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Tuesday 20 October 2020
Cheslin Kolbe was sensational for the Top 14 side as he scored two tries.
Andy Friend’s Connacht were left disappointed as they lost to Ulster in the Pro14 quarter-finals.
Putin was shielded from the rain – but Macron and the Croatian leader got drenched.
The Portuguese coach has clocked up about 16 grand in fines this week.
‘Will there ever be a boy born who can swim as fast as a shark?’
Federal regulators are concerned that human contact is stressing out the dolphins.
Strict new coronavirus measures are now in effect – here’s what they mean for you.
The Racing 92 hooker joins the likes of Michalak, Papé and Mas in international retirement.
Grab the binoculars, a raincoat (or depending on what our unpredictable weather does, some sunscreen) and head for the coast.
Dublin’s Laser DVD is closing down.
Around 1,500 people turned out all over Ireland’s coasts yesterday to squint through the mist and try and spot some elusive cetaceans.
Vern Cotter’s reign at the Auvergne club finished with defeat in the Top 14 semi-finals.
The southeast coast is the place to be for whale and dolphin watchers at this time of year…
You’ll never guess, in a million years.
It follows several incidents in which people were rammed and injured. One woman was medivaced home to Germany after an encounter with the mammal.
THE IRISH FARMERS Association has urged Irish MEPs to vote to ban words traditionally linked to meat products from being used on vegetarian alternatives.
The European Parliament is to vote this week on the terminology used for plant-based meat and dairy substitutes.
Amendments put forward would restrict the naming of such products so that they could not use terms normally associated with meat products.
One amendment would curtail the use of terms such as ‘steak’, ‘sausage’, ‘escalope’, ‘burger’ or ‘hamburger’ on products that do not exclusively contain meat.
The IFA has written to MEPs urging them to accept both amendments to protect Irish consumers and the agricultural industry here.
IFA President Tim Cullinan said yesterday that dairy products or plant-based meat branded with ‘real’ meat descriptions is “deliberately misleading to our consumers and undermines our industry.”
What do you think: Should vegetarian foods be allowed use words like ‘steak’ and ‘burger’?
Poll Results:
Share your story: voices@thejournal.ie
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