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90+5mins: 🇭🇺 2-3 🇮🇪
Ireland holds its breath, on the last throw of the dice... Hattrick for Parrott 😮😮😮😮😮😮😮
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An emotional Troy Parrott reacts to securing a play-off place for Ireland in Budapest.
'This is why we love football because things like this can happen... I love where I'm from, my family are here, this means the world to me.'
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Here's how Ireland won a truly magnificent gold at the European Athletics Championships. A superb performance from Chris O'Donnell, Rhasidat Adeleke, Thomas Barr & Sharlene Mawdsley 🥇☘️☘️☘️ #RTEsport
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"I’m just so happy to be able to come here and perform and do my country proud." - Rhasidat Adeleke gives her reaction after a stunning gold medal at the European Athletics U20 Championships in Tallinn. #rtesport
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🥇 for @kelly64kg as the 🇮🇪 is raised and Amhrán na bhFiann plays out at Kokugikan Arena
#olympics #tokyo2020 #RTESport #boxing
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"I think Declan Rice is very overrated" - James McClean does not believe the hype around England's midfielder is justified #EURO2024 #RTEsoccer
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Kevin Doyle celebrates in RTÉ studios after Troy Parrott scores the winner in Budapest 🇮🇪
Match report here or on rte.ie/sport: rte.ie/sport/soccer/2025/111…
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'So many people support us in Ireland and I just want to give them something back' - @rhasidatadeleke speaks to @davdgillick after her fifth placed finish in the 400m final at the European Championships #Munich2022 #rtesport
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"I didn't grow up playing camogie to get boxed in."
Ciara Mageean gives her reaction to @DavidGillick after winning GOLD 🥇 in the women's 1500m Final at the European Athletics Championships☘️ #Roma2024
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"For a country that's won one World Cup & have never won the Euros they're very expectant & very arrogant about their chances." - James McClean says English expectations are over the top.
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#Euro2024 #DENENG
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The O'Donovan brothers claim that a night out on the town in Plovdiv was what set them up for 'the best strokes we ever pulled in our lives'! #RTESport
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What a moment! Ireland have done it, they're into the Hockey World Cup semi-finals!!!! #HWC2018 #GreenMachine #RTEsport
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'I was going around, seeing all the tricolours and I'm feeling bit emotional' - @ciaramageean reacts after her silver medal in Munich, paying tribute to the Irish young guns, gives a shout-out to Portaferry and the late Jerry Kiernan #rtesport
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🥇 Lost for words @McClenaghanRhys shows what it means to become Ireland’s first world gymnastics champion
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'I'm grateful to be able to wear this vest' - Ciara Mageean gives an inspirational interview after the 1500m final.
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"Everything we dream of"... "It means so much"... "We knew what we could do!"... "I've trained my life for this"
Chris O'Donnell, Rhasidat Adeleke, Thomas Barr & Sharlene Mawdsley try to sum up their magnificent European gold 🥇☘️ #RTEsport
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The Sunday Game returns this weekend with classic action and reaction, accounts from players on the front-line and the latest news from the world of Gaelic Games. GAA President John Horan joins @sportsdes in studio tomorrow night on @rte2 at 9:30pm
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'The Irish flag is draped around his shoulders, he's enjoying the moment' - Israel Olatunde reacts after a stunning performance and a new national record in the final of the European Championships #Munich2022 #rteasport
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Paris 2024: "This team belongs in major finals."
Tears and pride from Ireland's women's 4x400 relay team after a performance to remember in the Olympic final
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#Paris2024 #Olympics
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The tricolour was hoisted to the strains of Amhrán na bhFiann at the Sea Forest Waterway in honour of Irish rowing gold medallists Fintan McCarthy and Paul O'Donovan.
#olympics #tokyo2020 #RTESport
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"It's heartbreaking." An emotional Emmet Brennan speaks openly after his narrow defeat to Dilshod Ruzmetov in the men's 81kg light-heavyweight division.
#Tokyo2020 #RTESport #Olympics
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"I'm overwhelmed. I think it's probably the best night I've had in my whole life."
