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# Journey

Last year
2023
Overlooked by Ireland, Munster's Kleyn could become World Cup winner
From playing junior football to chasing fourth senior title in five years and unique double
All time
From Euros heartbreak to World Cup dreams, Liberty Hall and everything in between
'I loved coaching but I never thought it was going to bring me to the west of Ireland'
'I was told to get a stick and a helmet and show up to training' - from South Africa to Cavan
From training with Inter Milan on reality TV and playing at Anfield to Boreham Wood - The life and times of Connor Smith
Ulster hooker Roberts's remarkable rise continues as he's drafted into Wales squad to replace Owens
'I'm just enjoying it. Life's great' - Ireland's Liverpool star back on top after tough times
'It's not straightforward. It's been worth the ups and downs, and mistakes'
Qualifying for the Olympics was six years in the making for the Ireland 7s
'People would always ask me which sport do I prefer?' - Galway's dual diamond
Dessie Farrell: the making of a Dublin manager
'It was definitely about personal growth' - the Roscommon footballer who joined the circus
'Rugby is something that I am so thankful for... but it's about more than just a game'
'You go through the suffering of being stared at, looked at, pointed at, but at the end of the day, you’re you'
'It means a lot for the boys from the rural area who didn’t go to private school'
The Irish striker whose 'little demons' couldn't get the better of him
Madagascar's sensational Africa Cup of Nations journey continues
'This isn't about me, this is about the team... it can't be an Ian story'
How refugee Modric rose to rule Russia 2018
The former binman and theology student who has cracked the Wallabies
'I had to look after this puppy when I could barely look after myself'
‘It was a huge shock… I had been told I was getting a new contract’
From a dilapidated shack in a 'seedy grey town' to being Man United's inspirational unsung hero
Nobody knows how this cat made a two-year, 4,800km journey from California to Canada
'I said to my dad I wanted to come home and maybe play football in Ireland'
An Irish couple's trip to Liverpool for an abortion has gone viral on Twitter
16 experiences every Bus Eireann passenger will relate to
"So many people died in the desert. We saw dead bodies, skeletons" - The horror stories of children seeking a new life
'Bundee Aki could become mayor of Galway, the way people are loving him!'
'There's a whole lexicon of words we've had to use to describe Connacht winning, rather than losing'
The story of how Dublin's Tram café was discovered in a Cavan field is brilliant
This 5-year-old Dublin boy is preparing for life changing surgery that could see him walk
Poll: Are you an early bird or a night owl?
7 things you should do with your extra day this Leap Year
7 games for your phone that'll make this evening's commute fly by
A Donegal postman actually managed to deliver this postcard all the way from America
'I was constantly called a 5-a-side footballer because I wanted to keep possession of the ball'
It's a big day for two Irish footballers plying their trade in North America
“We told the drivers: if you can go, keep going": What happens behind the scenes at Dublin Bus