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2 years

My final piece on the World Cup in Qatar - what the hell was that all about? What I think about when I think about Qatar's World Cup

What I think about when I think about Qatar's World Cup

Gavin Cooney writes about his experiences and impressions of the 2022 World Cup, having spent a month in Qatar.

www.the42.ie

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Gavin Cooney

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2 months

Irish Olympic medals: 1960 to 1992: 6 This week: 7

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2 years

the Irish contribution to the 2022 World Cup

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4 years

Jack Charlton's main legacy is his making an extraordinary number of people extraordinarily happy, and I can't think of a better life lived than that.

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Martin Tyler yammering on about the depth in the Premier League...as City win a fifth title in six years, months after an accusation of fraud by the competition itself. Mad that this isn't talked about more

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4 years

Taoiseach opening this address by mentioning "appalling" behaviour at Berlin bar without any mention of very serious breaches at meat plants and DP centres isn't a great tone to set if he wants to emphasise how we're all supposedly in this together.

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3 years

Denmark

UEFA EURO 2024

@EURO2024

3 years

🏟️ Which national team plays here? 🧐 #WCQ

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2 years

France seemingly preparing for a game on Inis Mór

Equipe de France ⭐⭐

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2 years

𝘾𝙤𝙣𝙛𝙞𝙧𝙢𝙚𝙧 𝙣𝙤𝙩𝙧𝙚 𝙙𝙚𝙧𝙣𝙞𝙚𝙧 𝙢𝙖𝙩𝙘𝙝 dès ce soir contre la République d'Irlande 👊 📺 RDV à 20h45 sur TF1 🇮🇪🇫🇷 | #IRLFRA | #FiersdetreBleus

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6 years

Jermaine Pennant here, with the maddest anecdote I've ever read in a footballer's book.

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2 years

Ireland and Scotland fans corralled in Slattery's and unified with chants of 'We all hate England.' Great to see football bring people together

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7 years

TG4 are playing replays in the bottom corner of the screen while keeping live footage of puck-outs on the screen. This HAS to be adapted by RTE, particularly for Gaelic Football. TG4's creativity and modernity is an oft-overlooked part of their coverage.

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Gavin Cooney

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2 years

Ronaldo dropped for major game and through gritted teeth watches his replacement score a hat trick - the funniest moment of 2022 so far?

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4 months

Gelsenkirchen a total disaster - took nearly 3 hours to get a tram and cover the 7km back to main train station. A 60,000-seater stadium served by 400-person trams going every 15 mins 🤯

Adrian Rutherford

@arutherfordNI

4 months

It’s 12.40am - nearly two hours after the final whistle in Gelsenkirchen - and tens of thousands of fans are still in a massive queue to get a tram from the stadium to the city. One safety steward, apologising to fans, has branded the organising of tonight’s game “a disgrace”

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5 years

they should have asked the model to decommission his arms.

Belfast Telegraph

@BelTel

5 years

Sale of Northern Ireland t-shirt stopped after republican tattoo revealed on JD Sports model's arm

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Gavin Cooney

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4 years

'Are you watching Gary Neville' is Jamie Carragher's first reaction to a great Alexander-Arnold goal. They are a brilliant analysis duo, but they are sadly disappearing up their own arses

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Gavin Cooney

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3 years

Alisson denies Jesus a second time, one off Peter's Easter record

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4 years

Hearing Cabinet have agreed to limit the number of notable GAA retirements to three per day until 31 January

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5 years

Mick McCarthy, to the FAI website: "I fully support the decision. It's only right and fair that Stephen gets his chance on August 1st. I said to Roy [Barrett] that the only thing I'd ask for when leaving is a couple of tickets for next EUROs when we qualify."

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Gavin Cooney

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7 months

There are few people better placed to advise on international u-turns, tbf

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Gavin Cooney

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6 years

Thierry Henry suspended by Monaco. I hope Richard Dunne hops in his car, drives to Henry's house, puts on the Black Eyes Peas and sits silently but phlegmatically and mock-heroically beside him on his couch. 'Yeah, shit happens, doesn't it?'

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2 years

This is utterly pathetic stuff. And the idea that 'golf is a force for good in the world' is laughable

Neil Barker

@Mockneyrebel

2 years

"The Khashoggi situation was reprehensible... ...But we are proud to help Saudi if they want to use #golf to get to where they want to be" @Graeme_McDowell on why he's decided to join the £202m Saudi-backed @LIVGolfInv , despite the country's human rights record...

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Gavin Cooney

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5 years

Troy Parrott in line tonight to be the first Irish player to play for Spurs' first team since Robbie Keane. Caoimhin Kelleher in line tomorrow to be the first Irish player to play for Liverpool's first team since...Robbie Keane.

