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Irish soccer belongs to us all

Last update: 14:51 | 01.07.12 | © Metro Éireann

Irish soccer belongs to us all

Iosrael san Aontas Eorpach? Tá ball é cheana féin dár le Javier Solana

Last update: 13:41 | 12.11.09 | © Metro Éireann

Is cuid den Eoraip í Iosrael, dár Javier Solana. Bhí an t-aire eorpach um gnothaí eachtracha ag caint ar chomhdháil sa Jerusalem eagraithe ag Uachtarán na hIosraele Simon Peres. Ba ea Facing Tomorrow téama

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GAA’s about play, not pay

Last update: 12:57 | 30.07.09 | © Metro Éireann

The summer sports schedule in Ireland is generally dominated by the GAA championships, with numerous high profile games held every weekend right across the country. In times of economic recession, it can come as a welcome relief to pull on your replica county

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No to twinship with Beijing

Last update: 12:46 | 23.07.09 | © Metro Éireann

At the first meeting of the new Dublin City Council, I tabled a question to the city manager in relation to the proposed twinning of Dublin with Beijing, which was first mooted last year.

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Fianna Fáil and the blame game

Last update: 18:46 | 12.03.09 | © Metro Éireann

What always gets lost in any economic argument is the human story. In the midst of ideological spats, party political squabbles and sound-byte snowstorms, there are heartbreaking cases of personal tragedy around every corner and inevitably behind so many doors.

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The shame of Clonturk House

Last update: 18:21 | 05.03.09 | © Metro Éireann

Just in case you haven’t noticed, the country is in the midst of economic turmoil, and the newspapers are filled daily with analysis to make your head spin about who did what, when and why. So I think I’ll spare you the details of what I think should

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How can Batt sleep at night?

Last update: 02:07 | 19.02.09 | © Metro Éireann

I entered politics in 2004 in an attempt to protect the most vulnerable in our society, most particularly in the education system. At that time there was so much money swishing around in the Government coffers and my mission was to redirect such excess funds

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Ireland’s young need protection

Last update: 15:54 | 05.02.09 | © Metro Éireann

The Roscommon incest and abuse case makes very difficult reading. With recriminations due to reverberate for months to come, there are obviously many questions to be answered.

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Can the Greens sink any lower?

Last update: 05:26 | 22.01.09 | © Metro Éireann

It would appear that the Green Party roll-over is now complete, with commuters across the Greater Dublin area still reeling from the news as Dublin Bus confirmed that its fleet will be reduced by 10 per cent, with the removal of 120 vehicles.

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Farewell to a Dublin hero

Last update: 05:32 | 15.01.09 | © Metro Éireann

Tony Gregory was a hero in our house during my childhood. Even in the extremely interesting political times of the late ’70s and early ’80s, Gregory stood out among the throng. He was young, good-looking, articulate and angry. He spoke with an inner-city

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China criticised over HIV/drug treatment approaches

Last update: 15:33 | 18.12.08 | © Metro Éireann

CHINA’S police and public security forces are driving drug users away from community-based prevention services and denying them access to HIV treatment, Human Rights Watch said in a report released last week.

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Eamon Gilmore for Taoiseach?

Last update: 03:59 | 04.12.08 | © Metro Éireann

For Eamon Gilmore, last Saturday’s Conference address was by far and away the biggest of his political career. Since becoming leader in September last year he has put in consistently solid performances in the Dáil and has been widely accepted as

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