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# looking-back - Wednesday 10 June, 2020
'Now let's go live to the Mullingar one-legged race': Whatever happened to the RTÉ People in Need Telethon?
We take a look at the good, bad and the bizarrre of Ireland’s TV past every Wednesday in The Tube.
# looking-back - Sunday 24 May, 2020
'It was a tough time trying to decide: Do I give up my work for the love of representing my country?'
Ex-Ireland international Dolores Deasley on the various highs and lows of her career, and her new life coaching in America.
# looking-back - Tuesday 19 May, 2020
'We lost because we were so dazzled by the wonder of their kit that we couldn’t possibly concentrate'
In an extract from his book ‘Boy Wonder,’ Dave Hannigan recalls some of his sport-related childhood memories.
# looking-back - Monday 18 May, 2020
'I needed a f****** nuclear meltdown, and I got it' - Armstrong remains defiant in ESPN documentary
The first of the two-part documentary will be available on ESPN Player from 25 May.
# looking-back - Sunday 17 May, 2020
5 big picture takeaways from the 2013 All-Ireland Final between Dublin and Mayo
The clash was featured on TG4′s All-Ireland Gold series today.
# looking-back - Friday 15 May, 2020
Rory McIlroy 'probably wouldn't' golf again with Trump
The 31-year-old star has not been impressed with the US President’s response to the coronavirus pandemic.
# looking-back - Tuesday 12 May, 2020
'The rush home after school to read Ceefax pages 302–312... This was my generation’s internet'
In an extract from his book, Daniel Geey looks at how football has changed dramatically over the years.
# looking-back - Monday 11 May, 2020
Quiz: How well do you remember the Premier League 1999-2000 season?
Looking back on when Man United won the league by 18 points and Roy Keane was named Player of the Year.
# looking-back - Sunday 10 May, 2020
'The FA have a lot to answer for. It was very naive of them to say that women couldn't play football'
It’s 50 years since a seminal match took place between Dundalk Ladies and Manchester Corinthians.
# looking-back - Saturday 9 May, 2020
'The club's view is that you shouldn't sign him at all' - Roy Keane's bumpy road to stardom
League of Ireland legend and former Cobh Ramblers boss Alfie Hale recounts the ex-Man United player’s early days, 30 years on from his move to English football.
# looking-back - Thursday 7 May, 2020
'I raced the entire year with that broken foot, and had no surgery until after the season'
In an extract from his book, Formula One legend Nigel Mansell recalls winning the World Championship.
# looking-back - Wednesday 6 May, 2020
Quiz: How well do you remember Ireland at the Olympics through the years?
Let’s test your knowledge on Team Ireland at the summer Games.
# looking-back - Friday 1 May, 2020
When a 20-year-old kid from Tallaght joined 'one of the best teams in the world'
As part of our year 2000 week, we look back on Robbie Keane’s ill-fated move to Inter Milan.
# looking-back - Monday 27 April, 2020
Quiz: How well do you remember the Premier League 1997-98 season?
Recalling the campaign where Arsenal won the double.
# looking-back - Sunday 26 April, 2020
5 big picture takeaways from Galway's 2017 All-Ireland hurling win over Waterford
The Tribesmen ended a 29-year-wait to lift the Liam MacCarthy Cup that day.
# looking-back - Saturday 25 April, 2020
'It’s nice to see your son or daughter receive an All-Ireland cup in Croke Park. That was very special for him'
Former Kerry ladies captain Eileen Lawlor (Dardis) is the holder of 10 All-Ireland senior medals and a member of the Kingdom nine-in-a-row winning team.
# looking-back - Monday 13 April, 2020
Quiz: How well do you remember the Premier League 1995-96 season?
Test your memory of the campaign where Man United got the better of Newcastle in a thrilling title race.
# looking-back - Sunday 12 April, 2020
5 big picture takeaways from Donegal's 2012 All-Ireland football final win over Mayo
Jim McGuinness’s finest hour arrived eight years ago.
# looking-back - Thursday 9 April, 2020
'To go to the very top with your club, nothing tops it' - through the years with Galway's Hopper McGrath
The Galway and Sarsfields great recently steered his beloved club – and his four daughters – to a first All-Ireland senior camogie title, having done it all as a player himself.
