# Pledge

This year

2023

UN countries pledge $1.5 billion to save Sudan from humanitarian crisis

More than two months into the fighting, the United Nations is worried the crisis could spill over and destabilise neighbouring African states.

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Jun 19th 2023, 8:02 PM

All time

# Pledge

Football Association intends to complete this year’s FA Cup campaign

The competition had reached the quarter-final stage when professional football in England was suspended.

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May 21st 2020, 4:03 PM

# Pledge

Steve Bruce: I'm not Rafa Benitez, but I'll give everything for Newcastle

The former Man United star recently resigned as manager of Sheffield Wednesday — who are now considering their legal options.

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Jul 18th 2019, 11:50 PM

# Fingal

Plans for large-scale mosque in Blanchardstown given green light

There was local opposition to the proposed mosque.

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May 14th 2018, 8:19 PM

# A city united

A City United: Manchester clubs donate £1 million to emergency fund

The two clubs made the announcement today.

16.9k

May 25th 2017, 11:55 AM

# Rodrigo Duterte

Philippines president who called Pope a "son of a b****" has promised God he won't curse again

Duterte’s profanities have almost become his trademark.

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Oct 28th 2016, 8:22 AM

# Pledge

Roy Hodgson promises no England cheating

The manager insists there will be no exaggerating from his players at Euro 2016.

5.9k

Jun 6th 2016, 10:47 AM

# Believe it when we see it

Eric Cantona pledges to swim the English Channel if you say French beer is best

Something tells us this won’t be happening anytime soon.

5.2k

Jul 2nd 2015, 8:45 PM

# Deadly

Ireland pledges an extra €1 million to fighting Ebola outbreak

So far, more than 3,000 people have died after contracting the disease.

6.9k

Oct 3rd 2014, 9:30 PM

# Climate Change

Leonardo DiCaprio and Al Gore are at the UN Climate Summit but China and India are no shows

Leaders from China and India, two of the world’s largest polluters, are not attending.

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Sep 23rd 2014, 10:20 AM

# Pledge

The government says children under six will have free GP care later this year

Legislation passed today includes an amendment to ban gagging orders on doctors that was put forward by Senator John Crown.

9.3k

Jul 17th 2014, 6:30 PM

# pledge to help

'This isn't the Ireland we all know': Taoiseach meets medical card campaigners

Enda Kenny said yesterday that he plans to fix the problem where discretionary medical cards are being removed from ill children.

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May 29th 2014, 9:54 AM

# promise

Taoiseach pledges to solve problem of medical cards being removed from sick children

Enda Kenny said proposals were being submitted tomorrow in a bid to fix the problems with the system.

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May 28th 2014, 3:28 PM

# Pledge

"We want to use our mandate wisely" - Gerry Adams vows to build on election gains

Adams said that his party could now be the biggest in Dublin as well as Belfast.

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May 24th 2014, 8:00 PM

Dad tries to make his daughter promise never to have a boyfriend

She doesn’t agree.

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Mar 22nd 2014, 10:16 AM

# North Korea

Military and party vow loyalty to Jong-Un on anniversary of father's death

Today marks the second anniversary of the death of his father, Kim Jong-il

5.7k

Dec 17th 2013, 7:49 AM

# tunisia

Tunisia pledges new govt after opposition leader's killing

Chokri Belaid’s murder has sparked deadly protests and attacks on the ruling party’s offices.

2.7k

Feb 7th 2013, 8:10 AM

# what a smoothie

Company hopes to make doing good deeds that little bit sweeter

Customers who visit the pop-up headquaters of smoothie company ‘Innocent’ will get a free smoothie in return for pledging to do something good in 2013.

9.9k

Jan 8th 2013, 4:11 PM

# Jobswatch

Hireland powers past 5,000 pledges and 2,000 jobs in its first six months

The voluntary initiative has helped answer Ireland’s call for jobs in its first six months.

5.4k

Jul 23rd 2012, 3:50 PM