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Live coverage of Ireland’s first Euro 2012 qualifier
02 September 2010
The eagerly anticipated first match in the Republic of Ireland’s Euro 2012 qualifying campaign will be screened live on Setanta Sports at 1am AEST on Saturday morning (September 4). Republic of Ireland boss Giovanni Trapattoni is hoping captain Robbie Keane’s lack of football at Tottenham so far this season will work in his country’s [...]
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Race to secure U2 tickets
01 September 2010
The U2 ticket frenzy has begun. U2360° will visit Auckland, Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne, and include U2’s first Perth date since Popmart in 1998 and tickets are already selling fast. Tickets for the performances in Australia and New Zealand will officially go on sale Friday, September 3 at all usual outlets. A number of pre-sale [...]
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Beloved actor Mick Lally dies
01 September 2010
Ireland’s theatre world is mourning the loss of Mick Lally, one of its most renowned actors. The 64-year-old star of stage and screen died in hospital after a short illness. Taoiseach Brian Cowen led tributes to the former teacher, who was most famous for his role as Miley Byrne in the long-running television series Glenroe. “He [...]
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Two 2010 Grand Final appearances for the Phoenix
01 September 2010
Sydney Irish football club Phoenix FC is celebrating its 25th anniversary in style, winning this year’s Eastern Suburbs Football Premier Division home-and-away season and booking its place in the Grand Final on September 4. A stunning 4-1 victory against Sydney Uni sealed the minor premiership while a 3-2 victory over Maroubra in the major semi-final secured [...]
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Lenihan under fire after banks post massive losses
01 September 2010
Finance Minister Brian Lenihan tonight stood accused of presiding over the most expensive bank bailout in the world as nationalised Anglo Irish Bank reported €8.2 billion losses. The massive blackhole for the first half of the year was twice as bad as experts predicted, prompting calls for the Government to pull the [...]
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Trent Johnston, accidental hero
01 September 2010
Growing up in Wollongong, Trent Johnston scarcely thought that he would wind up becoming a pivotal figure in the development of Irish cricket. Aaron Dunne met the Irish skipper in Dublin. In the summer of 2007, a magical few weeks in the Caribbean altered the course of Irish cricket forever. An amazing run through the group stages [...]
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