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Six Uncapped Players Get Ireland Opportunity
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Ireland name Olding for summer tour
Ulster's Stuart Olding is among six uncapped players named in a Rory Best-captained Ireland squad for next month's North American tour. The other uncapped men are Jamie Hagan, Robbie Henshaw, Kieran Marmion, Tommy O'Donnell and Mike Sherry. Ulster backs Darren Cave, Paddy Jackson, Paul Marshall and Andrew Trimble are named in the 28-man squad. Other Ulster players Tom ...
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Rugby-Six uncapped players get Ireland opportunity
Mike Sherry . Ireland, who will be led by interim boss Les Kiss before new coach Joe Schmidt takes fulltime charge, face the United States on June 8 and Canada on June 15. Ireland - Rory Best, Isaac Boss, Darren Cave, Tom ...
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Study finds fall in underage drinking numbers
The Alcohol Beverage Federation of Ireland has said Irish teenagers are now consuming less alcohol.New figures, from the Revenue Commissioners, show that alcohol volumes also dropped by 4.4% in the past year.The group's Director, Kathryn D'Arcy, said the idea that all Irish people drink to excess is no longer the case. The average consumption of alcohol in Ireland has reduced by 20% in ...
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Paddy Power to refund all bets on Irelands Eurovision entry
Paddy Power are today refunding all win and each way singles to customers who backed Ireland's Ryan Dolan for last night's Eurovision.The Tyrone singer finished rock bottom last night and the bookmaker has made the decision to refund more than EUR15,000 to the disappointed punters who backed him.A Paddy Power spokesperson said: "Ryan genuinely didn't deserve to finish last, ...
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Walsh holding auditions for new boy band in Dublin
Auditions for a new boy band are underway in Dublin today.X Factor Judge Louis Walsh is holding the auditions for a new group over the next two days.It is 12 years since Louis held auditions for a group and he is looking for new and emerging talent.Males aged between 16 to 25 years can attend and five boys will be selected out of thousands.The auditions will take place today and tomorrow from 12 ...
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Legal expert brands Ministers revelation about Wallace disturbing
A legal expert has said the Justice Minister revealing that TD Mick Wallace received a caution for using his mobile phone while driving, raises a number of privacy and data protection issues.Alan Shatter declared on television last Thursday, that the Wexford TD was stopped by Garda for driving using his phone last year.Mick Wallace claims the revelation represents a serious abuse of the ...
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Wicklow man completes 908km charity run
A Wicklow man has run the equivalent of 22 marathons in three weeks to raise money for the Brain Tumour Ireland charity. Niall Roche, 32, from Dunlavin, ran the entire length 908km of the Camino de Santiago de Compostela. He starting in St Jean Pied de Port in France and finished in Cape Finisterre in Galicia. Mr Roche's mother, Ronnie Fehilly, died of a brain tumour last ...
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September sittings for backlogged courts
Some higher courts are to take shorter holidays this year because of pressure on the system. Chief Justice Mrs Justice Susan Denham has said the Supreme Court and the Court of Criminal Appeal will sit during September. She said: "This is a pro-active measure by the judges of these courts to tackle the significant delays before an appeal can be heard. "It is part of our ongoing ...
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Call to reopen Dublin memorial park
Campaigners have demanded the reopening of a memorial park to Irish patriots which was closed just a year after tens of thousands of euro in public money was poured into upgrading ...
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Man’s body found in Dublin field
Following a preliminary examination at the scene, the man's body was taken to hospital. The coroner and the state pathologist's office have been notified and a full technichal and forensic examination is due to take place at the site ...
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Ireland squads named for summer tours
The Irish Rugby Football Union today announced the Senior Ireland squad that will tour the USA and Canada, and the Emerging Ireland squad that will compete in the Tbilisi Cup in Georgia, this summer. The senior touring party of 28 players includes six uncapped players - Connacht scrum-half Kieran Marmion, Ulster and Ireland U20 centre Stuart Olding, Connacht full-back Robbie Henshaw, Leinster ...
