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Mayo star diagnosed with cancer 2007-03-08 08:11:11 Mayo footballer Ronan McGarrity has been diagnosed with testicular cancer. He begins treatment this week, and has withdrawn from the Mayo squad.Here's hoping he makes a full, and swift recovery.
Ireland sqaud news 2007-03-08 08:11:11 Wary of a wounded Scotland, Eddie O'Sullivan has stuck with the team that defeated England in Croke Park. The sole change being Eoin Reddan replacing the injured Isaac Boss on the bench.This match will see Brian O'Driscoll equalling Keith Wood's record number of caps as Irish captain. Read more:Ireland
An All-Ireland League? Linfield captain throws his weight behind it. 2007-03-08 08:11:11 "Proud William Murphy, who captained Linfield to a terrific Setanta Sports Cup win over holders Drogheda United on Monday, has thrown his weight behind
an All Ireland
league. The 32-year-old centre back has thoroughly enjoyed the last two years of the cup competition, which brings together the top four sides in the both the IFA and FAI, and believes the best way forward for local football would be an All-Ireland league."Full story available from the Sunday Life.[Submitted by jjcarroll] Read more:League
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Staunton leaving Wasps - But where to? 2007-03-08 08:11:11 With a desire to get back into the Irish fold, Jeremy Staunton
has announced his intention to leave London Wasps at the end of the current season. Whilst he has been in and out of the Wasps set-up this year and last, he has frequently been played out of position. So, where will his travels take him? The rumour mill on Munsterfans.com suggest London Irish, but maybe a trip to France would be more in order for Staunton than the abbrasive rugby league that dominates the Guinness Premiership. [Submitted by jjcarroll]
Dundalk V Finn Harps 2007-03-09 17:56:38 The new Eircom League kicked off last night with Dundalk taking on Finn Harps in the First Division.And what an opener it was; five goals were scored. But it was the late goal from Dundalk's John Flanagan that sealed the win. Final Score: Dundalk 3- 2 Finn Harps.
Calling all Connacht supporters 2007-03-09 17:56:38 meet up in the build up to the Leinster v Connacht
"Magners League" match in Ciss Madden(Kiely's side bar) Donnybrook at 15.45 on Saturday 24th of March. The match kick - off is 17.15 and Connacht Fan's should go down to the game 'en masse'.Further details on the Connacht supporters site. Read more:Calling
World cup news 2007-03-09 17:56:38 Cricket In their final warm-up match before the World
Cup kicks off Ireland have beaten Canada. This news, following on from the display against South Africa must be encouraging for the team who will play Zimbabwe in their first match.We are indeed going to make an impression in this World Cup. We have been bowling well, our batting has been improving and our fielding has been great and, if we can continue this way, then we are going to be noticed.Link
Teams confirmed for Irish Baseball season 2007-03-09 17:56:38 A couple of news items from Irish
Baseball. The teams are all set for the 2007 season which will run from April to September.>[Submitted by DaddyMac22]
The next big thing 2007-03-09 17:56:38 After Celtic's display against Milan, Tom's Sporting Almanac wonders if Darren O'Dea might not be the next big thing.
NFL DIV 2A results 2007-03-13 00:40:53 All results
taken from the GAA's round-up LinkClare 0-6 Monaghan 0-19Longford 1-14 Leitrim 0-10Offaly 2-17 London 1-9Carlow 1-10 Roscommon 2-9
Scotland V Ireland 2007-03-13 00:40:53 A tough match was expected from Scotland
but I don't think many thought that the final score would be so close. Nevertheless, Ireland
have secured their 3rd Triple Crown in four years after winning by a single point. Final score: Scotland 18 - 19 Ireland.The victory celebrations were a little muted, a combination of the tight game and the allegations of choking
NFL Div 1B round up 2007-03-13 00:40:53 Armagh V Derry: Derry got their second win in the league in rain-soaked conditions at Crossmaglen, with Armagh's uninspiring form continuing. Final score: Armagh 1-8 Derry 1-13Louth V Westmeath: For the first time this season Westmeath were beaten, as Louth dug deep to overcome both the opposition and the weather conditions. Final Score: Louth 1-12 Westmeath 0-7Down V Laois: This was Down's 3rd loss in four games, as despite the 10 changes made to the team they still failed to find form, and remain bottom of the table. Final Score: Down 0-9 Laois 1-13Galway V Kildare: A fiery first half proved enough to gain Galway their second victory this season. Final Score: Galway 1-8 Kildare 1-6 Read more:NFL Div
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NFL Div 1A round up 2007-03-13 00:40:53 Mayo V Fermanagh; Clones was the venue for this rain-soaked encounter where Mayo proved too strong for the Ulster challenge. Final Score: Fermanagh 1-7 Mayo 0-12Tyrone V Donegal; Keeping their 100% record in tact, Donegal claimed the victory in this match. Final score: Tyrone 1-08 2-11 Donegal Dublin V Cork; Dublin have bounced back from their recent defeat with an impressive win over Cork at Parnell Park. Final Score: Dublin 1-13 Cork 0-7 Kerry V Limerick: Kerry may have had yet another player sent off, but they still came away with the win over Limerick, thanks to a late goal from Mike Frank Russell. Final Score: Kerry 1-10 Limerick 0-10 Read more:NFL Div
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Dalton wins again 2007-03-13 20:36:55 Ivan Dalton
has claimed his 10th win on the Spanish Sunshine tour. He took both first and second place with Ashdale Spirit in 23.56 seconds and finishing eight-tenths slower on Lucky du Noble, while third place also went to an Irish rider, Sharon Quigley.
