What can #TeamIreland usefully learn, borrow, beg and steal from #TeamGB?

World Champion Michael Conlon is the final Irish boxer out of the Olympics without a medal. He believes it’s a result of corruption.  Boxing has never run what you might call an open book on how it makes decisions. And it has long been a medal banker (16 since 1924) for Team Ireland. Now it’s not, the slack has already been taken up by a couple of rowing brothers from Skibbereen and a heroic woman sailor from Dublin. Other bright spots include …

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Annalise Murphy in Weymouth for medal race (and so am I)…

Today, I am mostly going to be Weymouth… enjoying the Olympic Sailing competition and the beach, and the kids all in equal measure… I shall also be wearking my old green Irish rugby shirt (replica, not real) for the 1.30 Laser Redial race with the young Annalise Murphy, one of Ireland’s great medal hopes… I shall be posting some stuff to Twitter, or if you want to follow most of it (and even contribute some stuff yourself, this dedicated page …

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