Malachy Clerkin
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Sportswriter for The Irish Times. Looking up, not down.
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Just a few hours until thew American Ryder Cup captain maybe, possibly picks himself to play in the Ryder Cup. A piece on how the Yanks got themselves into such a mad muddle over a middling golfer called Keegan Bradley.
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https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/golf/2025/08/26/keegan-bradley-should-never-have-let-the-idea-of-being-a-ryder-cup-playing-captain-get-this-far/
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Just a few hours until thew American Ryder Cup captain maybe, possibly picks himself to play in the Ryder Cup. A piece on how the Yanks got themselves into such a mad muddle over a middling golfer called Keegan Bradley.
www.irishtimes.com/sport/golf/2...
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https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/golf/2025/08/26/keegan-bradley-should-never-have-let-the-idea-of-being-a-ryder-cup-playing-captain-get-this-far/
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The Irish Times
28 days ago
Sally Hayden: Israelâs targeting of journalists is an attack on truth and history
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Sally Hayden: Israelâs targeting of journalists is an attack on truth and history
Journalistsâ lives are not more important than those of other civilians, but when you attack journalists you stop the world from learning about what is happening
https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025/08/27/sally-hayden-israels-targeting-of-journalists-is-an-attack-on-truth-and-history/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=bluesky
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Great to have Conor Murray writing in The Irish Times during the Lions tour. His first piece is about Jamison Gibson-Park.
www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/...
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Conor Murray: With Jamison Gibson-Park pulling the strings, the Lions will look like Ireland in red jerseys
Our new columnist writes that the Leinster scrumhalf invariably makes right decision in possession
https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2025/07/11/conor-murray-with-jamison-gibson-park-pulling-the-strings-the-lions-will-look-like-ireland-in-red-jerseys/
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"Only during the hour itself will Taylor discover if her body still has the capacity to endure the punishments of 10 two-minute rounds which, in their hands, are likely to be defined by a furious rate of punches thrown and a wild unpredictability."
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Tuning out the noise, Katie Taylor steels herself for last dance with Amanda Serrano
Taylor and Serrano return to New Yorkâs Madison Square Garden for the next instalment in their enthralling rivalry
https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/boxing/2025/07/10/tuning-out-the-noise-katie-taylor-steels-herself-for-last-dance-with-amanda-serrano/
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Ellen Coyne
2 months ago
Today's front page - Tusla and the Govt clashed over a national crisis in special care, with a senior official accusing the State agency of taking âinsufficientâ action to help at-risk children There were concerns one child was at risk of dying w/out a place
www.irishtimes.com/politics/202...
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The Mayo County Board can hire and fire who they like but there's a way to do it. This was the work of spivs. Kevin McStay deserved better.
www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic...
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Malachy Clerkin: Mayoâs decision to oust Kevin McStay was fair enough but the way they did it was foul
Understandable desire for change after three years without notable progression
https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2025/06/26/malachy-clerkin-mayos-decision-to-oust-kevin-mcstay-was-fair-enough-but-the-way-they-did-it-was-foul/
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Mark Paul at the Kneecap trial. The magistrate said the court had so far been unable to find an Irish interpreter. âIf anyone knows of oneâŠ.â he said. A woman in the public gallery could be heard laughing as she pointed at Ă hAnnaidhâs bandmates."
www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/202...
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Kneecap case: âA woman pointed to a sniggering MĂłglaĂ Bap as the magistrate asked if anyone knew an Irish interpreterâ
Bedlam and singing outside London court as Kneecapâs Liam Ăg Ă hAnnaidh appears on charge over displaying Hizbullah flag
https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2025/06/18/kneecap-case-a-woman-pointed-to-a-sniggering-moglai-bap-as-the-magistrate-asked-if-anyone-knew-an-irish-interpreter/
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The Blackpool Sentinel
3 months ago
Jarvis Cocker paused during Pulpâs 3Arena show last week to remember their first gig in Dublin â The Rock Garden, March 1993. A ÂŁ10-a-night hotel, missing gear, and one unforgettable punchline. Read the full tale of Pulpâs curious Irish beginnings here
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Olivia Doyle
3 months ago
Ticket available for Michael Lewis's sold-out
#DalkeyBookFestival
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Michael Lewis, Master Storyteller, Dalkey Book Festival 2025 (Cuala GAA Hall, A96X795)
TicketSwap is the safest place to buy and sell tickets. A simple and fair-priced marketplace for fans to buy and sell tickets for events, concerts, festivals, etc.
