By Declan Rooney Take your pick from the inspirational quotes out there: Kildare goalkeeper Mary Hulgraine epitomises them all. A self-confessed health and fitness addict, Hulgraine and her Kildare teammates will get back together on Monday for the first time since their TG4 Intermediate Championship loss to Laois in November. The excitement is building; the […]

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Liverpool legend not afraid to criticise old friend Gerrard

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By Declan Rooney Seventeen years on from his first shot at senior inter-county management, new Tyrone boss Kevin McCrystal says he is thrilled to get the chance to manage the Red Hands once again. Still only 40 years old, McCrystal has stepped into the breach following Gerry Moane’s stint in charge of the county, but […]

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The bookmakers rarely get it wrong and the 5/1 being quoted for Ireland to beat Serbia this Wednesday night gives us all a cold dose of reality. No matter what way you look at it, Irish football is not the force it once was with this fall from grace is reflected in our players’ status […]

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By Declan Rooney Delivering new-born calves and mucking out barns is quite the distance from a rockstar lifestyle, but with her singing career on the back burner, Louth forward Niamh Rice is not afraid to get her hands dirty. TG4 All-Ireland Junior champion with the Wee county in 2019, Rice and her teammates made an […]

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By Declan Rooney Limerick Ladies footballer Niamh McCarthy says she is determined to thrive on the pressures of captaincy this year, as she seeks to lead the Treaty side back to Intermediate football. McCarthy has certainly surrounded herself with winners as her long-time partner is Hurler of the Year, Gearóid Hegarty, while in her day […]

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Haaland gave back as good as he got from the Sevilla goalkeeper. Erling Haaland scored more goals for Borussia Dortmund on Tuesday. Of course Erling Haaland scored more goals for Borussia Dortmund on Tuesday. Leading 3-2 from the first leg against Sevilla, the Norwegian opened the scoring ten minutes before half-time then scored a penalty […]

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Just a fortnight before the start of the Cheltenham festival, Gordon Elliott has been dealt the almighty blow of losing all of his Cheveley Park Stud owned horses to fellow Irish trainers Willie Mullins and Henry De Bromhead. Director of Cheveley Park stud Richard Thompson was on At The Races on Tuesday morning when he […]

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It’s not the first time Michael O’Leary and Gigginstown House Stud have stood by a trainer who was in the headlines for the wrong reasons. Back in 2014, banned substances were discovered at the yard of Tipperary trainer Philip Fenton, who at the time trained some of the Gigginstown Stud horses. O’Leary then said that […]

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Gordon Elliott has apologised for the photo that shows him sitting on a dead horse and provided some “context and background information” on the photo. Meath racehorse trainer Gordon Elliott is under investigation after a photo did the rounds of him sitting on a dead horse on social media. The photo shows the Longwood trainer […]

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Armagh forward Aimee Mackin has been crowned TG4 Senior Players’ Player of the Year for 2020. Mackin (23) was voted best in class by her peers, with the Shane O’Neills player fending off stiff competition from Dublin duo Carla Rowe and Sinead Goldrick to claim the coveted individual award. Mackin recovered from cruciate knee ligament […]

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There’s no better time than now to have access to a whole load of live sport at your fingertips. Having this week been told that Level 5 restrictions will apply in Ireland until Easter, we’re going to have to put up with being housebound for a lot of the next six weeks and potentially beyond. […]

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Andy Farrell has gone Leinster-heavy in his bid to secure a first win for Ireland in this Six Nations Championship. An all-Leinster backline will take to Rome this Saturday when Ireland take on Italy at 2.15. Johnathan Sexton will return to captain the side that has seven changes from our Round Two loss to France […]

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Roar Strand Of all the names to grace the Champions League in the 2000s, Roar Strand is probably our favourite. He may or may not feature in this, the fourth edition of the succinctly named ‘Name all 50 of these 2000s Champions League players’ quiz. If you’ve missed the earlier ones, fear not, they’re all […]

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Lennon leaves Celtic with Rangers on the brink of ending their dream of a tenth consecutive title. Celtic manager Neil Lennon has resigned as manager, a club statement has confirmed. The 49-year-old returned for his second stint as the club’s manager two years ago following Brendan Rodgers’ departure to Leicester City, leading them to two […]

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Firefighters required the jaws of life to cut Woods from the vehicle Tiger Woods has been taken to hospital after being involved in a car crash in Los Angeles on Tuesday morning. The golfer was driving on his own near Rancho Palos Verdes when his vehicle flipped over, with firefighters later freeing him from the […]

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Crucially, the guidance allows players to train and compete New government guidance issued to Premier League clubs means players and staff returning from away fixtures in Europe will need to isolate for 10 days. The Athletic say that the 10-day period can, however, be halved provided an individual can return a negative Covid-19 test after […]

