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# Bulgaria

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McCarthy rings the changes as he names Irish team to face Bulgaria
Only Conor Hourihane keeps his place as Mark Travers and Josh Cullen make their debuts.
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Sep 10th 2019, 6:20 PM
Dublin boxer Niamh Fay crowned European Youth champion with gold medal in Bulgaria
The Swords BC fighter secured Ireland’s fourth medal in Sofia on Tuesday.
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Sep 10th 2019, 4:04 PM
Harry Kane hat-trick helps England ease past Bulgaria and maintain perfect start
The England captain’s three goals helped England make it three wins from three in Euro 2020 qualifying.
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Sep 7th 2019, 7:15 PM
McGoldrick and Robinson ruled out of Bulgaria friendly with shoulder and hamstring injuries
The Sheffield United team-mates will return to England for treatment.
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Sep 6th 2019, 4:39 PM
Bear Grylls just managed to annoy most of Bulgaria by boiling and eating a frog
He could also face a €5,000 fine.
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Feb 21st 2019, 10:35 PM
Ireland to face Bulgaria and New Zealand in Dublin as FAI confirm 2019 friendlies
Mick McCarthy’s men will face Bulgaria and New Zealand before important Euro 2020 qualifiers later this year.
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Jan 17th 2019, 12:25 PM
Two snowboarders killed in avalanche as extreme weather death toll rises to 21 across Europe
The snowboarders were killed in an avalanche in Bulgaria’s Pirin Mountains yesterday.
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Jan 12th 2019, 12:38 PM
Crowley Carbon is building a developer team in Sofia because Dublin talent is too costly
The Bulgarian capital is providing the energy tech firm a more cost-effective way to scale.
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Nov 10th 2018, 5:30 PM
Suspect arrested in Germany over killing of Bulgarian journalist
The body of Viktoria Marinova was discovered in the northern town of Ruse on Saturday.
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Oct 10th 2018, 10:41 AM
Man arrested over murder of Bulgarian journalist to be released
The brutal rape and killing of Viktoria Marinova has shocked Europe.
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Oct 9th 2018, 10:12 PM
Shock and condemnation across Europe after Bulgarian journalist murdered
She was 30 years old.
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Oct 8th 2018, 1:20 PM
'I found yesterday very emotional seeing the boys winning gold. I wanted the anthem to be playing for me as well'
Sanita Puspure secured Ireland’s second gold medal in as many days at the World Championships in Bulgaria.
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Sep 16th 2018, 11:34 AM
Gold for Ireland! Sanita Puspure crowned women's single sculls world champion
The 36-year-old blew the competition away to secure first place in Bulgaria on Sunday morning.
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Sep 16th 2018, 10:32 AM
'We planned to win it all year' - World champion O'Donovan brothers elated by gold medal display in Bulgaria
Paul and Gary O’Donovan secured gold in the men’s lightweight double sculls in Bulgaria on Saturday.
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Sep 15th 2018, 12:40 PM
Irish rowers finish fifth in World Championships final
Andrew Goff, Jake McCarthy, Ryan Ballantine and Fintan McCarthy missed out on medals at the World Rowing Championships in Plovdiv.
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Sep 14th 2018, 11:40 AM
16 dead after tourist bus crashes and overturns in Bulgaria
The bus overturned and fell 20 metres down a side road around 20km north of Sofia.
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Aug 25th 2018, 10:41 PM
Ireland's Kelly Harrington within reach of European medal after victory in Bulgaria
The Dubliner booked her place at this weekend’s final eight in Sofia with a brilliant win against Czech lightweight Katerina Humlova.
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Jun 7th 2018, 8:25 PM
They've escaped from Aleppo, but the 60,000 Syrian refugees living in Bulgaria still feel far from welcome
The Bulgarian government has been roundly criticised for not doing enought to aid the integration of the refugees its country has received.
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Aug 27th 2017, 7:00 AM
What can you say? This is a nightmare - Robben blasts Netherlands defeat
The Dutch side were abject in their loss to Bulgaria their star man was scathing, though he refused to single out debutant Matthijs de Ligt.