https://www.ticketswap.com/listing/michael-lewis-master-storyteller-dalkey-book-festival-2025-cuala-gaa-hall-a96x795/16543109/321fc4c7b1?utm_campaign=publishedListingShare&utm_source=ticketswap&utm_medium=manualshare
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Ellen Coyne
3 months ago
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Buildings designed as creches are being sold as residential homes
Government Ministers working to update planning regulations to prevent change of use of childcare facilities
https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/social-affairs/2025/06/13/concern-that-buildings-developed-as-creches-are-being-sold-as-residential-homes/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=bluesky&utm_campaign=HP-SubDesc
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Choose any metric you like - crowd size, TV audience, the closeness of the games. Cork v Limerick has become the biggest game in Irish sport. Here's how it happened.
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How Cork v Limerick became the biggest game in Irish sport
Four years ago it wasnât much of a contest, but an injection of pure uncut Cork has helped make this a rivalry for the ages
https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2025/05/17/how-cork-v-limerick-became-the-biggest-game-in-irish-sport/
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âIâve run three times this season and each time I was like, âOh my God, I feel different. I donât feel as sharp. I donât feel as quick. I feel sluggish.â And my coach is like: âRay, youâre not trying to break the world record right now. Focus on the goal.â
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Rhasidat Adeleke on life in the spotlight: âHow do people like BeyoncĂ© handle this? This is crazy!â
Rhasidat Adeleke interview: Tallaght sprinter on navigating fame at 22, building her brand and the changes she has made ahead of Septemberâs World Championships
https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/athletics/2025/05/17/rhasidat-adeleke-on-life-in-the-spotlight-how-do-people-like-beyonce-handle-this-this-is-crazy/
4 months ago
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On Daffodil Day, here's a piece I wrote about my dad a few years back. If you see a daffodil seller today, throw them a few quid. If you don't, text DAFF to 50300 to donate âŹ4 to the Irish Cancer Society. They're amazing, amazing people.
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âDad was only 62 when he died. My friendâs partner was only 37. Everyoneâs only is their ownâ
He finished his 40 years of work and a year later he was diagnosed with cancer
http://irishtimes.com/life-and-style/health-family/dad-was-only-62-when-he-died-my-friend-s-partner-was-only-37-everyone-s-only-is-their-own-1.4505311
6 months ago
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Ellen Coyne
6 months ago
www.independent.ie/opinion/comm...
Ellen Coyne: Conor McGregor is Irelandâs most diabolically embarrassing export â and Trump may have given him his next big break
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Ellen Coyne: Conor McGregor is Irelandâs most diabolically embarrassing export â and Trump may have given him his next big break
Hereâs Conor McGregorâs biggest problem. His desire to leave a noble legacy is so very intense, but the moral fibre heâs relying on is so very pallid. McGregor is the living paradox of someone who is ...
https://www.independent.ie/opinion/comment/ellen-coyne-conor-mcgregor-is-irelands-most-diabolically-embarrassing-export-and-trump-may-have-given-him-his-next-big-break/a1921768107.html
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Gavin Cooney
8 months ago
My piece this weekend is an interview with RuairĂ Keating, who was very honest about how difficult life has been since the death of his father. (Free to read) 'It's always there' - RuairĂ Keating opens up on grief, and why he needed to return to Cork
the42.ie/6613150
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'It's always there' - RuairĂ Keating opens up on grief, and why he needed to return to Cork
RuairĂ Keating speaks exclusively to The 42 about coming to terms with the tragic loss of his father.
https://the42.ie/6613150
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Whatever anyone thinks about Rory Gallagher, the GAA president should not be influencing Naas GAAâs coaching choices.
