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# Ban

Dutch club banned from European football for three years

Steve McClaren’s former club FC Twente were banned by the Dutch FA.

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Dec 16th 2015, 8:42 AM

# Corporal Punishment

Parents can't rely on 'reasonable chastisement' when slapping their kids anymore

Slapping has been effectively banned after new legislation was signed into law.

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Dec 11th 2015, 8:10 AM

# Mass Shooting

'Fascist' and 'unhinged': Trump slammed over call for ban on Muslims entering the US

He did not specify if the proposal would affect both tourists and immigrants.

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Dec 8th 2015, 8:16 AM

# ticino

Swiss region set to ban full face veil

The bill was inspired by a controversial French law barring women from wearing a niqab, a head-to-toe body covering, in public.

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Nov 25th 2015, 9:36 AM

# Naughty naughty

Why some TDs will have their iPhones and iPads taken from them next week

Members of the banking inquiry will be barred from using any electronic devices when they view the draft report next week.

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Nov 13th 2015, 5:30 PM

# smacking ban

The last legal defence for slapping children is set to be removed

A new poll finds most people do not favour an all-out ban on parents smacking their children.

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Oct 21st 2015, 3:05 PM

# Ban

Samoa wing Tuilagi handed 5-week ban for 'striking with the knee'

As well as the last game of the World Cup he’ll miss four English Premiership games.

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Oct 7th 2015, 9:02 AM

# Ban

Fiji flanker banned for one week following 'dangerous' tackle on Jonny May

Dominiko Waqaniburotu was cited despite being cleared by the TMO during the game.

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Sep 21st 2015, 2:57 PM

# drugs in sport

South African rugby international gets two-year ban for doping

Chiliboy Ralepelle tested positive for the banned substance drostanolone.

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Sep 6th 2015, 3:54 PM

# Free Man

'Extraordinary', 'decent thing', 'a joke' - GAA stars react to Diarmuid Connolly clearance

The Dubs attacking star is clear to play today against Mayo.

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Sep 5th 2015, 9:37 AM

# violation

Welsh rugby player gets 4-year ban for anti-doping violation

It is the second longest ban ever handed to a Welsh rugby player for a doping offence.

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Aug 25th 2015, 2:32 PM

# chasing fair skin

Feeling pressured by men, Ivory Coast women ignore ban on skin-whitening creams

The country banned lightening products earlier this year.

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Aug 17th 2015, 6:10 AM

# wednesday

We'll Leave it There So: McCann set for ban, Andy Lee fight change and all today's sport

Meanwhile, boxers Mick Conlan and Dean Walsh are now guaranteed medals at the European Championships.

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Aug 12th 2015, 8:21 PM

# Claim

Joe Brolly says the proposed Tiernan McCann ban is 'unlawful'

The pundit has suggested the player should not be punished too excessively for his dive.

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Aug 12th 2015, 5:08 PM

# fizzy pop fightback

San Francisco is being sued over its sugary drinks warning labels

It has also banned advertising sugary drinks on city property, like billboards.

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Aug 1st 2015, 8:15 AM

# five years

Ex-RUC man banned from football games over 'we're racist and we like it' chants

50-year-old Richard Barklie remains a director with rights group the World Human Rights Forum.

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Jul 22nd 2015, 4:53 PM

# outcome

Former Ireland U21 international receives suspended drugs ban

The 23-year-old Monaghan-born goalkeeper denies any deliberate wrongdoing.

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Jul 17th 2015, 7:33 PM

# curvee

Instagram banned the #curvy hashtag and users have hit back

Users launched a brand new hashtag to celebrate curvy women…

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Jul 17th 2015, 12:41 PM

# Ban

Irish sprinter claims 'miscarriage of justice' after two-year ban for doping

Steven Colvert was found guilty of testing positive for EPO.

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Jul 16th 2015, 5:44 PM

# Get Out

South Dublin and Salthill water not fit for swimming

And not for the first time. The water at Sandymount and Merrion Strands has been temporarily deemed not fit for swimmers.

