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Colm Boyle column: Straight red cards the only way to root out scourge of simulation

Players will do almost anything to gain an advantage but surely there must be a limit. Self-respect and respect from your teammates and opponents are also important.

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Shane Dowling column: Moving weekend for teams to get something from the League

Allianz Hurling League

At what stage do managers start demanding a performance for fear that confidence will take so much of a hammering that their season won’t recover?

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Colm Boyle column: Standard of fare in Division One at its lowest ebb in years

Allianz Football League

Playing teams like Tyrone, Donegal and Monaghan in League games in the last decade were as close to Championship fare as you could get. Right now, none of those three are likely All-Ireland contenders in my opinion.

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Shane Dowling column: Tactics redundant until teams match Limerick for effort

Allianz Hurling League

Teams discuss work rate. They scrawl it on their hands and wrists, it’s posted on dressing room walls, but do they push themselves to those extremes in training? And if they don’t, are they held accountable?

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Conor McGregor too divisive to be involved in Katie Taylor homecoming

Matchroom promoter has always put business to the forefront but other things matter too

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All on the line for Stephen Kenny who needs to start marrying performances with results

The Boys in Green are playing good football but have not developed a winning habit over two years into Kenny's reign

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Troy Parrott's exceptional feat of endurance could put him on the fast-track to the Spurs first-team

Memories of his difficult loan spells at Millwall and Ipswich seem distant now as the Ireland striker continues to tick all the right boxes.

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Opinion: Old school Ancelotti pulls off 'Italian Job' to further cement his legacy

UEFA Champions League

By winning a fourth Champions League title as a manager, Ancelotti has secured his status as one of the all time greats -If it was ever in doubt

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Donegal v Tyrone Recap: Score and Result as Donegal defeat Tyrone

Allianz Football League

Donegal 2-10 Tyrone 0-12

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Arsenal star Emile Smith Rowe forced to wear plain black boots in North London derby win

The young attacker got a goal and assist in a dominant win for the Gunners over Tottenham in his blackout boots

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Echos of Tony Mowbray's Celtic show Ange Postecoglou plays a risky game with bullish defence

Mowbray wanted to stick to his attacking principles too – but ultimately that was his downfall as he was outfoxed by the pragmatic Walter Smith.

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Why Irish people should now be supporting England at Euro 2020

David Kent on why Irish people should sing 'Three Lions' as England face Denmark at Wembley in the Euro 2020 semi-final, with the winner sealing a date with Italy in Sunday's final

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Lions call: Will Sexton make it and who are Ireland's bankers, maybes and left-field hopes?

British and Irish Lions

MirrorSport provides a guide on where the contenders are in Warren Gatland's selection plans

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Opinion: If Celtic wish to be regarded as an elite club then start acting like one

In the 11 years since Neil Lennon first took the manager’s job, the Hoops have brought over 100 signings into the club

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Joe O'Shea column: 'Dear John Delaney, you'll not be missed by Irish soccer lovers'

'With your celebrity lifestyle, ridiculous ego and wildly creative approach to corporate governance, you were exactly what we didn’t need to run Irish football'

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Jason O'Toole comment: 'Brits show sheer ignorance by claiming Shane Lowry's historic win'

One of the most pathetic recent examples was The Telegraph, of all papers, rhetorically asking during the London Olympics: “Can anyone stop Britain’s Katie Taylor?"

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Joe O'Shea column: 'Delaney farce shows how hard it is to hold people to account in Ireland'

'If you or I went through two weeks of what these guys get up to, we’d be out the door without so much as a goodbye and good-luck card'

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Jason O'Toole: 'Irish fans must boycott to force FAI change'

'It was disgraceful how John Delaney took a leaf out of Jose Mourinho’s book by parking the bus when he appeared last week in front of the Oireachtas Committee'

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Stuart Byrne column: Spending a few quid no guarantee of success as Saints and Shels know

League of Ireland

Both clubs spent money in the off-season and we expected them to make waves

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Joe O'Shea comment: 'Watching Dublin destroy Mayo makes it seem like curse remains'

Watching them get bullied by Dublin over the weekend, you had to feel that 2012 (and 1951 for that matter) are far away and getting further

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Joe O'Shea comment: 'Watching Dublin destroy Mayo makes it seem like curse remains'

Watching them get bullied by Dublin over the weekend, you had to feel that 2012 (and 1951 for that matter) are far away and getting further.

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Jason O'Toole comment: 'Anyone who claims he’s a proud Englishman after wearing Irish shirt isn’t worth a grain of rice, never mind his salt'

But why play for our Republic in the first place if he always identified more with the lyrics of God Save the Queen?

