Person: Cliona Foley

A COMPREHENSIVE SERIES OF ARTICLES ON THIS TOPIC

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Pioneering women like Una O’Connor changed everything

This week I couldn’t find one single picture of Una on the all-seeing, all-hearing internet, writes Cliona Foley.

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More than just a moment for women’s sport

Well, there you have it.

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Track and play: Olympians Marian and Rob Heffernan on importance of keeping kids active

Physical activity is essential for children, Olympians Marian and Rob Heffernan tell Cliona Foley. They also believe sport does not always have to have a competitive edge to get positive results

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Two-year carding system will relieve stress on athletes

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Longlist announced for 2018 eir sport Book of the Year award

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O’Donovan brothers reject talk of funding problems

50,000 landmark underlines growth of ladies game

Dublin won back-to-back All-Irelands by finally wrestling the Cork monkey off their back and the other big talking point in Croke Park yesterday was the massive attendance.

Mon, 17 Sep, 2018

Victorious Dublin manager Mick Bohan: ‘We’ve respect for Cork - that makes this more special’

Cork may have confessed afterwards that they felt disrespected by such a big ‘underdog’ tag but Dublin manager Mick Bohan bristled at the suggestion that anyone in his camp was guilty of it.

Mon, 17 Sep, 2018

Filming fee helped feed Dublin’s heroines

Dublin manager Mick Bohan is hoping that last Sunday’s A versus B training game will be the hour that gives his side the edge to claim back-to-back TG4 All-Ireland Ladies SFC titles for the first time in the county’s history.

Wed, 12 Sep, 2018

Stranger things we would never have predicted

A person known to me was counting down the days for quite a while until the moment arrived last week: Stranger Things 2 was released.

Mon, 30 Oct, 2017

Five Irish Olympians reflect on what happened after their Rio odyssey

The 2016 Olympics provided highs, lows and more than a little controversy for Team Ireland. Four months later and there’s plenty of reflections — plus excitement about what 2017 holds. Cliona Foley got some Rio reflections.

Thu, 22 Dec, 2016

Lunchtime briefing: Man hospitalised after car set alight while he was inside. Catch up on the headlines

Good afternoon. Here’s all the news you need to know this lunchtime.

Thu, 22 Dec, 2016

Morning briefing: Cabinet row as Eircode ads branded ‘stupid’. Catch up on all the headlines

Here’s a briefing on some of the stories and issues highlighted on irishexaminer.com today.

Thu, 22 Dec, 2016

Carr in war of words with McEntee

Tommy Carr has hit back at the Meath minor manager who claimed Westmeath fabricated a racial slur during their Leinster MFC semi-final in Navan last month and damaged the anti-racism movement.

Tue, 13 Aug, 2013