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# Lessons

This year
2023
'Arsenal are not at that level' - Arteta on chasing Man City's standard
The Gunners’ faint Premier League title hopes went with a whimper after a 1-0 loss at Nottingham Forest.
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May 21st 2023, 11:14 AM
Last year
2022
'You’re picking up the phone thinking, 'Is it going to be good or bad news?''
Johnny Sexton is reveling in leading Ireland as they aim for Six Nations success.
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Feb 2nd 2022, 8:40 AM
All time
O'Gara: 'We've come a long way but there's no point in being second best'
The La Rochelle head coach said his team weren’t good enough to beat Toulouse.
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May 22nd 2021, 8:34 PM
What Leinster have changed since Saracens' demolition job of their scrum
Robin McBryde explains what the province learned from that disappointing day.
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Nov 12th 2020, 6:30 AM
Connors keen to get Autumn Nations Cup going as Ireland take lessons from Paris
The 24-year-old openside flanker is eager to add to his first two Test caps.
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Nov 3rd 2020, 7:54 AM
No sign of Larkham's impact for Munster in 'contestable box kicks-fest'
Leinster feel they need to learn from last Friday’s game and Munster will surely look to do the same.
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Sep 8th 2020, 6:00 AM
IRFU will need to be brutally honest as World Cup review begins
The latest underperformance in the biggest competition in the sport leaves many questions.
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Oct 25th 2019, 8:04 PM
McGregor releases statement on 'fair and square' defeat to Nurmagomedov
The 30-year-old Dubliner was comprehensively beaten by the UFC lightweight champion on 6 October.
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Oct 23rd 2018, 7:08 AM
5 lessons Martin O'Neill and Ireland can take from the 2018 World Cup
A number of trends have emerged from this summer’s tournament in Russia.
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Jul 15th 2018, 7:00 AM
'It had a bit of everything' - Lights, lessons and another Leinster win
Scrum-half Nick McCarthy was man of the match on his first start for Leinster last night.
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Apr 29th 2017, 7:00 AM
5 things we learned from attending Super Bowl LI
It’s a dirty job, but somebody has to do it.
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Feb 7th 2017, 12:46 PM
Ireland captain Best feels defence got too narrow as Scotland ran riot
The hooker put his hand up to accept blame for the Alex Dunbar lineout try.
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Feb 4th 2017, 9:00 PM
11 things the world should know about Irish weather
It’s not a warm, cloudy day – it’s “close”.
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Dec 4th 2016, 9:30 AM
11 things Irish people in Canada want you to know
So we can skip the questions at Christmas.
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Feb 27th 2016, 8:15 PM
This teacher is going viral with her very unusual anatomy lesson
Get your clothes off in the name of anatomy.
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Oct 12th 2015, 11:51 AM
O'Connor's Leinster look to learn from semi-final failings against Toulon
Captain Jamie Heaslip says his side knew they had to do their supporters proud in Marseille.
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Apr 20th 2015, 8:00 AM
5 lessons from Marissa Mayer, who made $500m before turning 40
One tip: Choose the scariest option.
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Feb 8th 2015, 4:00 PM
What can rugby learn from the World Cup success of Chile?
TheScore.ie’s rugby department has been viewing the action from Brazil with an open mind.
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Jun 19th 2014, 7:40 PM
5 things we learned from Munster's defeat to Toulon in Marseille
We touch on the superb performances of Zebo and Keatley, as well as costly basic errors and Toulon’s effectiveness.
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Apr 27th 2014, 7:58 PM
Column: 'We must look beyond 1913 and learn the lessons from the Lockout'
The anniversary of the 1913 Lockout has ended, but it offers us an opportunity to re-examine this history.
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Apr 6th 2014, 12:00 PM
5 lessons from Ireland's superb win over Wales
Ireland’s forwards and a perfectly-executed kicking game feature following the 26-3 victory.
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Feb 8th 2014, 8:03 PM
Teacher creates adorable Twitter account for her class
The 4th and 5th class boys from a school in Dublin have been tweeting about their lessons. Cute.
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Dec 4th 2013, 2:32 PM
President Higgins: The empty concrete shells that dot our landscape were born from reckless speculation
Speaking at the Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland he said the construction sector was leaving a ‘disturbing’ part of its history behind.
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Nov 8th 2013, 7:16 PM
5 things we learned from Australia's defeat to England
The Wallabies suffered a 20-13 loss at Twickenham, with some positive signs for Ireland.
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Nov 4th 2013, 11:15 AM
‘Accountability and lessons need to be learnt from the deaths of Bray fire men’
The IFESA, local Wicklow councillors and family of the deceased firemen are asking for a full fire service to be rolled out.
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Oct 26th 2013, 7:30 AM
5 things we learned from the Ireland squad announcement
Joe Schmidt has played his first true hand as Ireland coach and here are some of the conclusions we can make.
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Oct 23rd 2013, 8:54 PM
9 things Ireland can learn from the Rugby Championship
Here are some of the important lessons the new Ireland management can take from the Southern Hemisphere tournament.
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Sep 27th 2013, 9:30 AM
7 lessons today’s footballers can learn from Roy of the Rovers
From surviving kindappings to staying loyal to your club, Roy Race could teach today’s millionaires a thing or two.
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Aug 5th 2013, 8:55 AM
16 indisputable truths we learned from movies
Every shopping bag must have a stick of French bread poking out of it.
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Jul 15th 2013, 6:00 PM
3 reasons why Limerick can be cheerful and Tipperary can be fearful
Here’s what we learned from yesterday’s clash at the Gaelic Grounds
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Jun 10th 2013, 11:35 AM
14 lessons to teach your children before they're 12
That seagulls can not be trusted, for example.
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Mar 31st 2013, 8:15 PM
Phil Mickelson teaches you how to hit a golf ball off the cart path
They have golf cart paths where you play, right?
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Mar 9th 2013, 2:23 PM
Column: The 8 steps that helped me to turn my life around -- and they can work for you too in 2013
Former All-Star hurler Tony Griffin was inspired to act by the story of a cancer-stricken Jim Stynes.
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Jan 1st 2013, 1:00 PM
What we learned from the weekend's hurling
From Tipperary’s rocky road, why the home-and-away draws are not the answer, to why Waterford’s fight only takes you so far — Shane Stapleton looks at the weekend’s important issues.
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Jul 16th 2012, 7:25 AM
Premier League parting shots
Why Manchester United should look to their own players as much as the officials; Tottenham’s title challenge and more. Miguel Delaney picks out the key themes from a controversial day in the Premier League
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Nov 26th 2011, 6:00 PM
What we learned this weekend
The lessons we’ll take from a busy weekend of sport.
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Nov 29th 2010, 1:13 PM
What we learned this weekend
How to incorporate parked cars into your goal celebration – and other sporting lessons after a long weekend.
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Oct 26th 2010, 12:17 PM