John Feehan
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Super grass: the arching, architectural forms of wild meadows
- Environment
- July 4, 2020, 06:00
Weeks of cold, raw, early rain, then droughty weeks of a misplaced summer; weeks of showery rain again, some of it teasingly warm: such are the mood s(...)

Gerry Thornley: Home and away Six Nations could be its ruination
- Rugby
- May 26, 2020, 06:00
Regrets, the Six Nations will have a few. For starters, if they had agreed to complete the sponsorship deal believed to have been negotiated by their (...)

Spot the difference: how Clare Island has changed in 100 years
- Environment
- October 5, 2019, 06:00
A shade too big to be mysterious, a bit too near the shore to seem utterly remote, Clare Island still has an iconic presence. Its arching silhouette, (...)

Pioneering scientist and first road traffic fatality Mary Ward remembered
- Irish News
- September 2, 2019, 01:08
Mary Ward is chiefly remembered as being the unfortunate victim of Ireland’s first fatal road traffic incident, but in her lifetime she was a celebrat(...)

An apparition or a magic lantern: What happened at Knock 140 years ago?
- Religion & Beliefs
- August 21, 2019, 08:12
It was very wet that evening in Knock on August 21st, 1879, 140 years ago today, when 15 local people saw the apparition of Mary, St Joseph, St John t(...)

Six Nations relegation ruled out as unions discuss new world league
- International
- February 1, 2019, 00:05
Relegation from the Six Nations has been dismissed as “absolutely not on the agenda” by tournament organisers despite ongoing talks over the significa(...)

Six Nations chief executive John Feehan steps down
- Retail & Services
- April 20, 2018, 17:29
John Feehan has stepped down from his role as chief executive of Six Nations and the British & Irish Lions after 16 years at the helm of both rugb(...)

Warren Gatland profile: former Ireland and Lions coach revealed
- International
- February 17, 2018, 01:00
Warren Gatland left Galwegians, Connacht and Ireland all in infinitely better condition than when he inherited them during a near decade of coaching i(...)

TV3 unveils its plans for coverage of Six Nations
- Media & Marketing
- December 8, 2017, 12:30
TV3 Group has unveiled Joe Molloy as the anchor of its coverage of the Six Nations rugby tournament, to which it has the television rights for the nex(...)

Worthy Papal encyclical on environment didn’t go far enough
- Environment
- November 18, 2017, 06:00
Laudato Si’ (praise be to you), Pope Francis’ encyclical on the environment, was widely applauded two years ago, while prompting predictable suspicion(...)