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  • Camogie’s answer to Lionel Messi inspired by soccer heroes

    Camogie’s answer to Lionel Messi inspired by soccer heroes

    By Daragh Ó Conchúir. It is hard to believe it now, given her enduring brilliance and renowned seriousness for preparation and playing, but Anne Dalton actually turned down two invitations to step up to the Kilkenny Senior panel. The time wasn’t right. First time around, she was 16, immersed in St Lachtains’ remarkable All-Ireland three-in-a-row […]

    8 years ago

  • Liverpool issue apology after Man City bus damaged outside Anfield

    Liverpool issue apology after Man City bus damaged outside Anfield

    Liverpool have apologised after Manchester City’s bus was hit with missiles ahead of Wednesday’s Champions League tie. Liverpool host Manchester City at Anfield in the first-leg of the quarter-final tie, and there was a large crowd waiting for City upon arrival at the ground. Unfortunately, some Liverpool fans threw missiles at the City bus, which was […]

    8 years ago

  • Wexford Punter beats the bookies with the shrewdest accumulator of the weekend

    Wexford Punter beats the bookies with the shrewdest accumulator of the weekend

    Shrewd punting. Any day you bash the bookies is a good day. Any day you land a 46/1 accumulator is an even better one. It’s not even about the profit, it’s about the pride, the sense of accomplishment, knowing that your expert views and predictions on the day’s games were spot on. Brian Carty had […]

    8 years ago

  • Liverpool could lose Roberto Firmino to Bayern Munich this summer

    Liverpool could lose Roberto Firmino to Bayern Munich this summer

    By Jamie Miley Not what Liverpool fans want to hear. Rumours have swirled this week that Reds frontman Roberto Firmino could be jumping ship to Bayern Munich this summer. The proposed move hinges on Bayern striker Robert Lewandowski’s mooted switch to Real Madrid. Should the Poland international move to the Spanish capital, the Bundesliga champions […]

    8 years ago

  • “I’m sorry for the hurt that was caused to the complainant” – Stuart Olding

    “I’m sorry for the hurt that was caused to the complainant” – Stuart Olding

    Solicitor Paul Dougan read out a statement on behalf of Stuart Olding on Wednesday outside of court. The Ulster rugby player, along with Paddy Jackson, Blane McIlroy and Rory Harrison, was found not guilty. Olding was acquitted of the charge: Oral Rape. After the verdict, Olding’s statement apologised for the hurt caused to the complainant […]

    8 years ago

  • Ulster Rugby and IRFU release statement following Paddy Jackson and Stuart Olding verdict

    Ulster Rugby and IRFU release statement following Paddy Jackson and Stuart Olding verdict

    Ulster Rugby and the IRFU have released a statement following today’s verdict. Two IRFU-contracted players, Paddy Jackson and Stuart Olding, were found not guilty of rape and sexual assault in Belfast on Wednesday afternoon. The IRFU and UIster Rugby will now conduct an internal review “in line with existing procedures for all contracted players.” Jackson […]

    8 years ago

  • Jackson, Olding, Harrison and McIlroy found not guilty

    Jackson, Olding, Harrison and McIlroy found not guilty

    The jury in the Jackson/Olding/McIlroy and Harrison trial has returned a unanimous verdict on all six counts. All four defendants have been acquitted of charges with unanimous verdicts after three hours and 45 minutes of deliberation. JOE’s Rosanna Cooney is in Belfast. The jury in the jackson olding McIIroy and Harrison trial has returned a […]

    8 years ago

  • 5 reasons why Liverpool will have Manchester City’s number in the Champions League

    5 reasons why Liverpool will have Manchester City’s number in the Champions League

    By Jamie Miley An unmissable Champions League quarter-final in store. Next Wednesday, Liverpool face the daunting prospect of facing Manchester City in the quarter-final of the Champions League. It will be an intense, two-legged tactical battle as Pep Guardiola and Jurgen Klopp try to outdo each other by going all guns blazing. While City look […]

