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Mikey Stafford
7 years
Fair play @KayBurley . That is one hell of a question... Strong follow-up as well #GE2017
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2 years
Scheffler wins the Masters but Ireland lands the Constructors Championship
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Mikey Stafford
2 years
The way Shane Lowry is golfing, Offaly GAA will have to ban young players from watching the Masters
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Mikey Stafford
3 years
What a pic. ⁦ @sportsfile
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2 years
Look how happy they look, off to the World Cup. Go néirí on bóthar libh, lads
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Mikey Stafford
3 years
Of 4 members of UK's bronze medal winning gymnastics team, the Gadirova twins were born in Dublin and one is Mark Kinsella's daughter. It's basically Ireland's first medal
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Mikey Stafford
4 years
Wayne needs this. He can make history and then not learn about it.
@_DHOTYA
Didn’t Happen of the Year Awards
4 years
THE FINAL of #DHOTYA2019 Vote Now & Retweet (get the biggest vote there’s ever been)
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4 years
Watching RTÉ coverage of 2004 Munster final on TG4 and Ger Canning says Tony Browne coming towards end of wonderful career. He retired in 2014... Some man.
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Mikey Stafford
5 years
This is a great snap from @sportsfile Grand soft day
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Mikey Stafford
6 years
Kilkenny, where the only thing on sale in a petrol station are fuel, oil, eggs and sliotars. Naturally.
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Mikey Stafford
7 years
"Let's go ask Bernard Flynn for a selfie, for the craic"
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6 years
Michael Lyster watching a clip from his first time presenting @TheSundayGame . "No autocue back then, you learned your lines". Barring a replay, his final episode will be this Sunday
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Mikey Stafford
6 years
It is going to be a dark episode of the Joe Rogan podcast
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Mikey Stafford
2 years
Far more pressing than corruption at the top of world football is the lack of promotion of something called Warrior Nun 2, judging by the replies
@NetflixUK
Netflix UK & Ireland
2 years
Fraud, corruption, conspiracy. As FIFA looks to move beyond its troubled past, this documentary tells the story of a sport at the centre of a storm. FIFA Uncovered is streaming now on Netflix.
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Mikey Stafford
4 years
Not sure most piling on care about context, but I asked Sean Cavanagh a very specific question about different approaches to pandemic in 2 separate jurisdictions and how that impacted on GAA club members north and south of the border.
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5 years
Worldy of a point. Shocker of a jersey
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5 years
Declan Rice has won FAI young player of the year You couldn't make it up.
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Mikey Stafford
4 years
Dublin hurlers paying tribute to Sean Connery here. They've been 0-07 for quite some time
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Mikey Stafford
7 years
Great, honest interview by James McClean #IRLWAL
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Mikey Stafford
5 years
I mean, you don't need a GPS unit pegged at you to miss that one 📸 @sportsfile
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Mikey Stafford
5 years
Richard Keogh's wife having her say via the professional footballer's partners' platform of choice...
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Mikey Stafford
7 years
Looking forward to my first day as editor @RTEsport . Great to work with such a talented team of journalists at height of the sporting summer
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Mikey Stafford
4 years
@ballsdotie Not done in green, but couldn't be prouder
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Jonty🦅
5 years
Pure genius, Harry Arter shouting leave it, didn’t get enough coverage. 🤣
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5 years
My dad, the ultra professional steward, with unidentified fan
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7 years
First Monday as the editor of @JOEdotie and @SportsJOEdotie is an above average Monday. Exciting times @MaximumMedia_IE
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5 years
Would be very Mayo to end 5 in a row bid in semi-final and lose final to Kerry...
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5 years
I'm bringing my father-in-law to all future Wexford kilkenny matches. Unbelievable
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Mikey Stafford
2 years
Be your own news cycle
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Mikey Stafford
4 years
There are L'Oréal advertisements in Mark Moran's future
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Mikey Stafford
1 year
Talk of a Crokes offer or a Glen appeal only serves to relieve the GAA leadership of any responsibility to, well, lead. Surely the decision on whether or not final is replayed rests with Croke Park, not Crokes (or Glen)
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Mikey Stafford
6 years
Lots of competition, but Sean Finn wins winning the All-Ireland
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4 years
@newschambers "hold me now, or I'll kill him"
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5 years
This man is 46 years of age and is thus far keeping a clean sheet for @WaterfordGAA . Fair play Darren Mulhearne
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4 years
@newschambers That's the biggest understatement since Samwise described Mordor as "a tough place to go"
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Mikey Stafford
4 years
Great picture of, er, [checks caption], Waterford's Katie Murray from @sportsfile
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Mikey Stafford
2 years
Look at the happy head on him, @ConanDoherty I tipped Derry for Ulster, for the record
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Mikey Stafford
4 years
@mariecrowe And how did your kids react?