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Gavin Cooney

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4 years

Amazing stuff from Martin Keown on BT. Criticising Arteta for giving his touchline instructions in five languages. 'I'd like to hear one language, English, a common language...as an English player'

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1 month

Ireland's record in competitve games, taking out two games against Gibraltar: Most recent win: 716 days ago (vs Armenia) Most recent draw: 821 days ago (vs Ukraine) Most recent clean sheet: 824 days ago (vs Scotland) Most recent away win: 1033 days ago (vs Luxembourg)

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1 year

Sad how things change

Footy Accumulators

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1 year

Neymar is already very unhappy at Al-Hilal and has reportedly asked the club to sack manager Jorge Jesus. [ @sport ]

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3 years

'...despite my 47 goals scored across all competitions' - amazing

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1 year

The whole GAA Go debate has just been cranked up to a new level by this statement from Virgin Media

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1 year

Arsenal blew it and also showed character to come back and also Southampton were great and also they blew it and also it's one of best games I can remember and also it's a disaster of a result for everyone involved

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Gavin Cooney

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3 years

'There are a lot of people who say ‘that’s not your job to develop the game here, your job is just to win the next game’. “That kind of near-sightedness doesn’t create anything, you might beat teams that you should beat but you’ll never beat the teams you strive to beat'

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4 years

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Gavin Cooney

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5 years

This must be the tightest regulation of movement since Jim McGuinness was coaching the Donegal forwards.

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3 years

53': Athlone 0-2 Waterford 88': Athlone 3-2 Waterford 91': Athlone 3-3 Waterford 123': Athlone 3-4 Waterford so from kick-off in the last minute of extra time, ex-Liverpool striker Glen Macauley does this 124': Athlone 4-4 Waterford

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3 years

Constantin the Horse takes its place alongside Thierry Henry, Vincent Clerc and Gabriele Szabo in the Hall of Irish Sporting Enemies

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5 years

the best tv moment of the decade by a mile

Joshua Watson

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As it’s nearly Christmas I’d thought I’d give you all a gift by reminding you of this fantastic moment of Euro 2016

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Gavin Cooney

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3 years

I'm sure they are taking the defeat well in the Madrid pre-ah.

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Gavin Cooney

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2 years

@shockproofbeats This was thoughtful from the British Kebab Awards

British Kebab Awards

@KebabAwards

2 years

It is with great sadness that we acknowledge Her Majesty the Queen's passing. For 70 years, she stewarded us through our darkest and brightest days. Thank you Your Majesty. RIP

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Gavin Cooney

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4 months

A cool find in a strange and overpriced 'nostalgia' museum in Leipzig - The teams in the 88/89 Oberliga, the now-defunct East German league

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1 year

can definitely understand why McIlroy was pissed off

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2 months

After tonight's final, I had a back-and-forth with Salwa Eid Naser on the elephant in the room. Or, rather, the elephant that wasn't in the room she was meant to be in.

'I really don't have anything to hide': 400m silver medallist Naser insists she is a clean athlete

Bahrain’s silver medallist previously served a two-year ban for drug-testing whereabouts violations.

www.the42.ie

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Gavin Cooney

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2 months

Big story - and the two named judges were both involved in the appalling decision against Daina Moorehouse.

Tom Kershaw

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2 months

EXCLUSIVE: Two boxing judges that were deemed to be at ‘high risk’ of manipulating bouts and were subsequently stood down in 2021 have officiated over 20 fights between them at the Olympics. With @Lawton_Times

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Gavin Cooney

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6 months

Manchester City go two points and 115 charges clear at the top of the Premier League

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4 months

The bang of Ireland at Euro 2012 off Scotland

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2 months

Video (with sound working this time) here

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1 year

My column this week Why has there been more talk of Arsenal's 'bottle job' than Man City's alleged financial breaches?

Why has there been more talk of Arsenal's 'bottle job' than Man City's alleged financial breaches?

There has been more focus on Arsenal than City, despite the fact City have effectively sealed the Premier League title.

www.the42.ie

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Gavin Cooney

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8 months

Incredible result. Liverpool's academy team beat a team who have been selling their academy players to pay for that gutless team

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Gavin Cooney

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11 months

You'd honestly feel sorry for Ferguson still having to put up with shite like this

Rep of Ireland Player Tracker

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11 months

Ladies and Gentlemen the winner of the stupid question of 2023 goes to …… TALKSPORT He’s not even eligible for England anymore, do your research !!🤡

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Gavin Cooney

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2 years

Unbearable tweet alert - I'm at the World Cup final, and Leo Messi has even turned up. What a privilege

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Gavin Cooney

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11 months

A 4-3, a 3-2, and a 2-2 today, but I'm delighted to be paying Sky a hundred quid a month to watch West Ham v Crystal Palace

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Gavin Cooney

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4 months

You can explain a good chunk of recent English history with Dunphy's line that 'The Telegraph believes God is English'

Kevin Coleman

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4 months

It will never, ever, be better than this.

