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# Best Laid Plans

Last month
August 2023
Voices
Parenting: 'I decided that this would be the summer we would give them a love of reading'
Our parenting columnist Margaret Lynch says the more they tried to steer the kids away from devices and towards books, the more they resented reading.
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Aug 26th 2023, 8:00 PM
Last year
2022
# Best Laid Plans
Cancelled pre-season game means Ulster prep for URC hasn't been ideal
Last weekend’s clash against Glasgow was called off after the death of Queen Elizabeth II.
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Sep 13th 2022, 8:36 AM
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# Best Laid Plans
'Eriksson accepted the position of United manager, and had even signed a contract'
Read an extract from ‘Sir Alex: Simply the Best’.
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Dec 28th 2021, 9:00 PM
# Off
USA v Ireland one-day cricket series cancelled
The latest Covid concerns included positive tests for an umpire and members of the US squad.
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Dec 28th 2021, 8:27 PM
# Best Laid Plans
Here's how Uefa will conclude the Champions League and Europa League
All the detail you need to know about Uefa’s re-jigged plans to finish their competitions.
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Jun 17th 2020, 3:54 PM
# Best Laid Plans
'This year, I took the year out of school to train for Tokyo... I think that will be the case again next year'
Irish Para swimmer Nicole Turner on life in lockdown, plans after deferring her Leaving Cert and fundraising for an important cause.
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Apr 7th 2020, 10:19 PM
# Best Laid Plans
UFC boss aiming to stage the 'baddest card' in MMA history during global pandemic
UFC 249 had originally been set for 18 April in Brooklyn.
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Mar 26th 2020, 11:17 AM
# Best Laid Plans
'It's a balls, but it's not the end of the world' - Sugrue finds positives as Masters dream is delayed
The Cork golfer talks to The42 about the postponing of Augusta National, putting his pro career on hold, and mixing it with Tiger Woods.
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Mar 22nd 2020, 10:00 AM
# Best Laid Plans
All 10 League of Ireland games scheduled for this weekend have been postponed
The Football Association of Ireland confirmed the news via a statement today.
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Feb 28th 2018, 4:07 PM
# Best Laid Plans
Panicking about Christmas dinner? These recipes for turkey and two tasty side dishes could be a lifesaver
The shops are still open – these simple recipes could yet save Christmas!
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Dec 24th 2016, 10:00 AM
# Jon's gone
Embedded footage shows how a tearful Cormier learned that the Jones fight had been pulled
The UFC champ still wanted the fight to go ahead.
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Jul 8th 2016, 12:07 PM
# because the night
Rotten weather has forced Patti Smith's Dublin gig indoors
Patti’s performance will now take place in ‘two tented structures’ at the Royal Hospital Kilmainham.
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Jun 1st 2015, 3:48 PM
# Best Laid Plans
From Gandy's Cottages to Bungalow Bliss: the history of the 'pattern book'
Architectural design manuals have been with us for centuries.
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Jan 3rd 2015, 10:30 AM
# Best Laid Plans
High Court blow for the Rugby World Cup bid (but don't worry, all is not lost)
Organisers committed to vision for a world class Casement Park despite today’s ruling.
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Dec 18th 2014, 4:08 PM
# Best Laid Plans
Pressure on Reilly after officials call his HSE reforms 'unworkable'
In briefing documents prepared for Leo Varadkar, the new health minister is told that “a more coherent approach” is needed.
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Sep 6th 2014, 3:09 PM
# just two weeks
Delay leaves tight, tight deadline to finish 1916 museum
What should be done at the historic 1916 site on Moore St? Councillors can’t decide. And the clock is ticking. (Tick tock, etc.)
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Sep 2nd 2014, 10:49 AM
# Talking Points
4 tactical areas to watch out for when Ireland take on Wales today
Can Joe Schmidt create an irresistible force to get around the immovable Welsh champions?
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Feb 8th 2014, 9:00 AM
# Best Laid Plans
The Toulon v Chiefs 'World Cup of Clubs' is not going to happen
Plans for a friendly between the Super 15 and European champions have been shelved.
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Dec 13th 2013, 1:36 PM
# Best Laid Plans
Gary Neville was approached to be part of RTE's punditry team - Dunphy
The ex-Man United defender was reportedly enthusiastic about the station’s proposal.
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Oct 11th 2013, 8:00 AM
# The Beast
'Preparations were perfect, everything else was a bit of a disaster' - Best on RWC '07
The former Ireland flanker played his final match in the pool stage elimination by Argentina.
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Dec 10th 2012, 6:30 PM
# Best Laid Plans
Brady: 'The culture of football in this country is wrong'
Irish football needs to rethink its approach if it wants to produce good young players, argues Liam Brady.
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Jul 31st 2012, 6:45 AM
# Best Laid Plans
Planning for Olympics 2012 a 'blueprint' for future hosts
Hwever, British Prime Minister David Cameron warned that “the drive to embed and secure the benefits of London 2012 is still to come”.
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Mar 29th 2012, 8:13 AM
# Best Laid Plans
Is this AVB's Chelsea team-sheet for tonight's Napoli game? Or a ruse....
The Chelsea boss just reportedly pulled a stroke worthy of his former mentor Jose Mourinho, in revealing a fake plan… or accidentally gave away his actual tactics.
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Feb 21st 2012, 2:36 PM
# Best Laid Plans
2020 vision: Ireland reveals test cricket target
“This is not a dreamy aspiration but a real ambition,” Cricket Ireland chief executive Warren Deutrom explained at today’s strategic announcement.
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Jan 24th 2012, 4:46 PM
# Best Laid Plans
English FA cool on idea of May friendly in Dublin
John Delaney admits that any friendly between Ireland and England is unlikely to take place until after next summer’s European Championships.
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Dec 13th 2011, 12:54 PM
# Best Laid Plans
It's a knock-out: Wladimir Klitschko calls off Mormeck meeting
Heavyweight champion had a kidney stone removed at the weekend and is still in pain, manager says.
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Dec 5th 2011, 12:09 PM
# Best Laid Plans
Dates confirmed for 2014 Ryder Cup in Scotland
The 2014 Ryder Cup will take place from 26-28 September in Gleneagles, it was confirmed this morning.
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Nov 29th 2011, 12:26 PM