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Lady Mary Peters: a champion of sport and community
Consisting of high jump, hurdles, long jump, shot put and running, the women’s pentathlon was…
Charles Riley: Jesse Owens’ ‘Irish Father’
The fascinating relationship between Coach Charles Riley and his pupil, the legendary, Jesse Owens, is…
Katie Taylor Set for Epic Rematch
Ireland’s Pride Katie Taylor Set for Epic Netflix Rematch With Amanda Serrano Katie Taylor and…
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Mark McGwire – In a League of His Own
Tom Carroll’s voice cracks and he admits tears are forming when he talks about Mark McGwire, the young giant whom he coached at Damien High School in LaVerne, California, and […]
A Gold For Ireland
SWIMMER Daniel Wiffen has ‘written himself into the history books’ by becoming Ireland’s first gold medalist of the Paris Olympics and the first man to ever secure a medal in […]
A Coach, a Friend, a Mentor, and aChariots of Fire Moment
The 21st century Paris Olympics are in full swing … exactly 100 years since the 1924 Olympics, made famous by the Oscar-winning “Chariots of Fire” movie (cue the theme music […]
Tom Donnelly at the Finish Line With Lessons for us all
“Thirty-five of the hardest races I ever ran,” Donnelly said of his own cancer treatment. The value of competing. Tom Donnelly lived it, coached it, studied it, preached it. Donnelly […]
100 Years of Ireland at the Olympics
The eyes of the world were on Paris for the 2024 Olympic opening ceremony on Friday with 300,000 spectators expected to be in attendance and another 1.5 billion watching from […]
Who was Larry O’Brien, for whom the NBA Championship Trophy is named?
Congratulations to the Boston Celtics for hoisting Banner 18 at the rafters at TD Garden. It was an incredible season and here’s to the quest for Banner 19 in 2025! The Larry […]