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Keith Duggan

Keith Duggan

Chief Sports Writer

Keith Duggan is Chief Sports Writer with The Irish Times.

The Kennedy Torch being lit by Lt Col Brendan Delaney of the Irish Defence Forces at the grave of John F Kennedy in Arlington cemetery, Washington on Tuesday. Photograph: Bill Auth
Flame transfer celebrates ‘transformational’ John F Kennedy

Kennedy Torch will arrive in Dublin on Thursday on to Wexford by Naval ship for Saturday’s ceremony on the quay front in New Ros(...)

Sean Dunne (second left) walks with his attorney James Berman (right) into Federal Court in New Haven, Connecticut, yesterday. Photograph: Steve Miller
Methodical scrutiny in US of Sean Dunne finances extends to wardrobe

Dunne finances stripped bare during long day of legal examination

Ray Houghton scores against Italy during the unforgettable World Cup victory at Giants Stadium in 1990. Photograph: Claudio Onorati/AFP/Getty
Attraction of ‘beautiful game’ still a mystery to most Americans

Republic of Ireland manager Giovanni Trapattoni speaking at the press conference in New Jersey.
Robbie Keane hopes to give Irish fans in America something to cheer about

Derby County duo Jeff Hendrick and Conor Sammon start for the Republic of Ireland against Spain in New York

Conor Sammon: has come a long way since his days in the League of Ireland.
Conor Sammon is happy to learn from the master Robbie Keane

Derby County striker is looking forward to facing a world-class side like Spain

Darren Randolph and David Forde at Breezy Point. Photograph: Donall Farmer/Inpho
Trapattoni wants Irish players and team to grow again

Italian hopes to right some of the humiliation suffered at the hands of Spain in that 4-0 defeat in Poland

LeBron James looks downcast in the fourth quarter against the San Antonio Spurs during game one of the NBA finals at AmericanAirlines Arena, Miami. Photorgaph: Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images
King James and Miami don’t feel the heat of public affection

LeBron and his team are loathed as they face the ‘boring’ San Antonio Spurs

Promised land: SS United States in New York Harbor in 1954. Photograph: Robert F Sisson/National Geographic/Getty
Sixty years out of Ireland

We talk often of current and recent emigration. But 1950s Ireland also had a ‘lost generation’. What do some of those who left for(...)

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Martin Amis discusses living abroad, class, terrorism, Thatcher, family and the writing life

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