# Peru

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# Limbo

Peru striker Guerrero cleared to play (for now) despite positive test for 'cocaine'

The CAS decision to ban Guerrero for 14 months, put on hold for the World Cup, could be reimposed in the coming weeks.

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Jul 17th 2018, 3:29 PM

# A long time coming

Striker who had drugs ban lifted fires Peru to World Cup victory and sends Socceroos packing

Captain Paolo Guerrero set up the first and scored the second against Australia at Fisht Stadium.

6.8k

Jun 26th 2018, 5:45 PM

# Gerard Desmond

Irish missionary set to return to Peru despite being shot by armed gang

Fr Desmond was attacked by an armed gang after he withdrew money to pay builders working on the primary school.

13.1k

Jun 4th 2018, 8:29 AM

# brace

Peru captain grabs two goals just days after World Cup ban for drug use is overturned

Paolo Guerrero was cleared to play at the World Cup after his long legal battle against a 14-month drugs suspension.

7.7k

Jun 3rd 2018, 9:49 PM

# Lima

Irish priest shot in the feet after being followed on way back from bank in Peru

He was followed home by three armed men who beat him and shot him before taking money.

23.8k

Apr 30th 2018, 12:48 PM

# shaman

Peru police hunt for men wanted in connection with lynching of Canadian man suspected of killing elderly shaman

Grisly footage of the man’s death at the hands of a mob has been widely circulated on social media.

20.9k

Apr 24th 2018, 10:45 PM

# machu picchu

River searched for 16 missing people after Peruvian bridge collapses into valley

At least 30 people were on the bridge when it collapsed during torrential rains yesterday.

12.6k

Jan 3rd 2018, 5:42 PM

# Devil's Curve

At least 48 people die after bus goes off Peru's 'Devil's Curve'

It plunged 100 metres and landed upside down on rocks at the edge of the sea.

20.5k

Jan 3rd 2018, 7:49 AM

# Study

Vampire bat rabies kills hundreds of cows a year as it spreads across Peru

It’s thought that raising awareness of the disease could reduce the cost associated with vampire bat rabies.

6.8k

Dec 22nd 2017, 8:00 PM

# Russia 2018

Peru captain cleared to play at World Cup after Fifa reduce drug ban

Paolo Guerrero tested positive for cocaine but his revised suspension will now end before this summer’s World Cup in Russia.

4.4k

Dec 20th 2017, 9:22 PM

# Punishment

Peru captain to miss their first World Cup in 36 years due to ban for failed drug test

Former Bayern Munich striker Paolo Guerrero won’t be leading his country to Russia next summer.

5.3k

Dec 8th 2017, 3:55 PM

# eastern promise

World Cup 2018: Germany start against Mexico as Russia face Saudi Arabia in big kick-off

The Iberian derby between Spain and Portugal is the pick of the World Cup 2018 group stage draw, with Germany starting against Mexico.

8.8k

Dec 1st 2017, 4:51 PM

# road to russia

Here's the full draw for next summer's Fifa World Cup in Russia

Vladimir Putin addressed the audience before Gary Lineker hosted the draw in Moscow.

28.3k

Dec 1st 2017, 4:04 PM

# seismic

Celebrations in Lima triggered earthquake warnings as Peru ended a 36-year World Cup wait

Several earthquake detection apps sent warnings of a tremor in the Peruvian capital after Jefferson Farfan’s opener.

7.2k

Nov 16th 2017, 12:59 PM

# Last in

Peru get the better of New Zealand to qualify for World Cup after 36-year wait

Jefferson Farfan and Christian Ramos scored as the South Americans reached the finals for the first time since 1982.

6.0k

Nov 16th 2017, 8:05 AM

# road to russia

Toothless Peru held in New Zealand as tense draw leaves World Cup berth in the balance

The game finished 0-0 in Wellington.

6.8k

Nov 11th 2017, 8:53 AM

# and take your money

England warned over paper planes in latest Fifa clamp-down

FIFA has punished five nations in Central and South America following homophobic chants in recent World Cup qualifiers.

6.4k

Nov 7th 2017, 6:22 PM

# Spilt milk

Chilean FA will not report Peru and Colombia for alleged World Cup 'pact'

The last five minutes in Lima saw Radamel Falcao hold veiled talks with Colombia’s rivals during their 1-1 draw.

6.3k

Oct 12th 2017, 8:34 PM

# Oh dear

Alexis Sanchez won't be at the World Cup after Arsenal team-mate's bizarre blunder

Colombia’s David Ospina parried an indirect set-piece into his own net, which earned a point for Peru.

