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# Volvo Ocean Race

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# Missing
British sailor 'presumed lost at sea' after going overboard in the Volvo Ocean Race
John Fisher was swept overboard Monday afternoon.
# annalise
Shelving the 2020 dream for an around the world 'once in a lifetime opportunity'
We spoke to Ireland’s Olympic silver medalist Annalise Murphy as she prepares to set sail on the Volvo Ocean Race.
# Galway City
Galway Volvo Ocean Race worth €60.5 million to Irish economy
Over 500,000 people visited Galway city for the festival with 16% of those coming from outside of Ireland.
# ocean race
Volvo Ocean Race brings €100 million into Galway
More than 900,000 people have been in Galway for the festivities.
# Galway
Taoiseach: "Galway went global this week" with Volvo Ocean Race
Enda Kenny said that the race finale had brought the kind of audience and publicity “that no marketing budget could ever buy”.
# Endurance
VIDEO: Groupama take Volvo Ocean Race in Galway
The French boat, with Kerryman Damian Foxall on board, ended the eight month race with victory in the west.
# Volvo Ocean Race
Fáilte Ireland: Get out of bed and welcome Volvo Ocean Race
Kerryman Damian Foxall is the watch leader on French entry Groupama, and says that “anything but overall victory” would be a disaster for them.
# Flash Flood
Unhappy Campers: Volvo Ocean Race team encounters massive wave
Check out this footage from the Volvo Ocean Race.
# Volvo Ocean Race
Twitter buoy to transmit Volvo Ocean Race info
Want to track the Volvo Ocean Race in real time – no matter where you are? Now you can thanks to a dedicated Twitter account.
# Awkward
The Morning Score: Wednesday
Five sporting stories that will thrill, enthrall, shock, excite and inform in equal measure.
# Thar She Blows
VIDEO: Team New Zealand swerve to avoid whale in Volvo Ocean Race
“It’s on the left, ON THE LEFT!”
# Occupy Galway
Unoccupied: Gardaí remove protesters from Eyre Square
Local councillors had been putting pressure on Gardaí to remove the Galway camp ahead of the Volvo Ocean Race next month.
# Daily Fix
The Daily Fix: Thursday
In tonight’s fix: Irish people’s biggest worry for 2012, a rise in the number of tourists visiting Ireland (finally!) – and time travel exists. Kind of.
# Volvo Ocean Race
Armed ship called in to protect Volvo Ocean Race from pirates
Director Jack Lloyd declares the race’s anti-piracy plan a success following delicate eight-hour operation.