# looking-back - Tuesday 31 March, 2020
Quiz: How well do you remember ladies football and camogie from through the 2000s?
A trip down memory lane as we test your knowledge.
# looking-back - Saturday 28 March, 2020
'I kind of wish I'd appreciated it more in the moment'
In part four of our series, Olive Loughnane discusses life after the Olympics.
# looking-back - Thursday 5 March, 2020
'That's the great thing about this Irish team, it's about an island performing'
As he reflects on his career, Rory Best takes pride from squeezing every drop out of the potential he had.
# looking-back - Sunday 1 March, 2020
'I'm acutely aware of the danger': When Ireland entered crisis mode for Foot and Mouth disease in 2001
19 years ago it was livestock and farmers’ livelihoods at stake.
# looking-back - Friday 21 February, 2020
'I tried to buy a gun' - Rugby star Danny Cipriani on his severe depression
He posted on Instagram just days after the death of his ex-girlfriend Caroline Flack.
# looking-back - Sunday 16 February, 2020
Quiz: How close were you paying attention to the general election campaign?
It must be still fresh in your head, mustn’t it?
# looking-back - Monday 27 January, 2020
Kobe Bryant's relentless spirit inspired fans and players alike through his illustrious career
The basketball icon and his daughter, Gianna, were among nine killed in a helicopter crash yesterday.
# looking-back - Sunday 26 January, 2020
'The senior guys, they didn't like me, they didn't want an Irish guy coming over'
Waterford legend Alfie Hale reflects on his remarkable career in Irish and British football.
# looking-back - Saturday 11 January, 2020
'My heart will always want to play and that's the problem' - Reflecting on a rollercoaster 19-season career
Waterford great Michelle Ryan called time on her Déise duty this week – but would love nothing more than to be starting out again.
# looking-back - Thursday 9 January, 2020
Liverpool winning Premier League would help me move on from Chelsea slip - Gerrard
The Reds look set to win their first top-flight crown in 30 years this season.
# looking-back - Friday 3 January, 2020
Wayne Rooney opens up on gambling struggle and how it threatened his career
‘It sucks you in,’ the Derby County player admitted.
# looking-back - Tuesday 31 December, 2019
'Our culture was still ingrained with the idea that Real Men don’t show their feelings'
Former Liverpool star Robbie Fowler expresses regret about how Stan Collymore was treated during his time at Liverpool.
# looking-back - Thursday 26 December, 2019
Guardiola: I tried to convince Kompany to stay
The defender ended an 11-year association with the club by captaining them to an unprecedented domestic treble in England last season.
# looking-back - Monday 23 December, 2019
From Tallaght to Cape Verde: A League of Ireland star's remarkable 12 months
Roberto Lopes on a year in which he won the FAI Cup with Shamrock Rovers and made his international debut.
# looking-back - Tuesday 17 December, 2019
Lucas Moura was ‘very close’ to Man United move
The Brazil international winger, who is now enjoying a spell in England at Tottenham, held talks with the Red Devils before leaving Sao Paulo.
# looking-back - Monday 16 December, 2019
'I couldn't have asked for a better year' - Tiger Woods completes road to redemption
“It’s been an amazing year… I’m speechless.’
# looking-back - Saturday 7 December, 2019
'I wasn't living the way I should,' admits Sterling
The forward feels he was not always 100% dedicated to football as he is now.
# looking-back - Wednesday 4 December, 2019
'I would have been very unhappy' - Mourinho explains why he lived in hotel while at Man United
It was suggested that his unusual living situation contributed to his unhappiness at Old Trafford, the new Spurs boss strongly disagrees.
# looking-back - Saturday 30 November, 2019
In pics: Jim Gavin's best moments as Dublin manager
The five-in-a-row-winning boss stepped down today.
# looking-back - Thursday 28 November, 2019
'You've got to respect the decision that David Nucifora made' - Ruan Pienaar
The 35-year-old is now back in South Africa after the IRFU performance director forced him to leave Ulster in 2017.
# looking-back - Wednesday 27 November, 2019
'Jim McGuinness introduced me to the panel and said, ‘He’ll be playing for the next 20 years''
As Naomh Conaill prepare for Sunday’s Ulster final, Leo McLoone reflects on his career with the Glenties club.
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