Each Monday we capture the moments of the sporting weekend that will build over time to a way of capturing the diversity of our sporting passions…
The GAA club scene has never been given such prominence and even if there are no spectators allowed in the grounds, streaming and social media as well as enhance coverage of games on RTÉ and TG4 has seen it adopt a higher profile than has ever been the case.
Here are some of the highlights from this weekend…
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<p dir=”ltr” lang=”en”>”That was the most pleasing aspect. When the finishing line was there, our lads sprinted towards it…”<a href=”https://twitter.com/CualaCLG?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>@CualaCLG</a> manager Willie Maher spoke to Dubs TV, after his side’s <a href=”https://twitter.com/hashtag/DSHCA?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>#DSHCA</a> Semi Final win over Lucan Sarsfields earlier.
Full chat ➡️ <a href=”https://t.co/1JTnHD45Cj”>https://t.co/1JTnHD45Cj</a> <a href=”https://t.co/KzHLz4nAFm”>pic.twitter.com/KzHLz4nAFm</a></p>
— Dublin GAA (@DubGAAOfficial) <a href=”https://twitter.com/DubGAAOfficial/status/1302691532789735426?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>September 6, 2020</a></blockquote>
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<p dir=”ltr” lang=”en”>Congrats to the 2020 Dublin Senior Camogie Champions and thanks to <a href=”https://twitter.com/StVincentsGAA1?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>@StVincentsGAA1</a> for a great final, with two teams demonstrating all that is good in Dublin Camogie 💙💙
JudesAbú<a href=”https://twitter.com/CamogieDublin?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>@CamogieDublin</a> <a href=”https://twitter.com/OfficialCamogie?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>@OfficialCamogie</a> <a href=”https://twitter.com/officialgaa?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>@officialgaa</a> <a href=”https://twitter.com/DubMatchTracker?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>@DubMatchTracker</a> <a href=”https://twitter.com/WeAreDub?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>@WeAreDub</a> <a href=”https://twitter.com/DubGAAOfficial?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>@DubGAAOfficial</a> <a href=”https://t.co/hho6kBApAZ”>pic.twitter.com/hho6kBApAZ</a></p>
— CLG Naomh Jude (@clgnaomhjude) <a href=”https://twitter.com/clgnaomhjude/status/1302663188014665728?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>September 6, 2020</a></blockquote>
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<p dir=”ltr” lang=”ro”>Cárta buí bronnta ar Cathal Shine <a href=”https://twitter.com/ClannGAA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>@ClannGAA</a>
Look at that for a block from <a href=”https://twitter.com/propearses?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>@propearses</a> 💪<a href=”https://twitter.com/RoscommonGAA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>@RoscommonGAA</a> <a href=”https://twitter.com/GAA_BEO?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>@GAA_BEO</a> <a href=”https://twitter.com/hashtag/GAABEO?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>#GAABEO</a> <a href=”https://t.co/6TmUUWLuMn”>pic.twitter.com/6TmUUWLuMn</a></p>
— Spórt TG4 (@SportTG4) <a href=”https://twitter.com/SportTG4/status/1302634582064463875?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>September 6, 2020</a></blockquote>
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There is nothing quite like a comeback to stir the sporting passions and Ulster Rugby delivered both on the scoreboard and in the performance of Ian Madigan to set up a Guinness PRO14 Final against Leinster next weekend…
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<p dir=”ltr” lang=”en”>SEMI-FINAL HIGHLIGHTS 🔥
You’ll want to watch this 👀👇<a href=”https://twitter.com/hashtag/GuinnessPRO14?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>#GuinnessPRO14</a> <a href=”https://twitter.com/hashtag/SUFTUM?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>#SUFTUM</a></p>
— Ulster Rugby (@UlsterRugby) <a href=”https://twitter.com/UlsterRugby/status/1302654321562185728?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>September 6, 2020</a></blockquote>
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Craig Breen put up the performance of his career in the World Rally Championship in Estonia over the weekend…
