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Wednesday 27 September 2023 Dublin: 15°C

# signing off

This year
2023
‘Best tunnel reporter in the business’ – Geoff Shreeves to leave Sky Sports after 32 years
Shreeves joined the broadcaster in 1992.
Last year
2022
Manchester United-bound Erik Ten Hag guides Ajax to league title after 5-0 win
Ajax won the Eredivisie with four points to spare after beating Heerenveen.
Argentina head coach Mario Ledesma quits position for personal reasons
The 48-year-old explained his decision at a press conference.
All time
Former Ireland and Liverpool midfielder Darren Potter retires at 35
Potter featured for the Reds during their Champions League-winning season of 2004-05.
Irish flanker Conor Gilsenan retires 'with a heavy heart' at the age of 27
‘Conor is everything that is good about London Irish,’ director of rugby Declan Kidney said.
Leinster and Ireland back Fergus McFadden to retire when the season ends
As well as winning 34 Ireland caps, the versatile 33-year-old made 184 appearances for his province.
FG junior minister Jim Daly announces he will not run in the next election
Daly has served as junior minister for mental health and older people for the past two years.
Met Éireann's head of forecasting Gerald Fleming is retiring at the end of the year
He said he would be retiring from Met Éireann at the end of the year, but would continue to work in meteorology.
'The whole country was desperate for me to score that goal' - Keane equals Gerd Muller's record
The retiring striker says it will be a ‘strange’ feeling watching Ireland’s upcoming qualifying campaign as a fan.
New report finds that only 3% of jobseekers better off on the dole
The ESRI research found that eight out of 10 jobseekers would earn 40% more by finding work than staying on benefits.
"Our long national nightmare is over": Ex-presidents give Letterman the send-off he deserves
Steve Martin, Tina Fey, Seinfeld, Foo Fighters. Some chap called Barack Obama. Letterman’s final outing was pretty star-studded.
In cases where work pays less than the dole ... 7 out of 10 people choose work
Think tank the ESRI has found that for those who, on a “snapshot” basis, would be “better off on the dole” tend to choose employment instead.
O'Driscoll thankful to sign off on his terms and as part of a great team
‘I’ve had so much fun over the last 15 years, and I feel very grateful to finish in this fantastic way.’
'We weren't intimidated': Williams hails Ospreys' fighting spirit
What happened to good manners? The Ospreys crashed the party at the RDS, drank all the beer and took home the silverware.