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Who was voted URC coach of the season this week?
Leo Cullen
Graham Rowntree
Jake White
Franco Smith
Glenn Ryan has stepped down as Kildare senior football manager. How many seasons was he in charge for?
2
4
1
3
Who won the 2024 US Open as Rory McIlroy fell agonisingly short?
Scottie Scheffler
Patrick Cantlay
Xander Schauffele
Bryson DeChambeau
Who did France beat in their Euro 2024 opener?
Austria
Netherlands
Albania
Poland
Vikki Wall missed out on selection for the Ireland Sevens Olympic squad this week. What county is the Gaelic football star from?
Dublin
Meath
Louth
Westmeath
How many NBA championship titles have the Boston Celtics won after their latest triumph?
12
20
18
15
Which team has NOT officially booked their place in the LGFA All-Ireland quarter-finals yet?
Dublin
Kerry
Armagh
Cork
Who scored England's only goal as they opened their Euro 2024 bid with a win over Serbia?
Harry Kane
Jude Bellingham
Bukayo Saka
Phil Foden
Andy Murray has emerged as a Wimbledon doubt with which of the following injuries?
Shoulder
Ankle
Back
Bicep
And who scored the late equailiser in Dublin and Mayo's entertaining All-Ireland SFC draw at Dr Hyde Park last weekend?
Ryan O'Dononghue
Cormac Costello
Ciarán Kilkenny
Tommy Conroy
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    Mute Tony Mcgrath
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    Jan 27th 2017, 3:27 PM

    With doping and match fixing the Olympic spirit is finished

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    Mute Richard Reade
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    Jan 27th 2017, 3:50 PM

    Just looks like an alternative version of the truth !!!!

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    Mute The Viking
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    Jan 27th 2017, 4:32 PM

    The fights were not FIXED , but an air of collusion. So in other words they were fixed. They gotta make you laugh. Bunch of jokers.

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    Jan 27th 2017, 3:42 PM

    not all judges will be re-instated but no signs of collusion?

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    Jan 27th 2017, 4:04 PM

    No evidence apart from what everyone saw with their own eyes

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    Jan 27th 2017, 3:41 PM

    I really hope ppl didn’t believe the truth would’ve came out.

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    Mute Eugene Comaskey
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    Jan 27th 2017, 4:43 PM

    That was some investigation, the dogs on the street know that the referees and judges were obviously in collusion . Money as usual is the root of all evil.

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    Mute Kris Hetherington
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    Jan 27th 2017, 4:23 PM

    Well sure that’s alright then…..

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    Mute Tom Burke
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    Jan 27th 2017, 4:40 PM

    How to apologise without apologising.

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    Mute Ben Coughlan
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    Jan 27th 2017, 4:48 PM

    Can’t wait to see Conlon’s debut.

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    Mute Paddy Fagan
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    Jan 27th 2017, 6:31 PM

    I know a lad named hickey that can get tickets for it.

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    Mute Michelle_Herbert
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    Jan 27th 2017, 5:07 PM

    Tell that to Katie and Michael who were robbed

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    Mute Brendan O Connell
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    Jan 27th 2017, 5:29 PM

    Katie wasn’t robbed, that was a 50/50 fight to call but it was hardly robbery. Conlan on the other hand….

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    Mute Mary Murphy
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    Jan 27th 2017, 6:27 PM

    Good on ya Michael!!! Punish the athlete for speaking the truth but as usual the cream skims away

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    Mute Pat Condon
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    Jan 27th 2017, 5:59 PM

    What a shower of idiots

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    Mute Guybrush Threepwood
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    Jan 27th 2017, 7:58 PM

    When you’ve got the AIBA investigating itself, it’s hardly going to make any other conclusion.

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    Mute TheGor Gorry
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    Jan 27th 2017, 7:53 PM

    My ass, fixed, rigged, call it what u want, cheating

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    Jan 27th 2017, 7:28 PM

    This is the alternative news report on Rio.do they think people are stupid.

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    Mute Eileen Nolan
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    Jan 27th 2017, 5:29 PM

    Smoke screen!!!

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    Mute Neil A Campbell
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    Jan 27th 2017, 7:56 PM

    Total cop out. It either was or wasn’t. More likely the former.

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    Mute Duncan Paul
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    Jan 27th 2017, 7:38 PM

    And that’s an alternative face

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    Mute Duncan Paul
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    Jan 28th 2017, 9:37 AM

    Fact

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    Mute Alois Irlmaier
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    Jan 27th 2017, 7:35 PM

    Remember the President of Brazil was put into power thanks to the CIA, it makes you think?

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    Mute Cram Wood
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    Jan 27th 2017, 10:36 PM

    What a load of crap. Pure corruption

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    Mute John Mcananey
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    Jan 27th 2017, 9:44 PM

    Complete joke

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    Jan 27th 2017, 8:34 PM

    It’s called an air of collusion so no one is brought to task over it.

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    Mute Gerard Heery
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    Jan 28th 2017, 5:01 AM

    Olympics is no longer he’ll in high esteem.

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    Jan 28th 2017, 5:04 AM

    Held in high esteem ( pretext f up )

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