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  • Ash add more dates to Australian tour

    Irish punk pop trio Ash have just announced more dates to their upcoming Australian tour. A second and definitely final Melbourne show has been added at the Corner Hotel after selling out the first date in 10 days. Shows in Adelaide and Perth have been added, their first since 2001. Venturing back to Australia with…

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  • GAA on Setanta

    GAA on Setanta

    SUNDAY 14TH JULY GAA All Ireland SHC Phase 3 Sunday 14-Jul Clare v Wexford 1:55 AM LIVE GAA All Ireland SHC Phase 3 Sunday 14-Jul Kilkenny v Waterford 3:45 AM LIVE                 GAA Leinster SFC Final Sunday 14-Jul Dublin v Meath 10:30 PM LIVE  MONDAY 15TH JULY GAA…

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  • One for the soccer fans. The big games on Setanta over the next few weeks. All times are EST.

    SATURDAY 13TH JULY Football Man Utd Asia Tour Saturday 13-Jul Thailand All Star XI v Man Utd 10:55 PM LIVE WEDNESDAY 17TH JULY Football Chelsea Asia Tour Wednesday 17-Jul Thailand All Star XI v Chelsea 10:55 PM LIVE  MONDAY 22ND JULY Football Arsenal Asia Tour Monday 22-Jul Nagoya Grampus v Arsenal 8:25 PM LIVE  TUESDAY…

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  • Eight new test Lions to face Australia

    The British & Irish Lions today announced the team to play the Qantas Wallabies in the 1st Test at Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane on Saturday. The starting XV comprises eight new Test Lions and will be captained by Sam Warburton. In the backs Leigh Halfpenny, Alex Cuthbert, George North, Jonathan Davies and Jonathan Sexton all…

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  • Lions pay tribute at Australian War Memorial

    A delegation from the British & Irish Lions visited the Australian War Memorial to pay their respects and recognise the fallen from Britain and Australia yesterday. From a rugby perspective, a tribute was paid to Blair Swannell and Tom Richards, who represented both the British Isles and Australia during their rugby careers. Blair Swannell was…

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  • I did nothing!

    I did nothing!

    Irish Queenslander is proud to announce that my photo is the state winner for Queensland in the taxback.com GAA photo competition, on behalf of the Brisbane Shamrocks GFC. The prize is an event for the club to either watch a Lions game together or can be used as part of an existing club event/fundraiser. Very…

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