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8 years
Olivier Giroud taken out by a sniper in the stands #FRAIRE
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A Rangers-supporting Orangeman who is proud to run under the Irish flag and follows the fortunes of All-Ireland club kings Kilcoo, Zak Hanna has always marched to the beat of his own drum.
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'The appetite for fury is never-ending, and so round and round and round it goes.' - In a no-holds-barred opinion piece, GAA columnist @CahairOKane1 takes aim at BBC broadcaster Stephen Nolan #GAA #Nolan
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Ciara Mageean has so narrowly missed out on an historic medal as she finished fourth after an incredible run in the 1500m World Championship final in Budapest, won by now three-time champion Faith Kipyegon. What an athlete Mageean is! Report to follow on
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In tomorrow's Irish News daily paper and on : Being shot at 16 paved his way into the IRA, imprisoned, escaped, on the run to Ballymun, beats extradition and brings up a son who has won seven All-Irelands with Dublin. The incredible story of Phil McMahon.
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MICKEY Harte has ended his involvement with Tyrone football after 18 years managing the senior team. See tomorrow’s Irish News for a from-the-heart feature interview with Mickey and a look-back at his exceptional career, by Brendan Crossan.
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All at @irishnewssport are saddened to learn of the death of the legendary John Morrison, who managed @AontroimGAA footballers and coached @Armagh_GAA @Doiregaa @officialdonegal @MayoGAA @LeitrimGAA . RIP, 'Beefer'.
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Stephen McAlorum had no interest in playing football again following the murder of little sister Megan. Yesterday marked the 15th anniversary of Megan’s death & with her killer’s jail term up for review, the former Irish League star speaks to Neil Loughran
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Men's Football Player of the Year: The Irish News Ulster All-Stars Men's Football Player of The Year goes to… Thomas Galligan, Cavan Congratulations Thomas! 🤩 #INAllStars @CavanCoBoardGaa @LackenGAA @Thomas_Galligan @UlsterGAA
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From the boy who had everything at 18 to a lost soul by 22. Domhnall Nugent is battling back from the alcohol addiction that brought him to the brink but, as he tells Neil Loughran, it has been a long road to get to this point...
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Martin McConnell on the fight of his life: "I was on the pitch in Armagh after the Ulster minor final with all the boys. It was unbelievable. And when I came out of hospital again, the whole thing was over. The All-Ireland had been won."
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Glowing tributes have been paid to Gaelic footballer Siobhan McCann (26) who lost her battle with cancer on Monday night.
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Caolan Finnegan started @crossrangers ' championship opener in August. He knew something wasn't right. Within weeks he was in surgery having a tumour removed from his brain. He's determined he will win the biggest fight of his life 💪 ✍️ @CahairOKane1
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4 years
Cahair O'Kane: Nolan's culture of Them 'Uns is best ignored
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In tomorrow’s Irish News and on : “They masquerade as average men and women. They are anything but.” Brendan Crossan pays tribute to the men and women who give up their time to coach our children
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Congratulations to @AontroimGAA and @RuairiOgCdall legend Terence McNaughton. Just inducted today into the GAA Hall of Fame #GAA at Croke Park, Dublin
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Oran Sludden was one of the most talented young footballers in Tyrone but at 20 had already had three cruciate operations on his knee. The after-effects of being isolated from football sent his life into a spiral of drinking, gambling and depression.
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Kieran Hughes announces retirement from inter-county football @kieranqz talks to @grainnemac3 about why now is the time to call it a day with the Farneymen
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Portaferry athlete Ciara Mageean has been named BBC Northern Ireland Sports Personality of the Year after a stellar 2023 via @irishnewssport .
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Paul McKeever: Simply irreplaceable, simply inspirational @casementsgac
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Armagh have become the latest county to revert to U12, U14, U16 and U18 age groups forthwith. Club delegates voted to change from the ‘odd-numbered’ model (U13, 15 & 17) to even-numbered age groups. Players in their last year of minor will be eligible to play senior football.
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TG4 to broadcast 101 live GAA matches this spring
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In tomorrow’s Irish News and on : In a rare interview, former Derry star Mark Lynch opens up to Cahair O’Kane about being diagnosed with testicular cancer earlier this year, and how fortunate he was to find it early.
