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# Disappointment

This year
2023
Ireland's Scales features as 9-man Celtic fall to Champions League defeat
Feyenoord proved too good for Brendan Rodgers’ side.
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Sep 19th 2023, 9:58 PM
Andy Murray crashes out of US Open, Medvedev recovers from mini-meltdown
Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz also eased through at Flushing Meadows.
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Sep 1st 2023, 8:01 AM
Eddie Dunbar forced out of Vuelta after crash in neutral zone
Team Jayco Alula confirmed Dunbar’s withdrawal from the race and said they would provide a further update soon.
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Aug 30th 2023, 2:47 PM
Henderson sees silver linings but says Ireland feel 'mostly disappointment'
The Irish captain believes the clash with Samoa was useful prep for the World Cup.
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Aug 27th 2023, 9:10 AM
Ronan O'Gara's La Rochelle suffer opening defeat to Montpellier
Former England winger Jack Nowell was beaten on his league debut.
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Aug 20th 2023, 11:12 PM
Thomas Barr forced to withdraw from world championships
Barr was set to compete in the 400m hurdles in Budapest later this month.
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Aug 5th 2023, 5:31 PM
Graeme McDowell misses out on Open Championship spot
Sergio Garcia also won’t play at the event for the first time since 1997.
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Jul 4th 2023, 10:26 PM
Leona Maguire suffers defeat in Match-Play semi-final
Japan’s Ayaka Furue, last year’s runner-up, ousted the Irish star.
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May 28th 2023, 9:39 PM
Ireland bow out of U17 Euros after defeat to Spain
Colin O’Brien’s side denied a World Cup play-off after France beat England.
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May 27th 2023, 10:12 PM
Ireland bow out of U17 Euros after defeat to Spain
Colin O’Brien’s side denied a World Cup play-off after France beat England.
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May 27th 2023, 9:40 PM
O'Connor and McCann secure top-10 finishes at European Indoor Championships
Sharlene Mawdsley fell short in her bid for a place in Saturday’s 400m final.
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Mar 3rd 2023, 7:20 PM
Ireland suffer defeat as Mandhana guides India into T20 World Cup semi-finals
A strong, swirling wind made conditions difficult,
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Feb 20th 2023, 6:29 PM
Ireland’s World Cup hopes ended by West Indies
The Windies secured a six wicket victory in Cape Town.
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Feb 17th 2023, 8:59 PM
Last year
2022
Newcastle's 6-game winning run comes to an end
The Magpies were held to a scoreless draw by Leeds.
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Dec 31st 2022, 5:03 PM
Fallon Sherrock crashes out of World Championship
Ricky Evans still admitted his opponent was the better player.
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Dec 20th 2022, 11:25 PM
France coach Deschamps rues 'cruel' World Cup final defeat
Kylian Mbappe scored twice in two minutes late on in Doha as France almost earned an improbable win.
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Dec 18th 2022, 8:35 PM
Ciara Mageean withdraws from Irish team for European Cross Country Championships
Mageean misses out due to illness, with Eilish Flanagan taking her place.
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Dec 5th 2022, 5:26 PM
Celtic crash out of Europe after frustrating draw
Angelos Postecoglou’s men still had hopes of getting a Europa League spot before tonight’s game.
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Oct 25th 2022, 10:03 PM
Leipzig late show sends Celtic out of Champions League
Marco Rose’s men move above Shakhtar Donetsk into second place in the group.
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Oct 11th 2022, 10:18 PM
Good night for Irish stars Hendrick and Robinson in Championship, disappointment for Egan
The Dubliner scored a brilliant goal to help Reading earn a point.
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Oct 4th 2022, 10:58 PM
Disappointment for Ireland as Ukraine beat Armenia
The result means Stephen Kenny’s side can no longer finish top of their Nations League group.
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Sep 24th 2022, 4:02 PM
Former Liverpool forward 'hurt' by Spain snub
Iago Aspas has five goals this season in La Liga and is behind only two others.
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Sep 20th 2022, 11:08 PM
Djokovic says he will not play US Open because of lack of Covid vaccination
The 21-time grand slam champion had hoped in vain for the rules to be relaxed.
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Aug 25th 2022, 4:06 PM
Dundee United beaten at home by Livingston as Jamie McGrath begins life on loan
The Tangerines must now pick themselves up for the second leg of their Europa Conference League third qualifying round tie against AZ Alkmaar on Thursday.
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Aug 7th 2022, 5:34 PM
Sligo's European adventure all but over after heavy defeat
Viking proved too good for the Irish side on the night
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Aug 4th 2022, 8:35 PM
Former USA superstar's Irish debut ends in disappointment as Shelbourne stunned by Sligo
Sligo secured a surprise 3-2 win over Noel King’s side.
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Jul 30th 2022, 10:11 PM
Thomas Barr rues 'my worst race' as he exits World Championship at semi-final stage
There was also added disappointment for Andrew Coscoran, who finished 12th in his 1500m semi-final.
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Jul 18th 2022, 8:21 AM
One-run heartbreak for Ireland after record-breaking run-chase
New Zealand squeezed home with a three-wicket win in today’s second ODI.
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Jul 15th 2022, 7:50 PM
Ireland must regroup for World Cup classification matches after defeat to Germany
The Green Army were unable to summon the victory required to reach the knockout stages.
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Jul 6th 2022, 5:23 PM
Incredible scenes as Kyrgios wins bad-tempered Wimbledon clash with Tsitsipas
Earlier, Iga Swiatek’s remarkable 37-match winning streak came to an end.
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Jul 2nd 2022, 10:05 PM
Gareth Bale absent as Poland come from behind to beat Wales in Nations League opener
The team had an unfamiliar look just four days before their World Cup play-off final.
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Jun 1st 2022, 7:45 PM
Defending champion among the big names to crash out early at French Open
Barbora Krejcikova tumbled out in the first round on Monday.
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May 23rd 2022, 8:24 PM
Connacht wait for one more signing but Friend is 'really happy' with his squad
Captain and out-half Jack Carty is hopeful the players can cut out their habit of making consecutive errors.
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Apr 18th 2022, 9:07 AM
Arsenal players feeling ‘really down’ after latest setback
Mikel Arteta’s side suffered a third consecutive Premier League defeat.
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Apr 16th 2022, 9:37 PM
Disappointment for Ireland's men's and women's underage teams as they miss out on qualifying
Another battling display, but the end of the road for James Scott’s side.
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Mar 30th 2022, 12:39 PM
Udinese-bound teen on target but Ireland's youngsters beaten by England
St Patrick’s Athletic defender James Abankwah was among the scorers.
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Mar 23rd 2022, 11:37 PM
Ireland's Eric Donovan suffers defeat against two-time Olympic gold medalist
Earlier on the card, Limerick’s Paddy Donovan, trained by former middleweight world champion Andy Lee, improved his record to 8-0
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Feb 26th 2022, 10:10 PM
Reigning champions Algeria crash out of Africa Cup of Nations
The holders had to beat the Ivorians to go through.
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Jan 20th 2022, 6:04 PM
All time
Willie O'Connor exits World Darts Championship at the hands of 'Bully Boy'
The Limerick native bowed out of the competition at the last-32 stage.
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Dec 27th 2021, 5:02 PM
IRFU expresses disappointment and 'refutes the overall tenor' of women's letter
The union views the letter as “outside interference” during the two ongoing reviews into women’s rugby.
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Dec 13th 2021, 5:16 PM
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