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The downward spiral continues: French media reacts to Bordeaux rout of Leinster " The Irish Times
23+ hour, 58+ min ago (168+ words) The trauma will be difficult for this ageing Irish province to overcome...
Gerry Thornley: Leinster beaten decisively by Bordeaux on bruising weekend for Irish rugby
3+ hour, 25+ min ago (867+ words) No tears, no hard luck stories, just a grim acceptance they had been well beaten. Leinster's second-half performance was another indicator of their continuing spirit and resolve in the face of yet more wounding blows. But by then the die…...
The Irish Times view on Cuba: in Trump's sights
14+ min ago (109+ words) The Irish Times The Castro regime benefitted from Soviet aid and oil supplies after the 1962 nuclear missile crisis. That fell away in the early 1990s, when oil imports and trade with Latin America compensated. Cuba has gone through openness and closure,…...
Thirty-four men deported to Poland and Lithuania from Ireland on grounds of criminality
16+ min ago (458+ words) A total of 34 men were deported from Ireland to Poland and Lithuania on Sunday on the grounds of criminality, Minister for Justice Jim O'Callaghan has said. According to the Minister, the charter removal flight had 22 Polish and 12 Lithuanian nationals on…...
Cork outclass Clare to set-up another Munster decider against Limerick
25+ min ago (829+ words) After the final whistle, one young Cork supporter breached the security cordon and scampered across the field, raising the loudest cheer since Cork's goal, nearly an hour earlier. Though there were 42, 269 people in the stadium, the atmosphere in the second…...
Kerry and Armagh both secure third successive provincial crowns
25+ min ago (352+ words) Kerry manager Mark Bourke said they are heading into the All-Ireland series in a good position after holding off Waterford to capture the Munster Senior Women's Football crown for the third year in a row. "I think we're getting closer…...
Temperatures to reach up to 27 degrees as warm spell continues
37+ min ago (406+ words) Temperatures are to reach as high as 27 degrees over the next two days, as Ireland continues to bask in sunshine amid the current warm spell. Sunday continued the weekend's warm, sunny weather following an unusually cold May, with temperatures generally…...
Proper inquiry could have stopped ex-garda Paul Moody's abuse, head of Fiosr" says
43+ min ago (549+ words) Fiosr, which investigates complaints made against garda, conducted itself in an "unacceptable" manner when the first complaint was made about serial abuser and now former garda Paul Moody, the head of the Garda watchdog body, Emily Logan, has said. Moody…...
Tyrone are mourning a legend: Malachy ORourke pays tribute to Frank Mc Guigan after win over Roscommon
1+ hour, 14+ min ago (352+ words) Tyrone manager Malachy O'Rourke says his players were determined to deliver a strong performance at Dr Hyde Park to honour Frank Mc Guigan. Widely regarded as one of Tyrone's greatest players, and affectionally known as "The King', Mc Guigan died…...
Five-star Limerick crush Tipperary to sail into Munster final
1+ hour, 16+ min ago (562+ words) Limerick left nothing to chance by rattling five goals past an already-eliminated Tipperary in front of 29, 069 fans at TUS Gaelic Grounds to book their eighth successive Munster final appearance. It was the Treaty's highest goals tally against their neighbours since…...