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Bostons Irish community praise Kenny for standing up to Church
By Mary Regan, Political Correspondent in BostonThe Taoiseach, Enda Kenny, has been applauded by prominent members of the Irish community in Boston for what was described as his "courage" in standing up to religious institutions.Boston Cardinal, Sean O'Malley, is to boycott a speech by Mr Kenny in Boston College tomorrow because he believes the Taoiseach is "aggresively ...
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NI talks aim to rule out violence
Talks on the policing of Belfast public order events with a history of large-scale unrest have produced a commitment to non-violence, it was revealed.Two days of wide-ranging discussions were held in Cardiff involving senior Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) officers, politicians and representatives from loyalist and republican communities.They were aimed at improving community and ...
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Study shows continuing decrease in alcohol consumption
New figures show that alcohol volumes in Ireland have dropped by 4.4% in the past 12 months.The study highlights a continuing a trend of declining alcohol consumption levels since 2001. Overall, the average consumption of alcohol in Ireland has reduced by 20% in the past 12 ...
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Yet more woe for Irish Pension Managed Funds
Irish Pension Managed Funds recorded a negative return of four per cent for the month of November 2008, a continuation of its downward trend, although there are signs of stability, says Hewitt Associates. The global human resources services company has released its monthly Hewitt Managed Fund index, an indicator of Irish Pension Managed Fund performance. After a worrying start to ...
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Kenny pays tribute to Boston spirit
Taoiseach says dignity and strength shown following Boston marathon bombings would "deal with the physical and emotional debris of the ...
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Commitment to non-violence at Belfast events
Talks on the policing of Belfast public order events with a history of large-scale unrest have produced a commitment to non-violence. Two days of wide-ranging discussions were held in Cardiff involving senior PSNI officers, politicians and representatives from unionist and republican communities. They were aimed at improving community and police relations rather than resolving parading or ...
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Talks on North policing result in commitment to non-violence
Last summer republican demonstrators against loyal order marches through Ardoyne in North Belfast engaged in attacks against police brought in to separate the two ...
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Kenny to lay wreath at Boston bombings memorial
Taoiseach Enda Kenny will lay a wreath today at the temporary memorial in Boston for the victims of the marathon bombings. Three people were killed and more than 260 others were injured when two bombs exploded near the finish line of the marathon last month. Mr Kenny is on a three-day visit to the US for a series of engagements. He addressed an event yesterday evening commemorating the 50th ...
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Cabinet allowed Seanad reform Bill to advance because it had little choice
The Seanad chamber. "The Government decision this week to allow the Seanad Reform Bill 2013 to pass to committee stage without a vote arose for reasons of realpolitik rather than from any commitment to reform." Photograph: Alan ...
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Needs of children trumped by politics and economics
Minister for Children Frances Fitzgerald holds the "Children First" document at its publication in July 2011 in Dublin Castle. Photograph: Matt ...
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Denmark crowned Eurovision champions
Irish entrant Ryan Dolan performs during a dress rehearsal ahead of the finals of the Eurovision Song Contest 2013. Photograph: Ragnar Singsaas/Getty ...
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No winner of Lotto jackpot
There was no winner of tonight's Lotto jackpot, but two players won the Lotto Plus 1 EUR350,000 jackpot. The winning Lotto Plus 1 tickets were sold in the South and in the West. There was no winner of the Lotto Plus 2 top prize.Wednesday's main Lotto jackpot is now heading for EUR6m.More than 42,000 players won ...
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London jewel thief wife dead in murder-suicide
A notorious jewel thief and his wife were found dead in their upscale London apartment in an apparent murder-suicide, police said. Police went to the apartment in a Bloomsbury townhouse Wednesday afternoon, The Daily Telegraph reported. They found Margaret Mercati still alive, but she died within minutes. The body of Robert Mercati, 63, was in another room. Investigators say he strangled his ...
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Dublin and Cork are finally linked by motorway
The National Transport authority recently announced to Dublin news media that upgrades to the final stretch of motorway between Cork and Dublin will be opened in 2010, brining to completion a massive infrastructure investment.
The massive upgrade of 250 kilometers of motorway and highway between Dublin and Cork is almost complete, linking the capital with the second largest city in the country. Read more
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