Readers' Blog: Rarities of sport reports when a ball is not in play

What a pleasant surprise it was to see coverage on the RTÉ evening news (June 6) of Phil Healy’s new national record in the 100m women’s sprint at Santry Stadium.

Readers' Blog: Rarities of sport reports when a ball is not in play
Wed, 13 Jun, 2018 - 01:00

What a pleasant surprise it was to see coverage on the RTÉ evening news (June 6) of Phil Healy’s new national record in the 100m women’s sprint at Santry Stadium.

Perhaps it is indicative of my low level of expectation of seeing any sport reporting that isn’t either GAA, soccer or rugby that made this rare report so memorable.

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