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Women’s Six Nations average viewership was only a fraction of its men’s equivalent in 2025
By Adam Jackson The women’s Six Nations had only an eighth. of the average television viewership of the men’s ix nations in 2025, according to the Central Statistics Office’s Women and Men in Ireland hub. This statistic shows a lack of engagement with women’s rugby from the Irish public. However, when compared with previous year’s…
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A.S. Roma have erupted from the traps of the new Serie A campaign and maintained an incredible 100% start to the season, notching up an astounding nine wins from nine games under the careful guidance of new manager Rudi Garcia. The Rome club are the only team left out of Europe’s major football leagues, who…
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Noel King’s time as interim manager after Giovanni Trapattoni’s swift departure as Ireland’s head coach was originally seen as a breath of fresh air by the majority of Irish fans. The 57-year-old Dubliner is no stranger to the beautiful game, having played for more than two decades in the League of Ireland, managing in it…
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A massive third quarter from Australia kept the series alive on Saturday, scores from Jake Neade and Lance ‘Buddy’ Franklin preventing a run-away Ireland victory. Michael Murphy opened the scoring for the home side, the Donegal and Ireland captain not letting thoughts of Glenswilly’s Donegal county final distract him as he put in a typically…
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“What’s rare is wonderful!”- RTÉ commentator George Hamilton celebrating John O’Shea’s 27th minute goal which saw Ireland take a 2-1 lead against Kazakhstan in the final qualifying round match for World Cup 2014. That goal turned out to be the turning point of the match, a late own goal sealing the 3-1 victory in the…
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With barely a year separating Craig Bellamy and Robbie Keane in age, the Welsh forward’s decision to retire from international football following his sides failure to qualify for Brazil 2014 has some fans worrying that the 33-year-old Ireland captain may soon follow suit. The two have enjoyed remarkably similar careers at club level and broken transfer…
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The eagerly awaited nominations for the 2013 GAA GPA All-Stars were announced this month, with the awards ceremony to be held, for the first time, in Croke Park on 8th November. The awards process has always been subject to criticism, but in recent years have seen enough highly controversial decisions to bring the validity of…
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