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THE special adviser to Labour leader Rtiairi Quinn is only 30 but he is certain to occupy one of the key adviser posts to government if his party forms one of the components of the next administration. He had the unenviable task of filling the boots of Fergus Finlay but has made

2 January 2000 Tr+ Yvt! t:_a~ Offaly swagger into the sunset lIDANCE REVISITED/ Michael Foley THE cheers from the Cork dressingroom dissolved into the air as Brian Whelahan ambled into Offaly's dressing-room and slumped onto the bench. He could rest now, having offered another i

Sea that you ite men like the Carberrys at your peril. For all his reticence, Tommy had told anyone who cared to listen before the 1975 National that he was going to win on L'Escargot. In a race where most jockeys merely hope to survive in one piece. such bullishness was rare. L

The Sunday Tribune • 2 January 2000

Jan 28-30 Sprite Cup Weekend - National Basketball Arena (NBA). Tallaght Mar 17-19 Men's Superleague National Championships - NBA Mar 17-19 Women's Superleague National Championships - NBA May 11-12 Women's Senior Four Countries International Tournament, Glasgow May 17-25 Men's

jun 20-23 Royal Ascot Jul 2 Irish Derby, The Cur- Summer Festival Jul 16 Irish Oaks, The Cur- ragh Jul 17-20 Killarney Summer Festival Jul 29 King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Diamond Stakes, Ascot Jul 31-Aug 6 Galway Races Aug 13-16 Tramore Races Aug 22-27 Tralee Races Sep 46

TIiEY said it would never happen, but it did. The only race meeting in Europe went ahead without a hitch at Tramore yesterday under cloudless blue skies, and the distinction of becoming the first European winner of the 21st century went to the app- ropriately-named No Problem, f

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