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<p dir=”ltr” lang=”en”>Incredible! I have to thank everyone who made this weekend happen, the man beside me, Paul has done an incredible job, the car has given me so much confidence. I haven’t forgotten how to do it and I can’t wait to do it more and more! 🥈 <a href=”https://twitter.com/hashtag/WRC?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>#WRC</a> <a href=”https://twitter.com/hashtag/HMSGOfficial?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>#HMSGOfficial</a> <a href=”https://t.co/tK1cBewKuD”>pic.twitter.com/tK1cBewKuD</a></p>
— Craig Breen (@Craig_Breen) <a href=”https://twitter.com/Craig_Breen/status/1302568127331545090?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>September 6, 2020</a></blockquote>
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It did not go according to plan in Stephen Kenny’s first home game against Finland on Sunday evening but lessons will have been learned ahead of the big game against Slovakia next month with our Euro 2020 hopes on the line…
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<p dir=”ltr” lang=”en”>FULL TIME | 🇮🇪 0-1 🇫🇮
Arter, McGoldrick, Robinson and Duffy all had chances in the final few minutes but Ireland just couldn’t find a way through<a href=”https://twitter.com/hashtag/COYBIG?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>#COYBIG</a> | <a href=”https://twitter.com/hashtag/IRLFIN?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>#IRLFIN</a> <a href=”https://t.co/uXEa25sMU6″>pic.twitter.com/uXEa25sMU6</a></p>
— FAIreland ⚽️🇮🇪 (@FAIreland) <a href=”https://twitter.com/FAIreland/status/1302665991193796608?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>September 6, 2020</a></blockquote>
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There was better news of Irish performance coming through from the European U23 Rowing Championships with no few than five medals secured and two of them gold.
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<p dir=”ltr” lang=”en”>Irish Crews represented Ireland proudly in the U23 European Rowing Championships 2020 in Duisburg, Germany.
We are delighted to say that Ireland is coming back with 5 medals- 2 Gold, 1 Silver, and 2 Bronze.
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— Rowing Ireland (@RowingIreland) <a href=”https://twitter.com/RowingIreland/status/1302630889122418689?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>September 6, 2020</a></blockquote>
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This was the moment that the rules of a tournament saw Novak Djokovic expelled from the US Open for hitting a ball at an official.
The rules are there to promote good behaviour on the court and certainly are of merit but this hardly looked like a deliberate act…
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<p dir=”ltr” lang=”en”>The ball throw that caused Novak Djokovic’s disqualification <a href=”https://twitter.com/hashtag/USOpen?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>#USOpen</a> <a href=”https://t.co/5sRr7but0M”>pic.twitter.com/5sRr7but0M</a></p>
— We Are Tennis (@WeAreTennis) <a href=”https://twitter.com/WeAreTennis/status/1302706693915189251?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>September 6, 2020</a></blockquote>
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And finally, we have long been champions of enhanced coverage of Women in Sport and on Saturday we were struck by the Daily Telegraph in England producing an 8-page pullout promoting the Women’s Super League in football.
It just goes to show that with the will to promote, there is a demand.
<blockquote class=”twitter-tweet”><p lang=”en” dir=”ltr”>Diff country <a href=”https://twitter.com/ryle_nugent?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>@ryle_nugent</a> but I am an Irish journalist working for <a href=”https://twitter.com/TelegraphSport?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>@TelegraphSport</a> & we had 8 broadsheet pages for Sunday <a href=”https://twitter.com/Telegraph?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>@Telegraph</a> – 2 of the page leads were women & on Sat there was an 8 page <a href=”https://twitter.com/BarclaysFAWSL?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>@BarclaysFAWSL</a> supplement thanks to <a href=”https://twitter.com/WomensSport?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>@WomensSport</a> initiative – so can be done! <a href=”https://t.co/rLuhSvVU6W”>https://t.co/rLuhSvVU6W</a> <a href=”https://t.co/nKrnJXhren”>pic.twitter.com/nKrnJXhren</a></p>— Kate Rowan (@KateLouiseRowan) <a href=”https://twitter.com/KateLouiseRowan/status/1302744237805629440?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>September 6, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src=”https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js” charset=”utf-8″></script>
