# fine margins

This year

2023

# fine margins

Galway show a grittier edge to get better of Tipperary

Now Limerick lie in wait for Tribesmen.

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Jun 24th 2023, 8:46 PM

# fine margins

Galway show a grittier edge to get better of Tipperary

Now Limerick lie in wait for Tribesmen.

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Jun 24th 2023, 8:37 PM

# fine margins

O'Gara's La Rochelle survive big scare to book Champions Cup quarter-final

Teddy Thomas scored late on to break Gloucester’s hearts at Stade Marcel Deflandre.

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Apr 1st 2023, 9:02 PM

Last year

2022

# fine margins

Former West Ham star the difference as Jose Mourinho left frustrated in Rome derby

Felipe Anderson was on target, while Juventus’ long crisis showed signs of being over

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Nov 6th 2022, 10:39 PM

# fine margins

Mayo hold off Cavan rally to book All-Ireland quarter-final spot as Galway also advance

Tara Needham grabbed the decisive point for Mayo while Galway overcame Westmeath.

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Jun 19th 2022, 4:15 PM

# fine margins

'We're very, very close to winning the tournament, and we don't unfortunately'

Another European season which looked so promising for Leinster ended in heartbreak in Marseille on Saturday.

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May 30th 2022, 7:58 AM

# fine margins

'We played against the strongest team in Europe and were their equals' - Inzaghi

The Italian champions were unable to scale the mountain they had to climb against Liverpool after losing the first leg 2-0.

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Mar 8th 2022, 11:07 PM

# fine margins

Munster fall narrowly short of draw after gutsy comeback in Glasgow

Munster were trailing by 10 points at one stage at Scotstoun Stadium.

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Feb 11th 2022, 10:50 PM

All time

# captain's call

'We've come on leaps and bounds. 1-0 against the second best in the world isn't the worst result'

Ireland skipper Katie McCabe says her side ‘need to eliminate the fine margins’ after an own goal proved costly against Sweden.

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Oct 23rd 2021, 7:15 AM

# fine margins

Phil Healy narrowly misses out on advancing to 400m semi-finals

The 26-year-old missed the time qualifier spots by just 0.07 of a second.

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Aug 3rd 2021, 2:40 AM

# fine margins

Northern Ireland suffer narrow defeat to Andriy Shevchenko's Ukraine

Oleksandr Zubkov netted the winner after only 10 minutes.

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Jun 3rd 2021, 9:47 PM

# Targets

'That's where we'll see what he's made of': O'Gara has sympathy for Burns blunder and O'Mahony red

The La Rochelle head coach feels more red cards are inevitable when the ruck changes so rapidly.

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Feb 8th 2021, 8:07 PM

# Back three

Calf niggle derails Addison's late push for World Cup selection

Joe Schmidt opted for Munster’s Chris Farrell in his squad for Japan.

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Sep 3rd 2019, 6:00 AM

# fine margins

'That's a definite '65' - Limerick denied late equalising chance in All-Ireland semi-final

Kilkenny prevailed by a point at Croke Park to book their place in this year’s All-Ireland final.

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Jul 27th 2019, 10:20 PM

# fine margins

One of the teams tipped as outsiders to win the World Cup earn hard-fought victory

Canada edged past Cameroon this evening.

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Jun 10th 2019, 10:35 PM

# fine margins

Murray: 'I know how good I can be and I'm hungry to show that off'

The Munster scrum-half says the recent criticism of his form didn’t affect him as he looks to return to his world-class best.

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Apr 4th 2019, 6:30 AM

# fine margins

Warnock rages at controversial calls as Loftus-Cheek completes late Chelsea comeback

The substitute headed in Willian’s cross in added time as the Blues rallied from a goal down pick up a 2-1 win.

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Mar 31st 2019, 4:48 PM

# fine margins

Agony and ecstasy for Irish golfers on final day of European Tour Q-School

Gavin Moynihan secured his Tour card by one shot, while Cormac Sharvin missed out by the same margin.

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Nov 15th 2018, 5:45 PM

# added edge

'Anatomically and physiologically, we're different' - Ladies footballers welcome menstrual cycle app

The effects of periods are rarely acknowledged in sport, but the FitrWoman app is aiming to change that.

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Jun 21st 2018, 6:15 AM

# fine margins

18 seconds that proved decisive in Clare's thrilling win over Tipp

There was a six-point swing in the Banner’s favour when Ian Galvin found the net with five minutes left.

