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# big dogs

This year

2023

‘Growing up, you always had a fear of the big teams. This group have none of that’

How Sligo football went from underdog to ‘f***ing big dog’.

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May 7th 2023, 7:00 AM

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'I don't think he should become a bookmaker': Schmidt laughs off All Black claim on underdog tag

Steve Hansen had claimed that the world champions were the underdogs for this weekend’s clash in Dublin.

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Nov 17th 2016, 2:27 PM

Most of Ireland's biggest companies aren't Irish at all

Microsoft is now the biggest company in Ireland in terms of turnover.

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May 22nd 2015, 6:10 AM