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Bumper start to the year at Clanna Gael Fontenoy

By Felix O’Regan Clanns go to Croker The New Year got off to a bumper start at the club – not on the playing pitch as is usually the case, but in the form of a mass exodus to Croke […]

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Quo Vadis … FAI

BY Kathrin Kobus Trouble was mounting at the end of 2019 for Irish football especially off the pitch. What has come to light in recent weeks and months makes for uncomfortable reading regarding the future of the whole organisation. John […]

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Pride of the Neighbourhood

BY Kathrin Kobus The year 2019 concluded  for St. Patricks Rowing Club with a truly huge award they received at the Lyrath Hotel in Kilkenny on the 30th of November. The very same day the boats were out on the […]

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Shields, Cups and Medals

BY Kathrin Kobus The end of the playing season finally arrived at Clanna Gael Fontenoy on the afternoon of the 7th December.  Just after 3pm a huge cheer could be heard across Sean Moore Park. Clanns u16 boys had won […]

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Clanna Gael Fontenoy

There’s a sense around the club that Christmas has come early this year, such has been the level of success both on and off the playing field. Not that such success has been easily achieved. On the contrary, the tremendous […]

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Charlie O’Hagan The Entertainer

By Gavan Bergin Charlie O’Hagan was born in Buncrana, County Donegal in July 1882. He was raised in the village of Linsfort, where his father ran the local shop. As a boy, Charlie played football and by the time he […]

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Campaign ends, problems remain

By David Prendeville And so Ireland’s EURO 2020 qualifying campaign concluded with Ireland having to enter the play-off games in March, needing to win both of those, to get in to the tournament we are co-hosting next summer. This campaign […]

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Ireland’s hope is on the PlayOffs

BY Kathrin Kobus A win yesterday would have guaranteed direct qualification but it wasn’t to be. Nevertheless the performance of McCarthy’s team showed actually attacking football. What was lacking the ability to convert the chances into goals But the “We […]

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Road closures for Runners

Tomorrow evening the annual run in the Dark for the Mark Pollock trust will take place. The event takes place in 4 official locations, Dublin, Cork, Belfast and London plus pop-up events in over 50 cities worldwide. The Dublin races will start 8pm and […]

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A Foxy Promotion

Pembroke Foxes Andrew Balbirnie has been promoted as of today as Ireland Men’s new test and One-day captain. He follows William Porterfield, who had held the position for over ten years. Andy Balbirnie made his international debut in 2010 and […]

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