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Apple's Jade is the horse to beat at the Dublin Racing Festival in Leopardstown

Gordon Elliott's supermare is one of the many star attractions this time around

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Jason O'Toole: Why doesn't the Irish public recognise Tyson Fury as one of their own?

Fury's father was born in Tuam, Co Galway and his mother is from Belfast

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Republic of Ireland Soccer Team Former Ireland stars deliver parting shots at Stephen Kenny Kenny's time in charge of the Boys in Green looks destined to come to an end as his contract expires after a dire Euro 2024 qualifying campaign

The greatest Republic of Ireland XI of all-time according to AI

Republic of Ireland national football team

The likes of Roy Keane, Paul McGrath and Liam Brady are all involved

Manchester United legend Steve Bruce on the Ireland role and potential link-up with Roy Keane

Republic of Ireland national football team

Steve Bruce would love to hear from the FAI once the manager's position is free

Next Ireland manager betting odds as Stephen Kenny set for last game as boss

Republic of Ireland national football team

Kenny looks destined to depart the Ireland hot seat after tonight's international friendly against New Zealand at the Aviva Stadium

Olympic hero Sonia O’Sullivan tells of the toll athletics took on her body

Sonia O'Sullivan

Her Olympic silver medal in 2000 capped a string of successes for the star

Katie Taylor v Chantelle Cameron Chantelle Cameron v Katie Taylor 2 public workout interrupted by TikToker challenging Thomas Carty to fight Thomas Carty was confronted by a man on an escalator shouting abuse in his direction and challenging him to a fight

The greatest Gaelic football team of all-time according to AI with David Clifford not included

We asked AI to name the "greatest Gaelic football team of all time based on players in all positions"

Munster are a 'big target' now as Leinster want revenge, says Ireland star

Jeremy Loughman also speaks about his reunion with new Reds signing Oli Jager - who has won Super Rugby titles with Crusaders after the duo won a Leinster Senior Cup together at Blackrock College

'It’s a great job now – an absolutely great job now' - Stephen Kenny on the job he leaves behind

Republic of Ireland national football team

Stephen Kenny's ambition ultimately brought him to a dark place, but it has offered a glimmer of light for the future of Irish football.

Andy ready to go - why Ireland's Omobamidele won't stay patient for Forest debut

"Personally I think the boys have been amazing, I feel like the group has shifted the culture of how it was back then," said Omobamidele of the Stephen Kenny era, which ended tonight. "Like, I grew up watching Ireland teams. "The manager's been massive. That point where he had the faith to bring me on against Portugal, that lit the fire in my early career stage, that's when everything started to fall into place for me. I owe him a massive debt for that"

Galway Woman wins 'biggest ever' prize in Irish radio history live on air as kids steal show The sweet moment was heard live on air and brought about wide smiles in the studio

Woman declares brother 'dead to me' after husband's horror killing

In an exclusive interview with this paper, mother-of-seven Elizabeth Cash said she can never forgive her brother Andy - after he was found guilty of her husband John Cash’s killing earlier this week.

Former Ireland stars deliver parting shots at Stephen Kenny

Republic of Ireland Soccer Team

Kenny's time in charge of the Boys in Green looks destined to come to an end as his contract expires after a dire Euro 2024 qualifying campaign

The greatest Republic of Ireland XI of all-time according to AI

Republic of Ireland national football team

The likes of Roy Keane, Paul McGrath and Liam Brady are all involved

Lottie Ryan opens up on pain of seeing her brother forced to emigrate

"Now, Elliott is in the position that so many people in the country are in, he's like, 'Housing is just too expensive'."

RTE Irish mum's joy as deaf son Eoghan, 9, has his first day at school The mother-of-three opens up in a new RTE documentary Deaf Not Dumb about the struggle to get him into school

Chantelle Cameron v Katie Taylor 2 public workout interrupted by TikToker challenging Thomas Carty to fight

Katie Taylor v Chantelle Cameron

Thomas Carty was confronted by a man on an escalator shouting abuse in his direction and challenging him to a fight

Ireland weather: First 'relatively widespread frost' of season on Friday before temperatures rise

Temperatures are set to drop to between -3C and +2C on Friday before they shoot up again for Saturday

The greatest Gaelic football team of all-time according to AI with David Clifford not included

We asked AI to name the "greatest Gaelic football team of all time based on players in all positions"

'It’s a great job now – an absolutely great job now' - Stephen Kenny on the job he leaves behind

Republic of Ireland national football team

Stephen Kenny's ambition ultimately brought him to a dark place, but it has offered a glimmer of light for the future of Irish football.