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# Looking Back

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# Down memory lane
'It’s nice to see your son or daughter receive an All-Ireland cup in Croke Park. That was very special for him'
Former Kerry ladies captain Eileen Lawlor (Dardis) is the holder of 10 All-Ireland senior medals and a member of the Kingdom nine-in-a-row winning team.
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Apr 25th 2020, 7:30 AM
# Looking Back
Quiz: How well do you remember the Premier League 1995-96 season?
Test your memory of the campaign where Man United got the better of Newcastle in a thrilling title race.
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Apr 13th 2020, 12:05 PM
# Looking Back
5 big picture takeaways from Donegal's 2012 All-Ireland football final win over Mayo
Jim McGuinness’s finest hour arrived eight years ago.
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Apr 12th 2020, 9:34 PM
# super sars
'To go to the very top with your club, nothing tops it' - through the years with Galway's Hopper McGrath
The Galway and Sarsfields great recently steered his beloved club – and his four daughters – to a first All-Ireland senior camogie title, having done it all as a player himself.
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Apr 9th 2020, 7:30 AM
# throwback
Quiz: How well do you remember ladies football and camogie from through the 2000s?
A trip down memory lane as we test your knowledge.
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Mar 31st 2020, 7:30 AM
# Looking Back
'I kind of wish I'd appreciated it more in the moment'
In part four of our series, Olive Loughnane discusses life after the Olympics.
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Mar 28th 2020, 6:30 AM
# Looking Back
'That's the great thing about this Irish team, it's about an island performing'
As he reflects on his career, Rory Best takes pride from squeezing every drop out of the potential he had.
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Mar 5th 2020, 7:17 PM
# Looking Back
'I'm acutely aware of the danger': When Ireland entered crisis mode for Foot and Mouth disease in 2001
19 years ago it was livestock and farmers’ livelihoods at stake.
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Mar 1st 2020, 11:00 AM
# Looking Back
'I tried to buy a gun' - Rugby star Danny Cipriani on his severe depression
He posted on Instagram just days after the death of his ex-girlfriend Caroline Flack.
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Feb 21st 2020, 3:41 PM
# Looking Back
Quiz: How close were you paying attention to the general election campaign?
It must be still fresh in your head, mustn’t it?
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Feb 16th 2020, 10:00 PM
# black mamba
Kobe Bryant's relentless spirit inspired fans and players alike through his illustrious career
The basketball icon and his daughter, Gianna, were among nine killed in a helicopter crash yesterday.
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Jan 27th 2020, 3:00 PM
# Looking Back
'The senior guys, they didn't like me, they didn't want an Irish guy coming over'
Waterford legend Alfie Hale reflects on his remarkable career in Irish and British football.
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Jan 26th 2020, 9:30 PM
# trip through time
'My heart will always want to play and that's the problem' - Reflecting on a rollercoaster 19-season career
Waterford great Michelle Ryan called time on her Déise duty this week – but would love nothing more than to be starting out again.
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Jan 11th 2020, 7:15 AM
# Looking Back
Liverpool winning Premier League would help me move on from Chelsea slip - Gerrard
The Reds look set to win their first top-flight crown in 30 years this season.
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Jan 9th 2020, 1:08 PM
# Looking Back
Wayne Rooney opens up on gambling struggle and how it threatened his career
‘It sucks you in,’ the Derby County player admitted.
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Jan 3rd 2020, 8:48 PM
# Looking Back
'Our culture was still ingrained with the idea that Real Men don’t show their feelings'
Former Liverpool star Robbie Fowler expresses regret about how Stan Collymore was treated during his time at Liverpool.
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Dec 31st 2019, 9:00 AM
# Looking Back
Guardiola: I tried to convince Kompany to stay
The defender ended an 11-year association with the club by captaining them to an unprecedented domestic treble in England last season.
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Dec 26th 2019, 11:03 PM
# Looking Back
From Tallaght to Cape Verde: A League of Ireland star's remarkable 12 months
Roberto Lopes on a year in which he won the FAI Cup with Shamrock Rovers and made his international debut.
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Dec 23rd 2019, 8:00 AM
# Looking Back
Lucas Moura was ‘very close’ to Man United move
The Brazil international winger, who is now enjoying a spell in England at Tottenham, held talks with the Red Devils before leaving Sao Paulo.
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Dec 17th 2019, 11:26 AM
# dream 19
'I couldn't have asked for a better year' - Tiger Woods completes road to redemption
“It’s been an amazing year… I’m speechless.’
