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Karl Reilly

@historyloi

Ex-barstooler, now the second best League of Ireland historian. In need of a Finn Harps duvet. Wrote a book once. @TallaghtTime @EastStandPod @Peile50YearsAgo.

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League/FAI Cup/League Cup/Setanta Cup wins since Bohs' last trophy in 2010: Dundalk 11, Rovers 10, Sligo 6, Pat's 6, Derry 4, Cork 3, Drogheda 1. Runners-up: Dundalk 10, Cork 7, Rovers 6, Derry 5, Drogheda 4, Bohs 4, Pat's 2, Shels 2, Sligo, Monaghan, Galway, Limerick, Cobh 1.

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The spellbinding music from Interstellar, the space epic and cinematic masterpiece, finally being used for what Hans Zimmer really intended - some lad making a TikTok video comparing a 60-year-old Mike Tyson's training footage to how he fake boxed the other night

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'The Little Book of Irish Football' is a compendium of fascinating, obscure and entertaining stories about the Beautiful Game on the Emerald Isle. Out now, order here 📗: buff.ly/4fZx0T5 #Football #History #Irishhistory

'The Little Book of Irish Football' is a compendium of fascinating, obscure and entertaining stories about the Beautiful Game on the Emerald Isle. 
Out now, order here 📗: buff.ly/4fZx0T5 #Football #History #Irishhistory
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16-year-old Michael Noonan becomes Shamrock Rovers' youngest ever goalscorer in Europe, taking a record held by Aidomo Emakhu (17 years 283 days vs Teuta in 2021)

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Curious stat - in 16 attempts, LOI clubs won in Norway just twice. They won the first leg, away from home (Sligo 2014, Shamrock Rovers 2025) but still got knocked out. And those ones, along with St Pat's vs CSKA Sofia in 2022 are the only times a team has ever gone out that way

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Good, 'cause I got two Shamrock players in my squad for the Bulgaria game Thursday night. All right, one Shamrock player, one Celtic.... ....no Shamrock players.

Good, 'cause I got two Shamrock players in my squad for the Bulgaria game Thursday night.

All right, one Shamrock player, one Celtic....

....no Shamrock players.
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An accurate summary of the content and intent of my new book 'Shattered Dreams, Sliding Doors', which tells the tale of Ireland's heartbreaking 1982 World Cup qualifying campaign. The book is available to pre-order now and will be in shops in June. soccerbooks.co.uk/products/shatt…