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3 weeks ago | 
balls.ie | Niall McIntyre |Jonathan Browne |Rob O'Halloran |Darragh O'Flynn
Paul Flynn says Meath and Carlow have shipped 'unrecoverable' blows, with upheaval in their respective management teams in the build-up to championship. Carlow's entire management team walked eleven days out from their Leinster first round clash with Meath in controversial circumstances.
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3 weeks ago | 
balls.ie | Rob O'Halloran |Darragh O'Flynn
Kerry collected a record 24th Allianz Football League title with a 1-18 to 1-12 win against Mayo on a day where they had too much firepower for their opponents. David Clifford, widely regarded as the best player of this generation, was in action for the Kingdom on a day where he drew numerous fouls but failed to make the scoring impact he has done in the past. Instead, it was his brother Paudie Clifford who shone on the occasion, inspiring Kerry to a fourth League title in just six seasons.
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3 weeks ago | 
balls.ie | Rob O'Halloran |Darragh O'Flynn |Caolan Scully
Kerry claimed a record 24th National Football League title with a 1-18 to 1-12 win over Mayo in the Division 1 final on Sunday afternoon. Paul Geaney found the net for the victors, who had at one stage boasted an eight-point lead before Eoin McLoughlin closed the gap with a stunning finish at Croke Park.
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3 weeks ago | 
balls.ie | Darragh O'Flynn |Rob O'Halloran |Caolan Scully |Eoin Harrington
Mickey Harte ensured that he will face numerous reunions as Offaly boss next season after steering the county to an improbable Allianz League Division 3 win. The former All-Ireland winning manager is set to come up against former sides Tyrone, Derry and Louth in Division 2 next year. They will now enter this year’s Leinster Championship as Division 3 champions after beating Kildare 2-17 to 1-18.
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3 weeks ago | 
balls.ie | Rob O'Halloran |Darragh O'Flynn |Caolan Scully |Jonathan Browne
Roy Keane was in the ITV Studio as Manchester City channeled a second-half comeback to beat Bournemouth in the FA Cup on Sunday. The Citizens have reached a seventh consecutive semi-final in the competition after goals from Erling Haaland and Omar Marmoush saved the day for Pep Guardiola. It was an abject first-half from City, who conceded the opening goal from Evanilson while Haaland had a penalty saved by Kepa.
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3 weeks ago | 
balls.ie | Darragh O'Flynn |Caolan Scully |Rob O'Halloran |Jonathan Browne
Kerry secured their 24th National League title and the newly rebranded Mícheál Ó Muircheartaigh trophy as they defeated Mayo 1-18 to 1-12 in the Division 1 final. Manager Jack O’Connor's love affair with the National League continued as he landed his fifth title as the Kingdom's manager, maitaining his unbeaten record in finals.
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3 weeks ago | 
balls.ie | Rob O'Halloran |Jonathan Browne |Darragh O'Flynn |Eoin Harrington
Cork and Tipperary will meet in the Allianz Hurling League Divison 1A final on Sunday, April 6, but it is the former who will boast an advantage once the game gets underway. That fixture is due to be played out at Páirc Uí Chaoimh in the Rebel County, giving Cork home advantage despite the match being a national final. All tickets have been sold for the occasion, with 45,000 fans set to travel to the venue for the showpiece League encounter.
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3 weeks ago | 
balls.ie | Jonathan Browne |Darragh O'Flynn |Eoin Harrington |Daniel Carpenter Byrne
The British and Irish Lions tour is quickly approaching as the best of the best from Ireland, England, Scotland and Wales will tour Australia in a three-test series. With Andy Farrell as coach and with Ireland's success over the past 4 years since the last tour, there's a feeling that this Lions touring group will be pretty Irish heavy. Those feelings were met when the coaching ticket was announced during the week.
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3 weeks ago | 
balls.ie | Jonathan Browne |Darragh O'Flynn |Eoin Harrington |John Dodge
She may only be 4 games into her time at Shamrock Rovers, but Ruesha Littlejohn is already proving to be the hit many hoped he would. The Republic of Ireland International made the move to The Hoops in March following her departure from London City Lionesses and despite being more of a midfielder these days, she's been in great goalscoring form, including a worldie from the halfway line against Galway United.
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3 weeks ago | 
balls.ie | Jonathan Browne |Darragh O'Flynn |Eoin Harrington |Daniel Carpenter Byrne
Leinster made history as they won in Durban for the first time in the URC as their makeshift, young lineup valiantly fought to a 10-7 win over the Sharks. After heartbreak in Pretoria last week as an 83rd-minute penalty lost Leinser the game at the Bulls, they had yet another tough task on their hands coming up against a star-studded Sharks side with some of the Springboks double-World Cup winners like Ox Nché, Bongi Mbonambi and captain Siya Kolisi just to name a few.