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Jul 9th 2015, 7:22 PM

# curse that

S*@#! Waterford has banned swearing in its public parks

But how careful do you have to be?

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Jun 24th 2015, 3:32 PM

# shite

Waterford has banned swearing... so how careful do you have to be?

We investigated.

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Jun 24th 2015, 3:17 PM

# get on the floor

Japan has overturned a 67-year-old law banning dancing after midnight

It was introduced to protect the country’s youth from the more liberal attitudes of US citizens.

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Jun 18th 2015, 6:15 AM

# gone to pot (noodle)

Nestle have been ordered to withdraw €44.4 million worth of noodles

India’s food safety regulator has said the product contains excessive levels of lead.

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Jun 16th 2015, 10:31 AM

# wheely bad idea

Jewish group tried to ban mums from driving their kids to its schools

It is now reported to have backed down and said it shouldn’t have sent out the letter announcing the ban.

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Jun 6th 2015, 12:01 PM

# nanny state

Making parents criminals for smacking their kids? "Totally unacceptable"

One TD is very unhappy about the proposal.

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May 28th 2015, 9:37 AM

# suspended

Hartley handed 4-week ban for headbutt, misses England's opening World Cup game

The Northampton Saints hooker has pleaded guilty to striking Jamie George of Saracens.

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May 27th 2015, 9:57 PM

# Got The Green Light

48 week ban overturned, back with Wexford and all set for summer hurling

Andrew Shore is back at the heart of the Wexford defence.

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May 7th 2015, 6:00 PM

# Blood donation

European Court of Justice rules lifetime ban of gay men giving blood "may be justified"

The Minister for Health Leo Varadkar has moved to have the ban lifted in Ireland.

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Apr 29th 2015, 9:13 AM

# Dangerous Play

Should Toulon's Suta be cited for this dangerous choke hold against Leinster?

Referee Wayne Barnes felt the actions warranted only a penalty in Marseille.

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Apr 21st 2015, 10:57 AM

# Suspension

Zlatan has earned himself a lengthy ban for calling France a 's**t country'

The PSG striker went on a televised rant last month.

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Apr 10th 2015, 6:30 AM

# Beef Ban

Indian farmers now have to provide mugshots of their cows

Moooooooooooooooooo.

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Apr 1st 2015, 9:15 PM

# Suspension

Big Nick Williams given a big 8-week ban for striking

The powerful Ulster number eight had a 16-week sentence reduced by eight weeks.

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Apr 1st 2015, 8:36 PM

# way harsh

China's communist government have declared 66 golf courses 'illegal'

The ruling party have long had an ambivalent relationship with the sport.

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Mar 31st 2015, 12:43 PM

# Your Say

Poll: Should sunbed use be banned?

They’re already banned in Brazil and parts of Australia.

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Mar 2nd 2015, 9:38 AM

# Off the hook

48 week ban for Wexford hurler is overturned and he's free to play in 2015

Good news for Andrew Shore.

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Feb 28th 2015, 3:35 PM

# Ban

Pape considering appealing suspension, says Saint-Andre

Pascal Pape is thinking about appealing his 10-week ban for kneeing Ireland’s Jamie Heaslip in the back.

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Feb 22nd 2015, 5:18 PM

# sane cows

After 15 years, China has lifted its ban on Irish beef

But hold on, more inspections are still needed.

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Feb 20th 2015, 8:12 PM

# Tanning

'Happy hours' a thing of the past under Leo's new sunbed rules

The Health Minister noted his “genetic tan” as he announced new measures today.

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Feb 16th 2015, 3:57 PM

# any excuse

Will we be able to buy drink on Good Friday this year? Publicans think it's a possibility...

This comes after Irish publicans held a meeting with Minister for Justice Frances Fitzgerald.

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Jan 28th 2015, 3:48 PM