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Moment in Time: Busby's Man United lose to Bohemians, but win over Irish hearts and minds

Johnny Carey's Manchester United had just won the FA Cup and finished second in the league when they were beaten by a Bohemians 'Select' team with a last-gasp goal at Dalymount Park in 1948. Brendan O'Brien looks at a trip that sowed the seeds for an enduring love affair between the Red Devils and Ireland

Wed, 17 Jun, 2020

Steven Kelly's Year in Sport: 'The whistle blew. The celebrations were like nothing before. This one just shouldn’t have been possible'

The past and the present are in a permanent state of war with each other, generally over which is best — and never more so than in football.

Thu, 26 Dec, 2019

Misadventures in the Euro zone

The business end of the Champions League has been less sweet 16 and more a knockout for England’s elite this week, another chastening trial for the self-styled ‘greatest league in the world’. 

Sat, 28 Feb, 2015

Perfect Eden steals show

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Mon, 03 Mar, 2014

Supersubs rescue Bolton

Bolton 2 York 0

Sat, 08 Jan, 2011

Person: Stan Mortensen

Moment in Time: Busby's Man United lose to Bohemians, but win over Irish hearts and minds

Steven Kelly's Year in Sport: 'The whistle blew. The celebrations were like nothing before. This one just shouldn’t have been possible'

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Perfect Eden steals show

Supersubs rescue Bolton

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