Category: Sports
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Airtricity League title evades the capital – 2014 Season Review
As another year of Irish league football comes to an end, the time for reflection for managers, players and fans has arrived. Whether your club has won the league, embarked on a memorable cup run, exceeded expectations or spectacularly failed to live up…
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Croker an insider’s view
There’s an uncapturable magic that surrounds Croke Park on All-Ireland day. As part of my job in the press office at the stadium I get unrivalled access on All-Ireland day. It all starts from the minute you wake up and pull on your…
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Reilly ready for second test in Hurling/Shinty International Series
Scotland shocked Ireland with a 3-14 to 2-8 win in the first test of the Senior Hurling/Shinty International Series this weekend. However, the Irish team have won the series for the past four years in a row and remain hopeful ahead of the…
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The Second Half Review
Roy Keane’s new book is an intriguing masterpiece that finally reveals the hard-man midfielder’s well-hidden good points. Ghost written by Roddy Doyle The Second Half does little to dispel the notion that Keane could pick a fight in an empty room. At times…
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Boxer in the Ring; Lady Outside it
Video: Jennifer McDonald, Conor McMahon and Orla Stafford Boxing and beauty are not two words we usually link together, but European champion and female boxer Clare Grace sheds a new light on the contrast between femininity and the physical demands of the sport…
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Irish sides get into gear for European Competition
With less than two weeks until the inaugural European Rugby Champions Cup, Ireland’s top two sides locked horns at the Aviva Stadium on Saturday evening; with Munster romping home to an emphatic win. The Red Army can be very optimistic of their…
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11 Top sports stories of 2013
Following 2012 was always going to be tough to match with regards sporting moments, but 2013 certainly left us with some memorable sporting events. The City took a look back at some of the most unforgettable sports stories of 2013. Lance Armstrong admits…
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Who won BBC Sports Personality of the Year?
Scottish professional tennis player Andy Murray, ranked World number four and British number one, has been crowned the BBC Sports Personality of the Year for 2013. The award was issued in Leeds’ First Direct Arena on the 15th December 2013. The 26-year-old starred…
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Bet fixing “happens more than it is reported”
Sport is rife with corruption and bet fixing “happens more than it is reported”. That is the opinion of Irish sports betting journalist Wayne Bailey. Wayne, who writes a sports betting column for the Irish Independent, said that the betting industry is becoming…
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Could Ireland realistically host the Rugby World Cup?
It is now common knowledge that the IRFU, as well as the governments of both the Republic and Northern Ireland are working on a plan to submit a bid to host the 2023 Rugby World Cup. The two biggest sporting events ever to…
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