Troy Parrott gives his reaction to scoring a double to help the Republic of Ireland defeat Portugal 2-0. #rtesoccer
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"It's not at all what I wanted" - Dutchwoman Femke Bol won bronze in the
women's 400m hurdles but gave an honest assessment of her performance afterwards to @DavidGillick #RTEsport #Paris2024
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'He's fighting Ireland's Aidan Walsh!' - @aidanwalsh997 is looking forward to his semi-final bout against Britain's Pat McCormack on Sunday after securing bronze
#boxing #olympics #tokyo2020 #RTESport
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'Some people have come here to participate at an Olympics, I came here to win'
A 'devastated' @jackwoolley_tkd speaks to @OFlynnPaul
#tokyo2020 #olympics #rtesport
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"I'm still that little girl from Sligo" 🥉
The tears are in full flow as the reality of Olympic bronze sinks in for Mona McSharry
#RTESport #Paris2024
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'This is obviously historic, an Irish 100m sprinter in a major championship final'
Israel Olatunde has qualified for the 100m final with a stunning run to second place in his semi-final #Munich2022
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It's World Championships gold for Rhys McClenaghan! A brilliant performance. Here's the routine that earned him victory 🥇☘️ rte.ie/sport/other-sport/202… #RTEsport
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Hand in hand and beaming with pride, Katie-George Dunlevy and Eve McCrystal collect gold for Ireland! #rtesport #paralympics
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"Jesus lads, I'm ecstatic!" - Ciara Mageean is understandably delighted as she speaks to @DavidGillick after sealing a spot in the #WorldAthleticsChamps 1500m final
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"It felt so good. It was so fun. Am I at Morton Stadium right now?" Rhasidat Adeleke enjoyed winning her 400m heat in front of a big Irish crowd in Paris
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💬 ‘This is my first 400m event of the year and a PB…I’m really excited for the rest of the year’ – Rhasidat Adeleke says after initial disappointment, she is proud of her silver medal with the Olympics on the horizon
#Roma2024
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Naas native, Kildare supporter and healthcare worker Dan McCabe, in conjunction with the GAA clubs of Ireland, pay tribute to the heroes on the front line
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"I wanted it today. I've been working for it today. It didn't happen today. It's just life, it's sport." - Rhasidat Adeleke reacts to her fourth-placed finish in the women's 400m final. Disappointment, but a determination to come back even stronger ☘️ #Paris2024 #RTEsport
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The full race as Paul O'Donovan and Fintan McCarthy win gold for Ireland at the World Rowing Championships in Austria
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Ladies and gentlemen, Ireland’s World Heptathlon silver medalist 🥈
A proud nation tonight 🇮🇪
#RTEWorldAthletics #TeamIreland
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Ireland’s Sophie Becker, Rhasidat Adeleke, Phil Healy and Sharlene Mawdsley are a mix of exaltation and exhaustion after their superb second place in the women's 4x400m relay final at the European Championships.
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'It's amazing to be here in a European final... I'm just so grateful to be here' - European finalist and new Irish record holder Israel Olatunde speaks to @DavidGillick after his stunning performance in Munich
#rtesport #Munich2022
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Ireland's women's 4x400m relay team of Sophie Becker, Rhasidat Adeleke, Phil Healy and Sharlene Mawdsley have secured a silver medal at the European Championships in a new Irish record time of 3:22.71.
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"They were just better than us... I don't know what to say... I am just devastated" - Fair play to James McClean for fronting #Irlden
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'Regardless of the colour of the medal, to have the support of the people back home, to put a smile on the nation's face'
@kelly64kg is thinking of those at home after win
#tokyo2020 #RTESport #boxing
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'It's not the way I wanted to finish out my career' - @Natalyacoyle incredibly disappointed with how the showjumping transpired
#Tokyo2020 #RTESport #modernpentathlon #RTESport
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'There is an Isle' - Mourners line road outside Thomond as remains of Munster's Anthony Foley pass by bit.ly/2e8Elqu #rterugby
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There's the late, great Jonah Lomu with future Ireland captain Dan Sheehan on his shoulder.
