How sport has been a platform for social change, Gary Keegan's rugby mind games, and Rowing Ireland prepare to face the Oireachtas music

How sport has been a platform for social change, Gary Keegan's rugby mind games, and Rowing Ireland prepare to face the Oireachtas music

Irish Independent

Sunday, 25 January 2026

This newsletter was edited by Tony Considine

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Paul Kimmage: Sport Ireland and Rowing Ireland face the Oireachtas music this week – troubled waters run ever deeper

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