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# hard fought

This year
2023
# Going Well
Leaders Galway earn hard-fought win, Stephen Kenny's son on target
David Hurley scored a dramatic 85th-minute winner for the table toppers.
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Jul 14th 2023, 11:28 PM
Last year
2022
# hard fought
Munster come up short in thick Thomond fog against dogged Toulouse
The province started brightly before the French side grew into the game to take a deserved opening round Champions Cup win.
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Dec 11th 2022, 5:13 PM
# hard fought
Gritty St Pat's earn three crucial points over Sligo Rovers in race for Europe
Having seen Bohemians and Shelbourne drop points on Friday night, Tim Clancy’s side opened up a four-point gap on the Bit O’Red.
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Aug 14th 2022, 7:30 PM
# hard fought
Ruairi Canavan the hero as Tyrone edge Cavan in riveting Ulster U20 final
The pre-match favourites did just about enough.
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Apr 22nd 2022, 10:00 PM
# Drama
Irish duo feature as Wayne Rooney-less Derby scrap to earn late point
The Rams were 2-0 down with four minutes remaining before Colin Kazim-Richards and Curtis Davies scored to seal a share of the spoils.
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Jan 3rd 2022, 5:32 PM
All time
# hard fought
Galway see off Cork in league semi-final as championship draw made
It wasn’t pretty at times but the relocation of Aoife Donohue to the inside line was just about the deciding factor.
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Jun 13th 2021, 8:36 PM
# hard fought
Late drama sees Northern Ireland earn unlikely draw
Ian Baraclough owed a huge debt to his goalkeeper Bailey Peacock-Farrell in Bucharest.
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Sep 4th 2020, 10:14 PM
# hard fought
Limerick put to the test by Westmeath before advancing to knockout stages
Four wins out of four for the defending champions.
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Mar 1st 2020, 4:17 PM
# hard fought
'It was definitely ugly at times, but we’ll take it'
Ireland Women’s head coach Adam Griggs was a relieved man after yesterday’s 18-14 win over Scotland.
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Feb 3rd 2020, 7:15 AM
# hard fought
Clinical Ireland U20s take bonus point in Italy to sustain winning run in Six Nations
Shannon scrum-half Craig Casey grabbed two tries to keep Ireland on course for a Grand Slam.
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Feb 22nd 2019, 7:54 PM
# hard fought
Munster meet Chiefs head on and claim draw in seismic Sandy Park battle
CJ Stander’s second half try and an enormous defensive shift sees Munster leave with two points.
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Oct 13th 2018, 5:33 PM
# hard fought
Steven Gerrard's Rangers earn creditable point in Spain
Villarreal twice led through Carlos Bacca and Gerard Moreno but Scott Arfield and Kyle Lafferty scored equalisers.
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Sep 20th 2018, 8:49 PM
# hard fought
Missed penalty proves costly as Ireland's conquerors Denmark claim narrow opening win
Peru passed up a couple of gilt-edged opportunities.
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Jun 16th 2018, 6:59 PM
# hard fought
After beating Real Madrid convincingly, Spurs scrape past Crystal Palace to go level with United
Son Heung-min scored the only goal of the game for a below-par Tottenham.
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Nov 5th 2017, 2:04 PM
# hard fought
Bray win in Galway to maintain pressure on Dundalk
Harry Kenny’s side continued their impressive season with another victory this evening.
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Jun 23rd 2017, 9:57 PM
# hard fought
Retirement plans put on hold as Matthew Macklin edges out Brian Rose on points
The Tipperary Tornado battled hard to claim victory in London tonight.
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Apr 9th 2016, 8:39 PM
# hard fought
Joy for ex-Tipperary great Nicky English as UCD earn extra-time win
The former Tipperary star now coaches UCD, who beat DJ Carey’s IT Carlow tonight.
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Feb 16th 2016, 10:17 PM
# hard fought
Despite playing 55 minutes with 10 men, Bohs managed to hold on for a win tonight
The hosts had Anto Murphy sent off in controversial circumstances
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Jul 17th 2015, 10:32 PM
# hard fought
The Naas house-repossession story has taken an interesting twist...
And it doesn’t sound like it’s good news for the bank. A High Court judge has given Leeds Building Society until 28 July to prove they are ‘genuinely interested’ in a resolution.
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Jun 30th 2015, 11:16 PM