# Croatia

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# Sponsored by Aer Lingus

Here's why your holiday to Croatia will be better than everyone else's

Do you know what the Istrian Riviera has to offer?

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Jan 28th 2014, 4:54 PM

# Disciplined

Croatian defender Simunic hit with 10-game ban, will miss World Cup

The veteran international has been sanctioned by FIFA for pro-Nazi chanting after their play-off win over Iceland.

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Dec 16th 2013, 5:46 PM

# Brazil 2014

FIFA announces pots for World Cup 2014 draw

Sepp Blatter was in Brazil today to unveil the format for Friday’s draw.

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Dec 3rd 2013, 5:56 PM

# Controversy

Croatia defender Simunic fined for pro-Nazi chants after WC qualification

FIFA are also investigating the incident which saw the experienced player lead fans at the final whistle of their win over Iceland.

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Nov 22nd 2013, 12:42 PM

# European elections

Fine Gael MEP says he'll "resist any move" to oust him

Jim Higgins is dismissing speculation that FG HQ are trying to get rid of him, but says he’ll fight any attempt they make to run another candidate in next year’s European elections.

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Sep 12th 2013, 6:45 AM

# End of an era

Cats, sacks and handballs: The 8 games that defined Trap's Ireland reign

The Italian’s eventful reign in charge of the Boys in Green is over.

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Sep 11th 2013, 12:27 PM

# European elections

11-seat national constituency proposed in EU Parliament redraw submissions

The proposal is one of two radical ideas put forward by Lucinda Creighton but neither are possible under the terms of reference for the Constituency Commission considering the redrawing of Ireland’s European constituency map.

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Sep 4th 2013, 12:27 PM

# Report

Ireland to face Great Britain in AFL Grand Final after overcoming Croatia

Ireland led from the first goal of the match and were rarely challenged by their opponents.

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Aug 8th 2013, 9:07 PM

# Highlights

The best goals from Day 1 of the AFL European Championships

Ireland defeated Sweden while Great Britain and Croatia also recorded wins.

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Aug 6th 2013, 10:22 AM

Good Morning

The 9 at 9 Good morning. Here are the nine things to know before you start your day.

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Jul 1st 2013, 8:49 AM

# welcome aboard

Dobrodošli! Croatia becomes the 28th member of the EU

Croatia was first put on the list of candidate countries nine years ago and officially joined just after midnight today.

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Jul 1st 2013, 6:40 AM

# Leinster House

Oireachtas agenda: Budget 2014 (yes, already) and Dáil scrapping Seanad?

The final Dáil vote on whether to proceed with a constitutional referendum will be held just after 10:30pm this evening.

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Jun 25th 2013, 7:45 AM

# World Cup

Strachan's Scotland stun Croatia in Zageb

Robert Snodgrass’s goal was enough to beat Igo Stimac’s outfit.

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Jun 7th 2013, 9:34 PM

# European Union

President: Racism will rise if Europe does not focus on citizens

President Michael D Higgins criticised the EU for listening to the concerns of financial institutions over citizens.

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Jun 6th 2013, 3:45 PM

# Michael D

Pozdravi! President begins State visit to Croatia

President Michael D Higgins and his wife Sabina are in the country which is soon to become the EU’s 28th member state.

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Jun 5th 2013, 11:50 AM

# buzzzzzzz

Honeybees trained to find land mines in Croatia

In the last two decades, land mines have taken the lives of 316 people, including 66 de-miners.

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May 19th 2013, 2:38 PM

# Balkans

Croatia and Serbia meet for the first time since Balkans war tonight

There’s lots at stake tonight in Zagreb.

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Mar 22nd 2013, 7:45 AM

# Balkans

Dinamo v Red Star - the match that heralded war

Croatia play Serbia for the first time as independent nations in a World Cup qualifying tie tomorrow

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Mar 21st 2013, 9:00 PM

# revealing

'I don’t want James McClean getting all the attention' - Stephen Hunt

The midfielder believes Giovanni Trapattoni wants the best for Ireland but will not be expecting a warm ‘hello’ any time soon.

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Nov 27th 2012, 9:26 AM

# UN

Joy in Croatia as UN war crimes tribunal overturns convictions

Tribunal overturned the convictions of two Croatian generals for murdering and expelling Serb civilians during a 1995 military blitz.

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Nov 16th 2012, 8:23 PM

# UN tribunal

Croatians pray for ex-generals ahead of war crimes verdict

Two former wartime generals, still hailed as heroes in Croatia, are appealing a verdict by the UN Yugoslav war crimes court.

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Nov 15th 2012, 9:56 PM

# Croatia

Bodies of suspected WW2 victims exhumed from mass grave in Croatia

The victims were thought to have been cadets in a Croatian military academy.

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Oct 25th 2012, 9:59 PM

# Foolish

Dinamo Zagreb star hit with €100,000 fine for cracking open a beer

Croatian international Domagoj Vida made a costly decision on the team bus on Monday.

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Sep 26th 2012, 12:20 PM

# Changes

Croatian football side gets female touch

NK Viktorija Vojakovac made an eyebrow-raising appointment today.

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Sep 25th 2012, 8:14 PM

# Death

DFA providing consular assistance after Irishman drowns in Croatia

The 28-year-old Irishman had been attending a music festival in the city of Pula.

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Sep 10th 2012, 9:07 PM

# Preview

Here's all you need to know about tonight's international action

The Irish team’s group rivals, Germany, are in action, as they take on Argentina.

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Aug 15th 2012, 8:00 AM

# Reel stories

Sports film of the week: Once Brothers

Grab some popcorn, turn the lights off and join us for a Sunday night movie.

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Jul 29th 2012, 7:30 PM

# misfortune

Olympics: Croat high jump star Vlasic out of Games

The athlete, who won a silver medal in 2008, has failed to recover from a foot problem.

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Jul 14th 2012, 4:12 PM

# Poznań

Is Poznan cheating on us? Zagreb got the 'thank you' posters too

Poznan! We thought we had something special going on…

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Jul 9th 2012, 11:47 AM

# Handshake

Former Serbian president shakes hand with Kosovo's prime minister

Former president Boris Tadic said he was ready to contribute at any time towards solving the Kosovo problem.

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Jul 7th 2012, 3:45 PM

# Euro 2012

Croatia fined €80,000 by UEFA for racist abuse

…which, if we’ve done our maths right, is €20,000 less than Nicklas Bendtner got for his underpants stunt.

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Jun 19th 2012, 4:04 PM

# Review

Match report: Jesus Navas rescues Spain, Croatia bow out

Vicente del Bosque’s substitution paid off as the striker hit a late winner.

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Jun 18th 2012, 10:40 PM

# Kick it out

Platini furious over Croatia racism charge

Meanwhile, Slaven Bilic has called for lifetime bans for those found guilty of racist chanting.

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Jun 18th 2012, 7:23 PM

# Euro 2012

Yellow cards no problem for Del Bosque

Alvaro Arbeloa and Jordi Alba are both on one yellow card, meaning they are running the risk of being suspended for the quarter-finals.

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Jun 18th 2012, 3:41 PM

# Probe

UEFA to investigate fresh racism claims

The European governing body is looking into reports a banana was thrown onto the pitch during Italy’s 1-1 draw with Croatia as Mario Balotelli left the field.

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Jun 16th 2012, 12:27 PM