Ciarán Lennon
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Irish Independent, group sports editor, daily
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
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
Archie Ryan’s Vuelta diary: From Roundwood to my first Grand Tour and rooming with a childhood idol
Friday August 22, Turin
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August 22, 2025 at 8:45 PM
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
www.independent.ie/sport/other-...
Archie Ryan’s Vuelta diary: From Roundwood to my first Grand Tour and rooming with a childhood idol
We’ll be running Archie’s diary a couple of times a week throughout the Vuelta a España
www.independent.ie/sport/other-...
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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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
t.co/FdRZPLZlon
https://www.independent.ie/sport/other-sports/cycling/paul-kimmage-ghost-of-cyclings-doping-past-still-haunts-tour/a1278964315.html
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July 13, 2025 at 10:28 AM
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
t.co/FdRZPLZlon
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
t.co/FdRZPLZlon
This is really good
How Sarah Healy turned her career around
www.independent.ie/sport/womens... ‘I told myself this year I’m going to try not to cry about running because it’s not worth it’
How Sarah Healy turned her career around
www.independent.ie/sport/womens... ‘I told myself this year I’m going to try not to cry about running because it’s not worth it’
‘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.
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June 6, 2025 at 6:10 PM
This is really good
How Sarah Healy turned her career around
www.independent.ie/sport/womens... ‘I told myself this year I’m going to try not to cry about running because it’s not worth it’
How Sarah Healy turned her career around
www.independent.ie/sport/womens... ‘I told myself this year I’m going to try not to cry about running because it’s not worth it’
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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“When you least expect it, things just click.”
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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...
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April 21, 2025 at 7:26 PM
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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“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
April 4, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Something slightly different leading off our football coverage tomorrow in @independent.ie sport section
Could be moving day at Tirreno-Adriatico
Ben Healy and Eddie Dunbar well placed
Ben Healy and Eddie Dunbar well placed
March 14, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Could be moving day at Tirreno-Adriatico
Ben Healy and Eddie Dunbar well placed
Ben Healy and Eddie Dunbar well placed
This is great fun. Italia 90 nostalgia with Niall Quinn… what a time
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PSG KO Liverpool | Niall Quinn on Italia 90 reunion, Evan Ferguson's future and football's funding problem
Indo Sport · Episode
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March 13, 2025 at 2:46 PM
This is great fun. Italia 90 nostalgia with Niall Quinn… what a time
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Monday’s Irish Independent
March 10, 2025 at 9:03 AM
Monday’s Irish Independent
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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S13 Ep16: Very Strange Racing Behaviour
The Cycling Podcast · Episode
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March 6, 2025 at 1:19 PM
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
Six top 10s ... and that European gold medal on the track
March 4, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Lara Gillespie's season so far
Six top 10s ... and that European gold medal on the track
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
Liverpool the only team ahead of last year's standard (by 4)... as all their rivals have melted away
February 27, 2025 at 1:15 PM
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
Liverpool the only team ahead of last year's standard (by 4)... as all their rivals have melted away
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After a winter hiatus, the Halfway Line newsletter returns this week. We've changed the release day this year so the email will be coming your way every Thursday morning.
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February 12, 2025 at 4:04 PM
After a winter hiatus, the Halfway Line newsletter returns this week. We've changed the release day this year so the email will be coming your way every Thursday morning.
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This is really good, 50 days to the day since Paddy Roche made his debut for Manchester United…
www.independent.ie/sport/soccer... ‘My head was all over the place’ – Paddy Roche on being Man United’s No1 and falling out of love with football
www.independent.ie/sport/soccer... ‘My head was all over the place’ – Paddy Roche on being Man United’s No1 and falling out of love with football
‘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.
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February 8, 2025 at 3:06 PM
This is really good, 50 days to the day since Paddy Roche made his debut for Manchester United…
www.independent.ie/sport/soccer... ‘My head was all over the place’ – Paddy Roche on being Man United’s No1 and falling out of love with football
www.independent.ie/sport/soccer... ‘My head was all over the place’ – Paddy Roche on being Man United’s No1 and falling out of love with football
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BREAKING | Mack Hansen misses out on Six Nations clash with Scotland as Calvin Nash comes into team
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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.
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February 8, 2025 at 2:40 PM
BREAKING | Mack Hansen misses out on Six Nations clash with Scotland as Calvin Nash comes into team
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Mia Griffin and Lara Gillespie both finishing inside top 10 on the opening stage of the UAE Tour
February 6, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Mia Griffin and Lara Gillespie both finishing inside top 10 on the opening stage of the UAE Tour
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‘I can’t control what people say’ – Behind the scenes with Robbie Keane as he begins Hungary adventure
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‘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.
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February 2, 2025 at 7:08 PM
‘I can’t control what people say’ – Behind the scenes with Robbie Keane as he begins Hungary adventure
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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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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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‘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.
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January 22, 2025 at 7:02 PM
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.
www.independent.ie/sport/rugby/...
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.
www.independent.ie/sport/rugby/...
‘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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Strong piece by Sinéad Kissane
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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...
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January 12, 2025 at 10:38 AM
‘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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Strong piece by Sinéad Kissane
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David Moyes will manage Everton in his thirties, forties, fifties and sixties.
January 10, 2025 at 9:01 PM
David Moyes will manage Everton in his thirties, forties, fifties and sixties.
Rory Gallagher threatens legal action if GAA president Jarlath Burns doesn’t withdraw email raising concerns over Naas appointment
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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...
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January 9, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Rory Gallagher threatens legal action if GAA president Jarlath Burns doesn’t withdraw email raising concerns over Naas appointment
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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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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.
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January 8, 2025 at 7:04 AM
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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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
www.independent.ie/sport/from-c... From Croke Park to Paris and Durban – our writers pick their sporting moments of 2024
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.
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December 30, 2024 at 1:46 PM
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
www.independent.ie/sport/from-c... From Croke Park to Paris and Durban – our writers pick their sporting moments of 2024
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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This might nudge it over the 100% mark
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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.
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December 23, 2024 at 5:45 PM
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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This might nudge it over the 100% mark
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