Category: General
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Western black rhino is no more
Last week, the western black rhinoceros was officially declared extinct by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature. The organisation, which is the world’s largest conservation network, maintains a “red list” of animals which are in danger of becoming extinct. The western…
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Five animals our kids may never see
I’ll never meet a mammoth, and I don’t know any dinosaurs. Extinct animals are mysterious creatures which we must accept we can only ever know so much about. But species are still going extinct today. Between poaching, competition and habitat loss, new species…
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4 Reasons For Irish Rugby Fans To Feel Positive
Irish rugby took a significant step toward forgetting last year’s horrific campaign with a 40-9 victory over a disappointing Samoa on Saturday. Joe Schmidt’s first game in charge could not have gone better, though the New Zealander was eager to dampen enthusiasm and…
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Why save Andy Merrigan?
Every year after the dust settles and the All-Ireland has been won, the attention quickly turns to the Club game. Local pride, playing with family and friends, the parish team are all at the core of club football, but unfortunately our game’s biggest…
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A mature road to recovery
It’s 6am on a brisk Saturday morning in November, and George Fitzgerald is about to embark on his weekly journey down to Cork from his home in Kinsealy, north county Dublin. “When I’ve an assignment due it usually takes up to three or…
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O’Neill and Keane appointed as Irish dynamic duo
FAI chief executive John Delaney has confirmed that Martin O’Neill will be the new Republic of Ireland manager, with Roy Keane as his number two in what the Irish support hope will signal “a new era for Irish football.” O’Neill is expected to…
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Stars of the Premier League
4-4-2 Edwin Van Der Sar The big Dutch man was brilliant for Fulham and was even better for United. Van Der Sar holds the record for clean sheets at United, a monumental achievement considering Peter Schmeichel was there for nine seasons. VDS won…
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5 who made it in the AFL…. and 5 who didn’t
With the news this week that Cork’s Ciaran Sheehan will join AFL side Carlton Blues in January, TheCity.ie looks at some of the top Gaelic footballers who made it down under, as well as some of those who didn’t adapt to the new game.…
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Champions League all-time XI
3-4-3 formation Casillas Probably the greatest goalkeeper ever, just in front of Buffon. The Spaniard has always played for Real Madrid and is a great shot stopper. 151 Spanish caps as well as 476 appearances for Real. Casillas has won every single honour…
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The Moyes Effect
Finished, end of their dominance, another Liverpool and an over achieving squad. These were some of the comments we were led to believe were the future for Manchester United. The Red Devils are into the last eight of the League Cup, three points…
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