Category: sport
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A Golden Age for the Celtic nations?
Monday’s update to the FIFA world rankings has seen all four Celtic nations (Ireland, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales) climb inside the world’s top 30 for the first time since the inception of the rankings. Scotland’s victory against Slovakia and subsequent draw in…
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2017-18 NBA Season Preview
The NBA season is finally upon us! That means we’re in for a new season full of dunks, crossovers, broken ankles, 3’s for days and Warriors vs Cavs part IV. Ok, so that last part isn’t set in stone (yet). People may think…
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Ireland drawn in League B of UEFA Nations League
Following a strong finish to their World Cup qualifying campaign, Ireland have been drawn alongside Wales and Northern Ireland in League B of the newly-created UEFA Nations League. The Nations League splits UEFA’s 55 member nations into four separate leagues, each based on…
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Ireland cricketers set for first test match next year
Ireland will make cricketing history in May of next year when they take on Pakistan in their first ever Test match, it has been confirmed today. The news came after months of speculation and was finally confirmed at the International Cricket Council meeting…
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The group that nearly got away
Ireland rarely do things the easy way. Monday’s win in Cardiff was one of the most impressive away victories in the country’s history, probably the most impressive when you factor in that the game was win or bust. But it should never have…
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The City Sports Podcast Episode 2
Host Leo McGuinn is joined by his regular guests to discuss Ireland’s 2-0 win against Moldova, all the other football news, the Super-8s, and the latest from the NFL.
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Bohan keeping feet firmly on the ground following All Ireland success
Being an All-Ireland winning manager is something to brag about but Mick Bohan is not the type of man to do that. The Dublin ladies football manager described the week to ten days after winning the Brendan Martin cup as full of celebrations…
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The Ascent of Bouldering
The increasingly popular bouldering scene has climbers addicted. Louise Carroll visits Gravity Climbing Centre to find out what all the fuss is about.
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From Templeogue Utd to Reading F.C: how do young players cope when playing abroad?
As the Irish national team begin to perform well on the international stage once again, Gary Ibbotson looks at how our young hopefuls deal with living away from home.
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Going for Gold: Past, Present and Future of the Olympics
In advance of the awarding of the 2024 Olympic Games, Cormac Murphy profiles the two contenders and looks at some of the controversies of previous Games
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