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St Pat's players fight against dying of the title light - 'It will feel like the end of the world'
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Stuey Byrne at 50: Shelbourne hero reflects on life and football ahead of milestone moment
Twenty years on from his dramatic last Premier Division title at Tolka Park, the Dubliner opens up about what has shaped him.
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'I had a Munster jersey when I was growing up, and it would annoy my mum'
21-year-old scrum-half Ben O’Donovan has proven to be a shrewd signing for Munster.
Tommy Larkins GAA
Ending long wait for senior semi-final and supporting a teammate 18 years after brother's death
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'I've never met Bobby Sands the hunger striker': Raymond McCord recalls a Belfast childhood
A new documentary tracks fragments of Star of the Sea football team, which drew youngsters from both sides of Belfast’s divided community.
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16th October 2026
Dan the Man
Night of glorious possibility ends in brutal realisation as St Pat's blow huge title chance
Daniel Kelly scores late winner for Shelbourne in 2-1 victory after hosts miss first-half penalty and drop to third place.
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Tragedy in La Rochelle, Carbery's Leinster return, and Munster's emotional night
Ciarán Kennedy joins Murray Kinsella from Clermont-Ferrand ahead of the opening round of the Champions Cup.
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Munster explain playing in Cork instead of Thomond Park on anniversary of Anthony Foley's death
RIP
South African rugby player Hyron Andrews found dead in France ahead of Champions Cup match
The loss of the 31-year-old ‘will be felt profoundly by his teammates, coaches, supporters’, the club have said.
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Milwaukee Brewers sweep star-studded Dodgers to book first World Series place in 44 years
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ColumnTHE BEAT
League of Ireland's fear and loathing hits a peak just as season reaches climax
Managers of the top three clubs all find their voice as accusations fly and tempers flare at crucial period.
Thursday
15th October 2026
