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# Climbing High

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Joe Schmidt's Ireland leapfrog Australia into third in latest world rankings

Only New Zealand and England are ahead of Ireland.

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Jun 19th 2017, 1:37 PM

Uphill battle expected as mountainous route revealed for 2017 Tour de France

All five mountain ranges will feature for the first time in 25 years.

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Oct 18th 2016, 3:12 PM

Snapshot - Sam Maguire has made it to the top of Carrauntoohil today

A unique charity event took place in aid of ‘The Alan Kerins Projects’.

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May 16th 2014, 12:59 PM