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Round-up: Saturday's Electric Ireland Ulster MFC action
Electric Ireland Ulster Minor Football Championship Down 3-9 Donegal 1-6 Tyrone 4-13 Monaghan 0-10 The chase for the one semi-final spot up for grabs from Group A of the Ulster MFC has been thrown wide open following first defeats of the series for Donegal and Monaghan. Down, previously without a
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oneills.com Munster U20 HC: Cork defeat Limerick
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Cork 1-25 Limerick 2-20
By Stephen Barry at SuperValu Páirc Uí Chaoimh
All-Ireland champions Cork copper-fastened their place in the Munster U20 knock-out stages after holding out for a two-point victory over Limerick.
They trailed as late as the 44th minute but Jack Leahy’s tally
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Round-up: Friday's Electric Ireland Connacht MFC action
Electric Ireland Connacht Minor Football Championship
Mayo 2-13 Galway 1-6
Roscommon 2-15 Leitrim 1-9
Mayo confirmed their status as front runners for provincial honours and maybe more too, as they racked up a second consecutive big win in the Electric Ireland Connacht MFC tonight, while in Ballinamore, Roscommon secured a
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Neil McManus hopes Unionists will come to embrace Gaelic games
By John Harrington
In a way, Neil McManus is a child of The Troubles.
He grew up in Cushendall on the North Coast of Antrim, but his family is originally from a mainly Protestant area of Belfast
Such were the intimidatory times, they were among thousands of Catholics who felt
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Preview: Weekend's provincial football championship action
Saturday, April 27
Ulster SFC semi-final
Down v Armagh, Clones, 5.15pm – GAAGO
When these teams met in last year’s Ulster semi-final Armagh came out on top thanks in no small part to the conversion of four goals. Preventing that sort of goal-rush will surely top Down’s priority list this
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Preview: Weekend's provincial hurling championship action
Saturday, April 27
Leinster SHC round 2
Carlow v Dublin, Netwatch Cullen Park, 6pm
Carlow gave Dublin plenty of problems when the teams met in last year’s preliminary All-Ireland quarter-final at this venue.
The home team led at half-time in that match and were only burned off when Dublin hit
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Down hurling building on solid foundations
By John Harrington
Their Allianz Hurling League Division 2A Final defeat to Westmeath was disappointing, especially the 19 wides they hit, but perspective still comes easily for Down hurling team manager, Ronan Sheehan.
He’s been working hard at the coal-face of hurling in the Mourne County for the last number
13 April 2022
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A thriving club and a European hub
By Kevin Egan
29 years ago this June, the Irish people voted to allow the Dáil to ratify the Maastricht Treaty, a European Union treaty that introduced European Citizenship and allowed for greater freedom of movement across state borders.
The Treaty was officially designed to “safeguard the common values, fundamental
01 April 2021
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Following in the footsteps
By Kevin Egan
Through the gaelic games world there are stories of children growing up with parents who have achieved great feats on the field of play, which in turn inspires those children to reach for the stars themselves. When Nicky Quaid was selected on the 2020 PwC hurling All-Stars
30 March 2021
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The GAA Gene - The Kilkennys
The GAA is built on tradition, and there is nothing more traditional in Gaelic Games than great family dynasties.
Trace the history of any county team in Gaelic Football or Hurling and you’ll see the same surnames consistently reappearing as you move back through the decades.
In our series –
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