Dave Hannigan
@daveyhannigan
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Author of The Big Fight - When Ali Conquered Ireland
Long Island
Joined November 2012
RT @tgerbasi: Tuesday is a big day if you like big books about boxing. I've got my "100 Greatest" hitting the streets, and joining me at al….
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Random find in a Long Island thrift shop, a pair of goalkeeper gloves signed by the great Joe Corrigan of @ManCity
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On the 50th anniversary of his death, an old piece about Eamon de Valera, Fenway Park, Madison Square Garden and Turner's Cross
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Huge crowds turned up in 1919 to hear from the self-styled ‘president of the Irish republic’
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RT @learnandsing: From Live Aid to the back of a truck on Leeside! The story of #U2 at Lark by the Lee. My thanks to Ian Wilson @Corktod @d….
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RT @saveciaranmurph: "Old Parish - Notes On Hurling" will be released by Penguin Sandycove on September 18th, but it's available to pre-ord….
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A column directly inspired by the tweet below.
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For the Irish writer, watching the worst team in baseball was an entertaining and rewarding experience
Samuel Beckett and Buster Keaton in New York for the making of "Film". this was the same weekend (July 64) Beckett went to a Mets doubleheader at Shea stadium (the Mets sweeping the Reds).
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RT @adrianmckinty: I've been mostly taking it easy post back surgery catching up on books I've always meant to read (Man Without Qualities….
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RT @fergalrte: Our €750, 25 year old Nissan Micras have now made it 13,000 k from Dublin. On to the finish line on Saturday .
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RT @MikeMoynihanEx: Cheers all, launch next month in Cork, details to follow as and when but more than likely @GlenRovers_ clubhouse.
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RT @colinivan: A personal column on the death of my brother's friend. And why, of all the emotions, grief is the absolute fucking worst htt….
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RT @TVTango: 🌟Watch Now @AcornTV Series Premiere #AliciaSilverstone IRISH BLOOD #IrishBlood Starring @AliciaSilv @jason_omara #WendyCrewson….
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RT @mogsblogs: @freestateirl Great podcast, the effect, visiting Ireland had on the Greatest, and all the commotion he brought👏. The name S….
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RT @freestateirl: When Ali met Ireland . On #FreeState today Dave Hannigan tells talks about his book 'The Big Fight - When Ali Conquered….
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RT @Gordon_Manning: Took my kids to see their county against my county at Croke Park on Sunday. Ended up writing about family, friends, nei….
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It’s a strange thing to be faced with overwhelming evidence that your children are not from the same place you are
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Boxing lost Don Elbaum this weekend, one of the greatest characters in a sport full of them
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Legendary promoter was part of Al ‘Blue’ Lewis’ camp when he fought Ali in Dublin
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RT @TConlonthecouch: Thomond Park 6.30pm September 11th, launch of Conor Murray's autobiography in the company of Simon Zebo, Keith Earls a….
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RT @MikeMoynihanEx: Thanks all for the good wishes, will share more as and when etc etc, for now have to go back to stalking the roads with….
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RT @cypressmine: Great research (and fantastic newspaper clippings) on the late 1980's Cork/Irish music scene by Paul McDermott @learnandsi….
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In this episode I’m joined by Cypress, Mine! members Ciarán Ó Tuama, Ian Olney and Mark Healy to tell the story of the band and a whole lot more. Cypress, Mine! formed in 1984, they released three...
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