# balance

Last year

2022

Leinster keeping one eye on Tigers during 'great challenge' in South Africa

The province have brought an experimental looking squad to South Africa as they step up preparations for a Champions Cup quarter-final date with Leicester.

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Apr 20th 2022, 7:15 AM

# balance

NI Green Party considering legal action over 'exclusion' from BBC Leaders’ Debate

Clare Bailey MLA says her party is getting less coverage than the Traditional Unionist Voice despite have more MLAs and councillors.

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Apr 13th 2022, 3:05 PM

# Ball in PLay

'When you take a team to that kill zone from minute one, maybe that explains the result'

Leinster ran 13 tries past Montpellier as they got up and running again last weekend.

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Jan 19th 2022, 8:41 AM

All time

# balance

'The attitude is the problem for us' - Cork club mounts case for issues in women's rugby

Patrick O’Connor of the Bantry Bay RFC speaks to The42 about the current state of the game.

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Sep 28th 2021, 5:00 PM

# balance

'Your losses can be definitive, but I don't let them define how I think about myself'

Flanker Dorothy Wall discusses Ireland’s Six Nations campaign and the influence of her family.

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Apr 28th 2021, 3:09 PM

# balance

Ringrose putting in the homework in order to trust his instincts

The Ireland centre says he is trying to be as meticulous as possible when it comes to studying the opposition.

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Mar 12th 2021, 6:30 AM

# BALANCING ACT

Final year medicine studies and Leinster career keeping Murphy busy

The 25-year-old back row is nearing the end of his degree in UCD.

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Jan 27th 2021, 6:30 AM

# balance

'You have got to throw fellas in at the right time'

Munster head coach Johann van Graan was impressed with Ben Healy on his first competitive start for the province.

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Nov 30th 2019, 11:14 AM

# balance

Controversial cull strengthened Super Rugby, says Stormers coach

Robbie Fleck says there are no more easy games in Super Rugby since the Cheetahs, Kings and Force got the boot.

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May 18th 2018, 9:08 AM

# balance

Fitness bloggers and influencers are being asked to use their platform responsibly in the run-up to Christmas

How posts on preventing Christmas weight gain could be doing more harm than good.

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Dec 16th 2017, 8:00 PM

# Friday Night Lights

Ireland's Six Nations hopes in the balance ahead of Cardiff clash

Captain Rory Best feels tonight’s meeting with Wales will tell us all we need to know about Joe Schmidt’s side.

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Mar 10th 2017, 6:25 PM

# personal stories

The Citizens' Assembly will NOT hear from a woman who regrets having an abortion

The assembly says the decision is reflective of the submissions they received

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Mar 3rd 2017, 7:00 PM

# Citizens Assembly

'More than five' anonymous women will have a vital say on the future of abortion in Ireland

The women will tell their own stories about their experience of the Eighth Amendment.

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Feb 4th 2017, 7:00 AM

# work life balance

Poland, India and Thailand better countries for expats than Ireland

The new HSBC survey put Ireland in 27th place, up four places from last year.

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Jan 3rd 2017, 6:15 AM

"Not Brexit-proof" - there's a deal of good news for the self-employed today, but is it enough?

However the earned income tax credit still lags behind the €1,650 automatic deduction available to PAYE workers.

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Oct 11th 2016, 3:29 PM

# balance

Analysis: O'Donoghue and O'Donnell shine in Munster's back row

Anthony Foley has finally been able to get his best back row on the pitch.

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Jan 4th 2016, 3:34 PM

# balance

Brilliant back row, Keatley's calm and more talking points from Munster's win

Stuart McCloskey was exceptional for Ulster once again.

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Jan 2nd 2016, 5:27 PM

# Balance to the force

'Completely delusional': Joan Burton slammed over Fine Gael-only warning

The Tánaiste thinks Labour brings balance to Fine Gael’s approach – Sinn Féin disagrees.

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Dec 21st 2015, 1:00 PM

# fair and balanced

George Hook - and other hosts - will have to be careful about tweets during the election campaign

The Broadcasting Authority of Ireland has released guidelines for broadcasters during next year’s election.

