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Chill, sometimes it’s fine to be rubbish for a while

07.02.2026 20

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Summer football to duck the rain? It may not be that simple

31.01.2026 10

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Arteta's superweapon eliminating risk and danger 

24.01.2026 20

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Club glory all about wanting the parish to 'last ever more'

16.01.2026 20

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Even if it's fleeting glimpse of glory, Troy allowed us to love again

01.01.2026 50

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Clubs sweeping up the pieces as crisis carousel swings into action

18.12.2025 20

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The Salah war began when Klopp left the battlefield

11.12.2025 40

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How much abuse are fans entitled to give their own players?

04.12.2025 20

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The World Cup is now a giant machine for generating happiness

20.11.2025 20

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Persistence with O'Neill the big difference between Irelands north and south

13.11.2025 20

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Rugby still chasing the dollar but America is a hard place to change

06.11.2025 10

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History has taught us it doesn't tend to end well at Parkhead

30.10.2025 10

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Like Ronaldo and United, has ravenous Haaland outgrown City?

22.10.2025 30

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Dope Dreams - it's time for Ireland to sign up for the Enhanced World Cup 

16.10.2025 20

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A €3m milestone that finally puts a value on Irish football opportunity

09.10.2025 20

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You can be troubled by the NFL in Croke Park, but you can’t ignore it 

02.10.2025 20

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Aaron Rodgers still turning up in the search for meaning

25.09.2025 20

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Who needs time when you go back to basics like Thomas Frank?

18.09.2025 20

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Ireland will soon need someone else to take the blame

11.09.2025 20

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Hallgrimsson double jobbing managing body and mind

04.09.2025 20

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What would electing Jim Gavin as president say about us?

28.08.2025 20

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Delirium or doom, the return of Sunderland can keep us awake

21.08.2025 20

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Whole new ball game after dud Premier League season when plot got stale

15.08.2025 30

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Rashford joins a crowded punditry field in nailing United's woes

14.08.2025 20

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If music was the new football for a mid ‘90s teen, Oasis were your team

07.08.2025 20

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Jim McGuinness has been getting a gleeful shoeing but lots of it is small-minded nonsense

31.07.2025 30

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Jim McGuinness is a superhero, but are Kerry his Kryptonite?

24.07.2025 20

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In life after tactics, is there a mutant force to stop Kerry roaming the earth?

10.07.2025 10

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It'll be a dark day when the Kerry public react calmly to defeat

03.07.2025 30

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Just because you are Cinderella doesn’t mean all your sisters aren’t ugly

26.06.2025 10

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Heimir Hallgrimsson is on a hot streak of off the pitch victories

06.06.2025 30

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PSG have flipped from egomania to diligence and dignity

29.05.2025 20

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Maybe Duffer's pic can get 'hedge' funding for League of Ireland

22.05.2025 20

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Bright future for Gaelic football after its long walk to freedom

15.05.2025 10

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Even in defeat Yamal made us fall in love all over again

08.05.2025 20

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Before he goes Big Ange has taken on Big Tech

10.04.2025 10

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