Person: Joe Rafferty

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I’ve a good feeling about this year, says Sean Maguire

It’s Thursday afternoon when I reach him on the phone, and Sean Maguire, just “chilling out” on a last day of rest before starting to climb the Championship mountain with Preston North End again, is reflecting on how Deepdale is no longer such a deep shade of green.

soccer

How the Irish fared: Aiden McGeady has the x-factor, says Preston boss

gaa

St Benildus claim first Leinster Colleges crown

soccer

How the Irish fared: Daryl Murphy shows nose for goal for high-flying Ipswich

soccer

Stoke City cruise past Rochdale to setup FA Cup trip to Blackburn

Even-handed documentary

23 people shot dead since Justice said Ireland safe

MORE THAN 20 people have been shot dead since the Department of Justice last year insisted Ireland was a safe country.

Tue, 14 Mar, 2006

Sinn Féin signals major IRA arms move within days

THE North is on the cusp of a breakthrough, Sinn Féin said yesterday, signalling that the confirmation of total destruction of IRA arms is days away.

Sat, 24 Sep, 2005

Gardaí welcome cash for gun crime probe

GARDAÍ investigating shootings and armed robberies in Dublin yesterday warmly welcomed a €6.5 million allocation for extra overtime to target gun crime in the city.

Wed, 18 May, 2005

Open season as guns blaze in underworld

ALL of a sudden, the switch has been turned on in Dublin’s criminal underworld.

Sat, 16 Apr, 2005

Family of victim ‘no idea’ why he was shot dead

THE family of a man gunned down outside his home yesterday said they had “no idea” why he was murdered.

Wed, 13 Apr, 2005