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‘This time we’ve a serious chance’ – Cork showjumper Shane Sweetnam thinks Irish squad are hitting...
Irish Independent· 3 days agoHad his life taken a different turn, Shane Sweetnam might have been in Croke Park last weekend supporting his native Cork in the All-Ireland hurling final. Ciara Kelly: Physical and sexual violence ...
‘These fellas have got knockback after knockback, and they just keep coming’ – Kieran McGeeney...
Irish Independent· 3 days agoWell, either Jarlath Burns is a lucky president or a man of such superhuman powers that he can mould...
The west’s a ‘wake’ – tipped Tribesmen drown their sorrows as All-Ireland football final nail-biter...
Irish Independent· 3 days agoThe west is awake this morning. Or should that be the west is a “wake”?
Eamonn Sweeney: Orangemen’s badge of courage sees them over the line as Galway bottled it on the...
Irish Independent· 3 days agoArmagh are All-Ireland champions because they’re braver than Galway. They might not be perfect but the orange badge of courage saw them through. That trademark gutsiness makes them worthy winners of the 2024 Sam Maguire.
Belief, trust and burying the ego – how Kieran McGeeney built a winning culture against the odds
Irish Independent· 3 days agoPerhaps Aidan Forker summed up the Armagh journey best in his acceptance speech.
Colm Keys: Defiant Armagh rewarded for persistence in a triumph that few saw coming
Irish Independent· 3 days agoAccepting the Sam Maguire Cup from the steps of the Hogan Stand after a triumph that so few could...
Pregnant woman and young family ‘left on side of street’ 10 days before Christmas
Irish Independent· 3 days agoA pregnant woman, her partner and their one-year-old child were “left on the side of the street” 10...
Daniel McDonnell: Irish teams may have domestic goals in sights, but European football pays the...
Irish Independent· 3 days agoThe intersection of July and August is the point where European competitors from cash-strapped football nations begin to hold on for dear life. The introduction of the Europa Conference League ...
Patrick Mulins: Sysko is worth a risk in opener to get our week off to a flier
Irish Independent· 3 days agoThis is a week where you may have to suspend your disbelief. Ballybrit is a festival of handicaps, it defies order and elegance – unlike Glorious Goodwood across the water. Strange things happen here, both on and off the track.
Galway Day 1 preview: Alphonse Le Grande primed to strike as festival action gets under way
Irish Independent· 3 days agoAnyone who tunes into the Galway Festival each summer will have become accustomed to seeing the green and grey colours of Annette Mee being carried to success, and this year will be no different ...