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# War of Words

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# Going Nuclear
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.
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Oct 8th 2017, 8:07 AM
# War of Words
Clash in Dáil sees Mary Lou leave chamber after jibes from Taoiseach
The Taoiseach called Mary Lou McDonald ‘cranky’ in the Dáil today.
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Sep 27th 2017, 7:32 PM
# War of Words
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.
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Sep 22nd 2017, 7:08 AM
# War of Words
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.
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Sep 18th 2017, 12:30 AM
# War of Words
'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.
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Sep 9th 2017, 2:00 PM
# War of Words
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.
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Sep 4th 2017, 12:01 PM
# War of Words
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.
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Aug 30th 2017, 3:26 PM
# War of Words
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.
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Aug 27th 2017, 8:38 AM
# War of Words
'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’.
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Aug 11th 2017, 10:04 AM
# War of Words
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.
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Aug 5th 2017, 6:21 PM
# War of Words
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.
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Jun 29th 2017, 6:45 AM
# Trash Talk
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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Jun 22nd 2017, 6:02 AM
# War of Words
'I can only take that as a sign of respect in that Hansen is a little bit worried'
Lions boss Warren Gatland bit back at All Blacks boss Steve Hansen.
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Jun 17th 2017, 1:03 PM
# RETORT
'I'm way above' Bouchard 'cheat' blast, says Sharapova
The Canadian has been long seen as the Russian’s heir in the sport’s marketability stakes.
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Apr 27th 2017, 8:46 PM
# War of Words
North Korea is 'ready to react to any mode of war desired by US'
When US President Donald Trump was asked for his thoughts on North Korea, he reportedly replied “Gotta behave”.
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Apr 17th 2017, 6:45 PM
# War of Words
"Registering 'snackbox' was a step too far": Supermac's takes on McDonald's Big Mac
Supermac’s has asked the EU to cancel McDonald’s trademark on the name Big Mac in an ongoing war between the fast-food chains.
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Apr 12th 2017, 10:30 PM
# War of Words
'I'm sure Colm must be cringing himself, it was like the death of Lady Diana'
Joe Brolly isn’t impressed by the media’s supposed ‘eulogising’ of Kerry legend Colm Cooper.
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Apr 10th 2017, 11:34 AM
# WNT
Women's national team boycott training as they prepare for meeting with mediator over FAI row
“The players have not taken this decision lightly.”
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Apr 5th 2017, 12:43 PM
# War of Words
Ex-Ireland striker calls on feuding O'Neill and Koeman to bury the hatchet
The two managers have been involved in an ongoing dispute over James McCarthy.
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Apr 4th 2017, 11:24 AM
# Unimpressed
Ronald Koeman re-opens war of words with Ireland boss Martin O'Neill
The Everton manager is again unhappy with the Derry native’s handling of James McCarthy.
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Mar 30th 2017, 8:13 AM
# War of Words
'Broken character' ... 'repugnant falsehood': Netherlands-Turkey diplomatic crisis deepens
In a dramatic escalation of the crisis Turkey has said it is suspending high-level relations with the Hague.
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Mar 14th 2017, 2:10 PM
# War of Words
Tesco wants union to end 'reckless' strike as number of striking workers grows to 2,000
The union, however, says it is not stopping after workers in Sligo town voted to join the action.
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Feb 23rd 2017, 8:49 AM
# War of Words
Gary Neville defends recent criticisms of both print journalism and 'bullying' Liverpool keeper Karius
The former Manchester United captain appeared on Sky Sports Sunday Supplement this morning.
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Dec 18th 2016, 12:56 PM
# War of Words
'It is absolutely crazy' - Tyrrell can't understand Loughnane criticism of Cody
The ex-Clare boss has argued the Kilkenny manager should walk away.
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Dec 7th 2016, 8:00 AM
# back in his box
Ireland's top judge 'surprised' by Shane Ross comments that judiciary will fight change
Judicial appointments has become a hot topic of late.
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Nov 21st 2016, 6:10 AM
# War of Words
Coppinger on Zappone: 'She wore a Repeal jumper on the march and she won't vote for a repeal bill'
Speaking to TheJournal.ie, Coppinger said the AAA-PBP are calling on John Halligan, Shane Ross and Finian McGrath to stand by their principles and support the bill.
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Oct 22nd 2016, 10:15 PM
# War of Words
Fox presenters end fight over Trump, put it down to 'being Irish'
Megyn Kelly claimed Donald Trump only goes on Sean Hannity’s show because he doesn’t ask difficult questions.
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Oct 7th 2016, 3:23 PM
# War of Words
Donald Trump has launched an attack on Hillary Clinton over her links to Denis O'Brien
Denis O’Brien has found himself in the middle of the US presidential battle.
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Sep 29th 2016, 7:30 AM
# War of Words
Ibrahim Halawa case: Egypt hits back at Ireland and accuses him of assaulting police
The parliament’s speaker does not want to see Halawa released.
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Aug 9th 2016, 5:27 PM
# War of Words
'When Ger Loughnane was over Galway, a 10-point loss to Kilkenny was probably the highlight'
Ollie Canning didn’t take too kindly to Loughnane’s claims that this Galway group are ‘gutless.’
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Jul 5th 2016, 1:34 PM
# War of Words
'Joe got 4 good years out of me as a manager, surely to God he should leave me alone as a pundit'
Jim McGuinness expects Dublin to lift the Sam Maguire again this year but maintains that they can be beaten.
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May 21st 2016, 12:00 PM
# War of Words
Comments by Leo about FF's "surreal" focus on water have kicked off a row
Day 62. Still no government.
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Apr 28th 2016, 7:00 PM
# War of Words
'I won’t be told by anybody that I’m biased' - Luas strike mediator hits back at Jack O'Connor
Workplace Relations Commission chief Kieran Mulvey and Siptu head O’Connor have been trading barbs today over the Luas strikes.
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Apr 1st 2016, 10:55 PM
# War of Words
Enda and Micheál have spent all day having a go at each other
The Fianna Fáil leader had a lively exchange with Seán O’Rourke today.
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Jan 7th 2016, 7:10 PM
# War of Words
Ex-Liverpool striker Diouf lays into 'egotist' Gerrard and 'turkey' Carragher
El Hadji Diouf has reignited his feud with two old team-mates by giving another bizarre interview.
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Dec 30th 2015, 12:20 PM
# War of Words
"Decent republicans are tax compliant" - Rivals attack Adams over 'Slab' Murphy comments
Micheál Martin and Alan Shatter have both come out against the Sinn Féin leader.
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Dec 20th 2015, 3:24 PM
# War of Words
Confusion reigns as Greg Rutherford pulls out of SPOTY over Fury and then changes his mind
We haven’t heard the end of this saga.
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Dec 9th 2015, 6:50 PM
# War of Words
Maia Dunphy wrote a brilliant response to a harsh TV review
A review described Dunphy and Angela Scanlon as “vacuous” and “self-absorbed”.
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Oct 29th 2015, 7:49 AM
# War of Words
Russia denies accidentally landing missiles in Iran instead of Syria
US officials say Russian missiles missed Syria. The Russians are having none of it.
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Oct 8th 2015, 9:05 PM
# War of Words
Celtic accused of acting like 'pigs' and 'children' during last night's Champions League tie
The return leg could be a little juicy.
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Aug 20th 2015, 11:38 AM
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