltenham
Yet again it’s been an all-consuming Cheltenham Festival with storms,
shocks and stout aplenty.
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(Irish Post) 22 March 08
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TIME FOR CHANGE
Eddie O’Sullivan has reached the end of the road as coach.
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(Irish Post) 22 March 08
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What’s the point?
London manager Noel Dunning said last week he was on a hiding to nothing
travelling over to Waterford and he was proved right as the Exiles suffered
yet another crushing defeat.
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(Irish Post) 22 March 08
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league Mid-term GAH-DAQ report
STRIKES and waterlogged pitches aside, counties in both codes have now played
four League matches — time, then, for The Irish Post half-term report
on teams from football’s top two divisions and hurling’s top flight.
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(Irish Post) 22 March 08
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Vincents and Portumna triumph
St. Vincents and Portumna both emerged victorious in the All-Ireland club
finals in Croke Park on St. Patrick’s Day.
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(Irish Post) 22 March 08
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Exiles still propping up table
London’S hurlers had little to celebrate on St. Patrick’s Day after Meath inflicted
their fourth league defeat in a blustery Ruislip last Sunday.
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(Irish Post) 22 March 08
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And they’re off! 50,000 Irish punters flock to Cheltenham
Cheltenham fever strikes this week and the Irish have flocked in their thousands
to the annual race meeting.
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(Irish Post) 15 March 08
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IRISH BLOOD, ENGLISH HEART
Exiles young gun Shane Geraghty talks to RONAN EARLY about being Irish, English
and injured as he strives to return for the Heineken Cup quarter-final
against Perpignan.
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(Irish Post) 15 March 08
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In defence of event junkies
A popular opinion to hold is this: The Irish sports fan supports big days
more than teams. The term ‘event junkie’ has entered the Irish
lexicon alongside other chestnuts as ‘knowledge-based economy’
and ‘embattled Taoiseach’.
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(Irish Post) 15 March 08
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Tardelli’s record is poor, so why is he second in command?
Marco Tardelli officially started his role as Giovanni Trapattoni’s assistant
with a visit to watch Reading — with a little help from Shane Long
— beat Manchester City at the Madejski Stadium on Saturday and...
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(Irish Post) 15 March 08
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United’s original Captain Marvel
Before Roy Keane, Bryan Robson and Bobby Charlton there was Johnny Carey —
the one-time Dublin Minor footballer who went on to manage his country.
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(Irish Post) 15 March 08
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Hunt is set for Trap
Ireland’s breath of fresh air looking to impress new boss.
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(Irish Post) 15 March 08
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RECORD BREAKERS
The Exiles’ St. Patrick’s Day showdown with London Wasps at the
Madejski Stadium is set to smash attendance records yet again.
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(Irish Post) 15 March 08
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Bosses on the brink : Both coaches under pressure at Twickenham
Ireland’s final Six Nations game of 2008 takes place in Twickenham
this Saturday with both sides left with nothing but pride to play for
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(Irish Post) 15 March 08
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Ireland in need of a Kidney transplant
IF failing privately is a sobering experience then failing publicly must
be a thumping one. A coach puts himself into these positions though, dodging
the bats and accepting bouquets as part of the job.
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(Irish Post) 15 March 08
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CAUSING A COMMOTION
Larger-than-life Irish trainer looking to forget his health troubles on
Friday at Cheltenham.
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(Irish Post) 15 March 08
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Laois victims of their own myth
Why we all love seeing the little guys fail (or do well and then fail shortly after)
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(Irish Post) 15 March 08
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Three-in-a-row will put the Kingdom in heaven
Some people are born to be managers and while Kerry boss PAT O’SHEA
had a highly-successful club career with Dr. Crokes it was inevitable
that he would one day lead his county on the big stage.
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(Irish Post) 01 March 08
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It’s not always naive to believe
THE FLAG that caught the eye most at Wembley wasn’t the biggest one. Hanging off
the top tier, deep in Tottenham territory, it had the obligatory YIDS
scrawled next to whatever London satellite the owners had travelled from.
Beneath read: We still believe.
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(Irish Post) 01 March 08
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Why the new Wembley Stadium puts Croke Park in the shade
Up at Tottenham’s Chigwell training ground on Friday last, Robbie Keane
spoke in hushed terms about going to play at Wembley.
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(Irish Post) 01 March 08
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You know you’re a heart and soul GAA man when:
1. In your time you played the first round of one year’s under-21 Championship
before the final of the previous year’s competition.
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(Irish Post) 01 March 08
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How Chippy Brady caught fire
Liam Brady was at the peak of his career in the late ‘70s. Idolised
by the fans, he was considered the saviour of Arsenal and he was the inspiration
behind their FA Cup final victory over Manchester United in 1979.
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(Irish Post) 01 March 08
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Pink my ride
Stephen Ireland exhibits his ludicrous new car.
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(Irish Post) 01 March 08
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Nothing else matters
When it comes to jump racing Cheltenham is the be-all and end-all.
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(Irish Post) 01 March 08
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THE RACE IS ON
Six Nations wide open after weekend action.
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(Irish Post) 01 March 08
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Exiles look to continue winning run
London Irish will be aiming to score their seventh win in a row when
fifth-placed Saracens visit the Madejski Stadium this Saturday.
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(Irish Post) 01 March 08
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Leicester’s star can be a Celtic Tiger too
Sporting heroes and familiar fixtures are as much to do with Saturday
afternoons as washing the car and cutting the grass. Geordan Murphy’s
performance against Scotland on Saturday reminded us why sometimes it’s
better to leave the car dirty and let the grass grow.
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(Irish Post) 01 March 08
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the end of the road
One of the greatest forwards of the modern era won’t face London
this weekend, having hung up his boots at just 29.
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(Irish Post) 01 March 08
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In the dark
While their rivals train under floodlight, London are stuck in the gym.
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(Irish Post) 01 March 08
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Ireland’s most hated county
We bring you 10 things to hate about Cork – recipients of Ireland’s
most dubious honour.
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(Irish Post) 01 March 08
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Scottish name, English blood, Irish heart
NEW Ireland soccer manager Giovanni Trapattoni says he wants to take in
as many Premier League games as possible between now and when he starts
the job on May 1.
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(Irish Post) 23 February 08
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Don’t fall into negative trap
THE problem with Trapattoni is that everyone thinks he’s perfect for
us. Whenever everyone thinks that, usually everyone is wrong; whenever
something seems too good to be true, it invariably is.
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(Irish Post) 23 February 08
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Fair weather Irish fans no match for loyal English supporters
IN the last few minutes of Saturday’s FA fifth-round tie at Old
Trafford, there was a nice touch of humour from the travelling Arsenal
supporters who at that point must have been totally depressed at what
they had just witnessed.
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(Irish Post) 23 February 08
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The life of the travelling Gael
He will rise early of a Sunday morning, well before dawn, and address an
artery-blocking, cholesterol-promoting tightener of a Full Irish.
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(Irish Post) 23 February 08
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Peter the great
Northern Ireland has produced more than its share of maverick footballers,
blessed with breathtaking talent. You’ve heard of Best, Blanchflower,
Dougan and Gregg, now meet the original…
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(Irish Post) 23 February 08
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Get your own house in order first Delaney
Why chief executive was wrong to lash out at Keano.
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(Irish Post) 23 February 08
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Duddy on the brink
The Irish middleweight is just one Madison Square Garden bout away from
a shot at mega-stardom.
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(Irish Post) 23 February 08
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Winning Post : Kauto Star still on for Gold Cup defence
What a feeling of relief when the news broke on Sunday morning that Kauto
Star’s Gold Cup-ending injury was not as bad as first feared and
that the reigning champion would indeed be able to defend his crown next month.
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(Irish Post) 23 February 08
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Ireland must sink Scots
THE Grand slam may have come and gone for another year but there’s still
a Triple Crown to aim for when Scotland visit Croke Park this Saturday.
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(Irish Post) 23 February 08
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When silence is met with silence it isn’t golden
BY accident the IRFU’s underlying arrogance was again exposed this
week. In trying to be transparent the FAI chief executive John Delaney
inadvertently focused attention on the ways of the IRFU decision makers.
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(Irish Post) 23 February 08
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Farrell claims London players will get grant… …But the GAA and ISC are unclear head
GPA chief executive Dessie Farrell claims stories stating the London
players would not be entitled to their share of the inter-county grants
are wide of the mark.
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(Irish Post) 23 February 08
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Exiles stuck in neutral
Three first-half goals sent Carlow on their way to a comfortable victory
over London on Saturday afternoon.
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(Irish Post) 23 February 08
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Number’s up for stat men
IF news is something you didn’t already know, then I made a serious mistake
in my choice of game on Sunday when I went to Newbridge to watch Kildare
lose 2-8 to 1-12 to Galway.
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(Irish Post) 23 February 08
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Wexford calling: The model life of Ryan
For so long one of London GAA’s stalwarts JASON RYAN now finds himself
at Wexford as Ireland’s youngest manager.
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(Irish Post) 16 February 08
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Tragic cloud’s silver lining
VERY seldom in the reportage of sports is it considered poor taste to describe
events such as a mis-hit shot that deflects off the wayward arse of a
centre-half and into the corner of the net as a tragedy or as a disaster.
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(Irish Post) 16 February 08
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The Boys-in-Green are more of a light shade of grey
Sportswriters like things to be black and white. The truth is it makes our jobs a lot
easier. Writing about a 5-0 victory or a 5-0 defeat is child’s play.
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(Irish Post) 16 February 08
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Professionalism via stealth
One of the assertions flying about the place in these fractious times is that
the Cork strike is evidence of Player Power. It probably is.
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(Irish Post) 16 February 08
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Jimmy Dunne, the Blade of Sheffield
Three consecutive seasons scoring more than 30 League goals, could this
be the best striker you never saw?
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(Irish Post) 16 February 08
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Make Richie our skipper
As a young player with Everton, Richard Dunne was more noted for his size
than his footballing ability.
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(Irish Post) 16 February 08
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Ireland buzzing as Red Bull coach agrees to be our tonic
So the saga looks to have finally come to an end. After months of tribulations
where nearly anyone involved in football was either consulted or interviewed
for the job, it seems to be over.
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(Irish Post) 16 February 08
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Ireland show spirit
It was an improvement but ultimately it was still a defeat. Ireland’s
rugby side finally showed some of the form that many expected of them
last Saturday in St. Denis but not before they attempted to replicate
their abysmal first-half performance of two years ago.
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(Irish Post) 16 February 08
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Heineken Cup mustn’t disrupt our League form
The Six Nations takes a back seat this weekend as the focus returns to club
rugby with London Irish preparing to lock horns with second-placed Leicester
Tigers at the Madejski Stadium.
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(Irish Post) 16 February 08
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Wicklow awaits London ladies
On Sunday London’s lady footballers face their second test in Division
Three B of the National Football League.
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(Irish Post) 16 February 08
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The price of success
BRIAN McIVER talks now like a man on a drugs documentary who can’t
believe he was so stupid.
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(Irish Post) 16 February 08
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the trap is set : Ireland lure top Italian coach
IRELAND have a new manager: Giovanni Trapattoni.
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(Irish Post) 16 February 08
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Cascarino’s Life less Ordinary
Tony Cascarino may not even be a quarter Irish but it didn’t stop
him from becoming one of our sporting heroes. And it didn’t stop
him being good craic. Tony Tighe spoke to the former striker with the
gift of the gab.
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(Irish Post) 09 February 08
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WHY ARE WE WAITING?
When Shay Given gets cranky you just know there’s a justifiable
reason. As Newcastle United keeper it’s understandable that he has
many negative thoughts on his mind come Saturday afternoon so porous is
the Magpies’ defence but speaking to The Irish Post this week his
bone of contention was with the ever-unreliable FAI.
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(Irish Post) 09 February 08
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Kelly wants his idol’s shirt
STEPHEN KELLY sees the departure of his hero Steve Finnan as an opportunity to
become Ireland’s new Mr Consistent.
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(Irish Post) 09 February 08
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Dagger Facing Paris Chop
The 2008 Six Nations is just one game old yet the man they call ‘Dagger’
could well receive his final fatal wound this weekend.
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(Irish Post) 09 February 08
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With hope in their hearts — an ode to the supporter
Familiarity breeds contempt. Ireland versus France in Paris? No better
example of that wisdom — for the current supporter anyway. A familiar
fixture and a familiar result. It’s tough when it rains every day
and we’ve been waiting for things to improve.
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(Irish Post) 09 February 08
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GAA’s desert storm
Teams from all over the Middle East, Britain, Dublin, Cork and Down gathered
in Dubai recently for the Gulf Gaelic Games.
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(Irish Post) 09 February 08
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Young Coatbridge GAA stars on tour in Derry
Gaelic football in and around the Lanarkshire town of Coatbridge in Scotland
continues to grow as a result of some local sporting initiatives.
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(Irish Post) 09 February 08
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The foreign legion
The much-talked about development officers began their three-year tenure last
weekend and there is bright optimism among the group that this could see
the start of a successful grassroots set-up in Britain.
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(Irish Post) 09 February 08
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Athletic, skillful and good-looking: Just who in the Hell do the Cork players think they are?
IKNOW, I know. It’s the Cork strike thing again. It’s messing
up your head at this stage. And you wouldn’t mind but after a winter
of GPA and politics, this week is meant to be about getting back to the games.
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(Irish Post) 09 February 08
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Biffos batter lethargic London
London were decisively defeated by Offaly in their opening round Division
Four match at O’Connor Park, Tullamore on Sunday.
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(Irish Post) 09 February 08
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London GPA members may not get grant
The London-based members of the GPA could well be on a collision course
with their allies across the Irish Sea with the revelation that players
based overseas could receive no share of the hotly-disputed Central Council
grants scheme.
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(Irish Post) 09 February 08
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Show Delaney the red card
AS the search for a new Irish manager enters its 15th comedic week it’s
time to pause and ask of ourselves who deserves the credit for the vaudeville
that has kept us laughing for the three winter months and more?
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(Irish Post) 09 February 08
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AND There is a light that never goes out
Despite 57 years of hurt Mayo people still believe john O’Mahony can lead
them to glory this year. We spoke exclusively to the storied bainisteoir.
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(Irish Post) 16 January 08
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A giant among men
From Cork Athletic to West Ham to Manchester United, Noel Cantwell was
one of the finest full-backs these islands have ever seen.
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(Irish Post) 16 January 08
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Sectarianism not dead at Linfield
Last week Tony Tighe visited Windsor Park for a Linfield game and reported
a thawing of the sectarian bigotry of old.
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(Irish Post) 16 January 08
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The long way from tipperary
Reading super-sub Shane Long speaks to Graham Clifford about his determination
to secure a starting place for both club and country.
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(Irish Post) 16 January 08
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Given going nowhere fast
As the cycle of hysteria continues at Newcastle, Shay Given’s prospects
of winning silverware are growing increasingly slim…
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(Irish Post) 16 January 08
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EXILES EYEing tricky treviso
London Irish director of rugby Brian Smith has urged caution ahead of
the Exiles’ penultimate Heineken Cup group match in Treviso this weekend.
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(Irish Post) 16 January 08
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Crunch time for Munster and Wasps
A winner-takes-all battle will ensue at Thomond Park this Saturday as
Munster and London Wasps go head-to-head for top spot in Pool Five of
the Heineken Cup.
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(Irish Post) 16 January 08
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Sometimes it’s better to be lucky than good
THE London GAA scene awakes from its slumber this Saturday as reigning All-Ireland
Intermediate club champions Robert Emmetts prepare to defend their crown
against Galway outfit Tommie Larkins.
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(Irish Post) 16 January 08
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United they stand
THE CORK hurlers made history last week when they became the first side
to be unable to fulfil a fixture due to a players’ strike.
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(Irish Post) 16 January 08
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Young London hurler dies in car accident
The British GAA world has been rocked by the death of Sean Michael Kennedy.
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(Irish Post) 16 January 08
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Exiles exploit January Sale
London Irish coach Toby Booth was full of praise for his side after their
deserved victory over Sale at the Madejski Stadium last Sunday.
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(Irish Post) 05 January 08
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Leinster open five-point gap
Leinster moved five points clear at the summit of the Magners League
thanks to a bonus-point victory over the Neath Swansea Ospreys in a freezing
RDS on Friday night.
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(Irish Post) 12 January 08
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Last-gasp win for Connacht
Connacht’s quest to get into the Heineken Cup took a turn for the better
in the Sportsground on Friday night.
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(Irish Post) 12 January 08
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The beginning that led to the World Cup
THE seed of modern-day rugby league in Ireland was sown when in 1989 the Dublin Blues
were founded by Brian Corrigan.
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(Irish Post) 12 January 08
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Silken touch, iron will
Our Irish Soccer Icons series continues with a profile of the man voted
by the FAI as our greatest-ever player, Johnny Giles.
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(Irish Post) 12 January 08
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New year, new clubs
The January transfer window has opened and many Irish players have been
linked with moves…
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(Irish Post) 12 January 08
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Don’t let this happen again
The tragic, premature death of Phil O’Donnell has once again sparked
calls for the implementation of compulsory heart tests in sport.
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(Irish Post) 12 January 08
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Handballers raise the Tricolour in Arizona
While the rest of us were nursing hangovers on New Year’s Day the
successful Irish Junior Handball team were returning from Tucson, Arizona
with six major titles in their luggage.
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(Irish Post) 12 January 08
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County Chat: The big news from around your counties
Gweedore clubman Kevin Cassidy has been appointed Donegal football captain
for the coming season.
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(Irish Post) 12 January 08
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Kickstart
Back to business for Irish inter-county footballers.
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(Irish Post) 12 January 08
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False Start
Exiles idle while League rivals play warm-up competitions for National League.
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(Irish Post) 12 January 08
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Howard left sick as a parrot by irish failure
Top Irish sportswriter PAUL HOWARD tells Martin Doyle why his love affair
with Irish sport turned sour and argues that the Irish soccer team will
get the manager they deserve (the wrong one) again.
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(Irish Post) 05 January 2008
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My New Year’s resolution: Buy a football club
Most people like to try something different in the New Year. The over-excesses
of Christmas force many towards their local gym or park to exercise dementedly
until they get bored of the whole thing and go back to drinking themselves
stupid to escape the frenzied pressures of modern life.
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(Irish Post) 05 January 2008
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The money-go-round
January signals the transfer window, with it the usual merry-go-round. Several
Irish players have been linked with moves and will be looking to secure
first team football, with an eye on the Brazil friendly in February and
a new manager to impress.
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(Irish Post) 05 January 2008
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Ones to watch in 2008
As the new year approaches robert brennan looks at the young footballing
prospects to keep an eye on in Britain and Ireland.
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(Irish Post) 05 January 2008
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We have decent players: It’s time they showed up
ANOTHER year has gone and it was yet another nightmare for the Irish soccer team.
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(Irish Post) 05 January 2008
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A sideways look at the sporting year ahead...
Brian to Biarritz, Derval to Beijing and El Tel to Dublin. An alternative look
at what’s in store for Irish sport in 2008.
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Murphy’s law bringing success for Ferdy
FERDY Murphy is the sort of trainer who will never be fashionable but
has, in his own quiet way, developed into one of the top trainers in Britain
and Ireland.
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(Irish Post) 8 December 2007
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Out-munstered
THE weather was terrible and the rugby not much better but Leinster’s
first away victory over Munster in almost a decade will live long in the
memory of their fans.
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(Irish Post) 8 December 2007
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Irish are primed for Perpignan challenge
London Irish showed the strength of their panel ahead of this weekend’s
clash with Perpignan by demolishing a poor Worcester outfit in the Powergen
Cup at the weekend.
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(Irish Post) 8 December 2007
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Connacht display their true grit to defeat Glasgow
CONNACHT coach Michael Bradley paid tribute to his side for the way they
carved out the 10-6 win over Glasgow.
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(Irish Post) 8 December 2007
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Reid and Duff to return from injury
Whoever takes charge of the Republic of Ireland for their World Cup qualifying campaign
will have to embark on a search for new talent but a pair of old faces
might provide the boost which Irish football needs.
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(Irish Post) 3 December 2007
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Bittersweet victory for City in FAI Cup final
A MATCH in which the conditions were the dominant player saw Cork City
win the cup after a largely forgettable clash where the Leesiders were
by far the better team.
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(Irish Post) 8 December 2007
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“It took strike threat to get fair play” – Farrell
In the wake of the GPA securing a grants system for inter-county GAA
players, Dessie Farrell told The Irish Post it took the threat of a strike
to get fair treatment for our GAA players.
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(Irish Post) 8 December 2007
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County Chat: The big news from around your counties
Kerry - Cork - Mayo - Kildare
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(Irish Post) 8 December 2007
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Clann na Gael storming finish
A storming second-half performance from Clann na Gael saw them overcome
Intermediate champions Brothers Pearse and clinch the McCullogh cup in
Ruislip on Sunday afternoon.
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(Irish Post) 8 December 2007
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McDermotts the masters
SEAN McDermotts weathered the conditions and the Four Masters challenge
to remain undefeated this year, at Holbrooke on Sunday.
more... |
(Irish Post) 8 December 2007
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In the dark
THE British GAA community are expressing their disquiet this week over
what one senior County Board official describes as the ‘cock-up’
over the appointment of development officers in Britain.
more...
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(Irish Post) 8 December 2007
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Anti-Venables sentiment grows
HE may be the bookies’ favourite
for the job and the FAI’s choice but there is a strong anti-Terry
Venables mood in many sections of the Irish soccer community.
more... |
(Irish Post) 8 December 2007
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Still football crazy after all these years
Kerry, Kildare, Laois and now Wicklow — it’s been an
eventful and successful journey for Mick O’Dwyer. At 71, what
keeps him going?
more...
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(Irish Post) 01 December 2007
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Patient Casey has eye on Irish return
CAPTAINING London Irish to silverware and fighting his way back from
what many believe is unjust international exile. Those are the aims of
Bob Casey — for the remainder of the season that is.
more... |
(Irish Post) 01 December 2007
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Last-minute heartache for Exiles
IT was a case of so near and yet so far for the Exiles as a late try
deprived them of victory against old rivals Saracens.
more... |
(Irish Post) 01 December 2007
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Cork welcomes rugby’s old firm
IT may only be the Magners League and it may be at Musgrave Park rather
than fortress Thomond but there is nothing Munster enjoy more than defeating
Leinster.
more... |
(Irish Post) 01 December 2007
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Irish newcomers are well worth a punt
The Hennessy Gold Cup at Newbury on Saturday is the traditional curtain raiser
to the jumps season and a genuine racing superstar in Denman will be looking
to put down a marker for the rest of the racing season.
more... |
(Irish Post) 01 December 2007
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Rebellion: Cork GAA in crisis
By allowing the County Board to pick his selectors, the new manager has gone
out of his way to disrespect the players’ wishes and it will be
very hard to work out now.
more...
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(Irish Post) 01 December 2007
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Tantalising... ...battle of the Rangers inches closer
IT’S on. The battle to be club team of the decade moved a step
closer as Crossmaglen were crowned Ulster club champions while Nemo Rangers
of Cork advanced to their provincial final.
more... |
(Irish Post) 01 December 2007
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County Chat: The big news from around your counties
WEXFORD - DONEGAL - LIMERICK - CORK
more... |
(Irish Post) 01 December 2007
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London’s late show breaks Herts’ gutsy resistance
A STRONG second-half showing from defending champions London saw them overpower
a plucky Hertfordshire side in a blustery Oxhey Park on Saturday.
more... |
(Irish Post) 01 December 2007
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Tara misery continues
TARA’S season of misery showed no signs of improvement in Greenford
on Sunday, as they were crushed by a rampant St. Brendans.
more... |
(Irish Post) 01 December 2007
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Fulham push Gaels hard
FULHAM Irish showed just how far they have progressed in their first
season as a senior club but it wasn’t enough to defeat Tir Chonaill
Gaels in an extremely entertaining Conway Cup semi-final at Greenford
on Sunday.
more...
