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Gold medal winner Ciara Mageean withdraws from National Championships as...
CIARA MAGEEAN has decided against competing for an eighth Irish title this weekend.The European champion will rest up rather than take part in the 123.ie National Senior Track and Field Championships...
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This is where the season gets interesting – Derry City ace Dano Kelly...
DANO KELLY is hoping for a strong second half to the season after admitting it took him time to settle in Derry.Along with Patrick Hoban, Kelly swapped Dundalk for Derry City in the close-season.Kelly...
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St Pat’s boss Stephen Kenny makes significant addition to Richmond Park to...
STEPHEN KENNY reckons ball boys could be his best summer signing as St Pat’s boss.Kenny has brought in keeper Joseph Anang from West Ham on a 2½-year contract.The ex-Ireland boss views squad-building...
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Cormac Izuchukwu details his rugby journey as Ulster ace prepares for...
OVER the next fortnight, Cormac Izuchukwu could be capped for Ireland against the Springboks.There was a time when the closest he got to a South African rugby player was when he was house-sharing when...
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Conor Murray reveals he considered Ireland retirement after Rugby World Cup...
WHEN the final whistle blew on their World Cup quarter-final against New Zealand last October, one of Ireland’s half-backs on the pitch knew his career was over.The other wondered if it might be the...
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Dundalk ace Aidan Russell-Vargas eyeing World Youth Cup qualification with...
MOST post-Leaving Cert plans revolve around a holiday with mates, a summer job or binge-watching Netflix.For Dundalk player Aidan Russell-Vargas, it involves trying to help Dominican Republic qualify...
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FAI formally apply for extension of emergency state funding as Minister for...
THE FAI has formally applied for an extension of emergency state funding.Minister of State for Sport Thomas Byrne confirmed the request had been made as he and Minster Catherine Martin wished Team...
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Ireland Sevens Rugby star Hugo Keenan viewed the Olympics as more of a...
AS A kid, Hugo Keenan might have viewed the Olympics as more of a possibility for his brother than him.But, when the prospect of playing at the Paris Games became realistic, he could not turn it...
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Daniel Wiffen insists World Championship gold has made him hungrier for...
DANIEL WIFFEN is no longer cooking for himself these days.And he says becoming a world champion has only increased his hunger rather than diminished it.Daniel Wiffen of Ireland celebrates with his gold...
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Ireland swimming star Daniel Wiffen ready to try new Olympic event after...
DANIEL WIFFEN is targeting an Olympic medal in an event in which he has never competed — one which he admits he is also doing for “a bit of fun”.The Armagh man is due to compete in the 400m, 800m and...
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Irish swim star Mona McSharry confident long-term view will see her perform...
IN 2023, Mona McSharry nodded in agreement when she was told that an Olympic year meant she might not perform to her potential at the World Championships.When the reality hit in Doha in February, it...
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Ireland track cyclists will be at Paris Olympics despite absence of a...
TRACK cyclist Alice Sharpe’s Olympic journey began where you might expect it to, in a velodrome.But, of course, that facility was not in Ireland, the absence of one in this country just another of the...
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FAI set to make long overdue change to League of Ireland licensing after...
RELATIONSHIPS between coaches and players may be banned as part of the League of Ireland’s club-licensing system.The FAI said it was ‘appalled that women involved in Irish football had experienced...
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FAI responded well to abuse allegations – but Vera Pauw saga suggests reform...
AS USUAL, the Sports Campus was a hive of activity yesterday.Driving up the long road, what looked like a procession of ants emerged from the National Indoor Arena.FAI people & culture director...
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Dundalk suffer major setback as star full back Archie Davies set to join...
ARCHIE DAVIES has left Dundalk to join Carlisle United for an undisclosed fee.Bohemians and St Pat’s were both keen on the right-back – who had also attracted interest from Motherwell.Archie Davies...
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I prioritised swimming after breaking my leg playing rugby – now I’m going to...
A BROKEN leg saw swimming go from Darragh Greene’s least enjoyable sport to the only one he could do.That sliding-doors moment has set him up for a second Olympic Games in three years, boosted by a...
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Heimir Hallgrimson reckons Republic of Ireland under-performed under former...
HEIMIR HALLGRÍMSSON believes Ireland under-performed under Stephen Kenny.The 57-year-old Icelandic was the shock choice to take the reins almost eight months since Kenny’s tenure was ended.New Ireland...
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Damien Duff reveals why he’d like to see FAI HQ at Abbotstown ‘levelled’
DAMIEN DUFF has called for Abbotstown to be levelled – as the FAI’s search for a new Ireland manager finally ended.Heimir Hallgrimsson was yesterday confirmed as the shock successor to Stephen Kenny –...
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New Republic of Ireland manager Heimir Hallgrimsson is on the Mount Rushmore...
HEIMIR HALLGRÍMSSON’S Jamaica reign ended after a poor showing at a tournament for which he could not call on his best player.There was disquiet over the manager not being based in the country as well...
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Shelbourne survive scare against Gibraltar outfit St Joseph’s in UEFA...
SHELBOURNE survived a stomach upset but their performance gave Damien Duff plenty to bellyache about.Defender Francisco Paul Curado used his tummy to draw his side level at Tolka Park after Mark...
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