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Mar 26th 2017, 4:36 PM
After court acquittal, self-styled vigilante in Bulgaria vows to continue 'hunting migrants'
Peter Nizamov was found not guilty of false imprisonment of three migrants in April 2016.
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Mar 12th 2017, 12:30 PM
Five dead and children buried under rubble of house that collapsed after train derailed
Two tank cars derailed, hit electricity lines and exploded.
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Dec 10th 2016, 11:19 AM
Hundreds arrested after riot in Bulgaria's largest refugee camp
Migrants were protesting a recently imposed ban on leaving the centre pending medical checks.
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Nov 25th 2016, 9:35 AM
Good Morning
The 9 at 9 Here’s everything you need to know as you start your day.
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Nov 25th 2016, 8:45 AM
European bronze for Christina Desmond after semi-final defeat
The Cork woman lost her bout to France’s Maily Nicar on a split decision.
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Nov 22nd 2016, 6:22 PM
One of Bulgaria's heroes at USA 94 dies aged 50
Former Real Betis, CSKA Sofia and Rapid Vienna defender Trifon Ivanov has passed away.
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Feb 13th 2016, 3:33 PM
Bomb scare forces plane from Poland to Egypt to make emergency landing
A man on the aircraft claimed there were explosives on board.
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Nov 19th 2015, 8:06 AM
Migrant crisis: Man shot dead trying to enter Europe from Turkey
It comes as the EU and Turkey reach a deal to stem the flow of refugees into Europe.
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Oct 16th 2015, 8:08 AM
Irishman seriously injured after fight in Bulgaria
A man has been arrested.
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Aug 8th 2015, 1:30 PM
Ireland ready to take on the continent's finest at U17s European Championships
Tom Mohan’s team face the Netherlands tomorrow before two more difficult games against Italy and England.
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May 7th 2015, 9:00 AM
Here's What Happened Today: Tuesday
A bomb threat at Intel, snow in Ireland and job outsourcing at AIB all had people talking today.
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Jan 13th 2015, 10:48 PM
Ireland women claim third ever bronze at European Cross Country Champs
Fionnuala Britton, Sara Treacy, Michelle Finn, Annmarie McGlynn, Siobhan O’Doherty and Laura Crowe delivered the goods in Bulgaria.
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Dec 14th 2014, 11:00 PM
A green cat is roaming the streets of Bulgaria
It’s not easy being green.
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Dec 7th 2014, 8:56 AM
Rodgers: 'I'm not arrogant enough to think I will be in the job through anything'
The Liverpool manager takes his struggling side to Bulgaria to face Ludogorets tomorrow.
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Nov 25th 2014, 8:06 AM
Almost a quarter of people across Europe live on the brink of poverty
This comes in a new study released today by EU’s statistical information office, Eurostat.
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Nov 4th 2014, 4:15 PM
This Meath person will swap you an entire apartment in Bulgaria for a car
Maybe the property boom IS over after all.
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Oct 28th 2014, 10:12 AM
Tyrone mum-of-four dies after being struck by car in Bulgaria
Rosaleen Donaghy’s family have been in touch with a local politician asking for help in repatriating her body.
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Jul 21st 2014, 1:49 PM
Flashback: Letchkov heads Bulgaria to the 1994 World Cup semi-finals
One of the biggest shocks in the tournament’s history had an unlikely hero at its core.
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Jul 10th 2014, 2:32 PM
Squalid camps, bleak prospects greet Syrian refugees at EU's door
Around 11,000 refugees from Syria have crossed into Bulgaria this year. The existing camps are cramped and unheated, with many inhabitants complaining of a lack of access to medical treatment.
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Nov 30th 2013, 8:30 AM
DNA test confirms Bulgarian couple are parents of 'Maria'
The mother of the young girl has said she left her with a Roma couple in Greece because she was too poor to care for her.
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Oct 25th 2013, 3:07 PM
Bulgarian woman undergoes DNA test in 'Maria' case
The woman has been tested for a match with the child found in Greece and served with preliminary charges of child selling.
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Oct 25th 2013, 7:49 AM
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