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Patrick McCarry

Pat McCarry has been working in journalism since 2003 and, before coming to JOE, has written for outlets such as The Guardian, Sunday Tribune, Press Association, Irish Independent, The42 and more. He has been covering sport extensively since 2009, with particular focus on rugby, football and golf.

Peter O’Mahony’s girlfriend wasn’t impressed with how she found out he was Lions captain
Cat got out of the bag
9 years ago
Sky Sports simply HAVE to put a player mic on Ben Te’o after these comments
Cover your ears Sonny Bill
9 years ago
He’s not ‘lucky’ and he’s not ‘British’, he’s Peter bloody O’Mahony and he’s ours
Such foolish comments
9 years ago
We hope Conor McGregor doesn’t delete these old Floyd Mayweather tweets
Way before a deal was ever signed
9 years ago
We beat New ******* Zealand at Soldier Field so how are only two Irish heroes starting at Eden Park?
Here’s what happened to the other 19 men that conquered the All Blacks
9 years ago
New Zealand to target Tadhg Furlong with tactic he must be already sick of
Here we go again
9 years ago
Rotten news for anyone hoping for McGregor-Mayweather world tour to come to Ireland
Well played by the Mayweather camp
9 years ago
Odds stacked outrageously against Lions but one Irish player definitely worth backing to star
Should be one hell of a game
9 years ago
One Irish player called the most unlikely Lions Test starter back in early April
What a bloody shout
9 years ago
Sean O’Brien’s honest admission about Lions squad selections is a real eye-opener
Some shock calls
9 years ago
Welsh journalist suggests first player on Lions teamsheet and it’s really hard to argue
Doing Ireland proud
9 years ago
Nobody was working harder than Sean O’Brien in Lions’ final gym session
Up next, New Zealand
9 years ago
Sean Cronin recalls brilliant story about facing a topless Kiwi in first haka experience
“He was chiselled out of marble”
9 years ago
Sky Sports viewers propose English alternative to Peter O’Mahony
He’s expected to captain the Lions
9 years ago
Johnny Sexton’s Lions teammates got some laugh out of his brave fashion choice
Welcome to the 21st century
9 years ago
Warren Gatland may have borrowed a ‘Miracle’ move to unite the Lions
… and make us look like fools
9 years ago
Rory Best’s giddy tweet reminds us he was once a young rugby fan too
Lovely to see
9 years ago
Welsh legend’s main reason for dropping Sean O’Brien from his Lions team makes very little sense
Slightly biased here…..
9 years ago
Eddie O’Sullivan’s Lions team to face New Zealand won’t sit well with every Irish fan
Still a damn good XV though
9 years ago
James Haskell reveals Lions latest stash delivery and we’re extremely jealous
Lucky gits
9 years ago
Fascinating insight into what happens when someone drops a ball in Ireland training
Remarkable stuff from Ronan O’Gara
9 years ago
Lions face two big decisions before Test team is named and both involve Irishmen
We’ll know by 8pm on Wednesday
9 years ago
Joe Marler given ‘3/10’ rating and Robbie Henshaw didn’t fare too well either
Tough crowd
9 years ago
There’s no way Rio Ferdinand will be able to fit into the Ulster jersey Tommy Bowe gifted him
Just. too. Stacked.
9 years ago
All Blacks legend heaps praises on Iain Henderson and it’s easy to see why
Another monstrous outing
9 years ago
Rory Best spoke with outstanding heart and grace after the Lions victory
Redemption for Rory
9 years ago
One Ireland player did more than enough against Chiefs to make the Test squad
Another big game
9 years ago
WATCH: CJ Stander absolutely loved Jared Payne’s crucial scrum intervention
Is there nothing he can’t do?!
9 years ago
Peter O’Mahony fans are starting to believe he will be Lions captain after latest comments from New Zealand
But it should be a foregone conclusion
9 years ago
Two Irish players top New Zealand press ratings
No bloody surprises
9 years ago
Four Irish players to start First Test against New Zealand
Possibly four more on the bench
9 years ago
Lions legend admits what we all knew about Peter O’Mahony
Has to be. Surely.
9 years ago
Sean O’Brien reaction to being targeted by the Maoris is why he is so feared
That’s one way to do it alright!
9 years ago
Lions confirm two more call-ups and they’re both Scottish
Fresh from a win over Australia
9 years ago
Peter O’Mahony had the reaction we all wanted to see when he left the pitch
He’s up for this!
9 years ago
Mako Vunipola and Tadhg Furlong had hilariously different reactions to Lions penalty try
This was brilliant
9 years ago
Everybody has an obvious solution after George North’s costly error
So crazy it might just work
9 years ago
Stephen Ferris captures current mood of Lions fans everywhere
Even the Welsh ones
9 years ago
Ronan O’Gara says what every Irish fan is thinking as Keith Earls runs amok
Stranger things have happened
9 years ago
Lions Tour descends into absolute farce
Four more Welsh players added
9 years ago
REVEALED: The six players expected to be called up to the Lions squad
Not one of them is Irish
9 years ago
Only Ronan O’Gara would be brave enough to pull off this impersonation of angry Paul O’Connell
Has him down to a tee
9 years ago
Warren Gatland considering shock All Blacks call that should please Irish fans
Few would have called this
9 years ago
Colm Begley’s punishment for breaking GAA Twitter rule is pretty sad
Brave man
9 years ago
Andrew Maxwell brilliantly rips the piss out of England in Lions rugby skit
Spot on
9 years ago
Shamrock Rovers had the best reaction to Cristiano Ronaldo coming on the transfer market
They’ll need more than that
9 years ago
WATCH: One simple but devastatingly effective CJ Stander move could mean everything to the Lions
He’s onto something
9 years ago
Sean O’Brien given the highest praise possible by New Zealand journalists
They’re fans of The Tullow Tank
9 years ago
We hope this reason for Peter O’Mahony being named Lions captain isn’t true
Say it ain’t so
9 years ago
Ronan O’Gara reveals how Garry Ringrose injured him during Ireland training
He’s a big fan
9 years ago

