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# Top Job

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2022
# Top Job
Irish judge Síofra O'Leary elected president of the European Court of Human Rights
She has worked as a judge at the ECtHR since July 2015.
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Updated Sep 19th 2022, 10:23 PM
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Google's Shane Nolan appointed new CEO of Leinster Rugby
Nolan will succeed outgoing CEO Mick Dawson in early November.
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Updated Jul 28th 2022, 3:10 PM
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Majority of Italians signal support as 'Super' Mario Draghi sworn in as new prime minister
The veteran politician formerly held the top job at the European Central Bank.
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Feb 13th 2021, 2:10 PM
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Former Northern Ireland midfielder Magilton confirmed as Dundalk's new sporting director
The Belfast native begins his new role on Monday after seven years at the Irish Football Association.
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Dec 9th 2020, 12:57 PM
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Joe Schmidt appointed World Rugby Director of Rugby and High Performance
The former Ireland head coach will begin his new role next month.
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Oct 8th 2020, 11:48 AM
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Leo Varadkar rules himself out of taking over EU Commissioner job
There is a lot of interest in the trade commissioner job – and the knock on vacancies that might arise.
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Aug 27th 2020, 2:51 PM
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Keir Starmer is the new leader of the UK Labour party
Starmer, a former director of state prosecutions and Labour’s Brexit spokesman, had been the favourite to win the ballot.
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Updated Apr 4th 2020, 11:00 AM
# Ceann Comhairle
Here's who is in the mix for the job of keeping order in the next Dáil
Social Democrats TD Catherine Murphy is not ruling herself out of the running for Ceann Comhairle.
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Feb 17th 2020, 1:50 PM
# the candidate podcast
Leo keen to stay on if FG loses election - and insists he's not interested in a big EU job
‘As a last resort’ Varadkar said he’ll go into government with Fianna Fail to avoid another election.
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Feb 5th 2020, 2:20 PM
# Spurs
Jose Mourinho announced as head coach of Tottenham Hotspur less than 24 hours after Pochettino departure
Mourinho’s contract will run until the end of the 2022/2023 season.
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Nov 20th 2019, 8:00 AM
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New York official becomes fourth candidate to enter race for GAA presidency
Larry McCarthy is in the running to replace John Horan.
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Sep 27th 2019, 12:10 PM
# Ladies Football
All-Ireland-winning Tipperary and Mourneabbey boss not ruling out vacant Cork job
Shane Ronayne: ‘It’s something that I was interested in before, but I genuinely haven’t given it a second’s thought.’
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Sep 18th 2019, 4:57 PM
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England U17s World Cup-winning coach Cooper named new Swansea boss
Steve Cooper will fill the role left by Graham Potter, now at Brighton and Hove Albion.
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Jun 13th 2019, 7:20 PM
# Hotseat
Farrell remains 'full steam ahead' with focus on Six Nations, but excited about taking over as head coach
Ireland’s defence coach says there are still ‘permutations’ to be figured out before he finalises the backroom team he works with from 2020.
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Feb 15th 2019, 3:14 PM
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Crusaders coach Robertson would 'take a good look' at All Blacks job
The 44-year-old has guided the Christchurch side to back-to-back Super Rugby titles and is a highly-regarded young coach.
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Nov 27th 2018, 7:06 PM
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Stephen Kenny set for Ireland top job from 2020 onward - Reports
The Dundalk manager looks likely to be offered the Ireland U21 position, with a view to progressing to the senior role in two years’ time.
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Nov 24th 2018, 6:57 PM
# Appointment
Animal Planet president becomes first female Premier League chief
Susanna Dinnage will replace Richard Scudamore as the head of English football’s top division.
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Nov 13th 2018, 6:21 PM
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All Blacks legend McCaw welcomes prospect of Schmidt return to New Zealand
The Ireland head coach is due to confirm a decision on his future by the end of this month.
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Nov 9th 2018, 6:00 AM
# new saint
St Pat's appoint former assistant Kenny as Buckley's successor
The 56-year-old will take the reins at Richmond Park ahead of the 2019 League of Ireland season.
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Oct 24th 2018, 5:40 PM
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Dublin star Paul Flynn appointed GPA's new chief executive
Flynn replaces Dermot Earley who stepped down from the role in January.
