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Thursday 8 June 2023 Dublin: 14°C

# Test

All time
# It's Quizness time
How many of these Irish international footballers from the 00s can you remember?
How well do you know your Joseph Lapiras from your Joey O’Briens?
# Test
Know your sport? Take our weekly quiz
Featuring, the Six Nations and Darren Fletcher’s new club.
# Gotcha
Ireland's second biggest cancer killer will soon be able to be spotted in €25 test
Each year almost 2,500 people are diagnosed with bowel cancer, with 1,000 dying from it.
# Belcamp
Gardaí investigate after attempted killer escapes on bike
There have been no arrests in connection with the shooting in Belcamp.
# Quiz
QUIZ: How prepared for Christmas Day are you?
Is it time to start panicking yet?
# Back To School
Cork students quizzed on the street during teachers strike, fail miserably
Do you know Pi?
# Life Down Under
Irish International Rules team hit the bright lights of Perth before Saturday's test
The test match against Australia takes place next Saturday for Paul Earley’s side.
# Test
Like Ireland, Scotland have never beaten the All Blacks... can they make history this weekend?
It’s the Boys in Green in Glasgow for Scotland, and then the All Blacks tomorrow in Edinburgh.
# EBOLA
Ebola test results for Belfast patient expected this afternoon
The patient has already tested positive for malaria.
# Test
QUIZ: What type of Football Manager are you?
Amid the game’s release, we test how close you are to a real-life manager.
# Test
QUIZ: How big an Arsenal fan are you?
Do you know your Patrick Vieiras from your Pascal Cygans?
# not a drill
Enhanced Ebola screening begins at Heathrow Airport
It will be expanded into Gatwick and the Eurostar by the end of next week.
# mathsweek
H0w g00d i5 y0ur m4th5?
One plus two plus three plus four plus…
# Have you drink taken
Dublin Bus needs someone to do drug and alcohol tests on its staff
The chosen contractor will be responsible for carrying out pre-employment tests as well as random testing on workers.
# unsecured
HSE test website used 'Master Bator' and 'n*****r' as dummy patient names
However, there is no evidence to suggest that the details were inputted by HSE employees, as the website was publicly accessible.
# Early Detection
Irish startup to develop breakthrough biotechnology test for major US clinic
Inform Bioscience will sign the agreement with Mayo Clinic next week to develop a test to detect preeclampsia in pregnancy.
# pencils at the ready
How to outsmart any multiple-choice test
Obviously it’s better if you just know the answers but here’s a few tips on cheating the system if not.
# parachute failure
Nasa's 'flying saucer' tests new Mars-landing technology
It involves a Supersonic Inflatable Aerodynamic Decelerator, but you knew that, right?
# Dull
Wallabies grind out win in ugly second Test against Les Bleus
Ewen McKenzie’s men wrapped up their series victory with a 6-0 success in Melbourne against France.
# Inspirational
Cystic fibrosis sufferer Nathan Charles set for Wallabies debut
The 25-year-old hooker has been selected on Ewen McKenzie’s bench ahead of the clash with France.
# eco-friendly
You may be judged on your fuel efficiency in a new driving test
The RSA wants your view but it has some of its own ideas.
# eyes on your own paper
How would you have done in today's English Paper 2?
Most students were pretty happy with it but would you remember enough to tackle these questions?
# tweet deal
Politics students at UCC had the option of answering an exam question as a tweet
We can’t decide if it’d be a walk in the park or sneakily tricky.
AS IT HAPPENED
We're sending a novice to Punchestown... help him make some money for charity
Ryan Bailey
# lease of life
Ireland to play Australia in one-off International Rules Test
The clash will take place at Paterson Stadium in Perth this November.
# rides everywhere
Quiz: How Irish And Immature Are You?
How mature are YOU?
# Test
Ireland paired with Germany again for Euro 2016 qualifiers
Martin O’Neill’s side are in a tough group, which also includes Scotland and Poland.
# INTERATIONAL TEST
Netflix, crisps and loads of gel: 20 rapid fire questions for Paul O'Connell
We also get to the issues that matter for Robbie Henshaw and Chris Henry.
# no peig we promise
The Annual Bumper Secondary School Christmas Test
Gather the family. No fighting!
# Diagnosis
Test made in Longford can help docs spot if you're having a heart attack
New tool could reduce time to diagnosis of a cardiac event – and is especially helpful in women.
# dino-tastic
WATCH: Jurassic Park happened in real life in Brooklyn recently
‘They really do travel in herds!’
# NASA
Got what it takes to be a 'pillow astronaut'?
…you’d get to spend 70 days in bed for a study to test the effectiveness of exercise on loss of muscle, bone and heart function.
# Return
Ireland in line to host All Black Carter's 100th
The fly-half damaged a shoulder when he was hit hard by Springboks hooker Bismarck du Plessis.
# the dread
16 awful exam answers to comfort even the worst Leaving Cert performer
You couldn’t have answered as badly as these people.
# spatial success
Kids who do well on this test may have unrealised potential
Spatial intelligence not as prized by traditional academia as verbal and math scores – but it should be.
# Captain
O'Driscoll favourite to lead the Lions as Warburton ruled out of third Test
The Welsh player suffered a hamstring injury in Saturday’s second Test in Melbourne.
# Down Under
Breakfast with Lions: Match point in Melbourne
After a win in the first Test, Warren G’s man have the series in their sights but don’t expect the Aussies to go down without a fight.
# on the beach
Irish beaches slightly less clean in 2012 than previous year
A new European report also shows that the weather led to ‘elevated bacterial populations’ on some beaches.
# North Korea
Pentagon report says North Korea has capability of nuclear strike
High-ranking officials have played down the report, however, saying there is no US consensus on North Korea’s abilities.
# tensions
South Korea raises alert as North Korea missile test looks likely
Tensions are growing ahead of a key anniversary in North Korea this week.