Nations Cup begins 2007-03-13 20:36:55 Ireland made a good start to the new Nations
Cup season, coming in second Wellington, Florida. They will be hoping to do well enough to finish the season at the top and thereby earn promotion back into the Super League.Kevin Babbington's Carling King was to be retired in special ceremony at the competition.
Irish Olympian in car crash 2007-03-13 20:36:55 Edmond Gibney, an Irish
Olympic Eventing squad member at Athens in 2004, has been injured in a car crash
in England. Read more:Olympian
Brennan retires 2007-03-13 20:36:55 Trevor Brennan
has announced his retirement from rugby ahead of his upcoming disciplinary meeting with ERC officials surrounding an incident involving an Ulster fan.'I am therefore announcing my immediate retirement from rugby. I would like to thank everybody who has helped me throughout these years,' he added.
Kerr back in action 2007-03-15 06:00:40 Brian Kerr has made a return to the League of Ireland, being appointed Director of Football at St Patrick’s Athletic. Now my energies will be concentrated on establishing the Super Saints as one of the leading clubs in Ireland.The whole project excites me. The whole community aspect excites me. People know of my involvement with SARI over the past few years.I think we have an obligation to open up welcoming arms to new communities and particularly in the Inchicore area. The club already has direct link with the Polish community and last year a Polish team used Richmond Park for training. We also have strong links with clubs from Africa and we intend to expand those links in the future.Link
Tyrone stripped of title 2007-03-16 09:24:02 Tyrone have been stripped of their McKenna Cup title after fielding two ineligible players. The Ulster CouncilThe council found that the teamsheet didn't comply with the rule: "The first 15 names appearing on a list shall be taken as constituting the actual team".Tyrone are expected to appeal. Read more:Tyrone
Grand Slam still within grasp 2007-03-16 09:24:02 Ireland's U20's take on their Italian counter-parts tomorrow, and after winning all their matches so far, go into the match looking to secure another win, and the Grand
Slam.For the first time this Six Nations competition, Eric Elwood has named an unchanged team: Read more:within
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Ireland slip down rankings 2007-03-16 09:24:02 The latest FIFA world rankings show that the Republic of Ireland
have slipped to 51st position.
Ireland V Zimbabwe 2007-03-17 11:19:49 CricketIreland
played their first ever World Cup Cricket match yesterday, and came away with a well deserved draw.Live Commentary of the match. Read more:Zimbabwe
Stan names squad 2007-03-17 11:19:49 Steven Staunton has named his squad for the critical Euro 2008 qualifiers against Wales and Slovakia. The 24 man squad includes Celtic Darren O'Dea, and the newly Irish-qualified Caleb Folan. And after missing the previous match through injury Shay Given, Kevin Doyle and Stephen Kelly are all back.
U17s defeat Scotland 2007-03-22 11:24:29 The republic's under 17s have,/a> beaten Scotland
in UEFA's Under 17 Elite Qualifying Phase. Final Score: Republic of Ireland 2-1 Scotland
Northern Ireland squad named 2007-03-22 11:24:29 Northern Ireland
fans can be glad of the news that David Healy, Damien Johnson and Jonny Evans will all be returning to the squad after missing the previous match.And manager Lawrie Sanchez is predicting that youngster Kyle Lafferty will be one to go all the way to the higher levels of football. Currently playing for Burnley, Lafferty will play alongside Leeds' David Healy against Lichtenstein on Saturday. Read more:Northern
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Leinster V Connacht squad news 2007-03-22 11:24:29 Leinster have named thier squad to face Connacht
at Donnybrook on Friday. There are still some injury worries surrounding Contepomi, but Leinster have been boosted by the welcome return of Malcolm O'Kelly Read more:Leinster
Anti-Cork? Or simply paranoia 2007-03-22 11:24:29 Roy Keane has never been one to shy away from controversy, as he has proven once more with his criticism of the Irish team. His second attack on the team and their mediocre players and anti-Cork bias. So is it true? Or is he just a bit paranoid? Read more:simply
O'Driscoll's future action 2007-03-22 11:24:29 While it is virtually certain that Brian O'Driscoll will miss Leinster's quarter-final against Wasps, he may be fit to play the semi, if Leinster make it through.O'Driscoll suffered a Grade Two tear to his hamstring in Ireland's victory over Italy.
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