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NO British female has ever won three golds at three consecutive Olympics, but this summer Jade Jones is poised to make history. Flintshire-born Jade is already Britain’s greatest ever Taekwondo fighters and landed her first gold as a nineteen-year-old in London’s 2012 games. Now, an exclusive BBC Wales documentary reveals what got her to this historic moment and shines a light on the family and community that made her. Jade Jones: Fighting for Gold, directed by Stewart Sugg (Kenny, Sa...

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The IRFU’s David Nucifora on the club game, financial problems, and Irish rugby’s reliance on the schools system.

We would have liked to have contracted Tadhg for longer than one year Tadhg Furlong opted for a one-season extension to his IRFU central contract. By Murray Kinsella Wednesday 2 Jun 2021, 1:03 PM 1 hour ago 3,281 Views 5 Comments Furlongs deal will expire in the summer of 2022. Image: Billy Stickland/INPHO Image: Billy Stickland/INPHO IRFU PE...

Brian Dorrian. Photo Stephen Doherty Donegal native Brian Dorrian is to take up a role in Donegal under the FAI’s new structures for grassroot football. The Killybegs man has been appointed the FAI High Performance Director for the county. Brian has spent the last five years at Sligo Rovers where he worked as first coach and u19 manager. In 2018 Brian became first-team manager as The Showgrounds for a two-game period prior to the appointment of Liam Buckley as he led to club to a win on the...

); Father of Tyler Toland hits back at ludicrous Vera Pauw claims and calls on FAI to intervene The Ireland boss addressed the Donegal teenager’s long-term international absence on a call with the media on Friday. Chris McNulty By Chris McNulty Tuesday 4 May 2021, 11:14 AM May 4th 2021, 11:14 AM 41,864 Views 24 Comments Tyler Tol...

Stirling swimmers (L-R) Kathleen Dawson, Ross Murdoch, Aimee Willmott, Duncan Scott and Cassie Wild will compete at the Tokyo Olympics. Five University of Stirling swimmers will make the trip to the Tokyo Olympics this summer after being selected for Team GB. The British Olympic Association confirmed their 28-strong team at events at the University of Stirling and at Loughborough University today. Pre-selected athlete, Duncan Scott, is joined by Kathleen Dawson, Ross Murdoch, Cassie Wild and Ai...

Plus, Facebook announces new tools for Business Suite Manager Carolyn Lyden on April 26, 2021 at 10:00 am More Good morning, Marketers, and today is World Intellectual Property Day, A long time ago in a galaxy far away, my first job out of college was as a legal assistant (I, in fact, did not graduate from Havard Law, but humor me). And when I wasn’t scanning every piece of paper that came into our office, I was researching patents. This meant a lot of my day was spent in Google’s pa...

ECB abolishes selectors role, head coach to pick teams ​ By IANS | ​ 1 Views   ECB does away with selector’s role; head coach to pick teams. Image Source: IANS News London, April 21 : The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) on Wednesday decided to do away with the post of national selector -- currently held by Ed Smith -- and give complete authority to the mens team head coach who will have overall responsibility for future squad selections. The ECB said in a statement that, "As p...

Thursday, April 15, 2021   View Larger + When you hear the name Bill McGrath, a few things might come to mind: A pair of kind eyes, an almost reckless unselfishness, a little dog named Snickers, an obsession with Victorian furniture, a love for all things music, or the one-liner “Thats what she said.” He has been described as a “connector,” an authentic human who felt like an old friend after just one conversation. The kind of guy who would drop everything to run your errand if youre h...