A librarian that works in #WebArchiving, personal interest in football history and occasionally tweets from @SLIPIreland All views are my own.
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16 Jul 2024
Hopefully the @FAIWomen can get another goal tonight against France. In this article I look back at the first time these sides met in Ireland in 1978.
#COYGIG #IRLFRA #WomensFootball #FootballHistory @RTEBrainstorm
rte.ie/brainstorm/2024/0716/โฆ
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Jun 14
A great night to walk around the streets of Manhattan #KnicksInFive
History made in New York as the Knicks end a 53-year wait for an NBA Championship ๐
A 94-90 win over the San Antonio Spurs sealed a 4-1 Finals series victory and the franchise's first title since 1973.
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Jun 10
Breaking newsโผ๏ธ
Friday nightโs game between Derry City and Bohemians at Celtic Park will be the first of 8โฃ live games shown this season.
#BBCFootball โฝ๏ธ
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Jun 10
The FAI has formally bid to host the 2029 Women's Champions League final at Aviva Stadium #RTESport rte.ie/sport/soccer/2026/061โฆ
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Jun 9
Thereโs a saying in the Irish, โ'๐๐ฎ๐ข๐ซ ๐ฅ๐๐ฌ๐จฬ๐ ๐๐ซ ๐๐ง ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐โ or in English, โ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฉ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ญ๐ฅ๐ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ข๐ซ๐.โ
Undoubtedly this campaign has been that for Ireland, the flame has sparked.
Exciting times ahead despite defeat.
#COYGIG
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Jun 9
๐ฎ๐ชโ๏ธ IRELAND'S WORLD CUP PLAYOFF ROUTE IS SET! โ๏ธ๐ฎ๐ช
The road to Brazil starts here.
Ireland will be seeded in both playoff rounds, meaning the second leg will be played at home if we progress.
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Playoff Draws: Thursday 18th September
๐ Who would you like Ireland to draw in Round 1?
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1/2 I've not had chance to talk about this yet but a book I co-edited with @FionaSkillen & @HBee2015 on the history of women's football in Britain and Ireland. To gain international recognition at a major sports history conference in North America is some achievement. Thanks to-
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It's 1973 and an all-Ireland soccer team are playing world champions Brazil... @cormacmoore on the historic friendly at a packed Lansdowne Road which saw a makeshift all-Ireland team take on a starry Brazilian side rte.ie/brainstorm/2026/0608/โฆ
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Tomorrow โ๏ธ
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A Courtney Brosnan appreciation post ๐ค
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SAVE
OUR
FOOTBALL
PROGRAMMES
Football programmes shouldn't be stopped. They are part of the matchday experience & football's heritage.
What is the best way to remember the first football match you ever went to? Look at the programme & all your memories come flooding back
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Amber Barrett.
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Jun 5
๐๐ซ๐๐ฅ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ฆ๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ก๐ข๐ ๐ก๐๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐ฏ๐๐ซ ๐
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๐ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐๐งโ๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ฅ๐ ๐๐๐ง๐ค๐ข๐ง๐
Following victory over Netherlands Ireland climb two places to 21st in the rankings.
#COYGIG ๐ฎ๐ชโ๏ธ
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WE TAKE ALL 3 POINTS โ๏ธ
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Jun 5
Ireland are the first nation promoted to League A to avoid relegation since the start of the Nations League system.
Victory for France means Ireland will finish at least third before even kicking a ball in Cork tonight.
#COYGIG โ๏ธ
Le job est fait en Pologne ! ๐โ
โฝ๏ธ @MelvineMalard
โฝ๏ธ Sandy Baltimore
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Jun 3
On this day in 1997, Roberto Carlos scored one of the greatest free-kick of all time!
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Jun 2
I don't say this to criticise volunteers looking for cost-effective designs, but GAA clubs, community groups etc, need to stop using AI for their posters/ads etc. Badly done MS paint would be vastly preferable to the shiver people get down their spine at the sight of that font.
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Mamdani's World Cup promotional video features, among other players, Morad Fareed, a member of the first Palestinian national team to attempt World Cup qualification and a Bronx native.
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Mark Bonnick gave 22 years to Arsenal. They sacked him for speaking out about Palestine. Sign the petition to get his job back ๐ย the.organise.network/campaigโฆ
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Jun 2
Is this how it will always be from now on? Katie McCabeโs move to Chelsea reflects new ground for WSL fan culture - free to read
nytimes.com/athletic/7323784โฆ
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May 27
#OnThisDay in 1984 we played in our first ever European final ๐ฅน
We played the second leg at Kenilworth Road against Sweden, losing on penalties, but it was the start of a special journey ๐คฉ
ALT Split image of Gillian Coultard running during England vs Sweden 1984 European final and Kerry Davis looking at her medal.
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