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# Close Encounters

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'We're gonna need a bigger boat': Sailing coach unfazed during encounter with basking shark in Skerries

Kerri-Ann Boylan and her students had a close encounter with a shark on Sunday morning.

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Oct 11th 2017, 5:03 PM

11 mortifying things everyone does when they meet their ex

It will happen, and it will be awkward.

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Jun 23rd 2015, 9:30 PM

Sjoholm leads, McGinley two behind at BMW Open

The Chilean-born player currently leads on 11-under, two shots clear of the chasing pack.

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Jun 22nd 2012, 8:13 PM

WATCH: Dunaden wins Melbourne Cup thriller by a nose

The finish to last night’s Melbourne Cup could hardly have been closer. Watch it here.

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Nov 1st 2011, 12:32 PM