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Gavin Cooney

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3 years

been a while waiting for the Richard Keogh interview - it's pretty powerful, and adds some important context to the night of the crash

Richard Keogh: ‘The next thing I know I’m waking up and speaking to paramedics’

Two years after being injured in a car crash the Blackpool defender opens up on the torment that followed his sacking by Derby

www.theguardian.com

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Gavin Cooney

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3 months

Damien Duff's letter of apology to FAI staff, having said earlier this week he would sack 90% of them

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Gavin Cooney

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6 years

John Delaney set to leave the FAI

Another two Board members may leave along with the Executive Vice-President.

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Gavin Cooney

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4 years

My favourite headline of this or any other Saturday in the Irish Times today

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4 years

'A slip that did look self-induced' - more gymnastics from Martin Tyler than Harry Kane to avoid using the word dive there

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Gavin Cooney

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2 years

The aggregate, official attendance at the four World Cup games so far is 110% of the relevant grounds' capacity. What a marvel this tournament is

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Gavin Cooney

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5 years

It's a pity that Leo Varadkar didn't hold that opinion of John Delaney when he was Minister for Sport

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Gavin Cooney

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8 months

I can appreciate Basketball Ireland believe they are in a difficult position- but these pictures are almost as clarifying as they are stomach-churning. No pretence here of sport as a separate thing

Irish Sport for Palestine

@Sport4Palestine

8 months

All smiles as the Israeli basketball team pose with the IDF war machine ahead of Thursday's qualifier against Ireland. Defying public opinion, this is what Basketball Ireland and its CEO John Feehan have signed up to: Sports-washing Israeli genocide. John Feehan says boycotting

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Gavin Cooney

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3 years

Qatar: No great sheikhs

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1 year

26 minutes gone at the Estadio Algarve, and a lone voice in the Irish crowd breaks into Zombie. It doesn't catch on

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2 years

Caps for Ireland: James McClean - 93 Rest of Ireland's starting XI combined - 118

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2 years

Hope Rory McIlroy is in conversation for RTE Sports Person of the Year. World number one at the end of a year in which he led the resistance to Saudi Arabia's hostile takeover of his sport

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4 years

Dundalk pay tribute to Diego Maradona by going 10-0 up against Athlone.

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6 years

Mature, respectable men would rise above this but I am none of those things

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3 months

Fury among Irish coaches and team in stands as Daina Moorehouse is robbed in brutal hometown decision.

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3 months

FT: An abomination. France abysmal. Ronaldo out there wandering about the pitch purely because of Who He Is, like Salt Bae after the World Cup final

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Gavin Cooney

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3 years

This is absolutely mad. John Rahm burns up course at Memorial, shoots a 64 to take a six-shot lead...and he walks off course and is told he has tested positive for Covid. Crazy

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Gavin Cooney

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3 months

Heimir Hallgrimsson already delivering on FAI's line of improving Ireland's Fifa ranking - his Jamaican side's results at Copa America such that they drop below Ireland. (We are up two places to 58)

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Gavin Cooney

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2 years

At a technical briefing on the group stage, Arsene Wenger says 'the teams who were mentally ready to focus on the competition and not on political demonstration' played well in the opening game

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Gavin Cooney

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2 years

Brazil at a disadvantage at being unable to replace Alisson with Caoimhín Kelleher for the shootout

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4 months

Greg Allen really is an incredible commentator. The live context-setting is transformative for a viewer - and then he finds the words to meet the moment down the final straight. an utter joy watching these championships this week

Team Ireland

@TeamIreland

4 months

European SILVER medallists!!! 🥈🔥 This team!!!! @irishathletics 💚 #TeamIreland

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Gavin Cooney

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10 months

@FootballCliches I dont know how many people are looking for a spiritual successor to Jordan Ayew at Crystal Palace, but it is he

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3 years

Wes Hoolahan 1-0 Saudi Arabia

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6 years

There have been more Brexit secretaries than Irish international goals since the World Cup began in June.

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3 years

The42 Comments of the Week

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Gavin Cooney

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1 year

Men are simply too emotional to be involved in football

Colin Millar

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1 year

Unbelievable. Luis Rubiales now on stage repeatedly shouting "I AM NOT RESIGNING." Despite the press conference being called and briefed as such with a replacement lined up.

