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How old friend Dee started running for his life

THE thing I remember most is the floors; a strange sort of sooty black. Not because that’s what colour the tiles were, but from the amount of...

20.10.2024 10

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What a difference a year makes as Kieran McGeeney has the last laugh

07.10.2024 10

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A beautiful baby son and bravery in battle - the inspirational story of Stephen McMullan

THE look on the young lad’s face said it all. Striding towards the next tee box after parring the second at Royal County Down last Friday, one shout...

21.09.2024 10

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Do Armagh really merit such great expectations among their own?

IT was just an hour after Sunday’s dramatic Ulster final when, with the pulse finally starting to settle, Eamon McGee whipped out the phone and sent...

19.05.2024 60

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Why there are no real winners in Amy Broadhurst saga

HOW did it come to this? By the end of 2022, Amy Broadhurst was on top of the amateur boxing world. Yet, from the frustration of a few injury-hit...

05.05.2024 10

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Awkward high fives and an enduring connection

EVERY day without fail, this man beats the same path - arms swinging to the same frenetic rhythm, legs powered by the same bow-legged gait, wearing...

13.01.2024 10

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Coping with criticism part of what fuels Harte’s fire

ALMOST three months have passed since Mickey Harte’s shock appointment as Derry manager, and it wasn’t until Wednesday night in Armagh that his...

16.12.2023 20

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