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# Opening Doors
'MMA saved my life. I wouldn't like to think what I'd be doing if I didn't have it'
A new documentary on the next wave of Irish MMA fighters airs on RTÉ tonight.
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Dec 10th 2015, 4:45 PM
# Reel stories
Watch 'Rockmount', the award-winning Irish short film about a young Roy Keane
This is great.
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Nov 15th 2015, 8:00 PM
# Reel stories
Sports Film Of The Week: Catch Me If You Can
This BBC Panorama doc has sparked fresh controversy around the methods of high-profile athletics coach Alberto Salazar.
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Jun 7th 2015, 9:30 PM
# Reel stories
Sports Film of the Week: Sole Man
Grab the popcorn and settle in to enjoy this week’s pick.
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May 24th 2015, 10:00 PM
# Reel stories
Sports Film of the Week: We Could Be King
We’ve got a newly-minted award winner for you this week. Get the popcorn!
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May 10th 2015, 9:30 PM
# Reel stories
Sports Film Of The Week: Playing For The Mob
Goodfellas meets Hoosiers.
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May 3rd 2015, 9:30 PM
# Reel stories
Sports Film of the Week: Late Rounders
The late rounds of the NFL Draft are a long way from the glamour of round one.
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Apr 27th 2015, 7:56 AM
# Reel stories
Sports Film of the Week: Legendary Nights - The Tale of Hagler v Hearns
Got half an hour to spare? You’ll enjoy this.
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Apr 19th 2015, 9:30 PM
# Reel stories
Sports film of the week: Hooked on Rugby
As George Hook exits pursued by a bear, we look at his ‘landmark’ documentary.
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Mar 29th 2015, 9:30 PM
# Reel stories
Sports film of the week: Millionaire Gaming Prodigies
Our sports film of the week is a documentary following the explosion of eSports in South Korea
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Mar 22nd 2015, 9:30 PM
# Reel stories
Sports Film of the Week: Of Miracles and Men
Grab the popcorn and settle in to enjoy this week’s pick.
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Feb 22nd 2015, 9:31 PM
# Icon
Sports Film of the Week: Seve the Movie
This recently released film charts the rise of the late, great Severiano Ballesteros.
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Feb 8th 2015, 9:30 PM
# Reel stories
Sports Film Of The Week: Red Army
Arguably the best team on ice, they had as much influence away from the rink behind the Iron Curtain.
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Feb 1st 2015, 9:30 PM
# Reel stories
Sports Film of the Week: The Toughest Race On Earth
Because some people think it’s a good idea to run across the Sahara.
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Jan 18th 2015, 9:30 PM
# Reel stories
Sports Film Of The Week: Let Them Wear Towels
The story of female American sportswriters and their battle for access.
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Jan 11th 2015, 9:30 PM
# Reel stories
Sports Film of the Week: He Got Game
Denzel Washington? Yes. Ray Allen? Yes. A character called Jesus Shuttlesworth? Definitely.
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Dec 28th 2014, 9:30 PM
# Grab the popcorn
Forget Home Alone, here are the sports movies you need to watch this Christmas
And no, Space Jam isn’t one of them.
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Dec 23rd 2014, 7:00 AM
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Sports Film of the Week: The Damned United
You’ll be damned if you do and damned if you don’t.
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Dec 21st 2014, 9:30 PM
# Reel stories
Sports Film of the Week: The Class of '92
Perfect viewing for these cold evenings.
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Dec 14th 2014, 9:30 PM
# Reel stories
Sports Film of the Week: Batmen - The Story of Irish Cricket
This documentary tells the tale of a loved but also a misunderstood sport in Ireland.
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Dec 7th 2014, 9:30 PM
# Reel stories
Sports Film of the Week: 30 for 30 - Once Brothers
A must watch – 30 for 30 Once Brothers has everything from friendship to war and to tragedy.
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Nov 30th 2014, 9:30 PM
# documentary
Sports Film of the Week: Touch The Wall
Before winning four gold medals at the London Olympics at the age of 17, Missy Franklin struck up a sisterly bond with Kara Lynn Joyce
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Nov 23rd 2014, 9:00 PM
# Reel stories
Documentary on the Irish woman who changed the face of boxing airs tonight
Girl On The Undercard tells the remarkable story of Deirdre Gogarty.
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Nov 23rd 2014, 5:50 PM
Sports Film of the Week: 42
An inspirational story of fighting against the system.
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Nov 16th 2014, 9:30 PM
# Nello
Sports Film of the Week: Marvellous
This true story about an unlikely star is truly heart-warming.
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Nov 2nd 2014, 9:30 PM
# Reel stories
Sports Film of the Week: In My Book You Should Be Ahead
A fascinating insight into one of Ireland’s oldest clubs and a glimpse of Dublin in the 1970s.
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Oct 26th 2014, 9:30 PM
# Reel stories
Sports Film of the Week: Desert Runners
Make an hour or two in your life for this – you won’t regret it.
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Oct 19th 2014, 9:30 PM
# Reel stories
Sports Film of the Week: Out of the Ashes
Even if cricket’s not usually your cup of tea, we reckon you’ll enjoy this.
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Oct 12th 2014, 9:30 PM
# Reel stories
Sports Film of the Week: The Battered Bastards of Baseball
Grab the popcorn and the Netflix login and put your feet up for an hour or two.
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Oct 5th 2014, 9:30 PM
# funny how
Goodfella Henry Hill first up in the new batch of 30 for 30 documentaries
Fittingly, Ray Liotta will narrate that one.
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Sep 16th 2014, 3:25 PM
# Reel stories
Sports Film Of The Week: The Rivalry
After a weekend when college football came to town, take a look at one of its biggest rivalries.
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Aug 31st 2014, 9:30 PM
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Sports Film Of The Week: Chris Waddle - The French Way
Take an hour to remember the genius of Chris Waddle.
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Aug 24th 2014, 9:30 PM
# Clones Cyclone
Sports Film Of The Week: Barry McGuigan - Sports Life Stories
This week’s film takes a look at the Clones Cyclone
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Aug 17th 2014, 9:30 PM
# Sports Film of the Week
Sports Film Of The Week: The Marinovich Project
One dad’s misguided quest to turn his son into an NFL star QB.
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Aug 10th 2014, 9:34 PM
# Reel stories
Sports Film of the Week: Mudbloods
And you thought Quidditch only existed in Harry Potter…
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Aug 3rd 2014, 9:00 PM
# Reel stories
Sports Film Of The Week: Unforgivable Blackness - The Rise And Fall Of Jack Johnson
The world’s first black heavyweight champ has a story to tell.
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Jul 27th 2014, 9:30 PM
# Reel stories
Sports Film of the Week: Scotland in December
The sorry story of French golfer Jean Van de Velde after the 1999 Open Championship.
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Jul 20th 2014, 8:30 PM
# Reel stories
Sports Film of the Week: The mystery of the Rimet trophy
This is another of the recent ESPN 30 for 30 Soccer Stories.
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Jul 6th 2014, 8:30 PM
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Sports Film of the Week: The Opposition
A recent edition in ESPN’s ’30 for 30′, it tells an incredible story of the 1973 Chilean team and a World Cup qualifier against no opposition.
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Jun 29th 2014, 8:00 PM
# Reel stories
Sports Film of the Week: Hero
Narrated by Michael Caine, our latest pick tells the story of the 1986 World Cup.
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Jun 22nd 2014, 9:30 PM
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