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Monday 2 August 2021
The Tokyo 2020 dream ended at the hands of Great Britain this afternoon.
The Irish 4x400m mixed relay team finish eighth in the Olympic final this afternoon.
The Green Army fell to a 2-0 loss.
Cillín Greene, Phil Healy, Sophie Becker and Chris O’Donnell clocked a time of 3:15.04.
The 28-year-old was cheered on by a big crowd back home last weekend.
Ireland has now fully vaccinated 72.5% of its adult population compared to the UK’s 71.8%.
Anthony Eddy’s side made a promising start but conceded a late score to miss out.
An opening stand of 127 left Ireland with a mountain to climb in final game of the series.
Róisín Upton and Sarah Torrans scored the goals against South Africa.
David Miller’s unbeaten 50 paved the way for South Africa to take a an unassailable 2-0 lead in a three-match series.
Lucy Mulhall, Kathryn Buggy, Mary Healy and Sam Monaghan are the new faces on board.
Leinster and Ireland man Jack Conan starts for the Lions on Saturday.
Research found that only Malta had a higher share of its population rated as obese.
Two out of every three adults are fully vaccinated.
Conor Murray and Robbie Henshaw were pre-tour favourites to start.
Ireland were eyeing their first ODI campaign success against a top-eight nation after a 43-run win on Tuesday put them 1-0 up following a washed out opener.
The Tallaght AC athlete ran a time of 11.34 in the 100m in Tallinn, and later finished first in her 200m heat.
The 23-year-old is linking up with Warren Gatland’s tourists.
With the full focus on the Tokyo Olympics at the minute, all eyes will be on Rome later this year.
The CSO found that small gains have been made in female representation at big companies in Ireland over the past two years.
The 34-year-old Waterford native has secured a coveted spot in the top 125 of the FedEx Cup rankings
The Munster and Ireland man is pushing for a Test start at blindside flanker.
Andrew Balbirnie and William Porterfield led the way with the bat in the first game of the DafaNews ODI Series.
The 23-year-old hooker is in line to link up with the tourists.
Eight players made their debut last night as Ireland romped to a 71-10 win over the USA.
Ronan Kelleher scored four tries – equaling the Irish record for most tries scored in a single game – as Ireland defeated the USA in the Aviva Stadium this evening.
Ireland play the US Eagles at the Aviva Stadium this evening with one eye on the future.
Andy Farrell has named four uncapped players to play the USA tomorrow – with one eye on next season’s demanding schedule.
23-year-old Athlone man Luke Carty made his debut for the US last weekend.
The Ulster centre has been picked for back-to-back internationals for the first time in his career.
Andy Farrell opted for youth and power in the the team named to take on the USA on Saturday.
Leinster lock James Ryan will captain the team for Saturday evening’s game at the Aviva Stadium.
The 13-man squad has been selected for this summer’s Games.
Powerful Munster back row Daniel Okeke earns his first start of the campaign in one of nine switches.
It’s the latest milestone in the vaccine rollout.
The Ulster man had a superb Six Nations for Ireland.
The 23-year-old won his first cap in last weekend’s win over Japan.
The Donegal town of Buncrana has the highest rate of infection in the country.
The Munster captain’s 2020/21 campaign concluded with last weekend’s win over Japan.
A NUMBER OF Bishops and priests say they intend to hold communions and confirmations, despite Covid-19 public health advice.
Last week, the Bishop of Elphin Kevin Doran said he had held discussions with senior priests in his diocese, and decided that scheduled ceremonies would proceed in line with public health regulations.
He said the guidance issued by Government was advice rather than regulation.
Parish priest Fr Joe McDonald told The Irish Independent today that he has 1,200 children awaiting confirmation and communion, half of whom have been waiting since last year.
However, Health Minister Stephen Donnelly told the same paper that he urged Catholic bishops not to resume the ceremonies.
He appealed to clergy to stick with the public health guidelines, pointing out that Covid-19 is a deadly virus.
So, today we’re asking: Should communions and confirmations be allowed go ahead this month?
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