    8 years ago

  • Brazil’s World Cup jersey isn’t yellow (apparently)

    Brazil’s World Cup jersey isn’t yellow (apparently)

    The first official images of Brazil’s World Cup jersey have been leaked, ahead of the kit’s release later this week. The five-time World Cup winners will wear a darker shade of yellow at the tournament in Russia, described as “Midwest Gold” by Footy Headlines, who have got their hands on images of the new jersey. Brazil’s kit […]

    8 years ago

  • The 150/1 accumulator that can end your Cheltenham on the highest of highs

    The 150/1 accumulator that can end your Cheltenham on the highest of highs

    Brought to you by Sky Bet. The last hurrah. By 5.30 this evening, Cheltenham will have come and gone for another year. Three days of thrills, spills, flopped favourites and gambles landed, here’s hoping for more of the same on the final day. Ireland are beating the living daylights out of England in the Pretsbury […]

    8 years ago

  • The tasty Cheltenham treble you should be on for 11/1 today

    The tasty Cheltenham treble you should be on for 11/1 today

    Brought to you by Sky Bet  Let’s go racing. We’re half way through the Cheltenham festival and it has already been an emotional rollercoaster. From Ruby Walsh’s crazy stat showing he really is made of different stuff, to Apple’s Jade letting down a whole host of accumulators, to Ruby Walsh’s heartbreaking injury, there have been […]

    8 years ago

  • Former Liverpool midfielder Xabi Alonso facing eight-year prison sentence for tax fraud

    Former Liverpool midfielder Xabi Alonso facing eight-year prison sentence for tax fraud

    A Spanish prosecutor has called for the retired midfielder to spend time behind bars. Xabi Alonso is facing a possible eight-year prison sentence for tax fraud, according to reports. The Spaniard, who retired from football in 2017 after a decorated career that involved successful spells at Liverpool, Real Madrid and Bayern Munich, is alleged to […]

    8 years ago

  • The 12/1 treble that could land you the big bucks in Cheltenham today

    The 12/1 treble that could land you the big bucks in Cheltenham today

    Brought to you by Sky Bet  The Cheltenham Festival is off and running. Following on from Buveur D’Air winning the Champion Hurdle on Tuesday, day two promises to be another cracking afternoon’s racing. We’re going to take you through a stacked card on Ladies Day at the festival. Wednesday, March 14 – Ladies Day 1:30 – […]

    8 years ago

  • QUIZ: How well do you know your Cheltenham festivals past

    QUIZ: How well do you know your Cheltenham festivals past

    Give it a blast. Brought to you by BoyleSports. The waiting is nearly over. The Cheltenham festival is just around the corner. As always, hordes of Irish will flock in Dublin, in Shannon to board flights across the water in eager anticipation of the Pretsbury Park roar. Interest levels will be sky high at home, […]

    8 years ago

  • Young bosses Salah and the Ox flops: 5 talking points from Man United 2-1 Liverpool

    Young bosses Salah and the Ox flops: 5 talking points from Man United 2-1 Liverpool

    United claimed three huge points today. Manchester United and Liverpool have rarely produced a classic in recent years but they give it a right good go on Saturday afternoon. United ran out 2-1 winners thanks to a first-half double from Marcus Rashford but getting over the finish line required a mountain of defensive work as […]

    8 years ago

  • Manchester United 2-1 Liverpool: Player ratings as Rashford double sinks Reds

    Manchester United 2-1 Liverpool: Player ratings as Rashford double sinks Reds

    Big win for United. A first-half brace from Marcus Rashford lifted Manchester United to a momentous 2-1 victory over their rivals Liverpool at Old Trafford. Rashford struck with two unerring finishes inside the first 25 minutes which, despite Eric Bailly’s own-goal, proved enough to sink Jurgen Klopp’s side and hand United a five-point cushion over […]

