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# Analysis

May
May 2023
Jostling between Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil is all about party identity and dismantling '#FFG'
Party positioning leads to budgetary tensions between coalition partners.
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May 25th 2023, 11:41 AM
All-action Shane Daly has been one of Munster's brightest lights this season
The winger is enjoying his best campaign yet with his home province.
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May 24th 2023, 5:00 PM
Leinster couldn't get out of their own half until it was too late
La Rochelle piled on the pressure in the second half of the Champions Cup final.
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May 22nd 2023, 7:30 AM
No Johnny, no problem? Ross Byrne faces biggest day of his career
Leinster head into today’s Champions Cup final without Johnny Sexton but Ross Byrne is in the form of his life.
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May 20th 2023, 8:30 AM
Influential Danty brings power, pace and flair to La Rochelle backline
The centre is a key player on both sides of the ball for Ronan O’Gara’s side.
The ex-Munster man working with ROG and Ryan in La Rochelle
What have Leinster learned from their heartbreaks against La Rochelle?
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May 17th 2023, 7:00 AM
Anatomy of a drop goal: How Munster created Crowley's winning kick
Leinster looked like they were on their way to victory until a late drive from Munster.
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May 16th 2023, 7:00 AM
Bugler the best version of himself in Dublin's Leinster final landslide
The St Oliver Plunketts/Eoghan Ruadh man finished a huge shift with 1-3.
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May 15th 2023, 7:00 PM
What have Leinster learned from their heartbreaks against La Rochelle?
Leo Cullen’s men have been beaten by Ronan O’Gara’s side for the last two seasons in a row.
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May 15th 2023, 10:00 AM
April
April 2023
Devastating Ramos enjoying a season to savour with Toulouse
The fullback has been in scintillating form for club and country.
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Apr 25th 2023, 5:26 PM
Evan Ferguson better off ignoring Man United advances for now
The 18-year-old Irish striker has enjoyed a hugely impressive season with Brighton.
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Apr 22nd 2023, 9:00 AM
Shades of Brentford debacle as Man United implode again
A disappointing display saw the Red Devils knocked out of Europe by Sevilla.
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Apr 20th 2023, 11:51 PM
John Stones the architect who typified old-school values in one glorious minute
The Manchester City defender helped rouse his teammates from a second-half slumber as they progressed to Champions Legaue semi-final.
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Apr 19th 2023, 10:20 PM
Toothless Chelsea's €350 million worth of benchwarmers says it all
A season of chaos and excess for the English side effectively ended on a fitting note tonight.
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Apr 18th 2023, 10:37 PM
Coombes levels up, POM's lineouts, Kleyn's grit, Healy's spiral
Munster delivered a brilliant third quarter to notch a landmark win against the Stormers.
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Apr 18th 2023, 8:00 PM
The astonishing ineptitude of Premier League giants
Several high-profile English clubs have had poor seasons on and off the field.
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Apr 14th 2023, 2:00 PM
Leinster still have two imposing hurdles ahead in the Champions Cup
Toulouse and La Rochelle have the weapons to cause Leinster serious stress.
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Apr 12th 2023, 2:16 PM
Ireland's 'different style of play' will serve them well at World Cup
Two defeats, but a hugely encouraging double-header for Vera Pauw’s side away to USA.
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Apr 12th 2023, 1:57 PM
Joy in her eyes, ice in her veins - Ireland debutant impresses against USA
Sinead Farrelly’s remarkable story continues in the green jersey.
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Apr 9th 2023, 7:00 AM
Putting the ball on Lowry, finding grass - Leinster's kicking class against Ulster
Leo Cullen’s side are excellent with ball in hand but also have a finely-tuned kicking game.
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Apr 4th 2023, 8:26 PM
Donn McClean: White Birch's Ballysax shock points to exciting prospects
John Murphy’s grey could have a major say among his three-year-old counterparts this season.
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Apr 4th 2023, 1:34 PM
Opinion: After three years we still don't understand what remote work really is
Tracy Keogh of Grow Remote says we’re losing opportunities by not embracing remote working.
