Person: Dan Donnelly

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Ireland's top two have won five world ploughing contests and been runner-up seven times

Ireland’s world-beating ploughmen Eamonn Tracey from Carlow and John Whelan from Wexford will between them bid for their 13th top-two-in-the-world performances, after winning their national test matches at Carlow last week.

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Teams from 13 countries to take part in European Ploughing Championships in Wexford

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Tom Molineaux: The slave who boxed his way to freedom before dying destitute in Ireland

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Ploughing fans set new crowd record

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Ploughing results: Tracey and Whelan to fly Irish flag again

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John Creedon explores Ireland's Ancient East in new 'epic' 4 part series on RTE

Conor McGregor: Smart business or reheated patriotism?

Conor McGregor is a sportsman, a showman, an entrepreneur and on his way to becoming extremely rich, writes Paul Rouse.

Thu, 24 Dec, 2015

The seven really weird wonders of Ireland

From a magic hill, to a musical bridge, why not try some sights off the beaten track, says Jonathan deBurca Butler

Wed, 04 Jul, 2012

Liam Neeson features in UL’s Fighting Irishmen exhibit

MEMORABILIA from actor Liam Neeson’s amateur boxing career forms part of a new exhibition which opened in Limerick last night.

Tue, 12 Apr, 2011

Record number of trade stands for championships

DESPITE the economic recession, there will be a record 1,136 trade stands at the National Ploughing Championships in Athy, Co Kildare, in two weeks, it was revealed yesterday.

Tue, 07 Sep, 2010

Bare-knuckle hero Donnelly joins Boxing Hall of Fame

FAMED Irish bare-knuckle boxer of the early 19th century, Dan Donnelly is to be inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame, becoming only the sixth Irishman to receive this honour since the Hall of Fame, based at Canastota, New York, was inaugurated in 1990.

Thu, 13 Dec, 2007