🗣 'Sport is built on the rollercoaster of emotions - but the two-minute tapping on your phone can have real consequences.'

World Rugby's dominic rumbles tells Ger Gilroy the profound effects that online abuse can have on an individual and their loved ones.

#UAOA2024

⬜ 2 points for a long range point?
🟩 4 points for a goal?!

🏐 Tommy Rooney applied this new football scoring system to the famous semi-final between Dublin and Donegal in 2014.

🏟 #GAA

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🟢⚪️ 'The Bull, The Bull, The BULL!!' 🐂

Limerick's Darragh O'Donovan predicted greatness for a young Shane O'Brien after last year's final...

🗣️ 'We left a lot of scores behind us.'

Clare manager Brian Lohan reflects on their Munster Final loss to Limerick.

🎙️ Tommy Rooney

BGEGAA | #ThatsHurlingEnergy

🗣️ 'It takes an unmerciful effort to create opportunities against Clare.'

Limerick manager John Kiely spoke to Tommy Rooney after his team won their sixth Munster final in a row.

BGEGAA | #ThatsHurlingEnergy

We will never forget this night 🥹💚

Ciara’s European Champs journey⤵️

2016🥉
2022🥈
2024🥇

#Roma2024

Fianna Fáil had a 28.1% vote share in the local elections in 2014

In 2019 their vote share was 29.4%

This time around they are looking at around 23%.

Fine Gael had a 24.8% vote share in the local elections in 2014

In 2019 their vote share was 26.9%

This time around they are…

No one better than Cathal Dennehy to break down just how good the 4x400 mixed relay team were last night. 🥇

So cool to see this out in the world.

THE RACKET by Conor Niland is in shops from today!

🚨Fancy a trip to the #UefaEuro2024 semis in Germany?⚽

Join OTB Breakfast + special guests David Meyler & Clinton Morrison BYD Ireland North Dublin on June 13th, where finalists will face off for the chance to win! 🇩🇪

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judge Ger Gilroy’s impression of me for yourselves

'We'll keep fighting for him, we'll never give up'

Moments after beating Derry, Oisin and Rian O'Neill speak to us about their clubmate Caolan Finnegan who is in the midst of a serious health battle.

You can support the 'Care for Caolan' campaign here 👉 gofundme.com/f/care-for-cao…

Spoke to Mickey Harte about how it’s gone so wrong for Derry, so soon after they were so good. Discipline issues, and whether they can turn it around this season (they’re still alive)

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Readyfor today’s run 🏃🏻‍♀️

We’ve doubled our target for Dublin Rape Crisis Centre but it would be amazing to reach €2,500 by the time we hit the finish line 👀

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🗣️'It's very very difficult to bridge that gap'

🗣️'All of our academy coaches, bar our academy director, have (second) jobs' 🔴⚪️

@Shelsfc Technical Director Luke Byrne discusses the gap between the Irish academy system and the British academy system ⚽️

#LOI #Shels

A section of this week’s interview with Fermanagh GAA hurling manager, Joe Baldwin, who tragically lost his son at Christmas in 2012 due to myocarditis.

There full 55-min chat (on hurling, health and this weekend’s final) is available Off The Ball now.

🗣 'If you remove the volunteers, the stewards, the athletes - you have no sport.'

🏎 FIA President Muhammed Ben Sulayem spoke to Ger Gilroy at the United Against Online Abuse conference about the need to protect those within sport.

#UAOA #UAOA Conference24 #BePartOfWhatMatters

It is with great sadness that we learn of the passing of Gerald Dawe, our sincerest condolences to his family. We wanted to share this poem from the Brendan Kennelly Literary archive dedicated to Gerald Dawe, that we hope provides some comfort.

We're back live on Youtube now after some technical issues - youtube.com/watch?v=JVRqFt…

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