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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 on nerves, childhood heroes and controlling his aggression
Simmering
11 years ago
VIDEO: New Zealand players’ hotel room cover of Shaggy’s ‘It Wasn’t Me’ is stupendous
Was it though?
11 years ago
REVEALED: Paul O’Connell was in a tunnel flare-up with French players before 2011 World Cup
A smoldering peacemaker
11 years ago
Paul O’Connell uses all the evasion skills of a winger to avoid All Blacks quarter final question
Media training coming in handy
11 years ago
Tommy Bowe knows who he wants to replace Jared Payne
Q.E.D
11 years ago
Secret to the All Blacks success revealed in half-time dressing room snap
Potassium
11 years ago
State of the Nation: Win tomorrow and a clear path to the last four emerges
To the victor the spoils
11 years ago
Joe Schmidt was gushing about Shane Long’s goal last night
Proper order
11 years ago
Late injury blow sees Ireland go back to basics for France
Aerial warfare
11 years ago
Injury strikes Ireland’s World Cup squad as team announcement delayed
Gulp
11 years ago
A German fan got landed in with the Irish last night… and had the time of his life
Wunderbar
11 years ago
5 camera-rattling videos of the absolute scenes across Ireland after our German glory
Olé multiplied by three
11 years ago
France have selected a monstrous back row unit to take on Ireland
Up the guts
11 years ago
Joe Schmidt set to axe Ireland’s best two players for vital France clash
Conservatism rules
11 years ago
VIDEO: 7-year-old in Aviva crowd absolutely adored Jon Walters’ heroic hold-up play
Like a concrete block
11 years ago
VIDEO: Justin Bieber (yes, him) posts footage from the victorious Irish team bus
Sedate
11 years ago
VIDEO: Shane Long’s goal played out to German TV commentary is pure bliss
Eins zu null
11 years ago
Jurgen Klopp’s 10-word message to Liverpool supporters is inspirational, classy and downright funny
The whole package
11 years ago
Amid the Irish euphoria, Eamon Dunphy squeezed in a killer dig on Bastian Schweinsteiger
He’s gone… gone
11 years ago
Shane Long reveals who got his match jersey after German goal-busting heroics
Lucky ducks
11 years ago
Everyone’s favourite (bald) referee gives stern take on Luke Shaw’s leg-breaking challenge
The game is changing
11 years ago
There was trouble in Stormont today over Northern Ireland and Republic of Ireland’s Euro 2016 Qualifiers
Political football
11 years ago
Two French players believe Johnny Sexton’s kicking game has a major weakness
Potshots
11 years ago
What were Henry Shefflin and AP McCoy doing with the Irish rugby team last night?
Chowing down
11 years ago
Cian Healy has surely had crazier birthday celebrations than this
Must be getting old
11 years ago
“Just give me everything” – Conor McGregor lets loose on Las Vegas night out with Urijah Faber
Sake bomb!
11 years ago
Guardiola, Coutinho and Silva caught up in intriguing transfer triangle
Summer 2016’s saga has arrived
11 years ago
Manchester United summer signing still unable to line out due to incredibly frustrating reason
Get the EU on the case
11 years ago
Magic Moments: The best tackles, tries and plays from the Rugby World Cup
Another great week of RWC2015 action
11 years ago
Sean O’Brien refuses to buy into France’s early mind games
All bets are off
11 years ago
England’s World Cup is going from bad to worse after allegations of wrongdoing
Against the rules
11 years ago
One Irish player, and a heap of Aussies, makes World Cup Team of the Week
Green and gold mate
11 years ago
The French media were far from impressed with “embarrassed” Ireland’s win over Italy
Growing in confidence
11 years ago
Johnny Sexton offers fascinating insight into the mind of a French rugby player
He should know
11 years ago
Sean O’Brien and Joe Schmidt give their take on THAT Peter O’Mahony tackle
Last-ditch
11 years ago
Ireland rugby star Sean O’Brien offers his condolences to family of Adam Mangan
Devastating
11 years ago
WATCH: Iain Henderson gives damn good Stephen Ferris impression against Italy
A beast of a man
11 years ago
Paul O’Connell had a witty response when asked about England fans turning to Ireland
Turning green
11 years ago
WATCH: Peter O’Mahony takes another stride to becoming an Irish rugby legend with huge, try-saving tackle
Crucial intervention
11 years ago
Player ratings for Ireland after Italy deliver Olympic-sized reality check
Another one in the bag
11 years ago
Conor Murray’s confident words demonstrate how far Ireland have come in just two years
On the up
11 years ago
One mortifying reason why England’s final World Cup match is far from a dead rubber
Must-win
11 years ago
Further misery heading England’s way after petulant reaction to World Cup exit
Not keen to chat
11 years ago
The man of the match decision after England’s loss to Australia was truly astounding
Rose-tinted glasses
11 years ago
Georgia ruffling New Zealand’s feathers cheered Paul O’Connell up no end
Schadenfreude
11 years ago
You’d go to war behind Sergio Parisse after these inspirational comments
One of the very best
11 years ago
State of the Nation: Ireland’s World Cup is about to get real
Can we top our pool again?
11 years ago
Robbie Henshaw posts evocative tribute to former schoolmate who passed away in 2009
Sadly missed
11 years ago
MMA bedroom scraps proving as popular as ever in Ireland’s World Cup camp
Battle rages on
11 years ago
Paul O’Connell gets misty-eyed as he reflects on the changes in rugby since his 2001 debut
15 long years later
11 years ago

