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All roads lead to Edinburgh in this year’s Champions Cup and Challenge Cup competitions. The home of Scottish Rugby will host the two showpiece events. In recent years, the finals have taken place in some European rugby strongholds, such as the Aviva Stadium, Twickenham and the Principality Stadium. However, the EPCR are now set to break new ground with the …

Following last September’s All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship final, many question marks were raised about both Kilkenny and Tipperary. The Cats have wintered, licking their wounds, but many are anticipating that they may have to undergo a transitional period before Liam McCarthy will go back to the Noreside. Meanwhile, the Premier have been bigged up, as they embark on the quest …

Aidan O’Shea and his Mayo team-mates were beaten by Dublin across two games in the All-Ireland final. The talismanic 26 year-old helped the side to the decider after a Connacht Championship loss to Galway, but once again, they fell at the final hurdle. On Monday evening, O’Shea took to Instagram to clear the air. “Back to the reality of Life today. …

Scotstown won yesterday’s Monaghan Senior Football Championship final with a 2-13 to 1-12 victory over Clontibret. The decider was being covered by TG4, and as part of the build-up, the pundits were pitch-side previewing the game. However, the curtain-raiser for the day featured the minor final between Corduff and Aughnamullen. The victorious Corduff side had little regard for the senior …

Mayo lost to Dublin on Saturday evening by a single point in the All-Ireland final replay. Before throw-in, Stephen Rochford elected to promote substitute goalkeeper Rob Hennelly into the starting team. Hennelly gave away a second-half penalty which Diarmuid Connolly duly converted. Today, Hennelly has posted a statement on his Instagram account. “I’ll never be able to fully describe what was …

The 2016 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship has not been over one day, but as Dublin celebrated long into the night, every other county was already plotting their downfall. Sam Maguire will winter in the capital, but January will soon be here and teams will be back to the drawing board. The odds have been released for next year. Who will …

Dublin are All-Ireland champions once again, beating Mayo by a mere point in Croke Park this evening. Here are some of the best images of the game, courtesy of Inpho Photography. _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____

There are just hours to go until the All-Ireland final replay between Dublin and Mayo. The two counties must do it all over again, after Cillian O’Connor’s late late show meant that 77 minutes of football couldn’t separate the sides two weeks ago. The entire country is waiting for 5pm, when the two teams clash once again. There is barely a …

Dublin manager Jim Gavin has named his Dublin side for the All-Ireland final replay against Mayo. The two sides played out an intriguing draw a fortnight ago, with Cillian O’Connor’s late late show meaning that they must do it all over again. The Dubs are looking for back-to-back titles for the first time since 1977, while Mayo have not captured …

Mayo manager Stephen Rochford has named his side to take on Dublin in the All-Ireland football final. The two sides played out an intriguing draw a fortnight ago, with Cillian O’Connor’s late late show meaning that they must do it all over again. The Connacht side are bidding for their first All-Ireland title since 1951, while the Dubs are bidding …