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Ballylooby-Castlegrace GAA

Last update: Thursday, July 5, 2007, 00:00 | © Metro Éireann

 John O’Gorman is chairman of the Tipperary-based club that’s thriving in the face of stiff competition.  It’s good to see that the kids are still interested in football and hurling,” says John O’Gorman, chairman at Ballylooby-Castlegrace GAA Club in Tipperary. “Rugby has been getting pretty strong around here over the last while but we’re holding our own. The fact that rugby takes place moreso in the winter months, when the GAA is quieter is a big help in that regard.” 

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Taking it to the next level

Last update: Thursday, July 5, 2007, 00:00 | © Metro Éireann

 Robert Carry meets Oisin Fagan, another Irish hopeful in the professional boxing ranks who wants to make an impact on the world stage 

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Around the Ring

Last update: Thursday, July 5, 2007, 00:00 | © Metro Éireann

 Patrick Harkin and David Joe Joyce had to be content with bronze medals at the European Cadet Champion-ships in Siofok, Hungary, on Friday 29 June after both bowed out of the U-17 tournament at the semi-final stage. 

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Brian Kerr Summer League confirmed

Last update: Thursday, July 5, 2007, 00:00 | © Metro Éireann

 Details of the upcoming Brian Kerr Summer League have been announced, with the starting date for the event set for this Sunday, 8 July. 

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MARTIAL ARTS… for the uninitiated

Last update: Thursday, July 5, 2007, 00:00 | © Metro Éireann

Each week sports reporter ROBERT CARRY tries out martial arts from around the world. This week it’s Korea’s art of Taekwon-Do 

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Around the Ring

Last update: Thursday, July 5, 2007, 00:00 | © Metro Éireann

 Patrick Harkin and David Joe Joyce had to be content with bronze medals at the European Cadet Champion-ships in Siofok, Hungary, on Friday 29 June after both bowed out of the U-17 tournament at the semi-final stage. 

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Brian Kerr Summer League confirmed

Last update: Thursday, July 5, 2007, 00:00 | © Metro Éireann

 Details of the upcoming Brian Kerr Summer League have been announced, with the starting date for the event set for this Sunday, 8 July. 

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The Sports Interview: Taking it to the next level

Last update: Thursday, July 5, 2007, 00:00 | © Metro Éireann

Robert Carry meets Oisin Fagan, another Irish hopeful in the professional boxing ranks who wants to make an impact on the world stage Oisin Fagan – the first Irish winner on Bernard Dunne’s undercard at the Point two weeks ago – isn’t exactly your ordinary boxer. For a start, the US-based Dubliner never boxed at amateur level. He relocated to the US on an Oklahoma University soccer scholarship six years ago, which led to him graduate with a degree in Political Journalism, but a knee injury ended his hopes of making it as a pro. 

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MARTIAL ARTS…for the uninitiated

Last update: Thursday, June 28, 2007, 00:00 | © Metro Éireann

 Each week sports reporter ROBERT CARRY tries out martial arts from around the world. This week it’s Brazil’s art of Capoeira 

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Around the Ring

Last update: Thursday, June 28, 2007, 00:00 | © Metro Éireann

 Irish amateur boxing chiefs will this week confirm their squad for next month’s senior Multi-Nations event and training camp in the Ukraine. 

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McGrath calls for tough action against racists

Last update: Thursday, June 28, 2007, 00:00 | © Metro Éireann

 Irish soccer legend Paul McGrath has called on Uefa to take a tougher stance against racism in the game. 

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FAI to tackle passport issue

Last update: Thursday, June 28, 2007, 00:00 | © Metro Éireann

 The chief executive of the Football Association of Ireland (FAI) has told Metro Eireann of his plans to tackle the issue of players good enough to play for the Irish national teams but who are without Irish passports. 

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MARTIAL ARTS…for the uninitiated

Last update: Thursday, June 21, 2007, 00:00 | © Metro Éireann

 Each week sports reporter ROBERT CARRY tries out martial arts from around the world. This week it’s Professional Wrestling 

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Curraha Gaelic Football Club

Last update: Thursday, June 21, 2007, 00:00 | © Metro Éireann

Cormac Keogh is manager of the main team at ‘the little GAA club that could’.“If you’re involved with a team, times are sometimes bad; you don’t always get the results,” says Cormac Keogh, team manager of Curraha Gaelic Football Club in Meath. “But things can suddenly change and your guys start winning games. When you see that, and when you see young lads playing well for their club, you get great enjoyment out of it.” 

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Around the Ring

Last update: Thursday, June 21, 2007, 00:00 | © Metro Éireann

 Reidar Walstad might be well advised to study a few chapters of Irish history before coming to Ireland this weekend, boasting that he is going to stage another Viking raid. Walstad meets undefeated European super-bantamweight champion Bernard Dunne at the Point in Dublin this Saturday night, and the Norwegian has vowed to rip the title from Dunne in his own hometown. 

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The Sports Interview: The running priest

Last update: Thursday, June 21, 2007, 00:00 | © Metro Éireann

Fr Liam Kelleher is a significant figure in the annals of Irish sport – having coached countless national running champions, not to mention a number of Olympic heroes. Robert Carry meets the Cork-based priest to discuss his sporting successes, and his current work with women’s GAA

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‘No passport, no race’ says AAI

Last update: Thursday, June 21, 2007, 00:00 | © Metro Éireann

 A number of track and field athletes without Irish passports who have qualified to represent Ireland at tournaments being held outside the country are facing an anxious wait, as the Athletics Association of Ireland (AAI) meets to discuss its position on the matter. 

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