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Friday 22 March, 2013

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Cage Warriors champion Cathal Pendred to defend his title in Dublin

Welterweight holder Pendred has been pencilled in to take on Che Mills at The Helix in June.

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VIDEO: New Zealand’s Shane Smeltz has his head busted wide open

And, incredibly, the referee decided to award a goal kick!

10 ways Ireland must try to stop Zlatan Ibrahimovic

If we are to have any hope of beating Sweden we suggest you follow these guidelines, Trap.

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Poll: How many points will Ireland get out of their next two games?

First up is Sweden tonight before Austria make the trip to Dublin.

Thursday 21 March, 2013

Opinion: Trapattoni’s reign hanging in the balance

Poor results against Sweden and Austria this coming week may force the FAI to act.

Wednesday 20 March, 2013

John Delaney remaining tight-lipped over Trap’s future

The FAI’s main man wasn’t giving much way when asked what poor results in the upcoming World Cup qualifiers would mean.

Ciaran Whelan unveiled as Irish International Rules selector

Meanwhile Tyrone’s John Devine has announced his retirement from inter-county football.

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VIDEO: Iniesta back playing futsal in his hometown for new Nike viral

Barcelona’s little genius returns to his roots in the south of Spain.

Big loss for Leinster as Nacewa to retire due to family reasons

The New Zealander is set to return to his homeland at the end of this season.

Ireland’s Kevin Doyle upset at being dropped via text message

The Wolves striker has been left out of the final squad which travels to Stockholm this week.

Tuesday 19 March, 2013

‘In the old days, you’d put him in Row Z’ – Kelly on keeping Ibra quiet

Ireland’s goalkeeping coach says it is vital that the team work together as a unit to snuff out Sweden’s danger man on Friday.

Ireland squad update: Jon Walters hobbles out of training

The Stoke man took a kick to the leg from Shane Long during training this afternoon.

FAI

7 things we learned from John Delaney’s Sky Sports interview

The channel aired a feature which gave a rare insight into the FAI chief executive’s life this morning.

Last night’s MNS: The Luas Derby, red cards and Nutsy meets MON

The second week of the season was packed full of incident.

Monday 18 March, 2013

10 phrases you might hear at a junior soccer match

Whether it’s Pike Rovers or Brayzil 2nds you play for, you’re probably used to shouts like these.

Sunday 17 March, 2013

Happy 74th Birthday Trap… here are 6 presents for the Ireland manager

It’s not just St Patrick who has reason to celebrate today.

Thursday 14 March, 2013

Look who’s on the back of buses in Hollywood…

None other than Ireland captain Robbie Keane. That’s one more boyhood dream ticked off the list.

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Boxer who tracked down Twitter troll comes face-to-face with him on chat show

This morning’s Daybreak featured a strange meeting between Curtis Woodhouse and the man who abused him via social media.

Ireland down to 40th in the FIFA Rankings

Giovanni Trapattoni’s side have fallen one place in the world governing body’s latest table.

Wednesday 13 March, 2013

How Day 2 of Cheltenham unfolded in 16 images

It’s was Ladies’ Day at Pretbury Park.

As it happened: Cheltenham Festival: Day 2

Could Ruby Walsh equal yesterday’s hat-trick of wins? We brought you all the day’s action from Pretbury Park.

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VIDEO: Are Irish fans really the best in the world?

The new 3 advert suggests we are.

Tuesday 12 March, 2013

How Day 1 of Cheltenham unfolded in 17 images

The Irish had a fine opening day at this year’s festival.

‘The comeback is possible’ – Front page of Barcelona paper backs Messi and Co

The Catalan giants must turn around a two-goal deficit against AC Milan in their second leg tonight.

Great news! The OTB lads confirm they’ll be back on air soon

Their ‘garden leave’ is set to come to an end in the near future.

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Last night’s MNS: Penalty decisions, Owen Heary and Beverly Hills Cop

The Airtricity League is back and with it RTE’s weekly highlights programme.

‘It’s a work in progress’ – Gavin not getting carried away after dominant win over Lilywhites

Meanwhile the draws for the 2013 Dublin senior hurling and football championships were made last night.

Monday 11 March, 2013

Carlos Valderrama has got rid of his legendary afro

It brings us no joy to report this news to you.

RIP

Fans of Match of the Day and International SuperStar Soccer… Tony Gubba has died

The long-serving commentator has passed away at the age of 69.

LOI

Snapshot: Is this what’s meant by an ‘all-weather pitch’?

Dundalk’s Oriel Park has fallen victim to the snow storms which have hit the country this morning.

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Off the Record: 5 sporting stories you may have missed this weekend

Featuring a baseball brawl, a monster dunk and Ian Harte taking a hilarious tumble.

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Ferdinand may face charges over off-the-ball clash with Torres

The Manchester United defender appeared to push Fernando Torres over during yesterday’s FA Cup quarter-final.

Sunday 10 March, 2013

It’s Sunday so here are some of our favourite images from the past 7 days

Including pics from Ireland’s win over France in Ashbourne and the return of the Airtricity League.

Thomond hosts Munster derby in Limerick’s return to the top flight

Last season’s First Division champions return to the Premier Division after a 19-year absence and meet Cork City in their season opener.

Saturday 9 March, 2013

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Poll: Should this have been an Irish penalty?

Keith Earls was prevented from claiming a late try by Vincent Debaty in Ireland’s draw with France.

Manchester United-bound Wilfried Zaha flips the bird at Leeds fans

The Crystal Palace gestured to visiting supporters at Selhurst Park.

6 things we learned from Robbie Keane’s appearance on Soccer AM Team-Mates

The Ireland captain gave a couple of surprising answers when he featured on the Sky Sports programme this morning.

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VIDEO: Tom McGurk sets the scene as Ireland prepare for battle with the French

Watch the RTE promo for this afternoon’s Six Nations clash at the Aviva Stadium.

Friday 8 March, 2013

The opening night of the Airtricity League in tweets

If you weren’t aware that the League of Ireland was back, one glance at social media will have informed you.