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# Off the Record

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Peter Charleton wasn't overly enamoured by the press - here's what he had to say about journalists
Journalistic privilege was cited by many – not by all – but by most.
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Oct 12th 2018, 6:15 AM
Off The Record: 5 sporting stories you may have missed this weekend
A super pic of Papiss Cisse, a hole-in-one in Texas and Conor McGregor gives two fingers to the social welfare.
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Apr 8th 2013, 1:40 PM
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Featuring a baseball brawl, a monster dunk and Ian Harte taking a hilarious tumble.
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Mar 11th 2013, 12:11 PM
Off the Record: 5 sporting stories you may have missed this weekend
Including some seriously meta slam dunking and a rather unexpected boxing reunion.
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Feb 18th 2013, 2:57 PM
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It is not acceptable for grown men to wear Bugs Bunny pajamas.
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Jan 21st 2013, 5:34 PM
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A Song for Statto and Derrick Rose on a pizza box? We’re too good to you.
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Jan 14th 2013, 1:48 PM
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One-in-a-million basketball shots, brilliant back-heels and high winds: it’s all in this week’s round-up.
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Jan 7th 2013, 4:05 PM
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Featuring the Arsenal footballers getting into the Christmas spirit and the Ulster scrum at its best.
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Dec 24th 2012, 2:26 PM
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Terrible free throws, a pretty rude UFC fighter and two Hollywood stars arrive in Manchester for derby day.
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Dec 10th 2012, 5:35 PM
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If you haven’t seen a “teddy bear toss” before, you’ll want to see this.
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Dec 3rd 2012, 1:28 PM
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Featuring bald cheerleaders, tekkers from Julio Cesar and Ricky Hatton’s farewell.
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Nov 26th 2012, 1:05 PM
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Beering with NASCAR champions, a Romanian stadium is engulfed by smoke and Arsenal fans spot Santi Cazorla at the traffic lights.
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Nov 19th 2012, 4:21 PM
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Marco Materazzi visits Paris while Tommy Bowe discusses role-playing with his other half and Mark Cuban challenges Donald Trump.
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Nov 5th 2012, 2:47 PM
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Giant inflatable pigs, riots and showboating gone wrong.
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Oct 29th 2012, 1:05 PM
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An explosion in Cyrpiot football, a 600lb fish and an epic table tennis rally.
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Oct 22nd 2012, 4:17 PM
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Let’s be honest — if you haven’t seen Eddie Jordan and David Coulthard learning Gangnam Style, you’re missing out.
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Oct 15th 2012, 2:01 PM
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Gavin Henson made his return to rugby, while Roger Federer played down recent death threats he received.
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Oct 8th 2012, 2:57 PM
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400m races with a difference, football matches hit by tornados and RTE loses a good servant.
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Oct 1st 2012, 4:19 PM
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Includes: Michael Schumacher in an F1 crash, a Premier League referee is double-teamed and Donegal have a fan in Neil Lennon.
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Sep 24th 2012, 5:04 PM
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MacGyver is back with a bang, Thierry being Thierry and the brilliance of Thomas Tyner.
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Sep 17th 2012, 6:37 PM
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A mass brawl in African football, two legendary Scottish gatecrashers and an NFL debut to forget for Brandon Weedon.
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Sep 10th 2012, 3:20 PM
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Just in case you’re not an internet addict, here are some of the more quirky sports-related moments that happened over the past few days.
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Sep 3rd 2012, 8:08 PM
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Rajai Davis with one of the catches of the year, a BMX pile-up and Chelsea’s new signing does his best David Dunne impression.
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Aug 13th 2012, 5:25 PM
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Did you know that Frankie Boyle is a big Donegal GAA fan?
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Jul 23rd 2012, 6:16 PM
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One of Spain’s triumphant Euro 2012 team had something else to celebrate yesterday.
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Jul 9th 2012, 4:35 PM
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England’s flashy fans are only the beginning. Here’s your weekly round-up of the sporting world’s best bits over the last 48 hours.
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Jun 25th 2012, 5:37 PM
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We’ve got Snoop Dogg Tebowing, a nasty crash in Monaco and Steven Seagal squaring up to a UFC fighter.
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May 28th 2012, 4:02 PM
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Napoli claimed their first piece of silverware since the glory days of Diego Maradona and there was a sweet hole-in-one at the HP Byron Nelson.
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May 21st 2012, 6:42 PM
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Simba, Suarez and Leo Cullen sex puns – it’s all in this week’s round-up.
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Apr 30th 2012, 7:18 PM
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Watch the goal of the weekend that wasn’t scored by Peter Crouch, there’s a three-pointer from 65 feet out and Diego Maradona takes a tumble.
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Mar 26th 2012, 5:51 PM
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Paul Casey’s caddie thinks he’s won himself a Cadillac, there’s a contender for dunk of the season, Swansea leave a grown man in tears and Cian Healy has got himself a new nickname.
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Mar 12th 2012, 3:24 PM
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There’s a horror tackle in Germany, an embarrassing fall in Canada and the biggest win South African football has ever witnessed.
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Mar 5th 2012, 4:38 PM
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The flukiest snooker shot you will see today, a Serie A goal that never was, and why not to bring up retirement when interviewing Jamie Carragher.
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Feb 27th 2012, 5:21 PM
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Muhammad Ali parties in Vegas at 70, Noel Gallagher could’ve been a GAA star and… gather ’round for Tim Tebow’s story time!
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Feb 20th 2012, 4:08 PM
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Bill Murray invokes the spirit of Carl Spackler at Pebble Beach and there’s that other Handshake Gate from Villa Park.
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Feb 13th 2012, 6:14 PM
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Snowboards, slam dunks, and septuagenarian sex — these five stories are too good to miss.
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Jan 30th 2012, 7:13 PM
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Excitable commentators, amazing waves, and how to turn your dustpan into a putter.
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Jan 16th 2012, 5:06 PM
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Nigel Owens lays down the law, Big Ben shows off his new wardrobe and Aindreas Doyle contemplates a career change.
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Jan 9th 2012, 6:21 PM