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# Italy

February
February 2023
Ireland's Grand Slam bid rolls on with bonus-point win over exciting Italy
The first half in Rome was wild and Ireland had to hold their nerve in the second.
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Feb 25th 2023, 4:12 PM
Italy v Ireland, Six Nations
Andy Farrell’s side continued their Grand Slam bid in Rome.
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Feb 25th 2023, 1:30 PM
Ireland's injury list is incredible but they have the quality to win big in Rome
Italy are an improved team with excellent young players but Andy Farrell’s side are firm favourites.
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Feb 25th 2023, 7:00 AM
Postcard from Rome: Irish fans flood into Eternal City for first time since 2019
Thousands of Irish supporters have made the trip to Italy.
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Feb 24th 2023, 5:50 PM
Ringrose injury 'definitely not' long-term as he misses out on 50th
Ireland assistant coach Mike Catt says the disruption is another good challenge for the squad.
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Feb 24th 2023, 2:53 PM
Toulouse move unlikely as Henderson remains key man in Ireland
The Ulster second row just turned 31 and has some of his best rugby ahead.
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Feb 24th 2023, 7:45 AM
Bundee back at 12, Casey's chance, Coombes misses out
Ireland will be without captain Johnny Sexton on the pitch at the Stadio Olimpico.
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Feb 23rd 2023, 5:06 PM
Casey and Byrne at 9 and 10 as Ireland make six changes for Italy
Bundee Aki, Iain Henderson, Rónan Kelleher, and Jack Conan also come into the side.
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Feb 23rd 2023, 12:33 PM
Carbery recalled to Ireland squad with Sexton a doubt for Italy game
Scott Penny and Kieran Treadwell have also been added to the squad this week.
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Feb 20th 2023, 3:29 PM
Former Italy PM Silvio Berlusconi acquitted in trial related to ‘bunga bunga’ parties
The six-year-old trial is the third in a scandal that made headlines around the world in 2010 when Berlusconi as a sitting prime minister.
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Feb 15th 2023, 7:21 PM
Beirne injury is a blow but Ireland have shown their ability to adapt
Andy Farrell’s squad depth has been tested, with positive results.
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Feb 14th 2023, 8:00 AM
'Continuity is important' - Farrell warns that Ireland face tough task in Rome
Robbie Henshaw rejoined the Ireland squad last week as his recovery continued.
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Feb 13th 2023, 6:00 AM
Borthwick gets first win as England weather second-half challenge from Italy
The Italians showed their attacking threat at times in Twickenham.
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Feb 12th 2023, 5:04 PM
England break up playmaking axis and drop Marcus Smith for Italy clash
Owen Farrell will instead start at fly-half.
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Feb 10th 2023, 6:51 PM
Italian killer suspected of mafia links arrested in France after 16 years on run
He is wanted in Italy to serve a life sentence for the murders of Stefano and Giuseppe Bartolomeo.
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Feb 2nd 2023, 8:03 PM
This year
2023
Uefa expand Nations League to include quarter-finals and promotion play-offs
Had the format been in play this year, Ireland would have had to play-off to preserve their League B status.
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Jan 25th 2023, 4:46 PM
Actress Gina Lollobrigida, an icon of the Golden Age of Hollywood, dies aged 95
The actress was named ‘the most beautiful woman in the world’ during her silver screen heyday.
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Jan 16th 2023, 1:04 PM
Italy catches fugitive Mafia boss after 30-year manhunt
The only known image of the mobster was a black and white photo dated back to the early 1990s.
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Jan 16th 2023, 12:46 PM
Last year
2022
Gianluca Vialli steps down from Italy role as he battles pancreatic cancer
After consulting with doctors, the 58-year-old will “suspend professional commitments” as he fights the disease.
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Dec 14th 2022, 1:51 PM
Italian PM pays tribute to friend who was among victims of a shooting in Rome yesterday
A gunman killed three women in what may have been a dispute over housing.
