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Friday 4 December 2020
The men had been missing for nearly three days.
The Titanic sank in 1912 after colliding with an iceberg.
Shane Ross also described the return of former board member John Earley to a new FAI sub-committee as “unusual.”
The man lives in one of the remotest parts if Alaska.
The Irish Farmers’ Association has warned that much of the crop might not get harvested this year.
A pilot scheme is currently underway with three major mobile networks.
A man got in touch with local police claiming that his brother left the message in 2013.
It is one of 500 post offices deemed to be economically unviable.
The group reportedly dug a hole in the snow to keep warm.
The walkers became disorientated during their descent.
There has been some difficulty in those who underwent the procedure accessing their medical records.
That’s according to a survivors group SOS, which describes its time limits as “draconian”.
The charity needs €1.2 million in funding.
There will be no closure with money – only with finding out where their child’s remains are.
Hands off the equipment lads, it’s well needed.
Darndale Belcamp Integrated Childcare Service employs 48 permanent staff, 7 relief staff and 43 Community Employment, Jobs Initiative and TUS employees.
And we thought that only happened in the movies.
The former world champion and Olympic silver medallist feels Ireland’s athletes could do with more support.
The prehistoric times before WhatsApp.
The government’s u-turn on the lifting of the statute of limitations for one year, to facilitate legal action for the women, has been described as “appalling”.
The Irish athlete told us that retrospective medal upgrades could never replace the stolen thrill of victory.
After a meeting with the Health Minister today, one of the groups representing women said at no stage did Reilly condemn the practice.
James Reilly is seeking clarification on a number of matters ahead of a final decision on redress for the women who were victims of the outdated practice of deliberately breaking a woman’s pelvis during child birth.
A survivors’ group says any proposals for a Magdalene-type scheme of redress would be “wholly inappropriate”, and has called on the Government to engage with its members.
A protest was held outside Leinster House today as the women fight for the right to a day in court.
A Bill will be debated in the Dáil next week.
Medical professionals from around the world have come out in support in Ireland’s symphysiotomy survivors. Here’s what they had to say.
Government is due to decide later this month on whether the statute of limitations should be set aside for survivors seeking legal recourse.
The 160 women who met last night to discuss the issue said they will not co-operate with phase two of the report.
Oonagh Walsh, who is seeking consultation on her draft report on symphysiotomy, said that she is “very anxious to meet with survivors”.
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A stranded Irishman called home for assistance when injured and stranded in a remote area of Greenland.
The shirt sponsor will cede their promotional rights to mental health charity Suicide or Survive for Dublin’s league openers.
When pirates cut all lines of communication on a hijacked vessel, the ship’s crew turned to more traditional methods to get their message out.
THIS YEAR HAS given us a lot of unexpected things, but one of the bigger cultural changes of 2020 has been the wide-scale move to working from home.
Writing in TheJournal.ie today, Arlene Vithaldas of the UCC Academy argues that it’s time for society to change its view of a workplace that includes commuting to offices.
Some people have found that working from home has given them more time, because they don’t have to commute both ways or end up getting stuck in the office after hours.
However, others miss the collaborative nature and social aspect of being in the office, as well as the chance to regularly be in urban centres where offices tend to be located.
Today we’re asking: Do you enjoy working remotely?
Poll Results:
Share your story: voices@thejournal.ie
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