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- ↑ Connolly, John (14 October 2022). "We're a team stresses Mohill captain Keith Beirne ahead of Sunday's Connacht Gold Leitrim SFC Final". Leitrim Observer .
- ↑ "Beirne on fire as Mohill blast back". Irish Independent. 9 October 2017.
- ↑ Hopper, Dave (6 May 2022). "No Keith Beirne as Leitrim face Galway". Shannonside Northern Sound.
- ↑ "Beirne glad to answer critics 'who wrote Leitrim off'". RTÉ. 26 January 2020.
- ↑ "Goalkeeper Devaney the hero as Sligo secure dramatic penalty shootout win". Hogan Stand. 5 June 2022.
- ↑ "Westmeath secure six places in Tailteann team selection". RTÉ. 20 October 2022.
- ↑ "Beirne named in Tailteann Cup Team of the Year – Gaelic Football". 20 October 2022.
- ↑ McGoldrick, Sean (9 October 2022). "The best players outside the 'big 3' still waiting to lift Sam Maguire".
- ↑ "Leitrim set to be depleted". Hogan Stand. 22 June 2018.
- ↑ Murphy, Claire (17 December 2017). "Revealed: The Beirnes of Leitrim are officially Ireland's Fittest Family".
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