The Liberty catches up with Tadhg Leader and Kevin Mayo, two Irishmen hoping to break out onto the American football scene. In 1977, kicker Neil O’Donoghue was the first Irish-born player to play in the National Football League (NFL). The Buffalo Bills drafted O’Donoghue, where he built up an impressive nine-year kicking career. However, ever since O’Donoghue hung up his…
December 1, 2021Read More
A five-a-side football pitch has been excluded from the final draft of the Emmet Road housing plans development. The plans at Emmet Road, Inchicore, are proposed under the Housing Land Initiative as part of a pilot cost-rental project. The site is 4.9 hectares and will be developed into…
November 27, 2021Read More
Dressing rooms reopened in Dublin for the first time since March 2020 as Kilmacud Crokes completed a historic double. Both the GAA and the Government allowed dressing rooms to re-open under certain conditions in October. Dublin GAA decided not to re-open despite the loosening of restrictions. With the weather worsening, Dublin’s County board…
November 24, 2021Read More
Ireland will be hosting two American football games in 2022 and 2023 as part of the Aer Lingus College Football Classic. The first game…
November 24, 2021Read More
While it wasn’t quite the famous victory that Ireland dreamed of, a goalless draw against Portugal shows the steady…
November 12, 2021Read More
Narrowly beaten in the previous fixture against Portugal, can Stephen Kenny’s side right the wrongs of the Faro fixture and produce a result in an atmospheric Aviva? Ever since…
November 10, 2021Read More
A year and a half of lockdowns have hopefully finally ended. The Liberty spoke to Desmond Phelan of Arbour Hill…
October 28, 2021Read More
Swim Ireland have confirmed that the 101st Liffey Swim will take place on Saturday the 23rd of October this year. The new course will start at the Old Customs House and finish at the 3 Arena. The women’s…
October 19, 2021Read More
Tolka Park made history on Saturday, October 2nd, as the first Women’s National League (WNL) match between Shelbourne…
October 18, 2021Read More
After a total of 210 days closed by the pandemic, the game is back. The Liberty speaks with club…
May 7, 2021Read More
Why would Phibsboro’s favourite football club have a climate justice officer? The Liberty finds out. With football fans…
May 5, 2021Read More
Twenty-year-old Ciara Fitzsimons is a world champion in her sport. She tells The Liberty about her journey from…
May 5, 2021Read More
