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# Irish Abroad

'The boundaries are limitless' - Irishman Kingsley finds his kicking calling

The Portlaoise man is skills and kicking coach with the Dragons.

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Apr 26th 2020, 4:30 PM

# Irish Abroad

'It's easy to get toxic. You're with other lads who can also be in a negative zone'

Eoghan Grace had spells with Munster, Exeter and Connacht during his playing days.

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Apr 24th 2020, 8:10 PM

Voices

Ireland will not forget its citizens abroad during this Covid-19 pandemic

Minister for the Diaspora Ciarán Cannon says Irish people living abroad must be helped feel part of a community.

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Apr 11th 2020, 3:00 PM

# Irish Abroad

Financial assistance available for Irish citizens struggling to afford commercial flights home, says Coveney

Ireland is undertaking the ‘biggest repatriation effort in the history of the state’ said the Tánaiste.

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Apr 7th 2020, 1:07 PM

# Irish Abroad

'I've seen plenty of guys being spat out of the game because of that'

Former Ulster and Ireland U20s hooker Niall Annett is now well settled with Worcester Warriors.

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Apr 2nd 2020, 8:30 PM

# Spain

'People are living on the edge': Irish people in Madrid say the city has been transformed by the coronavirus

Madrid remains the worst-hit part of Spain as the country suffers from the spread of Covid-19.

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Mar 27th 2020, 6:00 AM

# Irish Abroad

'Many of us are staying here to avoid infecting our family at home': Irish people in London amid the coronavirus crisis

Irish people in London describe the mood in the city, which is now facing a major lockdown to tackle coronavirus.

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Mar 24th 2020, 4:16 PM

# Irish Abroad

'It's going to be tough, so this has to be the players' bit of escape'

Bristol Bears’ head of athletic performance, Kevin Geary, explains how the club is training remotely.

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Mar 22nd 2020, 8:45 AM

# the voyage

Irish people cutting short trips abroad over coronavirus uncertainty

Washington DC Dulles airport was noticeably quiet on Saturday as President Trump’s countries came into effect.

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Mar 15th 2020, 3:30 PM

# Irish Abroad

20-year-old Louth native Michael McDonald makes Super Rugby debut

The 20-year-old scrum-half was a key player for the Australia U20s last year.

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Mar 6th 2020, 12:31 PM

# Irish Abroad

Madigan slots penalty for Bristol and 20-year-old Scannell debuts in Biarritz

There were plenty of Irish players involved in England, France, Italy, and the US over the weekend.

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Feb 17th 2020, 4:34 PM

# Irish Abroad

'It's something new, something very different... I thought it would be cool to be part of'

Former Munster and Pau back row Paddy Butler has joined Japanese club Yamaha Júbilo.

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Feb 15th 2020, 7:45 AM

# Irish Abroad

Ex-Connacht prop named on Highlanders bench after joining on short-term deal

23-year-old Conán O’Donnell has linked up with the Kiwi franchise as injury cover.

14.2k

Feb 12th 2020, 9:53 PM

# Irish Abroad

Big Irish influence as Major League Rugby season kicks off in North America

The likes of Cathal Marsh, David Busby, Cormac Daly, Tomas Quinlan, and John Poland have joined the league.

10.9k

Feb 8th 2020, 11:00 AM

# Irish Abroad

Irish prop Jager gets second consecutive Super Rugby start for Crusaders

The 24-year-old has been involved with the Kiwi franchise since 2017.

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Feb 6th 2020, 4:13 PM

# Irish Abroad

'I'd look at Tadhg Beirne and think, 'There's someone I'd love to replicate''

Former Munster scrum-half John Poland is now with the New England Free Jacks in the US.

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Feb 1st 2020, 8:30 AM

# Irish Abroad

Murphy moves to director of rugby role as Leicester bring in Borthwick

The former Ireland fullback has been the club’s head coach since 2018.

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Jan 21st 2020, 9:39 AM

# Irish Abroad

Irishmen O'Donnell and Glynn involved in Super Rugby pre-season games

Melbourne Rebels and the Crusaders have handed the Irish pair opportunities.

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Jan 17th 2020, 9:54 AM

# Irish Abroad

'At this level of rugby it’s ruthless' - Racing's Prendergast feels Munster aren't far away

The French side are targeting trophy glory in the Champions Cup this season.

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Jan 14th 2020, 6:30 AM

# Irish Abroad

'If you look at the Irish market, there's only five jobs if you include the national team'

Michael Bradley is in his third season as head coach of Italian club Zebre.

