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Slalom canoeist Eoin Rheinisch booked his place at a third consecutive Olympic Games on Saturday. We caught up with the Kildare-based athlete as he drove – yes, drove – home from Augsburg, Germany.
With their place in the quarter-finals at stake, the Pumas were all set to duke it out with Georgia. Could they come out on top? Review our live coverage to find out.
Juan José Cobo put in a magnificent performance on stage fifteen’s ascent of the Alto de l’Angliru to leap-frog Team Sky’s Bradley Wiggins in the General Classification.
Estonia’s Rein Taaramäe climbed his way to his first Grand Tour victory on what proved a tough day in the mountains for the Irish pair of Nicolas Roche and Dan Martin.
Swiss rider Michael Albasini took the thirteenth stage of this year’s Vuelta a España, sprinting clear from a twenty-man breakaway that included GC contender Daniel Morena and Ireland’s Nicolas Roche.
36-year-old David Moncoutié put in a gutsy performance on today’s ascent of the Cabeza de Manzaneda to seal his first stage victory of this year’s race.
Germany’s Marcel Kittel won the seventh stage of this year’s Vuelta a España, but the finish was marred by a massive pile-up involving the stage favourite, Tyler Farrar, among a great many others.
Katusha notched their second successive stage victory of this year’s Vuelta on Wednesday, as team leader Joaquim Rodriguez sprinted away from the chasing pack on Stage Five.
FIANNA FÁIL TD Christopher O’Sullivan is calling for the government to introduce a €100 voucher for over-65s who receive the Covid-19 vaccine, which they can spend on hotel accommodation and “eat in” food and drink for when businesses open back up.
“The over-65s have had to make huge sacrifices during this pandemic. Many would have had the pre-pandemic habit of heading to their local hotel with family members for Sunday lunch. The fear is that this habit may not continue. This encourages old traditions to start up again,” O’Sullivan said.
“Many over-65s have received no supports form the state during the pandemic. Pensioners are unable to avail of the PUP payment. A voucher scheme like this is the least we should be doing.”
The Cork South West TD said the voucher would also help hotels and restaurants that have had to shut during the pandemic.
What do you think: Should over-65s get hotel or food voucher after they receive Covid-19 vaccine?
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