Mark Donlon

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Sports Reporter at Irish Mirror

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What Caelan Doris's injury could mean for Lions captain choice

1 week ago | extra.ie | Mark Donlon

Caelan Doris has endured a crushing blow to his Lions dream after sustaining a potentially season-ending injury. The Leinster skipper suffered a shoulder injury that Jacques Nienaber believed to be ‘quite serious’ during the second half of his side’s shock Champions Cup semi-final loss to Northampton on Saturday.
Féach taobh istigh dá eitleán €50m

1 week ago | extrag.ie | Mark Donlon

Tá Rory McIlroy anois ina sheaimpín Grand Slam tar éis a bhua stairiúil ag na Masters in Augusta i mí Aibreáin. Thug an bua sin borradh ollmhór dá chuntas bainc freisin — thuill sé beagnach €4 milliún as an gcomórtas sin amháin. Ina theannta sin, tá saol McIlroy taobh amuigh den chúrsa feabhsaithe go mór ó cheannaigh sé eitleán príobháideach i 2024 — rud a chuireann ar a chumas taisteal timpeall an domhain le stíl agus compord i rith shéasúr an ghailf.
Here's the ex-Ireland man set to replace Joe Schmidt as Australia head coach

2 weeks ago | extra.ie | Mark Donlon

When Joe Schmidt’s Australia reign comes to an end later this year, one former Ireland backroom coach will fill his position. Ex-Leinster and Ireland head coach Schmidt took over with the Wallabies at the beginning of 2024.
Here's how Willie Mullins scooped €4m on way to historic Jump Trainers title

2 weeks ago | extra.ie | Mark Donlon

Willie Mullins has done it again and scooped a second consecutive British Jump Trainers’ Championship crown ahead of Dan Skelton. He had 21 horses scheduled to run in the season finale at Sandown on Saturday, while Skelton saw out the campaign running just nine. Today's top videos STORY CONTINUES BELOW fared the better of the two on the fateful day, with his majority eventually drawing him back into a pivotal lead.
How to get your Munster Hurling Championship fix on TV this Super Sunday

2 weeks ago | extra.ie | Mark Donlon

The Munster Hurling Championship heralds the dawning of cut and thrust action this weekend and there’s plenty of action to go around. Defending champions Limerick are going for an incredible seven in a row – though there will be stiff competition as usual with a stellar round-robin line-up a certainty in the province.
Tom Ryan: Brawling in hurling is out of control - and it must be stopped

2 weeks ago | extra.ie | Mark Donlon

I’ve heard all the raving about the first round of the Championship but, to be honest, I’ve mixed views about the whole thing. We had a brawl in Ennis between Clare and Cork – there was so much fighting on the field, every time you looked around the referee Liam Gordon was going into his linesmen or umpires. There was six or seven minutes of added time in the second half which could have been doubled for all the messing that was going on.
The seven-figure sum Willie Mullins has won in prize money as racing season nears end

2 weeks ago | extra.ie | Mark Donlon

Willie Mullins is on course for back-to-back British Jump Trainers’ Championship titles having collected the prize for a first time last year – but he has healty competition in the money stakes as this year’s finale nears. The legendary trainer is actually trailing Dan Skelton by £57,477 (€67,322) in the standings after the latter struck an across-the-card treble at Perth and Warwick on Wednesday.
Pat Spillane lays out issues behind 'failure' of new GAA+ subscription service

2 weeks ago | extra.ie | Mark Donlon

Pat Spillane has offered his take on Rory McIlroy’s Masters heroics – describing the major win as his own “sporting Nirvana” before going on to lay into the GAA’s new subscription model for broadcasting live championship games. McIlroy held off Justin Rose on a Masters Sunday for the ages to secure a first green jacket and finally complete the career Grand Slam at the seventeenth attempt.
Gulfstream G650: Take a peek inside Rory McIlroy's record-breaking €50m private jet

2 weeks ago | extra.ie | Mark Donlon

Rory McIlroy is a Grand Slam champion after his Masters heroics at Augusta earlier this month and the win gave his coffers a healthy boost to the tune of just under €4m. That’s helped his life off the course considerably, as has the purchase of a private jet acquired in 2024 to take him around the globe in style throughout the golf season.
Mark Clattenburg shoved after Troy Deeney red card stirs Baller League tensions

3 weeks ago | extra.ie | Mark Donlon

Former Premier League referee Mark Clattenburg was in the thick of the action during a Baller League five-a-side game as a fight broke out and saw him get a shove. The indoor game was played out between Wembley Rangers AFC and F.C RTW, with former Premier League ref Clattenburg the man in the middle for the novel televised format.