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# On top of the world

Last year
2022
'Over the moon' - Two golds and bronze wrap up successful World Championships for Ireland
Katie-George Dunlevy and Eve McCrystal secured a sixth World Championship title.
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Aug 15th 2022, 6:28 PM
Sherpa guide breaks own record scaling Mount Everest for 26th time
Kami Rita, whose father was among the first Sherpa guides, first scaled Everest in 1994 and has been making the trip nearly every year since.
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May 8th 2022, 3:00 PM
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Kenya's Chepkoech sets new 5km road world record in Monaco
The former best time of 14:44 was set by the Netherland’s Sifan Hassan in 2019.
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Feb 14th 2021, 1:47 PM
Mount Everest grows four metres after China and Nepal agree new height measurement
The new official height of the world’s tallest peak is 8,848.86 metres.
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Dec 8th 2020, 10:52 AM
'I think they've given a lot of people hope': Made in Africa, champions with Liverpool
Sadio Mané and Mo Salah have been trailblazers for African football with their exploits for the 2020 Premier League winners.
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Jul 24th 2020, 3:00 PM
'Test me every single day,' says Salazar runner Hassan after golden double
The world 1,500m and 10,000m champion insists ‘ I have been clean all my life’.
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Oct 6th 2019, 12:16 AM
US great Felix adds to remarkable gold haul and breaks Bolt's record for world titles
Her team romped to mixed relay gold in Doha.
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Sep 29th 2019, 9:15 PM
Johnny Sexton crowned World Rugby Player of the Year
What an achievement.
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Nov 25th 2018, 10:12 PM
Ireland named 2018 World Rugby Team of the Year while Schmidt takes top coach gong
Some going.
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Nov 25th 2018, 10:07 PM
Key Ireland midfielder O'Sullivan helps US side past Lyon to historic silverware
North Carolina Courage lifted the inaugural Women’s International Champions Cup crown.
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Jul 31st 2018, 6:59 PM
Irish adventurer Jason Black reaches summit of world's most dangerous mountain
He is only the third Irish person ever to scale K2, the world’s second-highest peak.
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Jul 23rd 2018, 8:31 AM
Dublin man sets off to climb Mount Kilimanjaro in bid to climb each continent's highest mountain
Derek Mahon from Dublin climbed Mount Everest in 2014.
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Jul 30th 2017, 7:00 PM
Forget about Augusta and St Andrews - Irish golf course named best in the world
The home of golf.
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Jan 5th 2016, 7:38 PM
Conor McGregor partied like a champ after winning the UFC interim belt
The Notorious celebrated his win over Chad Mendes with friends, family and a band of merry Irish fans.
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Jul 13th 2015, 4:13 PM
Interview: Galway native on top of the world after North Pole victory
Gary Thornton was more relieved than anything else to finish the icy course last week.
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Apr 20th 2013, 10:00 AM
Rory and G-Mac surge into a share of World Cup lead
Ireland are currently tied on -13 with Australia after day two at the Omega Mission Hills World Cup in China.
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Nov 25th 2011, 10:47 AM