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  • The SportsJOE 12 o’clock quiz | Day 102

    The SportsJOE 12 o’clock quiz | Day 102

    Brought to you by Momenti Pizza from Dr. Oetker It’s Cadete. He puts the ball in the netty. He scores a beez, he’s Portuguese. Walking in Cadete’s wonderland. Brought to you by Momenti Pizza from Dr. Oetker Dr. Oetker’s new Momenti Pizza is a small, great-tasting frozen pizza. The two flavours – Tomato, Mozzarella & Pesto and Salami Calabrase – […]

    6 years ago

  • “Klopp came in on his first day and said, ‘I have no problem with that'”

    “Klopp came in on his first day and said, ‘I have no problem with that'”

    “His story in management is a story of someone who has transmitted a sense of intelligence and self-confidence in everything he does and everyone he works with.” Jurgen Klopp took over a 10th placed Liverpool, crippled by trying to live up to its own history. Today, Klopp presides over the Premier League and reigning European […]

    6 years ago

  • The SportsJOE 12 o’clock quiz | Day 97

    The SportsJOE 12 o’clock quiz | Day 97

    Brought to you by Momenti Pizza from Dr. Oetker 97 days. Jesus. Liverpool are campions so sorry if you’re offended by some questions about their season. Based on the popularity of Day 96’s Good Will Hunting question, we’ve gone for another one. Brought to you by Momenti Pizza from Dr. Oetker Dr. Oetker’s new Momenti Pizza is a small, great-tasting […]

    6 years ago

  • No promotion or relegation in Dublin championship in 2020

    No promotion or relegation in Dublin championship in 2020

    Dublin GAA have unveiled their plan to return to play in 2020 but it’s not great news for clubs outside of Senior A. There will be no promotion or relegation in any championship across football or hurling this year which means winners won’t move up a grade, as customary. The hurling gets everything under way […]

    6 years ago

  • The SportsJOE 12 o’clock quiz | Day 96

    The SportsJOE 12 o’clock quiz | Day 96

    Brought to you by Momenti Pizza from Dr. Oetker How are you feeling? That’s good (I think). Hope this quiz makes you feel even better. Brought to you by Momenti Pizza from Dr. Oetker Dr. Oetker’s new Momenti Pizza is a small, great-tasting frozen pizza. The two flavours – Tomato, Mozzarella & Pesto and Salami Calabrase – contain up to […]

    6 years ago

  • The SportsJOE 12 o’clock quiz | Day 94

    The SportsJOE 12 o’clock quiz | Day 94

    Brought to you by Momenti Pizza from Dr. Oetker Tricky one today. You might do alright. If you know the answers. Brought to you by Momenti Pizza from Dr. Oetker Dr. Oetker’s new Momenti Pizza is a small, great-tasting frozen pizza. The two flavours – Tomato, Mozzarella & Pesto and Salami Calabrase – contain up to 450 calories. They are […]

    6 years ago

  • The SportsJOE 12 o’clock quiz | Day 80

    The SportsJOE 12 o’clock quiz | Day 80

    80 days. Talk about perseverance. When they ramble on about how much they’ve done and learned during lockdown, the best thing anyone’s managed to do is keep their heads above water and plough on. And do it all whilst taking a daily kick in the teeth from the SportsJOE quiz.

    6 years ago

  • QUIZ: Can you name all 24 champions of the English football league?

    QUIZ: Can you name all 24 champions of the English football league?

    120 titles shared between 24 teams, and their ardent supporters. In the history of the English football league, before and after the inception of the Premier League, there have been 24 different champions of the top division. Can you name every one of them? We’ll give you six minutes to do so. If the quiz […]

    6 years ago

  • SportsJOE 2000s Football Quiz | Round 3

    SportsJOE 2000s Football Quiz | Round 3

    What a time it was. The football was frantic, the players were swapping clubs like no-one’s business and United were a top four club. The 00s was a beautiful time with beautiful jerseys and if you have memories as fond as us of those years, you’ll do alright in this quiz but it will not […]

    6 years ago

  • “If we had Jurgen Klopp, we would be 10 points clear”

    “If we had Jurgen Klopp, we would be 10 points clear”

    They used to attempt to call Klopp a nearly man. Bottled it in finals, they said. He usually had the underdogs in those deciders he lost but people don’t need much to make their minds up about someone. Maybe Twitter isn’t judge, jury and executioner. Who knows? In the space of a year, Klopp has […]

    6 years ago

  • Liverpool’s 2005 Champions League victory in Istanbul played out on Twitter

    Liverpool’s 2005 Champions League victory in Istanbul played out on Twitter

    May 25th is the anniversary of the Miracle of Istanbul, Liverpool’s glorious comeback against AC Milan in the Champions League final. 15 years later, the Anfield faithful still recall that night like it was only yesterday but we’ve been wondering how the once-in-a-lifetime game might have gone down had Twitter been around in 2005. 1. Twenty […]

    6 years ago

  • The Last Dance | Do you have to be like Michael Jordan to be a winner?

    The Last Dance | Do you have to be like Michael Jordan to be a winner?

    “People assume they’re at the level. And they’re not.” Dr Kate Kirby has worked with enough winners, she’s helped tough people win, to know what it really takes. After the final episodes of Netflix’s The Last Dance documentary, the conversation still circulated around Michael Jordan and the debate about whether or not you have to […]

    6 years ago

  • The SportsJOE 12 o’clock quiz | Day 57

    The SportsJOE 12 o’clock quiz | Day 57

    Brought to you by    “I bloody love football.” Who said it? Nah, it was David Brent – the quiz hasn’t started. It has now though. And if you’re a quick quizzer after a quick dinner, then we’ve got just the thing for you. Check out Momenti straight after the quiz… Dr. Oetker Momenti pizzas are […]

    6 years ago

  • What is the sport they are playing in Normal People?

