New year’s treat as Ali’s Dublin date relived on the box

Sugrue persuaded Ali to come to Dublin, and when the boxer landed, he arrived in a very different country to the Ireland we live in today.

New year’s treat as Ali’s Dublin date relived on the box
Mon, 17 Dec, 2012 - 00:00
Michael Moynihan
Michael Moynihan

Forty years ago it happened, hard though it is to believe.

Muhammad Ali came to Ireland. To fight.

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CourtsSports ColumnistsPlace: DublinPlace: IrelandPlace: ManilaPlace: GAAPlace: CrokerPlace: KillorglinPlace: LondonPlace: Elephant’s HeadPlace: O’Connell StreetPlace: StepasidPerson: AliPerson: SugruePerson: Muhammad AliPerson: Al ‘Blue’ LewisPerson: Joe FrazierPerson: George ForemanPerson: Ross WhitakerPerson: Michael ‘Butty’ SugruePerson: KerrymanPerson: Jack DoylePerson: Lord NelsonPerson: NelsonPerson: Dave HanniganPerson: Hal ConradPerson: ConradPerson: Cathal O’ShannonPerson: O’ShannonPerson: Elijah MuhammadPerson: Al LewisPerson: Liam GriffinPerson: GriffinEvent: Rumble In The JungleEvent: New Year’s DayEvent: All-IrelandEvent: Five NationsEvent: PuckOrganisation: ESPNOrganisation: RTÉOrganisation: Wexford
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