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# winning - Tuesday 22 May, 2012

From The Score Winning

Izaguirre takes solo win, Rodriguez retains lead of Giro

Tue, 6:24 PM 81 Views 1 Comment

The 23-year-old, who only turned professional last year, took stage 16 of the Giro d’Italia.

# winning - Thursday 17 May, 2012

From The Score Winning

Snedeker thrives despite mixed bag at World Match Play Championship

17/05/12 140 Views No Comments

The American enjoyed a successful round in spite of having to play with borrowed clubs.

# winning - Monday 14 May, 2012

From The Score Winning

Ventoso avoids carnage to take stage nine of Giro d’Italia

14/05/12 87 Views No Comments

A number of cyclists, including Mark Cavendish, were involved in a crash towards the end of the race.

# winning - Sunday 13 May, 2012

From The Score Winning

Smith into last 16 at the World Championships

13/05/12 168 Views No Comments

Ceire Smith will now face the flyweight division’s fourth seed, Karolina Michalczuk, for a place in the quarter-finals.

# winning - Wednesday 9 May, 2012

From The Score Winning

Play-off match report: Blackpool reach final despite Birmingham comeback

09/05/12 217 Views 1 Comment

A late rally from Chris Hughton’s side was not enough to prevent them from going out on aggregate.

# winning - Monday 7 May, 2012

From The Score Winning

Goss takes stage three at Giro d’Italia following Cavendish’s collapse

07/05/12 352 Views No Comments

The Australian claimed victory after his English rival hit the pavement.

From The Score Champione This post contains videos

Juventus crowned Serie A champions

07/05/12 561 Views 2 Comments

Scudetto heads to Turin after Milan lose to Inter in derby.

# winning - Sunday 6 May, 2012

From The Score Winning

Molinari claims victory at Spanish Open following Dyson’s collapse

06/05/12 173 Views No Comments

The Italian produced an impressive display in the final round to move back into the world’s top 30.

From The Score Winning

Dyson leads Spanish Open, as Lawrie trails by four

06/05/12 86 Views No Comments

The Englishman double-bogeyed the final hole, but is still in a strong position going into the final round.

# winning - Friday 4 May, 2012

From The Score Winning

Championship playoff match report: Ince hands Blackpool the advantage

04/05/12 327 Views No Comments

Ian Holloway’s side boosted their chances of a return to the Premier League this evening.

# winning - Thursday 3 May, 2012

From The Score Winning

Play-off semi-final report: Collison puts West Ham in driving seat

03/05/12 198 Views No Comments

A place in the final beckons for Sam Allardyce’s side, following a comprehensive first-leg win.

# winning - Tuesday 1 May, 2012

From The Score Winning

Happy days: Lawlor named Player of the Year

01/05/12 194 Views No Comments

She was also named in the Team of the Year alongside three of her Peamount teammates.

# winning - Sunday 29 April, 2012

From The Score Winning

Match report: Celtic earn comfortable victory over Rangers

29/04/12 442 Views No Comments

Neil Lennon’s men compounded their rivals’ recent woe today with a comprehensive win.

# winning - Thursday 26 April, 2012

From The Score Winning

Snooker wrap: Carter secures comfortable victory

26/04/12 132 Views No Comments

Meanwhile, Mark Williams also advanced to the second round, thanks to a victory over Liu Chuang.

# winning - Sunday 22 April, 2012

From The Score Winning

Curtis takes commanding lead into Texas Open final round

22/04/12 92 Views No Comments

The American golfer is currently three shots ahead of the chasing pack.

# winning - Thursday 19 April, 2012

From The Score Stepping Down

Reaching the Summitt: Legendary coach retires after 38 seasons

19/04/12 245 Views No Comments

Pat Summitt, the woman who won more games than anyone else in NCAA college basketball history, is finally stepping down.

# winning - Wednesday 18 April, 2012

From The Score Winning

Destiny Calling: Reading’s promotion was ‘meant to be’

18/04/12 159 Views No Comments

Manager Brian McDermott says the club’s return to the Premier League exorcises last year’s playoff loss.

# winning - Wednesday 11 April, 2012

From The Score Winning

GAA round-up: Cork U21s win Munster Final, as Cavan triumph in Ulster

11/04/12 594 Views 1 Comment

There was late drama in Tralee, while Cavan claimed the Ulster U21 title for the second year running.

From The Score Winning

It’s in the game: EA Sports Cup wins for Dundalk and Drogheda

11/04/12 220 Views No Comments

The two Louth teams made it through to the quarter finals last night.

# winning - Monday 9 April, 2012

From The Score Winning

McGee inspires Ireland to playoff win in Cairo

09/04/12 429 Views No Comments

Ireland avoided relegation in Cairo today, largely thanks to the Dubliner’s performances.

# winning - Friday 30 March, 2012

From The Score Winning

Vainikolo double inspires Connacht to impressive victory

30/03/12 507 Views No Comments

Eric Elwood’s side won in Wales for only the second time since 2004, largely thanks to two tries from Fetu’u Vainikolo.

# winning - Sunday 25 March, 2012

From The Score Winning

Tiger back in the swing as G-Mac denied

25/03/12 2,951 Views 6 Comments

Woods closed with a 2-under 70 for a five-shot win over Graeme McDowell at the Arnold Palmer Invitational.

