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Thursday 8 June 2023 Dublin: 14°C

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Perfect response from James McClean as Ireland winger scores his first goal for Stoke City
The 29-year-old joined Stoke at the end of July after three seasons at West Brom.
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Flying the flag! Irish trio on target on busy day of Championship openers
Preston’s Alan Browne, Milwall’s Aidan O’Brien and Nottingham Forest’s Daryl Murphy all hit goals.
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What a hit! 10 of the best goals from 2017
Stick on the kettle and remind yourself of some of the best goals from 2017.
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TJ, Aussie or McGrath - what's your favourite hurling goal from this 2017 shortlist?
The TG4 award will be announced on New Year’s Eve.
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Goal machine Icardi fires Inter to top of Serie A but refuses to comment on links to Real Madrid
The in-form striker helped Inter Milan win 3-1 last night against Cagliari.
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'The full-back line are often thrown to the wolves' - Kerry's problems at the back
The Kerry boss believes his whole side must address the concession of goals.
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Problems with goal scoring have hurt Cork all year, it'll be key to their hopes against Mayo
The Rebels season is on the line tomorrow at the Gaelic Grounds.
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Cork bag three goals in 21-point win over Waterford to book Munster junior final place
Comfortable for the Rebels in the curtain-raiser.
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Michael D celebrated the winning goal at a Galway United match like a hero last night
This is class.
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Byrne hits the net twice as Dublin U21s cruise past Westmeath to reach Leinster semi-final
0-5 for Con O’Callaghan in tonight’s game in Mullingar.
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Late Midleton CBS goal knocks out Harty Cup champs Ardscoil Rís to set up all-Cork clash
The Limerick school had been bidding for a 10th consecutive semi-final appearance.
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Mertens breaks 42 year-old Serie A record and scores this sublime chip over Joe Hart
The Belgian forward has scored back-to-back hat-tricks for Napoli.
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What was your favourite goal from this summer's football championship?
See if you can choose a winner from this lot.
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A third goal of the season for Ireland's John Egan in the Championship last night
Egan’s 88th minute goal ensured a 1-1 draw for Brentford against Aston Villa.
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Is this Galway minor's hat-trick in 280 seconds the fastest in an All-Ireland final?
Dessie Conneely made his mark in Belfast last Saturday.
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UCD hit four goals against UL to move closer to ending 20-year Sigerson Cup drought
UCD last contested a final in 2003 and last won the title in 1996.
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Fox goal proves the winner as Tipperary hold off Clare challenge
A first league win for Liam Kearns Tipperary team.
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Tipp legend English steers UCD to Fitzgibbon Cup victory away to UCC
Nicky English’s side struck two vital goals to triumph.
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15 of the most Alan Partridge things to ever happen in real life
A-ha!
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Cork hurlers go top of the table as Paudie Sull bags two goals against Galway
Jimmy Barry-Murphy’s side claimed a three-point win over the Tribesmen today at Pearse Stadium.
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11 of our favourite hurling goals of the year
Sit back and enjoy this festive feast.
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10 of Eoin Kelly's best scores during his brilliant Tipperary hurling career
Kelly hit 21-368 during his days with Tipperary. Not bad going at all.
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The Donaghy, McCarthy and O'Grady goals from yesterday's Kerry final as Stacks celebrate
Check out the three goals from yesterday’s decider in Killarney.
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15 other great Irish goals we won't forget along with John O'Shea's strike last night
Last night’s equaliser was memorable but what are the other iconic strikes from the Boys In Green over the years.
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Delightful chip by Luis Suarez as he bags first goals for Uruguay since World Cup bite ban
The Barca striker is back in the headlines for the right reasons.
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Here's the six goals Cillian O'Connor and his brothers scored in Mayo semi-final
The O’Connor family were central to Ballintubber’s demolition job.
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Collins and McGrath show how to unlock a defence for brilliant goal in Clare club game
The Clare senior duo combined for a great goal for Cratloe last Saturday.
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Check out this brilliant Podge Collins goal for Cratloe in Clare club football match
The dual star struck this superb strike in a club game last weekend.
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18 year-old Austin Gleeson struck this amazing goal for Waterford today
The teenager made his mark in Thurles today.
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Robbie Keane thought he'd scored an injury-time winner for LA Galaxy yesterday
But Portland Sounders hit back to dash Keane’s hopes of being the scoring hero.
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Fennelly, Freeman, O'Rourke and Duggan caught the eye with these superb goals last weekend
It was a goal crazy weekend in the Allianz leagues.
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VIDEO: All six goals from yesterday's Corn Uí Mhuiri final in Killarney
Cathal Ó Bambaire netted a hat-trick for winners Pobalscoil Chorca Dhuibhne.
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British pubs could stay open late for the World Cup
David Cameron has ordered a ‘rethink’ on opening times during England’s World Cup games.
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VIDEO: Michael Murphy hit a stunning 25-yard goal in the Dr McKenna Cup last night
The Donegal captain showed the way against Queen’s University.
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Zlatan scored a hat-trick for Paris Saint-Germain tonight to start 2014 in style
The Swedish striker is in action for his club in the French Cup.
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Remember the most famous goal in a Clare Cork match in Ennis?
It’s 16 years since Martin Daly fired home THAT goal for Clare.
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See why Alan Partridge (and Colm Meaney) are under siege
We are pretty excited about this movie.
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Watch Cork's new Antrim recruit in goal-scoring action
New Rebel James Loughrey notched one of the goals of the championship last summer against Monaghan.
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VIDEO: Take a few minutes to watch 100 of the year's best goals
You’re more than welcome, The Internet.
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Nigerian football mourns the loss of World Cup '94 star Rashidi Yekini
The Super Eagles striker will be remembered fondly for his goal celebrations after scoring against Bulgaria in the tournament.