An Irish endurance swimmer has become the first person in the world to complete a most gruelling seven-channel swim around the world. Steve Redmond from Ballydehob, west Cork, will made a hero return to his home town tomorrow after completing the final stretch in the Oceans7 Challenge. The 46 year old amateur swimmer had...
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A crowd of more than 20,000 people turned out in Galway to see the finish of the Volvo Ocean Race in the wee early hours of this morning. New Zealand yacht Camper was the first of the six competing boats to cross the finish line in Galway Bay. French yacht Groupama finished second in...
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Two Irish Atlantic ports have transformed their waterfronts for the next nine days, with hotels fully booked as both Galway and Derry host separate round-world yacht race festivals. Hundreds of spectators witnessed the pre-dawn arrival into Derry, N. Ireland yesterday of Australian entry Gold Coast Australia in the Clipper 11-12 Round the World Yacht...
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Next week’s Irish Open at Royal Portrush will be the first sold-out crowd for the grand ole European Tour in it’s 40 year history. You heard correct! There are no tickets left for the final two rounds and none will be available for the opening two days after 5pm tomorrow. It is the first...
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Hundreds of mourners gathered in Co Wicklow for the funeral mass of James Nolan, who died in Poland during the European football championships. The 21-year-old student drowned after falling into a river in the city of Bydgoszcz. Among the mourners in Blessington were Irish goalkeeper Shay Given and FAI Chief Executive John Delaney. Ireland’s...
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Thousands of people were in Wicklow today for the start of the Round Ireland Yacht Race 2012. 37 boats from around the world are taking part in the 700 mile race around the coast of Ireland. The boats departed from Wicklow Town Harbour at noon today. The first boats are expected back in Wicklow...
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Cyclist suffers serious head injuries at Co Clare event The 49-year-old man had been taking part in the An Post Tour de Burren cycle race when the accident happened at around 10.45am. Paramedics at the scene requested that the casualty be flown to the nearest specialist head trauma unit as soon as possible. The...
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The thoughtful Mayor of the Polish city of Bydgoszcz has asked for a minute’s silence before the start of one of the Euro 2012 quarter finals in memory of tragedy that had befallen Irish fan James Nolan whose body was discovered yesterday. Rafal Bruski told independent.ie today that he intends to write to UEFA...
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