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By Declan Rooney With two TG4 All-Ireland final appearances and one winner’s medal in the bag by the age of 18, Meath’s Emma Duggan is one of the most promising Ladies Football talents ever to play the game. But the next few months will be a delicate juggling act as she combines virtual county training […]

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Seiko Hashimoto has stepped into the role following Yoshiro Mori’s resignation Seiko Hashimoto has been appointed as the new president for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, after her predecessor resigned after facing fierce criticism for sexist comments. 83-year-old Yoshiro Mori initially said he would not be leaving his position after being quoted as saying women […]

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Damien Duff has spoken strongly about his decision to leave the Irish coaching set-up. Without really dropping any hints as to the reason why he left. “Not one day has passed when I’ve regretted it… I would have been unhappy with myself if I’d stayed,” said the Dubliner on his first public appearance since the […]

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By Declan Rooney Dublin star Carla Rowe has her heart set on defending her side’s TG4 All-Ireland Senior Championship this year – and feels the lure of a magical five-in-a-row could keep Mick Bohan’s panel unified in another uncertain season. Rowe was one of Dublin’s standout players as she helped her side to victory in […]

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The stars of the Joe show. Joe McDonagh Cup winners Antrim dominated the competition’s team of the year with seven players making the cut while five Kerrymen were also honoured. Two Carlow men, in Chris Nolan and goalkeeper Brian Tracey were chosen while Westmeath’s Aonghus Clarke mans the centre half back slot. It was a […]

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The PWC All-Star ceremony will take place this Saturday night live on RTE. There will be a combination of studio and online interviews with the hurling and football teams as well as the player of the year awards being presented. Hurling PwC GAA/GPA Hurler of the Year nominees Gearóid Hegarty (Limerick), Tony Kelly (Clare), Stephen […]

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By Declan Rooney Losing just one game in all of 2020 indicates that Ladies Football in Kerry is in a very healthy state, but ending last year without a medal or Lidl National League promotion makes the wait for the new season to commence agonising for the players. Kerry’s unbeaten Division 2 campaign had them […]

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Liverpool’s miserable run of form continues VAR’s run of questionable calls also continues. After last week’s mauling by Manchester City, some might have thought Jurgen Klopp’s men were on course to bounce back with a win at high-flying Leicester on Saturday. The Reds deservedly took the lead in the second half through Mo Salah only […]

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Fernandes’ comment was picked up by a pitch-side microphone. It wasn’t exactly the most enthralling of contests, but in the end, Manchester United saw off West Ham to book their spot in the FA Cup quarter finals. After a dull, goalless 90 minutes at Old Trafford, the tie was settled by a Scott McTominay goal […]

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Desperately sad news Jurgen Klopp’s mother, Elisabeth, has died aged 81. Paying tribute to her in German newspaper, Schwarzwaelder Bote, the Liverpool manager said: “She meant everything to me. “She was a real mum in the best sense of the word. As a devout Christian, I know she is in a better place now.” Klopp has […]

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“A referee or player might make a mistake and they get abused or people are racist. It is a game, have fun.” Pep Guardiola has been accused of false equivalence after likening the abuse of referee Mike Dean to the treatment of Bernardo Silva after he was charged with on offensive tweet during last season. […]

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Nothing funny about these

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By Declan Rooney There has been plenty of change in the West this season, but new Galway manager Gerry Fahy knows he is taking charge of team within striking distance of TG4 All-Ireland Senior Championship glory. Rivals Mayo appointed former county player Michael Moyles as their manager last week; Sligo have another ex-county player and […]

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“What is he seeing there?” We regret to inform you that Mike Dean is at the centre of yet more VAR-related drama. Days after upsetting Southampton during their 9-0 pummelling at Old Trafford, the referee looked to be closing in on completing a relatively uneventful day’s work as Fulham and West Ham played out a […]

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Grealish made a donation and urged others to do the same after hearing the tragic news Aston Villa captain Jack Grealish donated £2,000 towards the funeral of 18-year-old Mia Craen, who sadly passed away after a car accident last week. Mia died at the scene of the crash in Southwater, West Sussex, last Saturday. An […]

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Will we ever see their like again? Last week, it was Shane ‘Cake’ Curran. This week it’s the bould Johnny Pilkington. Laochra Gael is rolling out cult hero after cult hero and the carefree 90s are back in business. What a time to be alive.  Pilkington himself is one of the game’s great mavericks. A […]

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Ruthless stuff Look, we get it: elite football is a ruthless business. Life at the top is tough; there can be no room for sympathy for your inferior opponents. All this considered, you wouldn’t be human if some part of you didn’t feel at least a *little bit* sorry for Southampton in the closing stages […]

