Sean Kelly
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‘Not sure we will get there’ – Juncker strikes pessimistic note on Brexit
- Europe
- September 18, 2019, 12:25
British opposition MEPs strongly appealed to the European Parliament and Council on Wednesday to “give us time” by granting another Brexit extension. (...)

So much for technology as old-fashioned guts and glory win out
- Hurling
- July 29, 2019, 07:00
RTÉ billed All-Ireland hurling semi-final weekend as old-school establishment versus modern revolutionary. It turned into a dizzying reminder of how a(...)

Troubles victims: ‘Daddy saw me in the body bag and dropped dead of a heart attack’
- Irish News
- July 23, 2019, 02:00
What happened to Peter Heathwood – one of the campaigners for a pension for those seriously injured in the Troubles – is almost a “tale of Gothic horr(...)

Suspected Isis follower should be allowed return home, say Louth TDs
- Irish News
- July 18, 2019, 20:16
Local politicians in Co Louth have called for the Dundalk woman who travelled to Islamic State in Syria to be allowed return to Ireland, along with he(...)

British government must pay pensions to Troubles victims, commissioner says
- Irish News
- July 17, 2019, 01:00
The Northern Ireland commissioner for victims and survivors, Judith Thompson, has called on the British government to implement a backdated pension sc(...)

New European Commission president backs Brexit extension
- Europe
- July 16, 2019, 19:53
Newly-elected European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen would back a further Brexit extension beyond October 31st, she told MEPs in Strasbour(...)

The ‘highest Tour de France in history’ gets under way in Brussels
- Other Sports
- July 6, 2019, 07:00
It’s been described in the past by Sean Kelly as the 110 per cent race, but when this year’s Tour de France gets under way in Brussels today (Saturday(...)

Three Irishmen in yellow: the glory and tragedy of the maillot jaune
- Other Sports
- July 6, 2019, 07:00
Question: which Irish rider has worn the most yellow jerseys in the Tour de France? If you guessed Shay Elliott and Stephen Roche then give yourself (...)

Tour de France: Key facts to know before you travel
- Other Sports
- July 1, 2019, 18:51
The Tour de France holds many fond memories from an Irish perspective, not least Stephen Roche’s overall victory in 1987 and Sean Kelly winning the Gr(...)

Grand ambitions starting to move into clear view for Eddie Dunbar
- Other Sports
- June 24, 2019, 06:00
Ask cycling analysts who the best Irish riders in history are and the same names will crop up. The trailblazer was Shay Elliott, who in the 1960s won (...)