# choice

Last year

2022

# choice

OK, boss – Cristiano Ronaldo chose United over City after Sir Alex Ferguson chat

The Portugal forward returned to Old Trafford in August 2021.

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Nov 16th 2022, 8:48 PM

# choice

France captain Hugo Lloris will not wear anti-discrimination armband in Qatar

The Tottenham star had previously refused to say if he would participate in the initiative.

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Nov 16th 2022, 5:06 PM

All time

# Vaccinations

'It nearly feels like a bullying campaign' - Given says Robinson's healthcare is his own choice

The former Ireland goalkeeper believes players should not be criticised if they opt against getting the Covid-19 vaccine.

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Oct 8th 2021, 11:12 AM

# choice

'I want to be part of the Ireland team because they’re more like a family than the British team'

Athlete Leon Reid on switching allegiances, growing up in foster homes and why he wasn’t at his best during the Europeans.

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Sep 16th 2018, 10:00 AM

# choice

'Using the phrase 'social abortions' to try to publicly shame us is not okay'

Two women shared their abortion stories for the first time today and asked not to be shamed for their decisions.

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May 17th 2018, 4:22 PM

# U-turn

Polish government rows back on all-out abortion ban following mass protests

The minister of science and higher education said the protests have “caused us to think and taught us humility”.

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Oct 5th 2016, 5:44 PM

# Abortion Rights Campaign

Campaigners says posters advertising pro-choice march removed illegally in Dublin

The Abortion Rights Campaign said its posters were removed in Rathmines and in some areas in the city centre.

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Sep 18th 2016, 6:03 PM

# closed-door remarks

Pope laments that children are being taught that gender is a choice

The Pope blamed what he called “ideological colonising” by “very influential countries”.

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Aug 2nd 2016, 8:10 PM

# choice

'Snubbing Barca for Man City was the best decision for me'

The Spain forward moved to the Etihad Stadium for £13.8 million in June.

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Jul 25th 2016, 12:15 AM

# choice

Half of Irish people think freer abortion access should be priority for next government

Almost three quarters of the people polled think there should be a referendum to allow the people to vote on the Eighth amendment.

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Mar 4th 2016, 10:00 AM

# over to you

These are the Choice Music Prize Irish songs of the year for 2015

The final winner will be announced at Vicar Street in March.

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Jan 27th 2016, 1:30 PM

# Best of 2015

What were your favourite TV shows and films of the year? Here are our picks

Tell us your choices in the comments.

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Dec 29th 2015, 8:00 PM

# roisin ingle

Here's why everybody's talking about abortion today

“I am not a bad person. I am not a murderer”.

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Sep 12th 2015, 3:24 PM

# Abortion

Thousands turn out for pro-life rally in Dublin as website hacked

A counter rally has also been organised by pro-choice activists to coincide with the march.

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Jul 4th 2015, 5:30 PM

# sexual offence

Sexual consent needs to be legally defined: 'Not doing so isolates and silences victims'

RCNI recommends a definition similar to that adopted in England and Wales be introduced to a new sexual offences Bill.

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Apr 23rd 2015, 9:59 AM

# samhradh samhradh

6 reasons why you should be listening to The Gloaming, NOW

Their wonderful album has won the Choice Music Prize.

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Mar 6th 2015, 10:22 AM

# Abortion

Pics: Pro-choice activists protest Spanish abortion plans at embassy in Dublin

Draft legislation published by the Spanish government would make access to abortion more restricted in the country, with groups saying it will force women to go abroad for terminations.

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Feb 8th 2014, 4:30 PM

# YOLO

Dublin woman celebrates her 80th birthday by getting a tattoo... of sweet peas

Nora McLoughlin said her reason for getting it is simple: life is for living.

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Oct 27th 2013, 1:55 PM

# Poll

Poll: Do you think the law should be changed to allow for assisted suicide?

A man in Canada recorded a video eight days before he died asking for the laws on assisted suicide to be changed – what’s your view?

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Sep 26th 2013, 9:23 AM

Voices

Column: Transgender people should have the right to change their birth certificate

While most of us take for granted having a passport or birth certificate in our own name, transgender people must face awkward questions when they are asked to provide identification – this shouldn’t be the case, writes Aengus Ó Snodaigh.

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May 23rd 2013, 8:00 PM

Voices

Column: No woman has an abortion on a whim

Stitch up the X Case’s dangling loopholes and then hold a referendum to legalise abortion in Ireland – because no woman wants an abortion just for the hell of it, writes Carol Redmond.

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May 21st 2013, 7:00 AM

# choice

'I'd rather not talk about it until I have to decide what to do' - McIlroy on Olympics choice

Meanwhile, the Northern Irishman is currently three shots behind leader Phil Mickelson at Quail Hollow.

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May 4th 2013, 3:34 PM

Voices

Column: Pope Benedict saw sense by retiring early, John Paul II should have too

We need a pope that will listen to the wider church and wider world, writes Fr Seamus Ahearne, who reflects on the previous two popes’ achievements and failures.

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Feb 17th 2013, 7:00 AM

# Abortion

PHOTOS: 2,500 attend pro-choice march in Dublin city centre

‘Several thousand’ people are believed to have taken part in the march which called on the government to change Ireland’s abortion laws.

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Sep 29th 2012, 7:36 PM

Voices

Column: ‘I often wonder whether I’d be here, if abortion had been legal’

Sean Rooney was adopted as a baby in 1993. In a different country he might never have been born, he writes – but that doesn’t mean women shouldn’t have a choice.

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Sep 10th 2012, 7:06 AM