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# making-history - Tuesday 18 February, 2020
All first-year students will have to study history as part of the Junior Cycle from September
History is now a core subject on the Junior Cycle.
# making-history - Monday 10 February, 2020
Parasite becomes first non-English language film to win best picture Oscar
Bong Joon-ho also won best director, best original screenplay and best international feature.
# making-history - Saturday 7 September, 2019
Record crowd of 31,213 sees stunning Weir strike help Man City beat United at the Etihad
Ireland’s 18-year-old midfielder Tyler Toland was an unused substitute for Man City.
# making-history - Friday 2 August, 2019
Irish referee O'Neill will be part of history in the Uefa Super Cup between Liverpool and Chelsea
While Stéphanie Frappart of France takes charge of the game on 14 August, the Wexford native has been named as assistant referee.
# making-history - Saturday 27 July, 2019
Bernal set to become first Colombian to win Tour de France after shortened stage
Egan Bernal got through the last day of competitive racing unscathed on Saturday.
# making-history - Monday 19 November, 2018
One million people watched Ireland beat New Zealand
It was the first time the country claimed a victory over the All Blacks on home soil.
# making-history - Thursday 12 July, 2018
Ireland to be the world’s first country to divest public money from fossil fuels
The passing of the Fossil Fuel Divestment Bill means the government will have to drop its coal, oil and gas investments.
# making-history - Sunday 24 December, 2017
'It was an indescribable experience. Still now, when you think about it you get goosebumps'
Sorcha Tiernan on an historic summer of basketball for the Ireland U18s, Leaving Cert year and balancing it all on and off the court.
# making-history - Sunday 5 November, 2017
Cork City get FAI Cup final day off to the perfect start by lifting the women's trophy
Clare Shine bagged the only goal of the game in a 1-0 win over UCD Waves this afternoon.
# making-history - Friday 2 December, 2016
From Junior E to All-Ireland senior club finalists: The meteoric rise of Foxrock-Cabinteely
Sarah Brophy spoke to The42 ahead of her side’s first senior All-Ireland appearance on Sunday.
# making-history - Wednesday 9 November, 2016
Quads, triplets and twins born in quick succession at Limerick maternity hospital
The first set of quadruplets born in Limerick in 50 years arrived in October.
# making-history - Thursday 27 October, 2016
Ciaran Kilkenny leads Castleknock to first Dublin SFC final
A four-point victory over St Jude’s at Parnell Park tonight means they will take on St Vincent’s for the county title.
# making-history - Friday 21 October, 2016
Former Ireland captain Joy Neville made European rugby history last night
The Limerick native became the first woman to officiate in either the Challenge Cup or the Champions Cup.
# making-history - Wednesday 19 October, 2016
Historic night as Cork City become first Irish club to win in Uefa Youth League
The SSE Airtricity League U19 champions beat HJK Helsinki 1-0 at Turner’s Cross.
# making-history - Wednesday 27 July, 2016
Hillary Clinton makes history by winning Democratic presidential nomination
Bill Clinton, in his address to delegates last night, described his wife as the “best darn change-maker I have ever known”.
# making-history - Thursday 16 June, 2016
Prince William appears on cover of Attitude magazine
The Duke of Cambridge spoke out against homophobic, biphobic and transphobic bullying.
# making-history - Wednesday 8 June, 2016
She's done it: Hillary Clinton claims Democratic presidential nomination
She has also won the California primary.
# making-history - Friday 27 May, 2016
Obama in Hiroshima: "71 years ago, death fell from the sky and the world was changed."
It’s the first visit to the city by a sitting US president.
# making-history - Saturday 9 April, 2016
Another day, another record - Ronaldo makes history as Real Madrid thrash Eibar
The only surprise was that he didn’t score more than one this afternoon.
# making-history - Saturday 26 March, 2016
Anthony Foley hails history-maker Simon Zebo
“He has come back from the Six Nations with good confidence,” the coach said.
# making-history - Saturday 10 October, 2015
Irish boxers secure a record medals haul at the World Championships
Michael Conlan, Michael O’Reilly and Joe Ward are all guaranteed medals in Doha.
# making-history - Saturday 4 July, 2015
Ireland crowned European Regions Cup champions for the first time
Gerry Smith’s men earned a 1-0 win over Zagreb in today’s final thanks to David Lacey’s first half header at Tallaght Stadium.
# making-history - Wednesday 27 May, 2015
Sevilla can create history against an unfancied underdog in tonight's Europa League final
The La Liga club are looking to retain the trophy against first-timers Dnirpo in Warsaw.
# making-history - Thursday 12 February, 2015
Jamie Brewer is the first model with Down Syndrome to walk in NY Fashion Week
The well-known actress walked in an inspiring show called ‘Role Models Not Runway Models’ .
# making-history - Sunday 8 December, 2013
Pep 'honoured' as Bayern hit 40-match milestone
The club beat Werder Bremen 7-0 yesterday and haven’t lost a league match since October 2012.
# making-history - Wednesday 18 July, 2012
'The buzz in Cork is incredible' - Record-breaking swimmer on his emotional return
Steve Redmond is back home after becoming the first person to complete the Oceans7 challenge.
# making-history - Friday 17 June, 2011
A new breath of life for Dublin woman after double-lung transplant
20 year old Becky Jones, who has cystic fibrosis, has made history by undergoing a transplant after developing a fungus in her airways due to an allergy.
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Poll: Will you pay attention to the Seanad general election?
COUNTING IN THE Seanad general election will begin today despite the Covid-19 public health emergency.
Postal voting in the election closes today at 11am for the 43 seats on the five vocational panels and tomorrow at 11am for the six seats on the university panels.
There are 118 candidates seeking election to the vocational panels.
Counting of the votes begins this morning and is expected to continue until Friday 3 April.
So, today we want to know: Will you pay attention to the Seanad general election?
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Opinion: Emergency Covid-19 legislation harks back to the Civil War, ‘the Emergency’ and the Troubles
By Conor Casey
Conor Casey of Trinity College says a challenge to the new legislation would be unlikely to succeed.
The Irish For: Kiltartanese and a passionate affair. The story of Galway's Lady Gregory
By Darach Ó Séaghdha - @TheIrishFor
Darach Ó Séaghdha follows the artistic path of one of Ireland’s most fascinating historical women.
Larry Donnelly: Kennedy vs Markey could be the last throw of the dice for the Irish American dynasty
By Larry Donnelly - @LarryPDonnelly
The Kennedy vs Markey battle is the distraction from Covid-19 we all need, says Larry Donnelly.
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