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# resilience

This year
2023
'What he's gone through in the last 3 months, it's nearly bigger than anything'
Barry Coffey and Richie Holland reflect on an emotional season for Cork City’s star striker Ruairi Keating.
'That’s not a one-off' - Ireland have total belief in their resilience
Andy Farrell’s men did enough to lose the game in the first quarter, but they won.
'The stuff that’s happened to me over the last few years I wouldn’t wish upon anyone'
Will Smallbone has overcome a lot of challenges off the pitch to become an important member of the Irish squad.
Bohemians recover from two-goal deficit to earn point at Oriel
The hosts looked to be cruising towards a valuable win, which would have put them level on points with their opponents.
Opinion: I am now blind - here are some tips for the sighted to help us along
Robert Thompson lives with significant sight loss and here, he describes how he handled the diagnosis and learned to live again.
‘You start thinking: why am I bothering to play football?’
Ex-Ireland international Alan Judge on seeking help and his determination to persevere in spite of numerous setbacks.
'He's been through a lot, but I've never seen him break'
Conor Murray has proven his doubters wrong once again in this Six Nations.
Kilcoyne: 'I always backed myself. To get 50 caps means a lot to me'
Ireland prop Dave Kilcoyne reflects on a big career milestone.
Leinster dig deep to make it 12 in a row at Ospreys
Hugo Keenan and Jimmy O’Brien scored twice in the space of four minutes in the second half.
Last year
2022
Tottenham pull off late comeback after going behind for 6th game in a row
Antonio Conte’s men were trailing Brentford 2-0 going into the final half-hour.
Eagles fight back to beat Colts and return to winning ways
Jalen Hurts ended with 190 passing yards, 86 rushing yards and two total touchdowns.
AIL: Stirring late fightback sees Clontarf beat Dublin University
Elsewhere, Terenure were 20-point winners against Lansdowne.
Stunning Alexander-Arnold free-kick helps Liverpool overcome Rangers
The Reds secured a convincing win over their Scottish opponents.
Leona Maguire brushes off early setback to earn another top-10 finish
World number 15 finishes five shots behind winner Gaby Lopez of Mexico.
Afghanistan fight back in Ireland T20 series
The series continues at Stormont on Monday.
Australia bounce back from Hooper shock to defeat Pumas
The Wallabies trailed 19-10 at the break but battled back to shatter Argentina’s hopes.
John Kiely: 'We had a really, really tough six months. We had setback after setback'
Kiely revealed two key players picked up knocks at training on Friday night, just days after they lost Cian Lynch.
Derek Chisora gains long-awaited revenge on Kubrat Pulev in split-decision win
Two veterans of the sport did battle for a second time.
Dundalk come from behind to maintain Oriel Park unbeaten run
Bohs had led at the break, through Ciaran Kelly.
Ukrainian tennis star reaches final a week after escaping Russian bombs
Dayana Yastremska had a Ukraine flag draped over her shoulders when she walked on court
'The message before was you need to be ready to suffer' - Van Dijk
The result was harsh on Italian champions Inter, who dominated the contest in front of a passionate home crowd for long periods.
'Knowing Wayne, he has never given up at anything' - Rosenior
Derby staged a fierce rally to draw level near the end against Reading, with late goals from Colin Kazim-Richards and Curtis Davies.
Why 'adaptation' is the climate buzzword you need to know this year
Ireland is due to update the National Adaptation Framework for the first time since 2018 and the IPCC will publish a major report on climate adaptation.
All time
'We trained once in 6 days' - Irish coach's delight as St Mirren hold Celtic despite missing 11 players
Waterford native Jim Goodwin paid tribute to his Covid-hit side.
'It made me see that I took a lot of them for granted, particularly my family'
Adam Byrne is ready to relaunch his career with Leinster after 21 months out of the game.
Incredible scenes as world champions France dumped out of Euros
Switzerland triumphed 5-4 on penalties.
Shane Duffy pleased to turn a corner and leave 'very difficult' season behind him
The defender looked a lot more like his old self in picking up the Man of the Match award in the friendly draw with Hungary.
'It made me realise that for all those things I couldn't do, there was a lot that I could do'
Colin Judge is on the cusp of qualifying for the Paralympic Games, having overcome many setbacks and much adversity along the way.
Manchester United won’t settle for second spot, insists Solskjaer
United dropped two more points at West Brom on Sunday.
Mick McCarthy praises on-loan Liverpool youngster's response to being on the bench
Harry Wilson was brought into the action just after the hour mark and added his creative spark to set up Kieffer Moore’s second-half equaliser.
Leaving Premier League club after 8 years paying off for Ireland underage starlet
Anthony Scully has enjoyed a new lease of life since joining Lincoln from West Ham.
Paul Pogba stunner inspires Man United comeback win
The Red Devils earned a hard-fought victory over David Moyes’ West Ham.
Henderson tips John Cooney to bounce back from Pro14 final omission
The Ulster scrumhalf will start tomorrow’s Champions Cup quarter-final against Toulouse after surprisingly being dropped last Saturday.
'We said there was no point in being panicky, and we'd be fine': Teenager rescued from sea in Galway tells her story
The paddle boarders rescued yesterday morning were “shaking like leaves” with the cold overnight.
A horrific accident left him on the brink of death. One year later, he was champion of the world
Maurice Hamilton chats to The42 about the extraordinary life and career of Niki Lauda.
Christie late show puts Celtic into Scottish Cup semi-finals
Neil Lennon had demanded an ‘angry reaction’ from the Hoops following their Europa League exit.
'I don’t know how you’re even still alive' - The ex-Ireland international who lived a nightmare
Former player Caroline Thorpe on how football helped save her.
Under-strength Leicester move to within 10 points of Liverpool
Brendan Rodgers’ side were too good for West Ham this evening.
Cooney the hero as Ulster seal dramatic late victory
Dan McFarland’s men remain unbeaten in Europe and retake top spot in Pool Three of the Heineken Champions Cup.
Man City earn late win to keep pace with Liverpool
An 86th-minute Kyle Walker goal earned Pep Guardiola’s team all three points.