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Fighting against the tide of true hardship

YOU’VE heard of Bernard Dunne.

Fighting against the tide of true hardship

Tue, 06 Dec, 2011 - 00:00

Ewan MacKenna

You’ve heard of Kenny Egan.

Both names echoed around the gym in Neilstown for a while before escaping and letting the world in on their big secret.

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