That was 2003 and Sheehan - who captains Ireland from hooker in Cardiff on Saturday - was four years old
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Rachael Blackmore has been crowned the RTÉ Sportsperson of the Year after a remarkable 12 months in the saddle.
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Ahead of Monday's Soccer Republic, here's a little teaser of Paddy McCourt doing what Paddy McCourt does for @FinnHarpsFC #soccerepublic
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The Ireland women's four crew of Emily Hegarty, Aifric Keogh, Eimear Lambe and Fiona Murtagh receive their bronze medal in Tokyo.
#olympics #tokyo2020 #RTESport
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Ole Ole Ole 🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪
Full match report here or on rte.ie/sport : rte.ie/sport/soccer/2025/111…
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"It's probably one of the worst things I've ever done but happy I did it... I'm retiring from open water!" - Daniel Wiffen is planning "to party" after completing his superb Olympics with the 10km marathon swim
📺 Live on @RTE2
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#Paris2024
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Sharlene Mawdsley produces relay heroics again as Ireland win their 4x400m women's heat! ☘️
Sophie Becker, Phil Healy and Lauren Cadden set the Tipp athlete up for another grandstand finish.
#Roma2024
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How it feels to secure a World Cup play-off place 🥳
FT: 🇭🇺 2-3 🇮🇪
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Paris 2024: Irish gold medal duo Paul O'Donovan and Fintan McCarthy see the tricolour raised as Amhrán na bhFiann rings out in Paris.
#RTESport #Paris2024
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Wonderful scenes as Israel Olatunde reacts on learning of his qualification for the European 100m final #Munich2022
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"I feel ecstatic, I feel proud, I feel really proud to be Irish" - An emotional Kate O'Connor, and very proud dad Michael, reflect on her remarkable heptathlon silver medal at the World Athletic Championships in Tokyo #RTEsport #WorldAthleticsChamps
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Rhys McClenaghan says "it didn't go my way" after his seventh-place finish in the #olympics pommel horse final but vows that "this is not the end of the journey".
#tokyo2020 #RTESport #gymnastics
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"There's a big gap there for me I feel, but there's still four more years until LA. I'll give my all to catch up to that level."- Nhat Nguyen reflects on his defeat to reigning Olympic champion Viktor Axelsen as his Paris Games came to an end #Paris2024 #RTEsport
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Oh Gearoid Morrissey... Stick the fry on and savour this outrageous goal from the @CorkCityFC man against @FinnHarpss last night which helped John Caulfield's men to edge a seven-goal thriller. Stunning #RTEsoccer
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“I’ve been so lucky… I’m very grateful.” –Peter O’Mahony walks into the sunset after a brilliant Ireland career #RTErugby
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Ireland's 4x400m relay team of Sophie Becker, Phil Healy, Rhasidat Adeleke and Sharlene Mawdsley smashed the national record to reach the European Championships final #rtesport #Munich2022
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Gold medallists Paul O’Donovan and Fintan McCarthy chat to RTE Sport after winning the men’s lightweight double sculls final in Tokyo.
#olympics #tokyo2020 #RTESport
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Breaking: Sam Bennett has become only the sixth Irishman to win a stage of the Tour de France following a sprint finish to a blisteringly fast 10th day of racing.
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Amid the continuing lockdown, @conorsketches gatecrashes a Zoom chat between some of the GAA's most recognisable names. #thesundaygame
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🥇GOLD FOR IRELAND AT THE EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS ☘️☘️☘️
An astonishing performance form the mixed relay team to storm to gold! #RTEsport
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An overjoyed Nicole Turner was shaking with excitement as she spoke to @Darrenfrehill about her brilliant silver medal swim rte.ie/sport/paralympics/202… #rtesport #paralympics #paraswimming
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💬 "For me, it's no competition. The greatest female fighter that has ever lived"
Katie Taylor's promoter Eddie Hearn speaks after her win over Amanda Serrano: rte.ie/sport/boxing/2024/111…
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Watch as Thomas Barr held on to take a bronze medal in the 400m hurdles at the European Athletics Championships #rtesport
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🥇@Kelly64kg is OLYMPIC CHAMPION!
