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#War of Words
# war-of-words - Monday 20 January, 2020
Fianna Fáil not happy with Varadkar's 'political attack' during State event with Apple's Tim Cook
Fianna Fáil want Sipo to carry out an investigation.
# war-of-words - Thursday 12 December, 2019
Fiery clashes in House judiciary committee ahead of crucial vote on Trump impeachment
The deeply partisan committee is preparing to send charges against Donald Trump to the full House of Representatives.
# war-of-words - Tuesday 19 November, 2019
West Ham co-owner brands Keane 'outrageous, unfair and arrogant' for Rice criticism
David Gold has hit back at the former Ireland captain over his assessment of the 20-year-old.
# war-of-words - Tuesday 8 October, 2019
'Maybe he is out of touch completely' - Davy 'feels sorry' for former boss Loughnane
The Wexford manager does not believe Loughnane has ‘Clare’s interests at heart’.
# war-of-words - Thursday 3 October, 2019
'You're such a clown' - Aubameyang hits back at Dortmund chief executive over money remark
The Arsenal hitman has been accused of being motivated by his bank balance by Hans-Joachim Watzke.
# war-of-words - Thursday 29 August, 2019
'Some of their players are getting a bit older' - Gatland aims to derail Ireland
The Wales boss hopes his team can put a ‘massive dent’ in Ireland’s confidence.
# war-of-words - Tuesday 20 August, 2019
'Very untrue and disrespectful': Carr hits back at Rovers boss Bradley
Bradley had accused the striker of thinking he ‘was a little bit bigger than the club’ before his Tallaght exit.
# war-of-words - Tuesday 16 July, 2019
'We will not be silenced': US congresswomen accuse Trump of 'blatantly racist attack'
The US President yesterday said: “If you’re not happy here, you can leave.”
# war-of-words - Thursday 31 January, 2019
Schmidt: 'I don't think it's going to be boring, it's going to be incredibly exhilarating'
Ireland’s head coach stressed the importance of respecting an opponent’s ability.
# war-of-words - Monday 28 January, 2019
Ireland will try to 'bore the sh*t out of us' - England defence coach Mitchell
The former All Blacks coach did give credit to Joe Schmidt’s coaching team.
# war-of-words - Wednesday 23 January, 2019
'Eddie went past me just before and said, 'get ready for a few grenades''
Joe Schmidt is ready for further verbals from England coach Eddie Jones ahead of the Six Nations opener in Dublin.
# war-of-words - Saturday 19 January, 2019
Tomic's father threatens 'liar' Hewitt with legal action
He also denied that he had threatened the Australian Davis Cup captain’s family.
# war-of-words - Tuesday 11 September, 2018
Murphy attacks Sinn Féin 'stunt' as no confidence motion submitted against Housing Minister
Sinn Féin has submitted motion of no confidence in Housing Minister Eoghan Murphy, but it won’t have Fianna Fáil backing.
# war-of-words - Monday 10 September, 2018
Vintners Federation and organisers clash as Cork's Oktoberfest Beag is cancelled
The VFI and the festival’s organisers have exchanged conflicting statements about the cause of the cancellation.
# war-of-words - Tuesday 21 August, 2018
Pogba's agent Raiola hits back at Scholes following criticism of French star
Gary Neville also waded into the debate.
# war-of-words - Saturday 4 August, 2018
Trump hits back at LeBron James over racial division comments
Michael Jordan then showed his support for LeBron.
# war-of-words - Saturday 28 July, 2018
'Ministers saw fit to give us a bashing' - GAA President hits out at 'government spokespeople' over Liam Miller match
John Horan said those comments were “unhelpful”.
# war-of-words - Sunday 3 June, 2018
Eddie Jones calls Bath owner the 'Donald Trump of rugby'
The war of words over England’s training methods has followed the team to South Africa.
# war-of-words - Monday 12 March, 2018
Dual players allegedly told they 'would never play for Cork again if they togged out for UCC'
Hannah Looney, Meabh Cahalane and Libby Coppinger were caught up in an unsavoury college v county row at the weekend.
# war-of-words - Friday 9 February, 2018
Alun Wyn Jones laughs off verbal grenades from 'Uncle Eddie'
Considering his bad manners, the Wales captain noted: “my parents have been saying that for many years, and I am married now so…”
# war-of-words - Friday 2 February, 2018
'The ball wasn't in the neighbourhood' - De Bruyne slams James McClean tackle attempt
The incident took place in the second-half of West Brom’s Premier League clash against Man City during the week.
# war-of-words - Monday 29 January, 2018
FBI's deputy director steps down after long-running criticism from Trump
The White House said it played no role in Andrew McCabe’s departure.
# war-of-words - Saturday 6 January, 2018
Conte brands Mourinho 'a little man' as feud escalates
Conte was asked about Mourinho’s comments after his side’s FA Cup draw with Norwich earlier.
