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‘It’s crazy that you can now say that I’m a world champion. It’s the pinnacle of track cycling’ – Lara Gillespie Even in the moment of elation, Lara Gillespie recognised the scream from her former PE teacher.

Spoke to Ireland’s newest world champion Lara Gillespie

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Well, he was a Bray Wheeler after riding the Vuelta, post pro career I believe

Archie Ryan’s Vuelta diary: From Roundwood to my first Grand Tour and rooming with a childhood idol Friday August 22, Turin

A former Bray Wheeler is riding the #Vuelta2025

We’ll be running Archie’s diary a couple of times a week throughout the Vuelta a España

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Archie Ryan’s Vuelta diary: From Roundwood to my first Grand Tour and rooming with a childhood idol

This is a significant piece of work by Paul Kimmage on the back of the ARD documentary.

The links between an infamous doping doctor and a Team Sky/Ineos soigneur ... who is working at this year's Tour de France.
Ineos still stonewalling

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‘I told myself this year I’m going to try not to cry about running because it’s not worth it’ The day after Sarah Healy was knocked out of the Paris Olympics last August, her coach Jenny Meadows raised a question that was difficult to ask yet impossible to ignore.

This is really good

How Sarah Healy turned her career around

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‘I honestly woke up and felt like I had drunk 10 pints’ Two weeks ago, Rory Townsend faced a fact that put his unorthodox journey into sharp focus. Ahead of the Tour of Flanders, it was pointed out to the former Irish national champion that he was the olde...

Spoke with Rory Townsend after a busy racing block, including making the break in both the Tour of Flanders and Paris-Roubaix

“When you least expect it, things just click.”

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Something slightly different leading off our football coverage tomorrow in @independent.ie sport section

The open road

Could be moving day at Tirreno-Adriatico
Ben Healy and Eddie Dunbar well placed

PSG KO Liverpool | Niall Quinn on Italia 90 reunion, Evan Ferguson's future and football's funding problem Indo Sport · Episode

This is great fun. Italia 90 nostalgia with Niall Quinn… what a time

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Monday’s Irish Independent

S13 Ep16: Very Strange Racing Behaviour The Cycling Podcast · Episode

Interesting detail here about the court case involving Colombian doctor to Nairo Quintana accused of assisting riders to dope. Lots of details from the Arkea case that haven't come out before

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Lara Gillespie's season so far
Six top 10s ... and that European gold medal on the track

Last season's Premier League top-5 are 48 points worse off, collectively, at this stage of the season than they were last year.
Liverpool the only team ahead of last year's standard (by 4)... as all their rivals have melted away

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‘My head was all over the place’ – Paddy Roche on being Man United’s No1 and falling out of love with football For nine years, a near-decade packed with drama, some great days but also some trying ones, it was his place of work.

This is really good, 50 days to the day since Paddy Roche made his debut for Manchester United…

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Mack Hansen misses out on Six Nations clash with Scotland in major blow for Ireland Ireland have been dealt a late blow ahead of tomorrow’s Six Nations clash with Scotland at Murrayfield, as Mack Hansen is ruled out with a hamstring injury.

BREAKING | Mack Hansen misses out on Six Nations clash with Scotland as Calvin Nash comes into team

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Totally missed all the drama

Mia Griffin and Lara Gillespie both finishing inside top 10 on the opening stage of the UAE Tour

‘I can’t control what people say’ – Behind the scenes with Robbie Keane as he begins Hungary adventure It’s 10.45am on a cool Wednesday morning when Robbie Keane emerges to survey the main pitch at the Nepligeti sports complex, an impressive facility south-east of Budapest city centre.

‘I can’t control what people say’ – Behind the scenes with Robbie Keane as he begins Hungary adventure

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‘Although I was bitter, I did well to hold it together’ – Ex-sevens captain Billy Dardis rues Olympics snub There is a certain irony to how Billy Dardis’ career ended where he had spent much of his playing days – in the shadows, far away from the glitz and the glamour of rugby’s bright lights.

Billy Dardis had a great sevens career but it ended on a sour note.

Had a really honest chat about the fallout from his Paris Olympics snub, not getting another shot at 15s, being bullied in school, and why he wants to help the next generation.

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‘I was burnt out’ – How ‘savage’ training in ‘toxic environment’ pushed two-time world champion Sanita Puspure to breaking point Sanita Puspure’s international rowing career ended last year without the public recognition it merited but she didn’t pass on the chance to speak her mind in Rowing Ireland’s private review of the Par...

‘I was burnt out’ – How ‘savage’ training in ‘toxic environment’ pushed two-time world champion Sanita Puspure to breaking point

Strong piece by Sinéad Kissane

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David Moyes will manage Everton in his thirties, forties, fifties and sixties.

Possibly, it probably depends on the wording of the correspondence

Rory Gallagher threatens legal action if GAA President Jarlath Burns doesn’t withdraw email raising concerns over Naas appointment Rory Gallagher has called on GAA president Jarlath Burns to withdraw his action last weekend in contacting Naas GAA to urge caution against Gallagher's appointment as a coach to the club's senior foot...

Rory Gallagher threatens legal action if GAA president Jarlath Burns doesn’t withdraw email raising concerns over Naas appointment

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FAI Cup-winning club distances itself from Conor McGregor after he poses with trophy in his pub Drogheda United has distanced itself from Conor McGregor after the ­controversial MMA fighter posed with the FAI Cup to promote his pub and alcohol brand.

Drogheda United has distanced itself from Conor McGregor after the ­controversial MMA fighter posed with the FAI Cup to promote his pub and alcohol brand.

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From Croke Park to Paris and Durban – our writers pick their sporting moments of 2024 From small victories and major triumphs, these are the 2024 highlights of the Irish Independent team.

Our sports writers pick their moments of the year

www.independent.ie/sport/from-c... From Croke Park to Paris and Durban – our writers pick their sporting moments of 2024

The top 24 League of Ireland players of 2024 – our panel rank the outstanding performers The most interesting League of Ireland season in a generation was elevated by the impact of the title-winning manager, with Damien Duff collecting award after award on the run-up to Christmas.

The League of Ireland readership (page views) increased by 98% on the Irish Independent online in 2024

This might nudge it over the 100% mark

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‘It’s bulls*** and it’s starting to get really frustrating’ – Connacht’s Mack Hansen blasts refereeing inconsistency Connacht winger Mack Hansen delivered an extraordinary criticism of referee Chris Busby and his television match official Mark Patton after last night’s defeat to Leinster.

‘It’s bullshit and it’s starting to get really frustrating’ – Connacht’s Mack Hansen blasts refereeing inconsistency

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'They beat me like they wanted me dead' – Man tells court of unprovoked attack by two brothers of GAA all-star Kyle Hayes A former minor Limerick footballer and national athletics champion who was lured to a savage beating by two brothers of All-Star hurler Kyle Hayes, told a sentencing court today: “They beat me like th...

This is a horrendous assault
Yet
“Testimonials on behalf of the two defendants were handed into court, including from Kildimo Pallaskenry GAA Club where Cian Hayes is Captain …”
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