She beats Beatriz Ferreira by unanimous decision to take victory for Ireland
#olympics #tokyo2020 #RTESport #boxing #kellieharrington
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Watch our tribute to the unforgettable Jerry Kiernan. #torun2021
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"Oh my God the crowd is amazing!" - Rhasidat Adeleke loved being back on home soil and says the support at Morton Stadium helped her win the women's 100m in a new Irish record time #RTEsport
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"It's so surreal. I'm just so happy. Both the goals are for Rosie. Hopefully we can inspire other mums " - Ireland's Player of the Match Julie-Ann Russell with her daughter after scoring in both games back following a four-year absence
#WEURO2025
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The Ireland women's hockey team have qualified for the Toyko Olympics after beating Canada 4-3 on penalties in Donnybrook bit.ly/2JGc7jx
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🥇for Ireland
Relive the last 50 metres as Daniel Wiffen became the ninth Irish athlete to win Olympic gold
#RTESport #Paris2024
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Together in Olympic dreams - At the end of 19 days of competition, Team Ireland leave the stage with a record seven medals and having inspired millions back home #Paris2024 #Olympics
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"Earlier in the day I felt nervous but as time went on I felt more relaxed" - @TomBarr247 reflects on becoming the first Irishman in the 84-year history of the European Athletics Championships to win a medal in a sprint event #rtesport
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'I'm overwhelmed with emotion... You think of getting here but you never think of getting medals'
@Kelly64kg pays tribute to coaches, team-mates and community
#tokyo2020 #RTESport #boxing #olympics
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We've had our backs against the wall before. But we've raged... raged against the dying of the light #IRLDEN #RTEsoccer
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AND STILL!
@KatieTaylor beats @TashaJonas to retain her title as the undisputed lightweight champion of the world
#rtesport
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GOLD MEDAL FOR IRELAND
Paul O’Donovan and Fintan McCarthy have won Olympic gold in the men’s lightweight double sculls final in Tokyo.
#olympics #tokyo2020 #RTESport
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GOLD FOR HARRINGTON!
What a legend!
#RTESport #Paris2024
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Rhasidat Adeleke won gold in the 4x400m mixed relay at the European Championships, individual silver in the 400m and silver in the women’s 4x400m relay, as well as breaking a whole host of national records and becoming Irish Athlete of the Year.
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Michael Conlan irate after controversial loss. Watch here: bit.ly/2aXxhM0 snpy.tv/2bvdgIh
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🥇 GOLD FOR IRELAND
Rhys McClenaghan has won Olympic gold in the Pommel Horse final!
It's Ireland's sixth medal of #Paris2024
#RTESport #Paris2024
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Katie Taylor retains her WBC, WBA, WBO and IBF lightweight titles with a unanimous decision win
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'I've a keen interest in boxing... Kellie is fighting really well'
All-Ireland winning manager Kieran McGeeney is in Paris to support Kellie Harrington
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It's gold for Ireland and Sanita Puspure at the World Rowing Championships. This was a dominant performance in the women's single sculls final. #RTESport
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It continues a remarkable start to the 2023 season for Adeleke, who had only last month broken her own Irish 200m indoor record with a world leading time of 22.52
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GOLD for Ireland
What legends!
Paul O'Donovan first irish Olympian to medal at THREE Games
Fintan McCarthy has never lost an Olympic final
#paris2024 #olympics #rowing #ireland
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You asked for it, so here's Conan Byrne's absolute cracker for St Pat's. Watch full highlights on Soccer Republic on Monday #soccrepublic
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"I just really want to put multi-events on the map and get younger kids at home to do a bit of everything. You don't have to be amazing at one, you can be great at seven!"
- Kate O'Connor reacts to a long first day of heptathlon action #RTEsport #Paris2024
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‘That was a very messy race’ – Rhasidat Adeleke tells @DavidGillick
that while she is happy to be first Irish woman to make an Olympic sprint final, there is room for improvement
#RTESport #Paris2024
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"This is the stuff of dreams"
An emotional and joyous @Kelly64kg has been reacting to her #Tokyo2020 gold medal win
#Olympics #RTESport
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The Ireland women's hockey side are the RTÉ Sport Awards Team of the Year #rtesportawards
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