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(Irish Post) 01 December 2007
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Gaels are chasing the clean sweep
Tir Chonaill Gaels face three finals in eight days as they look to complete their dominance
of the London Football scene.
more... |
(Irish Post) 01 December 2007
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Venables the clear favourite for Ireland
AFTER a weekend of dramatic developments in the hunt for the next Republic
of Ireland manager, Terry Venables is now clear favourite for the job.
more... |
(Irish Post) 01 December 2007
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How will the Sport Of Kings remember 2007?
THE flat season will be remembered forever for the battle between Jamie Spencer and Seb
Sanders for the jockey’s title but perhaps the season should be
remembered instead as the year of underdog.
more...
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(Irish Post) 21 November 2007
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It’s not a revolution, it’s just fair play
Dessie Farrell and Donal Óg Cusack of the GPA talk exclusively
to The Irish Post as a player strike looms.
more... |
(Irish Post) 21 November 2007
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Changing Thomond, same old Munster
Thomond Park may be a building site at present, but it was Munster who
demolished their French opponents with a controlled, clinical and hard-working
performance. more... |
(Irish Post) 21 November 2007
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Bold statement of Irish intent
The Exiles produced their best performance for some time to demolish
Newport and lay down a marker for their European rivals.
more... |
(Irish Post) 21 November 2007
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Leinster overwhelmed
FANS watching this game will have been reminded of nothing more than
Ireland’s recent World Cup misadventure.
more... |
(Irish Post) 21 November 2007
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HARTE BREAKER : Tyrone manager won’t recognise strike
WHILE many managers have shown themselves to be sympathetic to the GPA
cause Tyrone’s All-Ireland-winning manager Mickey Harte has vowed
to break any strike which takes place.
more...
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(Irish Post) 21 November 2007
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The view from outside the union
WHILE the Gaelic Players Association have 92 per cent of inter-county players as members
and 95 per cent of their members voted in favour of the action, there have been
some very high-profile players criticising the GPA and in many cases refusing
to become members of the organisation.
more... |
(Irish Post) 21 November 2007
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Late blitz from Round Towers earns McArdle Cup final replay
A FLURRY of second-half goals secured a replay for Round Towers after
a thrilling match played in awful conditions at Ruislip on Sunday.
more... |
(Irish Post) 21 November 2007
|
Unconvincing win for Gaels
A STRONG second-half performance from county champions Tir Chonaill Gaels quelled
the challenge of a gutsy Parnells side in a bitterly cold Greenford on Sunday afternoon.
more... |
(Irish Post) 21 November 2007
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Jewell is not players’ choice for the crown
IN A week in which Paul Jewell was installed as a short-priced favourite
to be the next Republic of Ireland manager, several senior players have
voiced their opposition to the former Wigan Athletic manager getting the job.
more... |
(Irish Post) 21 November 2007
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Winning Post
After years of taking from the rich, Barney gives to the poor.
more...
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(Irish Post) 14 November 2007
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From quiet rebel to national treasure
Padraig Harrington talks exclusively to The Irish Post about his journey
from overweight amateur to Ireland’s leading sportsman.
more... |
(Irish Post) 14 November 2007
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Munster stung late by Wasps
Munster’s travelling red horde of loyal fans descended on the sedate
city of Coventry on Saturday evening and drank pints with their traditional
passion. more... |
(Irish Post) 14 November 2007
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Heineken cup Rugby - Round up
Leinster are streets ahead - The flying Irish - Provinces flounder.
more... |
(Irish Post) 14 November 2007
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From Gunner to Goner and the slow climb back
BARNET FC’s Underhill ground is less than 10 miles away from the
bright lights of Arsenal’s Emirates Stadium but in football terms
they are a world apart.
more... |
(Irish Post) 14 November 2007
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Euro 2008 preview : Loser loses all
THE match may be a mere statistic for the teams involved but rarely have
some of these Republic of Ireland players played for higher stakes.
more...
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(Irish Post) 14 November 2007
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GAA players’ strike inches ever closer
IT was easily the most comprehensive victory of Dessie Farrell’s
career and as was often the case in his playing days, the controversy
has only really started after the result was announced.
more... |
(Irish Post) 14 November 2007
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Lack of funding means GAA in British schools is under threat
Wherever you travel in British GAA circles, the message is always the
same: “The kids are the future of GAA.” .
more... |
(Irish Post) 14 November 2007
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London still have crucial extra edge on Midlanders
The gap is narrowing but on Saturday London were superior, defeating Warwickshire
in the under-17 British Championship final at Ruislip.
more... |
(Irish Post) 14 November 2007
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Clean sweep for Gaels
TIR Chonaill Gaels completed the clean sweep of London senior football titles with
this convincing defeat of St. Brendan’s at Greenford on Saturday.
more... |
(Irish Post) 14 November 2007
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Croydon in control
IN a double header on Saturday, the first Pearse v Croydon game got under way with
opening scores in the first five minutes from Croydon’s Mel Hoare (1-0) and Lizzi Jones
(1-0). more...
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(Irish Post) 14 November 2007
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Cardiff calling for the Green Army
IT may be a meaningless match. It may be a hard time to be a Republic
of Ireland fan but that won’t stop supporters travelling to Cardiff
on Saturday to see them take on Wales.
more... |
(Irish Post) 14 November 2007
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Barings to Barna: The long journey
Rogue trader Nick Leeson tells about bankruptcy, cancer and his new lease
of life at Galway United. more...
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(Irish Post) 7 November 2007
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Munster sent to Coventry
The Irish bars in Coventry are bracing themselves for an influx of fans on
Friday night as the Reds travel to the Midlands city to play London Wasps.
more... |
(Irish Post) 7 November 2007
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Three tricky home ties
Leinster v Leicester Tigers / Ulster v Gloucester / Connacht v Brieve
more... |
(Irish Post) 7 November 2007
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The managerial merry-go-round
The mini-crisis which seemed to be brewing in Donegal football has been
averted with the news that Brian McIvor is to continue as manager of the
county team in 2007. more... |
(Irish Post) 7 November 2007
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Scanlon on song for Macs
Two first-half goals from full-forward Lee Scanlon sent Sean McDermotts on their way to an eight-point
victory over Erin Go Bragh at Pairc na hÉireann on Sunday.
more... |
(Irish Post) 7 November 2007
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Fr Murphys take Saints to the wire
London champions Fr Murphys came within inches of causing a major upset
against top Sligo outfit St. Nathys in this hugely entertaining All-Ireland
intermediate quarter-final at Ruislip on Saturday afternoon.
more...
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(Irish Post) 7 November 2007
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Parnells demolish holders to win League title
Sundon Park basked in glorious sunshine last Sunday and Parnells showed why they are the kingpins in Herts when they
comprehensively defeated holders St. Colmcilles to add the League title to their growing silverware.
more... |
(Irish Post) 7 November 2007
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Irish need not apply
The odds on Gerard Houllier becoming the next manager of Ireland have shortened dramatically following the latest FAI meeting.
more... |
(Irish Post) 7 November 2007
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British players back GAA strike
The prospect of a strike by the GAA’s top stars moved closer this week as a large majority of players are expected
to vote in favour of the action.
more... |
(Irish Post) 7 November 2007
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From the studio
to the sideline…
Is Liam Brady the man to re-introduce success and leadership to Irish soccer?.
more... |
(Irish Post) 03 November 2007
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The contenders: From favourite to outsider
With punters and bookmakers playing what could be an extended guessing game,
david thorpe and ROB BRENNAN look at the runners and riders for the position
of manager of the Republic Of Ireland.more...
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(Irish Post) 03 November 2007
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Late goal rush denies brave Fulham
Two goals in the last two minutes of normal time earned Tir Chonaill Gaels
the Grand Slam of League, Championship, Tipperary Cup and now the Reserve
Football Championship at Ruislip on Sunday afternoon. more...
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(Irish Post) 03 November 2007
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Improving Rovers are
through
to final
A necessary change of venue to Oxhey Park during the week helped ensure
a sparse attendance at a lively-contested penultimate stage of a competition
in honour of a former Uachtarán and founder of the County Board.
.more... |
(Irish Post) 03 November 2007
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County Chat: The big news from around your counties
The Cork County Board is expected to stand firm on its staunch opposition
to the amendment of Rule 42 by keeping the proposed new 60,000-seater Pairc
Ui Chaoimh stadium closed to rugby and soccer..more...
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(Irish Post) 03 November 2007
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Emmetts on course for the double
A week after their heroic 14-man victory in retaining their county title
Robert Emmetts staged another backs-to-the-wall performance before finally
seeing off a gallant Fr. Murphys challenge in the second semi-final at Ruislip
on Sunday. . more...
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(Irish Post) 03 November 2007
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The
rise and stall of Geordan Murphy
WHENEVER Geordan Murphy is included on an Irish international
rugby team there are suggestions he is a luxury player the team
can ill-afford. .
more...
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(Irish Post) 23 October 2007
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It just gets worse...
ONE of the arguments, even if it was unspoken in many quarters,
for not opening Croke Park was the damage that could be wreaked
on the “superiority of the gael” ideal that still exists in
parts of Ireland.more...
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(Irish Post) 23 October 2007
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Drogheda
crowned champions
SIX years ago Drogheda United won the Eircom League First Division
title cheered by a crowd of less than 100..
more...
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(Irish Post) 23 October 2007
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A few surprises
among All-Stars
THE selection of just one footballer from All-Ireland finalists
Cork and Henry Shefflin collecting his seventh straight award
were the main talking points following the selection of the
GAA .more...
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(Irish Post) 23 October 2007
|
Players voting on strike
action
The Gaelic Players Association (GPA) have confirmed this week
that they are to ballot their members for strike action after
the latest round of talks with the Government produced no breakthrough..more...
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(Irish Post) 23 October 2007
|
Emmets taste
glory again
ROBERT Emmets rescued their season from the ashes to retain
their London SHC title after a fine second-half comeback. .
more...
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(Irish Post) 23 October 2007
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Who’s next?
THE sight of 16,000 empty seats at Croke Park as the Republic
of Ireland lumbered to a draw with Cyprus last week helped seal
the fate of Steve Staunton.more...
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(Irish Post) 23 October 2007
|
Treacys
refuse to play County final
The next meeting of the competition control committee will decide
whether Sean Treacys will face any further punishment following
their refusal to play the county minor final on Sunday..
more...
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(Irish Post) 23 October 2007
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County Chat: The big news from around your counties
Cork GAA is in mourning this weekend following news of the death
of former hurling great Johnny Clifford. .more...
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(Irish Post) 23 October 2007
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GPA ballott
for strike action
THE prospect of Ireland’s GAA fields falling silent this winter
grew closer this week as the Gaelic Players Association announced
they are to ballot their members for strike action. .
more...
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(Irish Post) 19 October 2007
|
Champion Gaels
Again
BASKING in the glory of his team’s second county title in three
years, Tir Chonaill Gaels joint manager Paul Coggins said: “This
is a famous occasion for the club.”
more...
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(Irish Post) 19 October 2007
|
Winning Post
Continuing our build-up to the new jumps racing season in Britain
and Ireland The Irish Post this week looks at a few of the young
jockeys to keep an eye on during the new season.
more... |
(Irish Post) 19 October 2007
|
Rory shoots
for the stars
RORY McIlroy is a man used to breaking records. As an amateur
golfer he carried all before him in Britain and Ireland culminating
in his being crowned champion amateur at the British Open last
summer. .more...
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(Irish Post) 19 October 2007
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Munster walloped in Wales
Several members of Ireland’s Rugby World Cup squad returned
to action against Ospreys at the weekend but it wasn’t enough
to stop the Irish province slumping to their second defeat in
a week. .more... |
(Irish Post) 19 October 2007
|
GAA on strike
alert
THE sight of the GAA’s brightest stars on the picket line moved
a step closer this week with the news that the Gaelic Players
Association (GPA) are to ballot for strike action.
more... |
(Irish Post) 19 October 2007
|
Drogs about
to have their day
DROGHEDA United all but sealed the Eircom League title with
a 2-0 victory over Shamrock Rovers on Friday night.
more...
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(Irish Post) 19 October 2007
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Our darkest hour
must be avenged
WHEN they take to the field against Cyprus tonight some of the
Irish players will surely be wearing haunted looks for they
are veterans of arguably the darkest hour in Irish soccer history.
. more...
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(Irish Post) 19 October 2007
|
No motivation
required
MOST Irishmen don’t need any added motivation when representing
their country but the Irish under-21 soccer team will have plenty
of extra incentive when facing England in a UEFA qualification
clash on Tuesday night. .
more...
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(Irish Post) 13 October 2007
|
Celts
hoping for leniency from UEFA
IF the midweek match against AC Milan was eventful, Sunday’s
defeat of Gretna, which sent the Bhoys back to the top of the
league, was dull.
more...
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(Irish Post) 13 October 2007
|
A right headache
for Stan
Given the level of talent at his disposal, Republic of Ireland
manager Steve Staunton has very few genuine selection dilemmas..
more...
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(Irish Post) 13 October 2007
|
Late
brace wins it for Macs
THE fairytale continues for Liverpool side John Mitchels as
they advanced to the semi-finals of the British Championship
with a classy defeat of Yorkshire side Young Irelands. .more...
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(Irish Post) 13 October 2007
|
End of the road
WARWICKSHIRE champions Sean McDermotts tasted defeat for the
first time this season as they lost 2-9 to 0-9 to London IFC
champs Thomas McCurtains..more...
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(Irish Post) 13 October 2007
|
Below par
There are few sports in the world at which Ireland are world
class but golf is one of them.
more... |
(Irish Post) 03 October 2007
|
Winning Post
Kieran Fallon is regarded as one of the most accomplished jockeys
of all time and whatever happens at his Old Bailey trial this
week he will go down in racing history.
more... |
(Irish Post) 03 October 2007
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Bhoys
buoyant as form starts to peak
Top of the league and top of the entertainment charts is the
story of Celtic’s week as they defeated Dundee United 3-0 thanks
to a Scott McDonald hat-trick..
more...
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(Irish Post) 03 October 2007
|
Posh ambitions
Peterborough is a town which offers a perfect glimpse of modern
Britain. .more...
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(Irish Post) 03 October 2007
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Ireland expects
In the finest tradition of soccer players from Cork, Manchester
City midfielder Stephen Ireland has never been far from controversy..more...
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(Irish Post) 03 October 2007
|
County Chat: The big news from around your counties
One of the legends of Dublin GAA Mick Holden has died suddenly
at the age of 52. .
more... |
(Irish Post) 03 October 2007
|
Mitchels
hold nerve to take title
A four-point margin was enough for John Mitchels as they defeated
Holloway Gaels in an absorbing Ladies Club Final at Pairc na
hÉireann on Saturday.
more...
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(Irish Post) 03 October 2007
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Gaels’ force too strong for plucky Harps
For a brief period in the first-half Harlesden Harps threatened
to cause a major shock as they played out of their skins against
a Neasden side that maintained their senior status with a huge
second-half scoring burst..
more...
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(Irish Post) 03 October 2007
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Finbarrs
too hot to handle
When the St. Finbarrs GAA club in Coventry asked to be relegated
to the Intermediate ranks last season they hoped to buy some
time and ensure their survival. .more...
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(Irish Post) 03 October 2007
|
Hurling All-Stars
2007
Former Clare All-Ireland winning captain ANTHONY DALY selects
his hurling All-Stars exclusively for The Irish PostI thought
it was a top-class hurling Championship the final was a disappointment
but what went before it was superb..more...
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(Irish Post) 03 October 2007
|
Shoulder to shoulder
It’s do or die for Ireland this weekend. Having to beat Argentina
by more than seven points and score four tries in the process
is the kind of job you’d rather leave to the likes of the All
Blacks. . more...
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(Irish Post) 25 September 2007
|
Seeds of Doubt
for ireland
The fall-out from the worst qualification campaign by an Irish
team in more than two decades continues and the focus is turning
to those players who have consistently failed to perform while
wearing the green.
more...
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(Irish Post) 25 September 2007
|
Macs on
target for county title
Sean McDermotts were given the fright of their lives by Erin
Go Bragh but their greater experience told in the end as they
claimed their 10th county title in 13 years.
more...
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(Irish Post) 25 September 2007
|
Simply the best
One of the most competitive and enthralling senior football
championship seasons in Warwickshire came to a tremendous conclusion
at Pairc na hÉireann on Sunday as Sean McDermotts claimed the
county title. .more...
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(Irish Post) 25 September 2007
|
Ireland
facing World Cup exit
The rugby team they called the greatest ever to wear the green
could instead be remembered as the great underachievers of Irish
sport after they were humbled by France on Friday night. .more...
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(Irish Post) 25 September 2007
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Kingdom
double up on sam maguire
Kerry claimed their second consecutive All-Ireland senior football
title with a clinical defeat of Cork on Sunday.
more...
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(Irish Post) 22 September 2007
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What Now
for Irish Football?
As the Republic of Ireland players trooped off the pitch in
Prague, aware that they had failed to qualify for another major
tournament, the consensus among the legion of Irish fans who
had made the journey to Prague was that the players had the
ability, the manager was the problem.
more...
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(Irish Post) 22 September 2007
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Kerry
rout Rebels for maguire glory
This was not a memorable All-Ireland final but it will live
long in the memory. .
more...
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(Irish Post) 22 September 2007
|
Winning Post
The Prix De L’Arc de Triomphe is traditionally one of the undoubted
highlights of the racing year. .more...
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(Irish Post) 22 September 2007
|
Driven to succeed
Since the retirement of Eddie Irvine Irish motor racing fans
have not had a driver they could take to their hearts. .more...
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(Irish Post) 22 September 2007
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Emmetts’ power too much for Murphys
Depleted Robert Emmetts were comfortable winners over Fr. Murphys
at Ruislip on Saturday. . .more...
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(Irish Post) 22 September 2007
|
Galway
comeback secures title
Continuing the pattern of their season the Galway minors staged
a brave comeback to defeat Derry and claim the All-Ireland title.
.more...
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(Irish Post) 22 September 2007
|
Winning Post
An interesting game among racing fans at this time of the year
is that of picking which young jockeys are most likely to go
on and be crowned champion in the coming years. .
more... |
(Irish Post) 12 September 2007
|
Namibia
show up Irish pretenders
ExpectED to lay down a marker against the minnows of Namibia
on Sunday Ireland instead became the marked men of Pool D in
a performance coach Eddie O’Sullivan describ-ed as their worst
in a “very, very long time”.more...
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(Irish Post) 12 September 2007
|
Puma win allows Ireland a unique chance
Ultimately it could lead to a mathematical nightmare but Argentina’s
surprise 17-12 opening victory over France has left Ireland’s
destiny more firmly in their own hands..
more...
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(Irish Post) 12 September 2007
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Rebels
seek to upset Kingdom
A rivalry which has straddled sporting history will be unleashed
upon the biggest stage of all when Cork and Kerry face each
other in the All-Ireland football final for the first time.
.more...
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(Irish Post) 12 September 2007
|
Make it A Mac double
There will be new Senior football champions in Warwickshire
this season as Roger Casements were sent crashing out of the
championship at the hands of a rapidly improving Erin Go Bragh
outfit. .more...
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(Irish Post) 12 September 2007
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Footballer Colm is in a league of his own
PIN-UP Gaelic football star Colm ‘Gooch’ Cooper has made the
shortlist of 17 from which the Seven Wonders of Kerry will be
chosen. .
more...
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(Irish Post) 06 september 2007
|
Top cats
It was supposed to be the hurling final which few would remember
but the emotional scenes at Croke Park afterwards are something
that no-one will forget.more...
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(Irish Post) 06 september 2007
|
Cats
cruise to Mccarthy glory
Everybody said it was going to be easy. In the end it was.
more...
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(Irish Post) 06 september 2007
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Parnells and Round Towers through to semis
The first real shock of this year’s London SFC saw Parnells
dump defending champions St. Brendans out of the competition.
.more...
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(Irish Post) 06 september 2007
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Big guns gearing up for semi-final clash
While the nights are drawing in and the temperatures grow colder,
the Warwickshire Championship is starting to heat up with the
Senior Football Championship Semi-finals at Pairc na hÉireann
this Sunday.
more...
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(Irish Post) 06 september 2007
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A selection dilemma
The return to international action of goalkeeper Shay Given
has boosted the Republic of Ireland ahead of their double header
of international qualifiers but manager Steve Staunton still
faces a number of selection dilemmas.
more...
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(Irish Post) 06 september 2007
|
Repeat performance for Champions League
Celtic will be in familiar territory when they embark on their
forthcoming Champions League campaign.more...
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(Irish Post) 06 september 2007
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Ireland
face all black destiny
Mentally and physically-draining pool fixtures against France
and Argentina will stop Ireland’s World Cup campaign short at
the quarter-final stage says former Irish star Conor O’Shea.
more...
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(Irish Post) 06 september 2007
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Losing track
of time in osaka
It was a case of so near yet so far for Irish athletes at the
World Athletic Championships in Osaka last week. .more...
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(Irish Post) 06 september 2007
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Winning Post
Few sports in Ireland have family ties in quite the same way
as horse racing. Most of the top flat trainers in Ireland are
the sons of racing folk and the Collins family on the Curragh
are maintaining that tradition.
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(Irish Post) 06 september 2007
|
Cyclone
ready to hit boston
As Kevin McBride travels around the streets of Boston with his
toolkit in his hand the cheers and catcalls from passers-by
are the only indication that the big Monaghan man is any different
to any of the many other Irish construction workers who have
made their lives in America. .
more...
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(Irish Post) 01 September 2007
|
Stokes needs fire
When Anthony Stokes became part of the elite group of teenagers
to be transferred for a multi-million pound transfer fee Irish
football fans were hoping that the young Dublin man would follow
in the footsteps of Wayne Rooney and become a footballing superstar.
more... |
(Irish Post) 01 September 2007
|
Gibson
kicks-off with Irish debut
Amid the flurry of substitutions during Ireland’s friendly with
Denmark last Wednesday night it would have been easy to miss
the international debut of Manchester United midfielder Darron
Gibson. .
more... |
(Irish Post) 01 September 2007
|
Wolfe injury won’t deter London ladies
London ladies footballers are preparing for the most important
match in a decade when they face Carlow in the All-Ireland juniors
semi-final on Sunday. .more...
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(Irish Post) 01 September 2007
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St. Colmcilles look to scale the heights
The GAA season in Hertforshire starts to get serious next weekend
with the Championship semi-finals up for decision. .more...
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(Irish Post) 01 September 2007
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Treatymen to pull cats’ claws?
It used to be that the only things which could cause the streets
of Ireland to empty on a Sunday were Mass and the All-Ireland
final. But while the pull of the Church has lessened in recent
years this weekend the streets will be abandoned for the comfort
of the armchair and the high stool as Kilkenny and Limerick
clash in the All-Ireland hurling final.
more...
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(Irish Post) 01 September 2007
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Head to head
The All-Ireland hurling final will be a clash of opposites in
every way. more...
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(Irish Post) 01 September 2007
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Darren’s back in the swing
It was a year ago this month that Irish golfer Darren Clarke’s
world fell apart.
more...
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(Irish Post) 21 August 2007
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Winning Post
Few people in racing are more popular than the Lambourn-based
Irishman Brendan Powell.
more... |
(Irish Post) 21 August 2007
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The old...
and the new
Much like Bertie Ahern’s memorable election slogan the upcoming
Rugby World Cup in France could go a long way towards deciding
whether Paul O’Connell will be remembered as a great Irish rugby
player or merely a very good Irish rugby player.
more...
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(Irish Post) 21 August 2007
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Hickie wants to go out with a bang
Ireland’s all-time joint-top try scorer Dennis Hickie hopes
the upcoming ‘Coupe du Monde’ provides a fitting swansong to
a career that has provided more twists and turns than a Hitchcock
thriller.
more...
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(Irish Post) 21 August 2007
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Ferris looking for wheel of fortune
There were few real surprises in Eddie O’Sullivan’s World Cup
squad.
more... |
(Irish Post) 21 August 2007
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Make
or break
With the start of the new football season dozens of Irish footballers
around Britain will be hoping that this is the year in which
they make the breakthrough to attract the attention of Steve
Staunton. more...