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Dec 12th 2022, 8:26 AM
Seven killed in landslide on Italian island, including newborn
A three-week-old baby and a pair of young siblings are among the victims.
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Nov 28th 2022, 7:14 AM
Italy declares state of emergency after deadly landslide kills four
A wave of mud and debris swept through the small town of Casamicciola Terme early yesterday morning.
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Nov 27th 2022, 4:57 PM
Around a dozen missing after heavy rain causes landslide on Italian island
“At the moment there are no confirmed deaths,” interior minister Matteo Piantedosi said.
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Nov 26th 2022, 1:22 PM
Springboks rebound from Ireland and France defeats with win over Italy
The Italians were excellent in the first half but couldn’t stay with the Boks after the break.
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Nov 19th 2022, 3:41 PM
Strong 5.7 earthquake strikes off Italy's Adriatic coast
There have been no reports of injuries so far.
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Nov 9th 2022, 10:00 AM
Discovery of 2,000-year-old statues in Italy ‘will rewrite history’
The bronze statues show evidence that Etruscan and Roman families prayed together to deities in the sacred sanctuary
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Nov 9th 2022, 8:25 AM
Charity asks France, Spain, Greece for help with rescued migrants
There are many unaccompanied minors and children on board, the youngest of whom is three
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Nov 3rd 2022, 10:52 PM
Inside Operation Irini: Smugglers, social media clues and the high seas search for illegal arms
In our second piece on Operation Irini, Niall O’Connor examines the broader strategy of the EU mission.
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Oct 31st 2022, 8:00 PM
Fascist sympathisers mark centenary of Mussolini’s rise to power in Italy
2,000 people gathered to march at the dictator’s birthplace
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Oct 30th 2022, 5:27 PM
One dead and several others injured in Italy stabbing, including an Arsenal footballer
Reports from Italy say an employee of the supermarket died after a man attacked people.
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Oct 27th 2022, 11:24 PM
Italy women's Rugby World Cup forward banned 12 weeks for biting
Tounesi will miss Italy’s quarter-final against France on 29 October.
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Oct 25th 2022, 9:00 AM
Far-right leader Giorgia Meloni sworn in as Italian prime minister
Meloni’s Brothers of Italy party has roots in neo-fascism.
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Oct 22nd 2022, 1:45 PM
Italy’s far-right leader Giorgia Meloni forms new government
The Brothers of Italy party, which has fascist roots, gained the most votes in last month’s national election.
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Oct 21st 2022, 10:52 PM
Dublin City Council unveils plaque to Irish woman who shot Mussolini
Of the four assassins who attempted to kill the dictator, Gibson came the closest
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Oct 20th 2022, 11:20 AM
Ambassador to Italy: Rules-based order is 'front, heart and centre' for Irish diplomats
Niall O’Connor visited Rome recently and spoke to Ambassador O’Brien about the work of Irish diplomats in the city.
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Oct 15th 2022, 8:30 AM
Irish diplomat: Global supply and 'skyrocketing' fertiliser costs a key driver of world hunger
Ambassador Patricia O’Brien has been based in the Italian capital since December, 2021.
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Oct 5th 2022, 8:00 PM
Russia suspends gas to Italy after 'problem' in Austria
Before the war in Ukraine, Italy imported 95 percent of its gas, about 45 percent of which came from Russia.
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Oct 1st 2022, 7:43 PM
Operation Irini: With Irish forces inside a mission to end arms smuggling to Libya
Our first article in a two part series on the work of the Irish Defence Forces in dealing with arms smuggling in Libya.
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Sep 30th 2022, 9:48 AM
Italy beat Hungary for consolation of Nations League final-four
Giacomo Raspadori opened the scoring.
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Sep 26th 2022, 10:21 PM
High on a hill: Meloni and the five-star luxury of a right-wing victory day
The Journal’s Niall O’Connor reports from Rome.
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Sep 26th 2022, 9:30 PM
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