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New York Yankees Irish Heritage 2025
Celebrate Irish Heritage at Yankee Stadium in July when the Yankees take on the Seattle…
The Heroes of ’47
The 50th anniversary of the All-Ireland Football Final, played in New York. It’s been fifty…
“The Good Sport”
In this excerpt from his memoir The Good Sport, Kevin White takes us on his…
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Lady Mary Peters: a champion of sport and community
Consisting of high jump, hurdles, long jump, shot put and running, the women’s pentathlon was likely the best all-around measure of female athleticism. It is not much of a logical […]
Charles Riley: Jesse Owens’ ‘Irish Father’
The fascinating relationship between Coach Charles Riley and his pupil, the legendary, Jesse Owens, is an engrossing human interest story about a gentle, selfless, Irish American school teacher who became […]
Katie Taylor Set for Epic Rematch
Ireland’s Pride Katie Taylor Set for Epic Netflix Rematch With Amanda Serrano Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano’s November 15 rematch on Netflix represents not just a second chance to determine […]
Mark McGwire – In a League of His Own
Tom Carroll’s voice cracks and he admits tears are forming when he talks about Mark McGwire, the young giant whom he coached at Damien High School in LaVerne, California, and […]
A Gold For Ireland
SWIMMER Daniel Wiffen has ‘written himself into the history books’ by becoming Ireland’s first gold medalist of the Paris Olympics and the first man to ever secure a medal in […]
A Coach, a Friend, a Mentor, and aChariots of Fire Moment
The 21st century Paris Olympics are in full swing … exactly 100 years since the 1924 Olympics, made famous by the Oscar-winning “Chariots of Fire” movie (cue the theme music […]