17.0k

Oct 11th 2017, 1:27 PM

# Up In The Air

A World Cup without Messi? Argentina's qualifying bid is in danger after Peru stalemate

They werre held to a 0-0 draw in Buenos Aires last night.

7.7k

Oct 6th 2017, 10:10 AM

Voices

'Did you know Roger Casement helped to liberate natives in the Amazon jungle?'

Ireland and Peru have so much in common, including our similar history writes Peruvian in Ireland, Gianmarco Alvarado.

6.8k

Jul 29th 2017, 7:30 PM

# SPUDS IN SPACE

Potatoes have been grown in conditions similar to those found on Mars

Straight out of the plot of 2015 film The Martian, scientists in Peru managed the feat.

9.9k

Mar 30th 2017, 2:40 PM

# mother tongue

Peru is fighting to save 17 languages that are in danger of dying out

The native way of life has been wiped out in parts of the Amazon.

9.7k

Feb 11th 2017, 8:00 AM

# Gran Collar

President Higgins set to be awarded Peru’s highest honour

This trip is the first time an Irish President in office has visited Peru, Colombia and Cuba.

15.3k

Feb 8th 2017, 8:04 AM

# machu picchu

Two Irish architects have scooped a world prize for a brutalist university building

Grafton Architects, led by Yvonne Farrell and Shelley McNamara, won the first-ever RIBA International Prize for their project in Lima, Peru.

35.1k

Nov 24th 2016, 8:28 AM

# Peru

Michaella McCollum returns home to Ireland months after release from Peru jail

The convicted drug smuggler was pictured in Dublin Airport yesterday.

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Aug 14th 2016, 8:52 AM

# Cocaine smuggling

Drugs mule Melissa Reid released from prison in Peru

The Scottish woman is on the way back to the UK.

31.8k

Jun 22nd 2016, 7:26 AM

# Shocker

Controversial handball knocks Brazil out of the Copa America

Brazil boss Dunga said his side’s fate was not decided by football.

9.6k

Jun 13th 2016, 8:02 AM

# Cocaine smuggling

Melissa Reid to be released from prison in Peru

The Scottish woman was arrested in August 2013 with Michaella McCollum from Co Tyrone.

27.6k

May 14th 2016, 7:34 AM

# peru 2

Fate of Melissa Reid to be decided in coming days

The Scottish native has been in a Peruvian jail since 2013.

30.7k

Apr 27th 2016, 11:46 AM

# alleged harassment

Michaella McCollum issues legal proceedings against Irish newspaper

Her lawyer said staff from a daily newspaper subjected the McCollum family to “harassment and intimidation”.

90.5k

Apr 5th 2016, 10:45 PM

# Peru

Michaella McCollum's interview on RTÉ divided opinions last night

Everyone was talking about the interview last night, here’s what they were saying.

72.7k

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Apr 4th 2016, 9:36 AM

# paroled

Michaella McCollum has been freed from prison in Peru

The Tyrone native has been jailed there since 2013.

55.4k

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Apr 1st 2016, 4:33 PM

# Peru

Tourists arrested after stripping naked for photos at Machu Picchu

The two men were reportedly charged with moral misconduct. after being detained by guards.

25.5k

Mar 4th 2016, 8:52 AM

# Abortion

"Protection of life surpasses religion and politics. We cannot allow this country to promote death."

Peru has rejected legalised abortions for victims of rape.

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Nov 25th 2015, 7:44 PM

Voices

How I went from 9-to-5 accountant to these South American waves for my office

Richy O’Carroll didn’t want to have any regrets – so he decided to set sail for Peru.

1.0k

Sep 12th 2015, 7:30 PM

# Miracle

This woman was the sole survivor of a flight obliterated by a thunderstorm

Juliane Koepcke was believed to be dead before she reappeared after trekking through the jungle for 11 days.

27.6k

Sep 5th 2015, 10:15 AM

# the inca trail

Why two young Dubliners quit their day jobs to go into business... in Peru

“We’re very proud of the fact that we feel like we represent Ireland in everything we do.”

46.5k

Aug 22nd 2015, 10:00 PM

# Peru

This whole community lives in a sprawling South American graveyard

The poor sleep among the dead in a neighbourhood just outside Peru’s capital city.

17.4k

Aug 9th 2015, 2:00 PM

# Domestic Violence

'I swear it will never happen again' - what he said 5 weeks before he killed her

Powerful new book includes extracts from letters, emails and texts from abusive lovers.

43.1k

Apr 25th 2015, 10:15 AM