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# Pole Position

Last week
17th September 2023 - 30th September 2023
# Pole Position
Real Madrid come from behind to reclaim La Liga top spot
Goals from Fede Valverde and Joselu fired Real Madrid to their fifth win from five games.
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Sep 17th 2023, 10:39 PM
Last month
August 2023
# Pole Position
Shamrock Rovers extend lead with hard fought win over Cork City
Rovers are now four points clear thanks to goals from Graham Burke and Liam Burt.
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Aug 6th 2023, 8:22 PM
This year
2023
# Pole Position
Rory McIlroy takes slender lead into final day of Scottish Open
Shane Lowry is just three shots off the lead at The Renaissance Club.
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Jul 15th 2023, 4:09 PM
# Pole Position
Nowak's header seals sixth win in seven for Bohs at The Showgrounds
Bohs are back on top of the Premier Division table after inflicting a second defeat of the campaign upon Sligo Rovers.
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Apr 1st 2023, 9:57 PM
Last year
2022
# Pole Position
De Bruyne winner fires Man City to top of Premier League table
Man City earned a 1-0 win over Leicester to push ahead of Arsenal at the summit.
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Oct 29th 2022, 2:47 PM
# Pole Position
Rodrygo and Valverde on target as Real Madrid edge out heated derby to reclaim top spot
Carlo Ancelotti’s side have started their title defence in perfect fashion.
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Sep 18th 2022, 10:37 PM
# Pole Position
Swiatek eyes second grand slam title this season after battling past American Pegula
The world number one and French Open champion is the only player remaining with a slam to her name.
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Sep 8th 2022, 8:03 AM
Verstappen snatches pole position in first home race as World Champion at Dutch Grand Prix
The championship leader edged out Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc to take top spot on the Zandvoort circuit.
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Sep 3rd 2022, 3:34 PM
# Pole Position
Swiatek racks up 31st straight win as French Open gets Nordic twist
The Pole was the only top 10 women’s seed left standing at the French Open as Casper Ruud and Holger Rune gave Roland Garros a rare Nordic twist with landmark performances.
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May 28th 2022, 10:34 PM
# Pole Position
Caoimhín Kelleher to start tomorrow's friendly game against Belgium
The Liverpool goalkeeper has his chance to stake a claim for the starting spot at international level.
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Mar 25th 2022, 12:23 PM
# Pole Position
UK and Ireland expected to be confirmed as Euros hosts with no rival bids on the table
The deadline is this Wednesday.
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Mar 21st 2022, 8:00 PM
All time
# Pole Position
Australia scent Ashes victory as England collapse again
Marcus Harris top-scored with a battling 76 against a dangerous English attack.
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Dec 27th 2021, 9:13 AM
# Pole Position
Real Madrid return to top of La Liga despite Osasuna stalemate
Karim Benzema struck the bar in the second half at the Santiago Bernabeu.
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Oct 27th 2021, 10:53 PM
# Pole Position
Lewandowski scores twice as Bayern beat Dortmund in German Super Cup
Munich retained the Super Cup with a 3-1 win in BVB’s home.
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Aug 17th 2021, 10:16 PM
# Pole Position
Lewandowski breaks mid-season record as Bayern go four clear atop Bundesliga
The striker netted his 21st league goal of the season but the champions were again lethargic-looking in victory.
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Jan 17th 2021, 5:25 PM
# Pole Position
Lewandowski pips Messi and Ronaldo to win top Fifa men's award
Lucy Bronze took the women’s award, while there was also recognition for Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp.
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Dec 17th 2020, 9:59 PM
# Pole Position
Eddie Jones tells England players to conquer Europe and dominate Lions squad
Australian’s words won’t go down well with the Irish players seeking to get on the plane to South Africa.
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Dec 5th 2020, 10:59 PM
# Pole Position
Explainer: Why is Ireland looking for observer status at the Arctic Council?
Cabinet has agreed that Ireland should apply for observer status at the Arctic Council.
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Dec 3rd 2020, 11:00 PM
# Pole Position
Celtic score two goals in three minutes and hold off late rally in five-goal battle to go top
Callum McGregor, Ryan Christie and Albian Ajeti were on target for Neil Lennon’s side.
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Sep 19th 2020, 5:34 PM
# Pole Position
Lukaku brace ends San Paolo famine and sends Inter back top
Juventus’ brief stay on top of Serie A brought to an end by Belgian’s double.