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Antrim players and county board club together to donate £6,000 to food shelters to help combat pandemic #GAA
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The Irish News Ulster All-Stars Ladies Football Player of The Year goes to… Aimee Mackin, Armagh Congratulations Aimee! 🥳 #INAllStars @ArmaghLGFA @shaneoneillsgfc @AimeeMackin @UlsterLadies
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Ryan Dougan has spent 11 months of the last two years in Asia. Tiarnán Flanagan was still in Canada halfway through the Derry championship. In an arena obsessed with conformity, Malachy O'Rourke's approach is to put the player first ✍️ @CahairOKane1
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In tomorrow’s Irish News and at … “My heart was going, I tried to just keep calm to show my mates what was happening. I was in two places at once, showing the penalties and watching as well”: @DgnClarkeGFC super-fan Pedro Gomes relives a night of drama
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The Irish News is saddened to hear of the passing of two-time All-Ireland winning player and former Down manager, Eamonn Burns, who passed away earlier today
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In late January 2019, John was travelling in a car with friends Shaun Harkin (22), Michéal Roarty (24) and Daniel Scott (23) when it left the road and crashed into a field at Gleannhulaigh near Magheraroarty. @cloughaneelygaa
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The first Irish News 2019 Ulster All-Star award goes to @officialdonegal and @StEunansGAA goalkeeper Shaun Patton. Congratulations! 🏆 #INAllStars
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'I'm an Irish person - I want to play for the Republic of Ireland. It's that simple' - Mark Sykes
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5 years
The time has come to reveal the 2019 #INAllstars Player of the Year 🏆 Noel Doran, Editor of the Irish News and Oliver Galligan Ulster GAA President presents this year’s Irish News Ulster All-Star Player of the Year to Michael Murphy 🌟 Congratulations @murphm95 #INAllStars
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Sad news from Tyrone as legendary former manager Art McRory has passed away. The Dungannon man won five Ulster titles across three different spells as manager, taking the county to their first ever All-Ireland final in 1986.
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8 years
Video – Tyrone's Richie Donnelly nails #crossbarchallenge with rabona @TyroneGAALive
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3 years
Gearóid Adams was four and-a-half when his father was released from the Maze and if Gerry’s public life was shaped by his political beliefs, Gearóid’s has been defined by GAA activism @AontroimGAA
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Brendan Rogers took this semi-final by the scruff of the neck. Absolutely exceptional, beyond words almost. His carrying, his fielding, his defensive work, the display was just phenomenal. 🖊️ @CahairOKane1 on how the Derry players rated
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3 years
Monaghan players wore specially made jerseys to honour their late team-mate and captain Brendan Og Duffy during their warm-up before tonight's Ulster U20 FC final against Down at the Athletic Grounds
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In tomorrow's Irish News & on : Emotions run high in @FermanaghGAA as @ederneygaa end a 52-year wait for the county Senior Football Championship title
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.⁦ @OfficialDownGAA ⁩ debutant Danny Magill of ⁦ @BurrenGAA ⁩ with his proud father Miceal after yesterday’s win over ⁦ @officialdonegal ⁩ (📷: Kenny Archer ☺️)
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The GAA more than pays its own way financially and, even more so, societally. Let there be no more debate about public money for Casement Park. Nationalists may not like who they pay their taxes to, but they pay them all the same. ✍️ @CahairOKane1
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3 years
In tomorrow's Irish News & on : Former @OfficialDownGAA footballer @Ronan81Ronan speaks to @neil_loughran about honouring his late wife Martina’s memory with a series of fundraising initiatives inspired by her love of the outdoors
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7 years
If the amount of cars parked around Clones is anything to go by, looks like a big crowd today. I'd say a million, maybe a million and a half
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In tomorrow’s Irish News and : 'Fergal McCann was the greatest trainer I ever seen.' - Tony Donnelly pays an emotional tribute to his club-mate and double All-Ireland winner, Fergal McCann (centre) who has passed away, aged 47. Rest in Peace
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In tomorrow's @irishnewssport : John McEntee on why Clones, not Casement Park, should always be the home of Ulster football’s biggest occasions
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“We’ve lost a hurling game, there’s things going on in this world that are a whole lot worse - you only have to look at county Tyrone and the news that came out last night to realise what’s important in life” - Michael McShane ⬇️ ✍️ @neil_loughran
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Armagh ace Rian O'Neill heading to America @Armagh_GAA
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Tyrone's Conor Meyler: “It’s not about me – I know that’s a cliché. It’s a bigger thing. It’s my family, it’s my friends, it’s the whole county of Tyrone, that I’ve played a wee part in giving them something.” #AllIrelandFinal @CMeyler @TyroneGAALive
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The Ranch have done it! They've beaten UCC in the Sigerson Cup semi-final! They will play UCD or UL in their first final since 1993 tomorrow
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In tomorrow’s Irish News and : ‘Our Super 8s game with Mayo should be on free-to-air RTE’: Donegal boss Declan Bonner
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Former inter-county referee Pat McEnaney, who has been coaching his club's minor teams for most of the last decade, is behind the latest motion to return the grade to U18 and believes clubs will continue to haemorrhage players unless it's changed.