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Malachy Clerkin: Whatever anyone thinks about Rory Gallagher, the GAA president should not be influencing Naas GAAâs coaching choices
Jarlath Burns has brought huge energy to the role since he took over last February, but his intervention at the Kildare club is an unprecedented overreach
https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2025/01/07/malachy-clerkin-whatever-anyone-thinks-about-rory-gallagher-the-gaa-president-should-not-be-influencing-naas-gaas-coaching-choices/
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This is an extraordinary story by Dave Hannigan. The Last Sportswriter in Nazi Paris.
www.irishtimes.com/sport/2024/1...
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The Legend of Sparrow Robertson: The last sportswriter in Nazi Paris
Described as âilliteracyâs most famous productâ, what Robertson lacked in skill he made up for in tenacity under the cloud of Nazi occupation
https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2024/12/30/the-legend-of-sparrow-robertson-the-last-sportswriter-in-nazi-paris/
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The Sportswoman of the Year awards are this afternoon - always the best day. These awards have been going for 20 years now so I wrote a bit about the distance between there and here.
www.irishtimes.com/sport/2024/1...
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Irish women on top of the sporting world
Irish sportswomen are now the women other countries study to see what can be achieved
https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2024/12/14/irish-women-on-top-of-the-sporting-world/
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Ellen Coyne
9 months ago
www.independent.ie/opinion/comm...
Ellen Coyne: There are people in the Republic who are not working hard enough to understand the points Kneecap are making
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Ellen Coyne: There are people in the Republic who are not working hard enough to understand the points Kneecap are making
Some articles have become part of the permanent furniture of Irish media. The testimony of women of a certain age who enjoy sea swimming, for example, or episodic missives from people who have moved t...
https://www.independent.ie/opinion/comment/ellen-coyne-there-are-people-in-the-republic-who-are-not-working-hard-enough-to-understand-the-points-kneecap-are-making/a244071000.html
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Miguel Delaney
11 months ago
My book, âStates of Playâ, is out now. It is really a modern history of football, and how it has been transformed by three main forces: geopolitics, especially autocratic states; a very western capitalism; the gameâs own greed and failures of authority
geni.us/StatesOfPlay
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States of Play: How Sportswashing Took Over Football
Pre-order your copy today:
http://geni.us/StatesOfPlay
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Wordle has beaten me twice this week. This must be how Pep feels every day.
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Sam Tranum
10 months ago
Okay, the end of the year is in sight, so maybe itâs a good time for us to tell you about our financials, here at Dublin Inquirer HQ at the Digital Hub on Thomas Street in Dublin 8. We ask for transparency from others, so some transparency from us is good too, right? 1/
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From just missing out on the Olympic rugby sevens squad to playing for Meath to winning an AFLW title, nobody had a year like Vikki Wall. âIf I knew the whole outcome of this whole year, I definitely would do it all over again.â
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From missing out on the Olympics to winning an AFLW title, nobody had a year like Vikki Wall
The Meath footballer came close to making the cut in rugby Sevens just nine months after taking up the sport but used her disappointment to go back to Australia intent on ending 2024 on a high note
https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2024/12/07/from-missing-out-on-the-olympics-to-winning-an-aflw-title-nobody-had-a-year-like-vikki-wall/
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Looking for compensation when a player goes to the AFL is a terrible idea for the GAA. Today's column.
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Malachy Clerkin: Looking for compensation when a player goes to the AFL is a terrible idea for the GAA
Itâs understandable that a county like Kerry is annoyed at losing young players to Australia but once you start extracting a price for footballers, you turn them into tradeable commodities
https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2024/12/07/malachy-clerkin-looking-for-compensation-when-a-player-goes-to-the-afl-is-a-terrible-idea-for-the-gaa/
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Looking for compensation when a player goes to the AFL is a terrible idea for the GAA. Today's column.
