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Grindr to switch off location feature in Olympic Village to protect LGBTQ+ athletes
LGBTQ+
The app has announced it will disable its location feature
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Late Late Show to go 'full county colours' for annual GAA special this Friday
Late Late Show
With a studio audience draped in jerseys from every corner of Ireland, this year’s show will shine a spotlight on what makes the GAA truly special
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Watch world first cable car dive completed by Red Bull legend in West Cork
Cork
Red Bull Cliff Diving legend Orlando Duque said the dive was "unlike anything he has ever faced before"
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'I'm a bit sad but she did her best' - Rhasidat Adeleke's home club immensely proud of their first Olympian
Rhasidat Adeleke
The 21-year-old sprinter could be in contention for a medal on Saturday as she will be part of Ireland’s women’s 4x400m relay team.
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BBC viewers bewildered by 'mad sport' after All-Ireland hurling final broadcast for first time
All-Ireland Hurling championship
'A mix of UFC, rugby, hockey, football, baseball, the egg and spoon race all whilst hitting a snooker ball as hard as you can'
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RTE's Jacqui Hurley describes 'signs' from late brother Sean that bring her comfort
RTE
Sean was tragically killed in a road traffic incident in 2011 at the age of 25.
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Sprinting medal hero Rhasidat Adeleke was 'in a dark place' after trolls targeted her with vile racist slurs
Rhasidat Adeleke
The 21-year-old, who won three medals at the European Championships, was reduced to tears reading the posts about her online
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Snooker ‘legend’ Stephen Hendry opens up about ‘sacrifices’ made to be best of game
Tommy Tiernan
The Scottish snooker champion told Tommy Tiernan there are "casualties in terms of getting to be the best"
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World marathon record holder Kelvin Kiptum dies in accident in Kenya
Athletics
The 24-year-old world record holder died following a road accident in Kenya, it was confirmed overnight on Monday
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Northern Ireland captain trolled by punters in Italian bar as he reacts to Wolfe Tones song
Steven Davis
Steven Davis was enjoying a pint of Guinness in an Irish bar in Rome last week when Celtic Symphony was played
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Irish sporting moments that warmed our hearts in 2021 from All-Ireland success to Katie Taylor
Sport
We've picked out a selection of heartwarming moments throughout 2021 that made the headlines for all the right reasons
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St Stephen's Day betting tips: Four bets across horse racing and football
Betting
There's 11 horse racing meetings taking place between Ireland and the UK on December 26
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GAA, IRFU and FAI granted €57 million in Covid-related state funding
Sport
GAA total state funding during the pandemic hit €50 million
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Team sports training for adults set to be given green light to resume on May 10 in government announcement
Sport
The Cabinet are to meet later today to discuss the reopening of society and the economy
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Men’s heart rates go up more watching football than during sex, study finds
Sport
The survey hooked 40 men up to heart rate monitors as they watched their favourite sports
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Elite athletes told they will still have to quarantine on return to Ireland but can train or compete
HSE
Minister of State for Sport Jack Chambers says Sport Ireland will be given powers to police the policy
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Government to allow elite athletes to avoid mandatory hotel quarantine
Sport
Ireland v France in Women's Six Nations to go ahead in Dublin on Saturday, while Leinster's trip to La Rochelle is no longer in doubt
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Olympic Federation of Ireland wants to see crackdown on trolls who direct ‘hate speech’ at athletes
Sport
Some sports stars are increasingly in the line of fire from keyboard warriors
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Watch as Canadian kids show off their ice hockey skills on frozen Cork field
Cork
The Canadian children recently moved to Ireland and were delighted to whip out their skates
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Michael Scully's highs and lows of Irish sport in 2020 and hopes for 2021
Sport
Mirror Sport's chief sports reporter reviews 2020 and looks forward to the new year
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This weekend is one of the greatest for sport this year as Six Nations resumes and All-Ireland Championship begins
Sport
From Six Nations to Championship GAA, it is going to be a very busy few days
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Coronavirus Ireland: 200 allowed to attend sporting events in stadiums that hold 5,000
Sport
Under the government's plan in Level 2, up to 100 spectators will be allowed at outdoors sporting events and 50 at indoor ones
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Sports presenter Jacqui Hurley tells how men didn't take her seriously early in career
RTE
The 36-year old RTE sport’s broadcaster penned, Girls Play too, Inspiring stories of Irish Sports women
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