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Category Archives: Sport in Ireland
Generous Donegal Nun gives away her All-Ireland Gaelic Football final tickets
A Donegal nun won two tickets to the All-Ireland Gaelic Football final generously gave her tickets to two mega fans. The tickets for the final which will take place next Sunday are like gold dust here in Ireland. Only 15,000 … Continue reading
Dublin Ireland – The capital comes alive with a weekend of two contrasting football championships
This weekend proved to be a dynamic sporting occasion in the capital with two national football championships taking place within 24 hours of each other. On Saturday we had the rare thrill of witnessing US College American Football season in … Continue reading
Sporting and Supporting Ireland!
What a weekend for Sport in Ireland and for our Sporting Stars representing Ireland. In London, Ireland’s Paralympians have been racking up the medals across a number of disciplines and smashing world records whilst they are at! The medal count … Continue reading
Paralympics 2012 begins in London
Last night was the opening ceremony to the London 2012 Paralympics games, and what a spectacular opening, beginning with a segment depicting the Big Bang, appearances from Sir Ian McKellen and Professor Stephen Hawking’s and a massive 3,000 volunteers taking … Continue reading
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Emerald Isle Classic to attract thousands of Americans
This Saturday 1st September, The Emerald Isle Classic between Notre Dame and Navy from the USA kicks off at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin at the local time of 2pm, marking the start of the Football season. The two teams … Continue reading
Donegal’s win over Cork secures their first All-Ireland final spot for 20 years
This years national football championship final looks set to be out of the ordinary as outsiders Donegal will play for the first time in 20 years in an All-Ireland football final following their surprising win over Cork in Croke Park … Continue reading
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GAA Hurling All Ireland Championship 2012
After a gruelling all-Ireland championship full of ups and downs for all those involved, we now have our two finalist for the GAA Hurling All Ireland Championship 2012 – Galway and Kilkenny. The final will take place on Sunday 9th … Continue reading
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Shay Given Retires from International Soccer
After 16 years with the Republic of Ireland, Shay Given has decided that now is the time to retire from the Republic of Ireland squad. With 125 caps for his country, the 36 year old said the upcoming World Cup … Continue reading
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Irish Sporting Heroes triumph over the world
What a few weeks it has been for world sport and our very Irish superstars have been some of those making the headlines. In Golf, Rory McIlroy from County Down won the much coveted US PGA Championship in style as … Continue reading