Peter O’Mahony on nerves, childhood heroes and controlling his aggression

VIDEO: New Zealand players’ hotel room cover of Shaggy’s ‘It Wasn’t Me’ is stupendous

REVEALED: Paul O’Connell was in a tunnel flare-up with French players before 2011 World Cup

Paul O’Connell uses all the evasion skills of a winger to avoid All Blacks quarter final question

Tommy Bowe knows who he wants to replace Jared Payne

Secret to the All Blacks success revealed in half-time dressing room snap

State of the Nation: Win tomorrow and a clear path to the last four emerges

Joe Schmidt was gushing about Shane Long’s goal last night

Late injury blow sees Ireland go back to basics for France

Injury strikes Ireland’s World Cup squad as team announcement delayed

A German fan got landed in with the Irish last night… and had the time of his life

5 camera-rattling videos of the absolute scenes across Ireland after our German glory

France have selected a monstrous back row unit to take on Ireland

Joe Schmidt set to axe Ireland’s best two players for vital France clash

VIDEO: 7-year-old in Aviva crowd absolutely adored Jon Walters’ heroic hold-up play

VIDEO: Justin Bieber (yes, him) posts footage from the victorious Irish team bus

VIDEO: Shane Long’s goal played out to German TV commentary is pure bliss

Jurgen Klopp’s 10-word message to Liverpool supporters is inspirational, classy and downright funny

Amid the Irish euphoria, Eamon Dunphy squeezed in a killer dig on Bastian Schweinsteiger

Shane Long reveals who got his match jersey after German goal-busting heroics

Everyone’s favourite (bald) referee gives stern take on Luke Shaw’s leg-breaking challenge

There was trouble in Stormont today over Northern Ireland and Republic of Ireland’s Euro 2016 Qualifiers

Two French players believe Johnny Sexton’s kicking game has a major weakness

What were Henry Shefflin and AP McCoy doing with the Irish rugby team last night?

Cian Healy has surely had crazier birthday celebrations than this

“Just give me everything” – Conor McGregor lets loose on Las Vegas night out with Urijah Faber

Guardiola, Coutinho and Silva caught up in intriguing transfer triangle

Manchester United summer signing still unable to line out due to incredibly frustrating reason

Magic Moments: The best tackles, tries and plays from the Rugby World Cup

Sean O’Brien refuses to buy into France’s early mind games

England’s World Cup is going from bad to worse after allegations of wrongdoing

One Irish player, and a heap of Aussies, makes World Cup Team of the Week

The French media were far from impressed with “embarrassed” Ireland’s win over Italy

Johnny Sexton offers fascinating insight into the mind of a French rugby player

Sean O’Brien and Joe Schmidt give their take on THAT Peter O’Mahony tackle

Ireland rugby star Sean O’Brien offers his condolences to family of Adam Mangan

WATCH: Iain Henderson gives damn good Stephen Ferris impression against Italy

Paul O’Connell had a witty response when asked about England fans turning to Ireland

WATCH: Peter O’Mahony takes another stride to becoming an Irish rugby legend with huge, try-saving tackle

Player ratings for Ireland after Italy deliver Olympic-sized reality check

Conor Murray’s confident words demonstrate how far Ireland have come in just two years

One mortifying reason why England’s final World Cup match is far from a dead rubber

Further misery heading England’s way after petulant reaction to World Cup exit

The man of the match decision after England’s loss to Australia was truly astounding

Georgia ruffling New Zealand’s feathers cheered Paul O’Connell up no end

You’d go to war behind Sergio Parisse after these inspirational comments

State of the Nation: Ireland’s World Cup is about to get real

Robbie Henshaw posts evocative tribute to former schoolmate who passed away in 2009

MMA bedroom scraps proving as popular as ever in Ireland’s World Cup camp

Paul O’Connell gets misty-eyed as he reflects on the changes in rugby since his 2001 debut