The Ballyfermot Post

Egan leads team to Olympics

Photo thanks to the Sunday World

Neilstown boxer, Kenneth Egan, is among five Irish fighters who have qualified for the Olympics this summer.

Joining Egan on the flight to China is middleweight, Darren Sutherland, and light welterweight, John Joe Joyce. While, light-flyweight, Paddy Barnes, and bantamweight, John Joe Nevin booked their place at the Games back in March.

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Are Kerry too strong for opposing teams?

With the league ending the way it did, it sets the summer up just nicely. In the football there were impressive campaigns for Derry, Galway and Donegal in Division 1, while in the second tier Monaghan and Westmeath will have something to say on the shake up of this year’s All Ireland Football Championship.

Stage set for New Approach to light the track ablaze

With the Cheltenham and Aintree festivals behind us, the focus of attention now turns to the flat racing
action and, just like twelve months ago, Jim Bolger has a champion two year old to lead his squad into battle.

Ireland’s premier league men have enough quality

As the Trappatoni-era is about to begin, there are some problems that need to be sorted out. Steve Finnan and Andy O’Brien must be persuaded to come back and the Stephen Ireland saga must end soon.  However, looking at our squad, we have more than enough to mount a serious challenge at qualifying for the World Cup in 2010.