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World Champion
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Last year
2023
rise and fall
The story of the world champion who ended up in a homeless shelter
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Wave Goodbye
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Talent
The trailblazing Irish athlete who's just become a world champion
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RIP
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Awkward
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Take a Bow
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Blow
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Rocket
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Jun 6th 2019, 5:22 PM
Homecoming
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Wave Goodbye
Olympic swimming champion retires at 22 after missing 3 doping tests
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Film
Michael Schumacher documentary set to premiere at Cannes film festival
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May 13th 2019, 8:52 PM
champion of the world
'13 years of blood, sweat and tears': Kellie Harrington returns to Dublin a world champion
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Katie Trailer
The trailer for the new Katie Taylor documentary is here and it looks magnificent
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Oct 18th 2018, 5:05 PM
World Champion
'I found yesterday very emotional seeing the boys winning gold. I wanted the anthem to be playing for me as well'
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dreams
'When I started I wanted to be a Power Ranger, now I'm world champion'
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teenage dreams
The Trinity student who’s a world champion in taekwondo
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Taking Heat
'To say we're all just cheap imitations of Katie... to me that's disgusting'
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Happy Christmas
A new date has been set for Andy Lee's inaugural world title defence
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Oct 10th 2015, 10:17 PM
World Champion
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Interview
The world champion Irish mountain runner you've never heard of
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Interview
‘I walk around in pain nearly every day’ – Ireland’s new world champion makes big sacrifices
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Legend
16 reasons why Andy Lee is a champ in every sense
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Apr 11th 2015, 9:30 AM
hard fought
Ken Doherty beat the 10-time ladies' world champion in a thrilling qualifier last night
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Apr 10th 2015, 8:14 AM
Trail baizer
10-time defending ladies' world snooker champion to face men in world qualifiers
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Mar 4th 2015, 7:34 PM
no place like home
Andy Lee says world title defence 'has to be in Ireland'
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Dec 14th 2014, 11:58 AM
Winning
What happens in Vegas... gets taken back to Ireland - Twitter reacts to Andy Lee's famous win
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Dec 14th 2014, 10:06 AM
Criticism
Poor conditions responsible for 'weird results' at UK Championship - Ronnie O'Sullivan
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Dec 1st 2014, 10:36 AM
Praise Her
Paul McGrath, Dara O'Briain and Enda Kenny lead the Twitter tributes to Katie Taylor
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Nov 24th 2014, 8:20 AM
Champ
Glory for Katie - the pics from South Korea as Taylor is crowned world champion
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Nov 24th 2014, 7:59 AM
World Champion
There'll be about 100 gallons of champagne sprayed on Lewis Hamilton tonight
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Nov 23rd 2014, 5:04 PM
problems
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Sep 4th 2014, 3:10 PM
still world champ
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Aug 15th 2014, 11:13 AM
the rebel
The Cuban boxer from Cork who is one win away from a world title shot
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Jul 25th 2014, 4:54 PM
Gold Rush
There’s a mentality that Irish people can’t win unless they cheat, it’s all wrong – Heffernan
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May 17th 2014, 8:29 AM
Interview
Meet Ireland’s new world champion kickboxers
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Nov 3rd 2013, 12:40 PM
Winning
Meet Rob Hogan, the Irishman who is faster than Bernard Lagat
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Nov 2nd 2013, 9:30 AM
Gold medal
VIDEO: Irishman Robbie McMenamy claims kickboxing world title
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Oct 27th 2013, 11:25 AM
winning team
Rob Heffernan's wife Marian named manager of the month
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Sep 10th 2013, 12:25 PM
hunger pains
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Aug 20th 2013, 8:12 PM
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