Evan Fanning
Eamonn Kelly has been under pressure as coach of the Offaly hurling team. He knows it and everyone who follows the team knows it. The defeat to Westmeath last weekend made sure of it. “I’m well able to gauge it from where I am,” Kelly said before Saturday’s game against Carlow. “There is certainly a lot of […]
10 years ago
Back to the drawing board. Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez showed his class and his power with a stunning sixth-round knockout of Amir Khan in Las Vegas. It was a performance that showed just why many rate Canelo as the world’s best pound-for-pound fighter. Khan had gone up two weight divisions to fight the Mexican and though […]
10 years ago
Twelve months ago, along with our stablemates at Maximum Media – JOE.ie, Her.ie and HerFamily.ie – we embarked on one of the most ambitious pieces of research ever seen in this country. The result was A Slice of Ireland 2015. Over 20,000 people completed the survey giving us information on everything from politics to emigration to home ownership, as […]
10 years ago
Boring? Not for a minute. Liverpool’s Europa League quarter final against Borussia Dortmund certainly lived up to billing. Within the first eight minutes of the kick off Liverpool went from needing no goals to reach the semi-final to needing three as Dormund raced into a 2-0 lead thanks to goals from Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang. Divock […]
10 years ago
‘He’s not that kind of player’ – The oldest defence in the book. Alan Judge’s hopes of making Ireland’s Euro 2016 squad came to a shuddering and painful halt on Saturday afternoon as he suffered a suspected broken leg following a sickening challenge from Ipswich’s Luke Hyam. The midfielder has been in stunning form for […]
10 years ago
A worthy winner. The Mouse Morris-trained 33/1 shot Rule the World won the Grand National at Aintree on Saturday afternoon and there was barely a dry eye in the house. Morris lost his son Christopher in June last year when he tragically died as a result of suspected carbon monoxide poisoning while travelling in Argentina. After […]
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Now, we wait
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What are the odds?
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Leinster centre Ben Te’o is set to be fast-tracked into the England squad as soon as he completes his move to Worcester this summer. The former rugby league star arrived in Ireland in 2014 but announced in December that he will be moving to Premiership side Worcester Warriors at the end of this campaign. Now it […]
10 years ago
The writing has been on the wall for Remi Garde pretty much since he walked through the doors at Villa Park. Not since QPR in 2012/13 have we seen a team so meekly surrender there position in the top flight. It’s pretty much impossible to see Garde – who was very highly regarded as a […]
10 years ago
Done Deal. It’s as good as in the bag now. Reports emerged late on Saturday night that Jose Mourinho has signed a pre-contract agreement to replace Louis van Gaal as Manchester United manager at the end of the season. The commitment to the former Chelsea manager is such that Manchester United will pay Mourinho a staggering […]
10 years ago
Like him or loathe him, it’s impossible to argue against the impact Eddie Jones has made as England’s head coach. There are caveats of course – Ireland could have won at Twickenham but for a couple of iffy decisions from both players and officials; Wales very nearly pulled off a comeback that would have gone […]
10 years ago
5:30 – Fulke Walwyn Kim Muir Challenge Cup Handicap Chase 1 Cause Of Causes 9/2 2 A Good Skin 14/1 3 Silvergrove 16/1 4 Knock House 16/1 There’s definitely something in St. Patrick’s Day. Out of the seven races on Day Three of Cheltenham, six of them were won by Irish jockeys. The final one […]
10 years ago
It’s a familiar sight at Arsenal these days. Fans, faces contorted by the kind of anguish that can only be caused by a perceived lack of net spend, confront each other on a sprawling concourse of concrete and chrome. The scene is like some post-apocalyptic Speakers’ Corner, as fans jostle for position to get their moment under the spotlight of a hundred camera phones […]
10 years ago
Adam Johnson is facing the prospect of five to 10 years in prison after being found guilty of sexual activity with a 15-year-old schoolgirl. On the first day of the trial last month Johnson pleaded guilty to one count of grooming and one count of kissing the schoolgirl. In the aftermath of Wednesday’s verdict Sunderland […]
10 years ago
Sunderland have released a lengthy statement defending their actions in the wake of Adam Johnson’s arrest last March. Johnson was earlier found guilty of one count sexual activity with a child and has been warned to expect a significant jail sentence by the Judge. Though he intends to appeal the verdict, Johnson could be sentenced to […]
10 years ago
The game was in the balance. Ultan Dillane and Josh Van Der Flier had just combined for a break that meant so much more than gaining 20 yards of Twickenham turf. Ireland were close to the England line and the home side were desperate. They conceded a penalty but it could have been worse. Mike Brown’s […]
10 years ago
The end of the forward pass… Just kidding. We all know the forward pass was consigned to the dustbin years ago. GAA Congress has been in session this weekend and on Saturday morning Motion 41 was passed which could dramatically alter Gaelic Football. Footballers will now be able to call a mark when they take […]
10 years ago
Another week, another discussion about Johnny Sexton’s head injuries. England coach Eddie Jones was probably within in his rights to raise, unprompted, the number of head injuries Ireland’s talismanic out-half has suffered in recent years. He may well have overstepped the mark, however, when he brought Sexton’s parents into the equation and the headlines that […]
10 years ago
Rift, what rift? It seems rumours of a distance between UFC head honcho Dana White and Conor McGregor may be more than a little premature. Speaking in London ahead of Michael Bisping’s fight with Anderson Silva at the O2 Arena, White elaborated on details of the “crazy week” that saw Rafael dos Anjos withdraw from UFC […]
10 years ago
On the road to recovery. The rugby world was in shock on Friday when media outlets in France reported that Toulon’s James O’Connor had suffered a suspected heart attack on the team coach while travelling home from their Top 14 game last week. The reports said that O’Connor was treated on the bus by Georgian team-mate Mamuka Gorgodze, before […]
10 years ago
This could be Yaya Toure’s last chance to show that he’s an elite player If ever there was a player for whom China was calling it’s Yaya Toure. They, and they alone, pack the financial might to pay the Ivorian what he thinks he’s worth. Because whatever he’s been earning at the Etihad it’s a […]
10 years ago
Momentum building
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Major disappointment
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Perhaps the biggest indictment of Louis van Gaal’s current situation is that the David Moyes era isn’t looking quite so bad any more. After 26 games this season Van Gaal’s side have 41 points and have scored 33 goals. At the same point of Moyes’ season in charge, the club had 42 points and had […]
10 years ago
Honours even
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Staying put
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Didn’t see that coming
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Yes. You heard us
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Ready to return
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Let’s hope they just hang up
11 years ago
Don’t forget – it’s the 6pm kick off
11 years ago
First setback for Klopp’s revolution?
11 years ago
The guessing game continues
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It’s fair to say he’s a happy Kloppo
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It should be a cracker
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Could they make the switch?
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In their sights
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Not good enough
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Didn’t see this coming
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Not satisfied
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No love lost
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No deal
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