    8 years ago

  • Trend of foreign coaches making mockery of ‘need’ for British managers

    Trend of foreign coaches making mockery of ‘need’ for British managers

    By Shaun Stephens Tottenham crashed out of the Champions League on Wednesday night at the hands of the Juventus old guard but, in doing, so they gave more than a good account of themselves. Two lapses of concentration cost them, and Mauricio Pochettino learned the hard way that, at the very top level, fine margins […]

    8 years ago

  • Pep Guardiola wouldn’t play David De Gea in the Manchester City team

    Pep Guardiola wouldn’t play David De Gea in the Manchester City team

    David De Gea produced another moment of brilliance on Monday night when he acrobatically saved Christian Benteke’s header. Manchester United fans have become accustomed to De Gea saving their side precious points when it matters and many football fans across the world regard him as the best shot stopper on the planet. However, a goalkeeper […]

    8 years ago

  • Liverpool’s new home kit has been leaked

    Liverpool’s new home kit has been leaked

    Liverpool’s home kit for next season has been leaked, and it looks to be the real deal. This is the time of the year when images of new football jerseys emerge, and Footy Headlines tend to be very reliable for news of leaked kits. The website have got their hands on an image of a […]

    8 years ago

  • Jose Mourinho makes Paul Pogba admission during feisty press conference

    Jose Mourinho makes Paul Pogba admission during feisty press conference

    He came out swinging. Jose Mourinho let rip about what he believes are fabricated Paul Pogba stories in his Friday afternoon press conference. It has been widely reported, over the last two days, that Pogba is said to be unhappy about his deep-lying role in midfield and “regrets” going back to Manchester United. Ahead of […]

    8 years ago

  • “Anything you do for a young kid, make them believe in themselves” – Ronan Finn

    “Anything you do for a young kid, make them believe in themselves” – Ronan Finn

    “Aspirations will have to be high this year.” Shamrock Rovers captain Ronan Finn isn’t shirking the responsibility. The Tallaght Stadium outfit get their league campaign underway in a hotly-anticipated derby with Bohs on Friday night and Finn, who has played in many big games throughout his career, hopes that his side’s quality will shine through […]

    8 years ago

  • League of Ireland 2018 season preview

    League of Ireland 2018 season preview

    The new League of Ireland season is nearly upon us. This season, the league has been cut down to a ten-team competition from 12 with everyone playing each other four times, twice at home and twice away. Here at SportsJOE, we are predicting where each team finishes from 1st to 10th so have some sympathy […]

    8 years ago

  • Dundalk sign former Liverpool player despite Shamrock Rovers trial

    Dundalk sign former Liverpool player despite Shamrock Rovers trial

    Dundalk mean business. Stephen Kenny has further added to his squad ahead of the 2018 season, signing former Liverpool and Birmingham City defender Daniel Cleary. Cleary, now 21, spent five years on Merseyside and was around the first team squad when Brendan Rodgers was at the helm, but he dropped down the pecking order once Jurgen […]

    8 years ago

  • Eamon Dunphy praises ‘outstanding’ Liverpool after Reds rip Porto a new one

    Eamon Dunphy praises ‘outstanding’ Liverpool after Reds rip Porto a new one

    Fantastic performance from the Reds.  Eamon Dunphy and his fellow RTE panellists were full of praise for Liverpool as Jurgen Klopp’s side demolished Porto 5-0 in Estádio do Dragão in the first leg of their Champions League last-16 tie.  Dunphy called Liverpool’s ruthless attacking display “outstanding” after a hat-trick from Sadio Mane and goals from Mo […]

    8 years ago

  • Christian Eriksen is now one of the best midfielders in the Europe

    Christian Eriksen is now one of the best midfielders in the Europe

    The Dane has been on fire this season. Since joining Tottenham in 2013 Christian Eriksen has gone from strength to strength as a player. With each passing season, he’s improved more and then more again. This year, however has been the Dane’s best so far. Take his performance against Juventus in the Champions League on Tuesday […]

