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Shamrock Rovers manager Stephen Bradley admitted his side were "disappointed" to exit Europe without reaching the league phase but disputed the claim that they had been offered an 'easier' qualifying path in 2026.

Ahead of her long awaited bout in Croke Park which brings down the curtain as a fairytale career, we asked a number of figures within boxing and broadcasting for some of their earliest and most vivid memories of Katie Taylor.

"It's not often I'm lost for words," Eddie Hearn announced at the start of his nine-minute monologue at the Taylor-Pili fight press conference at Croke Park last June.

Four days out from Katie Taylor's long awaited farewell fight in Croke Park and the mood among her team is one of misty-eyed euphoria.

Katie Taylor reassured people that "40 is the new 30" at her public workout session in the Helix theatre three days out from her final professional fight against Flora Pili in Croke Park.

The Clare coast holds the attention of the golfing world this month. Doonbeg hosts the Irish Open for the first time, with the likes of Jon Rahm and Brooks Koepka part of the field.

Katie Taylor's storybook career is getting the crescendo she always wished for as she fights French challenger Flora Pili in Croke Park this evening.

Padraic Joyce's departure brings to an end a colourful and tumultuous era in Galway football. A vibrant presence in the managerial paddock has exited stage left.

Katie Taylor's groundbreaking career ended on a grand stage as she defeated Flora Pili in front of a sellout crowd in Croke Park.

"Did ya enjoy that, did ya?" So said Katie Taylor when asked about her whirlwind last 10 seconds in the ring after two and a half decades of near faultless excellence.