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(Irish Post) 21 August 2007
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Strachan needs defensive boost
Gordon Strachan did his best impression of the angry ant as
the Bhoys came from behind to beat Aberdeen on Sunday.
more...
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| (Irish Post) 21 August 2007 |
Big guns
safely through... just
It was FAI Cup weekend for Eircom League clubs and while all
of the big guns advanced to the next round it was a close call
for most of them.
more...
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(Irish Post) 21 August 2007
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How the mighty have fallen
As Ian Harte sits in his villa in Alicante this week, he must
be wondering: Where did it all go wrong?
more...
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(Irish Post) 21 August 2007
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Gaels closing in on title triumph
The race for the London Senior Football Championship title is
entering its final stages, and defending champions St. Brendans
look to have a battle on their hands to retain their crown.
more...
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(Irish Post) 21 August 2007
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Games feel at home in Liverpool
Liverpool is a city which has its roots in Ireland. From the
names of the shops which dominate the High Street and the bars
to the Irish sports jerseys which are evident wherever you travel
in the city by the Mersey the Emerald Isle has always had a
special affinity for scousers and the GAA is undergoing a revival
in the city.
more...
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(Irish Post) 21 August 2007
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St. Finbarrs banish brave St. Brendans
A valiant second-half comeback from St. Brendans was not enough
to cancel out a superb first-half display from St. Finbarrs
in Sunday’s Mulligan Cup semi-final.
more...
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(Irish Post) 21 August 2007
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Battle of the giants as old foes clash
Dublin and Kerry are large footballing counties reared on success
but for either side no Championship triumph is really complete
unless they can beat the others.
more...
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(Irish Post) 21 August 2007
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Back
from the brink
This time last year they were on their knees, a Senior Championship
club in name only; players and members were drifting away.
more...
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(Irish Post) 21 August 2007
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Jinxed?
Ireland go into the rugby World Cup with their best ever chance
of reaching the semi-finals but an injury cloud hangs over three
vital players. more...
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(Irish Post) 21 August 2007
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Zayed — goals are quality not quantity
When Eamon Zayed arrived by the banks of the Boyne to play for
Drogheda United fans of the Louth club believed they had found
a consistent goalscorer who would propel them to the Eircom
League title.
more...
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(Irish Post) 16 August 2007
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Winning Post
When Cathy Gannon became the first lady jockey to be crowned
champion apprentice in Ireland in 2004 it seemed to signal the
start of a bright new era in flat racing.
more... |
(Irish Post) 16 August 2007
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Top hurling managers say the current crop of players
are The Best
After another weekend of epic hurling action in which Limerick
booked their place in the All-Ireland final by beating Waterford,
county managers were united in their belief that the standard
of hurling this year is the best of all time.
more... |
(Irish Post) 16 August 2007
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Saints succeed at second time around
With the original fixture ending in stalemate, Sunday’s replay
at Pairc na hÉireann was always likely to be close and so it
proved as a clinical last 15 minutes from St. Brendans proved
the difference in this pulsating clash.
more...
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(Irish Post) 16 August 2007
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Return of the forgotten man
The new Premiership season can’t come quickly enough for Joey
O’Brien. more...
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(Irish Post) 16 August 2007
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On His Knees
In a pre-season friendly against Seria A side Sampdoria Shay
Given suffered a recurrence of his troublesome groin injury
and now is a major doubt for the Republic of Ireland’s two vital
European qualifying games against Slovakia and the Czech Republic
in September. more...
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(Irish Post) 16 August 2007
|
O’Donovan — the million-euro man
The new Premiership season will be crucial to the careers of
both of Ireland’s top strikers but Robbie Keane and Kevin Doyle
face important seasons for very different reasons.
more...
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(Irish Post) 16 August 2007
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London GAA
round-up
St. Gabriels are back in contention for championship honours
after a surprisingly easy victory over Fr. Murphys at Ruislip
on Saturday. more...
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(Irish Post) 16 August 2007
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Limerick lift siege to reach the final
The Irish bars of East London had the Manchester United v Reading
match on in one corner and the Waterford v Limerick All-Ireland
semi-final on the other television.
more...
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(Irish Post) 16 August 2007
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Kingdom
are left rattled
They say you could hear the alarm bells which were ringing in
Kerry as far away as Boston!
more...
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(Irish Post) 16 August 2007
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Irish invasion to bring pride and passion
back to Aldershot
After Niall Quinn and Roy Keane’s successful Irish revolution
at Sunderland, an Irish influx at Aldershot Town is looking
to make a similar impact with the Hampshire club. Elaine Sheridan
speaks to the Gael force driving ‘The Shots’ to success.
more... |
(Irish Post) 16 August 2007
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Ireland’s hopes hit by Horgan injury
Despite being out injured for four weeks Shane Horgan is included
in Ireland’s 30-man World Cup squad.
more...
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(Irish Post) 16 August 2007
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All too easy as rampant Cats reach final
Leinster hurling is at a cross roads. For the second time this
year Kilkenny waltzed past Wexford with embarrassing ease on
Sunday to book their place in yet another All-Ireland final.
more...
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(Irish Post) 09 August 2007
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Can Roy Keane make these men winners?
Despite being given a blank chequebook manager Roy Keane has
failed to attract big-name stars to the Stadium of Light. Graham
Clifford reports.
more...
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(Irish Post) 09 August 2007
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Devastating
Dan downs sorry Cork
Dan Shanahan’s eighth goal in four championship games this summer
sent Waterford into the All-Ireland semi-final at the expense
of a Cork team which looked to have too many miles on the clock.more...
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(Irish Post) 09 August 2007
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GAA Round Up
It took a last-minute goal from Round Towers’ Ollie Bennett
to secure his side’s win in an epic contest with Fulham Irish
at Ruislip on Saturday.
more... |
(Irish Post) 09 August 2007
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J-Lo on song as Mitchels hold their nerve
An exemplary display of usage of the dead ball by James Loney
gave John Mitchels a three-point victory over Roger Casements
at Pairc na hÉireann on Sunday despite a Kieran Boyle-inspired
second-half comeback by the Coventry side.
more... |
(Irish Post) 09 August 2007
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London minors reign supreme in the states
The London minor team successfully defended their Intercontinental
Youth Championship title recently in Chicago.
more... |
(Irish Post) 09 August 2007
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Royals put
on a regal show
Belief it’s what makes good sides great and great sides successful
and it grows on the trees in Meath!
more...
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(Irish Post) 09 August 2007
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Strikers
face a stern test
The new Premiership season will be crucial to the careers of
both of Ireland’s top strikers but Robbie Keane and Kevin Doyle
face important seasons for very different reasons.
more...
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(Irish Post) 09 August 2007
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Tantalising
Traditionally the fiercest of rivals Kerry and Dublin are on
the verge of setting-up the most eagerly-awaited All-Ireland
Championship clash for decades. Graham Clifford reports.
more... |
(Irish Post) 09 August 2007
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The
Stolen Generation
Former GAA stars are now excelling Down Under at Australian
Rules clubs but the wave of recruitment has angered the President
of the GAA Nickey Brennan. Graham Clifford reports.
more...
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(Irish Post) 09 August 2007
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Eamonn
for the stars
Every player who dons his county football jersey feels pressure.
But there can be few players in Ireland who will be under the
same level of scrutiny as Sligo’s star man Eamonn O’Hara come
this Saturday.
more... |
(Irish Post) 02 August 2007
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GAA Round Up
Fr. Murphys made it a memorable double for the wearers of the
purple and gold over the blue and gold at Ruislip on Saturday
after they ended Robert Emmetts’ proud 10-match unbeaten Championship
record with a comprehensive 11-point victory
more... |
(Irish Post) 02 August 2007
|
Ice-cool
O’Callaghan
With just over a month to go until Ireland take to the field
in Bordeaux to face the minnows of Namibia in their first World
Cup fixture Irish players are keeping their fingers crossed
that they can avoid injury.
more... |
(Irish Post) 02 August 2007
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Lee Carsley destined for Goodison departure?
Lee Carsley’s career at Goodison Park may be coming to an end
as the Toffeemen have reportedly offered the Republic of Ireland
international to Wigan Athletic as part of a player-plus-cash
bid for England under-21 left back Leighton Baines.
more...
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(Irish Post) 02 August 2007
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Mitchels edge Go Bragh in goal fest
Two late points from Wayne Healy were enough for John Mitchels
to see off Erin Go Bragh at Pairc na hÉireann on Sunday in a
seven-goal thriller.
more...
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(Irish Post) 02 August 2007
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Smith at the double at Colmcilles beaten
Sean Smith was the star of the show for John Mitchels scoring
2-2 to guide his side to victory over St. Colmcilles in this
Senior Football Championship clash.
more...
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(Irish Post) 02 August 2007
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Towers are crushed by rampant Gaels
Tir Chonaill Gaels fully deserved their place in this year’s
semi-final after a comprehensive 12-point victory over Round
Towers in the Senior Championship on Sunday.
more...
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(Irish Post) 02 August 2007
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Winning Post
With the flat racing season in Britain and Ireland in its final
months interesting battles are developing for the Jockeys Championship
title on both sides of the Irish Sea.
more... |
(Irish Post) 02 August 2007
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Young Irelands victorious in Leeds derby
A new trophy cabinet will be needed by the Young Irelands club
after they picked up another major piece of silverware at the
weekend with victory in the Division One final.
more...
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(Irish Post) 02 August 2007
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Raging bull
Right now, John Hayes’ life revolves around the milking parlour
and the fields on his farm in Limerick.
more... |
(Irish Post) 28 July 2007
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Winning Post
The Galway Plate is always one of the best betting races of
the year and this season’s event has plenty of opportunities
for punters to pay for their summer holidays.
more... |
(Irish Post) 28 July 2007
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Ireland’s Open
So the man who said he would be happy to be a journeyman pro
is Open Champion. more...
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(Irish Post) 28 July 2007
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McMahon to
the rescue
A point by Fergus McMahon two minutes from time saved All-Ireland
champions Robert Emmets from defeat against St. Gabriels in
their opening round of their title defence at Ruislip on Saturday.
more...
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(Irish Post) 28 July 2007
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Gaels
show their title ambitions
Powerful, hungry and clicking into gear at the right time of
the season Tir Chonaill Gales proved on Sunday at Greenford
just why they’re being tipped in many quarters to reclaim the
London Senior Football Championship trophy in 2007.
more...
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(Irish Post) 28 July 2007
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Royals
put on a regal show
It’s been a long time coming but finally Meath are back in the
business end of an All-Ireland Football Championship.
more...
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(Irish Post) 28 July 2007
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Magic major
Pádraig Harrington rarely
does things the easy way!
more... |
(Irish Post) 28 July 2007
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Winning Post
The decision to ban top Northern-based jockey Tony Culhane from
riding has caused shockwaves through the racing world.
more... |
(Irish Post) 24 July 2007
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Roy’s dilemma
With promotion secured and the euphoria of the Sunderland fans
washing over him Roy Keane uncharacteristically dropped his
guard this week. more...
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(Irish Post) 24 July 2007
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O’Brien on verge of big things at Celtic
Versatile Celtic midfielder Jim O’Brien believes he could make
the breakthrough for the Glaswegian club in 2007 despite facing
stiff opposition from other more experienced players.
more...
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(Irish Post) 24 July 2007
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Bohemians
looking to blossom
No group of Eircom League fans have suffered quite as much as
the Bohemians faithful in recent seasons.
more...
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(Irish Post) 24 July 2007
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Dubs show brute force
Last week The Irish Post labelled this clash as being something
of a David versus Goliath contest and how right we were.
more... |
(Irish Post) 24 July 2007
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Dream is over
Whatever dreams the Warwickshire hurlers had for their Nicky
Rackard Cup campaign this year they can’t have imagined it would
end like this. more...
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(Irish Post) 24 July 2007
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Mick points the
way
London football is at a crossroads as the County Board starts
the search for a new football manager and it has become clear
that it will take the appointment of someone of the stature
of Mick O’Dwyer to ensure success for the Inter-county side
in the capital.more...
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(Irish Post) 24 July 2007
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Britain tastes Féile success
The GAA’s flagship youth competition Féile Peil na nÓg lived
up to the hype when over 150 boys’ and girls’ Gaelic football
teams celebrated the 37th festival event recently.
more...
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(Irish Post) 14 July 2007
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Is Best good enough?
Next month the newly-appointed Ulster captain Rory Best will
celebrate his 25th birthday but the bubbly will be put on ice
as the Irish hooker prepares for the biggest sporting occasion
of his young life. more...
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(Irish Post) 14 July 2007
|
Drogs beat the odds to head table again
Drogheda United have overcome injuries to many of their top
players to ascend to the top of the Eircom League table this
season.
more... |
(Irish Post) 14 July 2007
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O’Brien’s big
gamble
Alan O’Brien’s football car-eer has been a tale of contrasts.
more... |
(Irish Post) 14 July 2007
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Dunning
signs off as Antrim triumph
Scorelines sometimes lie. Sunday’s 10-point winning margin was
a fib of mammoth proportions as London fell at the first hurdle
in the much-maligned Tommy Murphy Cup to Antrim.
more...
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(Irish Post) 14 July 2007
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Sligo in
a shocker!
Who would have believed that Sligo would be Connacht Champions
in 2007? more...
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(Irish Post) 14 July 2007
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Dream comes true
Through months of training in muck, rain and sludge Warwickshire
hurlers dreamed of days like this.
more... |
(Irish Post) 14 July 2007
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GAA shorts
Top tips for gaelic sports.
more... |
(Irish Post) 03 July 2007
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How to
save irish Football
While taking time to look back on a career that reached the
heights of a World Cup quarter-final legendary Irish goalkeeper
Pat Bonner also emphasised that he believes the future is bright
for Irish football.
more...
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(Irish Post) 03 July 2007
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National
title No.3 for O’Loughlin
Mayo rider David O’Loughlin took his third national road race
title in four years outsprinting three other riders at the end
of the tough 170-kilometre event in the National cycling championships
at the weekend.
more...
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(Irish Post) 03 July 2007
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Gritty Joes force draw in thriller.
St. Josephs and Heston Gaels will have to meet again in the
Murphy Cup final after a late rally by St. Josephs deservedly
earned the Greenford men a draw at soggy Ruislip on Saturday.
more...
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(Irish Post) 03 July 2007
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Exiles facing a tough challenge in Antrim trip
London’s Tommy Murphy Cup challenge begins with a difficult
clash away to Antrim on Saturday.
more... |
(Irish Post) 03 July 2007
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Kingdom’s
key is teamwork
Munster finals are occasions when big-name players should come
to the fore. .
more... |
(Irish Post) 03 July 2007
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Let the games
commence
The Warwickshire GAA season started to get serious on Sunday
with the first round of the Senior and Intermediate Football
Championship and the Senior Hurling Championship.
more...
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(Irish Post) 03 July 2007
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Rebels rout Dublin
A purposeful glint grew in the Corkmen’s eyes after this victory.
The Rebels weren’t at the peak of their powers as they roared
past Dublin but the old ruthlessness has returned.more...
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(Irish Post) 03 July 2007
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Cool
Cats cruise to victory
Four minutes into this Leinster hurling final and the game was
already over as a contest. .more...
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(Irish Post) 03 July 2007
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Irish soccer to follow GAA’s gaming success
Ireland’s soccer heroes are set to follow their GAA counterparts
into the world of computer games. .
more... |
(Irish Post) 27 June 2007
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GAA shorts
This week sees the opening of the 11th Asian Gaelic Games. Over
500 people from Asia will take part and over 15 nationalities
will be represented. The event is hosted by the Singapore Gaelic
Lions Club.more...
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(Irish Post) 27 June 2007
|
Where are they now?
It’s been 20 long years since Ireland was first really gripped
by football fever. .
more... |
(Irish Post) 27 June 2007
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Playing
a dangerous game
Stephen Hunt has never been far from controversy. .more...
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(Irish Post) 27 June 2007
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Late goals stun
exiles
Two late goals within a minute including one directly from a
Gareth O’Kane free denied London a rare victory at Ruislip on
Saturday. .more...
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(Irish Post) 27 June 2007
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Tir Chonaill send out Championship warning
The odds on Tir Chonaill Gaels lifting this year’s Senior Football
Championship crown in the capital were greatly shortened after
the men in red and white defeated the defending champions St.
Brendans at Ruislip on Sunday..
more... |
(Irish Post) 27 June 2007
|
It’s Limerick
— at last!
They eventually did it. After four-and-a-half hours of frantic
hurling over three epic encounters Limerick finally got the
better of their Premier County rivals sending out a clear warning
to all and sundry that they mean business in 2007.more...
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(Irish Post) 27 June 2007
|
Dubs damp
squib performance
After the excitement of their mammoth derby games with Meath
Dublin’s Leinster semi-final with Offaly was always going to
be something of an anti-climax and so it proved.
more...
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(Irish Post) 27 June 2007
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Louth and proud
In the end it was just a step too far for the Warwickshire hurlers.
.more... |
(Irish Post) 27 June 2007
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Showdown
As sporting rivalries go few in world sport are as heated and
anticipated as the meeting of Kerry and Cork in a Munster Senior
Football final. .more...
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(Irish Post) 27 June 2007
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37th
Feile Na Gael a big hit
Towns in Carlow and Kilkenny were hit by a clash of the ash
this past weekend as hurling and camogie teams from Britain
and Ireland took part in the annual Feile Na Gael. .
more...
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(Irish Post) 23 June 2007
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GAA shorts
TV Hurling challenge for sporting heroes Seven Irish sporting
heroes are taking part in a GAA bootcamp led by legendary Cork
hurling All-Ireland-winning manager Donal O’Grady.more...
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(Irish Post) 23 June 2007
|
Winning Post
Royal Ascot is the highlight of the racing week but the glamour
and posh frocks should not take away from the numerous betting
opportunities at the meeting.
more... |
(Irish Post) 23 June 2007
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Purcell’s
growing reputation
Oft times watching games in the League of Ireland First Division
is a labour of love for faithful supporters. .more...
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(Irish Post) 23 June 2007
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Late Moran injury mars Gaels deserved victory
In the clash of the titans Tir Chonaill Gaels had six points
to spare over St. Brendans after they claimed their first piece
of silverware this season. .more...
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(Irish Post) 23 June 2007
|
Tyrone
turn the tables
Like true giants of the game Tyrone are at their most dangerous
when they’ve been written off. .
more...
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(Irish Post) 23 June 2007
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Deise
dazzle in a corking goalfest
There’s something different about Waterford in 2007 and though
Cork were missing three key players through suspension this
was still a crucial win for the Deise as they go in search of
their first All-Ireland Senior title in 48 years.more...
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(Irish Post) 23 June 2007
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Macs on top
In their 50 years of existence Sean McDermotts have enjoyed
many great moments but their current crop of players seem intent
on rewriting the record books as they surged clear at the top
of the Senior League. . more...
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(Irish Post) 23 June 2007
|
Dunne back in the ring against The Viking
The only individual in Irish sport who could sell out the Point
Depot 10 times over boxing sensation Bernard Dunne returns to
the ring this weekend for the 24th time as a professional..more...
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(Irish Post) 23 June 2007
|
Blood,
sweat and tears – who’d be a jockey?
From Queen Elizabeth to Michael Owen horse racing attracts glamour
and glitz but behind the exciting facade lies an all together
different reality..
more...
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(Irish Post) 16 June 2007
|
Been there, Dunne
that!
Playing the best football of his career for club and country
has the time come for Irish rock Richard Dunne to set his sights
on a move to a bigger club?more...
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(Irish Post) 16 June 2007
|
London ringing
the changes
After a few months of turmoil, the London hurlers begin their
Christy Ring campaign with a trip to Wicklow on Saturday week.more...
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(Irish Post) 16 June 2007
|
Hickey goal sets Heston up for local final
This year’s Murphy Cup final will be a local west London clash
between St. Josephs and Heston Gaels who progressed after a
thrilling semi-final against Thomas McCurtains at Ruislip on
Sunday. .more...
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(Irish Post) 16 June 2007
|
Clarets
swamped by rampant gaels
This match proved to be every bit as one-sided as all the pre-match
predictions suggested. .more...
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(Irish Post) 16 June 2007
|
Limerick’s
late late show
Universally acknowledged as the unluckiest side in inter-county
hurling Limerick have rarely had the rub of the green in recent
seasons. . more...
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(Irish Post) 16 June 2007
|
Ciaran downs
Mourne men
While most of Ireland reacted to Monaghan’s fine win at the
weekend away to Down with shock, GAA supporters who watched
the Farneymen in London earlier this year won’t have been one
bit surprised. more...
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(Irish Post) 16 June 2007
|
Last-gasp
Lambert goal cruel on Dubs
Dublin had the hand of history in their grasp only to see it
slip away in the final agonising minute as Wexford’s Barry Lambert
thundered over a late sideline cut to seal a one-point win for
the Yellowbellies and break Dublin hearts.more...
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(Irish Post) 16 June 2007
|
Dubs’Hill to Climb
John O’Leary fears that the current crop of Dublin players lack
the killer instinct to beat Meath on Sunday. .more...
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(Irish Post) 16 June 2007
|
Shoulder to shoulder
Ireland’s tour to Argentina was billed as a sort of rugby questions
and answers’ session. The questions centred on the make-up of
the Irish panel for the World Cup. The answers were to be provided
by the players.more...
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(Irish Post) 6 June 2007
|
The world at
their feet?
The records books will show that Ireland lost both their rugby
challenge games in Argentina this summer but at the end of the
day few will recall the ins-and-outs of the mini-tour to South
America. more...
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(Irish Post) 6 June 2007
|
Second chance
The Premiership can be a harsh and unforgiving place. Players
usually get one chance to make the grade.
more... |
(Irish Post) 6 June 2007
|
The Irish Post gets you to the heart of racing
The various corruption enquiries which have dogged racing for
the past 18 months are nearing a conclusion..more...
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(Irish Post) 6 June 2007
|
Blues
and royals serve up a treat
After their attack on Pearl Harbour in 1941 a Japanese Admiral
was quoted as saying of the United States: “I fear all we have
done is to awaken a sleeping giant and fill him with terrible
resolve.” .more...
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(Irish Post) 6 June 2007
|
Smash and grab
It was tough, it was rough and at times tempers flared at Pairc
na hÉireann on Sunday as John Mitchels did just about enough
to see off the challenge of St. Barnabas in the Jurys Inn Senior
Football League. . more...
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(Irish Post) 6 June 2007
|
London stalling
Storm clouds were gathering over Ruislip this week after both
the county football and hurling managers criticised the County
Board for what they perceive to be a lack of genuine support.more...
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(Irish Post) 6 June 2007
|
Duddy’s
garden date
SOME say he is the finest boxing talent to come out of Ulster
since Barry McGuigan and later this summer the Irish fans will
finally have the chance to view unbeaten middleweight John Duddy
in his native land..
more... |
(Irish Post) 02 June 2007
|
Winning Post
The Glitz and glamour usually associated with the Epsom Derby
had appeared to be missing this year with the absence of the
two best horses Teofilo and Holy Roman Emperor from the race
due to injury. more...
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(Irish Post) 02 June 2007
|
STARS AND GRIPES
Ireland’s tour of America will be remembered for the emergence
of some bright new stars but for Cork City’s Roy O’Donovan it
was a case of what might have been. .
more... |
(Irish Post) 02 June 2007
|
Ireland try new blood in Rugby World Cup friendly
Ireland’s preparations for the Rugby World Cup were boosted
as they fought a vastly more experienced Argentina for most
of this match and conceded a late Phillipe Contepomi penalty
to lose against the South American side they will face in the
World Cup in three months. .more...
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(Irish Post) 02 June 2007
|
Warwickshire heap
woe on London
Warwickshire deservedly re-gained the provincial junior hurling
title after a comprehensive 15-point defeat of a poor London
team on Saturday. .more...
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(Irish Post) 02 June 2007
|
Goalden touch for McIvor’s heroes
The little guy struck back at Ballybofey on Sunday as Donegal
ended years of being pushed around by Armagh to record a win
which even Saffrons manager Joe Kernan couldn’t begrudge them.
. more...
