Ulster feel the effects of Munster backlash – Irish Times
Munster 24-10 Ulster: Normal service was resumed as Munster bounced back from a recent poor run of form when tries from Jean de Villiers, David Wallace, Keith Earls and Paul Warwick ensured a bonus point win over Ulster in their Magners League encounter at Thomond Park.
Two [...]
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Listening to SIPTU’s Jack O’Connor on Radio 1 earlier this morning made me angry really really angry. You see these guys thrive on dispute and in order to keep their union subscriptions rolling in they must me seen to be doing something for their lots of lolly.
Their objection to public sector pay reductions is as [...]
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The story of the football player in the United Kingdom jailed for sexual and aggravated assault has caught peoples attention. I thought it would be interesting to display thoughts and opinions of people who post comments on a forum site to show wide and diverse views on the issue.
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Cabinet WAGs are left at home as ministers fear public backlash
29-10-2009 — Senan Molony Deputy Political Editor
THE Cabinet WAGs are having their wings clipped.
The wives, husbands and partners of government ministers are being pushed off the plane . . . by their attached politicians.
New patterns of travel indicate that ministers now fear being accused of [...]
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Shop’s shock tactics fail to halt revellers in mid-flow
29-10-2009 — Gordon Deegan
AN UNSUSPECTING reveller literally got the shock of his life when he urinated against the window of a traditional music shop at the weekend.
He was the first victim of a controversial ‘electric shock’ treatment devised by the owner of Custy’s near O’Connell Street in [...]
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Lawn bowls, a sport I admire and will for the sake of ensuring it’s survival I will comment on it every once in a while. I looked up BBC 606 forum and fell upon a posting from a gent commenting on the game in the UK having returned from many years in South Africa.
Read on:
Cheats [...]
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I don’t know what’s happening but the good folk of Donegal must be off the beer and local publicans need to attract their Northern Irish cousins into their establishments to stay afloat.
The Dog earlier today sought confirmation from the office of the Minister for Enterprise, Trade & Employment seeking clarification on her recent pioneer status [...]
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I have to say I’m disappointed no I’m devastated. Another hero has blown my image of the apart. Andre Agassi has revealed his drug use in his autobiography, having used Crystal Meth in 1997.
My image of him was always a rough around the edges athlete who didn’t conform to the traditional image but was [...]
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Amazing story, not only did they run over 26 miles but they managed to get engaged at the end of it.
Now that’s a story.
A case of ’til sweat do us part’
Irish Independent — Louise Hogan Irish Independent
LOVE was in the air, along with the unmistakable whiff of thousands of heavily perspiring athletes.
Publican William Fry (34) [...]
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Kidney to name squad for November test series
Irish Independent
Declan Kidney is expected to name his squad for the November test series later today.
The Ireland coach has delayed naming his panel due to a number of injuries.
The Irish are due to play Australia, Fiji and South Africa next month.
Rory Best and the first-choice Munster front row [...]
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I recommend it very highly, you have to give it a go. In bed watching Fawlty Towers, her indoors doesn’t approve of TV in bed, that rule was invented before RTE Player.
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Great news but should the Tanaiste be the one to announce it. She has done more damage for Ireland Inc than even the Economic War of yester year.
Most ordinary citizens are frustrated by the current government but many of us understand that they have a difficult job to do – what we cannot accept is [...]
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Swine flu vaccine reaches 40pc of doctors
26-10-2009 — Breda Heffernan
ALMOST half of all GPs participating in the swine flu vaccination programme have received the drug as health chiefs prepare a major publicity campaign ahead of the rollout of mass vaccinations.
The programme rollout comes as a warning is issued to women who have recently given birth [...]
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O’Gara says competition with Sexton will bring out best in him
26-10-2009 — Hugh Farrelly
RONAN O’GARA believes the competition for his Ireland No 10 jersey will bring the best out of him ahead of next month’s international series.
Ireland begin their season against Australia on November 14 and the form of Jonathan Sexton has led to much [...]
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Archbishop accused of abusing 14-year-old girl
26-10-2009 — John Cooney Religion Correspondent
THE Irish Church’s standing in Rome has been dealt a further damaging blow with a high-level Vatican investigation into a complaint of child sexual abuse against a Tipperary-born archbishop.
This is the first instance of an official charge of clerical child molestation being made against an [...]
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You’ve got to hand it to him, every year he spends a month before Halloween getting his house ready for three days of intensive viewing all for charity.
Yes it’s that time of the year again and Ken Carragher has prepared his Halloween Grotto and will be entertaining you from Wednesday evening – get there and [...]
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I ask mtself this question all the time, how the hell did it happen?, how did I become an internet junkie?, is there really something wrong with blogging, posting, viewing et etc?.
Answer is no, but as with the real world, the virtual one has people that we begin to dislike. In my case the dislike [...]
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Put my skeleton costume on, please Daddy, please. Oh no not dressing up time. I say oh no because I’m hiding upstairs. The Mother in law is downstairs with the tormented one (Father in law) who has wished dementia on himself to block out many years of torment.
You may accuse me of being irrational, selfish [...]
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What is it about my local Tesco? I continue to shop there, have done so for many years but still can’t understand why.
I stuck with them after my credit card was rejected – my fault, used a new card but didn’t activate it – and the cashier roared down the shop to her supervisor [...]
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