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There won’t be a job done on Saturday and it’ll be Pot Noodle for dinner on Sunday. And to be quite honest about it, that’s absolutely fine by us. The amount of live sport on tv this weekend is a sick joke. The Dublin Racing Festival, the Six Nations, the Premier League…we haven’t even mentioned […]

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A miserable night for Southampton. For Jan Bednarek, it was tougher going than most. With an injury-ravaged squad, Southampton were already up against it before a ball had been kicked at Old Trafford on Tuesday night. That in mind, they could’ve really done without 19-year-old Alex Jankewitz getting a straight red card for a dangerous […]

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Liverpool nearly have their man men They’ve left it late in the window – very, very late in the window, actually – but Liverpool are expected to complete a deadline day double signing of Ozan Kabak and Ben Davies to bolster their depleted defensive ranks. Kabak, a 20-year-old Turkish international, is expected to arrive from […]

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Leinster LGFA President Elect Takes Office. “There is always light if only we are brave enough to see it. If only we are brave enough to be it.” The empowering words of US Youth Poet Laureate Amanda Gorman were an instant viral hit as the poet and activist performed her work at the Inauguration of […]

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By Declan Rooney Karen Kennedy was part of an historic panel of Dubliners that won a first TG4 All-Ireland Senior Championship for the county back in 2010, and more than ten years on, she is at the heart of an even more important team. The former Naomh Mearnóg and Dublin player is a public health […]

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“Humanity and social media at its worst.” Marcus Rashford has posted a response to racist abuse he received following Manchester United’s 0-0 draw with Arsenal on Sunday evening. This is the second time in a week United players have been targeted with racist abuse after Anthony Martial and Axel Tuanzebe received torrents of abusive comments […]

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Both players have been on the periphery at Old Trafford for some time Manchester United attacker Jesse Lingard is reportedly inching towards a loan move to West Ham, with David Moyes’ side looking to make permanent the loan signing of Said Benrahma to free up space for the 28-year-old. Centre-back Marcos Rojo is also available […]

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The club called it a “very difficult decision” Chelsea have sacked Frank Lampard as their manager after fewer than two seasons in charge of the club. Lampard departs with the club in ninth place in the league, after a dismal run of results which saw them lose in the Premier League to rivals Arsenal, Manchester City and […]

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36 men have been named. Andy Farrell and his coaching team have selected their squad for the upcoming 2021 Guinness Six Nations Championships. Jonathan Sexton captains the squad for a second Six Nations campaign and there are two uncapped players named in the squad, Munster’s Craig Casey and Ulster’s Tom O’Toole. Ireland Head Coach Andy […]

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“No salt. No anything. I snuck in some tea bags.” Arsene Wenger is famously credited for transforming nutrition in the Premier League. His arrival at Arsenal meant no more midweek pints, no more fish and chips after dinner and, somewhat controversially, strict rules on hot drinks. There are conflicting stories on Wenger’s tea policy, some […]

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TG4 have announced that the station will broadcast weekly matches and highlights from the upcoming Australian Football League Women’s (AFLW) season. The NAB AFL Women’s Competition begins on the last weekend of January with fourteen teams battling it out over twelve weekends to see who will reach the Grand Final in April. The agreement between […]

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Klopp’s side lost their first home league game in almost four years Jurgen Klopp admitted that he was to blame as his Liverpool side suffered a shock defeat at home to Burnley – their first home league loss in nearly four years. Liverpool had dominated the game in terms of the number of chances created […]

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De Bruyne could miss next month’s crunch match with Liverpool Manchester City could be without Kevin De Bruyne for the next month after he was forced off with a hamstring injury during their win over Aston Villa. The Belgian playmaker left the game shortly before the hour mark on Wednesday. Although some reports had suggested […]

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Smith asked the fourth official if he had “got juggling balls for Christmas” after allowing City’s opener on Wednesday night Dean Smith used his post-match press conference to express his frustration at the decision to allow Manchester City’s opening goal to stand as his Aston Villa fell to defeat at the Etihad Stadium on Wednesday […]

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Yes, it really is him Understandably, many of us on these shores haven’t seen too much of Fernando Torres of late. The former Liverpool and Chelsea striker left English football nearly seven(!) years ago, eventually hanging up his boots up in 2019 after returning to Atletico Madrid for a bit and then playing out in Japan […]

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The Celtic boss had hit out at criticism of the club’s Dubai trip Neil Lennon’s suggestion that the decision to force 16 Celtic players to self-isolate was driven by Scottish government agenda has been described as “absolutely appalling,” by Deputy First Minister, John Swinney. Lennon and his assistant John Kennedy were made to quarantine along with […]

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