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Volkswagen flies the flag in support of the Irish Olympic team

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The Volkswagen organisation in Ireland is to provide courtesy transport to members of the Irish team when they arrive in China to take part in the forthcoming Olympic Games.

Reception for Olympic medalist

The people of Bagenalstown will have an opportunity to acknowledge the outstanding achievement of Gabriel Shelly in winning a Bronze medal at the Paralympics Olympics held in Beijing this September.

Will we win a middle at the lympics?

There are just 24 hours to go before the fireworks are lit and the Beijing Olympics gets underway, propelling us into three weeks of wonder, amazement and wondering where they got those drugs from.

Two thousands runners ready for the 2008 Streets of Galway

The 2008 FUTURE Streets of Galway 8k Road Race - one of the biggest road races in Ireland - takes place this Saturday evening.

Kilkenny girls excel in Celtic games

Three golds were awarded to Kilkenny City Harrier (KCH) girls Aoife Hickey and Mary Kate Lanigan at the Celtic games in Grangemouth, Scotland on Saturday.

Book Club

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It has been the year of Padraig Harrington, Munster triumphant, three Irish boxing medals in Beijing and Kilkenny and Kerry keeping the Liam McCarthy and Sam Maguire Cups firmly in their grip. It’s also the year when Man United reclaimed the Champions League; Usain Bolt and Michael Phelps created an Olympics to remember; and Tiger Woods broke through the pain barrier to win the US Open. All of this and so much more are recalled in The Setanta Sports Yearbook 2008–2009.

Olympians in the spotlight this weekend

Mullingar residents will be watching RTE's coverage of the Beijing Olympics with bated breath this weekend as local boxer John Joe Joyce contests preliminary matches tomorrow (Saturday) and Sunday.

Civic reception for Shelley marks his success

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Carlow’s most celebrated athlete, Gabriel Shelley was treated to a civic reception last weekend to honour the sportsman for his bronze medal medal in this year’s paralympic games.

O’Loughlin to ignite Olympic fever in Mayo

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Following in the footsteps of the legendary Bohola-born Martin Sheridan, who won five gold medals in the Olympics at the turn of the 20th century and Ballina’s Deirdre Gallagher ,who competed in the walking event to fly the flag for Mayo at the Olympic games will be Cong’s David O’Loughlin. The south Mayo man jetted out to the games last Monday and with him went the best wishes of the county and the country.

Awards for athletic achievement

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Friday night was awards night for the County Kilkenny athletics community. Athletes, family members, and friends gathered in The Parish Pump, Rosbercon, where they dined lavishly on the fine fare laid on by host club, St Joseph’s, under the guidance of super-cook Trudy Power.

 

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