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Malachy Clerkin: Looking for compensation when a player goes to the AFL is a terrible idea for the GAA
Itâs understandable that a county like Kerry is annoyed at losing young players to Australia but once you start extracting a price for footballers, you turn them into tradeable commodities
https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2024/12/07/malachy-clerkin-looking-for-compensation-when-a-player-goes-to-the-afl-is-a-terrible-idea-for-the-gaa/
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From just missing out on the Olympic rugby sevens squad to playing for Meath to winning an AFLW title, nobody had a year like Vikki Wall. âIf I knew the whole outcome of this whole year, I definitely would do it all over again.â
www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic...
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From missing out on the Olympics to winning an AFLW title, nobody had a year like Vikki Wall
The Meath footballer came close to making the cut in rugby Sevens just nine months after taking up the sport but used her disappointment to go back to Australia intent on ending 2024 on a high note
https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2024/12/07/from-missing-out-on-the-olympics-to-winning-an-aflw-title-nobody-had-a-year-like-vikki-wall/
10 months ago
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Surprised and delighted to have won this. Itâs entirely down to the mighty who was good enough to talk to me about life, football and mental health. A hero.
add a skeleton here at some point
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A friend of mine is selling two tickets to James Vincent McMorrow at Set Theatre Kilkenny this Sunday, December 8th. Face value. DM me and I'll put you in touch.
10 months ago
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"Older members of political parties, their candidate stickers curling at the edges, jostled with journalists for a better view." Miriam Lord on Gerry Hutch at the count in the RDS.
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Miriam Lord: For much of the time in the RDS, one of the big questions was: what the hell is going on?
Gerry Hutch barrelled up to the RDS, causing a media scrum; he may have lost the election but he knew he was in charge at the count
https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2024/12/01/miriam-lord-democracy-is-great-but-sometimes-we-can-overdo-it/
10 months ago
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I read all the sports books of 2024 so you don't have to read them all. These are the best of them and the rest of them.
www.irishtimes.com/sport/tennis...
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Sports Books of the Year: Conor Nilandâs The Racket the best in a year dominated by autobiographies
Johnny Sexon, Joe Canning and Richie Hogan all have highly readable offerings and Miguel Delaneyâs book on the hijacking of modern football is not to be missed
https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/tennis/2024/11/30/conor-nilands-the-racket-is-the-best-sports-book-in-a-year-dominated-by-autobiographies/
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Wrote this about my club, Na Fianna. Of course we'll celebrate tonight. What else would we do?
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Malachy Clerkin: Whatever happens tonight, Na Fianna will celebrate it. What else would we do?
Turns out you donât know you belong to a club until the club gets fitted for a black hat and people start taking potshots at it
https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2024/11/30/malachy-clerkin-whatever-happens-tonight-na-fianna-will-celebrate-it-what-else-would-we-do/
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Ciaran Murphy
10 months ago
Cillian O'Connor - discuss. This week's column for the Irish Times
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CiarĂĄn Murphy: Cillian OâConnor is one of footballâs greats, the numbers donât lie
There is simply no gainsaying the combative Mayo forwardâs record scoring rate over a long career
https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2024/11/28/ciaran-murphy-cillian-oconnor-is-one-of-footballs-greats-the-numbers-dont-lie/
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Murph on the money.
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CiarĂĄn Murphy: Cillian OâConnor is one of footballâs greats, the numbers donât lie
There is simply no gainsaying the combative Mayo forwardâs record scoring rate over a long career
https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2024/11/28/ciaran-murphy-cillian-oconnor-is-one-of-footballs-greats-the-numbers-dont-lie/
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'Tis the season.
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Gordon Darcy on Joe's return.
