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# irish down under

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2023
The Irish players to watch in the 2023 AFL season
15 Mar 2023
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The Wolf of Portlaoise: Zach Tuohy is an Irish sporting story that needs to be savoured
21 Sep 2022
22.8k
4
‘It was a big gamble’ – The Irish players on the hard road in Australia
27 Aug 2022
8.4k
1
Crunch time looms for the Irish in the AFL on and off the field
23 Aug 2022
7.4k
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Former Armagh footballer selected by Fremantle in the AFLW Draft
29 Jun 2022
4.0k
1
Second Meath All-Ireland winner set for AFLW move
13 Jun 2022
10.3k
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Galway star Áine McDonagh set for AFLW move
23 May 2022
11.8k
2
Mayo forward set to join St Kilda, O'Dwyer weighing up offers
11 May 2022
5.8k
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Mayo speedster requests trade to AFLW champions
5 May 2022
11.3k
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Cork All-Star defender set to receive AFLW contract offers
18 Apr 2022
10.4k
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Clare's Considine crowned AFLW champion again after Grand final win with Adelaide
Updated 9 Apr 2022
22.5k
5
‘Irish people watch it and think it should be as clean as Gaelic football. They are completely different’
8 Apr 2022
7.4k
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Orla O'Dwyer makes history as first ever Irish AFLW All-Australian
5 Apr 2022
12.8k
2
Colin O'Riordan out for 'a couple of weeks' from AFL action after eye poke
31 Mar 2022
6.4k
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Insulted, ignored, persevering: AFL is home to great Irish sporting stories
15 Mar 2022
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O'Dwyer continues remarkable season as AFLW final series schedule confirmed
13 Mar 2022
7.0k
1
Irish players facing tough decision as AFLW season set to kick off in August
9 Mar 2022
10.9k
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Former Cavan footballer appointed high-performance manager of AFL outfit St Kilda
3 Sep 2021
12.6k
3
Ins and outs, more goals and a potential 'blood bath' - what to expect from the Irish Down Under
5 Mar 2021
2.5k
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AFLW review and preview - injury blow for Collingwood's 'firing Irish duo' and 'write Cora off at your peril'
26 Feb 2021
5.0k
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Mayo team-mates facing off and '2021's breakout star' - what to expect from the Irish in Oz this weekend
19 Feb 2021
3.9k
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Dublin-Mayo rivalry renewed and Tipp team-mates go head-to-head in Australia this weekend
12 Feb 2021
3.9k
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Big milestone ahead as Zach Tuohy set to go second on AFL appearance list for Irish players
Updated 13 Aug 2020
28.0k
12
AFLW survives crisis with league set to return unchanged for 2021 season
24 Jun 2020
4.0k
1
AFL and AFLW seasons to go ahead for now - behind closed doors
13 Mar 2020
2.2k
1
'It doesn’t look great at this stage' - Blow as Leitrim star suffers another knee injury ahead of AFLW debut
27 Jan 2020
8.0k
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18 Irish players ready to go as 2020 AFLW season set in stone following ugly dispute
29 Oct 2019
20.8k
2
2020 AFLW season still up in the air as ugly dispute rumbles on
8 Oct 2019
4.9k
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Mayo star Rowe nails difficult kick for first AFLW goal in stunning performance
2 Mar 2019
9.5k
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'I never thought I'd be playing against Cora Staunton in Australia, I'll tell you that'
4 Nov 2017
11.8k
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Irish in NZ angered by article quoting rates of 'sex-disease' in community
12 Oct 2013
32.1k
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