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Sydney GAA club to feature on Hamish and Andy

Sydney GAA club to feature on Hamish and Andy

The ladies footballers of the Central Coast GAA club in Sydney will feature as part of the Hamish and Andy radio show tomorrow from 3pm.
The well-known television and radio personalities will visit the club as part of their efforts to play 24 sports in the space of 24 hours, and will take to the field [...]


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South Australian GAA finals

South Australian GAA finals

The finals of this year’s South Australian GAA championships take place at St Mary’s Park in Adelaide this weekend.
The Hannigan Cup (men’s grand final) will be played out between the Western Ireland Mountain Goats and St Brendan’s Saints, while the Tom Finn Memorial Cup (women’s grand final) will be contested by Onkaparinga and the Western [...]


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Luck deserts Ireland again as Brazil take spoils

Luck deserts Ireland again as Brazil take spoils

The Republic of Ireland were out of luck once again as an own goal from Keith Andrews set Brazil on their way to a 2-0 victory at Emirates Stadium in London last night.
With the heartbreak of the Henry incident just beginning to fade away, there was more misfortune in this glamour friendly against the five-time [...]


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Ireland win personal bobsleigh battle with Aussies

Ireland win personal bobsleigh battle with Aussies

The Irish women’s bobsleigh team have won their personal dual with Australia in Vancouver, claiming a highly creditable 17th place finish at the Winter Olympic event.
Pilot Aoife Hoey and brake woman Claire Bergin  finished two places ahead of main rivals Australia whose late entry almost cost the Irish due their place at the Games.
Hoey and [...]


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NSW GAA left homeless as 11th hour efforts fall short

NSW GAA left homeless as 11th hour efforts fall short

The New South Wales GAA (NSW GAA) has lost its last ditch bid to save its traditional home at Princes Park in Auburn.
A council meeting last night final resolved the situation. A motion had been put forward that the Council’s original decision to reallocate the park to a local soccer club be rescinded, but that [...]


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Pádraig Pearse GAA Sevens :: Melbourne :: Feb 21, 2010

Pádraig Pearse GAA Sevens :: Melbourne :: Feb 21, 2010


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Kearney injury adds to Ireland’s Six Nations woes

Kearney injury adds to Ireland’s Six Nations woes

A serious knee injury to Irish fullback Rob Kearney has compounded Ireland’s misery in the wake of their unceremonious 33-10 hammering in Paris on Saturday night, a defeat which ended their hopes of defending their Grand Slam crown.
The Leinster star injured medial ligaments in his right knee and may now miss Ireland’s next game away [...]


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Irish Australian Winter Olympic row finally resolved

Irish Australian Winter Olympic row finally resolved

A ruling by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) yesterday resolved an ongoing dispute between Ireland and Australia over entry to the women’s bobsleigh event at the upcoming Winter Olympics.
A row developed last week when the Australian team discovered they would not be eligible to compete at the games, at which point they protested [...]


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Six Nations live only on ESPN HD

Six Nations live only on ESPN HD

Unless you’ve got the ESPN HD package, you won’t be watching this year’s Six Nations live from the comfort of your own home.
ESPN won the rights to this year’s championship from Setanta Sports, and the channel have have revealed that they will be showing all 15 tournament games live – but on their High Definition [...]


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Sorensen snaps Irish hoodoo at Aussie Open

Sorensen snaps Irish hoodoo at Aussie Open

A new Irish sporting star was born in Melbourne recently when Ireland’s No 1 tennis player Louk Sorensen became the first Irish player to win a match at a Grand Slam tournament since Matt Doyle reached the last 32 at the Australian Open way back in 1985.
Sorensen reached the first round proper thanks to a [...]


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