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A message from Troy Parrott's mam: 'He loves playing for his country, he loves Ireland' – The Journal

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A message from Troy Parrott’s mam: ‘He loves playing for his country, he loves Ireland’  The Journal Parrott’s mum says ‘no matter what I’m proud of you’  RTE.ie ‘I feel like I’m in a dream’ – Troy Parrott’s mother reflects on son’s difficult path to stardom  The Irish Independent ‘He can do everything’ – Parrott carries Irish hopes  BBC … Read more

On eve of crunch Irish match in Prague, Czech police arrest 32 in match fixing probe – The Journal

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On eve of crunch Irish match in Prague, Czech police arrest 32 in match fixing probe  The Journal Match-fixing scandal rocks Czech football on week of World Cup qualifier  RTE.ie Czech-ing in with the local papers: ‘A scar called Saipan’ and how an Irish journalist made Miroslav Koubek ‘angry’  The Irish Independent Czechia football thrown into turmoil by … Read more