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# 2016

This week
19th March 2023 - 23rd March 2023
# Court of Appeal
Man has conviction for sexually assaulting six-year-old quashed due to child's lack of memory
A judge ruled that the child’s lack of memory of the alleged incident prevented the defence from effectively cross-examining the child.
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# Buccaneer
Henshaw the pride of Athlone as he readies himself for Boks backlash
The 28-year-old was cheered on by a big crowd back home last weekend.
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Jul 31st 2021, 12:01 AM
# Preview
Schmidt's Ireland look to repeat 2016 feat by beating the All Blacks
A thriller awaits at the Aviva Stadium this evening at 7pm.
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Nov 17th 2018, 8:00 AM
# the big one
Schmidt says Ireland 'need to get the car tuned' as All Blacks arrive in Dublin
The Kiwis will provide a far sterner test than Argentina did last weekend.
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Nov 12th 2018, 8:28 AM
# into overtime
Hillary Clinton isn't ruling out challenging the 2016 election result
The Democratic candidate isn’t sure how this would happen though.
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Sep 18th 2017, 10:39 PM
# hot hot hot
Last year was the warmest year ever recorded
The analysis found that atmospheric concentrations of both carbon dioxide and methane reached record levels.
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Jan 18th 2017, 5:46 PM
# Interview
38-year-old Irish Olympian Breege Connolly one of the unsung heroes of 2016
The Leitrim native recalls her unforgettable experience at the Olympics.
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Jan 8th 2017, 5:18 PM
# Safety
Almost half of all workplace deaths last year were on farms
Accidents involving vehicles accounted for nearly half of all fatalities in 2016.
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Jan 5th 2017, 12:20 PM
# 2016
'Very bad year for road safety' sees more deaths and more fatal crashes
Speeding, drink driving, non-seatbelt wearing and using a mobile phones are among the chief causes.
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Jan 3rd 2017, 7:48 PM
# worst year
52 reasons 2016 was the actual worst
Make it end already.
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Dec 31st 2016, 1:00 PM
# Blaggers
15 times Irish people were absolute chancers in 2016
Brass necks.
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Dec 31st 2016, 9:30 AM
# the year that was
Quiz: The big, big quiz of 2016
How much of it do you remember?
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Dec 31st 2016, 9:30 AM
# factcheck
The 2016 FactCheck Review of the Year
Which politicians had the most TRUE and FALSE claims? And what were the issues that kept us busiest?
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Dec 31st 2016, 8:00 AM
# over to you
The 10 most read stories on TheJournal.ie this year
The general election, shootings in Dublin, Pat Hickey – these are the stories you read this year.
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Dec 31st 2016, 7:30 AM
# so 2016
These are the Winners and Losers from a very unusual Irish political year
Who’s up? Who’s down? Who’ll still be around this time next year?
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Dec 30th 2016, 10:00 PM
# snape snape severus snape
Kate Winslet has shared a lovely story of what Alan Rickman did with his Harry Potter money
The first anniversary of the actor’s death is coming up on January 14.
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Dec 30th 2016, 7:52 PM
# New Years Honours
3 Irish players named in the EFL Team of 2016
Trio Keiren Westwood, John Egan and Graham Carey make the cut.
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Dec 30th 2016, 2:13 PM
# the year in sport
How well do you remember the runners-up of 2016?
Everybody remembers the winners. What about those who came second?
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Dec 29th 2016, 10:00 PM
# end of season
The agony and the ecstasy! 12 pics that sum up the League of Ireland season
The 2016 campaign had it all.
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Dec 29th 2016, 6:00 PM
# 2016
The historic international rugby year as seen through the lens
2016 was a historic year for Ireland.
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Dec 28th 2016, 7:00 AM
# a link to the past
Quiz: Can you link the picture to the 2016 news story?
How well can you remember your 2016 news-by-picture?
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Dec 27th 2016, 9:30 PM
# RIP
Gone too soon: 5 people the rugby world lost in 2016
The game lost a number of current and former players far too young this year.
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Dec 27th 2016, 10:30 AM
# Let's Get Quizzical
Quiz: How well do you remember the 2016 hurling year?
Test yourself, hurling fans.
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Dec 26th 2016, 9:30 PM
# get to know rowe
Torn between Champions League and inter-county football: A day in the life of Sarah Rowe
The Mayo and Shelbourne star thought she had already made the decision between the two sports.
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Dec 26th 2016, 6:00 PM
# Feature
Double sporting success makes 2016 a year to remember in Dublin suburb
Ballyboden St Enda’s and Annalise Murphy both brought some very special silverware back to Rathfarnham.
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Dec 26th 2016, 8:00 AM
# Review
83 of our favourite Irish sports pics of 2016
We remember the past 12 months with some of the year’s defining images.
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Dec 25th 2016, 9:15 PM
# Winning
14 sportspeople who had a 2016 to remember
This year was a special one sports-wise, especially for this lot.
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Dec 25th 2016, 5:30 PM
# 70 days
Enda says this was his biggest challenge in 2016
This government has faced water charges, calls to repeal the Eighth, homelessness but found his biggest hurdle ‘humbling’.
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Dec 25th 2016, 11:30 AM
# Year in Review
12 months of Irish sport: The many highs and lows of 2016
We took a look through each month and picked one or two standout Irish sporting moments from each.
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Dec 24th 2016, 9:00 AM
# In Numbers
From that Robbie Brady goal to the O'Donovan brothers: Here's the sporting year from 1-12
The Euros, the Olympics and Leicester – we have it all.
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Dec 22nd 2016, 10:00 PM
# Quiz
How well do you remember the Premier League year?
Leicester’s unprecedented success means 2016 is unlikely to be forgotten anytime soon.
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Dec 22nd 2016, 9:30 PM
# essential reading
Here are our 16 favourite sports books from 2016
Paul O’Connell, Joey Barton and John Kavanagh are among the big names to feature in our list.
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Dec 22nd 2016, 7:43 PM
# break the internet
From the figure of 8 in Chicago to Shane Byrne's Olympic doppleganger: 8 times that rugby went viral this year
Plus, nine-year-old Australian powerhouse Meaalofa Te’o.
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Dec 21st 2016, 10:00 PM
# zero to hero
15 sportspeople you (probably) hadn't heard of this time last year
It’s hard to believe we didn’t know these names 12 months ago.
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Dec 20th 2016, 8:00 PM
# Let's Get Quizzical
Quiz: How well do you remember the 2016 Gaelic football year?
Let’s test your memory from the last 12 months.
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Dec 19th 2016, 5:00 PM
# we can be heroes
The 13 true Irish heroes of 2016
We salute you.
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Dec 18th 2016, 8:15 PM
# generation millennial snowflake
13 of the most 2016 headlines of 2016
14, if you include our own headline.
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Dec 16th 2016, 10:00 PM
# i'm feeling lucky
Here are the things we Googled most in 2016 - can you guess what made the top spot?
Politicians, celebrities, and pokémon were among the things that dominated our online curiosity in 2016.
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Dec 14th 2016, 8:00 AM
# make america great again
Donald Trump is TIME's Person of the Year 2016
The president-elect will move into the White House in January 2017.
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Dec 7th 2016, 12:58 PM
# 2017
Saying goodbye to 2016: What big changes will you make next year?
It’s been a tough one, so all hail 2017.
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Nov 25th 2016, 11:00 AM
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