# Award

All time

Eamon Gilmore named one of the Leading Global Thinkers of 2015

That’s according to Foreign Policy magazine – and it’s thanks to his work on the marriage referendum.

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Dec 1st 2015, 9:27 PM

# poor policies

One in 10 sackings in Ireland is down to bullying

More than half of Irish companies do not have strong enough policies on bullying.

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Oct 18th 2015, 12:33 PM

# Take a Break

Watch Viola Davis' moving speech after becoming the first black woman to win Best Actress Emmy

“The only thing that separates women of colour from everyone else is opportunity.”

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Sep 21st 2015, 11:00 AM

# Equality Tribunal

Barber awarded €6,500 after being inappropriately touched by her boss

The man said the touching was natural.

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Aug 27th 2015, 7:01 PM

# Equality Tribunal

Man awarded €28,000 compensation on grounds of discrimination at work

Mariusz Kozak was awarded €28,000 in compensation from his former employer Eirtech Aviation Ltd.

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Jul 18th 2015, 7:45 AM

# courage

This emotional Caitlyn Jenner speech has had everyone talking today

At the ESPYs last night the 65-year-old spoke of stories of trans teenagers who had been bullied, beaten up, murdered or who had taken their own lives.

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Jul 16th 2015, 10:00 PM

# brave

Everyone's been talking about Caitlyn Jenner’s emotional speech at last night’s ESPN awards

“This transition has been harder on me than anything I could have imagined.”

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Jul 16th 2015, 1:44 PM

# mal entendu

This violinist mistakenly accepting an award will make you full-body cringe

The presenter actually said the name of another violinist. Nightmare.

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Jun 10th 2015, 8:14 AM

# Tekkers

Video: Limerick's Cian Lynch produced this brilliant bag of tricks against Clare

The teenager starred against Clare last Sunday.

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May 27th 2015, 8:18 PM

# success

Shane Long wins Southampton's goal of the season award after scoring this beauty

The Ireland international has had a somewhat difficult time adjusting to life at St Marys.

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May 21st 2015, 12:06 AM

# Award

Denis O'Brien received a lifetime achievement award for contribution to tech industry

The award recognises the “valuable contribution made by an individual to the growth of the technology industry”

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May 15th 2015, 5:00 PM

# Settlement

Boy left paralysed after hospital treatment awarded €3.8 million

The interim payment will cover five years of care for Matthew McGrath.

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Apr 21st 2015, 7:04 PM

# Sundance

Irish actor Jack Reynor wins top prize at Sundance Film Festival

Reynor was honoured for his role in Glassland, a film by Irish director Gerard Barrett.

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Feb 1st 2015, 11:03 AM

# meteor choice

Are these the 10 best Irish songs of 2014?

The Meteor Choice Irish Song of the Year nominations are out.

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Jan 27th 2015, 1:00 PM

# WWII

93-year-old Irish veteran awarded Legion d'Honneur

The award is France’s highest military honour.

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Jan 27th 2015, 11:28 AM

# Award

Sexton misses out as Retallick named World Rugby Player of the Year

The New Zealand second row becomes the fourth man from his country to win the trophy.

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Nov 22nd 2014, 8:23 PM

# caring 24/7

I haven't had a full night's sleep since 1999. I'd do it again in a heartbeat --- Ireland's Carer of the Year

Mayo woman Eleanor Ryder has been looking after her husband 24/7 for the best part of two decades.

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Nov 14th 2014, 4:45 PM

# we'll always have paris

Trimble and Briggs pick up Player of the Year gongs at rugby writers' awards

Ireland Women were also recognised through awards handed to Philip Doyle and Fiona Coghlan.

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Nov 11th 2014, 8:00 PM

15 of the best hurlers never to win an Allstar award

Gerry McInerney and John O’Brien were among those unlucky who were unlucky to be overlooked.

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Oct 30th 2014, 5:14 PM

# Paul Durcan

Ireland's 'poet of the people' honoured for a lifetime's great work

‘Daddy, Daddy,’ I cried, ‘Pass out the moon,’

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Oct 28th 2014, 1:56 PM

# saints and scholars

Arts Council announce nominees for new Irish fiction laureate award

The winner will receive €150,000 over three years and is set to be announced in January next year.

