Have you heard of LudoSport?

Think of fencing almost but with light sabers that light up and make the noise.

Hazel Nolan headed along to the Seán O'Casey Community Centre on Wednesday night where LudoSport Ireland were holding a training session..

There she spoke to one of the younger members, Abigail Coburn, but first she spoke to the Rector - that's the name given to the person who runs the Academy - Adam Burke.

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Dublin are looking to hit the ground running in Division 1A of the National Camogie League this weekend.

Promoted last season, they face the league champions down in The Ragg on Saturday in their opening match of the campaign.

All-Star, Claire Gannon, talks dreams, ambition, pushing on and chasing the ultimate prize with our reporter, Orla Keeling.

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This weekend sees the National Indoor Athletics Championships taking place in Dublin ahead of the European Indoor Championships which will be held in Apledoorn in the Netherlands in two weeks times.

SPAR, Ireland's leading convenience retailer, has partnered with Irish Olympian and European gold medalist, Sharlene Mawdsley, to promote their ongoing commitment to Irish athletics ahead of those championships..

Our reporter, Cillian Sheeran, had a chance to chat to Sharlene this week at the launch.

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It's match weekend two in the Six Nations as Ireland make the trip to Murrayfield, and Peter O'Mahony, the Scots nemesis is starting!

talkSPORT Ireland editor, Luke Delaney, joins Hazel Nolan to look ahead to what we can expect as the Scots look to end a miserable run against the Irish.

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The Whistleblowers series continues on Dublin Sport today.

Our guest this week is arguably the most decorated Irish referee of all time.

Wexford official Michelle O'Neill has had a glittering career overseeing Olympic Games to World Cup finals.

Jonathan Byrne chatted to her about her first experiences, coming through the ranks and being a trailblazer for women in refereeing.

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Just over six months to the day since Fintan McCarthy and Paul O'Donovan won Olympic gold in the lightweight double sculls, the Corkman reflects on his core memories from that time in France and looks ahead to moving up to the heavyweight division in LA.

He also reveals Paul's best quality in the boat, how he'll never follow fellow Olympians Jack Woolley and Rhys McClenaghan on to Dancing with the Stars, and we talk Taylor Swift songs!

Fintan was on hand as Allianz Ireland was announced as Top Sponsor for both the Olympic Federation of Ireland and Paralympics Ireland up to and through the next Games in LA in 2028.

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A new fly on the wall documentary called This is Leinster is being released on Leinster Rugby Plus and across all Leinster social platforms.

It features never before seen footage from training sessions, team meetings and match days as well as often revealing conversations with head coach, Tania Rosser and some of the leading players including Hannah O'Connor and Eimear Corri.

Our reporter, Orla Keeling, was at the preview screening in town on Wednesday night and she caught up with the man who led the whole project, Tom O'Sullivan, as well as Tania, Hannah and Eimear.

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When the history book of Irish athletics is written, Tom Barr's name will be in there. He is one of Ireland's most successful ever athletes, from a fourth place finish in the 400m hurdles at the Olympic Games in Rio, to a European Championship bronze medal two years later, and a European Championship gold medal last year in the 4x4 mixed relay in Rome.

This week he announced his retirement from the sport, and sat down with Hazel Nolan to chat about why now, what he'll miss the most and whether or not he would have done anything different in that final in Rio.

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