Ronan Coughlan

Martina McMahon Crowned 2019 All-Ireland Softball Ladies Champion

By Ronan Coughlan / September 11, 2019 /

Limerick’s Martina McMahon continues her reign as the best handballer in the country by adding the 2019 All-Ireland Softball Ladies Championship crown to her list of titles. The Broadford woman defended…

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TG4 announce Gaelic Games schedule for the next month

By Ronan Coughlan / September 11, 2019 /

TG4 have announced their schedule of Gaelic Games for the next month with the TG4 All Ireland Ladies Football Finals, County Football & Hurling Championships and AIB Provincial Club Championships…

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Ian Flanagan Appointed Munster Rugby CEO

By Ronan Coughlan / September 11, 2019 /

Munster Rugby and the IRFU have today announced the appointment of Ian Flanagan to the position of Munster Rugby CEO, and will take up the post in mid-October. Flanagan joins…

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All Ireland Wheelchair Hurling League to take centre stage in Newport on Saturday

By Ronan Coughlan / September 11, 2019 /

This Saturday (September 14th) will see the Munster round of fixtures in Wheelchair Hurling take place at St Mary’s Secondary School in Newport, County Tipperary.  Every year, each province hosts…

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Paddy Donovan to make Pro Boxing debut in October

By Ronan Coughlan / September 10, 2019 /

Paddy Donovan will make his professional boxing debut on October 11th The Ennis man (who trained out of Our Lady of Lourdes Boxing Club during his Amateur days) will fight…

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Twelve Munster players named in 2019 Rugby World Cup squad

By Ronan Coughlan / September 2, 2019 /

Joe Schmidt has named his 31-man-squad ahead of the 2019 Rugby World Cup in Japan. The IRFU brought forward the squad’s publication from its planned announcement next Sunday and includes…

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Opinion: Ireland’s win over Wales should restore confidence

By Ronan Coughlan / August 31, 2019 /

Albeit a very poor Wales B team, this was a performance that should restore the confidence in both the Ireland dressing room and with the supporters.  The first half was…

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Sport Ireland Publishes 2018 Local Sports Partnerships Annual Report

By Ronan Coughlan / June 28, 2019 /

Sport Ireland today published the 12th annual Sport Ireland Local Sports Partnerships Annual Report on the national network of Local Sports Partnerships (LSPs). The report provides an overview of the…

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Munster’s Joey Carbery relishing the opportunity to work with Larkham

By Ronan Coughlan / June 26, 2019 /

Joey Carbery reflected on his first season in a Munster jersey this afternoon, and with the recent departure of the highly regarded Jerry Flannery and Felix Jones, the Munster out-half…

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Energia announced as All-Ireland League Sponsor

By Ronan Coughlan / June 26, 2019 /

Today the IRFU has confirmed that it has signed a deal with the electricity and gas supply company Energia, to become the title sponsors of both the Men’s and Women’s…

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