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# banned - Wednesday 1 July, 2020
Ex-Springbok hooker handed eight-year doping ban after third positive test
33-year-old Chiliboy Ralepelle won 25 caps for South Africa.
# banned - Sunday 31 May, 2020
Ex-Wales and Lions coach Howley reveals loss of his sister led to gambling problems
The 49-year-old was sent home from the 2019 World Cup and handed a nine-month suspension from sport.
# banned - Friday 24 April, 2020
Sale Sharks player suspended for two games after signing for two clubs
Sale Sharks have been been handed a suspended five-point deduction and fined.
# banned - Thursday 12 March, 2020
Marler handed 10-week ban for Alun Wyn Jones genital grab
England prop banned following disciplinary hearing in Dublin.
Scarlets lock Lousi gets five-week ban for punching against Munster
An initial 10-week suspension was halved due to Lousi’s clean disciplinary record and show of remorse.
# banned - Wednesday 11 March, 2020
France prop Haouas gets three-week ban for punch against Scotland
The 25-year-old had three weeks shaved off for his “good conduct, guilty plea and relative inexperience.”
# banned - Friday 28 February, 2020
Leeds goalkeeper Casilla gets eight-match ban and £60,000 fine for racial abuse
The former Real Madrid shot-stopper will miss all but three games of the remaining Championship season.
# banned - Monday 24 February, 2020
FAI to monitor effect of ban on heading at training introduced in Northern Ireland, England and Scotland
The guidelines are aimed at kids under 12 and will come into effect immediately.
# banned - Thursday 20 February, 2020
Microbeads have officially been outlawed in Ireland
Microbeads are mostly used in some soaps, shower gels and facial scrubs.
# banned - Tuesday 7 January, 2020
League of Ireland footballer Brandon Miele given two-year ban for anti-doping violation
Sport Ireland brought the case against the 26-year-old after he was randomly selected to provide a sample in April 2019.
# banned - Saturday 4 January, 2020
Menthol cigarettes will be banned in Ireland from May
Minister Harris says there is evidence that menthol flavoured cigarettes may be more addictive.
# banned - Tuesday 24 December, 2019
Tottenham fail with Son appeal
Spurs will be without Son Heung-min for three games following his red card against Chelsea at the weekend.
# banned - Wednesday 11 December, 2019
Munster's Arno Botha suspended for three weeks after red card against Saracens
The South African back row was red-carded late in his team’s win last weekend.
# banned - Wednesday 27 November, 2019
Kemboy cleared to race again following owner's Horse Racing Ireland ban
The Cheltenham Gold Cup contender will feature in the Savills Chase at Leopardstown over Christmas after today’s decision.
# banned - Monday 4 November, 2019
Companies that break new alcohol advertisement rules will face fines and jail time
Alcohol ads will be banned near schools, creches and playgrounds from next week.
# banned - Monday 28 October, 2019
Wild Swans author Jung Chang "It is me that is being banned. I feel very sad... there is nothing I can do"
Her latest book looks at the lives of the ‘fairytale’ Soong sisters and their rise to power.
# banned - Thursday 24 October, 2019
Vahaamahina to miss Clermont's trip to Ulster after picking up six-week ban for elbow
The France lock was issued a red card in the quarter-final loss to Wales.
# banned - Thursday 17 October, 2019
Ireland will not appeal Aki ban as Herring flies in to replace Cronin
The Ireland centre’s World Cup is now definitely over but he will remain in Japan.
# banned - Tuesday 15 October, 2019
Ireland waiting to make decision on appealing Aki's three-game ban
The Connacht man’s World Cup is over unless Ireland launch a successful appeal.
# banned - Monday 14 October, 2019
Bundee Aki's World Cup is over after being handed a three-match ban
The Connacht man was red-carded for a high tackle against Samoa on Saturday.
# banned - Wednesday 2 October, 2019
Benetton winger banned after 'reckless' act in defeat to Leinster
Ratuva Tavuyara was sent off for dangerously tackling Dave Kearney in the air.
