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Get in! Kilkenny star has chance to shine on one of world’s biggest football stages

By Kilkenny Now 12th November 2020 0

Kilkenny’s Seanie Maguire has been called up to the Republic of Ireland’s senior panel and could get the chance to showcase his talent at Wembley Stadium this evening. New Irish manager Stephen Kenny called up the Preston North End striker after two of his key players were forced to pull out of the squad. Brighton’s […]

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Kilkenny’s Seanie Maguire fires Preston back into playoff spots

By Kilkenny Now 11th December 2019 0

A well taken goal by Castlecomer’s Seanie Maguire helped fire Preston North End back in the English Championship’s playoff spots in a 2-1 victory over Fulham last night. In a fiery encounter which saw both teams finish with ten men, the Ireland striker pounced on a breaking ball in the box on 23 minutes to […]

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‘You dream of these moments’ – Kilkenny star nets first goal for boys in green

By Kilkenny Now 15th November 2019 0

It was a good night for Castlecomer’s Seani Maguire, scoring his first international goal and impressing the fans, the pundits and most importantly the manager. “I’d say notably Seani Maguire played well,” enthused Mick McCarthy, the Ireland manager, after watching the boys in green come from behind to beat New Zealand 3-1 last night in […]

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Kilkenny sportsmen taking on the world and winning

By Kilkenny Now 4th November 2019 0

It has been a wonderful week for young Kilkenny sportsmen, who have been making waves both at home and around the world. GREAT STRIDES Leading the way is the young master of Owning Hill, Joseph O’Brien, whose win at the Breeders Cup set an amazing record unlikely to be broken for a very long time. […]

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‘I got the fright of my life’ – freak injury left Kilkenny soccer star fearing for his career

By Kilkenny Now 23rd September 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY KILKENNY’S Republic of Ireland striker Seanie Maguire was on the score sheet once again over the weekend, but just a couple of weeks ago he feared he might never play football again. The 25-year-old Kilkenny man scored the only goal in Preston North End’s 1-0 away win at Birmingham City, a win […]

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Kilkenny soccer star knocks in opener and pushes club into top five

By Kilkenny Now 14th September 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY SCORING the opening goal for Preston North End, Kilkenny’s football star Seanie Maguire paved the way for Preston North End’s fourth win of the season. Preston held on to win 2-0 at home against Brentford and pushed the club into the top five in the English Championship. Maguire started out on the […]

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WATCH: Kilkenny soccer star shows team-mates how a real game (hurling) is played!

By Kilkenny Now 10th July 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY KILKENNY’S Ireland soccer international was banging in the goals, as he brought some home comforts over to his club in England. Seanie Maguire’s teammates looked on amazement as he knocked in points and goals with a sliothar as Preston North End players tried their hand at hurling for their pre-season training. Some […]