Tag: talking sport
Norwegian skier who jumped at chance to represent Ireland
Talking Sport with Stephen Glennon
Cross-country skier Thomas Hjalmar Maloney Westgard may have grown up a Norwegian, but the Winter Olympian, whose mother hails from...
New book recalls Galway’s role in first All-Ireland hurling championship
Talking Sport with Stephen Glennon
Galway’s role in the first ever All-Ireland hurling championship and, indeed, the founding of the modern game is one of...
Ironman Higgins shows no sign of slowing down at the age...
Talking Sport with Stephen Glennon
TRI Lakes triathlete John Joe Higgins – who just last month won his age category in the half-ironman event at...
On and off-the-field adversity has helped to steel Head Coach Friend
Talking Sport with Stephen Glennon
CONNACHT may have begun the season with a frustrating single-point defeat to Glasgow Warriors in their opening PRO14 league game...
Sheppard sets her sights on World kickboxing title in front of...
Talking Sport with Stephen Glennon
INSTEAD of packing lunches as her children return to school in the coming days, Galway mother-of-two Whitney Sheppard will look...
Versatile sportswoman Coyne has set sights on returning to the hills
Talking Sport with Stephen Glennon
Connacht full-back Mairead Coyne has always loved the great outdoors so it should come as no surprise when she says...