Journalist with @rtesport - Dublin via West Cork
Joined May 2011
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Armagh goalkeeper Ethan Rafferty's hopes of back-to-back Sam Maguire titles fell short at the quarter-final stage, but last Sunday he realised alternative All-Ireland ambitions when he took the senior road bowling title in west Cork
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'I have already won with the fact that I am walking in here a year after a shark attack' - Ali Truwit on her second lease of life with the #Paralympics #Paris2024
✍️@declanwhooley
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I got in the car with Oisín McConville and the Wicklow management team for an all-access look at their training session ahead of Sunday's Kildare clash. Here is a diary of what happened.
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Qatar authorities are bullish over claims of a carbon-neutral World Cup, but leading industry experts feel there is an element of "clever accounting" in their sustainability claims. @DeclanWhooley investigates.
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After a luckless three years with AFL side Geelong Cats where injuries and Covid hampered his progress, Stefan Okunbor returns to the Kerry fold looking to continue his footballing journey. #RTEGAA
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Come for managerial insight, stay for the car advice @2NilDown rte.ie/sport/gaa/2021/1001/1… via @rte
Goalkeeping expertise provided by @patrickswellgaa and former @LimerickCLG keeper Brian Murray and @BrenCummins1, stats courtesy of @FHurlers
Patrick Collins becomes just the fourth goalkeeper to start in goals for @OfficialCorkGAA in the last 40 years of championship hurling, while in the same period, a Quaid has manned the @LimerickCLG goal for 32 seasons
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Some divided opinions on the way forward for developing young Irish footballers. @markscanlon85 @Yelvey8 and @gerramia outline the changes and what the future might hold
With concerns around the players available to Stephen Kenny and changes to traditional pathway brought about by Brexit, @DeclanWhooley examines the plans for underage development in Irish soccer and the fissure it has caused #rtesoccer
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With Joe Canning setting a new championship record in sideline cuts, @DeclanWhooley spoke to some past and present masters on the art of the lineball #rtegaa
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A piece on Ollie Horgan - smart, unpretentious, underrated rte.ie/sport/soccer/2020/111… via @rte
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On the day when @irishathletics Marathon legend Pat Hooper is laid to rest long before his time, the 🇮🇪 athletics community have rallied together for this tribute to Pat on the road where he organised the National Road Relays in @RahenyShamrock for the past 20 years 💔😢 – at Galway, Ireland
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As the #F1 season resumes this weekend, @DeclanWhooley looks back on the Jordan era in the sport where Irish fans were able to watch the rollercoaster ride on free-to-air TV #RTESport #AustrianGP
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"Maurice walked beside Jack, never took training, never spoke in team talks, but was a nice enough fella. Beyond that there is nothing." bit.ly/2K0CPTL #RTESoccer
From Premier Division to Poland, Finland to Dunedin, Irish footballers are making their presence felt right around the globe.
Thanks to @ericmolloy8, @GarbhanCoughlan, @shaneywaney4 and Timmy Purcell for sharing their stories with @RTESport
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A medallist on his international debut at the weekend, Efrem Gidey's journey on and off the track/course has been nothing short of incredible @ClonliffeHAC @irishathletics
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🏐 Kerry weren't the first team to think of using a lineout tactic to foil a free-taker...the 1994 @LeitrimGAA
County Final was decided by it in a tale of three Martins!
📽️ evidence provided by @AughawillanGAA
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.@Kerry_Official have been applauded for their aerial creativity last Sunday, and we now have visual evidence of @AughawillanGAA's cheeky county final winning exploits of 1994.
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.@kerrygaa pair @tommywalshkor and @D1Moran were ready to go to the skies last Sunday, but 25 years ago @AughawillanGAA secured a @LeitrimGAA county title on the back of a successful aerial stunt. Some great characters involved!
'Jesus Christ, you could kill a fella if you didn't get it right. You don't know anything like those @AughawillanGAA lads. That's tough country down there'
A gem of a yarn from @DeclanWhooley for all @LeitrimGAA fans #RTEGAA
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.@DeclanWhooley takes a closer look at the two goalkeepers in action on Sunday and what Kerry can do to disrupt Dublin and Stephen Cluxton's rhythm
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Spoke to Barry John about his @Kerry_Official career, a summer with @DonegalBoston and heading to Croke Park for All-Ireland final day to support friends and Kerins O'Rahilly club-mates @tommywalshkor and @D1Moran
From a distance Barry John Keane is still consumed by the goings on in the Kingdom #KerryGAA @DeclanWhooley bit.ly/2HtzfAI #RTEGAA