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1 month ago | 
balls.ie | Rob O'Halloran |Joshua Bell Curran |Eoin Harrington |Daniel Carpenter Byrne
Legendary GAA pundit Pat Spillane has stuck his neck out when it comes to the race for the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship by backing Donegal for the coveted prize this year. The return of Jim McGuinness in 2024 has galvanised a county that was in the doldrums before his reemergence, famously winning the Ulster Championship just weeks into his second reign.
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1 month ago | 
balls.ie | Niall McIntyre |Joshua Bell Curran |Donny Mahoney |Daniel Carpenter Byrne
Shane O'Donnell says he's between four and eight weeks away from a return and hopes to hurl for Clare this year. In news that will come as a welcome boost to the reigning All-Ireland champions, the Bórd Gais energy ambassador revealed at a media event in Dublin today that his recovery from the injury has been going well.
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1 month ago | 
balls.ie | Niall McIntyre |Joshua Bell Curran |Eoin Harrington |Daniel Carpenter Byrne
Dublin’s Leinster senior football championship quarter final clash with Wicklow in Echelon Park, Aughrim is expected to be a sell-out this Sunday. Terrace Tickets went on general sale on the Ticketmaster website at 5.00 on Thursday evening, with Dublin and Wicklow clubs as well as GAA season ticket holders having been given first refusal over the last few days.
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1 month ago | 
balls.ie | Eoin Harrington |Joshua Bell Curran |Niall McIntyre |Daniel Carpenter Byrne
The Ireland WNT have now had four games under the stewardship of Carla Ward, and the head coach seems to be slowly getting to know her squad. February's window brought the disastrous defeat to Slovenia but, after back-to-back wins over Greece, the mood has calmed somewhat. Crucial figures were missing from both games, showing that some depth is building in Carla Ward's squad.
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1 month ago | 
balls.ie | Patrick McCarry |Joshua Bell Curran |Eoin Harrington |Daniel Carpenter Byrne
Katie Taylor was uncharacteristically abrasive in her kickoff press conference ahead of her eagerly anticipated fight against Amanda Serrano this summer, describing Serrano’s repeated claims that she won each of the previous two fights between the pair as “delusional.” Taylor and Serrano will complete a trilogy of fights in Madison Square Garden on 11 July after Taylor scored narrow wins against her Puerto Rican opponent in two previous bouts, including a split-decision victory at the Garden...
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1 month ago | 
balls.ie | Joshua Bell Curran |Eoin Harrington |Daniel Carpenter Byrne
Munster booked their place in the Champions Cup quarterfinal last Saturday with a one-point 25-24 victory over Ronan O'Grara's La Rochelle in the round of sixteen. It was a gruelling encounter in the French heat that saw two-time champions La Rochelle throw everything and the kitchen sink at an emotionally charged Munster. Ultimately, however, Gavin Coombe's game-embodying charge-down try, and Jack Crowley's fittingly late drop goal proved just enough to keep Munster's European season alive.
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1 month ago | 
balls.ie | Daniel Carpenter Byrne |Joshua Bell Curran |Eoin Harrington |Conor Cantwell
The 2025 edition of the EA SPORTS LOI Academy season kicked off today at FAI HQ in Abbotstown. New teams have made their way into the WU19 league, namely St. Patrick's Athletic, Mayo, and Longford Town. St. Patrick's Athletic build on their progress after entering into the WU17 league previously and now taking their place in the WU19 league, while Mayo have taken similar steps.
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1 month ago | 
balls.ie | Eoin Harrington |Joshua Bell Curran |Daniel Carpenter Byrne |Jonathan Browne
Ahead of the 2025 Masters, Shane Lowry said a win from either himself or Rory McIlroy would be one of the biggest achievements in Irish sporting history. Despite the illustrious history of Irish golfers in the sport of golf, the green jacket remains elusive. Since 1998, when Darren Clarke was invited over, no Masters tournament has taken place without at least one Irishman in the field. So far, there have been six top-10 finishes, shared between three players, McIlroy, Shane Lowry and Harrington.
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1 month ago | 
balls.ie | Joshua Bell Curran |Niall McIntyre |Lee Costello |Daniel Carpenter Byrne
Some years ago Irish players were two a penny in the Premier League. Today however, the majority of Ireland's top footballers ply their trade in the second-tier Championship. According to the WhoScored statistics, some are doing a lot better than others. Of the top ten performers in this year's Championship, three don the tri-colour beside their name.
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1 month ago | 
balls.ie | Lee Costello |Niall McIntyre |Joshua Bell Curran |Daniel Carpenter Byrne
Shane O'Donnell is loving life with Donegal, and appears to be just as effective under the new rules as he was in the old ones. The flying forward has played a key role in helping his county maintain Division One status this season, and as they prepare for Derry at the weekend, he is hoping to continue that fine form. The new rules have made the game much faster, which has led to a better spectacle from a fan's perspective, but it has also increased the physical load on the players.