    8 years ago

  • Five League of Ireland players who could be the next to move across the water

    Five League of Ireland players who could be the next to move across the water

    Following in a lot of famous footsteps? The League of Ireland season begins on Friday with the Dublin derby between Bohemians and Shamrock Rovers the stand-out clash on the opening night of fixtures. With the amount of exciting talent that is playing in the league at this current time, here are five players that could […]

    8 years ago

  • “It’s intense and hostile” – Stephen Bradley on the Dublin Derby

    “It’s intense and hostile” – Stephen Bradley on the Dublin Derby

    Safe to say he’s quite confident going into the new season. Shamrock Rovers manager Stephen Bradley has no particular target in mind for the 2018 campaign barring his team show progression from last season and try to close the gap on the likes of Cork City and Dundalk. Speaking at the launch of the league […]

    8 years ago

  • Jamie Carragher doubles down on criticism of Arsenal

    Jamie Carragher doubles down on criticism of Arsenal

    Jamie Carragher is seeing nothing different from Arsenal. The Sky Sports pundit doubled down on his criticism of the club after the north London derby and once again labelled the Arsenal players as ‘cowards’ before going on to say that their chances of finishing in the top four are “virtually impossible”. Carragher was speaking on Monday […]

    8 years ago

  • RTÉ release electric promo video ahead of League of Ireland season

    RTÉ release electric promo video ahead of League of Ireland season

    Are you ready? Friday night, Dalymount Park, Bohs and Rovers kickstart the League of Ireland season with what promises to be a firecracker opener. RTÉ have released a promo video ahead of the new campaign and it’s safe to say that it is electric. The video shows the true passion of fans who are connected […]

    8 years ago

  • Is Conor Hourihane the man to take Wes Hoolahan’s place as the Irish creative spark?

    Is Conor Hourihane the man to take Wes Hoolahan’s place as the Irish creative spark?

    Hourihane is turning heads. Still. Conor Hourihane has been one of the stand-out players for Aston Villa this season as they chase promotion to the Premier League. His screamer in the Birmingham derby was just the tip of the iceberg of another brilliant performance as he helped Villa push into the automatic promotion places. After […]

    8 years ago

  • How to mute words on Twitter and avoid spoilers

    How to mute words on Twitter and avoid spoilers

    Recording live TV is only useful if you’re going to avoid everybody in the world until the time has come to sit down and catch up. Avoiding everybody in the world is only useful if you can stay off your f**king phone. There’s too much information out there now on too many platforms. Every media […]

    8 years ago

  • COMPETITION: Win an Xbox One and a copy of EA SPORTS’ UFC 3 game

    COMPETITION: Win an Xbox One and a copy of EA SPORTS’ UFC 3 game

    Brought to you by EA SPORTS.  We want to find the UFC’s biggest fan. Have you watched every UFC main event ever, starting with Royce Gracie’s win in the very first Ultimate Fighting Championship? Maybe your first UFC memories are of Brock Lesnar terrorising the heavyweight division. Or you may have been bitten by the […]

    8 years ago

  • GAA headline of the year in Mayo newspaper

    GAA headline of the year in Mayo newspaper

    Sometimes, names just lend themselves to headlines. Enda the line. Jack in the box. John 3:7 (John needs to score 3-7 though). You can have some fun with the team names and place names too – or nicknames at a stretch – but rarely do you get an open goal like Tubbercurry. Still, it requires […]

    8 years ago

  • Top 9 extreme sports getaways in Europe

    Top 9 extreme sports getaways in Europe

    Brought to you by: 100% pure adrenaline. As we trudge through the dark depths of the winter months, you can’t help but dream of sunnier times and holidays in far-flung destinations. Some people pine for sandy beaches, getting a tan while they read a book they bought at the airport, with zero cares in the […]

    8 years ago