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Dec 16th 2019, 8:56 PM
# Looking Back
'I wasn't living the way I should,' admits Sterling
The forward feels he was not always 100% dedicated to football as he is now.
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Dec 7th 2019, 1:25 PM
# home comforts
'I would have been very unhappy' - Mourinho explains why he lived in hotel while at Man United
It was suggested that his unusual living situation contributed to his unhappiness at Old Trafford, the new Spurs boss strongly disagrees.
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Dec 4th 2019, 12:34 AM
# Looking Back
In pics: Jim Gavin's best moments as Dublin manager
The five-in-a-row-winning boss stepped down today.
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Nov 30th 2019, 4:14 PM
# Family man
'You've got to respect the decision that David Nucifora made' - Ruan Pienaar
The 35-year-old is now back in South Africa after the IRFU performance director forced him to leave Ulster in 2017.
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Nov 28th 2019, 3:00 PM
# Looking Back
'Jim McGuinness introduced me to the panel and said, ‘He’ll be playing for the next 20 years''
As Naomh Conaill prepare for Sunday’s Ulster final, Leo McLoone reflects on his career with the Glenties club.
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Nov 27th 2019, 10:06 AM
# Looking Back
It's Sunday so here are 10 of our favourite images from the sporting week
We look back on a busy seven days of action
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Nov 24th 2019, 8:52 PM
# Looking Back
'You could never see him being one of the greatest goal scorers ever, you just couldn’t'
Ryan Giggs on Cristiano Ronaldo’s remarkable rise to become one of football’s all-time greats.
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Oct 23rd 2019, 12:33 PM
# Looking Back
'United belongs to those of us who go every bloody week and not to people with big bank balances'
Thirty years ago, fans weren’t just furious with Alex Ferguson’s team but with the club’s decision-makers too.
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Oct 20th 2019, 10:00 AM
# Looking Back
Dani Alves hits out at Parisian life: 'They’re f***ing racists'
The ex-PSG star said that life in the French capital was ‘stressful’ and that he preferred the atmosphere in Barcelona or Seville.
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Oct 16th 2019, 4:32 PM
# Looking Back
Messi: I almost left Barcelona five years ago
The Argentine star was unhappy after he and his father were charged with tax fraud.
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Oct 9th 2019, 11:31 AM
# Looking Back
The Irishman who wasn't there
Lee Carsley on his bittersweet international career and his belief that his country never saw the best of him.
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Oct 5th 2019, 10:00 AM
# Looking Back
'I was very p****d off' - Gnabry reveals father’s ban on Bayern Munich move
The 24-year-old hit the headlines this week by scoring four against Tottenham – but his route to Bavaria has been a circuitous one.
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Oct 4th 2019, 12:41 PM
# Looking Back
‘£25m, tiny, slow, only left footed and didn't know his position’ – The transformation of David Silva
Joe Hart admits to being underwhelmed by the Spaniard when he arrived at Manchester City.
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Sep 30th 2019, 7:47 PM
# Looking Back
‘They said: We don’t think you’re ready... I knew I wasn’t going to be playing a lot of games’
Bohemians’ Keith Buckley on how patience with his development at underage level ultimately paid off.
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Sep 27th 2019, 8:00 AM
# Looking Back
My family were concerned when Mourinho joined Man United - Mata
The playmaker says people close to him were worried when the Portuguese coach followed him to the Theatre of Dreams.
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Sep 24th 2019, 9:21 AM
# Looking Back
'I nearly gave up football when I was 12' - Man United star James
The winger has impressed with three goals in five Premier League games for the Red Devils.
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Sep 17th 2019, 10:38 PM
# Looking Back
'Sanchez always seemed a sad man' - Mourinho
The Chile attacker failed to impress at Old Trafford, but his former manager hopes he can find happiness following a loan move to Serie A.
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Sep 13th 2019, 12:47 PM
# Looking Back
Details of Spurs' failed €65 million Fernandes bid revealed - including Premier League title bonus
The midfielder looked set for a big-money switch during the off-season but has stayed with the Liga NOS side.
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Sep 5th 2019, 8:48 PM
# Looking Back
'Tottenham probably got rid of me at the wrong time' - Trippier
The Atletico Madrid defender believes the Premier League side made a mistake in selling him.
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Sep 3rd 2019, 7:00 AM
# Looking Back
Tipperary celebrate but how will counties review their 2019 hurling season?
Tipperary completed an All-Ireland hurling double but there was disappointment in 2019 for others.
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