# banned - Tuesday 1 October, 2019
'I believe in a free press': Taoiseach says he doesn't condone Communicorp ban on certain Irish journalists
The Currency reporters are the latest Irish journalists to be banned from O’Brien-owned stations.
Alberto Salazar, Mo Farah's former coach, handed four-year doping ban
Farah left Salazar’s camp in 2017 but denied the decision was related to doping accusations.
# banned - Friday 20 September, 2019
Walmart to stop selling electronic cigarettes at its stores
President Donald Trump has proposed a federal ban on flavoured e-cigarettes and vaping products.
# banned - Wednesday 4 September, 2019
Four new staff to be employed by Dublin council to enforce new sandwich board rules
If a premises is found to be using a sandwich board without a licence then the board can be removed by the council.
# banned - Thursday 15 August, 2019
Israel bars two US congresswomen from entering country following Trump plea
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called the move against Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib necessary.
# banned - Saturday 3 August, 2019
Messi given three-month Argentina ban for accusing CONMEBOL of 'corruption'
Messi was sent off as Argentina beat Chile 2-1 in the Copa America third-place play-off last month.
# banned - Friday 28 June, 2019
Milan banned from this season's Europa League
The Serie A club won’t take part in the European competition due to their breach of Uefa Financial Fair Play rules.
# banned - Wednesday 26 June, 2019
San Francisco becomes first major US city to ban e-cigarette sales
The legislation does not restrict the use of vaping products – only sales, manufacturing and distribution.
# banned - Tuesday 25 June, 2019
Wexford forward suspended for Leinster final for 'abusive language towards a referee'
Aidan Nolan has been handed a two-match ban.
# banned - Monday 24 June, 2019
Government plans to 'phase out' fur farming in Ireland
Government will consider an implementation plan to ban fur farming.
# banned - Thursday 6 June, 2019
England U20 hooker handed five-week ban for upending Ireland's Hodnett
Alfie Barbeary’s U20 World Championship is over after a moment of madness.
# banned - Monday 29 April, 2019
Catalonia's former president Carles Puigdemont blocked from running in EU elections
Puigdemont slammed the move in a tweet as a “legal scandal and a coup to democracy”.
'Parents are texting instead of encouraging their kids': Meath GAA club praised for banning mobile phones
Navan O’Mahonys has banned use of mobile phones by parents at their Saturday nursery sessions.
# banned - Tuesday 9 April, 2019
'Unacceptable' - Sale prop Pope banned after second failed drugs test
The 21-year-old has received a six-month ban after testing positive for cocaine and cannabis.
# banned - Tuesday 12 March, 2019
UK bans all Boeing 737 MAX aircraft from its airspace following Ethiopia Airlines crash
A total of 157 people died after the plane went down on Sunday.
# banned - Thursday 7 March, 2019
Cheetahs prop handed eight-week ban for head hit on Fergus McFadden
Disciplinary committee rules that Ox Nche’s reckless tackle deserved a red card.
# banned - Wednesday 20 February, 2019
13-week ban for Cheetahs player who cleared nose onto face of Connacht player
‘It is difficult to imagine how an act of foul play of this sort could be worse,’ said the disciplinary panel.
# banned - Tuesday 22 January, 2019
Ulster Rugby issue lifetime ban to spectator who abused Simon Zebo
The Racing 92 wing was abused during a game at the Kingspan Stadium two weekends ago.
# banned - Thursday 3 January, 2019
Leinster's James Lowe to miss crucial Toulouse tie after two-week ban
The 26-year-old wing was red-carded for foul play against Munster last weekend.
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Poll: Would you visit an outdoor city centre swimming pool?
THE SPOTLIGHT IS once again on Dublin City Council after plans were revealed for a €15 million sea pool in Dublin city centre.
With Irish weather as unpredictable as ever, as evidenced by the lashing rain in the last week, are people really interested in an outdoor swimming pool in the city centre?
So this morning, we’d like to know would you visit an outdoor swimming pool if you had one in your vicinity?
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