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Gavin Cooney
@gcooney93
Sports Correspondent, Irish Times. Co-writer of THE RACKET by Conor Niland, 2024 William Hill Sports Book of the Year. Email: [email protected]
Longford, Ireland.
Joined February 2009
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    Gavin Cooney
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    Sep 28, 2025
    Having slept on things - a fan disturbing McIlroy's putt by yelling 'fuck you Rory', only for Shane Lowry to hole a 50-footer for eagle, point at said fan and roar 'Fuck you!' is an all-time Irish sporting moment
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    Gavin Cooney
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    Sep 27, 2025
    My piece, having followed Rory and Shane's hours-long public trial. I've never witnessed a better exhibition of quality and character in Irish sport. (free to read) the42.ie/lowry-and-mcil…
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    Gavin Cooney
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    Nov 16, 2025
    To give an idea as to how whopper a moment Parrott's winner is - I got a message of congratulations from a Spanish guy I rented an AirBnB off a year ago
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    Gavin Cooney
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    May 28, 2025
    Remarkable scenes at the start of the Conference League final - Ricardo Rodriguez televised playing for someone other than Switzerland
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    Gavin Cooney
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    Aug 4, 2024
    Irish Olympic medals: 1960 to 1992: 6 This week: 7
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    Gavin Cooney
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    Aug 7, 2025
    Besiktas players emerge for their warm-ups at Tallaght Stadium wearing t-shirts reading, 'Stop crimes against humanity' Reverse of t-shirt reads 'Enough is enough'
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    Gavin Cooney
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    Nov 30, 2022
    the Irish contribution to the 2022 World Cup
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    Pierre-Antoine Damecour
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    Gavin Cooney
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    Jul 11, 2020
    Jack Charlton's main legacy is his making an extraordinary number of people extraordinarily happy, and I can't think of a better life lived than that.
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    Gavin Cooney
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    May 14, 2023
    Martin Tyler yammering on about the depth in the Premier League...as City win a fifth title in six years, months after an accusation of fraud by the competition itself. Mad that this isn't talked about more
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    Gavin Cooney
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    Aug 18, 2020
    Taoiseach opening this address by mentioning "appalling" behaviour at Berlin bar without any mention of very serious breaches at meat plants and DP centres isn't a great tone to set if he wants to emphasise how we're all supposedly in this together.
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    Gavin Cooney
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    Sep 27, 2025
    My piece, having followed Rory and Shane's hours-long public trial. I've never witnessed a better exhibition of quality and character in Irish sport. (free to read)
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    Lowry and McIlroy exhibit true greatness to win Ryder Cup epic in the Bethpage circus
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    Gavin Cooney
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    Sep 21, 2021
    Denmark
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    UEFA EURO
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    Sep 21, 2021
    🏟️ Which national team plays here? 🧐 #WCQ
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    Gavin Cooney
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    Sep 27, 2025
    Ryder Cup not particularly competitive among the crowd, either. Americans taking turns to roar eejitry, where a group of European fans sang 'You're French, and you know you are' to Bryson DeChambeau
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    Gavin Cooney
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    Mar 27, 2023
    France seemingly preparing for a game on Inis Mór
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    Equipe de France ⭐⭐
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    Mar 27, 2023
    𝘾𝙤𝙣𝙛𝙞𝙧𝙢𝙚𝙧 𝙣𝙤𝙩𝙧𝙚 𝙙𝙚𝙧𝙣𝙞𝙚𝙧 𝙢𝙖𝙩𝙘𝙝 dès ce soir contre la République d'Irlande 👊 📺 RDV à 20h45 sur TF1 🇮🇪🇫🇷 | #IRLFRA | #FiersdetreBleus
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    Gavin Cooney
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    Aug 30, 2018
    Jermaine Pennant here, with the maddest anecdote I've ever read in a footballer's book.
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