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• Nine-time Kilkenny All-Ireland senior hurling winner Jackie Tyrrell announced his retirement from the inter-county game this morning.
• Dublin hurler Niall Corcoran also announced his retirement earlier today.
• The Moran Inquiry wants to hear from people who bought tickets to Rio 2016.
• Canada coach Mark Anscombe says that there’s “a big expectation on Ireland to put us away” tomorrow night.
• Anthony Cunningham has labelled his Galway exit as “soul-destroying”.

Away

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• Conor McGregor made his weight for his lightweight debut against reigning champion Eddie Alvarez tomorrow night, but another fight was pulled from UFC205.
• Austria manager Marcel Koller says his side are “going to do everything” to beat “improved” Ireland in tomorrow’s World Cup qualifier.
• Harry Redknapp believes Jurgen Klopp could fit the England job but would rather if the FA appointed an English manager.
• Dwayne Wade helped his Chicago Bulls side to a 98-95 win over his former team Miami Heat last night.
• The England Lions have been using hurling to improve their technique in training.

The Best Thing We Shared

These New Zealand students performed the haka for their retiring teacher. It was….. intense to say the least.

On The Record

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Billy Holland is set to win his first Ireland cap against Canada tomorrow.

You see guys… I played U20s with Seanie O’Brien, Johnny Sexton, Rob Kearney – all these lads. They’re off winning Grand Slams and you’re off in f***ing Rotherham or some dive like that playing ‘A’ rugby.

Where We Were Today

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Ben Blake was at Ireland training in Vienna, ahead of tomorrow night’s World Cup qualifier. Paul Dollery is in New York for UFC205, and was at today’s weigh-in.

Shane Costello and Eoin Luc O’Ceallaigh had a chat with Artem Lobov, while Sean Farrell was at the Captain’s Run in the Aviva.

The Fixture List

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Both our national rugby and soccer teams are in action tomorrow.

Ireland face Canada in the Aviva at 7.15pm, while across the water it’s England v South Africa (2.30pm), Scotland v Australia (2.30pm) and Wales v Argentina (5.30pm)

Ireland women also open their November Series against England at UCD on Sunday.

There are a host of World Cup qualifiers over the weekend. Ireland are in action against Austria in Vienna at 5pm (Live coverage on RTE2 and RTE Player from 4pm).

UFC205 also takes place tomorrow night, with McGregor’s fight taking place in the final card which starts at 3am Irish-time.

Sunday sees plenty of GAA club action.

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• The Leinster championship is at the quarter-final stage, and throws up some tasty fixtures including St Vincents (Dublin) v Palatine (Carlow), Sean O’Mahony’s (Louth) v Sarsfields (Kildare), Rhode (Offaly) v Simonstown Gaels (Meath) and Mullinalagtha (Longford) v St Loman’s (Westmeath).
• The Ulster SFC semi-finals see Killyclogher (Tyrone) face Slaughtneil (Derry) and Kilcoo (Down) meet Maghery (Armagh). 
• Munster are also in the semi-final stages; Dr Crokes (Kerry) take on Loughmore-Castleiney (Tipperary) and Carbery Rangers (Cork) are paired with The Nire (Waterford).
• In Connacht, Castlebar Mitchels (Mayo) and Corofin (Galway) go head to head for a final spot against either Aughawillan (Leitrim) or St Brigid’s (Roscommon).

And Sunday night brings the usual NFL madness.

Showbiz, Baby!

Coutinho’s goal against Argentina was pretty special last night.

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