Peter O’Mahony’s girlfriend wasn’t impressed with how she found out he was Lions captain

Sky Sports simply HAVE to put a player mic on Ben Te’o after these comments

He’s not ‘lucky’ and he’s not ‘British’, he’s Peter bloody O’Mahony and he’s ours

We hope Conor McGregor doesn’t delete these old Floyd Mayweather tweets

We beat New ******* Zealand at Soldier Field so how are only two Irish heroes starting at Eden Park?

New Zealand to target Tadhg Furlong with tactic he must be already sick of

Rotten news for anyone hoping for McGregor-Mayweather world tour to come to Ireland

Odds stacked outrageously against Lions but one Irish player definitely worth backing to star

One Irish player called the most unlikely Lions Test starter back in early April

Sean O’Brien’s honest admission about Lions squad selections is a real eye-opener

Welsh journalist suggests first player on Lions teamsheet and it’s really hard to argue

Nobody was working harder than Sean O’Brien in Lions’ final gym session

Sean Cronin recalls brilliant story about facing a topless Kiwi in first haka experience

Sky Sports viewers propose English alternative to Peter O’Mahony

Johnny Sexton’s Lions teammates got some laugh out of his brave fashion choice

Warren Gatland may have borrowed a ‘Miracle’ move to unite the Lions

Rory Best’s giddy tweet reminds us he was once a young rugby fan too

Welsh legend’s main reason for dropping Sean O’Brien from his Lions team makes very little sense

Eddie O’Sullivan’s Lions team to face New Zealand won’t sit well with every Irish fan

James Haskell reveals Lions latest stash delivery and we’re extremely jealous

Fascinating insight into what happens when someone drops a ball in Ireland training

Lions face two big decisions before Test team is named and both involve Irishmen

Joe Marler given ‘3/10’ rating and Robbie Henshaw didn’t fare too well either

There’s no way Rio Ferdinand will be able to fit into the Ulster jersey Tommy Bowe gifted him

All Blacks legend heaps praises on Iain Henderson and it’s easy to see why

Rory Best spoke with outstanding heart and grace after the Lions victory

One Ireland player did more than enough against Chiefs to make the Test squad

WATCH: CJ Stander absolutely loved Jared Payne’s crucial scrum intervention

Peter O’Mahony fans are starting to believe he will be Lions captain after latest comments from New Zealand

Two Irish players top New Zealand press ratings

Four Irish players to start First Test against New Zealand

Lions legend admits what we all knew about Peter O’Mahony

Sean O’Brien reaction to being targeted by the Maoris is why he is so feared

Lions confirm two more call-ups and they’re both Scottish

Peter O’Mahony had the reaction we all wanted to see when he left the pitch

Mako Vunipola and Tadhg Furlong had hilariously different reactions to Lions penalty try

Everybody has an obvious solution after George North’s costly error

Stephen Ferris captures current mood of Lions fans everywhere

Ronan O’Gara says what every Irish fan is thinking as Keith Earls runs amok

Lions Tour descends into absolute farce

REVEALED: The six players expected to be called up to the Lions squad

Only Ronan O’Gara would be brave enough to pull off this impersonation of angry Paul O’Connell

Warren Gatland considering shock All Blacks call that should please Irish fans

Colm Begley’s punishment for breaking GAA Twitter rule is pretty sad

Andrew Maxwell brilliantly rips the piss out of England in Lions rugby skit

Shamrock Rovers had the best reaction to Cristiano Ronaldo coming on the transfer market

WATCH: One simple but devastatingly effective CJ Stander move could mean everything to the Lions

Sean O’Brien given the highest praise possible by New Zealand journalists

We hope this reason for Peter O’Mahony being named Lions captain isn’t true

Ronan O’Gara reveals how Garry Ringrose injured him during Ireland training