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Gordon DâArcy: Joe Schmidtâs detail with be devilishly difficult to counter but Ireland can still win
This group of Australia players seems to bear a remarkable resemblance to the Leinster squad when Schmidt first arrived in Dublin
https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2024/11/27/joe-schmidts-detail-with-be-devilishly-difficult-to-counter-but-ireland-can-still-win/
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These play-off games against Wales are huge for the Ireland women's team. Get to next summer's Euros and the momentum behind them can keep building. Fail, and it goes away very quickly.
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Malachy Clerkin: Ireland canât afford to miss the womenâs Euros - once momentum is lost, itâs hard to get back
Women's soccer team must heed the lesson of their rugby counterparts from a decade ago - if they donât beat Wales in the play-offs, the sporting circus will move on
https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2024/11/23/malachy-clerkin-ireland-cant-afford-to-miss-the-womens-euros-once-momentum-is-lost-its-hard-to-get-back/
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ConchĂșr Mag EachĂĄin
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"Phréachfadh sé na Danes." "Phréachfadh. Chonålfadh sé na corra." "Chonålfadh. Reoidhfeadh sé an cac sa phréachån." "..."
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I'm on liveblog duty for Ireland v Fiji today. Kick-off at 3.10.
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Live: Ireland v Fiji, third test of the Autumn Nations Series
Flying Fijians looking for their second win of the series
https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2024/11/23/live-ireland-v-fiji-third-test-of-the-autumn-nations-series/
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I'm on liveblog duty for Ireland v Fiji today. Kick-off at 3.10.
www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/...
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Live: Ireland v Fiji, third test of the Autumn Nations Series
Flying Fijians looking for their second win of the series
https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2024/11/23/live-ireland-v-fiji-third-test-of-the-autumn-nations-series/
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Had a great time this week chatting to the mighty James Crombie about his new book Murmurations and how he became one of Ireland's best sports photographers.
www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic...
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The bird-shaped obsession that drives James Crombie, one of Irelandâs best sports photographers
It started as a pandemic distraction but ended up producing probably the most famous photo the Westmeath man will ever take - the murmuration that went around the world
https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2024/11/23/the-bird-shaped-obsession-that-drives-james-crombie-one-of-irelands-best-sports-photographers/
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Ciara Mageean is always a compelling interview. She poured her heart out yesterday about the summer just gone and her plans to put it right in Los Angeles in 2028.
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Ciara Mageean: âI just felt numb. It wasnât even sadness, it was just emptinessâ
The Down athlete reflects on the devastation she felt at having to pull out of the Olympics on the eve of the Games and her intention to make Los Angeles in 2028 the pinnacle of her career
https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/athletics/2024/11/21/ciara-mageean-i-just-felt-numb-it-wasnt-even-sadness-it-was-just-emptiness/
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Ciara Mageean is always a compelling interview. She poured her heart out yesterday about the summer just gone and her plans to put it right in Los Angeles in 2028.
www.irishtimes.com/sport/athlet...
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Ciara Mageean: âI just felt numb. It wasnât even sadness, it was just emptinessâ
The Down athlete reflects on the devastation she felt at having to pull out of the Olympics on the eve of the Games and her intention to make Los Angeles in 2028 the pinnacle of her career
https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/athletics/2024/11/21/ciara-mageean-i-just-felt-numb-it-wasnt-even-sadness-it-was-just-emptiness/
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Brian Fenton, the best midfielder of his era and one of the greatest ever. Arrived fully formed at exactly the moment Dublin needed him. Sound fucker too, completely immune to the usual paranoia. More luck to him.
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Malachy Clerkin: Brian Fenton, the best midfielder of his era and one of the greatest ever
After arriving full-formed in 2015, the Raheny midfielder anchored Dublin for a decade â nobody could match his mobility, accuracy and general game sense
https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2024/11/19/malachy-clerkin-brian-fenton-the-best-midfielder-of-his-era-and-one-of-the-greatest-ever/
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