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(Irish Post) 02 June 2007
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Championship Chat: The big news from around your counties
Limerick: The Treatymen’s chances of recording a first Munster
Championship victory over Tipperary in more than a decade have
been dealt a serious blow with the news that talented forwards
Niall Moran and Sean O’Connor have picked up injuries and are
doubtful for next weekend’s showdown.more...
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Beirne dismissal is fatal for London
London are still waiting for their first Connacht Championship
victory in 30 years but few footballing days in the capital
have proved more memorable than this. .more...
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(Irish Post) 02 June 2007
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THE LAST NOEL
London manager Noel Dunning walked off the pitch at Ruislip
on Sunday proud of the efforts of his players in getting to
within four points of Leitrim in the Connacht Championship,
then dropped two bombshells. .more...
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(Irish Post) 02 June 2007
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Classy London book final berth
The early stages of this game offered hope of a thriller but
a pair of controversial refereeing decisions proved the main
talking point as London progressed to the Provincial Junior
final. . more...
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(Irish Post) 26 May 2007
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Bane blows Mayo
away
The weather was unseasonably warm by the seaside at Salthill
on Sunday but Mayo were still blown away by a Galway hurricane
which left their fans wondering if the glory days in Mayo football
are over. more...
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(Irish Post) 26 May 2007
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NO NEIGHBOURLY
LOVE
The Dunnings and the Dolans of Coosan, Athlone have known each
other for years.. more...
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(Irish Post) 26 May 2007
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CRUISE CONTROL
As attentions in Warwickshire hurling start moving towards this
year’s Nicky Rackard Cup competition starting in late June the
Junior hurling side provided the perfect springboard for optimism
in the county with a comprehensive nine-point win over Leitrim
on Saturday.more...
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(Irish Post) 26 May 2007
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DESSIE SENSES
DANGER
Ahead of Leitrim’s first round Championship game of the season
with London on Sunday, their manager Des Dolan admits he’s worried
about the threat posed by the in-form Exiles.more...
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(Irish Post) 26 May 2007
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GAA shorts
Puck further with Poc Fada - Top-ten hurling tips - Roscommon
steal show in Warwickshire
more... |
(Irish Post) 17 May 2007
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Tara no match for rampant
Brendans
So we’re in our second week of summer are we? On Sunday at London
GAA HQ the rain fell, the wind blew and the standard of football
sufffered as much as the supporters.
more... |
(Irish Post) 17 May 2007
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Winning Post
With the flat season having settled into its rhythm and the
summer jumps season in full swing The Irish Post will this week
look at the horses to follow over the summer months.
more... |
(Irish Post) 17 May 2007
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Hession goal points the way
for classy Clarets
A Martin Hession goal after 20 minutes set up Clarets for a
deserved seven-point victory over Kiernans at Ruislip on Sunday.
more... |
(Irish Post) 17 May 2007
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LONDON GAA round-up:
London sweat a win
On paper this was a game the hosts were supposed to win at a
canter. However Gloucestershire refused to read the script and
made London sweat in the first-half as monsoon-like conditions
visited Ruislip. more...
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(Irish Post) 17 May 2007
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Looney has Erin dancing
to his tune
John Mitchels continued their excellent start to the new season
with a comfortable defeat of Sons of Erin at the weekend.
more... |
(Irish Post) 17 May 2007
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Foreign game at home
in Erin
If they thought allowing soccer to be played in Croke Park was
groundbreaking, GAA traditionalists should have visited Holly
Lane in Birmingham where the Erin Go Bragh club has broken new
ground by combining Gaelic football, hurling and soccer.
more... |
(Irish Post) 17 May 2007
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Longford’s long wait
is over
It had, said Longford manager Luke Dempsey “been a long time
coming”. more...
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(Irish Post) 17 May 2007
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Championship Chat:
Bray to play for Royals
Meath - Cork - Sligo - Offaly - Donegal - Waterford
more... |
(Irish Post) 17 May 2007
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McCabe miss results
in replay
The traditional image of Ulster football as being dour, defensive,
tough and as likely to contain fist-fights as flashes of skill
was destroyed by this thriller at Breffni Park.
more... |
(Irish Post) 17 May 2007
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London sweat a win
On paper this was a game the hosts were supposed to win at a
canter. However Gloucestershire refused to read the script and
made London sweat in the first-half as monsoon-like conditions
visited Ruislip. more...
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(Irish Post) 17 May 2007
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Backs to the
wall
London manager Noel Dunning faces injury crisis ahead of Leitrim
Championship showdown
more...
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(Irish Post) 17 May 2007
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Stan takes the good
with the bad
Love him or loath him, Steve Staunton is due a bit of luck as
Irish manager. The under-fire boss has had an eventful few weeks
recently despite the international hibernation period.
more... |
(Irish Post) 17 May 2007
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GAA Shorts
RTÉ announce more championship coverage - The voices of GAA
more... |
(Irish Post) 10 May 2007
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Féile
Peile festival
GAA chiefs in Britain have announced the final line-up for the
Féile Peile International 2007 in Birmingham between June 1-3.
more...
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(Irish Post) 10 May 2007
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Good
week... Bad week...
GAA players. In the week when player welfare and grant support
was the hot topic in GAA cirlces, the Armagh senior footballers
joined a long list of teams heading to warmer climates in preparation
for the Championship.
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(Irish Post) 10 May 2007
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Big
stars set to come home
With the transfer window set to reopen on June 1 Eircom League
clubs are expected to plunge into the transfer market and sign
Irish players deemed surplus to requirements in Britain.
more...
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(Irish Post) 10 May 2007
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Eircom
previews
Pat’s will be hoping to get their title challenge back on track
having lost their first game of the season at the weekend to
Cork City. more...
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(Irish Post) 10 May 2007
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Keane
can be one of the best
Legendary Nottingham Forest Manager Brian Clough once said:
“I only ever hit Roy the once. He got up so I couldn’t have
hit him very hard.”
more...
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(Irish Post) 10 May 2007
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Young
guns emerge
The start of the new Flat racing season has thrown a host of
young guns into the racing spotlight. Also the summer jumping
season is always a time when young jump jockeys emerge.
more... |
(Irish Post) 10 May 2007
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GAA mourns at sudden passing of two
stalwarts
The GAA community in Warwickshire is mourning the death of one
of its stalwarts with the passing of John Foley at the age of
53.
more...
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(Irish Post) 10 May 2007
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Handy Hanley lifts Longford
A fourth minute Ronan Hanley goal set-up Longford for a deserved
six-point victory over Warwickshire at Pairc Na hEireann on
Sunday but the men from Leinster were made to fight all the
way. more...
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(Irish Post) 10 May 2007
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Gaels
blown away by Saints
A Gerry Bradley-inspired St. Marys defeated Rugby Gaels by a
margin of nine points at Pairc na hEireann on Sunday with both
Bradley and fellow forward Paddy Willis grabbing four points
apiece. more...
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(Irish Post) 10 May 2007
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Amazing comeback gives Brendans
victory in thriller
Pairc na hEireann was no place for the faint-hearted on Sunday
as St. Brendans held on for a two-point win over rivals O’Rahillys
in a see-saw battle.
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(Irish Post) 10 May 2007
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Kingdom come
good
Two late goals by Kingdom Kerry Gaels knocked the wind out of
Thomas McCurtains’ sails on Sunday as the men in green and gold
picked up valuable points in Division 2.
more... |
(Irish Post) 10 May 2007
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Fulham’s future’s bright
Intermediate Champions Fulham Irish showed they will not be
overawed when competing in the senior Championship for the first
time this season as they comfortably defeated Parnells at Ruislip
on Sunday. more...
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(Irish Post) 10 May 2007
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Can
anyone stop the Kingdom?
What a difference a year makes. All-Ireland Champions Kerry
have a new man in charge as do last year’s beaten finalists
Mayo. more...
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(Irish Post) 10 May 2007
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GAA shorts
This week Youth GAA bosses in Ireland released the groupings
for the forthcoming Féile Peil na n’Og (Gaelic football) and
Féile Na Gael (hurling and camogie) events involving under-14
GAA teams from Ireland, Britain and North America..more...
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(Irish Post) 01 May 2007
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Faithful servant
The imminent retirement of Leeds and former Republic of Ireland
international Gary Kelly means that one of the last links with
the Jack Charlton-era will come to an end.
more... |
(Irish Post) 01 May 2007
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Bolger’s
looking for a Guineas double
Jim Bolger is one of the shrewdest, most serious and most patrician
flat trainers in the world.more...
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(Irish Post) 01 May 2007
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Tribesmen on
the warpath
Few clubs in the Eircom League can boast a former Liverpool
player as their manager but Galway United canmore...
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(Irish Post) 01 May 2007
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Deise dreams
come to life
In the year that Waterford last lifted the National League trophy
the late Martin Luther King delivered his “I have a dream” speech
in Washington DC.
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(Irish Post) 01 May 2007
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Donegal
have what it takes says Harte
Tyrone manager Mickey Harte has admitted that Donegal will be
the side to watch in this year’s All-Ireland Championship.
more...
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(Irish Post) 01 May 2007
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Go bragh pay
the penalty
As they prepare to celebrate their 50th anni-versary Birmingham
club Sean McDermotts had to weather a late storm from local
rivals Erin Go Bragh to take all the points in last weekend’s
Jurys Inn Senior League clash at Pairc na hÉireann.more...
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(Irish Post) 01 May 2007
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Royals return
to spotlight
Meath footballers have stared into the abyss many times in recent
seasons but their impressive defeat of Roscommon in the Division
Two final hinted that the glory days could return to the Royals.
more...
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(Irish Post) 01 May 2007
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London
rocked by player transfers
The London hurlers’ preparations for their Ulster Championship
clash with Antrim on Sunday week have been rocked by the transfer
of seven players out of the county.
more...
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(Irish Post) 01 May 2007
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Deise do it!
Who said the National Leagues were dull and uneventful affairs?
more... |
(Irish Post) 01 May 2007
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Flanagan
flair is towers’ edge
A superb point in the dying minutes by Ger Flanagan secured
safe passage for Round Towers into the next round of the Tipperary
Cup at Ruislip on Saturday.
more...
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(Irish Post) 01 May 2007
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Wilsonworkswondersforopeningmatch010507.asp
It was a successful managerial debut for Johnny Wilson on Sunday
as he watched his London Ladies side blitz Lancashire in Manchester.more...
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(Irish Post) 01 May 2007
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Hurling history
In the week when the GAA of Britain is encouraging more young
people to take to the hurling field, Young Gaels returns to
the classroom for a history lesson on the origins of one the
world’s fastest sports.
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(Irish Post) 28 April 2007
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GAA shorts
Camogie is a game very like hurling which is played by girls
and women. The name comes from the Irish word camog which means
stick with a crook at the end of it.
more... |
(Irish Post) 28 April 2007
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United Nations
They’ve travelled to Ireland from three continents and now Sligo’s
foreign legion aim to shake up the Eircom League..
more... |
(Irish Post) 28 April 2007
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What now
for the future of Irish cricket?
Their second World Cup victory has deservedly earned Ireland’s
cricket side a place on the LG ICC One-Day International Championship
table with their name now appearing in the official rankings
table.
more...
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(Irish Post) 28 April 2007
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Blown away in
Greenford
London’s domestic football season got under way last Sunday
with a decisive 12-point league victory for Tir Chonaill Gaels
over Tara.
more...
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(Irish Post) 28 April 2007
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Donegal late
show seals win
The hills of Donegal have been alive with talk of what the county
football team might do this year.
more...
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(Irish Post) 28 April 2007
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Champs at last
It’s been a long wait but finally Donegal can add the National
League title to the All-Ireland Championship victory of 1992.
more... |
(Irish Post) 28 April 2007
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Made to sweat!
It May be early days in the 2007 league in Warwickshire but
already Pairc na hÉireann has served up a plethora of dramatic
tussles. more...
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(Irish Post) 28 April 2007
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Irish
Punters Silver Lining!
IRISH race fans across Britain were toasting their luck this
week after Silver Birch’s surprise triumph in the Grand National.
more...
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(Irish Post) 18 April
2007
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GAA Shorts
warwickshire pilot youth league plan - the home of gaa - Starting
them young more...
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(Irish Post) 18 April
2007
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Master
and Apprentice
Ever since Alex Higgins claimed the first of his world snooker
titles in erratic and exhuberant fashion in 1972 the World Championship
has held a special place in the affections of Irish sports fans.
more...
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(Irish Post) 18 April
2007
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Staying
Power for Scottish National
Top-class staying chases come thick and fast at this time of
year and this Saturday sees some of the best staying chasers
around contest the Scottish Grand National at Ayr.more...
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(Irish Post) 18 April
2007
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A Different
League
They made their English Championship debuts in the same season
but now Irish strikers Kevin Doyle and Barry Corr are at opposite
ends of football’s spectrum. Peter Foley looks at how and why
their paths have diverged so dramatically.
more... |
(Irish Post) 18 April
2007
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Neary Men Mayo Try
Again
Notionally this was a competitive match bet-ween two of the
giants of Gaelic football played in one of the world’s finest
stadia but with less than 25,000 spectators in the stands this
National Lea-gue semi-final had all the atmosphere and tension
of a butchers on Good Friday.
more...
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(Irish Post) 18 April
2007
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Cats
Show their Claws
Kilkenny have clambered sometimes clumsily through the hurling
undergrowth this season but as soon as they sighted serious
prey the Cats swotted away the opposition and advanced to another
national final.
more... |
(Irish Post) 18 April
2007
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Bring
it On!
All is changed. Changed utterly for London football after they
recorded a comprehensive victory over Carlow in the National
Football League.
more... |
(Irish Post) 18 April
2007
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GAA shorts
Since 1971 the best 15 footballers and hurlers have received
an All-Star Award. Four players have won awards in both football
and hurling, they are Jimmy-Barry Murphy (Cork), Brian Murphy
(Cork), Ray Cummins (Cork) and Liam Currams (Offaly)
more... |
(Irish Post) 4 April
2007
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Next off the
Cork Production Line?
The city that gave us Murphys, the Jazz Festival and Barry’s
Tea has now become a breeding ground for English football’s
latest stars.
more...
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(Irish Post) 4 April
2007
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Kingdom Doom Dublin
to Drop
A match which could have been of little consequence on the national
stage might just have provided some vital clues as to the state
of these teams’ Championship challenges.
more...
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(Irish Post) 4 April
2007
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Rebels
Roused from Slumber for Late Revival
Two struggling football teams showed the reason for their woes
as they served up a match of poor quality at Pairc Ui Chaoimh
on Sunday, with Cork condemned to Division Two and Limerick
plunging the depths to Division Three football next term..
more...
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(Irish Post) 4 April
2007
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Too Close
for Comfort for McCarthy
Waterford claimed a League semi-final spot against Cork after
edging out Tipperary in a match which was more about tenacity
than technical ability.
more...
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(Irish Post) 4 April
2007
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Yellowbellies Dominance Sets up Kilkenny Clash
Things just got interesting in Leinster hurling. Wexford’s comfortable
victory over Galway in this NHL quarter-final indicates that
the current vintage of hurlers in the county might be capable
of challenging the Kilkenny hegemony in Leinster.
more... |
(Irish Post) 4 April
2007
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Leitrim’s Late Late Show
London produced the performance of their lives and came close
to creating the shock of the year in the National Football League.
more...
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(Irish Post) 4 April
2007
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Off Camera
It’s not often that the GAA give away money for nothing but
that’s just what they’ve done in relation to television rights
from this year’s Gaelic football and hurling Championships.
more... |
(Irish Post) 4 April
2007
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Rivalries
Renewed for Semis Clashes
With the preliminary jousting over, the business-end of the
hurling season gets underway at the weekend when Wexford face
Kilkenny and Waterford clash with old foes Cork in the semi-finals
of the National League.
more...
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(Irish Post) 4 April
2007
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GAA Shorts
Every year since 1886 the Artane Boys Band have played at GAA
finals in Croke Park. The band used to be selected from boys
in the Artane Industrial School which was a home for boys who
had been in trouble or who were orphans or who’s families could
not look after them..
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(Irish Post) 04 April
2007
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Shoulder
to shoulder
And so the dream of retaining the Heineken Cup has gone blown
away by a Llanelli side that had done their homework on Munster.
more...
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(Irish Post) 04 April
2007
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A Double
Disaster...
Irish hopes in this year’s Heineken Cup ended with a whimper
at the weekend. Reigning Champions Munster missed out on a semi-final
berth with defeat in South-West Wales at the hands of Llanelli
Scarlets by 24-15.
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(Irish Post) 04 April
2007
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All Eyes
on the Irish Grand National
The Irish Grand National has taken on much greater significance
in recent years thanks to the subsequent success of many of
the winners.
more...
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(Irish Post) 04 April
2007
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London
Down after Defeat
London’s hurlers ended their league campaign without a victory
after another disappointing defeat at Ruislip on Sunday. .
more...
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(Irish Post) 04 April
2007
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Golden Show
from McIvor’s Young Guns
A depleted Donegal maintained their unbeaten run with a draw
against a battling Limerick side on Saturday night to cement
their standing at the top of the League.
more...
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(Irish Post) 04 April
y 2007
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Stalemate
for Giants
Pens ready, laptops powered-up and cameras poised for those
vital shots Irish sportswriters flocked to Tralee on Saturday
night for the clash of Gaelic football’s two giants. .
more...
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(Irish Post) 04 April
2007
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Clare win but Chris
Shines
When London manager Noel Dunning looked at the fixture list
at the start of the season the away game to Páidí Ó Sé’s Clare
must have been one he was looking forward to.
more...
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(Irish Post) 04 April
2007
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Monaghan Survive
Clones Cyclone
A last-gasp point kept Monaghan’s push for top-spot in Division
2A of the League on track after a bruising encounter at Clones
on Sunday..
more...
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(Irish Post) 04 April
2007
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Dolan’s Men take Massive Step to Play-off Place
Leitrim restored their hopes of clinching a promotion spot by
producing a magnificent second-half comeback to defeat Roscommon
at Dr. Hyde Park.
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(Irish Post) 04 April
2007
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O’Mahony
Tops the Polls with Mayo Fans
Following Mayo’s success in securing a place in the League semi-finals
supporters’ thoughts have started to turn to All-Ireland success
but manager John O’Mahony says: “We have done nothing yet.”
more...
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(Irish Post) 04 April
2007
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We’ll do it!
Wexford’s Kevin Doyle believes qualification for next year’s
European Championships in Austria and Switzerland is still possible
for Ireland. more...
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(Irish Post) 04 April
2007
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GAA shorts
You would have to look as far back as 1993, 14 years ago, to
see the last draw in a Gaelic Football All-Ireland Club Championship
final. . more...
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(Irish Post) 28 March
2007
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No
doubting Naylor makes the grade
With a plethora of candidates for Celtic’s Player-of-the-Season
this week we look at the season’s surprise package Lee Naylor.
more...
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(Irish Post) 28 March
2007
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Follow the money for the Lincoln
After the joys of Cheltenham comes the very different atmosphere
which surrounds the start of the Flat season with the Lincoln
which is being run at Newcastle on Saturday.
more...
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(Irish Post) 28 March
2007
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Faithful and Banner lack killer instinct
When both the Offaly and Clare management teams look back on
Sunday’s draw in Birr they’ll ask themselves how they didn’t
take full points.
more...
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(Irish Post) 28 March
2007
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kildare stifle exiles progress
If the Exiles thought they were hard done by in their two previous
League games against Kerry and Mayo they can have no complaints
about Sunday’s result as an energetic and skilful Kildare side
took all the points at Ruislip.
more...
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(Irish Post) 28 March
2007
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Experimental Rebels cause flutters by the Lee
Not so much Rebels-roused as Rebels-restrained as Cork ground-out
victory against a battling but limited Wexford outfit at Pairc
Ui Chaoimh on Sunday.
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(Irish Post) 28 March
2007
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Plucky Dubs continue to shock giants
The league table doesn’t lie. Dublin are the in-form team of
2007 and they proved that victory over Galway and a draw with
Kilkenny were no flashes-in-the-pan with a thoroughly-brilliant
display to cause yet another upset over Limerick.
more...
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(Irish Post) 28 March
2007
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Terrific
Tribesmen
Of all the sporting contests which took place in Ireland at
the weekend few could have matched this clash between two of
hurling’s sleeping giants in terms of entertainment, tension
and quality. .
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(Irish Post) 28 March
2007
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It’s
all or nothing for London
In their current form defeating Westmeath would have been difficult
enough if you had promotion to play for but after last weekend’s
loss to Kildare victory will be even harder to come by for the
Exiles. . more...
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(Irish Post) 28 March
2007
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Three-goal
blitz puts Caffrey’s men in charge
The real Dublin finally stood up on Sunday handing out a royal
roasting to Fermanagh and showing just why they are still one
of the best teams in the country. The win offers the Metropolitans
an outside chance of finishing in the division’s top four while
Fermanagh now look doomed for relegation.
more...
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(Irish Post) 28 March
2007
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Devenney downs kerry
Donegal produced a stunning comeback to defeat Kerry and continue
their superb start to the year after a hugely entertaining match
at Letterkenny on Sunday.
more... |
(Irish Post) 28 March
2007
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Lilywhites top but promotion race is wide open
The Lilywhites went top of Division 1B of the National League
with a narrow win over Louth thanks largely to an eight-point
haul from star forward John Doyle. .
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(Irish Post) 28 March
2007
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Under-pressure Páidí needs big win over Exiles
The Páidí ó Sé football revolution in Clare has ground to a
halt in recent weeks and with one of their better players injured
London could have their best chance of the season of claiming
a morale-boosting result on Irish soil. .
more... |
(Irish Post) 28 March
2007
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Farneymen
are made to sweat
This was supposed to be a stroll in the park for Monaghan but
instead the high-flying table-toppers escaped from Ruislip on
Sunday happy just to have picked up the two points.
more...
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(Irish Post) 28 March
2007
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Hero Heneghan on song in Midlands derby
Roscommon manager John Maughan can be a hard man to please at
times but even he broke into a smile after this entertaining
Midlands derby..
more...
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(Irish Post) 28 March
2007
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All aboard as Leitrim rollercoaster ride continues
It’s been a rollercoaster year for Leitrim and we’re only in
April! Off the pitch the county side has been embroiled in the
Ruislip saga but on the field of play they’re starting to get
their act together..
more... |
(Irish Post) 28 March
2007
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Dunning: “We made them look ordinary.”
While London’s only score from play on Sunday came from the
knuckles of Chris Donnellan manager Noel Dunning insists he’s
not too concerned with the lack of firepower at his disposal.
more...
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(Irish Post) 28 March
2007
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Paddy Power
Defender Paddy McConigley finds himself part of a Donegal side
on cloud nine and puts his success down to his time spent in
British GAA. more...
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(Irish Post) 28 March
2007
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Ireland to face an old friend and foe
Ireland face England in the first of their super eight games
in the cricket World Cup on Friday and will line up against
a familiar face.
more...
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(Irish Post) 28 March
2007
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We must
not feel like this again
The French like to claim that St. Patrick was born in the old
region of Gaul..
more...
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(Irish Post) 22 March
2007
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Shoulder to shoulder
To be robbed by a team once in a season is hard enough to take
but twice is just downright sickening.
more... |
(Irish Post) 22 March
2007
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Family affair which sets our racing apart
Regular readers of The Irish Post racing column were in luck
at the Cheltenham Festival as Sublimity who was tipped before
the Champion Hurdle came in at a healthy 16/1..
more...
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(Irish Post) 22 March
2007
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Positives to be taken from a hollow victory
Italian full-back Roland De Marigny will be remembered as the
man that cost Ireland our first Six Nations Championship win
since 1985 when he touched down in stoppage time to hand France
the crown by the narrowest of margins.
more...
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(Irish Post)22 March
2007
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Hurlers look for a change of fortune
When London manager Brendan Bolger reflects on his side’s two
games in the National League so far this year he would be forgiven
for wondering why London aren’t top of the table.
more...
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(Irish Post) 22 March
2007
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Clare
master weather to beat Waterford
Two counties who appear eternally to be in transition produced
a dour game which yielded a comfortable win for Clare.
more...
