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By David Raleigh As we sit back to watch another exhilarating season of Premier league football, many questions loom. Can Manchester City retain their title or can European Champions Liverpool go one more step beyond last season and pick up their first league title since 1990? Or will any of the remaining “Big 6” clubs close the gap and stifle City and Liverpool’s … [Read more...] about Premier League Preview

By Darren Casserly For Galway United supporters, it has been a frustrating two years. From seeing a team who, on paper, should have been a mid-table side, get relegated in 2017 from the Premier Division, to a team that should have at least been challenging for promotion, fall apart last year. Going into the 2019 season, it felt like a massive step back in ambitions for a … [Read more...] about Galway United season update

By Darragh Nolan The Hurling Championships of recent years have been increasingly defined by an unprecedented level of parity. There’s hardly a puck of a ball between the top counties and 2019 was no different. It’s become nigh-on impossible to predict and there were plenty of shocks along the way. A disappointing year for last year’s beaten finalists and 2017 champions … [Read more...] about Tipp triumphant in another thrilling race for Liam McCarthy Cup

By Owen Kennedy It’s fair to say that the road to this year’s Rugby World Cup in Japan has been tumultuous for the Irish. Our 2018 season was fantastic, with us winning the Six Nations grand slam and finally beating the All-Blacks at home on November 19th. Everything seemed to be going our way. And then it seems like everything has just come tumbling down at a record pace. … [Read more...] about Rugby World Cup 2019 – What does Japan have in store for the greatest of rugby tournaments?

By Darragh Nolan It was an All-Ireland Final for the ages, as old rivals Dublin and Kerry played out a draw. Kerry were the better side early doors, but failed to capitalise on a period during which Dublin went over 10 minutes without a score. Kerry had early success kicking into star David Clifford, but the 20-year-old corner forward failed to convert on his first two … [Read more...] about Five-in-a-row celebrations put on hold as Kingdom battle Dubs to riveting draw