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Nov 9th 2015, 4:30 PM

# balance

TV and radio watchdog reject complaints that Chris Donoghue was 'rude and hostile'

TV and radio watchdog busy with complaints about same-sex marriage

37.8k

Oct 28th 2015, 3:30 PM

# two sides to a story

Did RTÉ need to get such 'extreme views' for balance in the marriage referendum?

Rory O’Neill doesn’t think so.

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Oct 25th 2015, 7:30 AM

# pingate

Ireland's Equality Minister was asked by RTÉ to remove a Yes Equality pin

Brendan O’Connor made the request of Aodhán Ó Ríordáin last night.

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May 10th 2015, 7:28 AM

# the cosmo

Broadcaster quits LGBT radio show over RTÉ demands for balance

Scott De Buitléir said he thought avoiding the issue of the upcoming referendum “made a mockery” of his show.

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May 7th 2015, 4:59 PM

# stopwatch the presses

Marian Finucane using "stopwatches" to ensure balance on marriage referendum debates

The broadcaster made the comment on her RTÉ Radio 1 show this afternoon.

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Apr 19th 2015, 6:31 PM

# balance

Lots of beer and Full Irishes: Dan Martin knows the value of ignoring your diet (for a while)

Even if your scales don’t stop at 66 kilos like Ireland’s top cyclist, there are merits to taking time out from your intense training regime,

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Dec 19th 2014, 8:01 PM

# wax on wax off

This Google-owned robot reenacts crane kick scene from Karate Kid

The robot from Boston Dynamics, the robotics company owned by Google, used the scene to show off its balancing capabilities

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Nov 11th 2014, 2:30 PM

# Because I am a Girl

No country in the world gives women the same power, pay and rights it gives to men

Plan Ireland published a report today that highlighted gender inequality.

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Oct 7th 2014, 4:31 PM

# balance

Analysis: Bale in the 'Di Maria role'? How Real Madrid can solve their current problems

The side’s disappointing displays have brought plenty of criticism from the Madrid media

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Sep 16th 2014, 2:49 PM

# Ah here

Thanks a bunch boss... Apparently 8 out of 10 of us have been contacted by work while on holidays

Modern life is rubbish, etc.

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Aug 22nd 2014, 8:00 AM

# ball and chain

Carles Puyol's model girlfriend is keeping him in shape since retirement

Another week of this and he can get lifting something heavy.

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Jul 28th 2014, 5:48 PM

# ship shape

Trading up: Ireland exported €1bn more in a month compared to last year

Pharmaceuticals remain the backbone of the country’s exports.

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Jul 14th 2014, 1:38 PM

# balance

Cork's dual stars face big test to be ready for hurling final, says captain Cronin

Three of JBM’s hurling panel have been named to start this Sunday’s Munster SFC final.

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Jul 4th 2014, 3:08 PM

# balance

Here's how nutrition is managed for the Irish rugby squad on tour to Argentina

We caught up with IRFU nutritionist Dr Ruth Wood-Martin before she headed off to South America ahead of the squad.

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Jun 2nd 2014, 12:00 PM

# Collision

Europe struck wrong balance on 'right to be forgotten' ruling, says Google boss

The company’s executive chairman, Eric Schmidt, said the ECJ had struck the wrong balance, causing what he describes as a “collision between a right to be forgotten and a right to know.”

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May 15th 2014, 11:49 AM

# Gender Equality

Men "hit harder than women by unemployment during recession"

Two new studies from the ESRI look at gender and the impact of the recession on work and finances.

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May 14th 2014, 6:45 AM

Watch this woman flip 5 bowls on her head in the ultimate balancing act

She’s got some superhuman balancing skills.

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Dec 6th 2013, 4:45 PM

# balance

How the rules have changed for broadcasters when it comes to referendum coverage

Broadcasters don’t have to automatically give the same amount of airtime to both sides – but they do have to make sure the allocation is fair and balanced.

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Sep 29th 2013, 6:30 PM

Voices

Column: How did we surrender our liberty and become voluntary slaves?

We sold our freedom long ago when we accepted mountainous debt in search of power and status, writes Steve Bonham. The lesson? Avoid committing to things that make us dependent upon the whims of others.

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Aug 6th 2013, 7:30 PM