League specialists v championship conquerors – greatest rivalry renewed on the biggest stage

    ONE OF THE greatest rivalries in Irish sport is renewed this evening. The greatest in ladies football, without a shadow of a doubt, anyway, as arch-rivals Cork and Dublin enter familiar territory; battling it out for silverware on the biggest stage. Cork captain Martina O’Brien and Dublin’s history-making skipper Sinéad Aherne. Source: Brendan Moran/SPORTSFILE Croke…

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      Rogue nation summit in Warsaw

      WARSAW — There’s a rule of thumb about Polish-British summits: The more the two sides talk about bygone wartime heroics, the less the meeting matters. “As part of the allied coalition against the Axis powers, you fought for freedom in Europe. We are here today to honor, celebrate and thank you for your sacrifice,” Prime…

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