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Picking up his 1st #INAllstars tonight - @OfficialDownGAA man Connaire Harrison who had a great season1 #congrats
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In tomorrow's Irish News, Carl Frampton & Paddy Barnes open up to Andy Watters about their famous friendship #SecondsOut
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CONFIRMED 🏐 Glen v Kilmacud Crokes 📆 Sunday 7 January 🏟️ Pairc Esler, Newry 🕓 3.45pm
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'Some years it was pure magic – the chipped goals, ridiculous points, the ‘Dab’ celebrations… 'Other years playing for Tyrone tortured his soul.' In the first of a two-part feature Ronan O’Neill opens to ⁦ @CrossanBrendan ⁩ about his time with Tyrone
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Our 1st Irish News All-Star midfielder on the 2019 team is Michael Murphy of @officialdonegal and @gaaglenswilly 🌟 Congratulations to Michael. #INAllStars
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Big congrats to our Centre Half-Back Irish News 2019 Ulster All-Star Eoghan Ban Gallagher of @officialdonegal and @killybegsGAA as he picks up his award for his performance throughout the championship 🌟 #INAllStars
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3 years
Ballinderry Shamrocks' Jamie Joe Conway thriving and living his best life @BallinderryGAC
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. @DgnClarkeGFC do it! Ciaran Barker nets the winning penalty 8-7 in the shoot-out to dethrone @TrillickGAC and take the O’Neill Cup back to the town after 64 years!
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In tomorrow’s Irish News: “He’s very well thought of because he’s a good lad, he really is. I’ve known him for a long time and what we saw on Sunday was totally out of character” – former Clann Eireann coach and team-mate Ryan Henderson comes to Tiarnan Kelly’s defence
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Cahair O'Kane - Dublin have lost three proper games since 2015. Two of them have been to Monaghan. A bit of respect is overdue
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In today’s Irish News… Coleraine and Derry player Ruairi Mooney is putting his passion for painting to good use after embarking on a fundraiser that will see him produce 100 original pieces of artwork over 100 days in support of mental health charity AWARE NI
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The Irish News Ulster All-Stars Camogie Player of The Year goes to… Niamh Mallon, Down Congratulations Niamh, you deserve it! 🏆 @downcamogiepro @portaferrygac @niamh_mallon #INAllStars Watch NOW:
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Ciaran McCloy saw his life & football career veer off track before he was out of his teens as a result of alcohol & drug abuse. It's been a long road back, but the Maghera man is determined to let others know that all is never lost
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Congratulations to Paddy McGrath of @officialdonegal and @ardaraGAA as he picks up his Irish News Ulster All-Star and taking position of Left Corner Back on our #INAllStars 2019 team. 🌟
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Huge congratulations to @tyronegaa and @aghyaranGFC player Ronan McNamee who is collecting his Irish News Ulster All-Star award in the position full-back. 🌟 #INAllStars
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In 2019, Ronan McNamee @rony_mac opened up in an Irish News interview about his struggles with depression. After winning the All-Ireland, he spoke to @CahairOKane1 about completing the journey and what it meant to have his dad at a game for the first time
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Tyrone's All-Ireland winning captain Padraig Hampsey is among the 12,000 Ulster Gaels who have signed a letter addressed to the Taoiseach urging him to start preparing for a referendum on Irish unity and establish a Citizens’ Assembly
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In tomorrow’s Irish News and on : No player in history has played more times for Donegal than Neil McGee. However, we’ve learned very little about the man away from the pitch. Cahair O’Kane went to Gaoth Dobhair to meet the Tír Chonaill stalwart…
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Callum Brown of @doireGAA named Ulster's EirGrid U20 Football 'Player of the Province' via @irishnewssport
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Picking up his first Irish News Ulster All - Star for @OfficialDownGAA is @darraghohanlon #congrats
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GAA president Larry McCarthy to voice support for Sean Brown and Patsy Kelly inquests at Annual Congress – The Irish News
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Big congrats to our Right Corner Back Irish News 2019 Ulster All-Star Stephen McMenamin of @officialdonegal as he picks up his award for his performance throughout the championship! 🌟 #INAllStars
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Delight for Kazakhstan after they snatch an undeserved 1-0 win ⁦ @NorthernIreland ⁩ with a late goal from substitute Abat Aimbetov.