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Jan 6th 2020, 10:23 PM
# back up
Addison and Murphy in 'pole position' among Ireland's standby list
Joe Schmidt confirmed that he definitely won’t be calling on foreign-based players in an emergency.
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Sep 4th 2019, 5:30 AM
# Pole Position
Liverpool fire three past Bournemouth to reclaim top spot and put pressure back on Man City
Sadio Mane, Georginio Wijnaldum and Mohamed Salah were all on target for the Reds.
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Feb 9th 2019, 5:18 PM
# Pole Position
Central Bank governor Philip Lane only applicant for top role at European Central Bank
He’s on course to take job of chief economist from 1 June.
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Jan 30th 2019, 9:43 PM
# Pole Position
Buckley and Cummins on target as Cork City rally against Waterford to reclaim top spot
City took the lead at the eight minutes into the second half at the RSC.
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Aug 3rd 2018, 10:38 PM
# Pole Position
Watch: Celtic down Dundee to go 11 points clear
Leigh Griffiths then staked his claim for a starting slot in the Old Firm derby with a goal.
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Dec 26th 2017, 4:04 PM
# Pole Position
'He had a target on his back' - Lobov ready for the fight he's been chasing
The Straight Blast Gym featherweight returns to familiar territory tonight for his sixth outing in the UFC.
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Oct 21st 2017, 7:30 AM
# Pole Position
The billionaire owner of Virgin Media and TV3 is plotting to buy Formula One
Media mogul John Malone, who has significant holdings in Ireland, is poised to take over the sport.
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Sep 11th 2016, 9:00 AM
# Pole Position
Walsh and Warren lead the race to take over as Galway senior football manager
The Galway clubs only put forward two names to replace Alan Mulholland.
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Sep 8th 2014, 5:04 PM
# Pole Position
Majka wins stage 14 as Nibali cements lead
Nico Roche was part of the breakaway again but faltered badly near the end.
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Jul 19th 2014, 5:17 PM
# Polar opposites
Pole dancers on the Late Late Show? Ireland was VERY confused
Was it for this?
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May 17th 2014, 12:25 PM
# Pole Position
Election posters may 'distract from the beauty of our countryside' as Giro D'Italia approaches - Senator
Louth/East Meath Senator Mary Moran wants the posters taken down for the weekend of the bicycle race.
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Apr 24th 2014, 4:53 PM
# Election 2014
Whoops: Fianna Fáil candidate's poster blocks traffic lights
The poster for MEP hopeful Mary Fitzpatrick was inadvertently put up blocking the lights at Custom House Quay.
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Apr 23rd 2014, 2:15 PM
# US GP
Vettel takes the 100th pole of his F1 career at US Grand Prix
The German needs to out-score Fernando Alonso by 15 points if he wants to win his third championship on Sunday.
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Nov 17th 2012, 8:23 PM
# Pole Position
Formula 1: Vettel expresses delight at faultless qualifying session in Japan
The German sits in pole position for the fourth consecutive race at Suzuka.
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Oct 6th 2012, 11:03 AM
# like lightning
Britain's Lewis Hamilton bounces back with pole position
The British driver today secured a best lap of one minute and 24.010 seconds to set the pace.
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Sep 8th 2012, 3:30 PM
# Belgian GP
Button claims his first pole for McLaren in Belgium
It is the first time in 60 races that the Briton starts from the front of the grid.
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Sep 1st 2012, 2:39 PM
# speedy spaniard
Dani Pedrosa dominates the field to win the Indianapolis MotoGP
The Spaniard started the race in pole position and never looked back.
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Aug 19th 2012, 9:29 PM
# Winning
Lorenzo back on the winning track with dominant performance at Italian MotoGP
The Spaniard overtook pole sitter Dani Pedrosa at the second corner and sauntered to victory.
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Jul 15th 2012, 2:04 PM
# British GP
Alonso grabs first pole position in two years at Silverstone
The inclement conditions were no match for the brilliant Spaniard.
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Jul 7th 2012, 3:59 PM
# Monaco
Denied: Schumacher records fastest time at Monaco but Webber starts in pole
The German will start from fifth on the grid after he was penalised for a crash a fortnight ago.
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May 26th 2012, 3:22 PM
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