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Let’s see how closely you’ve been paying attention to the headlines this week.

Which Irish AFL Women's player hit the headlines on Sunday morning as she scored four goals for her club?
Sinéad Goldrick (Melbourne FC/Dublin)
Cora Staunton (GWS Giants/Mayo)

Aishling Sheridan (Collingwood/Cavan)
Ailish Considine (Adelaide Crows/Clare)
Jordan Brown sealed a major snooker upset with a Welsh Open win over Ronnie O'Sullivan. From which county does he hail?
Antrim
Fermanagh

Down
Derry
Premier League clubs, including Aston Villa, were forced to internally investigate after identifying which online platform as an inadvertent source of team-news leaks?
Fantasy Premier League
TikTok

FanDuel
Tinder
Which of the following statements is true of Rob Kearney's first competitive appearance for Western Force?
He became the oldest player ever to make his Super Rugby debut.
He became the oldest back ever to make his Super Rugby debut.

He became the most-capped international ever to play Super Rugby.
He completed the first successful 50-22 kick in Super Rugby AU.
Camogie legend Gemma O'Connor called time on her inter-county career midweek. In what year did the nine-time All-Ireland winner and 11-time All Star make her senior debut for Cork?
2001
2002

2003
2004
Another defeat against which club proved the final straw for Neil Lennon, who resigned as Celtic manager days later?
St Mirren
Motherwell

Ross County
Aberdeen
In which country did Sam Bennett this week claim his first two stage victories of the season?
Australia
Belgium

The United Arab Emirates
Turkey
In how many games are Cardiff City unbeaten since Mick McCarthy took charge of the Bluebirds following his sacking by APOEL?
5
6

7
8
Who set a new Irish women's 800m record on Monday, just four days after Nadia Power had broken it for the second time this season?
Síofra Cléirigh Buttner
Ciara Mageean

Nadia Power (again)
Iseult O'Donnell
Former Ireland rugby international Gary Halpin passed away on Wednesday at the age of 55. In which other sport did he also represent his country, including at the 1987 World Athletics Championships?
Hammer throw
Shot put

Discus throw
Javelin
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Bernard Jackman, Murray Kinsella and Gavan Casey look ahead to Italy-Ireland, discuss Joey Carbery’s positional future with province and country, and try to figure out what happens next with the postponed France-Scotland fixture:


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