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Irish Hockey League matches postponed after Covid-19 restrictions tightened
- Other Sports
- October 15, 2020, 18:46
All EY Irish Hockey League matches have been postponed until further notice following a Government announcement on Wednesday of the removal of the sen(...)

Ministers made aware of Cork hockey clubs’ concerns about travel to away games
- Other Sports
- October 13, 2020, 18:09
It is understood that Fianna Fáil’s Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, Michael McGrath and Jack Chambers, Minister of State for Sport and Gae(...)

Church of Ireland affirms ‘sacredness of human life’ in assisted dying debate
- Religion & Beliefs
- October 8, 2020, 20:56
The Church of Ireland Archbishops have called for sensitivity in discussing end of life issues as the Dying with Dignity Bill in the Dáil goes to Comm(...)

Bono was ‘beaten up by Orangemen’ as a kid - if you can believe Bon Jovi
- Offbeat
- October 6, 2020, 19:52
In his early childhood, Bono was subjected to threats of violence from Orangemen marauding through his Dublin neighbourhood - at least if you believe (...)

Brexit: Ireland’s major churches appeal to UK and EU for clarity
- Religion & Beliefs
- October 6, 2020, 10:06
Ireland’s main church leaders have appealed to the United Kingdom and Europen Union “to act with urgency and generosity,” on Brexit. They have calle(...)

Schools in south Dublin among the most oversubscribed in the country
- Education
- October 3, 2020, 02:50
Schools in the south Dublin area are among the most heavily oversubscribed in the country, according to enrollment data published for the first time. (...)

Parents voice fears over end to sibling-first school admissions
- Education
- October 3, 2020, 01:52
Jamie Tratalos and his partner, Lara Byrne, breathed a huge sigh of relief last year when their daughter secured a place in junior infants at their lo(...)

When Down’s 1960 All-Ireland victory brought down barriers
- Gaelic Football
- September 30, 2020, 06:00
Of all the many conversations I’ve had over the years about the rise of the 1960 Down team, one in particular stands out to this day. And it wasn’t wi(...)

Church of Ireland bishops approve ‘Taking the Knee’ ceremony
- Religion & Beliefs
- September 29, 2020, 16:23
The Church of Ireland bishops have approved a ‘Taking the Knee’ ceremony opposing racism for use in all its churches across the island of Ireland duri(...)

‘This image of a man tarred and feathered, driving a train out of rage, just haunted me’
- Stage
- September 26, 2020, 05:00
In a meeting room on Denmark Street, a pacifist train driver is describing being tarred and feathered by a nationalist mob during the munitions strike(...)