Richie Hogan at Southampton and more in our sporting tweets of the week

Here’s the best of what the world of sport had to offer on Twitter over the past seven days.

By The42 Team Sunday 13 Aug 2017, 10:30 AM

Aug 13th 2017, 10:30 AM 11,635 Views 1 Comment

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One for the scrapbook for Marouane Fellaini…

Thank you to everyone who posted & sent me this 😂😂😂😂😂😂 pic.twitter.com/O7tmOSYR38
— Marouane Fellaini (@Fellaini) August 8, 2017

Source: Marouane Fellaini/Twitter

The people of Tipperary and Kilkenny finally put their differences to one side…

Had a great birthday yesterday with @ShaneLong7 and all the saints from @SouthamptonFC with @Sure. Exciting stuff to come!#NeverMoreSure pic.twitter.com/qbPfDngHZa
— Richie Hogan (@richiehogan8) August 9, 2017

Source: Richie Hogan/Twitter

Fantastic to see Ana O’Brien back on her feet after last month’s awful fall at Killarney…

Nice to get out of the house today to visit Bailey 😊 pic.twitter.com/UJDCtROeDK
— Ana O'Brien (@anaobrien2) August 9, 2017

Source: Ana O'Brien/Twitter

This young Wexford fan found his hero all the way down in New Zealand…

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Many tributes were paid to the late, great Tony Keady, the former Galway hurler who died this week…

Sad news. A great warrior, gone too soon. He was Galway in his essence... RIP #tonykeady
— Dónal Óg Cusack (@DonalOgC) August 10, 2017

Source: Dónal Óg Cusack/Twitter

Dad problems…

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Fun day trying to get the wee man's haircut in @TheManShack 👿 pic.twitter.com/3TIWwuz4FT
— Carl Frampton MBE (@RealCFrampton) August 10, 2017

Source: Carl Frampton MBE/Twitter

You can take the boy out of Antrim…

Antrim man in LA 🇮🇪🇺🇸 @AontroimGAA pic.twitter.com/bzJTOTIUpA
— Michael Conlan (@mickconlan11) August 6, 2017

Source: Michael Conlan/Twitter

John Heslin — available for weddings, bar mitzvahs and children’s birthday parties…

I was invited to Shane's birthday this eve and couldn't say no. Not long ago when the county lads were my idols! What the GAA is all about pic.twitter.com/qW7xRPFIaa
— John Heslin (@jheslin14) August 10, 2017

Source: John Heslin/Twitter

For now, free-to-air television gives sport a safe haven in uncertain waters

This Kildare teacher’s song about Conor McGregor is taking over Irish Facebook

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