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(Irish Post)22 March
2007
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Last throw
of the dice…
In years gone by the visit of Wales to Dublin for a European
Championship qualifier would have been seen as at best three
points in the bag and at worst a potentially tricky tie.
more...
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(Irish Post) 22 March
2007
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But Folan
gamble flops
STEVE STAUNTON shocked Irish supporters last week by naming
Wigan striker Caleb Folan in his squad for Saturday’s vital
clash with Wales. However the manager’s latest gamble came to
nought when the latest Irish hope picked up an injury at the
weekend against Fulham. .
more...
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(Irish Post) 22 March
2007
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Croke Park pressure on Ireland will
benefit Wales
Welsh manager John Toshack believes that playing the Republic
of Ireland in their first game at Croke Park will be a major
benefit to his side.
more...
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(Irish Post) 22 March
2007
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A Prague
victory May help Republic’s cause
The Republic of Ireland could find themselves in second place
in Group D on Saturday evening level on points with either Germany
or the Czech Republic.
more...
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(Irish Post) 22 March
2007
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Show us respect
The London County Board have been successful in their bid to
get the postponed League clash with Leitrim rescheduled for
Ruislip after Croke Park overruled an earlier decision to hold
the Division 2A clash in Newbridge, Co. Kildare..
more... |
(Irish Post) 22 March
2007
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GLORY BOYS!
London’s Robert Emmetts became
the first overseas club side in the history of the GAA to win
an All-Ireland final on Sunday and boy did they do it in style!
more...
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(Irish Post) 14 March
2007
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British
youths to face the Rebels
Cumann Na mBunscoil London recently announced an ambitious exchange
with primary schools in Cork for an exciting trip which will
see the largest group of young people from Britain visit the
Rebel County.
more...
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(Irish Post) 14 March
2007
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GAA shorts
In the 2006 Football Championship, the highest-scoring game
was in the final itself: Kerry 4-15 Mayo .
more... |
(Irish Post) 14 March
2007
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Doyle mixes with the big boys
Irish youth international goalkeeper Colin Doyle achieved the
unwanted record of being relegated with two different clubs
in 2006 but the Cork-born stopper will be hoping for a double
of a different kind this season. .
more...
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(Irish Post) 14 March
2007
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Irish contenders in short supply for
Cheltenham
For the first time in more than a decade there are no serious
Irish contenders for the Cheltenham Gold Cup.
more...
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(Irish Post) 14 March
2007
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Ireland ready to do Italian job
A match which had looked like been an amiable postscript to
a successful season for both teams takes on a whole new significance
as Ireland can win their first-ever Six Nations title if they
rack up a big win against a resurgent Italian side
more...
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(Irish Post) 14 March
2007
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Triple Crown is only the beginning
It is a sign of the progress made by Irish rugby in recent seasons
that the final whistle at Murrayfield on Saturday which delivered
the Triple Crown for Ireland did not unleash scenes of unbridled
joy as it would have just a few short years ago.
more...
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(Irish Post) 14 March
2007
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Dublin silence their critics
The Dublin footballers produced the perfect answer to their
critics as they swept past a Cork side lacking bite in midfield
and imagination in attack..
more...
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(Irish Post) 14 March
2007
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Donegal too strong for tepid Tyrone
Other counties May have more superstars, get more media attention
or have more trophies but at the half-way stage of the National
League no team has been more impressive than Donegal and they
sit on top of the table after their fourth straight win
more...
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(Irish Post) 14 March
2007
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Kerry make it tough going over Limerick win
The priority has been more on evolution than revolution since
Pat O’Shea became Kerry manager.
more...
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(Irish Post) 14 March
2007
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Emmetts romp to historic win
When you keep your opponents scoreless from play in an All-Ireland
final you deserve to walk away with the cup.
more...
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(Irish Post) 14 March
2007
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Bolger: London can rise to Mayo challenge
A month without a game and hampered by unavailable training
pitches the London hurlers haven’t had the best of preparations
ahead of their clash with Mayo this Sunday. Still manager Brendan
Bolger believes his side can move up a gear from their last-minute
defeat to Kerry last month though he admits it will be a formidable
challenge.
more...
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(Irish Post) 14 March
2007
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Triple glory
There was a time when winning a Triple Crown would spark days
of celebrations in Irish rugby heartlands but not anymore.
more...
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(Irish Post) 14 March
2007
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On-Ward and upward
He’s only been in England for five minutes and already Dubliner
Stephen Ward has collected his first player-of-the-month award..
more... |
(Irish Post) 07 March
2007
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Cheltenham ground could lead to some surprises
When attempting to pick winners at the Cheltenham Festival this
month the first thing to bear in mind will be the ground.
more... |
(Irish Post) 07 March
2007
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Tipperary
clip Cats’ claws
Kilkenny’s unbeaten run stretching back to the summer of 2005
came to an abrupt end against a Tipperary side bristling with
energy and confidence on Sunday.
more...
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(Irish Post) 07 March
2007
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Wexford
win only adds to Clare crisis
New Wexford boss John Meyler recorded his first win as manager
but all the talk emerging from Cusack Park in Ennis on Sunday
was of the growing crisis in Clare hurling.
more...
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(Irish Post) 07 March
2007
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Galway
benefitting from Loughnane’s methods
Two matches into his reign and already Ger Loughnane’s methods
are having a major impact in Galway..
more...
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(Irish Post) 07 March
2007
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Faithful leave ’em feeling Down and out
It was men against boys in Birr as Offaly totally outclassed
Down to pick up their first points of the 2007 League campaign.
more...
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(Irish Post) 07 March
2007
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Under the weather
At last, London football hit the headlines in a big way last
week. Dessie Dolan’s Leitrim players were greeted at Dublin
Airport by a waiting RTÉ news crew. Earlier that day their National
League fixture with the Exiles had been called off due to a
waterlogged pitch at Ruislip and the Leitrim County Board secretary
was not a happy man.
more... |
(Irish Post) 07 March
2007
|
Tough
task for London against Offaly
The Exiles face their stiffest task to date in this year’s National
Football League when they travel to face Leinster finalists
Offaly.
more...
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(Irish Post) 07 March
2007
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Men on a mission
A truly all-Irish team Robert Emmetts are on the brink of the
greatest day in British club GAA. All four provinces are represented
on the panel and on Sunday at Croke Park the London champions
will bid to become the first ever British club to win an All-Ireland
club title. Here are the players who stand on the verge of history.
more... |
(Irish Post) 07 March
2007
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He’s in for the kill
Mick O’Dea doesn’t do things by halves and as he stands on the
brink of his second All-Ireland final appearance in three years
he refuses to contemplate defeat.
more... |
(Irish Post) 07 March
2007
|
We can write history
Can lightning strike twice?
more... |
(Irish Post) 07 March
2007
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Have
you lost their phone numbers Stan?
Given the lack of quality centre-backs available to Ireland
at present it was something of a surprise that Celtic’s Dublin-born
defender was not part of the squad which took on San Marino.
.
more...
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(Irish Post) 3 March
2007
|
Punters need their thinking caps for Cheltenham
With just over three weeks to go until the Cheltenham Festival
the only thing on punters’ minds at present is which horses
will be running in which races at the big meeting.
more... |
(Irish Post) 3 March
2007
|
University challenge
They came from every corner of the country and beyond to take
part in this year’s University Championships held recently at
the Tir Chonaill Gaels club grounds in Greenford.
more...
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(Irish Post) 3 March
2007
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Cavan
are put to the sword by Exiles
London continued their impressive start to the league campaign
with a scintillating 10-point victory over Cavan on Saturday..
more...
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(Irish Post) 3 March
2007
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Liverpool
Hope make it a University double
1 Holders Liverpool Hope are this year’s British University
ladies football champions once again. .
more...
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(Irish Post) 3 March
2007
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Donegal put
bite on dubs
Building up Donegal in the middle of February has come back
to haunt pundits in the past but this year the Ulstermen seem
to have the bit between their teeth
more...
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(Irish Post) 3 March
2007
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Dismissal
takes gloss off Kerry win
Kerry claimed their expected victory over Fermanagh in the League
but the match will be chiefly remembered for the sending-off
of Kieran Donaghy. .
more...
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(Irish Post) 3 March
2007
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Mayo result
proves hard work
Mayo laboured to this win over a Limerick side that were desperately
poor in front of goal but neither manager will be happy with
their team’s performance..
more...
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(Irish Post) 3 March
2007
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Last-gasp
Louth snatch a draw
An enthralling and thrilling contest produced many pointers
for the Championship as dogged Louth and flamboyant Laois played
out a scintillating draw in Portlaoise.
more...
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(Irish Post) 3 March
2007
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Galway
master weather to register victory
A match which was dictated by atrocious weather conditions saw
Galway claim their first league win of 2007
more...
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(Irish Post) 3 March
2007
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Eddie’s ecstatic!
Breathless, exhausted but overjoyed Eddie O’Sullivan reluctantly
hauled himself away from the centre of the Croke Park pitch
to talk to the press.
more... |
(Irish Post) 3 March
2007
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pride not prejudice
The man who helped pave the way for the opening up of Croke
Park believes last Saturday’s win over England has marked an
irreversible change in Ireland.
more... |
(Irish Post) 3 March
2007
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O’Shea fears indiscipline could prove to be costly
Following the sending-off of player-of-the-year Kieran Donaghy
against Fermanagh Kerry boss Pat O’Shea believes that indiscipline
could cost his team as the season goes on. .
more...
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(Irish Post) 3 March
2007
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Our field of dreams
There have been many false dawns in Irish sport recently. .
more...
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(Irish Post) 24 February
2007
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Sleepy
Cork are still too hot for Offaly
Cork 1-21, Offaly 1-14, National Hurling League Division 1B.
A Cork side still wiping the winter slumber from their eyes
disposed of a hard-working but limited Offaly to show just why
they will once again be favourites for All-Ireland glory.
more...
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(Irish Post) 24 February
2007
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Waterford show
star quality
Waterford have long been tipped as the team that are most likely
to break the Cork-Kilkenny axis of hurling domination. .
more...
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(Irish Post) 24 February
2007
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Limerick edge
Tipp in a classic
Some of the best forward play you are ever likely to witness
was on display in Nenagh on Sunday as Limerick edged past Tipperary
in a classic..
more...
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(Irish Post) 24 February
2007
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Cats claw a draw
All-Ireland champions Kilkenny remain unbeaten since 2005 but
they rode their luck and were fortunate to get a draw against
a hard working Dublin side on Sunday.
more... |
(Irish Post) 24 February
2007
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Galway
put a struggling Leitrim to the sword
Galway 3-25 Antrim 0-12, National Hurling League, Division 1B..
more...
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(Irish Post) 24 February
2007
|
London look to forge
ahead
The London footballers will be hoping to build on their encouraging
performance against Roscommon when they face an improving Leitrim
outfit at Ruislip on Sunday.
more... |
(Irish Post) 24 February
2007
|
Winston ban
could end his career
The racing world is reeling this week from the shock decision
of the Horseracing Regulatory Authority to find Irish jockeys
Robert Winston and Robbie Fitzpatrick guilty of corruption..
more...
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(Irish Post) 24 February
2007
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Super Sunderland steamroll Preston into submission
SUNDERLAND 2-13 PRESTON 1-3, Division 2 Shield Final. There’s
silverware on Wearside in 2007 after Sunderland won the Division
Two Shield competition with a comprehensive defeat of Preston.
more... |
(Irish Post) 24 February
2007
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Irish pragmatic
after late defeat
Reeling from the last-minute sucker punch delivered by try scorer
Vincent Clerc, Irish coach Eddie O’Sullivan said the defeat
to France was heartbreaking but vowed to stay upbeat for the
remainder of the Six Nations Championship.
more...
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(Irish Post) 17 February
2007
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No halting Donegal
Quietly building under the radar Donegal recorded their sixth
straight victory in 2007 and delivered John O’Mahony his first
major loss as the Ulster men defeated Mayo in Mac Cumhaill Park.
more... |
(Irish Post) 17 February
2007
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Ominous
signs for the Kingdom despite first win
For many years now double All-Star-winning Kerry goalkeeper
Diarmuid Murphy has been an unsung hero in the county
more...
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(Irish Post) 17 February
2007
|
Experience
of Tyrone tells as they edge Ulster derby
Tyrone claimed their second straight win and produced another
top-quality team performance to overcome a resolute Fermanagh
in Omagh.
more...
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(Irish Post) 17 February
2007
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All square for
Down and Kildare
The Lilywhites will look back on this league clash and ask themselves
just how they managed to pick up just one point in a game they
really should have had wrapped up well before the final whistle..
more...
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(Irish Post) 17 February
2007
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Armagh
deal out a harsh lesson to Louth
It took an injury-time goal from Steven McDonnell to claim the
points for Armagh in a fiercely-contested clash with neighbours
Louth at Crossmaglen on Sunday.
more...
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(Irish Post) 17 February
2007
|
Best
handicappers aiming to be first past the post
Some of the best handicap chasers in Britain will feature at
Kempton on Saturday for the Racing Post Chase.
more...
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(Irish Post) 17 February
2007
|
London’s
gearing up for University extravaganza
Five hundred students will descend on the Tir Chonaill Gaels
club grounds in Greenford this weekend for the 16th Annual British
Universities GAA Football Championships..
more...
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(Irish Post) 17 February
2007
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That’s
another fine mess you’ve got us into Stan
Did we ever think we’d see Irish supporters jeering their side?
.
more...
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(Irish Post) 17 February
2007
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Sheffield’s mighty
Quinns
Sheffield United are the sort of Premiership team that most
Irish soccer fans only notice when the team they support are
playing the Blades. But that could change thanks to the impact
of two brothers, both of whom were included in the Republic
of Ireland squad who faced San Marino this week..
more...
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(Irish Post) 8 February
2007
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Winning Post
With Cheltenham fast approaching punters’ eyes will be concentrating
on events at Leopardstown this weekend when the best novice
hurdlers battle it out. .
more...
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(Irish Post) 08 February
2007
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DIVISiON 2a ROUND-UP
Wins for rivals prove ominous for London
more...
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(Irish Post) 08 February
2007 '07
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Dublin fail to shine
There was something old, something new, something borrowed and
something Blue at Croke Park on Saturday evening as Tyrone edged
out Dublin in the first game to be played under floodlights
at GAA Headquarters.
more...
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(Irish Post) 08 February
2007
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bring on france!
Wales beaten. Now Croke Park history awaits Ireland’s heroes.
Can they do it?.
more...
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(Irish Post) 08 February
2007
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New bosses ready to go head-to-head
Master faces pupil on Sunday as one of Gaelic football’s greatest
rivalries kicks-off the new season.
more... |
Irish Post 1 February
2007
|
Gooch floors brendans!
A masterclass from Colm ‘Gooch’ Cooper sees Dr. Crokes move
into the semi-finals — but London champions St. Brendans put
up a gallant fight before finally buckling under the sustained
pressure. more...
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Irish Post 1 February
2007
|
London face severe test against
Longford
London’s footballers kick off 2007 with as tough a league match
as they are likely to face all year against a Longford side
that are an emerging force in football.
more... |
Irish Post 1 February
2007
|
Wilkinson can inspire
England to win
It seems amazing now that only five years ago “experts” were
calling for the scrapping of the Six Nations as the Celtic countries
and Italy were not deemed worthy of taking on England or France.
more...
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Irish Post 1 February
2007
|
Into the Dragon's Den
The last time Ireland won a Grand Slam in 1948 the southern
part of the country was not yet a Republic.
more... |
Irish Post 1 February
2007
|
Celtic eyeing up a St. Patrick’s
Day double whammy
It could be a double celebration for Celtic fans come St. Patrick’s
Day. If the Hoops win their four league games between now and
then a victory at Falkirk on March 17 will seal a second consecutive
title for Gordon Strachan’s side.
more... |
Irish Post 1 February
2007
|
Leader or Liability?
David O’Leary has recently revealed his desire to be manager
of the Republic of Ireland in the near future. But we ask would
he be an Irish Sven? more...
|
Irish Post 1 February
2007
|
What’s gone wrong with Damien
Duff?
With Damien Duff on his way back from yet another injury David
thorpe asks if the winger will ever return to his best and looks
back at where it went wrong for Duffer.
more... |
Irish Post 1 February
2007
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Simmonds is a true
blue
At an age when most youngsters are watching their footballing
idols from the stands London-born Ireland youth international
James Simmonds was sharing a pitch with the cream of the crop.
more...
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(Irish Post) 25 January
2007 - 03 February 2007
|
Wicklow wizard
weaves his magic
Mick O’Dwyer will need all of his magical spells if he is to
transform the fortunes of Wicklow football. But if any man can
do it, Micko can.
more...
|
(Irish Post) 25 January
2007 - 03 February 2007
|
HOW DO YOU STOP THIS?
As challenges go London’s Granuaile face one of the toughest
on Saturday when they will attempt to dump the Munster champions
Kilworth out of this year’s Championship.
more... |
(Irish Post) 25 January
2007 - 03 February 2007
|
Head to head
Eoin Brosnan finds himself in the unfamiliar role of elder statesman
on the Dr. Crokes team which will visit Ruislip on Sunday and
that’s just how the qualified solicitor likes it.
more... |
(Irish Post) 25 January
2007 - 03 February 2007
|
Aiming for the stars
Calm, cool and collected – Dr. Crokes maestro Pat O’Shea knows
he has the star players who at their best can severely punish
St. Brendans. more...
|
(Irish Post) 25 January
2007 - 03 February 2007
|
look who’s coming
to town!
The GAA don’t do red carpets but if they did there’d be one
leading from London Stansted airport to the Emerald Grounds
in Ruislip on Sunday.
more... |
(Irish Post) 25 January
2007 - 03 February 2007
|
Long
looking to strike it lucky at Royals
The impact Irish striker Kevin Doyle has made on the Premiership
this season has seen Reading soccer jerseys become an increasingly
common sight on Irish streets — but the Wexfordman is not the
only young Irish striker making waves at the Madejski Stadium.
more...
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(Irish Post) 18 January
2007 - 25 January 2007
|
Ward joins the
Eircom exodus
The Exodus of top Eircom League talent continued this week with
Bohemians Irish U-21 striker Stephen Ward joining English Championship
side Wolves.
more... |
(Irish Post) 18 January
2007 - 25 January 2007
|
O’Shea
in no hurry to leave Old Trafford
Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson’s public pursuit of
the Bayern Mun-ich midfielder Owen Hargreaves since the start
of the season seems to indicate the end of Republic of Ireland
international John O’Shea’s time at Old Trafford.
more...
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(Irish Post) 18 January
2007 - 25 January 2007
|
Mansony
tipped to take Victor Chandler Hurdle
The Victor Chandler Handicap Chase is always the highlight of
the January racing calendar and this year’s race could provide
the first big Irish success in Britain this year with the Arthur
Moore-trained Mansony.
more...
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(Irish Post) 18 January
2007 - 25 January 2007
|
Gerald aims to
rouse rebels
Having reached the last three All-Ireland finals expectations
are once again high for Cork’s hurlers. Something new manager
Gerald McCarthy is well prepared for. david thorpe gets the
lowdown on the Rebels chances for the new season.
more... |
(Irish Post) 18 January
2007 - 25 January 2007
|
No home comfort
British-based fans of the Munster and Leinster teams May not
have far to travel to support their teams in the next round
of the Heineken Cup.
more... |
(Irish Post) 18 January
2007 - 25 January 2007
|
Who's going where?
The transfer window is now open and some of Ireland’s hottest
properties have been linked with moves away from their current
clubs. Here Graham Clifford looks at what has happened so far
in the January sales.
more... |
(Irish post) 11 January
2007 - 18 January 2007
|
On track for glory
Mayo man David O’Loughlin is hoping to make history by becoming
the first Irishman ever to qualify for the World Track Cycling
Championships in March.
more... |
(Irish post) 11 January
2007 - 18 January 2007
|
Champion Hurdle showdown for Jazz Messenger
While most people spent the Christmas and New Year period with
nothing more taxing their minds than how to dispose of their
Christmas tree in the neighbour’s skip serious racing fans spent
the festive period looking for Cheltenham Festival clues amid
the deluge of racing.
more...
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(Irish post) 11 January
2007 - 18 January 2007
|
Meath’s herbal remedy
Few characters in Gaelic games compare with Sean Boylan. The
small man with the hurling background transformed Meath football
and delivered glory to the Royals. The now-retired Boylan tells
henry wymbs how he brought Sam back to Meath.
more... |
(Irish post) 11 January
2007 - 18 January 2007
|
Players
deserve a bigger share of GAA revenues
Kerry County Board Chairman Sean Walsh has called for players
and County Boards to be given a greater share of GAA revenues.
more...
|
(Irish post) 11 January
2007 - 18 January 2007
|
It's a question
of loyalties
Speculation linking Roscommon’s former star forward Frankie
Dolan with a move across the Shannon to Westmeath has sparked
fresh debate about whether players should be allowed to transfer
from county to county..
more... |
(Irish post) 11 January
2007 - 18 January 2007
|
Exodus
Nearly 200 players have left British GAA for Ireland in a year
— with over 400 moving the other way. But is this turnover good
for the sport over here?
more... |
(Irish post) 11 January
2007 - 18 January 2007
|
Fulham Irish
fairytale heads for a happy ending
The Fairytale continues for Fulham Irish as they tackle Mayo
Junior Champions Killala at Charlestown on Saturday in the biggest
game in the West London club’s short history.
more...
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(Irish post) 11 January
2007 - 18 January 2007
|
Leading from the front
While relatively few former England internationals of recent
vintage have embarked on a career in management, Irishmen continue
to have major influence at all levels of coaching and management
in Britain. more...
|
(Irish Post) 3 - 9 January
2007
|
Derry Boss wants one League
in Ireland
There have been renewed calls for an all-Ireland league — this
time from Derry City chief executive Jim Roddy.
more... |
(Irish Post) 3 - 9 January
2007
|
O’Donnell tipped for a title
in 2007
Shepherd’s Bush-based fighter John O’Donnell has reason to look
forward to the new year.
more... |
(Irish Post) 3 - 9 January
2007
|
Young Tom keen to make a name
for himself
Young Wexford jockey Tom O’Brien is taking the racing world
by storm and says 2007 will be his year.
more... |
(Irish Post) 3 - 9 January
2007
|
British Universities
GAA Review
In the 15th season of British University Gaelic games,
the Division 1 football final produced a novel Liverpool derby.
more... |
(Irish Post) 3 - 9 January
2007
|
London ladies doing it for
themselves
Despite having to contend with problems such as funding, retaining
players and attracting new stars, London Ladies continue to
make phenomenal strides forward as David Thorpe discovers.
more... |
(Irish Post) 3 - 9 January
2007
|
INTO THE FUTURE!
When France take to the Croke Park turf on February 11 to play
Ireland in a Six Nations rugby clash photographers will be in
a frenzy attempting to capture history in the making.
more... |
(Irish Post) 3 - 9 January
2007
|
Southern
Comfort for Derry’s Darron
Getting into football’s elite can at times be a hard unglamorous
slog.
more... |
Irish Post 20 December
2006
|
Strachan’s
relishing the Italian job
It’s as you were in the SPL with Celtic maintaining their 16-point
lead following Sunday’s 1-1 draw with Rangers at Ibrox.
more...
|
Irish Post 20 December
2006
|
It's War: But why?
