Tributes are being paid to sporting icon Muhammad Ali who's died, aged 74.
The 3-time world heavyweight champion passed away in hospital in Arizona early this morning.
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The boxer they called "the Greatest" had been suffering from Parkinson's disease for many years.
In 2009 Ali visited the birthplace of his great grandfather in Ennis, and became the first Honorary Freeman of the town.
Born Cassius Clay – he as known for his fast hands, quick wit and social conscience.
During the sixties, he converted to Islam, changed his name, and refused to fight in the Vietnam War on religious grounds.
It was a stand that cost him his world title
