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Published 14:31 7 Sept 2014 BST
Updated 23:09 27 Jan 2015 GMT

Shut the Front Door!
Rewinding back to April and another great Irish sporting moment in 2014 was when Shut The Front Door won the Irish Grand National at Fairyhouse. The Barry Geraghty horse won by a length coming home the 8 to 1 favourite and we were certainly ‘horse’ after that finale (see what we did there?)
UEFA beckons Raheny!
Our next inspiring night in women’s sport came courtesy of Raheny United, Irish Women’s National League Champions. They qualified for the last 32 of the UEFA women’s Champions League. They topped their qualifying round group in Romania when they came from behind to beat Hibernians of Malta. The side will now face off to England’s Bristol-Academy in a tie that takes place over two legs. The first leg will be hosted by Raheny on the weekend of October 8th and 9th.
Wexford take the glory!
Who could forget perhaps the best hurling game of the summer (so far!). Underdogs, Wexford, overcame Clare on a scoreline of 2-25 to 2-22 after extra time in a replay. The epic battle had all the ingredients of an All-Ireland final, never mind a qualifier, with red cards, goals galore and an inspirational performance from Jack Guiney..
Nail biting semi-finals
Who could believe this year's All-Ireland football semi-finals? Each was a nail-biter, edge of your seat affair.. we're still not quite recovered and the final hasn't even happened yet! Kerry crushed the dreams of Mayo after a replay last weekend, while Donegal inspired when they overcame Sam Maguire holders, and hot favourites, Dublin by six points. A sea of green and gold is headed to Croker next weekend, and we're already steeling our nerves for what is set to be a fantastic encounter.
Johnny is coming home!
Finally, and although not exactly a sporting moment but still perhaps one of the favourite in the office here is that it was announced on Thursday that rugby star Johnny Sexton is returning to Ireland. The Irish international has just signed a new four-year contract with Leinster and will be pulling on a blue jersey in no time.
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