A war of words has erupted between the GAA and the FAI after
a request by the latter for a familiarisation day at Croke Park
was turned down. more...
|
Irish Post 20 December
2006
|
Kauto to be the Star on
St. Stephen’s Day
There really is no time like Christmas for National Hunt racing
fans with top quality St. Stephen’s Day action on both sides
of the Irish sea. more...
|
Irish Post 20 December
2006
|
Ulster and Exiles both
crash out
For both London Irish and Ulster, a win, a bonus point and a
prayer or two were required on Friday night.
more... |
Irish Post 20 December
2006
|
Winds of change blowing in
the west
New Mayo football manager John O’Mahony has been busily preparing
for the New Year with the completion of his backroom team and
the return of three former players to the senior panel.
more... |
Irish Post 20 December
2006
|
London count cost of Kennedy
The London Football team’s preparations for the National Football
League have been thrown into turmoil.
more... |
Irish Post 20 December
2006
|
Red rose blooming
The year 2006 saw the re-emergence of the John Mitchels GAA
club in Liverpool and they received special mention at this
year’s Annual General Meeting by chairman Sean Hopkins.
more... |
Irish Post 20 December
2006
|
Yorkshire changes
Yorkshire GAA has a new chairman with Kerry native Fr Eugene
McGillicuddy taking the reins at the annual convention.
more... |
Irish Post 20 December
2006
|
Emmets close
in on All-Ireland final
Robert Emmets are just 60 minutes away from an All-Ireland final
appearance after their epic and pulsating defeat of Leinster
Champions Ardclough on Sunday.
more... |
Irish Post 20 December
2006
|
Whelan and dealin’
If Glenn Whelan had a penny for every time someone told him
he was about to be the next superstar of football then he’d
be a very wealthy young man.
more... |
(Irish Post) 07 December
2006
|
Fall from grace
When it looked like 2006 couldn’t get any worse for one of Ireland’s
champion jockeys it duly did just that last week. Kieren Fallon
was suspended from riding in France by the French Racing Authority
for six months after the 41-year-old tested positive for taking
a prohibited substance.
more... |
(Irish Post) 07 December
2006
|
Wexford’s Tommy
in line for top job
With just days to go to London GAA’s annual convention the position
of County Board chairman Larry O’Leary looks to be under serious
threat from the current secretary, Tommy Harrell.
more...
|
(Irish Post) 07 December
2006
|
unstoppable
If ever a County semi-final held incentive for both clubs then
it was this one. more...
|
(Irish Post) 07 December
2006
|
Shels regain league
crown
After all the drama, court proceedings and on-field entertainment
Shelbourne were finally crowned champions of the Eircom League
on Friday, fighting off the dogged challenge of Derry City.
more...
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(Irish Post) 23 November
2006
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Gold Cup
is off to a Passionate start
The Hennessy Congnac Gold Cup is the highlight of an excellent
day’s racing at Newbury on Saturday.
more...
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(Irish Post) 23 November
2006
|
Celtic:
There will be not let up on our part
The green and white juggernaut continues to rumble on in Scotland
as Celtic obliterated Inverness by 3-0 to strengthen their hold
on the league.
more...
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(Irish Post) 23 November
2006
|
Race for Board top job
London GAA is bracing itself for one of the most lively and
contentious AGMs of recent years with the County Board secretary
battling with current chairman Larry O’Leary for the top job.
more... |
(Irish Post) 23 November
2006
|
Bring on the all blacks
In the history of Lansdowne road there has never been a performance
of quite the same quality as Irish rugby supporters witnessed
on Sunday. more...
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(Irish Post) 23 November
2006
|
Eddie’s eagles flying
high
A second southern hemisphere side slayed in a week, a second
victory over Australia in 17 attempts and an unprecedented position
as the second best Test side in the world within sight.
more... |
(Irish Post) 23 November
2006
|
O’Mahony confirmed
as Mayo manager
After weeks of speculation John O’Mahony was unveiled as Mayo
manager on Monday evening.
more...
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(Irish Post) 23 November
2006
|
Legal row to make title
a laughing stock
The Eircom League Premier Division has been plunged into turmoil
and it looks increasingly likely that the destination of this
year’s title will be decided in the courtroom rather than on
the football pitch.
more... |
Irish Post 09 November
2006
|
Billy’s keane to shine
Since Steve Staunton became national team manager, Irish soccer
has been carried along on a wave of hope about the bright young
things coming through the underage ranks and destined to restore
the Boys in Green to their former glories.
more... |
Irish Post 09 November
2006
|
Lucky 13
for Celts as Rangers suffer a Mair
Thirteen games into the SPL season and Celtic find themselves
13 points clear at the top of the table.
more...
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Irish Post 09 November
2006
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McCullen: Exiles gunning for a top four finish
It is a sign of the progress being made by London Irish that
when they needed a new flanker, the Exiles were able to recruit
the experienced Aidan McCullen from French giants Toulouse.
more...
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Irish Post 09 November
2006
|
Flat season
is a mixed bag of results
It proved to be a memorable flat racing season for the Irish
with trainers from the Emerald Isle winning a host of top prizes
at home and abroad.
more...
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Irish Post 09 November
2006
|
McDermotts
goal blitz shocks Mitchells
Goals win games and on Sunday at Pairc na hÉireann Sean McDermotts
produced three to help them on their way to Fr. Forde success.
more...
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Irish Post 09 November
2006
|
Saints
feel full force of Tir Chonnail Gaels
The IR senior side May have been knocked out of the Championship
but in Birmingham on Sunday Tir Chonaill Gaels Under-16s collected
their first-ever British title with a comprehensive victory
over Yorkshire Champions St. Benedicts.
more...
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Irish Post 09 November
2006
|
Goal-den days
for kings of tara
There was a shock in the London Championship on Sunday as Tara
advanced to the London Senior Football Championship final with
a deserved victory over a Tir Chonaill Gaels side that produced
its most stagnant display for many years to surrender their
title in the tamest fashion possible.
more... |
Irish Post 09 November
2006
|
Disgrace
The GAA’s hopes of turning the International Rules into a meaningful
sporting code lie shattered and broken with the bones of some
of Ireland’s top footballers following a horrific Second Test
at Croke Park. more...
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Irish Post 09 November
2006
|
Eircom title looks
set to go down to the wire
With just three weeks of action left in the Premier Division
Derry City produced their best performance of the season to
defeat Shelbourne last week and open up the race for the Eircom
League title. more...
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Irish Post 02 November
2006
|
Hoops victory widens
the gap at top of the table
Celtic moved 10 points clear at the top of the SPL with a 2-1
win over Kilmarnock on Sunday with Shunsuke Nakamura and Kenny
Miller on the scoresheet.
more... |
Irish Post 02 November
2006
|
Winning Post
After some preliminary jousting in recent weeks the National
Hunt Racing season clicks into top gear with the open meeting
at Cheltenham next weekend.
more... |
Irish Post 02 November
2006
|
Gaa notices
St. Colmcilles dance - Minibus Fundraiser - New Facilities -
Players wanted - more...
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Irish Post 02 November
2006
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Sport Briefs
Kennelly hints at Kingdom return - Meath lose Giles - Mayo stalemate
- Nemos do it again -
more... |
Irish Post 02 November
2006
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Gaels scale Heights
Tir Chonaill Gaels’ greater experience proved decisive as they
powered past St. Kiernans to claim the London U-21 title on
Sunday. more...
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Irish Post 02 November
2006
|
We’ll win it
for Andy say champs
Tir Chonaill Gaels have carried all before them in London football
this year, and following the untimely death of their chairman
Andy Duff, they will need no added incentive when they face
Tara in the London SFC Semi-Final at Ruislip this weekend.
more...
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Irish Post 02 November
2006
|
Fulham
Irish bid for a fantastic first year finish
Fulham Irish will be bidding to cap a fairytale first year in
existence when they face Lancashire champions Oisins in the
British junior championship final at Pairc Na hÉireann on Sunday.
more...
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Irish Post 02 November
2006
|
Ireland’s aussie rulers
Well there might not have been any red cards brandished in Galway
on Saturday night but entertainment levels were similarly absent
for huge parts of the first game in this year’s International
Rules Series. more...
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Irish Post 02 November
2006
|
Padraig’s Major Hopes
As he was being confirmed as Europe’s top golfer at Valderrama
on Sunday, Padraig Harrington’s thoughts were already turning
to next season, and his quest to win yet more titles.
more... |
Irish Post 02 November
2006
|
O’Shea and
O’Mahony set for top jobs
A bush fire of rumour is spreading across Kerry and Mayo this
week as both counties look to appoint new football managers.
more...
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Irish Post 02 November
2006
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Harte: scrap this farce
Tyrone manager Mickey Harte feels passionate about the game
he loves. That’s why he’s calling on the GAA to end the International
Rules series with Australia for the good of Gaelic football.
more...
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Irish Post 26 October
2006
|
O’Gara backs up comments
Fly-half Ronan O’Gara helped Munster to one of his provinces
most famous victories against Leicester on Sunday and vindicated
his comments earlier in the week that English rugby is over
hyped. more...
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Irish Post 26 October
2006
|
Munster’s red army
back on the March for European glory
As the Heineken Cup group stages resume for the 2006-7 season
Munster will be aiming for back-to-back championships. padraic
halpin looks at their prospects alongside rivals Leinster, Ulster
and underdogs London Irish.
more... |
Irish Post 26 October
2006
|
GAA praying
for an outbreak of peace
The future of the International Rules series between Ireland
and Australia May well hinge on this year’s Tests between the
two sides.
more...
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Irish Post 26 October
2006
|
Merit
title can be mine says Harrington
Despite Padraig Harrington’s career haul of 15 worldwide victories,
including two on the US Tour, the curse of the nearly man has
dogged the Dublin golfer.
more...
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Irish Post 26 October
2006
|
Winning Post
The Irish Post gets you to the heart of racing
more... |
Irish Post 26 October
2006
|
Hoops keep the pressure
on title rivals
Celtic opened up an eight-point gap on nearest rivals Hearts
with a 2-1 win over Motherwell at the weekend while the Tynecastle
club were humbled 2-0 at home by Kilmarnock.
more... |
Irish Post 26 October
2006
|
Hunt won’t change style
By now the football world is used to Jose Mourinho’s sensationalist
swipes at fellow managers and players but his personal attack
on Reading midfielder Stephen Hunt has left a particularly sour
taste in the mouths of Irish fans.
more... |
Irish Post 26 October
2006
|
Doyle — I could be the
next Roy Keane
One of the buzz words which has surrounded Steve Staunton’s
reign as Republic of Ireland manager is passion with players
old and new calling for a return of the commitment which carried
the Boys in Green to so much success in the 1990s.
more... |
(Irish Post) 30 Sept
2006
|
Winning Post - Teofilo a superstar
in the making
The Wexford-born, Carlow-based flat trainer Jim Bolger is a
patrician man at the best of times.
This week’s horses to watch... more... |
(Irish Post) 30 Sept
2006
|
Irish provinces to lock horns
for Celtic glory
The Magners League has a look of the interprovincial championship
of days gone by as Leinster travel west to face Connacht this
Friday evening and Munster welcome a buoyant Ulster side to
Thomond Park on Saturday. more... |
(Irish Post) 30 Sept
2006
|
Fulham Irish storm to first-ever
title
Fulham Irish are this year’s Intermediate Champions after a
comprehensive eight-point victory over Moindearg at Ruislip
on Sunday. more... |
(Irish Post) 30 Sept
2006
|
Title crosses Severn Bridge
as St. Colmcilles win
The balance of power in Gloucestershire has swit- ched west
across the Severn Bridge after St. Colmcilles claimed their
sixth senior football title with a nine-point winning margin
over St. Nicholas at Canford Park on Sunday.
more... |
(Irish Post) 30 Sept
2006
|
Tempers fray after classic
encounter
A hugely-entertaining London senior Championship clash between
Tir Chonaill Gaels and Kingdom Kerry Gaels at Ruislip on Saturday
will be remembered for an alleged assault on a London inter-county
star at the end of the match. more... |
(Irish Post) 30 Sept
2006
|
Rossies joy as Kingdom are
humbled
A 55-year wait came to an end for Roscommon on Sunday as they
claimed the All-Ireland minor football title by defeating Kerry
in a replay at Cusack Park.
more... |
(Irish Post) 30 Sept
2006
|
Moynihan the master hangs
up his boots
Most football careers end in frustration, the realisation that
the powers are fading tainting the memories of triumphs past
so when a truly great player bows out at the top of his game
the whole of sport should rejoice.
more... |
(Irish Post) 30 Sept
2006
|
Irish Post’s football All-stars
After a lacklustre beginning the 2006 Championship emerged as
one of the best there has been this decade. Players emerged
from some of the less fashionable football counties and staked
their claim for a place in the All-Star team while more established
stars showed what they are capable of.
more... |
(Irish Post) 30 Sept
2006
|
Irish keeper crisis
Facing the biggest week as manager of the Republic of Ireland
Steve Staunton will definitely be without injured goalkeeper
Shay Given. more... |
(Irish Post) 30 Sept
2006
|
Kerry’s
perfect day as Mayo mourn again
The bonfires are still burning in the Kingdom this week after
Kerry won their 34th All-Ireland title convincingly by 13 points
against a disappointing Mayo.
more...
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(Irish Post) 21 September
2006
|
Between the posts
After an All-Ireland final that was amazing for a lot of reasons,
both good and bad, the question people are asking is whether
it’s a case of Kerry being that good or Mayo being that bad.
more...
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(Irish Post) 21 September
2006
|
Minors set for a replay after enthralling draw
Roscommon will have to wait just a little longer to win their
first All-Ireland minor title since 1951.
more...
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(Irish Post) 21 September
2006
|
Managerial highs
and lows
Slipping out of the tunnel underneath the heaving mass of Croke
Park Kerry manager Jack O’Connor wore the look of a man in a
state of happy exhaustion.
more... |
(Irish Post) 21 September
2006
|
Irish trio are ready to tee off for Ryder Cup glory
After a long wait some of the world’s top golfers will be in
action this weekend at the K Club in Co. Kildare when European
and American teams battle it out for the Ryder Cup.
more...
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(Irish Post) 21 September
2006
|
Winning Post
Hurricane Run to kick up Arc storm...
more... |
(Irish Post) 21 September
2006
|
A Safe Pair of Hands
In 1990 GERRY PEYTON went to the World Cup as second-choice
goalkeeper to Packie Bonner. After a career playing for a host
of clubs Peyton turned his hand to coaching and now advises
Arsenal’s Jans Lehmann amongst others. David Silver caught up
with him to find out why he loves the game so much.
more... |
(Irish Post) 21 September
2006
|
Keane’s light is shining
Roy Keane’s Sunderland revolution suffered its first blip on
Saturday when the Black Cats were held to a disappointing draw
at home to Leicester.
more... |
(Irish Post) 21 September
2006
|
Leinster
win gives Cardiff the blues
Trialist Michael Berne grabbed the only try of the game at Donnybrook
on Saturday as Leinster recorded their first victory (16-9)
of the Magners League.
more...
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(Irish Post) 21 September
2006
|
Backofthenet
It was a good week for Irish players in front of goal with Kevin
Doyle hitting the net for Reading for the second time this season...
more... |
(Irish Post) 21 September
2006
|
Darren’s
not content just to Potter around
With Champions League experience under his belt at one of the
biggest clubs in Europe, Ireland’s Darren Potter decided during
the summer that he needed to leave Liverpool if he was ever
to break into the international set up.
more...
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(Irish Post) 21 September
2006
|
all quiet on
the western front!
As GAA fans in Britain and Ireland scramble for the last few
available tickets to this Sunday’s All-Ireland football final
both the Mayo and Kerry teams have been keeping a low profile.
more...
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Irish Post 13 September
2006
|
Where next for Mick
O’Dwyer?
The free bus pass Mick O’Dwyer collected on his 65th birthday
five years ago could come in handy for the most in-demand manager
in GAA history — with five different counties apparently seeking
to appoint the Kerry great as their boss for the new season.
more... |
Irish Post 13 September
2006
|
Mayo and Kerry’s
final countdown
Anxious to keep his players focused on Sunday’s All-Ireland
final Mickey Moran took his team away to a mystery location
last weekend as Mayo wind down their All-Ireland final preparations.
more...
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Irish Post 13 September
2006
|
Between the posts
After more than four month’s of football, this year’s All-Ireland
Championship will be decided by a few key battles and fans in
both Kerry and Mayo are gearing up for one hell of a final.
more...
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Irish Post 13 September
2006
|
Scots embrace
Gaelic football
Gaelic football in Scotland was given a major boost this week
when a number of schools in the Glasgow area agreed to introduce
the sport into their curriculum
more...
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Irish Post 13 September
2006
|
Underage GAA
in Britain in crisis
There needs to be a massive improvement in the underage structures
of the GAA in Britain according to the President of the Association
Nicky Brennan.
more...
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Irish Post 13 September
2006
|
Gaelic
news from around the counties
more...
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Irish Post 13 September
2006
|
St. Marys
champions after double strike
At a crowded Pairc na hÉireann St. Marys basked in the glory
of winning their first Intermediate championship since 1998
defeating John Mitchells in a tense final on Sunday.
more...
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Irish Post 13 September
2006
|
McDermotts into final
Sean McDermotts progressed to the Championship final after a
two-point victory over Erin go Bragh at Pairc na hEireann on
Sunday. more...
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Irish Post 13 September
2006
|
Champions
League war of words begins
Alex Ferguson has declared psychological warfare on Gordon Strachanahead
of Manchester United’s Champions League clash with Celtic —
referring to the abilities of previous manager Martin O’Neill
while overlooking Gordon Strachan’s period as boss of the Glasgow
club.
more...
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Irish Post 13 September
2006
|
Boxers aim high
Irish fighters Andy Murray and Barney Doherty will be aiming
to continue their climb up the professional ladder when they
take to the ring in Bethnal Green in a week’s time.
more... |
Irish Post 13 September
2006
|
Winning Post
Of the 10 classics run in Britain and Ireland every year the
Irish St. Leger is traditionally the weakest but it has been
given added spice in recent season’s by the presence of genuine
Melbourne Cup contenders in the field.
more... |
Irish Post 13 September
2006
|
Quinn
aims to hold on to Waterford crystal
Those Irish soccer fans keeping a close eye on the progress
of Sunderland since Niall Quinn and Roy Keane took charge are
likely to see a lot of Waterford-born Black Cats striker Daryl
Murphy who just signed a five-year contract with the club.
more... |
Irish Post 13 September
2006
|
Backofthenet
Once again it was a barren weak in front of goal for Irish players
in the four divisions in England with just one player — Leon
Best an U-21 international on loan to Bournemouth from Southampton
— the only man to find the net last weekend.
more... |
Irish Post 13 September
2006
|
Cats produce the purrfect display
to end dreams of a Cork treble
There was smog over Kilkenny City on Monday morning. The bonfires
celebrating the Cats’ hard-fought 29th All-Ireland victory were
just starting to die out as dawn approached.
more... |
Irish Post 07 September
2006
|
Between the posts
The footballers of Kerry and Mayo will be starting to experience
the nerves that are unique to the build-up of an All-Ireland
football final. In the weeks before you are on a bit of a high,
knowing that you have gotten that far, then you have the routines
of training to keep you going, to stop the nerves getting too
intense. more...
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Irish Post 07 September
2006
|
Hero Fogarty
saves his best for final
The All-Ireland hurling final is an occasion for the cream to
rise to the top but occasionally one of the lesser lights is
inspired by the occasion into producing a performance to live
long in the memory.
more...
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Irish Post 07 September
2006
|
Special win for
Cody’s Cats
Anyone doubting the hunger of Cork or Kilkenny got their answer
at the final whistle. The desolation carved on the faces of
the Cork players contrasting with the jubilation of the Black
Cats stars. more...
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Irish Post 07 September
2006
|
London
set to block new GAA football proposals
Plans to re-shape the All-Ireland Championships and National
Leagues have been met with a cautious response in London.
more...
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Irish Post 07 September
2006
|
Munster plummet
to a shock defeat
European Champions Munster surprisingly lost to Cardiff by 22-13
in a match where they lacked any serious attacking threat. The
Irish team were missing a host of big name players through injury
and their absence was felt against a competent Cardiff side.
more...
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Irish Post 07 September
2006
|
Petrov reveals
real reasons for leaving Celtic
Stilian Petrov has spoken out about his reasons for quitting
Celtic after a period of discontent and hook up with his former
boss Martin O’Neill.
more... |
Irish Post 07 September
2006
|
Winning Post
IT’S a big weekend in the flat racing calendar with the final
British Classic of the season the St. Leger taking place at
Doncaster and the Irish Champion Stakes at Leopardstown.
more... |
Irish Post 07 September
2006
|
Cruel deflection
robs Boys in Green of a well-earned point
History has a nasty habit of repeating itself. In the qualifying
series for Euro ’92 a Lee Dixon shot for England took a wicked
deflection off the shin of Steve Staunton at Wembley to leave
Packie Bonner helpless.
more... |
Irish Post 07 September
2006
|
Backofthenet
After the debacle of last month’s humiliation against Holland
the 1-0 defeat at the hands of Germany in Stuttgart was a marked
improvement but it would not have been enough to prevent the
worry lines appearing on the forehead of Steve Staunton.
more... |
Irish Post 07 September
2006
|
Fans
Keane on Roy’s Sunderland revolution
Since the news broke that Roy Keane was to be appointed as the
new Sunderland manager fans of the championship club have been
clogging the airwaves of the local radio station to voice their
support for the Corkman’s appointment.
more...
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Irish Post 30 August
2006
|
Backofthenet
The Championship certainly is the place to find fledgling Irish
managers with Roy Keane making the stunning move to take over
as manager of struggling Sunderland and join Mick McCarthy of
Wolves, QPR’s Gary Waddock and Leicester chief Rob Kelly in
the race for a place in the Premiership.
more... |
Irish Post 30 August
2006
|
Staunton coming in
on a wing and a prayer to fire up Ireland’s Euro bid
Have your rosary beads at the ready this Saturday because Steve
Staunton and his team will need all the prayers their hordes
of supporters can muster if they are to make a bright start
to their European Championship qualifying campaign.
more... |
Irish Post 30 August
2006
|
Fans
relishing trip down memory lane
The STADIUM might now have a new look and name to it but for
the thousands of Irish supporters returning to Stuttgart 18
years on from the Republic of Ireland’s historic 1-0 win over
England this is a very special place indeed.
more...
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Irish Post 30 August
2006
|
Irish
face uphill battle to qualify
The draw could have been worse but boy, it could have been better
too. As Steve Staunton grinned in front of the waiting media
in Montreux, Switzerland the new Irish manager knew the realistic
aim of his tenure would be qualification for the World Cup in
2010 and that any good results he could muster in the European
Championship qualifiers were a bonus.
more... |
Irish Post 30 August
2006
|
OnefortheBhoysOnefortheBhoys
Shunsuke Nakamura has revealed that he aims to make Celtic’s
new Dutch signing Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink a Celtic hero.
more...
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Irish Post 30 August
2006
|
Derry’s reward is a
French adventure in the UEFA Cup
The walls of Derry will come under siege from some Gallic flair
in mid-September after Derry City were drawn against top French
outfit Paris St-Germain in the first round proper of the UEFA
Cup. more...
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Irish Post 30 August
2006
|
London Irish look to
build on last season’s success
London Irish will be hoping to carry on from the success of
last season when they begin their Guinness Premiership campaign
against Harlequins at Twickenham on Sunday.
more... |
Irish Post 30 August
2006
|
Winning Post
Irish trainers have been dominating jumps racing in Britain
and Ireland at a rate never seen before winning the three biggest
prizes in jumps racing the Grand National, Gold Cup and Champion
hurdle for each of the last two years. Something which had never
been achieved before.
more... |
Irish Post 30 August
2006
|
London
fail to mix it with Orchard girls
London suffered another heavy defeat in this year’s camogie
championship at Ruislip on Saturday.
more...
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Irish Post 30 August
2006
|
Louth cruise
to Murphy Cup win
Louth 3-14 Leitrim 2-11 Tommy Murphy Cup FinalLouth proved too
battle-hardened for Leitrim as they comfortably claimed the
Tommy Murphy Cup with a comprehensive six-point victory at Croke
Park on Sunday.
more...
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Irish Post 30 August
2006
|
Between the posts
Mickey Moran urged people not to write his team off after their
victory to Laois and how right he was. They were in a word fantastic
on Sunday and fully deserve to be back in an All-Ireland final.
more... |
Irish Post 30 August
2006
|
Mayo delivers a display worthy of a place in the final
The best game of this year’s football champion-ship produced
arguably the highest-quality performance ever by a Mayo side
at Croke Park.
more... |
Irish Post 30 August
2006
|
Roscommon
into final after historic victory
It’s that time of year again as the All-Ireland football Championship
hits fever pitch.
more...
