After Bayern’s destruction of Barcelona over the two legs of their Champions League semi-final, there was much talk of this being the end of an era for Barca. On RTÉ last night, Eamon Dunphy, agreed that there were signs of this being a possibility but also said that this Bayern Munich team should not be talked about in the same breath as the Barca side of the last few years. »
An easy 5-0 win according to Sky Sports. Tough work according to RTÉ. H/T @yourauloneman »
“His body pierced the atmosphere at speeds topping 11kph” – RTE. lol. twitter.com/TheBubbleBoy/s… — Joey Kavanagh (@TheBubbleBoy) October 14, 2012 »
It only took 67 years but Eamon Dunphy finally reached puberty live on RTÉ’s Champions League coverage last night. Listen to his voice break towards the end of this clip as he says ‘Fabregas’. Eamon is a grumpy man at the best of times but just imagine what a terror puberty will create. All those hormones and mixed feelings, should be epic television. h/t Eamonn Power »
Donegal football has come a long way since Spillane’s ‘Shi’ite jibe last summer. »
RIP Brian Óg Maguire 1988-2012. »
The Mullingar Shuffle phenomenon was nice while it lasted but Tubs performing it is surely it’s death knell. »
Jimmy Magee made a Late Late Show appearance last night to promote his new book during which he treated everyone to a few lines from a song that he recently wrote. »
Aengus had a bit of a mare this afternoon when Roman’s name came up on the teleprompter. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bs-d5XFzAmg&feature=plcp h/t Denis Teeling We’ve unearthed an amazing fact about Aengus in our extensive research… he apparently started off his working life in the Arnotts Sports department earning 8 pound a week. He also loves Desperate Housewives, don... »
This man is a hero. Unfortunately it might be 4 years before the awesomeness of his commentary graces our televisions again. You’ll always have this soundboard though to make sure that Timmy’s voice is never too far away. »
You can really hear the disappointment in John Joe Nevin’s voice in this interview with RTÉ. »
Derval O’Rourke was doing what with her coaches? »
This is pretty funny. Mick Downling’s face around the 7 second mark is particularly hilarious. »
After finishing 2nd last in his heat of the 1500m last night, Ciaran O’Lionaird gave an emotional and honest interview to RTÉ about his performance and his future in the sport. »
