Tag: @RTE Sport
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If we play as selected we’ve a great chance
Having just typed the above headline, I realise there’s probably as much chance of me walking down for a pint as there is of the said eventuality coming to pass, but, even in light of the cataclysmic loss of Ruairi Kinsella, the listed half forward line has me salivating at what might be possible if…
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Selections for Sligo – June 9th 2026
5.20: TORQUAY ROAD (FINN BRICKLEY (7)/CIAN COLLINS) 5.55: FAMILY GETAWAY (KEVIN SEXTON/GORDON ELLIOTT) 6.30: CRYSTABELL – EW – (HARRY SEXTON (7)/JOHN RYAN) 7.00: CHOLO – EW – (ALAN O’SULLIVAN (7)/MICHAEL BUTLER) 7.30: WALKING IN MAYO – EW – (LEE SHANAHAN (7)/ROSS O’SULLIVAN) 8.00: LARKIN’S LANE – EW – (SHANE O’CALLAGHAN (5)/PHILIP ROTHWELL) 8.30: TACOGRAPH (PADDY…
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Selections for Clonmel – June 5th 2026
5.05: WHATS NEW (PHILIP DONOVAN (3)/ANDY SLATTERY) 5.40: GINO BELLA (MIKE O’CONNOR/PAT FOLEY) 6.10: YOU DONE WELL – EW – (ALAN O’SULLIVAN (7)/MICHAEL J. BROWNE) 6.45: MARKET READY (ALAN O’SULLIVAN (7)/SEAN AHERNE) 7.20: FARREN GLORY (JAMES SMITH (5)/GORDON ELLIOTT) 7.55: INTHENICKOFTIME – EW – (AIDAN KELLY (3)/ENDA BOLGER) 8.30: ZOLPHARINA (HARRY SEXTON (7)/JOHN RYAN)
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Serena taking sport’s greatest gamble
In relation to sports stars, either human or equine, the one cautionary tale you often hear is “They never come back”. Usually, the assessment is meant after coming through a serious injury. To look at that in a human context first, personally, I have to begin with the case of former Meath footballer Colm Brady.…
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Local achievement in the midst of Boston history
There are certain things you never expect to see or hear of in your lifetime. And an athlete finishing a marathon in under THREE hours has to be right up there in such terms. Even that, though, is eclipsed by the fact 2026 winner – defending his men’s title from last year, John Korir of…
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The CCCC and The Hooter
It was this morning announced that CCCC of the GAA – formerly the Games Administration Committee – have decided that henceforth once the Hooter sounds in a Gaelic Football match play stops immediately. Bullshit. Had that system been in place during this season’s championship, Ciaran Moore’s magnificent winner for Donegal against Mayo would never have…