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Munster players star as Ireland end 111-year All-Black hoodoo

FOUR Munster players had starring roles as Ireland sensationally ended their 111-year wait for a win over the All-Blacks with a stunning 40-29 success at Chicago’s Soldier Field on Saturday. Talismanic scrum-half Conor Murray scored a crucial first ...

06 Nov 2016 at 11:03

National News

WATCH: Irish troops deployed overseas visit orphanage in heartwarming video

Irish troops deployed in Lebanon continued the long-standing tradition of supporting a Lebanese orphanage with a recent visit. The men and women of the 123rd Infantry Battalion, who are on a six-month deployment to Lebanon as part of the United ...

31 Jan 2024 at 21:23

National News

Brother of man shot dead on Bloody Sunday hopes court ruling is step towards justice

The brother of a man shot dead on Bloody Sunday has said he hopes a court ruling to quash a decision not to prosecute Soldier F for murder is a step closer to justice. The High Court in Belfast has overruled the decision by the Public ...

23 Mar 2022 at 17:30

Sport

Six Munster players in Ireland squad for All-Blacks clash

SIX Munster players have been included in Joe Schmidt’s 27-strong squad which jetted off to Chicago on Monday to face world champions New Zealand at Soldier Field on Saturday. The six Munster representatives include backs Conor ...

31 Oct 2016 at 17:40

Sport

Sandy Thomson on weather watch with War Soldier

Sandy Thomson does not want to suffer a case of Deja Vu as he bids to get a run into promising hurdler War Soldier this weekend. A late abandonment at Haydock forced the Berwickshire handler to do an about-turn last weekend ...

24 Jan 2023 at 17:09

Sport

All-Black coach Hansen in Anthony Foley tribute

NEW Zealand head coach Steve Hansen paid tribute to Munster’s late head coach Anthony Foley at the start of an All-Black press briefing in Chicago this Thursday. Hansen was speaking at the announcement of his starting ...

03 Nov 2016 at 19:37

Crime and Courts

'I'm not satisfied at all' - Taoiseach slams Defence Forces' handling of Crotty case

TAOISEACH Simon Harris has issued criticism of the Irish Defence Forces – questioning how many of its members are currently “hiding” with convictions for domestic, sexual or gender-based violence. Taoiseach Simon ...

25 Jun 2024 at 11:37

National News

Government to buy 6,000 modern body armour units for Irish soldiers

More than 6,000 “modern” body armour units are being acquired for Irish soldiers, the Tanaiste has said. Minister for Foreign Affairs and Defence Simon Harris said that a 16.5 million euro contract has been ...

30 Mar 2025 at 00:01

National News

Former soldiers to co-operate with inquest into death of man shot during prison break

Six former soldiers have come forward to say they will co-operate with an inquest examining the death of a man shot during a prison break. Hugh Gerard Coney was shot in the back by a British soldier as he ...

20 Sept 2022 at 13:27

Local News

Halted prosecution of Soldier F over Bloody Sunday murders due to resume

The discontinued prosecution of a military veteran known as Soldier F for two murders on Bloody Sunday in Derry in 1972 is to resume. Northern Ireland’s Public Prosecution Service (PPS) announced that ...

22 Sept 2022 at 17:31

National News

Two British fighters in Ukraine sentenced to death after capture by Russian forces

Two British soldiers who were captured by Russian forces while fighting for Ukraine have been sentenced to death by pro-Moscow rebels. Aiden Aslin, 28 and Shaun Pinner, 48, were found guilty of ...

09 Jun 2022 at 17:09

National News

Court mix-up delays resumption of Bloody Sunday prosecution

The scheduled resumption of the prosecution of a military veteran for two murders on Bloody Sunday has been adjourned for 24 hours after a mix-up over what court it was due to be heard in. ...

27 Sept 2022 at 12:37

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