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Saturday 19 September 2020
Party spokesperson on sport, Marc MacSharry, wrote to the Union this morning in bid to keep tournament on free-to-air TV.
Loud-mouth coach may also face disciplinary action for his comments about ref after Wales match with calls for Joe Marler and Manu Tuilagi to also be banned.
13,000 members of the French security forces have been deployed to Biarritz ahead of the summit.
World Rugby met in Dublin on Thursday to open crisis talks with the sport’s top power brokers.
Frances Fitzgerald is at the heart of a government crisis as it was revealed she failed to disclose an important email.
Cowen, a renowned Offaly GAA follower, is the high-profile figure who has agreed to step in to oversee negotiations.
The central bank will no longer accept Greek debt as collateral for loans.
Good luck keeping your crisp sandwiches down.
A football pitch tuck shop fell victim to two very unsavoury characters.
EU leaders hold a summit in Brussels today to decide how strongly to respond to Moscow’s troop deployment.
European finance ministers are hoping to reach agreement on a new regulatory system aimed at preventing a repeat of the crises of the past.
MORE THAN THREE-quarters of people would support the government looking into the prospect of a four-day work week, according to a new survey.
This means doing the same job for the same salary, but over four days rather than five.
There have been calls for this idea to be explored already and the Four Day Week Ireland campaign today released details on its public attitude survey conducted last month.
Two out of three respondents said a four-day work week is “realistic and achievable” in the medium term.
67% of employers said they support the idea and 46% said it would be “feasible” to trial in their workplace.
“The four-day week, with no loss of pay, offers the potential of a genuinely better future for workers and employers alike,” said Joe O’Connor, director of campaigning with Fórsa trade union.
What may once have seemed like a radical concept is now, for many, a reasonable and rational ambition. The Covid-19 pandemic has further disrupted societal and workplace norms, while illustrating the potential for very different models of work.
So today we’re asking: Would you support a four-day work week?
Poll Results:
Share your story: voices@thejournal.ie
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