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2 months ago | 
balls.ie | Jordan Whyte |Lee Costello |Eoin Harrington |Joshua Bell Curran
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Nov 17, 2024 | 
balls.ie | Niall McIntyre |Alanna Cunnane |Caolan Scully |Jordan Whyte
Castletown Geoghegan 1-25 Thomastown 1-14Westmeath champs Castletown Geoghegan pulled off a huge shock by defeating Thomastown in the Leinster hurling quarter final. The Kilkenny champs were red hot favourites having blitzed their way through the county championship, after winning the All-Ireland intermediate title last year but their winning run came to an end in TEG Cusack Park.
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Oct 17, 2024 | 
balls.ie | Caolan Scully |Niall McIntyre |Eoin Harrington |Jordan Whyte
What a difference a year can make. In 2023’s WXV competition held in Dubai, Ireland faced Kazakhstan, Columbia and Spain. That gave Scott Bemand his first wins, first trophy and confidence. Once the calendar turned to 2024, the upward trajectory took a major shift. Wales, Scotland, Australia and New Zealand slayed by a big green flame. Some wins were convincing, others were nip and tuck; but confidence is one hell of a drug. That and proper resources, of course.
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Oct 7, 2024 | 
balls.ie | Caolan Scully |Joshua Bell Curran |Niall McIntyre |Jordan Whyte
Another day, another victory for Emerging Ireland as they clawed over the line with a 29-24 victory over the Western Force in Bloemfontein. It was an excellent four try showing from a heavily rotated Ireland squad, beating a Super Rugby franchise with a number of internationally capped players, and will be sure to please Simon Easterby and Andy Farrell.
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Sep 23, 2024 | 
balls.ie | Jordan Whyte |Niall McIntyre |Joshua Bell Curran |Thomas Dunne
Sid Waddell once remarked how when Alexander of Macedonia was 33, he cried salt tears because there were no more worlds to conquer. 31 years ago, EA Sports released their first football game, FIFA International Soccer. They went on to conquer the world of football video games, and this week sees the release of the latest feather in their cap, EA Sports FC 25.
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Aug 24, 2024 | 
balls.ie | Niall McIntyre |Glen Mathews |Gary Connaughton |Jordan Whyte
Paddy Small lit up the Dublin senior football championship with a brilliant solo-goal in Ballymun Kickham's clash with Balinteer St John's on Saturday afternoon. The Dublin forward showed his class and composure breaking onto a loose ball before driving at the Balinteer defence. He rounded two defenders before unleashing a dipping left footed shot into the roof of the net. Ballinteer fought back to ensure a close finish but Greg Ramsbottom's side held onto win out by 2-11 to 0-13 for a finish.
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Aug 6, 2024 | 
balls.ie | Rob O'Halloran |Lee Costello |Jordan Whyte |Joshua Bell Curran
Paul O'Donovan and Fintan McCarthy are widely renowned for the athletic accomplishments but it is easy to see why their respective characters sometimes takes precedent. O'Donovan - who has a fair claim to call himself the greatest ever athlete in Ireland - and McCarthy were utterly dominant as they added more Olympic gold medals to their collection in the men's lightweight doubles last week.
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Aug 6, 2024 | 
balls.ie | Lee Costello |Rob O'Halloran |Jordan Whyte |Joshua Bell Curran
For all of the complaining, negative press, and endless complaints about the state of Gaelic football, 2024 really has served up some welcome surprises. Although some of the games weren't the most entertaining, we did have quite a lot of upsets, thrillers, and truly remarkable moments to stick our teeth into. With the season officially wrapped up, we have decided to look back at the five most shocking moments in the 2024 championship. 5.
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Aug 6, 2024 | 
balls.ie | Rob O'Halloran |Jordan Whyte |Joshua Bell Curran |Lee Costello
The new Premier League season is fast approaching and Man United fans will be hoping for a better one than the last. A raft of fresh faces endeavoured to find their feet at Old Trafford and while some - like Kobbie Mainoo and Alejandro Garnacho - really cemented themselves, others flattered to deceive. It was a challenging campaign for goalkeeper Andre Onana, who looked to fill the void left by the departed David De Gea.
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Aug 6, 2024 | 
balls.ie | Lee Costello |Jordan Whyte |Joshua Bell Curran |Jonathan Browne
Kellie Harrington is on the brink of winning her second Olympic gold medal in boxing, as she prepares to face China’s Wenlu Yang in tonight's final. With a silver medal at least already secured, and gold from the 2020 Olympics safely hanging in the trophy cabinet, Harrington's legacy is already cemented in the eyes of Irish people.