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Apr 3rd 2023, 7:00 AM
Munster's self-inflicted wounds will hurt most after shipping 50 in Durban
Out of the Champions Cup, Munster now face another tough trip to South Africa in the URC.
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Apr 1st 2023, 2:55 PM
March
March 2023
How instinctive, creative Antoine Frisch has become a key man for Munster
The France native has helped to transform the southern province’s attack this season.
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Mar 30th 2023, 1:13 PM
Tom Clonan: Defence Forces are deeply misogynistic and an unsafe workplace for women and men
Today’s report is a profound indictment of the toxic workplace culture of Óglaigh na hÉireann, Tom Clonan writes.
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Mar 28th 2023, 9:20 PM
3 winners and losers from Ireland's latest international window
Will Smallbone and others who impressed for Stephen Kenny’s side over the past few days.
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Mar 28th 2023, 7:00 PM
Connacht's Blade pushing hard to break up Ireland's pecking order
The 28-year-old Monivea man showed his qualities once again in Galway last weekend.
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Mar 28th 2023, 1:40 PM
The biggest myth of the Stephen Kenny era was exposed last night
Ireland can no longer be considered all style and no substance, writes Paul Fennessy.
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Mar 28th 2023, 6:30 AM
Analysis: How did Ireland win the Grand Slam?
Discipline, kicking, attacking variety, and a deep squad were all important in the Irish success.
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Mar 26th 2023, 7:30 AM
Evan Ferguson the perfect symbol for Stephen Kenny’s youthful revolution
The Brighton teenager became Ireland’s youngest scorer since Robbie Keane after finding the net against Latvia this evening.
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Mar 22nd 2023, 9:47 PM
Kinsella on Rugby: How Ireland clinched the Grand Slam while playing below their standard
Players will know that the game against England never should have been as fraught as it became in the third quarter.
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Mar 21st 2023, 6:55 PM
Sheehan's set-piece stunner, Conan's offload, and the Grand Slam-sealing tries
Ireland came up with some clinical scores when they needed them most.
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Mar 19th 2023, 9:16 AM
Anthony Nash: Waterford not playing to strengths but Fitzgerald can find right formula
Deise have yet to marry talented players to a game plan that suits them.
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Mar 18th 2023, 6:15 AM
'I don’t think we over-rely on going through 10 now' - Sexton on Ireland's attack
Andy Farrell’s team is more unpredictable because Sexton isn’t the only playmaker.
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Mar 16th 2023, 6:30 AM
Tom Clonan: At a horrendous human cost, Putin is throwing the 'kitchen sink' at Bakhmut
The fall of the city – and its destruction – would be presented as a ‘victory’ for the Kremlin, security analyst Tom Clonan writes.
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Mar 7th 2023, 11:15 PM
Shamrock Rovers need control to keep four-in-a-row hopes alive
Stephen Bradley’s side without a win in their first four games and manner of goals conceded indicative of wider issue.
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Mar 7th 2023, 4:00 PM
Oakeshott and Hancock: Betraying a confidential source damages journalism
University professor questions whether the actions of Isabel Oakeshott will put others off acting as sources or whistleblowers.
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Mar 7th 2023, 7:00 AM
Financial expert: 'Never give up your tracker' may not be the best advice anymore
Mark Coan of moneysherpa has some advice for those on a tracker mortgage.
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Mar 5th 2023, 7:30 AM
February
February 2023
'Ross Byrne had a positive outing but the back-up out-half debate is not settled'
The No 10′s performance in Rome was analysed on Rugby Weekly Extra.
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Feb 28th 2023, 10:29 AM
Token gestures, subterfuge, and fear: how hurling's development is being frustrated
Decision to give Kerry a place in the Munster championship should they win the Joe McDonagh is symbolism.
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Feb 22nd 2023, 7:30 AM
Tom Clonan: 'Putin's aggression is going nowhere as this war reaches its first anniversary'
The security analyst says Putin’s back is to the wall and the global community must redouble efforts to bring an end to this war.
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Feb 20th 2023, 10:40 PM
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