A 7th place finish for Ireland's Philip Murphy on a score of 122 following a very high scoring competition which saw scores of 124, 123 and 122 make the final.
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Scott Evans was defeated in a three set thriller in the last 32 of the World Championships against World No 10. Yan Kit Chan from Hong Kong. Scott lost the 1st set 21-16 but took the 2nd 21-19. The final set saw Scott lose 21-12, but overall a superb performance. Well done Scott.
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Jamie Costin , Robert Heffernan, Olive Loughnane are in Spala Poland preparing for the World Championships next week. Under a special agreement between the Olympic Council of Ireland and the Polish National Olympic Committee the athletes can prepare in an environment they know well and will be provided with the best possible support.
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Ireland has taken gold after a thrilling final against the Russians this evening in Wrexham, Wales at the EuroHockey Nations Trophy.Russia opened the game early when ALexandre Plantonov scored from a seemingly impossible angle, squeezing home his reverse stick shot passed Harte in goals to go one up.
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Part one of Ireland’s EuroHockey "B" Nation’s Trophy was completed as a semi-final place and, with it, a world cup qualifier invitation were achieved in the most emphatic of styles.
A 10-2 mauling of Italy yesterday, added to Saturday’s 2-1 defeat of Belarus means Ireland can enjoy their rest day on top of Pool A.
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Ireland came out on top in an international round-robin tournament at the National Stadium in Dublin.
The Irish team won 19 of their 21 bouts against Finland, GB, Holland, Sweden and Uzbekistan at the weekend to finish top of the table.
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Paul Revington’s side let go a one-goal advantage to lose top spot in Pool A to Russia at the EuroHockey Nations Trophy in Wrexham today. They are still through to the last four, but will now play the winners of Pool B in Thursday’s semi-final.
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Athletics Ireland announced their team to travel to Berlin ahead of the World Championships (August 15th – 23rd).
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The Irish men’s international hockey squad is to benefit from a €70,000 grant from the Olympic Council of Ireland (OCI) in its campaign for qualification for the 2012 London Olympic Games.
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Coming off the back of a recent strong performance in Minsk, a final round score of 24 saw Irelands Derek Burnett finish one target short of a place in what would have been his second consecutive ISSF World Cup Final as today's Olympic Trap competition concluded in San Marino.
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Irish Olympian Derek Burnett made the final in the ISSF World Cup at Minsk, Belarus with a convincing qualification performance of 118. During the final Burnett scored steadily for a round of 23 and moved up one position in a charged and very competitive final which was won by Italy’s Giovanni Pellielo. Burnett was unfortunate to miss a shoot off for the bronze medal by a single target. Ireland's Philip Murphy finished just outside the final cut off with an impressive joint 8th on 116.
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Despite a black flag in the penultimate race, Dun Laoghaire sailor Matty O'Dowd has clinched his first Laser Radial Europa Cup win in Denmark, just one month before he heads to the ISAF Youth Worlds in Brazil. The victory is Ireland’s second consecutive Europa Cup win on the trot following the win by Annalise Murphy in Europa Cup Netherlands.
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