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# Record Breakers

This year
2023
Record setters Ballygunner motivated by drive from within
In overtaking south Waterford’s Erin’s Own and Mount Sion, Ballygunner set a record that will be hard to ever overtake.
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Sep 11th 2023, 4:07 PM
Perfect 10 in Waterford for awesome Ballygunner
Goals from Peter Hogan and Pauric Mahony fire Gunners to victory.
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Sep 10th 2023, 4:29 PM
5 key GAA club storylines to watch out for this weekend
Returning Aussie Rules stars, potential record-breakers, and the chances of one of the all-time greats coming back to county action.
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Sep 9th 2023, 8:00 AM
Last year
2022
Record WSL crowd see Katie McCabe's Arsenal hit four in dominant derby win over Tottenham
Ireland’s superstar McCabe hit a landmark appearance milestone for the Gunners.
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Sep 24th 2022, 4:06 PM
Irish women's 4x400m relay team stick to their guns for European final
Athletics Ireland confirmed the same selection tonight.
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Aug 19th 2022, 11:28 PM
All time
Olympic hopefuls smash sixth Irish record as attention switches to Tokyo 2020 qualification
The Irish men’s medley team set a new record on the final day of the FINA World Swimming Championships.
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Jul 28th 2019, 12:51 PM
Man City smash Premier League points and goals records with defeat of Brighton
Pep Guardiola’s side recorded their 31st win from 37 games this season against Chris Hughton’s Brighton.
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May 9th 2018, 10:02 PM
Ireland's 'groundbreaking' Rugby World Cup smashed lots of TV and ticket records
The 2017 event was the best-attended and most-viewed in tournament history.
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Aug 30th 2017, 10:19 AM
Dublin juggernaut rolls on with 21-point pasting of Roscommon to create history in style
Paul Flynn scored 1-6 in a big win for Dublin today in Croke Park.
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Mar 25th 2017, 8:43 PM
Unbeaten Celtic smash 50-year-old 'Lisbon Lions' record
And they did it in style, beating Hearts 4-0 at Parkhead.
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Jan 29th 2017, 3:52 PM
'We certainly don't want to be the first New Zealand team to lose to Ireland'
All Blacks captain Kieran Read reckons Ireland will bring a ‘structured’ approach.
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Nov 5th 2016, 12:00 PM
The world record-holding rugby team that didn't even get a chance to qualify for the World Cup
A lot is made about New Zealand’s 18 games unbeaten, but Cyprus hit 24 wins in Europe.
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Oct 30th 2016, 10:00 AM
Eoin Morgan finishes not out, Hales on 171 as England set new ODI record
Earlier today, Ireland made a solid start to the first day of their ICC Intercontinental Cup clash against Hong Kong in Belfast.
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Aug 30th 2016, 8:42 PM
Lionel Messi scores a hat-trick as Barcelona smash another Spanish record
Luis Enrique’s men have now gone 35 matches without defeat across all competitions.
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Mar 3rd 2016, 10:16 PM
Today's All-Ireland football finals were biggest women's event in Europe this year
31,083 was the official attendance in HQ.
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Sep 27th 2015, 5:20 PM
Irish pub in Vegas hosts continuous two weeks of non-stop live music
Irish musicians are keeping the sound going in a bid to break a record.
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Oct 16th 2014, 7:30 PM
63 hours chatting: Irish DJs break world record for the longest ever radio talk show
The talk show beat a US Christian station who previously held the record.
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Aug 18th 2014, 3:58 PM
Clontarf GAA set a world record thanks to Jack McCaffrey and 1,499 friends
The Dublin footballer took part in a mass training session with his local club.
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May 6th 2014, 10:21 AM
Ireland is a nation of record-breakers. Here are some of our best bits
There’s an unsurprising tea-related one in here too.
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Mar 23rd 2013, 9:15 AM
Paralympic Village, Day Three: Gold, gold and more gold.
It was a sensational day in London as Ireland found success in the pool and on the track
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Sep 1st 2012, 11:25 PM
Irish students set new world record for longest time on big wheel
A group of students – joined by RTÉ’s Brenda Donohue – spend 1470 minutes on a big wheel to raise funds for a leukaemia charity.
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Oct 23rd 2011, 1:39 PM
Son of Georgia's president sets world record for iPad typing speed
Yes, that IS a real headline. Eduard Saakashvilli can type the alphabet quicker than you or anyone else on Earth.
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Jul 8th 2011, 3:43 PM