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Jun 15th 2018, 4:17 PM
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HSE's Tony O'Brien to take temporary leave of absence from board of US contraceptive firm
O’Brien is leaving the HSE in August.
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May 3rd 2018, 12:58 PM
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Evelyn Cusack to take over top role of Head of Forecasting in Met Éireann
The role has been left vacant since Gerald Fleming retired back in December.
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Mar 22nd 2018, 11:41 AM
# After Gerry
Boost for Sinn Féin as 20% say they'd be more likely to vote for party under new leader
Mary Lou McDonald is widely tipped to take over after several senior figures ruled themselves out.
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Nov 25th 2017, 7:00 AM
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Should the new garda commissioner be recruited from outside Ireland? Nearly half of people think so
A poll carried out for Claire Byrne Live said that 48% of us think the next Commissioner should come from outside the State.
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Sep 11th 2017, 11:35 PM
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Ireland's new Acting Garda Commissioner brought in to 'keep things steady'
Noírín O’Sullivan resigned as Garda Commissioner yesterday.
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Sep 11th 2017, 7:00 PM
# ticket touting
Brazilian police have confiscated passports, laptops and phones from OCI officials in Rio today
Detained former OCI chief Pat Hickey will appear before a Brazilian judge on Tuesday as part of an investigation into black market ticket sales.
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Aug 21st 2016, 6:45 PM
# Support
Cullen will have the backing of everyone as Leinster head coach - Toner
The Ireland lock says the province’s players are very confident in their coaching team.
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Aug 19th 2015, 11:51 AM
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Is Niall Quinn interested in becoming FAI chief? 'I couldn't do the politics'
The Sky Sports pundit and ex-Ireland striker isn’t looking for a career change anytime soon.
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Aug 5th 2015, 5:00 PM
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6 people tipped to replace Clarkson on Top Gear
Who can fill his (awful) jeans?
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Mar 25th 2015, 2:30 PM
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Profile: Who is the new Commissioner of An Garda Síochána?
Meet Nóirín O’Sullivan, the first female head of An Garda Síochána.
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Nov 25th 2014, 2:53 PM
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Meet Rehab's new CEO (and have a look at her salary)
Mo Flynn will take on the position vacated by Angela Kerins.
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Oct 30th 2014, 4:20 PM
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New PSNI chief constable George Hamilton 'greatly admired'
He is currently head of rural policing in Northern Ireland.
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May 30th 2014, 9:01 AM
# tipped for the top
Senior garda officer shortlisted for top job in the PSNI
He is one of three candidates that are to be interviewed today to replace Chief Constable Matt Baggott.
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May 29th 2014, 8:33 AM
# thanks but not interested
Taoiseach rules out EU job move: 'I'll never turn my back on the Irish people'
The Taoiseach said he would be flattered if offered the job as European Council president but said his mandate is here.
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Mar 2nd 2014, 2:21 PM
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Joe Schmidt hopeful of landing Ireland job this week
“Of course the job interests me, otherwise I wouldn’t have gone to see the federation,” he said today.
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Apr 23rd 2013, 10:20 PM
# Opinion
Joe Schmidt ticks every box for the Ireland job... bar 1
The Leinster boss will arrive with some provincial baggage but we all need to get behind the Kiwi, write Whiff of Cordite.
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Apr 22nd 2013, 11:45 AM
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Joe Schmidt expecting IRFU decision on Ireland job next week
The Leinster boss said he had a ‘really good chat’ with union officials.
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Apr 19th 2013, 11:19 PM
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McKenzie and White interviewed for Ireland job - reports
The Australian media claim that both coaches have had video conferences with the IRFU.
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Apr 18th 2013, 10:53 PM
# Pro12
Without Schmidt Leinster will still thrive, insists Dominic Ryan
The young back-row paid tribute to the culture introduced by Joe Schmidt, and said that would persist if he moves on to green pastures.
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Apr 17th 2013, 8:02 AM
# job fairy
Vern Cotter says no to coaching Ireland
The Clermont boss had been tipped as a possible contender as part of a ticket with his compatriot Joe Schmidt.
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Apr 4th 2013, 10:49 AM
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