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# Keeping schtum

Last year
2022
Guardiola refuses to comment on fresh claims about Man City's financial affairs
The club was banned from European competition following an investigation into alleged breaches of Financial Fair Play regulations.
RFU ‘fully supports’ Eddie Jones despite England’s underwhelming Six Nations
England lost three games as they finished third.
All time
Arteta refuses to confirm whether Aubameyang broke coronavirus rules
Tattoo artist Alejandro Nicolas Bernal posted a social media clip on 9 February with the Arsenal captain.
'It's personal' - Zidane won't divulge details of Pogba meeting
The Manchester United star has been in Dubai as part of his recovery from an ankle problem.
Ronaldo refuses to answer Ballon d’Or questions after Nations League triumph
The Juventus forward would not be drawn into debate over the award when pressed by reporters.
Frank Lampard refuses to consider imminent Chelsea return
Blues boss Maurizio Sarri is under fire following a troubled first season at Stamford Bridge.
'I'm just focused on playing at the moment' - Man-of-the-match Rice brushes aside England-Ireland questions
The 19-year-old has produced a series of impressive performance this season.
Antonio Conte won't comment on Marcos Alonso's controversial 'red card' challenge on Shane Long
The Blues boss refused to comment on his player’s controversial tackle, saying he did not view the incident.
'All the things I could say now will only create stories'
Jurgen Klopp refused to be drawn on the future of Philippe Coutinho today.
Some Fine Gael TDs want a deal with Fianna Fáil - but lots of them just don't want to talk about it
A survey carried out by TheJournal.ie this week found many Fine Gael TDs reluctant to discuss the formation of the next government.
A controversial Fianna Fáil candidate won't talk about her talks with Renua
Connie Gerety Quinn held talks with Renua about joining the party earlier this year, it is understood.
Michael Noonan has a view on when the election should be...
… but he’s not telling you.
Irish Water STILL won't tell us how many people have paid their bills
The AAA TD has been thwarted in his latest attempt to uncover payment rates.
Did Australia bribe people smugglers to turn their boat around?
The country’s prime minister won’t say.
Irish Water thinks it's better you don't know how many bills have been paid
Anti-austerity TD Paul Murphy has been thwarted in his efforts to find out how many bills have been paid.
Irish Water is refusing to say how many people have paid their bills
The utility has outlined a number of reasons why it won’t release the figures at this stage.
IBRC won't say how much former Anglo directors still owe them
The bank said the information is “commercially sensitive”.
None of Enda Kenny's cabinet colleagues asked him to explain 'McNulty-gate' today
Meanwhile, Brendan Howlin has announced changes to the way state board appointments are made today.
We asked these two ministers who they'd like Ireland's next European Commissioner to be*
* But neither of them wanted to answer the question.
Joan Burton's department has refused to name most of the companies who use JobBridge
Sixty-eight per cent of companies who advertised over 9,000 posts on the JobBridge asked to remain anonymous.
Micheál Martin: TDs shouldn't involve themselves in criminal proceedings
The Fianna Fáil leader has been reacting to the controversy surrounding his justice spokesperson today.
Fianna Fáil won't comment on one of its TDs asking a judge not to jail a drug dealer
The party’s justice spokesperson Niall Collins is in the spotlight this morning.
Man United haven't approached me - Jurgen Klopp
During his five-year tenure at the Signal Iduna Park, the German has guided Dortmund to two league titles.
The arrested Spanish train driver is refusing to answer police questions
A police spokesperson has told AFP news agency that Francisco Jose Garzon Amo is not answering questions.
The minister, the opposition, and the 36 unanswered Dáil questions
Jonathan O’Brien makes a formal complaint after Alan Shatter refuses to answer dozens of questions submitted in a single day.