RTE Sports Personality goes to Katie Taylor

RTE Sports Personality of the YearKatie Taylor was named RTE Sports Personality of the Year last night. More than well-deserved. Taylor has not only put herself on the map but has single-handedly changed Irish people’s attitudes to boxing. The man…

From New York to Chiang Mai thanks to Muay Thai

One of the first things Sylvie Von Duuglas-Ittu learned when she moved to Thailand was taking a long nap after training is probably not a good idea. Too much sleeping means no eating means weight loss. And at 47 kg, that’s not so smart, the American…

BBC Sport discovers women have personalities

BBC nominees for Sports Personality of the Year 2012 That’s a great picture to share especially in light of last year’s sexist line-up which didn’t even include one woman. This year voters can chose from Jessica Ennis, heptathlete/ Nicola Adams, b…

Get DirecTV NFL Sunday Ticket on Your PS3 Without Satellite Service

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For many NFL fans, it’s not enough to just watch Sunday Night Football or Monday Night Football.  If you don’t live in or near your favorite team’s market, you might not be able to see the game.  DirecTV introduced the NFL Sunday Ticket a few years ago and it’s AWESOME.  I had the ‘Ticket’ for [...]

SportsCenter – Great Show, Great Commercials

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I’ve always said John Clayton seems like the geekiest sports commentator on TV. I know you should never judge a book by it’s cover and this SportsCenter commercial shows you why. There are many so I know it’s hard to choose just one but what’s your favorite SportsCenter commercial?  

Crying, laughing and talking about Katie Taylor on radio

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A few hours after Katie Taylor won gold at the Olympics, I was talking on an Irish radio station about what this means for women’s boxing. And yes, there were a few tears but mostly laughter.We talked on ‘Fionn Davenport After Dark’ on Newstalk. The in…

Movie Review

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This is my first official movie review, so I am not a movie critic by any means so go see it and let me know what you think. Moneyball in my opinion is the perfect date movie. Your man will love the fact that it is all about baseball. And if you are a rookie, [...]