# war-of-words - Wednesday 6 December, 2017
Wenger denies mind games over Lacazette fitness row
The Arsenal boss had claimed the French forward was ruled out of last weekend’s clash with United through injury.
# war-of-words - Wednesday 29 November, 2017
MEP McGuinness writes to harassment committee over Ming Flanagan's 'puppy' remarks
Flanagan says the remarks have been taken out of context.
# war-of-words - Wednesday 8 November, 2017
'Do not underestimate us,' Trump warns North Korea on his election anniversary
He gave the warning after a trip to the Korean demilitarized zone was cancelled due to bad weather.
# war-of-words - Thursday 19 October, 2017
Conte hits back at Mourinho over injury jibe
“He has to think of his team and look at himself not the others.”
# war-of-words - Monday 9 October, 2017
Government accused of suppressing Brexit document as FF and FG trade barbs on Twitter
Fianna Fáil and Labour have called for the Revenue report on Brexit to be published.
# war-of-words - Sunday 8 October, 2017
Trump says 'only one thing will work' when dealing with North Korea
The US President has been trading insults with Kim Jong-un amid rising tensions.
# war-of-words - Wednesday 27 September, 2017
Clash in Dáil sees Mary Lou leave chamber after jibes from Taoiseach
The Taoiseach called Mary Lou McDonald ‘cranky’ in the Dáil today.
# war-of-words - Friday 22 September, 2017
Kim Jong-un says 'mentally deranged' Trump will 'pay dearly', hints at detonating H-bomb in the Pacific
The North Korean leader was reacting to Donald Trump’s maiden speech to the UN.
# war-of-words - Monday 18 September, 2017
Koeman takes swipe at Mourinho after 'top four' claim
Mourinho thinks Everton should be aiming for the top four, a claim which has left Koeman bemused.
# war-of-words - Saturday 9 September, 2017
'The British don't care that every strand of the Good Friday Agreement is undermined by Brexit'
Sinn Féin’s deputy leader Mary Lou McDonald said her party want to be in government on both sides of the border.
# war-of-words - Monday 4 September, 2017
South Korea now believes the North can fit a nuclear weapon onto a missile
The intelligence comes after Pyongyang claimed to have tested a hydrogen bomb.
# war-of-words - Wednesday 30 August, 2017
City boss takes swipe at Rovers over 'gamesmanship' and 'lads who pretend to be hard'
It’s set to be feisty when the teams meet on Friday night.
# war-of-words - Sunday 27 August, 2017
Hansen defends All Blacks lock Retallick after Cheika outburst
The Wallabies head coach was not happy after his side’s last-gasp defeat in Dunedin yesterday.
# war-of-words - Friday 11 August, 2017
'It's scandalous how Caulfield can say our player should apologise to Alan Bennett'
Shamrock Rovers head coach Stephen Bradley has hit back at the Cork City boss, branding his comments as ‘unbelievable’.
# war-of-words - Saturday 5 August, 2017
Hearts boss Daly labels Rodgers 'an absolute disgrace'
Following his side’s 4-1 defeat at Celtic Park, the Dubliner took aim at his counterpart.
# war-of-words - Thursday 29 June, 2017
The claims and counterclaims at the heart of the bitter Dublin Town row
A group of businesses want to do away with the city improvement scheme.
# war-of-words - Thursday 22 June, 2017
Gatland happy to be getting up Hansen's nose as war of words continues
The Lions and All Blacks bosses haven’t been afraid to get stuck in.
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Poll: Is it fair to ask politicians about their own personal drug use?
TAOISEACH LEO VARADKAR and Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin went head-to-head in the first live televised election debate last night where a range of issues from healthcare to housing were discussed.
One moment that set people talking was towards the end of the debate when presenter Pat Kenny asked each of the candidates if they have ever used illegal drugs.
While Martin instantly replied that he has never taken illegal drugs, Varadkar said he already answered this question in an interview several years ago. After he was pressed for an answer from Kenny and Martin, Varadkar admitted he had used illegal drugs but said it was “obviously a long time ago.”
Speaking on the Tonight Show after the debate, Fr Peter McVerry dismissed it as a pointless question, adding that only people buying drugs regularly should have to account for their moral decision.
It is clear that a wider debate is to be had around personal drug use and how much of this should be shared by those running for elected office.
So today we’re asking you: Is it fair to ask politicians about their own personal drug use?
Poll Results:
Yes (7436)
No (5177)
I'm not sure (594)
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Lise Hand: Will they? Won't they? Shades of Love Island as big parties can't avoid recoupling talk
By Lise Hand - @liseinthecity
Opinion: Young people don't vote? You may be right, but we might surprise you
By Adam Hallissey and Ben Quigley - @progressbrief
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