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Irish Post 30 August
2006
|
Kilkenny have the hunger to burst the Cork bubble
When Cork defeated Kilkenny in 2004 they stopped the Cats attaining
a rare three-in-a-row. The fact isn’t lost of followers of the
Leinster Champions and will be at the forefront of many of their
fans’ minds when the two teams take to the pitch on Sunday.
more... |
Irish Post 30 August
2006
|
Expulsion from Championship likely for Garryowen
The controversy surrounding the Garryowen club’s alleged fielding
of an unregistered player continues to rumble on this week,
threatening to further delay the London Senior football championship.
more... |
Irish Post 30 August
2006
|
Deflated Irish need a German pick-me-up
ONE of the most miserable nights for Irish football has put
fear into fans and players alike prior to the Euro 2008 qualifier
in Stuttgart in two weeks time.
more...
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Irish Post 23 August
2006
|
Backofthenet
So the Premiership has returned, as has the hyperbole, the over-the-top
hero worshipping of all things Chelsea/Man United/
more... |
Irish Post 23 August
2006
|
Want-away
Petrov off to Portsmouth
It looks as if Celtic will finally relent and sell want-away
Stilian Petrov this week.
more...
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Irish Post 23 August
2006
|
Shels
run of form gives them a hunger for Cup
While the eyes of many Shelbourne and Derry City fans May be
turned towards Europe at the moment both managers are firmly
focused on this weekend’s FAI Cup third-round clash.
more...
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Irish Post 23 August
2006
|
Winning Post
With jockey Kieran Fallon’s career as first jockey to the Aidan
O’Brien yard hinging on the successful outcome of his corruption
trial later this year the search could soon be on for a new
jockey to take over from Fallon in what is undoubtedly the best
job in European flat racing.
more... |
Irish Post 23 August
2006
|
Sean Treacys
end Gabriels unbeaten run
Sean Treacys 2-14 St. Gabriels 1-7 Senior Hurling Championship
(Round 4)Championship contenders St. Gabriels lost their unbeaten
record to Sean Treacys at Ruislip on Sunday.
more...
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Irish Post 23 August
2006
|
Emmetts
show depleted Fr. Murphys no mercy
Robert Emmetts 3-18 Fr. Murphys 0-6 Fr. Murphys are in serious
threat of relinquishing their title after their third consecutive
defeat in the Championship. Scorelines don’t lie and this was
certainly the case in this mis-match which was all but over
as a contest after 15 minutes.
more...
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Irish Post 23 August
2006
|
Newcomers
Parnells shock titleholders
Cambridge Parnells 1-5 St. Dympnas 0-7 Hertfordshire Senior
Football Round-up The new kids on the block are causing some
stir. Cambridge Parnells defeated defending champions St. Dympnas
on Sunday at Cotlandswick and firmly announced their arrival
to Senior Football in Hertfordshire.
more...
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Irish Post 23 August
2006
|
Second-half
blitz gives Mitchells victory
Warwickshire Iintermediate football championships semi-finals
On Championship semi-final Sunday at Pairc na hÉireann John
Mitchells and St. Marys both secured victories in their respective
matches against Roger Casements and Sean McDermotts.
more...
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Irish Post 23 August
2006
|
Dynamic
Donaghy leads Kerry to yet another final
Kerry 0-16 CORK 0-10 All-Ireland SFC semi-final Well we’ve seen
it all now, cloning in Gaelic football! Beard aside Kieran Donaghy
is the closest thing you’ll ever see to Eoin Bomber Liston and
the Austin Stacks man was as lethal against Cork on Sunday as
the Kerry legend was in his heyday.
more...
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Irish Post 23 August
2006
|
Between the posts
While they were less spectacular on the scoreboard Kerry manager
Jack O’Connor will be happy with the performance against Cork
which in many ways was their most complete display in this year’s
Championship. more...
|
Irish Post 23 August
2006
|
Cats backs
in race against time
With the countdown to the All-Ireland hurling final reaching
fever pitch Kilkenny are sweating on the fitness of two star
defenders.
more...
|
Irish Post 23 August
2006
|
Mayo
performance is below par in dour replay
Mayo 0-14 Laois 0-11 All-Ireland quarter-final replay At the
start of this season manager Mickey Moran maintained that the
current Mayo panel were the most talented group of footballers
he had ever worked with.
more...
|
Irish Post 23 August
2006
|
Kingdom’s conveyer belt of talent in good health
Kerry 2-13 Donegal 1-10 All-Ireland Minor semi-final Kerry’s
fantastic football season continued as their Minors advanced
to an All-Ireland final showdown with either Meath or Roscommon
as they proved too strong for a game but limited Donegal outfit.
more... |
Irish Post 23 August
2006
|
don’t write us off
Thousands of Mayo and Kerry fans across Britain were celebrating
on Sunday as their respective counties moved one step closer
to All-Ireland glory with comprehensive wins.
more... |
Irish Post 23 August
2006
|
Return of the mighty Quinn to Wearside
After an agonising, frustrating and fruitless season Sunderland
supporters are bracing themselves for the most important announcement
in the club’s recent history.
more...
|
Irish Post 10 May 2006
|
Backofthenet
ANOTHER season comes to an end and although the Premiership
was wrapped up last week by Chelsea and relegation to the Championship
confirmed there was still the small matter of who filled the
three positions behind Jose Mourinho’s side.
more... |
Irish Post 10 May 2006
|
Winning Post
The Duke of York Stakes at Royal Ascot is the first time this
season that racing fans get to witness some of last year’s best
horses race against each other on the flat.
more... |
Irish Post 10 May 2006
|
Exiles are setting their sights on Twickenham
London Irish will be bidding to make it 12 consecutive victories
on the road at Welford Road on Sunday.
more... |
Irish Post 10 May 2006
|
Exiles close the gap on hurling’s elite
Antrim 2-16 London 1-14 If Antrim thought this was going to
be an easy day at the office in the first round of the Ulster
Senior Hurling Championship then Mick O’Dea and London had a
rude awakening for the Saffron men.
more...
|
Irish Post 10 May 2006
|
Magnificent Mayo seal a second-half thriller
Mayo 1-13 Cork 1-11 A superb second-half performance from Mayo
ensured the county claimed the All-Ireland U-21 title against
Cork after a thrilling game at Cusack Park in Ennis on Sunday.
more... |
Irish Post 10 May 2006
|
Between the
posts
How does that saying go? “Behind every great man there’s a great
woman.” It’s fair to say if I didn’t agree that this was totally
accurate I’d be in trouble but the main reason I bring it up
is because it can be adapted to Gaelic games as well.
more... |
Irish Post 10 May 2006
|
Kingdom to come again as Tyrone struggle with loss of
major stars
There’s a consensus in Gaelic Football that to win an All-Ireland
you have to beat Kerry. In 2006 the view could be even more
valid as the Kingdom prepare for another campaign with the tag
of favourites.
more... |
Irish Post 10 May 2006
|
A county by county guide to this year’s All-Ireland
Football Championship contenders
Antrim football is no longer a laughing stock, play with a typical
Ulster style, and might claim a few scalps in the qualifiers,
before going out to one of the top teams.
more... |
Irish Post 10 May 2006
|
Staunton casts net for Irish squad
Republic of Ireland manager Steve Staunton has announced his
29-man squad for the upcoming training camp in Portugal and
friendly against Chile.
more...
|
Irish Post 10 May 2006
|
The
unsung hero of the Rafa-lution
As Liverpool prepare for another FA Cup final and aim to achieve
their highest ever Premiership points tally one of the stars
of the Reds season continues to remain out of the limelight.
more...
|
(Irish Post) 3 May 2006
|
Backofthenet
Another season comes grinding towards a halt with just one weekend
of Premiership, League One and League Two football remaining
with the Championship having concluded last Sunday.
more... |
(Irish Post) 3 May 2006
|
Winning Post
The 2000 Guineas could be one of the first big races of the
season in which Irish Horses fail to live up to expectations.
more... |
(Irish Post) 3 May 2006
|
McAndrew:
One of Mayo’s finest
“I cycled 20 miles to Crossmolina and then played in midfield
in my first Mayo senior football final way back in 1949. I then
had to cycle the 20 miles back.”
more... |
(Irish Post) 3 May 2006
|
Mayo no match for hat-trick heroine Hannah
LONDON 4-9 MayO 0-7 THREE goals scored in the opening 24 minutes
by Hannah Noonan set up London ladies for an easy 14-point victory
over Mayo at Ruislip on Saturday.
more...
|
(Irish Post 3) May 2006
|
Fighting
Irish hold their own
Ireland’s amateur boxers fought out an entertaining 4-4 draw
in their international contest against England at Brent Town
Hall. more...
|
(Irish Post) 3 May 2006
|
London
Irish ticket fiasco
Four years ago over 40,000 London Irish fans celebrated in Twickenham
after their side captured the Powergen Cup with a convincing
win over Northampton Saints.
more... |
(Irish Post) 3 May 2006
|
Between the
posts
In our part of the country you’re not really allowed to celebrate
winning the National Football League.
more... |
(Irish Post) 3 May 2006
|
Limerick denied title by McGarry’s saves
From its winter hibernation the hurling season woke at Semple
stadium on Sunday as Kilkenny claimed the National Hurling League
title after an epic game played at championship pace.
more...
|
(Irish Post) 3May 2006
|
Tyrone
star McGuigan breaks leg
Tyrone’s hopes of successfully defending their All-Ireland title
suffered a serious setback this week with the news that star
centre forward Brian McGuigan will miss all of the Ulstermen’s
championship games this year after breaking his leg in a club
match. more...
|
(Irish Post) 3 May 2006
|
O’Shea’s position central to both club and country
His character is the complete opposite of Roy Keane’s. He is
open and affable in the way that Keane has always been shy and
reticent. He rarely gets flustered whereas Keane has always
been prone to outbursts of anger.
more...
|
(Irish Post) 26 April
2006
|
Backofthenet
The Premiership has enjoyed one of its most exciting campaigns
in many years with Champions League spots, relegation battles
and of course the race for the title going to the penultimate
weekend of the season.
more... |
(Irish Post) 26 April
2006
|
Hooking his way to glory — Wexford’s Seamus Hearn
The Premiership has enjoyed one of its most exciting campaigns
in many years with Champions League spots, relegation battles
and of course the race for the title going to the penultimate
weekend of the season.
more...
|
(Irish Post) 26 April
2006
|
Winning Post
The Premiership has enjoyed one of its most exciting campaigns
in many years with Champions League spots, relegation battles
and of course the race for the title going to the penultimate
weekend of the season. more...
|
(Irish Post) 26 April
2006
|
London win ensures Division 2 survival
LONDON ensured that their NHL Division 2 status remains intact
for at least one more year after they came out on top in a low-scoring
relegation semi-final with Roscommon at Fingallians in Swords,
Dublin.
more...
|
(Irish Post) 26 April
2006
|
Munster power enough to see off Leinster
The ancient rafters of Lansdowne Road rattled to rugby’s tune
one more time as Munster produced a performance of typical power
and panache to advance to the Heneiken Cup final at the expense
of Leinster.
more...
|
(Irish Post) 26 April
2006
|
Between the posts
In our part of the country you’re not really allowed to celebrate
winning the National Football League. Flammable materials normally
used for bonfires are kept till late September in the confident
hope they’ll be used to welcome Sam over the county bounds.
But even the most cautious of Kerry supporters will have been
encouraged by Sunday’s fine win over Galway.
more... |
(Irish Post) 26 April
2006
|
Limerick ease into final after extra-time thriller
Limerick sent a warning to rest of the hurling world with this
epic win their 15th straight victory as they advanced to the
league final when defeating a robust Clare outfit.
more...
|
(Irish Post) 26 April
2006
|
Cats emerge victorious in old rivals clash
Kilkenny 3-20 Tipperary 2-11NHL Division 1 semi-final. Tales
of the age-old rivalry between Kilkenny and Tipperary are legion
in the hurling world but this game yielded little fit for a
fable as the Cats dominated from the off and never looked like
losing.
more...
|
(Irish Post) 26 April
2006
|
Classy Kerry are too good for Tribesmen
A rampant second-half performance by Kerry decided the destination
of this year’s Division 1 Allianz National Football League trophy.
more...
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(Irish Post) 26 April
2006
|
Taking
the Duff with the smoothh
The eagerly-awaited World Cup which begins in Germany
in June will once again be the poorer for the absence
of many great players whose countries have failed to
qualify.
more... |
(Irish Post)
19 April 2006
|
Back
of the Net
Easter is traditionally the time of the season where
titles are decided, relegations confirmed and seasons
often made or broken and 2006 was no exception to the
rule. more...
|
(Irish Post)
19 April 2006
|
Strachan is manager of the year
Celtic manager Gordon Stratchan has been named manager-of-the-year
by the Scottish football writers association.
more...
|
(Irish Post)
19 April 2006
|
Cork’s new breed of footballer
Neale Fenn is typical of the new breed of Eircom League
soccer stars.
more... |
(Irish Post)
19 April 2006
|
Frankie Walsh: A stalwart
of Waterford’s glorious ’50s
Frankie Walsh was another boyhood hero of mine. He was
also the man responsible for many a clip around the
ear from my mother. more...
|
(Irish Post)
19 April 2006
|
Between the
posts
Former Kerry star LIAM HASSETT writes for The Irish
Post more...
|
(Irish Post)
19 April 2006
|
London
one win away from safety
London Hurling manager Mick O’Dea describes Sunday’s
clash with Roscommon as one of the most important games
in recent times.
more...
|
(Irish Post)
19 April 2006
|
Limerick
keep unbeaten run intact
The Easter eggs are but a pleasant memory and Limerick
are still unbeaten. The optimism that’s starting to
flow by the Shannon looks justified on the evidence
of this defeat of Waterford in the NHL Division One
semi-final on Sunday.
more...
|
(Irish Post)
19 April 2006
|
Can Munster silence the Lions’ roar?
Dublin will be a sea of red-and-blue this weekend as
fans of the two provincial sides descend on the capital.
Tickets for the clash are at a premium and optimistic
supporters have already made preperations for a trip
to Cardiff in May for the final.
more...
|
(Irish Post)
19 April 2006
|
GAA fans facing rugby dilemma
The GAA has drawn the anger of its own members for refusing
to switch this weekend’s league finals in order to avoid
a clash with the Munster/Leinster Heineken Cup semi-final.
more...
|
(Irish Post)
19 April 2006
|
|
Keano’s earnt his spurs for both club and country
When the Dublin crowd now chant: “Keano” there’s only one man
their adoration is targeted towards. Captain of Ireland, record
Irish goalscorer and one of the Premiership’s top strikers this
season Robbie Keane is enjoying his best form for years.
more...
|
(Irish Post) 12 April
2006
|
This week in the Eircom League: World
Cup lion roars for Shels
After many years wandering Joseph Ndo is ready to make his home
in Dublin. .
more... |
(Irish Post) 12 April
2006
|
Champions
League holds the key
Celtic made a Lazarus-like comeback to secure the league and
cup double this season in a revamped SPL.
more...
|
(Irish Post) 12 April
2006
|
Coppell to reward Reading’s Irish trio
Promotion to the Premiership is one of the finest moments of
a player’s career but can often be tinged with more than a little
uncertainty for those who suddenly find themselves wondering
whether their manager believes they have what it takes to step
up to the next level or if they will be forced to make way as
the influx of summer recruits begins.
more...
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(Irish Post) 12 April
2006
|
Dun Doire heads the field for Irish National
The traditional Easter feast that is the Irish Grand National
looks like being a tough race this year.
more...
|
(Irish Post) 12 April
2006
|
Back in the frame
Ken Doherty has rediscovered the form that saw him win the World
Snooker Championship in 1997. The plucky Dubliner now believes
the time is right for him to capture the game’s top honour again
at the Crucible. more...
|
(Irish Post) 12 April
2006
|
Against
the head: Johnny O'Connor Column
Gone in 48 seconds — sounds like a film title doesn’t it? In
fact that was the story of my Twickenham Powergen Cup final
appearance last Sunday which ended even before I had an opportunity
to savour the occasion.
more... |
(Irish Post) 12 April
2006
|
No win, no draw,
no point!
The inevitable happened on Sunday in Dr. Cullen Park as London
slumped to their seventh consecutive defeat in Division 2A of
the National Football League to Carlow.
more... |
(Irish Post) 12 April
2006
|
Neasden hit
by Gael force
League Champions Tir Chonaill Gaels continued where they left
off last year with a comprehensive victory over Neasden on Saturday
afternoon. more...
|
(Irish Post) 12 April
2006
|
GAA:
Kerry and Mayo through
Last year Jack O’Connor’s Kerry missed out on the league semi-finals
because Mayo had a minimally better points different.
more... |
(Irish Post) 12 April
2006
|
O’Dwyer’s Laois waltz into semis
IN DIVISION 1B a typically fierce midlands derby between Laois
and Kildare yielded a 0-10 0-10 draw. The result sends Laois
into the knock-out stages of the league, while allowing Kildare
to maintain their divisional status.
more...
|
(Irish Post) 12 April
2006
|
The Banner on song against The Rebels
A Cork side, which featured eight of the players who started
the All-Ireland final, were outfought by Clare at Pairc Ui Rinn.
more...
|
(Irish Post) 12 April
2006
|
Mayo
and Meath to do battle again
The hurlers of Mayo and Meath couldn’t be separated (2-19 to
5-10) after more than 100 minutes of teak-tough hurling on Saturday
evening and will have to replay their Division Two quarter final.
more...
|
(Irish Post) 12 April
2006
|
BIGGEST IN THE
WORLD
Birmingham is bracing itself for one of the world’s largest
overseas Gaelic football tournaments in the coming weeks.
more... |
(Irish Post) 12 April
2006
|
Irate Villa fans bay for O’Leary’s blood
DAVID O’LEARY is walking a tightrope at Aston Villa and appears
to be just one inept game from getting the sack after last weekend’s
5-0 thrashing at Arsenal.
more...
|
(Irish Post) 5 April
2006
|
This week in the Eircom League: Derry to add to Bohs’
woe
Derry have started to turn in the sort of performances which
yield points in recent weeks and they will be confident of building
on that when they face an out-of-sorts Bohemians at the Brandywell
on Friday.
more...
|
(Irish Post) 5 April
2006
|
Munster through to face dazzling Leinster
Irish rugby has got the semi-final that we all hoped for but
barely dared to dream it would come about. As the mighty men
of Munster gritted their teeth and disposed of an indisciplined
Perpignan side thoughts turned to what will be without doubt
one of the great occasions in the short but spectacular history
of the Heineken Cup.
more...
|
(Irish Post) 5 April
2006
|
The
race is on for the Flat season
When Aintree’s last fence is jumped on Saturday the flat season
will be upon us in earnest.
more...
|
(Iirsh Post) 5 April
2006
|
O’Meara
leads the way in London GAA
Colm O’Meara is flat-out combining roles as player and coach,
not that he’s complaining writes David thorpe
more...
|
(Irish Post) 5 April
2006
|
Against the
head
WHAT a great weekend for Irish rugby that has guaranteed Irish
representation in the Heineken Cup final for the first time
since 2002. more...
|
(Irish Post) 5 April
2006
|
The last chance
saloon!
London have one final game to try to rescue their dismal campaign
more... |
(Irish Post) 5 April
2006
|
Awesome Rebels run riot against Yellow Bellies
Cork confirmed their position as kingpins of inter-county hurling
with a devastating display against Wexford at the weekend. The
Slaneysiders had no answer to Cork’s committed and clinical
finishing as the All-Ireland Champions moved a step closer to
the later stages of the league series.
more...
|
(Irish Post) 5 April
2006
|
Sweet revenge
for Cats
Kilkenny had double reason to celebrate on Sunday. Not only
did they book their safe passage to the League 1 semi-finals
stage but also they erased memories of last year’s shock defeat
to Galway in the All-Ireland semi-final.
more... |
(Irish Post) 5 April
2006
|
Hurlers offered a last chance for survival
League tables so often lie. London finished bottom of the National
Hurling League Division 2b after being defeated by Westmeath
at Mullingar but left the field knowing lady luck had not just
deserted them but fled to another planet.
more...
|
(Irish Post) 5 April
2006
|
Britain wants Legal arm of GAA disbanded
The London county board will table a motion at this month’s
annual GAA congress to disband the Disputes Resolution Authority
(DRA). more...
|
(Irish Post) 5 April
2006
|
Murray
eyes world title shot
Cavan boxer Andrew Murray took the next step on the road to
the top of his profession with a comfortable defeat of Frederic
Gosset at the Café Royal in London.
more... |
(Irish Post) 5 April
2006
|
Players
sit-down protest
Some of the GAA’s biggest names will display their discontent
with a 15-minute protest before this weekend’s League games.
more...
|
(Irish Post) 5 April
2006
|
Reading’s stars look forward to life in the Premiership
Former Cork City striker Kevin Doyle is still pinching himself
after his headed equaliser against Leicester City on Saturday
ensured Reading would play top-flight football next season for
the first time in the club’s history.
more...
|
(Irish Post) 29 March
2006
|
Reiding between
the lines
LATE last month a story did the rounds linking Steven Reid with
Manchester United. Now as with most tabloid tittle-tales an
element of truth was present even if both Reid and United were
quick to put some distance between themselves and the news.
more... |
(Irish Post) 29 March
2006
|
Grand National
is a puzzle for punters
After the Cheltenham Festival punters will look to play up their
gains or win their drinking money back with the Aintree Grand
National at the weekend.
more... |
(Irish Post) 29 March
2006
|
Leitrim homage to marvellous McGarty
Larry Cunningham is credited with putting Leitrim on the map
with his song Lovely Leitrim but the great Packie McGarty had
already cornered the market with his marvellous displays.
more...
|
(Irish Post) 29 March
2006
|
Against the
head
Wasps and Ireland star JOHNNY O’CONNOR writes exclusively
for The Irish Post. more...
|
(Irish Post) 29 March
2006
|
Kildare
late show drops Exiles into danger zone
London suffered their second defeat of the league when Kildare
came from behind to take the points in a wet and windy Celbridge
on Sunday afternoon.
more...
|
(Irish Post) 29 March
2006
|
Clare dish
out another thrashing
London briefly lit up the gloom on Sunday enjoying a 10-minute
spell which bettered anything they have yet produced this season
but ultimately this was another heavy defeat.
more...
|
(Irish Post) 29 March
2006
|
Tipp get a
double lashing as Galway March on
Tipp boss Babs Keating lashed the attitude of his players after
the Premier County men were completely outplayed and outfought
by Galway at Salthill.
more... |
(Irish Post) 29 March
2006
|
Déja vu for
the Kingdom
Kerry must hate the sight of Mickey Harte by now. Tyrone who
have taken a few games to get going in Division 1A recorded
yet another victory over Jack O’Connor’s side at Crossmaglen.
more... |
(Irish Post) 29 March
2006
|
New club in showdown with the County Board
The first new GAA club in London for almost three years have
had their league plans thrown into disarray following a dispute
with the County Board.
more...
|
(Irish Post) 29 March
2006
|
Staunton
faces UEFA collision
New Republic of Ireland manager Steve Staunton and FAI Chief
Executive John Delaney have voiced their concerns over the implications
of the legal case being contested by the G14 group.
more...
|
(Irish Post) 29 March
2006
|
Croke
Park to get its own superstore
THEY’VE been a cash cow for Premiership soccer sides — and now
the GAA is getting in on the game by opening its first retail
superstore. more...
|
(Irish Post) 29 March
2006
|
Eircom
clubs in tax investigation
A MAJOR tax investigation has been launched into the financial
affairs of football clubs in Ireland’s Eircom League.
more...
|
(Irish Post) 29 March
2006
|
Nolan could
make Irish start against Chile
Kevin Nolan in a green shirt, is it possible? Well one of the
new boys in the international set-up is trying his best to twist
the arm of the Premiership player-of-the-month for February.
more... |
(Irish Post) 22 March
2006
|
Jinky embodied
everything Celtic stood for
Legions of devastated Celtic supporters descended on Paradise
last week to pay homage to the man they voted Celtic’s greatest
ever player. more...
|
(Irish Post) 22 March
2006
|
Strachan says Keane will play on at Celtic
Celtic Manager Gordon Strachan has been quick to play down reports
that Roy Keane will quit the club at the end of the current
season.
more... |
(Irish Post) 22 March
2006
|
Cork ready
to inflict more away-day misery on Bohs
Cork City host Bohemians in this early-season clash which should
reveal much about the strength of both sides.
more... |
(Irish Post) 22 March
2006
|
Gooch on song as League
Campaign Gathers Pace
He May have gained a few pounds in muscle this season but Colm
‘Gooch’ Cooper is still the twinkle-toed tormentor of Gaelic
football. more... |
(Irish Post) 22 March
2006
|
Double delight for the Tribesmen
St. Galls came so close to kick-starting weeks of celebrations
in Antrim but in the end the experience of Salthill proved just
enough as the Galway men secured a one-point victory.
more... |
(Irish Post) 22 March
2006
|
Time to get
behind the Exiles
The official London GAA supporter’s club was launched this week
by President elect of the Association Nicky Brennan.
more... |
(Irish Post) 22 March
2006
|
Limerick hand London a lesson in finishing
LONDON remain the only pointless team in the Allianz National
Football League.
more...
|
(Irish Post) 22 March
2006
|
Selection
problems for Dunning ahead of Clare game
London football manager Noel Dunning has selection head-aches
all over the park going into this game against a strong Clare
side on Sunday.
more... |
(Irish Post) 22 March
2006
|
Hurlers
aim for Kildare highspot
London hurlers will put their promotion hopes on the line when
they face Kildare on Saturday.
more...
|
(Irish Post) 22 March
2006
|
Horgan heroics derail broken chariot
Ireland’s feted backline finally made good on their threats
to create something out of nothing and see off the English challenge.
more...
|
(Irish Post) 22 March
2006
|
Classy
Ireland in Twickers treble
What a way to win the Triple Crown and complete a hat-trick
of victories over the auld enemy!
more...
|
(Irish Post) 22 March
2006
|
O’Connell: A colossus in Irish triumph
His superb line-out play securing primary possession, and driving
runs advancing the cause deep into enemy territory have secured
him the regard of all in the rugby world and the title of The
Irish Post Player-of-the-Tournament.
more...
|
(Irish Post) 22 March
2006
|
Against the
head
Ireland are this year’s Triple Crown winners after the most
dramatic of victories over England at Twickenham last Saturday
evening. more...
|
(Irish Post) 22 March
2006
|
Les Bleus
win but Greens push them
So into the Spring air emerge France with the Six Nations crown,
but Les Blues victory owes as much to luck as to their endeavour.
more...
|
(Irish Post) 22 March
2006
|
Spurs star
Kelly joins the new Irish
Stephen Kelly remembers cycling from his home in Finglas to
Fairview Park in Dublin’s inner-city as a 16-year-old to play
for Belvedere Boys. Back then it was a pay-for-play arrangement.