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Mikey Stafford
5 years
We are hiring @rtesport online. Fancy working for the biggest sports website and app in Ireland? Apply online by 18 October
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Mikey Stafford
6 years
7-4... the most dangerous lead in football
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Mikey Stafford
3 months
Nice to hear people enjoyed this headline. After three kids it is an absolute fact that I do some of my best work at 4am 🥱
@RTEsport
RTÉ Sport
3 months
Patrick Mahomes threw a three-yard touchdown pass to Mecole Hardman with three seconds left in over-time to give the Kansas City Chiefs a 25-22 victory over the San Francisco 49ers in #SuperBowlLVIII in Las Vegas.
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3 years
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3 years
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8 years
"Um. Yeah, I'm gonna need you to come back to Vegas in 6 months." #UFC202
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Mikey Stafford
7 years
13-year itch... scratched
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5 years
Was that a Jones assist for Smalling OG? Bound to happen at some point I guess
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Mikey Stafford
6 years
That is a bad, bad call
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Mikey Stafford
2 years
What a performance. Chin will get the headlines and rightly so but Liam Ryan, my god. What a hero.
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Mikey Stafford
4 years
Great photo of Shane Duffy's scandalous foul on Slovak keeper here from @sportsfile . No room for this in modern game #svkirl
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Mikey Stafford
6 years
Tony Yeboahesque kiss off the crossbar earns extra points
@SoccRepublic
Soccer Republic
6 years
Goal of the season contender from Ian Morris who drags Bohemians back into game with extraordinary strike from 40+ yards
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Mikey Stafford
7 years
Thanks to all @SportsJOEdotie and @joedotie . I finish today after 23 great months. I will always remember you and capitalise that J,O & E
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Mikey Stafford
5 years
US sportswriter horrified by lack of access and number of sponsored gigs on Premier League gig may want to steer clear of a #GAA summer
@ringer
The Ringer
5 years
U.K. sportswriting has an embargo problem and an access crisis. @bryancurtis investigates:
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Mikey Stafford
2 years
Things you love to see…. Wexford and Wicklow footballers topping The Sunday Game billing
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Mikey Stafford
2 years
Don’t mind them Ursula. People mock the Wexford accent because they can’t mimic it. We’re quare unique.
@ursulajacob
Ursula Jacob
2 years
Enough is enough!
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2 years
Chelsea players looking through door of first class carriage on Eurostar next Tuesday
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Mikey Stafford
8 years
Jeff Hendrick enjoying what appears to be an entire pizza. First we take your points and then we take your cuisine
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Mikey Stafford
4 years
Podcast coming later this afternoon with these 2 studs... @tomas5ky & @whelo35 (plus myself and @RoryONeill1990 )
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Mikey Stafford
6 years
Why are men's rugby matches outside established tournaments called 'Tests' and women's matches outside established tournaments called 'Friendlies'? Asking for a friendly
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Mikey Stafford
10 years
@SachinNakrani RTE are famous for their captions. http://t.co/nHXY6wmv78
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2 years
Bray City Rollers
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2 years
@dairemac Or they could be facing into friendlies against norway and Malta. Sliding Doors stuff alright
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Mikey Stafford
6 years
Not to get too excited, but Rory O'Connor - mother of god. Four scores since replacing Lee Chin at half-time. Serious talent
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Mikey Stafford
5 years
Have to feel for Alan Mannus. Hardly the first man to be confused by which way to face for anthems at Aviva Stadium
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Mikey Stafford
7 years
The #GAAHour has surpassed 1,000,000 listens since its launch last summer. Time to get on board with @Woolberto
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Mikey Stafford
2 years
Amazing work, whoever made this happen.
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@Armagh_GAA
Armagh_GAA
2 years
Armagh & Tyrone fans…are you ready for a #ChristmasCracker ? Together we can help the Reel family make their #Time2Play vision a reality 🧡💙 with the support of the #GAAFamily . Fri 17 Dec, 7.15pm, Athletic Grounds. Tickets on My Ticket App. More:👉
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Mikey Stafford
1 year
Get the hell in! Some performance. We’d have given Joe McDonagh a fair rattle all the same
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Mikey Stafford
5 years
Wexford representing #irevsco
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Mikey Stafford
7 months
‘Here’s to the good ship Nurofen Plus and all who sail upon her’ James Joyce, 2023 #dublinmarathon
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Mikey Stafford
2 years
Over 200 international caps, two Olympic gold medals and a World Cup winner. How best to describe her? She was on RTÉ a couple of time four years ago 😂
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Mikey Stafford
8 years
Not the wake up call #pathickey was expecting
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Mikey Stafford
8 years
The Irish hockey team are having no luck with the anthem at #Rio2016
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Mikey Stafford
5 years
The @rtesport live blog on Shane Lowry's fourth round at #theopen was the most viewed article in history of the website. Fair play to @ConorNeville 🏌‍♂ in particular but the rest of the Sunday team also: @roryhouston @Shin_Farrell @DeclanWhooley @eoinryan101 @PeterBranigan
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Mikey Stafford
7 years
Mother of God. The finest 26 seconds of Aiden McGeady's career #highlights
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7 years
Is it crack they are putting in the ice cream in Dun Laoghaire, or what?
