Mayo’s David Clarke wins an All Star despite being dropped v Dublin
The 2016 football All Stars have been named, with Mayo’s David Clarke included despite being dropped for the All-Ireland football final replay against Dublin last month. The team was unveiled this morning, and the inclusion of Clarke comes as something of a shock following Stephen Rochford’s decision to go with Rob Hennelly between the posts […]
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Katie Taylor will be making her professional debut at Wembley next month
Katie Taylor is officially turning professional. Ireland’s 2012 Olympic gold medallist will start life as a professional boxer with a fight at Wembley Arena in November. The Bray fighter has signed a deal with Eddie Hearn and her first bout will be shown live on Sky Sports on 26 November. “When I first dreamt of […]
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Michael Fassbender: “I consider myself Irish – definitely not British”
The actor insists the media only label him British when he’s doing well. Michael Fassbender says he considers himself Irish, despite having lived in London for 20 years. The 39-year-old actor was born in Germany to a German father and an Irish mother. He moved to Kerry at the age of two, and spent his […]
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