Deputy Group Head of Sport Mediahuis Ireland. Occasional columnist. Bewildered Luton Town fan. Had potential in the 90s. That's four things you've learned
The last batch for today is from the 2000/01 season when @ShamrockRovers played home games in Tolka Pk, Richmond Pk & Morton Stadium includes programme against Kilkenny City and an article from @tellyjohn on #ratsfromtheflats from Paths to Freedom TV show.
With Ciarán Ó Lionáird, it was just never boring.
Up and down, hot and cold, good and bad, triumph and disaster – all that darkness and light met head-on in a life that burnt out before it ever had a chance to fade away.
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Been said many times but there'd have been a tens of thousands tuned in for the closing stages if that game had been on RTE and all talking about it this evening/tomorrow
New Bristol City manager Roy Hodgson, 78, was alive at the same time as the player who scored the first ever FA Cup goal in November 1871
Hodgson: born 1947
Jarvis Kenrick: died 1949 (age 96)
Three years ago Castore’s 🇮🇪adult shirt cost €80.
On Thursday, the new 2026 jersey was released at €105, with kids shirts rising by €20 too.
Piece on the mixed reaction so far and how €105 compares to other sports
Castore didn’t respond for comment
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