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Louth and Meath through to EirGrid Leinster U20 Football Final
EirGrid Leinster U20 Football semi-finals Meath 2-9 Kildare 0-10 Louth 1-13 Dublin 1-9 By Paul Keane Meath and Louth will contest the EirGrid Leinster U-20 final at Parnell Park next Monday evening, the north-eastern neighbours both advancing after a dramatic evening of semi-final action. Meath's bid to follow up their
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John Doyle Cup to be awarded to 2024 Munster Minor Hurling champions
The 2024 Electric Ireland Munster Minor Hurling Championship Final is scheduled to take place on Monday May 20th. The winners of this competition have received a cup first presented by Trans World Airlines (T.W.A.) Shannon Airport since 1946.
Following a proposal from Tipperary, the Munster Council have approved the commissioning
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David Clifford: 'Your life can't be lived by whether you win or lose a game'
By John Harrington
Earlier this year the Kerry football team’s performance coach, Tony Griffin, described David Cliford as ‘Jordan-esque’ in terms of his attitude to try to continually better himself.
The Jordan he compared him to was basketball legend, Michael Jordan, whose mantra was that he could accept failure, but
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Canning backs Clare to beat Cork if it's a 'dog-fight'
By John Harrington
Such is the dog-eat-dog nature of the Munster Hurling Championship that Sunday’s clash between Cork and Clare is being billed as a do or die contest.
A defeat for either team wouldn’t kill off their hopes of getting out of the province, but it would leave them
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Down hurling building on solid foundations
By John Harrington
Their Allianz Hurling League Division 2A Final defeat to Westmeath was disappointing, especially the 19 wides they hit, but perspective still comes easily for Down hurling team manager, Ronan Sheehan.
He’s been working hard at the coal-face of hurling in the Mourne County for the last number
13 April 2022
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A thriving club and a European hub
By Kevin Egan
29 years ago this June, the Irish people voted to allow the Dáil to ratify the Maastricht Treaty, a European Union treaty that introduced European Citizenship and allowed for greater freedom of movement across state borders.
The Treaty was officially designed to “safeguard the common values, fundamental
01 April 2021
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Following in the footsteps
By Kevin Egan
Through the gaelic games world there are stories of children growing up with parents who have achieved great feats on the field of play, which in turn inspires those children to reach for the stars themselves. When Nicky Quaid was selected on the 2020 PwC hurling All-Stars
30 March 2021
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The GAA Gene - The Kilkennys
The GAA is built on tradition, and there is nothing more traditional in Gaelic Games than great family dynasties.
Trace the history of any county team in Gaelic Football or Hurling and you’ll see the same surnames consistently reappearing as you move back through the decades.
In our series –
12 July 2019