# road less travelled

This year

2023

# Irish Abroad

'São Paulo is a bit different to Sligo, 23 million people different!'

Irishman Simon Coulter has worked in rugby in the US, South Africa, Uruguay, Chile, and Brazil

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Apr 16th 2023, 8:00 AM

Last year

2022

# road less travelled

'A central contract is something I never really thought I'd get in my career'

Tadhg Beirne’s new three-year deal with the IRFU speaks volumes of his quality.

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Feb 21st 2022, 6:30 AM

All time

# road less travelled

'Two months ago I was training with Wexford. How am I now surrounded by Premier League footballers?'

Darragh O’Connor talks to The42 about his unusual journey to Motherwell, via Leicester City.

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Oct 23rd 2021, 8:34 PM

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'It was basically a Sunday league team' - The Irishman helping to lead a Qatari footballing revolution

Former Sligo Rovers player Ciaran Kelly now works as a technical director for Lusail Sports Club.

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Oct 12th 2021, 12:00 PM

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'That's all I knew, the area I lived in wasn't the most affluent area'

Cormac Izuchukwu has taken a unique route into pro rugby and is now impressing with Ulster.

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Mar 6th 2021, 10:00 AM

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'Filippo who?' - Profiling the unheralded academy coach taking Dundalk into the Europa League

Filippo Giovagnoli has followed Stephen Kenny in leading the Lilywhites into the competition, beginning against Molde at Tallaght Stadium this evening.

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Oct 22nd 2020, 8:00 AM

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'I don't think anything compares to it' - the former Tipp captain who's now a world bodybuilding champion

Leanne Barrett reflects on her journey and delves into the unique world of bodybuilding.

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Feb 1st 2020, 12:07 PM

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From Millwall to Las Vegas: The Kerryman who battled it out with Cluxton for the Dublin jersey

Beaufort native Bryan Murphy embarked on an unusual career path that briefly saw him become the Dublin no. 1.

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Jun 24th 2018, 7:00 AM

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How an ex-Cavan footballer found the perfect launching pad at Greater Western Sydney Giants

Nicholas Walsh has risen through the ranks to become the defence coach at one of the AFL’s elite sides.

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Dec 26th 2017, 10:22 AM

# Photography

You have not seen Killarney National Park like this before

Photographer Norman McCloskey has spent three years trekking the 25,000 acres of the park to capture these breathtaking but little-known vistas.

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Nov 27th 2013, 9:15 PM