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# Controversy

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Explainer: Why are people worried about a nuclear power plant being built 250km from Ireland?
There's always a 'strange hot-house kind of atmosphere' in training colleges, priest says
Miss Teen USA will be allowed to keep crown despite controversy over N-word tweets
Russia escapes blanket ban from 2016 Olympics
IMF boss Christine Lagarde to stand trial over controversial payout
'I think it is in crisis now' - Sonia O'Sullivan on African athletes competing at Europeans
Fifteen arrests for rape and sexual assault at Pamplona bull-running festival
Multiple calls for head of water charges commission to step down over "ill-judged" comments
Console allegations first came to light seven years ago: Mary Lou McDonald
Was a yellow card the right call for this Willie le Roux challenge?
James McClean has deactivated his Twitter account after sending this Brexit-related tweet
'Ireland have decided to forget about Thierry Henry handball incident'
Jaguar used in Brazil Olympic torch ceremony shot dead
Bin charges: Everything you need to know about the deal on pay-by-weight and what it means for you
Bin charges latest: Most companies have agreed to freeze prices for a year
Donald Trump drops controversial advisor who came up with 'let Trump be Trump'
O'Neill: Ireland players' failure to keep the ball was due to nerves
Joe Marler could be in more trouble after calling a former Australia coach a 'w****r' on Twitter
Stander facing a hearing but Schmidt says red card was 'very, very harsh'
Del Bosque defends De Gea over allegations over sexual abuse case
The government is reversing that €12 million cut to the mental health budget
Trump comments called "racist" by senior Republican politician
'If I made inappropriate comments, I obviously apologise' - Martin O'Neill sorry for 'queers' remark
14 Russian athletes fail Beijing re-tests
Weather forecaster plays down being made cover the dress she was wearing live on air
Cork manager plays down 'storm in a teacup' after Derry boss's sectarian abuse allegation
Facebook denies burying stories in its trending news section
"In theory you could do anything you wanted with a human embryo in Ireland"
Irish parents are stopping their children from getting a cervical cancer vaccine - but why?
'It was definitely high' - McFadden escapes card for hit against Edinburgh
Wenger slams decision to remove referee Friend from Spurs game
Maria Sharapova's future in tennis could be decided next week
Boxer who was in induced coma says recovery his 'toughest fight'
Referee controversy in Dundalk-Derry and more League of Ireland talking points
Aran Islands air service tender re-issued after last year's controversy
Stoichkov poses with dead animals on Safari
Lionel Messi under fire for 'humiliating' boot donation
Irish Olympian hits out at Aer Lingus following flight debacle
Player exits club after discovering team-mate cheating with his wife
Gatland apologises for labelling Marler abuse of Lee as 'banter'