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Taylor slips into business mode with one last Irish goodbye, but not before making another dream come true
Clodagh Keating, a 10-year-old from Dublin, became her hero’s penultimate dance partner on Wednesday.
Yesterday
2nd September 2026
Katie Taylor's Croke Park farewell Irish sporting legend ready to pen her final chapter on historic night in Dublin
From The JournalCroker
'Every punter wrote it off': Croke Park chief brings us inside preparations for the Taylor fight
Croke Park director Peter McKenna has said that the atmosphere inside the stadium will be ‘enormous’ for the fight.
Boys in Green Ranking Ireland's 50 greatest players in the Premier League
Eddie Hearn
'This ring-walk, I truly believe it will be one of the greatest moments the sport has ever seen'
taylor v pili
A weighty press conference, misty eyes, and a reminder that Croke Park is also about winning
On an emotional week of ‘lasts’, Katie Taylor must learn the lessons from her first professional career defeat in 2023.
ColumnRule Changes
A few nips and tucks, and a conversational grenade: give McStay's rules a chance
After the transformational effect of Jim Gavin’s Football Review Committee, some tweaks can further improve Gaelic football.
AnalysisLeague of Ireland
One year on: How the League of Ireland is spending €3 million government funding
Academy development manager Will Clarke says a culture change in player development is needed in this country.
Tuesday
1st September 2026
Last Orders
Croke Park doesn't want a wild crowd or 'mad busy bars' for Katie Taylor's late-night fight
Columnbroken window
Wingers who won’t cross and midfielders who can’t pass: how to spend £400m and make your team worse
The 42FM
Who is the real Katie Taylor, and what does she mean to the Irish public?
Gavan Casey joins Sinéad O’Carroll and Niall Kelly to discuss how Katie Taylor sold out Croke Park.
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