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Huge congratulations to Jamie Brennan of @officialdonegal and @RealtNaMaraGAA on picking up his Irish News Ulster All-Star award in the position of Right Half-Forward. 🌟 #INAllStars
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“See that picture? That handshake is all about… I was just so glad he had reached that pinnacle, and we had all been with him on that journey, every step of the way.” ⁦ @neil_loughran ⁩ speaks to the family of Damian Casey
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Former Belcoo GAA star Brendan Dolan faces English whizzkid in World Championship quarter-final – The Irish News
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Gregory Bradley was a Derry SFC winner with Coleraine in 2010 but since then his life has been turned upside down by the death of his brother and an accidental on-field collision that left him having to learn to walk and talk again. This is his story #GAA
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Ulster Council are set to perform a u-turn and hand Antrim back home advantage for their Ulster SFC tie with Cavan next month
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"There's no point in curling up in a ball" - Cargin stalwart Kevin Doyle on his second cancer battle
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In tomorrow’s Irish News and at … @EoghanRua 's Ruairi Mooney is putting his passion for painting to good use after embarking on a fundraiser that will see him produce 100 original pieces of artwork over 100 days in support of AWARE NI
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The awards aren’t over just yet 🎉 The Irish News All-Star of the last 25 years is... 🥁 Peter Canavan 🌟Congratulations Peter, very well deserved. #INAllStars
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Paddy McBrearty of @officialdonegal and @CLGChillChartha takes a Right Corner-Forward spot on our 2019 Ulster All-Star team! 🌟Congratulations @PaddyMcBrearty @AutolineGroup #INAllStars
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It's not to be for @An_Chraobh as David Clifford and @FossaGaa hold to win the All-Ireland Junior Club Championship title at Croke Park 📸Philip Walsh
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In tomorrow’s Irish News: Ballinderry sliced their way through the best in the country on the way to the All-Ireland Club title in 2002. Adrian McGuckin jnr, who lifted three cups in that campaign, recalls an unforgettable season with Andy Watters
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In Irish News tmro: @GACSlaughtneil 's Brendan Rogers picked up the Quinn Products Ulster GAA Writers' Monthly Merit Award for October
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And another @TyroneGAALive man nabs himself an #INAllStar ! Big congratulations to Connor McAliskey @connormca of  @ClonoeORahillys on his very first Irish News Ulster All Star, taking the right-corner forward position on our 2018 #INAllStars team 🏐⭐ @AutolineGroup
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In tomorrow's Irish News daily paper and on : Kilcoo stalwart Caelan McEvoy comes through battle with illness to inspire Down champions in Ulster decider.
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Back where it all began – @GACSlaughtneil under-12s pictured after winning the Derry championship back in 2004. Can you recognise any faces?
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In today's Irish News daily paper: In the second part of his interview with Cahair O’Kane, Ronan McNamee talks about the rumours of poisoned water, rows with team-mates, not caring what Pat Spillane thinks and where his deep-rooted republican side comes from.
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In tomorrow's Irish News & on : It's a day for perspective in Ballybofey as @officialdonegal 's defeat of @TyroneGAALive is overshadowed by the death of former Red Hand 'keeper Jonny Curran
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Never too young to support the boys in green #COYBIG #IREvITA
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