@ciaranlennon

Group sports editor - daily - at Mediahuis Ireland/Irish Independent. Some-time sportsman

 Dublin | Wicklow
Joined February 2009
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All three episodes of Tainted Gold podcast are now available on Spotify and usual places. Thanks to the new InFocus team for allowing us to take over their channel for the week. Normal service resumes next week open.spotify.com/episode/6BN…

Tainted Gold: The Michelle Smith Story, Episode 1

The Indo Daily · Episode

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Daniel McDonnell@McDonnellDanOct 18
‘The Walls’ comes out next week This @PaulKimmage interview with James gives an insight into some of the unexpected places where the book goes independent.ie/sport/poppyco…

Poppycock, boxing and a reclusive future: Paul Kimmage meets James McClean

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UCI Track Cycling@UCI_TrackOct 18
🌈 Women Elite Points Race Lara Gillespie is World Champion! 🇮🇪 Silver in the scratch on Day 1, the Irish rider goes one better and takes the Rainbow Jersey with 42 points 💚 🥇 🇮🇪 Lara Gillespie 🥈 🇩🇰 Amalie Dideriksen 🥉 🇧🇪 Shari Bossuyt #Shanghai2026 #TrackCycling
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Sinéad Kissane@sineadkissaneOct 17
Interview with former Connacht head coach Pete Wilkins who is now coaching with Benetton in Treviso.
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Pete Wilkins: ‘As coaches, we’re often very private people but you’d hate to have your reputation or integrity questioned’ buff.ly/9zV2CVB

Pete Wilkins: ‘As coaches, we’re often very private people but you’d hate to have your reputation...

The former Connacht head coach talks publicly for the first time about his ill health last year, his recovery, and the ending of his time with the province

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Some light reading The exclusive book extracts from James McClean’s excellent autobiography Part 1 independent.ie/sport/soccer/…

James McClean book extract, part 1: The £300,000 Lamborghini deal that cost me my place at Sunder...

In his new book, The Walls, the Ireland legend reveals that during a spell at Sunderland, he was spiralling out of control. ‘I thought I was Vinnie Chase in Entourage, the actor who suddenly makes it...

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And part 2 independent.ie/sport/james-m…

James McClean book extract, part 2: The Roy Keane bust-up over a pre-match photo with boxer Mick...

As Martin O’Neill’s assistant manager with Ireland, the Corkman had the respect of the players. But, in his new book The Walls, the former Premier League star says the Man United legend didn’t do...

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And elsewhere another good League of Ireland legend interview, this week with Alan Bennett of @CorkCityFC independent.ie/sport/soccer/…

‘The league was the problem child, now it is the prodigal child’ — Cork City title winner Alan...

In the latest instalment of our League of Ireland Legends series, the former Ireland international recalls two spells at the Leeside club plus the ups and downs of seven years playing in England

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Daniel McDonnell@McDonnellDanOct 16
Our video review of Friday night’s League of Ireland action - Pat’s and Rovers slip up as Bohs make a move that is probably still laced with regrets from Monday Bit on the playoff picture too youtu.be/_u84Uy19cp4?si=U4n9…

Three huge results add more twists and turns to title race | LOI Review

Dan McDonnell at Richmond Park joins Seán O'Connor in Galway to rev...

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Stuart Barnes@SBarnesRugbyOct 15
Polanski spot on; Boulton insults Ireland for calling out Israel's eternal shame.
Zack Polanski@ZackPolanskiOct 15
Apparently Sally Rooney is Antisemitic because she opposes genocide. People in Ireland are Antisemitic because they oppose genocide. This is why Andy Burnhams comments yesterday were so deeply irresponsible - blurring all the lines between being Jewish & criticising Israel.
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These statements are even better than Bohs...
Real Madrid C.F. 🇬🇧🇺🇸
@realmadridenOct 16
Official Statement. realmadrid.com/en-US/news/cl…

Official Statement

In response to the statements made by Javier Tebas, president of LaLiga and vice president of the Royal Spanish Football Federation, in which he...

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Could have been better in Dublin … Salah in action against KuPs last night in Finland
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It’s a weekend of James McClean… 📖Read the exclusive book extracts from his new autobiography on Saturday. And on Sunday, enjoy Paul Kimmage’s big interview with McClean
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Fair play to Nico Roche for putting his name to this
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@WielerFlitsOct 15
Nicolas Roche over angstcultuur bij Picnic PostNL: "Management niet geschikt voor wielrennen" wielerflits.nl/nieuws/nicola… #wielrennen #koers #cycling

Nicolas Roche over angstcultuur bij Picnic PostNL: "Management niet geschikt voor wielrennen"

NOS Sport en wielerplatform In De Waaier kwamen donderdag met groot nieuws naar buiten: bij de Nederlandse wielerploeg Picnic PostNL heerst al jaren een...

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Ciaron Noble@CiaronNoble98Oct 14
AIL Corner, week 4 - 5 years ago, there was no women’s team in Ennis, now they’re the first AIL club from Co. Clare. @garohanlon, the visionary behind that rapid rise - @ULBohsWomen v @RockWomensRugby preview - One to watch: Usha Daly O’Toole @WicklowRFC independent.ie/sport/rugby/e…

Energia AIL Corner, week 4: ‘It makes me emotional looking back’ – inside the rapid rise of the...

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Incredibly close Lara Gillespie getting closer and closer to Lorena Wiebes
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@Eurosport_ESOct 14
LA 𝐂𝐀𝐍𝐈́𝐁𝐀𝐋 WIEBES. 🩸 🌈 Lorena Wiebes gana su tercer arcoíris consecutivo de scratch por solo unos centímetros ante Lara Gillespie #Shanghai2026
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World silver medal for Lara Gillespie in the scratch race. Misses out on gold by the rim of a wheel to Lorena Wiebes
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Silver for Gillespie!🥈 Lara Gillespie has taken silver in the Scratch race, her first event of this year's UCI Track World Championships 🌈
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was actually their best performance of the season ... or one of, at least
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@primevideosportOct 13
Lisandro Martínez did NOT hold back after United's loss to Atletico 😬👀
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Daniel McDonnell@McDonnellDanOct 12
Stephen Bradley says in press conference that four red cards were handed out after final whistle. Devoy, Stephen O'Donnell, Michael Noonan and Naj Razi. Waiting for confirmation.
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He’s 20 years old and 16 days
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@Il_LombardiaOct 10
🔻 History rewritten. A 120-year record falls, as Paul Seixas triumphs in Como 🔻 La storia è stata riscritta. Cade un record che durava da 120 anni: Paul Seixas trionfa a Como ⏪ The @continentaltire Ultimo Kilometro #ILombardia presented by @CA_Ita
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Rúaidhrí O'Connor@RuaidhriOCOct 10
A little trip down memory lane ahead of Leinster's return to the RDS, spoke to Mick Dawson about how they ended up playing there in the first place in 2005 independent.ie/sport/rugby/h…

‘He was giving out shite about the quality of the pitch’ – How Leinster took a punt on moving from...

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Oisin Langan@oisinlanganOct 9
Bohs have announced they won't be doing any media ahead of the Cup Final.
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