The doping genre, Roy’s lie detector and Pa Pa L’Americano! It’s your Tweets of the Week
By 1. It takes practice and precision to make the sweet science feel this good I can't even imagine how high these guys were when they created this masterpiece pic.twitter.com/8M5njSPJMF — Mario (@MMLe0) August 15, 2018 Source: Mario/Twitter 2. Inside the peloton, with David O’Doherty cycling drugs confessional autobiographies where they try to show how, under […]
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‘It was funny I didn’t miss it last year but absence makes the heart grow fonder’
IN THE 58TH minute of yesterday evening’s All-Ireland senior camogie championship semi-final between Cork and Tipperary in Semple Stadium, legendary dual star Briege Corkery made her return to the inter-county scene. Briege Corkery (file pic, 2015). Source: Cathal Noonan/INPHO The 17-time All-Ireland winner hadn’t donned a Cork jersey in either code in almost two years […]
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Perfect start to the day for Galway as minors collect third All-Ireland hurling crown in four years
Galway 0-21 Kilkenny 0-14 Declan Rooney reports from Croke Park GALWAY CLAIMED A third All-Ireland minor title in four years as ten points from Donal O’Shea and a strong second half showing from Jeffrey Lynskey’s side saw them overtake Kilkenny for victory. Despite trailing by four points early on Galway recovered well and with Diarmuid […]
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Cavan stage superb second-half comeback to stay senior and send Tipp back down
Cavan 2-14 Tipperary 1-14 CAVAN STAGED A superb second-half comeback to retain their senior status the expense of Tipperary in the TG4 Ladies All-Ireland relegation playoff final at Dolan Park in Virginia. When Tipperary midfielder Aisling McCarthy pointed a free after half time, that gave the visitors a deserved nine point lead and they looked […]
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Champs at last! Limerick end 45-year wait for All-Ireland hurling glory
Limerick 3-16 Galway 2-18 Fintan O’Toole reports from Croke Park AT THE END of a pulsating hurling summer, a long wait for success has ended. Limerick have finally got their hands on the Liam MacCarthy Cup, Declan Hannon the first man from the county to raise the silver since 1973. But that 45-year wait nearly […]
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Poll: Who was man of the match in today’s All-Ireland senior hurling final?
AFTER 45 YEARS of shattered dreams, Limerick are the All-Ireland senior hurling champions once again. John Kiely’s side beat Galway by a single point, 3-16 to 2-18, after the defending champions came up short in their attempt to pull off a most remarkable comeback at the death. There was no shortage of stars in green […]
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‘I won’t say it’s unbelievable because I fully believed that we would win today’
TOM MORRISSEY REFUSED to use the word ‘unbelievable’ after Limerick’s All-Ireland triumph, because he always believed that this team would end the Treaty famine. Morrissey’s second-half goal helped Limerick to take control against Galway as they put one hand on the Liam MacCarthy Cup for the first time since 1973. But John Kiely’s side had […]
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Gaelic Grounds to host homecoming for All-Ireland hurling champions in Limerick tomorrow
LIMERICK WILL HOST a homecoming celebration at the Gaelic Grounds tomorrow to welcome home the county’s All-Ireland hurling champions, who overcame Galway in a nail biting clash at Croke Park on Sunday. John Kiely’s side ended a 45 year wait for the Liam MacCarthy Cup with a dramatic 3-16 to 2-18 victory — recording the […]
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‘We felt that we were second-class citizens when it came to hurling. We were always the bridesmaids’
LIMERICK FELT LIKE ‘second-class citizens’ during their long, barren years in the hurling wilderness. They’ll enjoy this one. “This group has phenomenal belief in its own ability, its own resolve, and that never-say-die attitude,” Treaty boss John Kiely told RTÉ. “We’ve worked so, so hard and Galway pushed us all the way in that last […]
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John Gardiner: ‘It’s hard to beat young, fresh kids who’ve got nothing to fear’
IT TOOK A while to get going, but the end to that All-Ireland final was truly something special. Limerick did all the hurling up until the last 15 minutes or so, but Galway will consider themselves a little unlucky not to come away with a draw after roaring into life down the home straight. If […]
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