Award winning sports photographer for @sportsfile, based in Dublin.
Joined August 2011
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May 30
STUDENT STARS SHINE AT ALL-IRELAND SCHOOLS CHAMPIONSHIPS! 🤩
A thrilling two days of schools athletics came to a close this afternoon as the 2026 edition of the 123.ie All-Ireland Schools Track and Field Championships signed off with a host of thrilling performances which resulted in several championship records falling in Tullamore.
Read more ➡️ athleticsireland.ie
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Sam Barnes retweeted
May 18
Waterford footballer Kellyann Hogan at Croke Park for the announcement of Avonmore Protein Milk’s five year extension of its long standing partnership with the GAA and GPA.
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Apr 25
Mark Corcoran of Tipperary up against Chris Óg Jones of Cork during the Munster GAA Football Senior Championship semi-final in Thurles.
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Apr 19
Donal Burke rescues a point for Dublin with a late score under pressure deep in to additional time following a thrilling encounter with Offaly in Tullamore.
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Apr 18
John Hetherton of Dublin gets away from Ben Conneely of Offaly during the Leinster GAA Senior Hurling Championship Round 1 match at Glenisk O'Connor Park in Tullamore.
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Mar 30
Cork hurler Niall O'Leary and Limerick hurler Adam English with Allianz National Hurling League Division 1A Cup during a Allianz National Hurling League Finals media event at TUS Gaelic Grounds today.
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Kevin Doyle x Shane Long 🇮🇪
Over 150 goals and assists combined for just £78,000 from Cork City. The best double signing of all time.
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Mar 23
The 2026 World Indoor Athletics Championship men’s long jump medallists see from above during last night’s final session in Toruń, Poland.
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Sam Barnes retweeted
Mar 22
Women's Pentathlon bronze medallist Kate O'Connor of Ireland after day three of the World Athletics Indoor Championships.
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Mar 22
Kate O'Connor of Ireland celebrates winning bronze in the Women's Pentathlon during day three of the World Athletics Indoor Championships in Poland!
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Irish fans, here's what Kate O'Connor needs to do in the pentathlon 800m:
To beat Anna Hall and hold on to silver: finish less than 2.5 seconds behind her (or beat her).
To win gold: do the above beat Dokter by 5.3 seconds.
7.03pm - Virgin Media Two
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Mar 22
Kate O'Connor of Ireland throws a personal best of 14.70m in the Women's shot put event in the Women's Pentathlon during day three of the World Athletics Indoor Championships in Poland today.
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Mar 22
Kate O'Connor of Ireland celebrates a clearance in the Women's high jump event in the Women's Pentathlon during day three of the World Athletics Indoor Championships in Poland.
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Mar 20
Bori Akinola of Ireland after finishing third in his men's 60m heat during day one of the World Athletics Indoor Championships in Poland.
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Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan scored his first senior hat-trick for Reading as the Royals stunned Luton with a 3-2 victory at Kenilworth Road! 👏
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Mar 7
Things you love to see! What a turn around!
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Mar 7
Another mistake at the back as Reading pick the ball up via Matt Ritchie and he lays off King Kelv for the match ball. GET IN THERE!
85' | 👒2-3👑
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Sam Barnes retweeted
Mar 5
Special Olympics Ireland Summer Games was launched at the National Indoor Arena on the Sport Ireland Campus today! - Ireland's largest inclusive event of the year returns in June!
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Sam Barnes retweeted
Mar 3
Football can come down to fine margins!
Marie-Antoinette Katoto of France providing a late goal line clearance to deny Republic of Ireland a late equaliser.
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