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Former Irish Times rugby correspondent Edmund Van Esbeck dies aged 94

Van Esbeck spent more than 30 years covering rugby for The Irish Times

By David Gorman
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First seen
21 Aug 2026, 11:19 UTC
Last checked
22 Aug 2026, 04:50 UTC
Version history
4 versions
Current fingerprint
3a8af3558178...1c9780
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Publisher layer

Recorded article metadata

Image URL supplied by The Irish Times.
Publisher
The Irish Times
Country
Ireland
Source published
21 Aug 2026, 13:50 UTC
Source updated
No update timestamp supplied
Byline
David Gorman
Section
Not supplied
Source-supplied excerpt
Van Esbeck spent more than 30 years covering rugby for The Irish Times
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    Van Esbeck spent more than 30 years covering rugby for The Irish Times

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    Former Irish Times rugby correspondent Edmund Van Esbeck dies aged 94

    Van Esbeck spent more than 30 years covering rugby for The Irish Times

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    Former Irish Times rugby correspondent Edmund Van Esbeck has died aged 94

    Van Esbeck spent more than 30 years covering rugby for The Irish Times

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  • machine content-type Reported news observable-rules-v1 / 70% rule confidence
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Evidence layer

Capture provenance

Capture ID
#871
Observed
21 Aug 2026, 14:20 UTC
HTTP result
200 / parsed
Raw payload
697,797 bytes, private gzip evidence
Collector
news-ledger/0.1
Public boundary
metadata and excerpt
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