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Damien Reck. Immense. Jesus, that was quare deadly.
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Mikey Stafford
6 years
Summer is here. Magic work as always from @TheSundayGame crew
@RTEgaa
RTÉ GAA
6 years
The summer is here and the fields are being readied - it's Championship 2018 on @RTESport
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Mikey Stafford
4 years
Richard Dunne's been robbed
@hirstclass
Paul Hirst
4 years
Man City say a statue of David Silva will be built at the Etihad Stadium in recognition of his achievements during his decade at the club. Will be unveiled in 2021.
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Mikey Stafford
7 years
There is myself and @RobTimony with the winner of the @JOEdotie Handicap, Enter the Red, @curraghrace
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Mikey Stafford
6 years
Vida on a diplomatic mission to repair bridges in Russia #CROENG
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Mikey Stafford
4 years
My word. Martin Tyler just silenced Jamie Carragher. Explaining that pronunciation of 'Koch' has a guttural (throat clearing) 'hoch' noise at the end... he goes on to say 'I thought that would come naturally to you'
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Mikey Stafford
6 years
Delighted to have @PetesyCarroll writing for @RTEsport ahead of UFC229. Will have a couple of more pieces before the weekend via @rte
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Mikey Stafford
3 years
That’s a shot in the arm for Ireland
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Mikey Stafford
2 months
Clare Cork Galway Kilkenny Limerick Tipperary Wexford Division 1A in the hurling next year will be tasty. I think 6 draws will do it for Wexford
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Mikey Stafford
7 years
Won't somebody think of the children (and @Corktod )... Great intro from @kenearlys , whetting appetite for tomorrow night
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Mikey Stafford
7 years
Nine months in and the #GAAHour is on its 3rd studio. This one is lovely and spacious. I think we'll stay. Look how ecstatic @Woolberto is
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Mikey Stafford
3 years
You throw a sliotar at it. Then you throw a football at the stuck sliotar. Then you throw a basketball at the stuck football. In my experience at least
@usopengolf
U.S. Open
3 years
Welp. That's a ball in a tree. #FromManyOne | #USOpen
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Mikey Stafford
7 years
Our thoughts are with Brian Fenton at this difficult time #DubvKer
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Mikey Stafford
7 years
Patsy Bradley is tougher than you
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Mikey Stafford
5 years
Anyone not loving @LeitrimGAA 's resurgence is dead inside. Good piece by @mcmahon31j via @RTENewsNow
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Mikey Stafford
4 years
Just finished editing @AidanORourke 's @RTEgaa column on the club and county 'debate'. The best analysis I've read of a tiresome struggle. Live tomorrow morning on @rtesport website
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Mikey Stafford
4 years
Anyone bring the orange O'Neills?
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Mikey Stafford
9 years
@Woolberto two things we know: the players had a frank discussion and they're both keen to get back in county jerseys. #jimsdiscoremix
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Mikey Stafford
3 years
The @RTEsport #Tokyo2020 is looking well. We'll have live blogs through the night, reports and reaction from Irish competitors, video highlights as events happen and an interactive guide to every Team Ireland member
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Mikey Stafford
2 years
I’d say he’s missing Goodison all the same
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Mikey Stafford
2 years
What a great snap from @sportsfile of Robbie Bourke facing Tristan O'Callaghan and half of Ennis!
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Mikey Stafford
7 years
Hodgson? Not having that.
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Mikey Stafford
6 years
Wexford to face Kilkenny in Walsh Cup final. Results go our way, we could potentially beat them six times this year.
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Mikey Stafford
3 years
With thoughts turned to Laois in hurling and Wicklow in the football, I seemed to have missed the Wexford Wheelers entry into the Tour de France.
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Mikey Stafford
7 years
If Spurs chase Chelsea as diligently as steward chases this pitch invader, Pedro's celebration may be premature. #eveche
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Mikey Stafford
5 years
@SmnLlyd5 She would have acted out making a hames of leaving European Union but lacked faith in her charades ability
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