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Jun 10th 2018, 8:06 PM

# close-run thing

Class of Conway and Carbery help stuttering Ireland edge past Fiji

An experimental selection from Joe Schmidt was put under intense scrutiny by a fantastic array of Fijian talent.

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Nov 18th 2017, 7:33 PM

# fine margins

Kilkenny legend Richie Hogan takes on Southampton stars in skills test

Hogan and Shane Long last clashed during the 2004 Minors, when James Ward-Prowse was nine.

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Aug 16th 2017, 11:47 AM

# Cardiff Chaos

Schmidt stresses positives but Ireland leave Cardiff in deep disappointment

Wales scored three tries to Ireland’s zero in a 22-9 win.

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Mar 11th 2017, 8:00 AM

# fine margins

We'll take it! This scrappy Séamus Coleman goal gives Ireland all three points against Georgia

The Donegal man netted early in the second-half.

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Oct 6th 2016, 9:10 PM

# fine margins

Rassie Erasmus' Munster taste home defeat to Cardiff in Cork

Darren Sweetnam was superb for the southern province.

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Sep 9th 2016, 9:32 PM

# fine margins

Analysis: Ireland leave their best try-scoring chance untaken in Port Elizabeth

A four-on-two in the second half simply had to be converted into a try.

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Jun 27th 2016, 10:00 AM

# fine margins

Roddy fine could be more 'Game of Thrones' than League of Ireland

Reaction to heavy-handed fine could prompt League of Ireland managers to band together, writes John O’Sullivan.

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Apr 8th 2016, 11:23 AM

# fine margins

There's no money in sports stadia, says major contractor

But when you’re talking about a stadium worth close to a billion dollars, the small margins are a big chunk of change.

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Nov 12th 2015, 12:01 AM

# fine margins

Lansdowne land second title with thrilling UBL final win over Clontarf

Scott Deasy played a central role in an absorbing final at the Aviva Stadium.

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May 9th 2015, 2:54 PM

# fine margins

For one brief moment, every Leinster fan thought they were going to the European Cup final

Leinster were a couple of feet away from their fourth European Cup final.

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Apr 19th 2015, 8:14 PM

# fine margins

Heaslip's try-saving smash on Hogg is the sort of thing you'll remember in 50 years time

I want to be buried with today’s rugby when I die.

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Mar 21st 2015, 7:52 PM

# fine margins

Wales edge Scotland in thrilling end-to-end encounter full of great tries

Scotland weren’t clinical enough to eke out the win.

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Feb 15th 2015, 5:01 PM

# fine margins

Madigan thinks Leinster are 'a pass away' from ending their try-scoring drought

The out-half also talked about the trio of confidants that help him get through pressures situations.

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Dec 10th 2014, 7:45 AM

# fine margins

Saracens pile pressure on Munster with crucial away win at Sale

A piece of play from Charlie Hodgson helped Saracens to four points.

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Dec 6th 2014, 2:51 PM

# fine margins

Wexford take advantage of misfiring Galway to book All-Ireland U21 hurling final spot

Seven second half wides cost the Tribesmen.

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Aug 23rd 2014, 8:06 PM

# fine margins

Analysis: Munster match Toulon's fierce physicality but errors prove costly (Part 1)

Using GIFs and videos, we take a look at the excellence of Rob Penney’s men in the tight and with their restarts.

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Apr 28th 2014, 9:26 PM

# fine margins

Rory Best: Ulster must stay cool and selfish to see off Saracens

The hooker is counting the minutes to Saturday’s Heineken Cup quarter-final at Ravenhill.

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Apr 1st 2014, 7:49 PM

# fine margins

Reed's birdie set to be Shane Lowry's golden ticket to the WGC Match Play

Shane Lowry has held on to 65th place in the world rankings — by 0.0002 points — ahead of today’s qualifying cut-off.

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Feb 11th 2013, 11:47 AM

# So Close

VIDEO: Phil Mickelson's birdie putt for a 59 rolled around the inside of the cup and lipped out

By such fine margins are heroes made.

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Feb 1st 2013, 10:09 AM

# fine margins

Twenty20: Porterfield laments narrow defeat

Despite a one run loss, the batsman vowed that Ireland would come out swinging this afternoon.

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Jul 21st 2012, 9:39 AM