# winning - Saturday 24 March, 2012

From The Score Winning

Double delight: UL claim SuperLeague titles

24/03/12 152 Views No Comments

The men’s side beat DCU Saints yesterday, while the women’s team triumphed against Team Montenotte Cork.

# winning - Tuesday 20 March, 2012

From The Score Winning

Irish women’s hockey team thrash Mexico in Olympics qualifier

20/03/12 545 Views No Comments

Goals from Cliodhna Sargent, Audrey O’Flynn and Emma Smyth helped Gene Muller’s side to a straightforward victory.

# winning - Sunday 11 March, 2012

From The Score Team Sky

Nice work: Wiggins holds on to seal Paris-Nice win

11/03/12 153 Views No Comments

Britain’s Bradley Wiggins held off the challenge of Liewe Westra in today’s final time-trial stage.

# winning - Saturday 10 March, 2012

From The Score Winning

Irish women secure third victory on the trot

10/03/12 198 Views No Comments

Scotland were the girls in the green’s latest victims, as they were beaten 20-0.

# winning - Monday 5 March, 2012

From The Score Winning

Blue blood: Gilroy believes there’s more to come from O’Gara

05/03/12 158 Views 1 Comment

The Dublin forward clocked up 1-5 in an impressive performance at O’Moore Park on Saturday night.

# winning - Friday 2 March, 2012

From The Daily Edge Winning

Charlie Sheen pokes fun at house arrest in Fiat ad

02/03/12 4,696 Views 6 Comments

The former Two and a Half Men is back on the small screen…

# winning - Saturday 25 February, 2012

From The Score Winning

Ireland Women overwhelm Italy

25/02/12 274 Views No Comments

The women in green got their Six Nations campaign back on track in Ashbourne last night, running in a total of five tries against a determined Italian side.

# winning - Sunday 19 February, 2012

From The Score Winning

Kruger seals victory at Avantha Masters

19/02/12 195 Views No Comments

Scottish golfer Peter Whiteford was controversially disqualified in the last round at New Delhi, scuppering his chances of victory in the process.

# winning - Monday 13 February, 2012

From The Score Winning This post contains videos

WATCH: Champion swimmer proposes to girlfriend on gold medal podium

13/02/12 8,704 Views 16 Comments

She said yes…

# winning - Friday 10 February, 2012

From The Daily Edge Winning

‘Horribly funny’: The Guard wins Guardian First Film award

10/02/12 2,480 Views 17 Comments

John Michael McDonagh’s film has been recognised by the British newspaper’s annual film awards.

# winning - Monday 30 January, 2012

From The Score Winning This post contains videos

Cabra man ‘Sheamus’ wins WWE Royal Rumble

30/01/12 2,389 Views 2 Comments

It might be more soap opera than sport, but Dubliner Stephen Farrelly is the talk of the wrestling world after winning last night’s WWE Royal Rumble.

From The Score Epic

Ain’t no stopping me: Djokovic has that unbeatable feeling

30/01/12 157 Views No Comments

“I feel strong, I feel motivated, I feel eager to win more trophies,” declares the Australian Open champion on the morning after the night before.

# winning - Saturday 28 January, 2012

From The Score Winning

Azarenka claims Australian Open women’s title

28/01/12 238 Views No Comments

The Belarusian beat Maria Sharapova 6-3, 6-0 in just over an hour in what was an anti-climactic final.

# winning - Monday 26 December, 2011

From Business ETC Review 2011

#ge11, #Egypt, #tigerblood: the year in Twitter hashtags

26/12/11 2,105 Views 3 Comments

From our own #aras11 to the devastation of the #Japan earthquake and tsunami, here’s how some of 2011′s most defining events were captured on Twitter…

# winning - Monday 19 December, 2011

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McIlroy picks up top prize at RTÉ Sports Awards

19/12/11 1,756 Views 22 Comments

US Open champion Rory McIlroy beat some of the country’s top stars to win the 2011 RTÉ Sports Person of the Year award last night.

# winning - Sunday 11 December, 2011

From The Score Winning

Donald secures US and European double, as McIlroy misses out

11/12/11 274 Views 1 Comment

It has been confirmed that the Englishman will finish the year as world number one.

# winning - Wednesday 7 December, 2011

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Winners and losers of Budget 2012: In pictures

07/12/11 4,474 Views 3 Comments

There was plenty at stake in the austere Budget presented by Brendan Howlin and Michael Noonan over the past two days. This slideshow will fill you in…

# winning - Wednesday 30 November, 2011

From The Score Winning This post contains videos

WATCH: Robbie scores for LA Galaxy in Indonesia

30/11/11 599 Views No Comments

The striker scored his side’s only goal in the opening match of their Asian tour.

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A NEW REPORT from the OECD has suggested people living in Ireland have some of the best lives in the world, with Ireland among the top countries in its Better Life Index.

The index finds that life expectancy, low pollution, positive experiences and a healthy work-life balance are among the factors that contribute to happy lives in Ireland.

It did note, however, that the gap between the rich and poor is wider in Ireland than elsewhere, while the gender gap in educational performance is also larger than average.

Today we’re simply wondering whether (assuming you live in Ireland) you’re satisfied with your quality of life.


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