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Dec 27th 2019, 7:30 AM

# Irish Abroad

Majority of people in Ireland want to allow Irish citizens abroad to vote in presidential elections

That’s according to an Amárach/Claire Byrne Live poll carried out for TheJournal.ie.

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Dec 25th 2019, 7:00 AM

# caesar

O'Shea 'never had discussions' with Irish rugby as he moves on to RFU role

The 49-year-old has joined the English union as its new performance director.

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Nov 29th 2019, 8:39 AM

# Irish Abroad

Connacht legend Muldoon to step up as forwards coach at Bristol under Lam

The 36-year-old Irishman joined the Premiership club as defence coach last year.

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Nov 20th 2019, 10:23 AM

# Irish Abroad

'Felix has been amazing and has brought so much. The boys absolutely love him'

Irishman Felix Jones is a World Cup winner.

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Nov 4th 2019, 12:00 PM

# Flying the flag

Ireland international trials with West Ham on busy day of representation across the water

Meanwhile, Girls in Green goalkeeper Grace Moloney hit the 150 mark at Reading.

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Nov 4th 2019, 11:09 AM

# Irish Abroad

Irishman Felix Jones will be involved in the World Cup final at the age of 32

The former Munster coach was brought on board by Springboks boss Rassie Erasmus.

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Oct 29th 2019, 8:07 PM

# Irish Abroad

Cork's O'Sullivan into another US final, Keenan shines for Celtic, and United stun City

Some of the weekend’s interesting stories for Irish women’s football stars overseas.

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Oct 20th 2019, 10:02 PM

# Pool C

Te'o double not enough for USA against Tonga

AJ MacGinty’s side ran in three tries, but weren’t able to register a point in Pool C.

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Oct 13th 2019, 9:08 AM

# Irish Abroad

Hendrick grabs Burnley winner at Turf Moor as Coleman sees red for Everton

Seamus Coleman was sent off for Everton for a second yellow card.

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Oct 5th 2019, 5:37 PM

# Irish Abroad

'I saw Beauden Barrett in front of me and just had to back myself'

26-year-old Dungannon man Peter Nelson started for Canada against the All Blacks.

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Oct 3rd 2019, 8:00 AM

# Irish Abroad

'Caoimhín was behind Alisson and Mignolet but the U21 games have given him extra confidence'

Stephen Kenny praised Caoimhín Kelleher after making his senior Liverpool debut against MK Dons.

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Oct 2nd 2019, 5:48 PM

# Flying the flag

McCabe helps Arsenal coast through to Women's Champions League last 16

The Ireland captain started as Arsenal saw off Fiorentina this evening.

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Sep 26th 2019, 9:38 PM

# Shock

'It's not a surprise because I've seen how much work those boys put in'

Irishman Dean Lester was part of Uruguay’s S&C team in their preparation for the World Cup.

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Sep 25th 2019, 1:12 PM

# Down Under

Wes Hoolahan out until New Year after 'major ligament and cartilage damage' in Australia

The 37-year-old joined A-League side Newcastle Jets on a one-year contract in August.

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Sep 23rd 2019, 12:56 PM

# Irish Abroad

Maguire, Sadlier and McGeady all on target as Preston and Doncaster bag important wins

Sean Maguire scored his third Championship goal of the season on Saturday.

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Sep 21st 2019, 6:05 PM

# Irish Abroad

Tuohy kicks superb goal but Geelong fall short to Collingwood in AFL finals

Laois native Zach Tuohy and Kerry’s Mark O’Connor were on the losing side.

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Sep 6th 2019, 5:16 PM

# One to Watch

Phillip Cocu hands first start to 18-year-old Ireland midfielder as Derby held by West Brom

Former Cabinteely midfielder Jason Knight played 90 minutes at Pride Park on Saturday.

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Aug 24th 2019, 3:20 PM

# Irish Abroad

Parrott nets double for Spurs U23s as teenage goalkeeper Bazunu starts in goal for Man City

Promising Irish stars Troy Parrott and Gavin Bazunu went head-to-head in the Premier League 2 on Friday.

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Aug 16th 2019, 9:28 PM

# crisis

'I'm on the verge of losing everything': Dublin footballer pleads with Bury chairman over unpaid wages

Stephen Dawson and chairman Steve Dale clashed on the airwaves as the League One side face a crisis.

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Aug 16th 2019, 4:07 PM

# Irish Abroad

Ireland flanker Caplice joins Harlequins after impressive Six Nations

The Cork native joins team-mate Leah Lyons at the Twickenham Stoop.

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Aug 13th 2019, 1:52 PM