Joining Gavin Grace on The Afternoon Show today was Sports Journalist Declan Quigley. They discussed the latest on Lance Armstrong’s admission to taking drugs in each of his seven Tour de France victories. He’s also told Oprah Winfrey, in a one to one interview, he doesn’t believe it would have been possible to win without cheating. The disgraced cyclist said at the time he didn’t think he was cheating, and viewed it as a level playing field.
Michelle McMahon, Editor of Her.ie and a native of Lissycasey was also a guest of the show and discussed how a special anniversary is being celebrated today. Bringing sunshine, attractive tanned people and lots of juicy story lines into Irish living rooms since 1988; Australian show Home & Away is 25 years old today! The show is one of the longest running soap operas in Ireland and whole generations have grown up following the characters in Summer Bay.
Terry Cunningham is a Historian from Fethard in Co. Tipperary and is a wealth of knowledge in relation the outlaw Ned Kelly. He spoke to Gavin as hundreds of descendants and supporters of controversial outlaw Ned Kelly have attended a memorial service in Australia. Some 132 years after he was executed for killing three policemen, a mass has been held for the infamous bushranger at St Patrick’s church in Wangaratta in Victoria State. Bones exhumed from a mass grave were confirmed as Kelly’s by DNA testing in 2011 – and his remains will be buried this Sunday.
Lorcan Hassett is an organiser of the inaugural Hurley Hoey Charity 10k Run/Walk/Jog, which is being launched in Doora-Barefield GAA Complex in Gurteen, Doora tomorrow. Former Munster and Irish Rugby flanker Alan Quinlan and Clare Hurling legends Jamesie O’Connor, Seanie McMahon and Anthony Daly will launch the event that will start at 2pm on Saturday March 9th. All funds raised will go to St. Anne’s School in Ennis and the Sunshine Ward in the Regional Hospital Limerick.
Kevin McGillicuddy from Clare FM Sport was also in studio to preview tonight’s Sideline View and a look ahead to all the weekend sporting action.
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