25th Aug 2007
Sports report
Last night Belfast witnessed the Irish Rugby team at Ravenhill for the first time in 53 years. A balmy evening was the perfect welcome for the visiting Italians who, to be honest, gave a much better account of themselves than Ireland. We squeezed a victory in the last minute after a try that could have been as easily disallowed. My good friend Garth Earls, John Rodgers and his brother in law Davy soaked it all up in true Ulster form and the craic was great. Even the announcer got carried away with the occasion introducing two Irish subs as coming on for Ulster! Lets hope its not another fifty years till we see the boys in green back on winning form up North.
Off to Dublin tomorrow for the epic that is Dublin and Kerry. Like sausages and mash, bacon and cabbage, beer and me, Dublin - Kerry were made to go together. Its a tough one to call but the word on the terrace at Ravenhill from those fans who follow the round ball as well as the oval is that Kerry are stretched. Not long to wait now. Oisin has just arrived in with our shirts from the washing basket. Off to do my duty for the boys in blue!
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