Tag: Austria
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A string to Willie’s bow as Brown drops down
A former inter county dual GAA player once said to me “There’s only one place to really judge a player’s character – Croke Park. I knew what he meant. For a golfer see Augusta National, anyone in National Hunt horse racing is judged by what they do – or don’t – at the Cheltenham Festival…
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Boring holes in your lip as the drama unfolds
It’s unlikely any incident in GAA history has been replayed as much or been the subject of as much debate and rancor as the bit of set dancing early on in the All Ireland SFC Final involving Meath and Mayo. Now read on… Reams of bovine dung were written and broadcast about the bit of…
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Winners thread the line delicately and sometimes cross it
On a least one occasion during her illustrious riding career, Nina Walsh (Carberry) stayed that close to the rails while going around a racetrack she ended up sustaining fairly bad foot/leg injuries. For another story of a close encounter of the white line kind, examine the beginning of the move which culminated in the greatest…