    What is the sport they are playing in Normal People?

    Ever get asked to explain something to an alien from Mars? That’s not a dig at the Kardashians but Normal People has spread all over the world, so much so that former Kildare minor captain Paul Mescal was the most searched person on the internet last week. And rather than getting those classic reactions we […]

    6 years ago

  • GAA instructs clubs to keep pitches closed as inter-county season pushed back

    GAA instructs clubs to keep pitches closed as inter-county season pushed back

    Clubs have been reminded that on-field activity of any kind is prohibited until at least July 20. The GAA has issued a strong statement that will keep pitches closed throughout the country and postpones the inter-county championship until at least October. After Leo Varadkar announced a five-stage plan to ease restrictions for Ireland, it was […]

    6 years ago

  • QUIZ: Name the missing player from the All-Ireland final team sheets

    QUIZ: Name the missing player from the All-Ireland final team sheets

    20 All-Ireland football finals since 2000. We’ve selected 20 team sheets from each final. All you have to do is tell us who’s missing. The team named first in the ‘versus’ bill is the team in question – but if you can’t tell which county it is from looking at it, you probably shouldn’t be […]

    6 years ago

  • The SportsJOE 12 o’clock quiz | Day 30

    The SportsJOE 12 o’clock quiz | Day 30

    On the 25th anniversary of Father Ted, we’re revisiting a classic game for our television round. The annual All-Priests Over 75’s Five-A-Side Football Challenge Match against Rugged Island. I’m really, really sorry if you’ve never seen the show.

    6 years ago

  • How Stephen Kenny talks about Egan and Brady is most exciting thing he brings

    How Stephen Kenny talks about Egan and Brady is most exciting thing he brings

    Here’s the thing, Mick McCarthy wasn’t far off picking the best Ireland team available. Where he went wrong was what he was doing with those players he put out. Things like selecting Alan Browne and Jeff Hendrick to be the attacking intent wide on the right but to, most importantly, be an extra body to […]

    6 years ago

  • The SportsJOE 12 o’clock quiz | Day 15

    The SportsJOE 12 o’clock quiz | Day 15

    Just think about the answers before you select them. 20 questions and you know the answer to most of them. The ones you don’t know the answer to? You can get close to with some good old-fashioned elimination. JUST. DON’T. PANIC.

    6 years ago

  • Caks’ Law 101

    Caks’ Law 101

    I crossed paths with a man named Cahal. He’s blessed with this unbelievable God-given talent to play Gaelic football. The only problem is that no-one has ever witnessed it. It’s not his fault. It’s never Caks’ fault. There’s always something. Someone. Anything. For Caks to achieve his potential, he needs time but he doesn’t have […]

    6 years ago

  • The SportsJOE 12 o’clock quiz | Day 12

    The SportsJOE 12 o’clock quiz | Day 12

    Hey, Jamaica! Watch out for Number 12. Scary, huh? You remember Josef Grul? – “He’s one of the best drivers in the world.” – “He’s one of the biggest assholes in the world, too!” The rival from Cool Runnings who tried to get into the heads of the new kids on the block. He warned […]

    6 years ago

  • The SportsJOE 12 o’clock quiz | Day 2

    The SportsJOE 12 o’clock quiz | Day 2

    Day 2. The difficult second album. Yesterday’s Day 1 was tough, we get it. But you need to get over it. This isn’t play school anymore – it’s The SportsJOE 12 o’clock quiz. What were you expecting? (Don’t say you weren’t expecting anything, to be honest) Anyway, same again: TV, geography, records and general knowledge. […]

    6 years ago

  • The SportsJOE 12 o’clock quiz | Day 1

    The SportsJOE 12 o’clock quiz | Day 1

    It’s 12 o’clock, you know what that means. Well, you don’t, but we’re going to tell you what it means. It means a sports quiz. Every weekday. At 12pm. Four categories, 20 questions, only one will succeed (unless more of you do). Across TV, geography, history and general knowledge, we’ll be putting your sporting credentials […]

    6 years ago

  • Looping Virus spreading in Ireland – everything you need to know

    Looping Virus spreading in Ireland – everything you need to know

    I was on a team with someone who’d pull me aside before games and encourage me to give him some handy ball. – “Don’t be afraid to give me that little hand pass if it’s on,” he’d say. – “Right…” I’d reply, always a little hesitant and a little quizzed. “But don’t you be afraid to […]

    6 years ago

  • Siobhan McGrath makes Croke Park her own as Sarsfields end Slaughtneil dominance

    Siobhan McGrath makes Croke Park her own as Sarsfields end Slaughtneil dominance

    Every once in a while, a player steps up. They say big players make big plays in big games but, on occasions like these, the best players produce generational performances. Think of 16-year-old David Clifford ripping St. Pat’s apart for Brendan’s in the colleges final, announcing himself to the country and getting acquainted with a […]

    6 years ago

  • Super-sub wins All-Ireland with last-gasp screamer

    Super-sub wins All-Ireland with last-gasp screamer

    How many times has this scenario been dreamed up? How many times has it been practiced in the back garden, commentary supplied by the same person playing? Time’s up in an All-Ireland final. Your club is down. They need a hero. They need you. On Sunday 1 March 2020, Una Jackman became the personification of […]

    6 years ago

  • Jarlath Burns: The club man going to the top so he can bring it all back

    Jarlath Burns: The club man going to the top so he can bring it all back

    Silverbridge is like a Joe Brolly wet dream. Genuinely, it’s an ideal of the GAA. This is a small area in the south of Armagh – not even at village status, not even with a parish of its own – and it can host 850 people on a Saturday night for a Whistlin’ Donkeys concert. […]

    6 years ago