He paid his £5 submission fees. They played him.
more...
|
(Irish Post) 15 March
2006
|
Maloney steps
up to next level
Celtic are now in touching distance of the SPL title after another
hard-fought victory against Hibs.
more... |
(Irish Post) 15 March
2006
|
Celtic mourn loss
of ‘greatest player’ Jimmy Johnstonemple
Tributes have been pouring in for Celtic great Jimmy Johnstone,
who died at the weekend aged 61. Accepted as the greatest ever
player to wear the Hoops, the former Scotland winger had battled
motor neurone disease for many years.
more... |
(Irish Post) 15 March
2006
|
Flyers over the fences
DAVID THORPE continues his look at the Cheltenham Festival with
an assessment of the top races for this Thursday and Friday.
more... |
(Irish Post) 15 March
2006
|
Stars aim to put
one over the bookies
The heat is on, the tips are in and the tension is mounting.
The Irish Post and Paddy Power bookmakers have teamed up to
provide some of Ireland’s best-known faces with £150 in free
bets for the Cheltenham racing festival — with the winnings
going to the charity of our celebrities’ choice.
more... |
(Irish Post) 15 March
2006
|
Backs must
fire for Ireland to prevail
It was somehow inevitable that the last Six Nations game at
Lansdowne Road would prove to be one of those grubby, get your
hands dirty affairs that have been witnessed so often throughout
the old ground’s history.
more...
|
(Irish Post) 15 March
2006
|
All-Ireland
final has romance about it
It is a clash of polar opposites in the All-Ireland club football
final as star-studded Knocknacara face the surprise packets
of Antrim champions St. Galls.
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(Irish Post) 15 March
2006
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Galway’s late
surge ousts Kildare
Galway left it late to record their first albeit unimpressive
win of the campaign with a 0-9 to 0-8 victory over Kildare in
Newbridge.
more...
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(Irish Post) 15 March
2006
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Single
point gives Cork their first league victory
Cork finally got their league campaign up and running with a
closely fought win over 14-man Dublin at Parc Uí Rinn.
more...
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(Irish Post) 15 March
2006
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One step away from glory
Come 7pm on Saturday in West London Ireland could be the Triple
Crown and Six Nations Champions.
more... |
(Irish Post) 15 March
2006
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Triple
Crown is within our grasp
While the more optimistic of Irish fans still believe we could
capture our first Championship title since 1985 it’s more likely
that the trophy which could be returning to Ireland on Saturday
night will be the Triple Crown.
more...
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(Irish Post) 15 March
2006
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Six nations
previews
Irish eyes will be trained on the Millenium Stadium on Saturday
afternoon as anything other than a French victory would re-ignite
Ireland’s championship chances.
more... |
(Irish Post) 15 March
2006
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No regrets as Miller
gets back on track
Regrets? Liam Miller has a few. Then again, too few to mention.
more...
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(Irish Post) 8 March
2006
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McManus ready to sign
a new deal
It looks like Stephen McManus will sign a new deal with Celtic
this week. more...
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(Irish Post) 8 March
2006
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Players
disgusted by sacking of Mick McCarthy
Former and current Sunderland players have criticised the decision
by the Premiership club to sack former Irish manager Mick McCarthy.
more... |
(Irish Post) 8 March
2006
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A season full of promise
With the new Eircom League about to kick-off DAVID THORPE looks
at the 12 teams participating and analyses their chances for
success in the 2006 season.
more... |
(Irish Post) 8 March
2006
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Mayo impress as golden
boy is set for comeback
There May have been only five points between these two sides
at the end of their Division 1A en- counter but make no mistake
Mayo were always firmly in control.
more... |
(Irish Post) 8 March
2006
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Roscommon in Clare romp
Clare 0-8 Roscommon 2-15. After a shaky start the away side
finally got going with Derek Connellan chipping in with a man-of-the-match
performance. more...
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(Irish Post) 8 March
2006
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Racing certainties
DAVID THORPE looks at six top-class races over the first two
days of the Cheltenham Festival.
more... |
(Irish Post) 8 March
2006
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London
remain bottom despite strong finish
Although the result was never in doubt after the opening quarter
of Saturday’s match Dessie Dolan’s Leitrim were made to work
hard to earn their scores by a battling London side under the
floodlights in Cloone.
more...
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(Irish Post) 8 March
2006
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Hurlers need a
slice of fortune
London hurlers were unlucky to lose out to Kerry in the first
game of this year’s NHL.
more... |
(Irish Post) 8 March
2006
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GAA Results
All results. more...
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(Irish Post) 8 March
2006
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Super start puts fun back into Irish football
We couldn’t have asked for a better start. Not only did Ireland
record a win over World Cup-bound Sweden in their first game
under Steve Staunton, but they did it with a performance that
oozed confidence, vitality and spirit, all qualities that ebbed
away during the final months of Brian Kerr’s stewardship.
more...
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Irish Post 8 March 2006
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Sean Purcell:
Galway great
Sean Purcell is arguably the greatest Gaelic footballer ever
to grace the green fields of Ireland. Once in a lifetime a player
comes along who makes such a profound impact that all others
before and since are forever being compared with him. Sean Purcell
of Galway was such a player.
more... |
Irish Post 8 March 2006
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Against the
head
Twickenham here we come. After a superb rearguard action we
made it to the Powergen Cup final after a deserved 22-17 victory
over our great rivals Leicester Tigers at the Millennium Stadium
on Saturday. Three weeks after Eoin Reddan and I will be representing
Ireland at RFU headquarters we will be back there on April 9
for another Twickenham final in Wasps colours.
more... |
Irish Post 8 March 2006
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Bring on the
Scots
Lansdowne Road, 3.30pm
Ireland are 80 minutes away from what would be one of the most
eagerly-awaited Six Nations showdowns in the Championship’s
history. more...
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Irish Post 8 March 2006
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Scottish
pride is restored
THE SALTIRES are being waved with some pride once again and
Scots head to Dublin this weekend with real hope restored.
more... |
Irish Post 8 March 2006
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AIB LEAGUE ROUND-UP
Results and commentaries.
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Irish post 8 March 2006
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Hibs hoping to break a 104-year jinx
Hibs have come one step closer to breaking a hoodoo that has
dogged them for 104 years. Northern Irish player Ivan Sproule
ended up on the score sheet again in a stunning 5-1 victory
away to Falkirk in the Scottish Cup quarter-final
more...
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Irish Post 01 March 2006
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Setanta Cup opens on a sour note as rival supporters clash
The second Setanta Cup competition between clubs north and south
of the border got underway this week on something of a sour
note.
more... |
Irish Post 01 March 2006
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Given takes
top award
Newcastle goalkeeper Shay Given has been named the Eircom/FAI
Senior International Player of the Year for 2005
more... |
Irish Post 01 March 2006
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Limerick
edge out Galway
All-Ireland finalists Galway remain pointless in Division 1B
after the narrowest of defeats to a plucky Limerick outfit.
Emerging victorious by 0-14 to 0-13 Limerick had reason to celebrate
as Brian Begley made his first competitive start for the Shannonsiders
in two-and-a-half years.
more... |
01 March 2006
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Waterford prove too hot for Cork to handle
Cork could not make their numerical advantage count as Munster
neighbours Waterford humbled the All-Ireland Champions in Sunday’s
League game.
more...
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Irish Post 01 March 2006
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Derry
get off to a flying start
Roscommon 1-12 Derry 3-13-A goal 40 seconds
into the second-half by Derry’s Gregory Biggs killed off any
chance Roscommon had of causing a surprise at Knockcroghery.
more...
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Irish Post 01 March 2006
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The
Babe Ruth of Gaelic football
Peter Donohoe was known as the Babe Ruth of Gaelic football
after the legendary American Baseball player.
more...
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Irish Post 01 March 2006
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Single win return on £100,000 expenditure
Over the past seven years London GAA has spent over £100,000
on away games in the NFL. DAVID THORPE asks is it money well
spent?
more...
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Irish Post 01 March 2006
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London look to improve under the floodlights
London will be looking for a dramatic improvement in their National
League fortunes when they travel to Cloone to face a resurgent
Leitrim.
more...
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Irish Post 01 March 2006
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GAA Results
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Irish Post 01 March 2006
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Ray of hope as toothless Dragons slain
They say a week is a long time in politics. Well, two weeks
is certainly a long time when it comes to the RBS Six Nations.
If you don’t believe me, just ask Mike Ruddock.
more...
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Irish Post 01 March 2006
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World
Hurdle a wide open affair
The World Hurdle at the Cheltenham festival has been the preserve
of short-priced favourites from Baracouda to Inglis Dreyer in
recent years but 2006 will be different.
more...
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Irish Post 01 March 2006
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Against the
head
The performances of both Wasps and Ireland have really put a
big smile back on my face this weekend.
more... |
Irish Post 01 March 2006
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Ireland must not be over confident against the
Scots
The defeat of a rudderless and disjointed Wales side at the
weekend was the first and arguably the simplest step in Ireland’s
quest for the Triple Crown.
more...
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Irish Post 01 March 2006
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Murphy believes ireland can do it
What a week in the Six Nations. Ireland’s win and Scotland’s
defeat of England suddenly means that the championship — which
began with many Irish fans hoping merely to avoid humiliation
— could yet be won by the Boys in Green.
more...
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Irish Post 01 March 2006
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GAA needs World Series
Tyrone Manager Mickey Harte has called on the GAA to organise
a World Series club competition instead of focusing on the International
Rules series with Australia.
more... |
Irish Post 01 March 2006
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Irishman tastes
soccer success
It is a typically hot summer day in Sydney and 1990 German World
Cup winner Pierre Littbarski, coach of Sydney FC, is putting
his players through their paces at the club’s impressive training
ground on the outskirts of the city.
more...
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(Irish Post) 23 February
2006
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Shiels bids for
swift return after eye operation
Northern Irish Hibs striker Dean Shiels is recovering from having
an operation to remove his right eye. The player has been blind
in the eye since the age of seven but, against the odds, carved
out a successful football career, keeping the blindness a secret
until it more...
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(Irish Post) 23 February
2006
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Carr could
be tempted back into Irish team
Republic of Ireland boss Steve Staunton is confident that Newcastle’s
Stephen Carr will reverse his decision to retire from international
football.
more...
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(Irish Post) 23 February
2006
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Rovers stadium
gets go-ahead
Work is set to resume on the 6,000-seater Shamrock Rovers soccer
stadium in Tallaght.
more... |
(Irish Post) 23 February
2006
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SPORT BRIEFS - Geraghty
May quit after Barry clash
The controversial and distinguished inter-county career of Meath’s
Graham Geraghty May be at an end after the Seneschalstown man
clashed with Royals manager Eamonn Barry following a challenge
match. more...
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(Irish Post) 23 February
2006
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Exiles’ 14-man
assault runs into Brick wall
London will consider themselves unlucky after suffering a three-point
defeat to Kerry in the first round of the National Hurling League
on Sunday. more...
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(Irish Post) 23 February
2006
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Brennan hails new
GAA era
London GAA celebrated its 110th anniversary by hosting this
year’s GAA Provincial Council of Britain’s Annual Convention.
more...
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(Irish Post) 23 February
2006
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GAA Greats:
Doherty delights in Down’s
HENRY WYMBS continues his series on legends of the GAA with
a look back at the playing career of Down’s Paddy Doherty.
more...
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(Irish Post) 23 February
2006
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GAA Results
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(Irish Post) 23 February
2006
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Tyrone and Dublin
players to appeal bans
The seven players who received bans as a result of the atrocious
scenes seen at this years league meeting between Tyrone and
Dublin want their suspensions lessened or over-turned.
more... |
(Irish Post) 23 February
2006
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End
of an era for British University championships
Another successful British Universities’ tournament took place
recently in the West Midlands when over 30 colleges from all
over Britain and one from Brittany, France, participated in
three competitions.
more...
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(Irish Post) 23 February
2006
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Hehir
brothers cite personal reasons for absence
The Hehir brothers, two of London’s most talented Gaelic footballers
have said personal reasons are behind their decision not to
play this season.
more...
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(Irish Post) 23 February
2006
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O’Shea is strong candidate
for centre
As expected, Steve Staunton named an Irish squad full of youth
and inexperience ahead of his touchline debut against World
Cup-bound Sweden on March 1. more...
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(Irish Post) 23 February
2006
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Attention
focused on Sandown’s Chase
Many of the horses prominent in the market for the Aintree Grand
National will appear at Sandown on Saturday for the Racing Post
handicap.
more...
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(Irish Post) 23 February
2006
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Murphy promises
a bright future
Geordan Murphy speaks with the willowy drawl of a man at ease
with the world.
more...
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(Irish Post) 23 February
2006
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Against the head
IT was a another weekend to forget for Wasps as their dismal
recent Premiership form continued against Bristol at the Memorial
Ground, after they were held to a 9-9 draw on Sunday. We have
lost far too much ground lately on leaders Sale who again somehow
managed another late home win against Leeds on Friday.
more... |
(Irish Post) 23 February
2006
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Caretaker coach
must breathe fire into Welsh dragon
Ireland’s six nations match with Wales has been somewhat overshadowed
by the reverberations from the resignation of the Dragons’ head
coach Mike Ruddock.
more... |
(Irish Post) 23 February
2006
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Six Nations previews
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(Irish Post) 23 February
2006
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IRELAND SET TO SLAY
THE WELSH DRAGON
Welsh Rugby is in disarray —just a year after winning the Grand
Slam the side find themselves at the centre of a Six Nation’s
storm. more...
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(Irish Post) 23 February
2006
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GAA All Star awards
planned for British men and ladies
PLANS for a joint men’s and ladies London GAA All Stars evening
are expected to be confirmed in the coming week. Friday April
28 is the date being considered for a glittering occasion that
will honour the achievements of the 15 top players from all
four sports, from men’s Gaelic football and hurling to ladies
football and camogie.
more... |
(Irish Post) 23 February
2006
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A return to glorious
Stuttgart
EIGHTEEN years after the Republic of Ireland’s most glorious
victory in competitive football the Boys in Green return to
Stuttgart to kick off their Euro 2008 qualifiers.
more... |
(Irish Post) 23 February
2006
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Lions Den swells
pride of loan keeper
COLIN Doyle has a big six months ahead of him.
more... |
(Irish Post) 25 January
2006
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More injury
frustration for Keane
Just as Celtic’s defensive nightmare seemed to be coming to
an end Hoops fans were left reeling with the news that Roy Keane
could be out of action for as long as two months after pulling
a hamstring during training.
more...
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(Irish Post) 25 January
2006
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Former
Dundalk boss takes over Edgeley Park hotseat
Ex-Dundalk manager Jim Gannon has been appointed new Stockport
County boss until the end of the season.
more...
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(Irish Post) 25 January
2006
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High-flying
Bees could sting Mick’s Black Cats
Griffin Park could witness a possible FA Cup giant-killing act
this Saturday when high-flying Championship League One side
Brentford host Mick McCarthy’s struggling Black Cats.
more...
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(Irish Post) 25 January
2006
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Gomez-McDonagh
bout could upstage
Bernard Dunne returns to Dublin’s National Stadium this Saturday
to headline what looks like another step in his progression
towards a title shot against British-based Noel Wilders.
more... |
(Irish Post) 25 January
2006
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Irish
cycling legend launches new racing team
Former world No. 1 and Tour of Spain winner Sean Kelly has announced
details of a new cycling team.
more...
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(Irish Post) 25 January
2006
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Ireland will host thrilling
Ryder Cup
IRELAND’S K CLUB is set to host an exciting Ryder Cup according
to Padraig Harrington. After the USA’s humiliating defeat at
Oakland Hills Harrington expects Tom Lehman’s side to be highly
motivated to produce a predicted backlash. The USA team are
now believed to be more focused that ever before according to
Ireland’s leading player.
more... |
(Irish Post) 25 January
2006
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Provinces
bring back the feel-good factor
Just what do you say about the Irish provinces and the Heineken
Cup? Munster and Leinster defied the nay-sayers that had written
them off after opening day defeats to progress to the quarter-finals
in style.
more...
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(Irish Post) 25 January
2006
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A true exponent
of traditional
values
HENRY WYMBS continues his series on GAA greats with a look back
at the career of Kerry legend Mick O’Connell.
more... |
(Irish Post) 25 January
2006
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Limerick edge past rivals
Tipp
Limerick had six points to spare over their great rivals Tipperary
on Sunday in the Waterford Crystal tournament. As a prelude
to their eagerly-awaited Championship clash in June this match
offered only a scant insight.
more... |
(Irish Post) 25 January
2006
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A tough task ahead
London’s footballers will be looking for a significant im- provement
on their NFL performances in recent years as they prepare for
this year’s campaign.
more... |
(Irish Post) 25 January
2006
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Browne’s crucial clash
Bristol what we can do. The backs, after a lean period, showed
a bit of inventiveness even though we haven’t been helped by
injuries. We have increased forward power and the backs have
hit a bit of form.”
more... |
(Irish Post) 25 January
2006
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Munster-Leinster’s
timely boost for Irish rugby
IRISH rugby received a boost ahead of this year’s Six Nations
after three provinces progressed to the knock-out stages of
this year’s European competitions.
more...
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(Irish Post) 25 January
2006
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International
Rules series is on the line
THE future of the International Rules series between Ireland
and Australia is expected to be decided this week.
more...
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(Irish Post) 25 January
2006
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Miller
announces retirement from international rugby
Former Lions and Ireland player Eric Miller has announced his
retirement from international rugby.
more...
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(Irish Post) 25 January
2006
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Staunton aims to bring
brave new era to Irish football
A new era for Irish football began this week with Steve Staunton
being appointed the new national manager for the next four years
with Sir Bobby Robson named as technical director.
more... |
(Irish Post) 18 January
2006
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Dream teams don’t
always work
Managerial partnerships can be a tricky business, and the balance
of power bet- ween Steve Staunton and his number two Sir Bobby
Robson will be crucial to the Irish success.
more... |
(Irish Post) 18 January
2006
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Duo’s early hopes
of winning over the fans
The premature leak of the news that Steve Staunton and Sir Bobby
Robson were to become the unlikely Republic of Ireland team
management partnership over a week ago immediately sparked off
a generally hostile reaction from fans.
more... |
(Irish Post) 18 January
2006
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Former
Rangers striker Miller bound for Parkhead?
Unlike all the furore in 1989 which surrounded Maurice Johnstone’s
transfer in the opposite direction Gordon Strachan now looks
certain to turn to a former Rangers player to solve his current
striker problems. The Celtic manager is determined to freshen
up a disintegrating Celtic side after the Hoops crashed out
of the Scottish Cup against Clyde.
more...
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(Irish Post) 18 January
2006
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Amnesty rule
ends Nolan’s Irish hopes
Bolton midfielder Kevin Nolan will not be part of new Irish
manager Steve Staunton’s plans. The Liverpool-born player with
Dublin parents would undoubtedly have been a target for Staunton
had he been eligible by virtue of a 12-month amnesty but Nolan
failed to notify FIFA about switching allegiance before his
21st birthday in June 2004.
more...
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(Irish Post) 18 January
2006
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Vultures begin
circling at Stadium of Light
You know your season isn’t going to plan when it’s two weeks
into the new year and your manager is telling the press that
he’s the best man to get the club back into the Premiership.
more...
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(Irish Post) 18 January
2006
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Weakened
field leaves Gold Cup wide open
The spate of accidents and defections which has seriously weakened
this year’s Gold Cup field means the blue riband of National
Hunt racing is a wide open affair.
more...
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(Irish Post) 18 January
2006
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Saluting the gallant
Rackard
The introduction of the Nicky Rackard Cup, won by London’s hurlers
last year, brought the Rackard name to the fore of Gaelic games
almost 50 years after Wexford’s legendary full-forward along
with his three brothers became household names.
more... |
(Irish Post) 18 January
2006
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Limerick upstage
Waterford in opening round
Limerick got off to the best possible start in the Waterford
Crystal Cup when they defeated Waterford 1-18 to 1-9 at Walsh
Park and now take on an experimental Tipperary in the quarter-final
tie. more...
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(Irish Post) 18 January
2006
|
Old rivals meet in semis
Dublin overcame Wexford in a hard-fought game which sent them
through to the semi-finals of the O’Byrne Cup.
more... |
(Irish Post) 18 January
2006
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(Irish Post) 18 January
2006
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Irish star
revelling in his chance to impress
Jeremy Staunton’s impressive midfield partnership with scrum-half
Eoin Reddan has undoubtedly been one of the main features of
Wasps recent run of good results.
more...
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(Irish Post) 18 January
2006
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European
rugby round-up: Munster and Leinster set to make quarter-finals
Leinster’s late revival, culminating with their bonus-point
victory over Glasgow, along with a similar result for Munster
in Castres sealed a near-perfect weekend for Irish rugby.
more...
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(Irish Post) 18 January
2006
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DREAM TEAM ready to
rule the roost
The Republic of Ireland’s new management team began their reign
with a presentation to the media at the Mansion House on Monday.
more... |
(Irish Post) 18 January
2006
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Galway boxers in action
at York Hall
Wembley-based English super featherweight champion Billy Corcoran
and welter-weight John O’Donnell will be in action at the York
Hall in Bethnal Green this Friday. Corcoran is scheduled to
box over eight or 10 rounds against an unnamed opponent.
more... |
(Irish Post) 18 January
2006
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