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athleticsathleticsATHLETICS may not get the media recognition that it more than likely deserves but when RTE do cover events, they do tend to get it right.  The National Senior Championships were on in Santry over the weekend and RTE showed a highlights package on Sunday night after the Sunday Game. The timing was good insofar as fans of sport probably stayed tuned in after the gaelic games programme to see what was on offer.
football managerTHE harsh realities of life in this country at the moment are perhaps best demonstrated every weekend when clubs are unable to field their best teams because so many of their players have emigrated.
In fact, not alone are some clubs unable to field their best teams, some have been affected so badly they cannot even field a team. It is that bad.
hurlingIt's been a strange couple of weeks for the sport of hurling. The sports superpower, Kilkenny, are defeated by a resurgent Dublin team in the final of the national league but just a week or so before that event, Cavan announced they will not be fielding a team in the championship this summer.
referee whistleThere's a story told in Westport United circles about a time when the team was playing an important FAI Junior Cup game in Donegal and with the game level entering injury time, Jack Tarmey (father of club stalwart, Tom) left the ground to find a phone to ring Blousers with the result and to start preparing for the replay the following Sunday in the Sports
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