Category: Sport

Robbie Keane and Tallaght received a lot of love last night

Robbie Keane's international career came to a close last night in the Aviva Stadium, with the Tallaght man bagging his 68th goal ...

July 2016 Team of the Month – Ireland Junior Men’s 4x100m Relay Team

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By Stephen Leonard PICKING up ‘The Echo Team of the Month’ Award for July was the Ireland Junior Men’s 4x100m Relay team who ...

July 2016 Sports Star of the Month – William Hayden

Sport

By Stephen Leonard WILLIAM Hayden of Crumlin Boxing Club returned home from last month’s European Schoolboy Championships in Croatia with a gold medal. ...

Bushido MA targeting World Junior medals

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By Stephen Leonard A NUMBER of students from Bushido Clondalkin are gearing up for the arrival of the WAKO Cadets and Junior World ...

Preston is to be honoured with memorial match

Sport

GUINNESS Rugby Club will play host to Tallaght RFC in a pre-season match dedicated to the memory of the late Philip Preston ...

Templeogue swimmers shine on big summer programme

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By Stephen Leonard IT HAS been a tremendous summer so far for Templeogue Swim Club with a number of their young competitors serving ...

Glee’ for Alex as he lifts Irish Close title

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By Stephen Leonard ALEX Gleeson from Castle Golf Club went one step better on his performance at last year’s Irish Amateur Close Championship ...

Evans could return after historic run in Rio Games

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By Stephen Leonard IRELAND’S top men’s badminton player, Scott Evans has not ruled out the possibility of attempting to qualify for a fourth ...

Murphy returns to fulfil Olympic Games dream

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By Stephen Leonard ANNALISE Murphy produced a brilliantly composed performance in Tuesday’s Women’s Laser Radial Medal race on the Pão de Açúcar course, ...

Mahon is back on course

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By Stephen Leonard BARRY Mahon together with co-driver and Ultan McGowan enjoyed a great weekend at the Jim Walsh Cork Forestry Rally. The ...