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Oct 20th 2014, 1:35 PM

# well done

Nine-year-old who's lobbying RTÉ to use sign language in Toy Show wins award

Quaid Cleland is on a mission to get the whole country using sign language so we can all communicate with one another.

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Oct 18th 2014, 9:00 AM

# winners

Shannon Airport wins 'Airport of the Year' in European awards

This is the first time an Irish airport has won this award and judges singled it out because of its success in ending five years of “seemingly interminable decline”.

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Oct 1st 2014, 9:05 PM

# Award

Meet the award-winning Irish teens who could help solve world hunger

The trio scooped the grand prize at the recent Google Science Fair.

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Sep 27th 2014, 9:15 AM

# Focus Ireland

One family a day is becoming homeless in Dublin

Focus Ireland said that there has been a “stark increase” in the number of families becoming homeless in the last 18 months.

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Jul 14th 2014, 5:45 PM

# noma

Feeling hungry? This is what a meal in the best restaurant in the world is like

Noma has been voted the best restaurant in the world for the fourth time.

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Apr 29th 2014, 8:45 PM

# Award

Chris Ashton and Jonny Wilkinson on shortlist for ERC Player of the Year

Three Saracens players and two Toulon men have made the cut ahead of the Heineken Cup final.

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Apr 29th 2014, 6:22 PM

# Award

East West Interconnector named 'Engineering Project of the Year'

EirGrid’s East West Interconnector has the capability to power over 1 million homes.

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Apr 14th 2014, 11:03 PM

# Front Line Defenders

Sean Penn to present human rights award in Dublin

The Hollywood actor will be jetting into the capital next week.

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Feb 28th 2014, 7:15 AM

# PHOBIA

Dead rat stench and mice on desks: Woman gets €20k over rodents at work

Amanda Byrne said she had a life-long phobia and was petrified to go to work in case a rat or mouse crossed her path.

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Feb 12th 2014, 9:35 AM

# Northern Ireland

Richard Haass to be awarded Tipperary Peace Award

The US diplomat will be recognised for his efforts in helping reconcile the North.

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Feb 3rd 2014, 2:22 PM

# no secret

Edward Snowden has been nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize

A letter from the Norwegian minister who nominated him said that he he has contributed to revealing “the extreme level of surveillance by nations”.

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Jan 29th 2014, 11:02 PM

# In The Mix

Four Irishmen included on longlist for ERC European Player of the Year

Two Munster men, two Leinster forwards and Ulster’s South African maestro have made the first cut.

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Jan 21st 2014, 6:00 PM

# young sci 2014

Mayo All-Ireland drama helps inspire award winning Young Scientist gumshield entry

Three students at St Gerald’s College in Castlebar were awarded third place overall for their sports related entry.

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Jan 14th 2014, 12:00 PM

# winning ways

And Yaya does it again: 3-in-a-row for Toure as he wins African Footballer of the Year

The Manchester City star beat John Obi Mikel and Didier Drogba to claim the award.

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Jan 9th 2014, 10:26 PM

# Person of the Year

Miley Cyrus, Pope Francis or Snowden? TIME magazine to reveal Person of the Year

The competition is fierce.

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Dec 11th 2013, 7:15 AM

# everyone's a critic

Want to be a film critic? Here’s your chance

The Irish Film Institute has set up an award scheme for potential movie critics in tribute to late programmer Pete Walsh.

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Dec 9th 2013, 3:45 PM

# phoney war

"Apple doesn't own beautiful and sexy" - Samsung lawyer reacts to €215 million award

Apple was yesterday awarded an additional $290 million in damages by a jury after Samsung was found to have infringed on their patents.

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Nov 22nd 2013, 10:37 AM

# Award

Sexton and Briggs scoop player of the year gong

The trophy-lifting goal-kickers are the toast of the Guinness Irish rugby writers tonight.

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Nov 11th 2013, 8:00 PM

# IMPAC DUBLIN AWARD

Libraries worldwide nominate their favourite 2012 books - is yours in there?

Three Irish books have been nominated for the prestigious IMPAC DUBLIN Literary Award. What books would you nominate?

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Nov 11th 2013, 11:26 AM