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Champions Cup - Rúaidhrí O'Connor: Leo Cullen's 'Golden Cleric' act can't hide Leinster's mental fragility - No one has ever lost popularity by attacking the media, and Leo Cullen borrowed from the Donald Trump/Rassie Erasmus play-book on Saturday evening as he turned the tables on the assembled press post-match with something resembling Fr Ted's 'Golden ...

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League of Ireland -- Daniel McDonnell: Waterford at a crossroads as manager Jon Daly suffers familiar fate

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Other Sports -- Meet the Irishman trying to engineer Formula 1 success from behind the scenes

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Hurling -- Colm Keys: Limerick bring ferocity and class against Clare to lay down marker for summer ahead

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Rugby -- Cian Tracey's Breakdown: How Leinster's scramble defence saved their blushes and sealed Champions Cup final spot

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Gaelic Football -- Conor McKeon: The Dubs are gas – we expected to see an empire crumble, instead they produce their best showing in a while

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Rugby -- Tony Ward: My only advice for Leo Cullen is this – keep the mouth shut and let the players do the talking

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Snooker -- Female spectator physically ejected at a fractious Crucible as Wu Yize takes three-frame lead into Monday

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League of Ireland -- 'Our character and our hunger was questioned' – Paddy Barrett says win silences Shelbourne's critics after poor run

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Gaelic Football -- 'Do we want to be playing Dublin or Leitrim?' – Westmeath boss Mark McHugh on the choice he offered his players

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Hurling -- 'It's a very funny rule' – Clare manager Brian Lohan unhappy with application of black card in Munster hurling

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Gaelic Football -- 'We are in the Tailteann Cup now. It wasn't in our plans, but that's life' – Conor Laverty accepts Down's lot after loss

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Premier League -- 'Hopefully, the result gives him a good boost' – Michael Carrick affected by news of Alex Ferguson being taken to hospital

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Golf -- Strong finish gives Shane Lowry confidence boost ahead of US PGA Championship

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Gaelic Football -- Even minus Luke Loughlin, Mark McHugh's maroon marvels march on to just their sixth Leinster final

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Gaelic Football -- 'These things can come and go' – Kieran McGeeney tries to play down hype after Armagh's historic semi win over Down

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Britain - latest - | Alex Ferguson recovering after being taken to hospital before Manchester United clash against Liverpool at Old Trafford

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Leinster to face Bordeaux in Champions Cup final as holders overcome Bath

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Dragons coach Filo Tiatia crestfallen as Montpellier earn Challenge Cup final spot against Ulster in Bilbao

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Bernard Jackman: Scar tissue is lingering for Leinster but strong defence a plus for Leo Cullen

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Rúaidhrí O'Connor: It wasn't impressive, but Leinster are back in Bilbao and 80 minutes from their holy grail

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'You guys love throwing the boot into us when things don't go well, whatever sells' – Leo Cullen slams media coverage of Leinster

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Anna Caplice: The good, the bad and the ugly – what we've learned from Ireland's first three Women's Six Nations games

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'They think I'll crack under pressure, but I thrive in it' – Eve McMahon balancing college exams with European Championships

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'I don't think it's promoted enough' – Cork's Saoirse McCarthy on why camogie and hurling should share the spotlight

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Dublin take sunny road to redemption as Leinster final date booked after victory over Carlow

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'Croke Park or nowhere for me' – Katie Taylor declares that she wants her last fight at GAA HQ only

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'It was not just a one-year thing' – Kate O'Connor insists 2025 was not a flash in the pan

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Richard Jolly: Manchester United are back where they belong – and it's all thanks to Michael Carrick

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Pep Guardiola: I still have 'incredible energy' for Manchester City job

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Roy Keane is right – Liverpool have become too easy to beat, 18 losses this season and counting

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Tottenham appear like a team capable of Premier League survival with a second win in a row

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Bank Holiday Monday's LOI previews and predictions: A tense Dublin derby and managerless Waterford back in action

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'Every single time the same' – Arne Slot anger over Benjamin Sesko's goal in Liverpool's loss to Manchester United

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Ladies Football -- LGFA round-up: Waterford blow Cork away as Dubs and Kerry also prevail, with Galway earning their third Connacht title

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