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We'll Leave It There So: Meath GAA in mourning, Katie keeps winning and all today's sport

We’ll also have team news ahead of the Leinster semi-finals.

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The best thing we shared

It’s a long way from lads advertising sheep dip as this latest GAA ad featuring Dublin’s Paul Flynn shows:

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On the record

At the hurdle where I fell, apparently I was dead for six seconds. The paramedics resuscitated me. Then I was rushed to the hospital with 3 per cent chance of survival.

Irish jockey Brian Toomey explains how he plans to return to the saddle next month, two years after being declared dead following a fall.

Where we were today

Steve O’Rourke was out at the launch of the National Athletics Championships in Morton Stadium where he spoke to Mark English and declined an invitation to attempt a pole vault.

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Fintan O’Toole was speaking the Cork footballers ahead of their Munster final clash with Kerry next weekend.

The fixture list

  • There is a lot of GAA with the highlight being the Ulster football semi-final between Donegal and Derry at 7pm on Sky Sports. However there’s also three qualifiers up for decision and a host of minor provincial semi-finals.
  • The European Games continue with Katie Taylor (2pm) and Michael O’Reilly (3.15pm) bidding for gold in their respective finals while Chloe and Sam Magee’s badminton doubles semi-finals kicks things off at 8am.
  • There’s one game in the SSE Airtricity League Premier Division as Bray take on Sligo at 5.45pm.

Showbiz, baby!

Training with the All-Blacks looks no fun at all, at all.

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“He probably just pretends to go to Glastonbury and watches it on the BBC instead.”

Meath GAA in mourning after tragic death of Irish woman in Tunisia terror attack

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