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Gavin Cooney

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7 months

'Did Carlo Ancelotti get his tactics wrong in the first half?', TNT presenter asks Peter Crouch. 'It's not for me to say.' Top punditry

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Gavin Cooney

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4 years

Roy Keane wasn't missed from the 2002 World Cup as much as he is from this Super Sunday broadcast.

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Gavin Cooney

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4 years

If history has taught me anything, we will draw level with Denmark in the later stages of the rollout

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3 years

FAI set to extend Stephen Kenny's contract to include Euro 2024 campaign (via @the42_ie )

FAI set to extend Stephen Kenny's contract to include Euro 2024 campaign

There was speculation Kenny may only be given a short-term extension, but it now appears he will get his chance to lead Ireland to the next Euros.

www.the42.ie

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6 years

The true meaning of Christmas is going home and getting a pint and change out of a fiver.

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Gavin Cooney

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3 years

sad to hear a certain Dublin pub shush for Ireland's call

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2 years

An early survey of GAA jerseys spotted on the first day of the Masters: Mayo (1) Kildare (1) Offaly (1) Meath (1)

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2 years

And Lowry interrupted the question. 'There's no question, we are going to win the World Cup.'

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Gavin Cooney

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1 month

Boos from the handful of fans still left. Take out Gibraltar and Ireland have lost 11 of their last 14 competitive games. This is a bleak tailspin and there are no signs of anyone putting a stop to it

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Gavin Cooney

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11 months

Irish fans breaking out some of their newer stuff in Amsterdam - 'We never win away' to the tune of the Lion Sleeps Tonight

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3 years

Pretty much three groups of people on flight back from Istanbul - Irish media, Irish fans, and Irish lads getting hair transplants

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2 years

Truly incredible, on a number of levels

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5 months

I'm usually cynical about Official Ireland's sunshine fondness for big events - but man, last night was such a good occasion. Fair Play to FAI and everyone else involved in delivering it

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5 months

Tremendous living

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Gavin Cooney

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4 years

I don't know about the rest of you, but a Supreme Court judge telling us that he went for a golf event and accidentally had a big dinner at a hotel without a golf course that was nonetheless consistent with 'pubic health' advice sure has satisfied me.

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Gavin Cooney

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8 months

About to cover my eighth FAI/Oireachtas meeting for The 42. For context, I've covered nine senior MNT competitive wins in that time

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3 years

Gavin Bazunu's stats last night are mad. 10 shots faced, 9 saves. 100% pass completion on 24 short passes. 9 of 11 long passes completed. And the point-blank save from Mitrovic came from a position where, per xG stats, the striker scores 75% of the time

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4 years

"I can tell you from experience you have to win games" says Mick McCarthy, having beaten Gibraltar twice and Georgia once. I know I'm #triggered , but this is not helping.

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Gavin Cooney

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2 months

Fintan McCarthy to be Irish flag-bearer at tonight's closing ceremony, along with Mona McSharry. Daniel Wiffen was meant to do it, but has withdrawn as he is feeling unwell

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Gavin Cooney

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5 years

Met Brian Kerr today. This is pretty long, but I think anyone who has been following the FAI story over the last few months should read it.

'I’m almost in despair' - Brian Kerr slams FAI's proposals for reform

In a wide-ranging interview, the former Irish boss flags his concerns with the FAI’s new rules and how little respect he has for those that got Irish football into this mess.

www.the42.ie

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Gavin Cooney

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6 years

Martin O'Neill saying that Australia are giving Christian Eriksen too much space between the lines is truly more than I can bear

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5 years

Sean Cox was discharged from hospital to watch last night's final at home with his family and friends. He sang You'll Never Walk Alone with those around him on the final whistle, and returned to hospital afterward.

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11 months

Only the leagues of Belarus and Kazakhstan are making as little money from TV as LOI Only NI, Andorra and Luxembourg have as few full time academy coaches as Ireland Can argue that we are currently punching above our weight

Gavin Cooney

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11 months

Follow-on piece on a campaign failure and the consequences of an Irish football system set up to fail Ireland are becoming an international minnow - Kenny couldn't fix that, but can anybody?

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4 years

One of Wayne Rooney's first acts as permanent manager of Derby - he makes Jason Knight captain for today's game. Exceptional achievement by Knight, who is still only 19

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1 year

This is truly bonkers. Ireland's flagging play-off hopes can be boosted by an Ireland defeat to Netherlands

AbsurDB

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1 year

What I warned about has happened In Group B, 🇮🇪 to have any chance of playing in the play-offs, must ... lose to 🇳🇱(this will create additional playoffs place possible taken by 🇮🇪), while an 🇮🇪 win against 🇳🇱 almost certainly takes away 🇮🇪's chance to advance This is unacceptable

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