UFC 303: Ian Machado Garry aims to takes another step towards title contentionMichael BoltonAfter weeks of drama leading up to the event, Ian Machado Garry will be carrying Irish interest at UFC 303 on Saturday night as he aims to take another step towards a title shot. The Dublin fighter is unbeaten with a 14-0 record, and 7-0 in the UFC since entering the promotion in 2021. Pereria's rise in the sport has been incredible, having made his UFC debut on the same card as Ian Machado Garry in UFC 268. After defeating his arch rival Israel Adesanya at UFC 281 to win the middleweight title, Pereira was knocked out by Adesanya at UFC 287. However, he moved up to light-heavyweight and won the vacant title at UFC 295 with a TKO victory over Procházka.
Source:Irish Independent
June 30, 2024 02:33 UTC
Deschamps and Southgate under fireFrance boss Didier Deschamps and England manager Gareth Southgate appear to be victims of their own longevity at this summer's European Championships. Such is the level of vitriol coming the way of these two experienced coaches that nothing less than a Euro 2024 win will satisfy their critics now. “Then we can add that we are at the Euro, the pressure is the pressure, and of course we always support accuracy. Former Ireland defender Gary Breen has cast an eye over England's problems head of their Euro 2024 clash against Slovakia on Sunday. Richard Jolly looks at the Euro 2024 format and believes it has been a triumph for tournament organisers.
Source:Irish Independent
June 30, 2024 02:05 UTC
The gig marked the release of Green Day’s 14th studio album Saviors while also celebrating 30 years of Dookie and 20 years of American Idiot. 📸 @paranoidtrooper pic.twitter.com/Jlhz515vxj — Green Day (@GreenDay) June 28, 2024To loud cheers, Armstrong, bassist Mike Dirnt and drummer Tre Cool emerged. Armstrong paused the set as people waved for assistance for a fan, with the Green Day frontman directing staff to help. Green Day went on to play songs from their other albums with Know Your Enemy marking the part in the set where Armstrong brought a fan on stage. Green Day turned to Saviors one last time to play Bobby Sox and the set concluded with Good Riddance (Time of Your Life).
Source:The Herald
June 29, 2024 22:34 UTC
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Source:The Herald
June 29, 2024 22:08 UTC
Max Verstappen: Christian Horner’s row with my dad could have been avoidedBy Philip Duncan, PA F1 CorrespondentMax Verstappen launched a thinly-veiled dig at Red Bull team principal Christian Horner, claiming the latest row with his father, Jos, could have been avoided. But Jos Verstappen, 52, withdrew from the legends’ parade after he claimed that Horner did not want him to take part. Red Bull team principal Christian Horner. “It is not nice, not for myself, not for my dad, not for Christian, and not for the team,” said Verstappen, 26. Max Verstappen, left, with his father Jos Verstappen.
Source:Irish Independent
June 29, 2024 21:46 UTC
Natasha O’Brien was loudly cheered as she gave a speech at the event in Dublin’s Merrion Square Park on Saturday afternoon. The progress of planned new hate crime laws for Ireland is currently stalled. “Do I look like someone who is going to put up with hate crime and violence and injustice?” she asked the crowd. “Are we going to put up with hate crime and violence and injustice? Make hate crime laws now.”
Source:The Herald
June 29, 2024 21:46 UTC
Andrew Scott: The cost of theatre is not all doom and gloomBy Hannah Roberts and Charlotte McLaughlin, PA Entertainment ReportersAndrew Scott sent a message of hope to theatre lovers at Glastonbury, saying that the high prices for tickets in the West End does not mean “all doom and gloom”. Andrew Scott at this year’s Golden Globes. Photo by Ian WestThe show has since been brought to more viewers thanks to National Theatre Live, which broadcasts in cinemas. Scott was asked by the PA news agency about theatre not being that “accessible” to young people due to the high prices. So what we’re suggesting is if we just stay here for like 10 weeks, you can watch us write a new screenplay and help us.”
Source:Irish Independent
June 29, 2024 21:23 UTC
Germany-Denmark clash resumes after it was suspended due to torrential rain and thunder stormBy PA Sport StaffGermany’s Euro 2024 knockout tie with Denmark was suspended after 35 minutes due to thunder and lightning in Dortmund. English referee Michael Oliver stopped the action and took the players off the field of play with the game 0-0. As torrential rain fell at the Westfalenstadion, both sets of players stood at the edge of the pitch for a few moments before being led into the dressing rooms. Photo by Martin RickettThe round-of-16 tie began in good weather, but conditions changed as the contest went past the half-hour mark. Loud thunder bangs, lightning, heavy rain and hailstones arrived as both sets of supporters tried to protect themselves under makeshift covers.
Source:Irish Independent
June 29, 2024 21:23 UTC
The group has met six times since last November, a Department of Health spokesperson told the Medical Independent (MI). “The three health insurers are represented by senior managers from each company,” said the spokesperson. Risk equalisation is part of the system of community rating, which is a requirement in the Irish health insurance market that people should be charged the same premium, regardless of their risk profile. “Currently, the risk equalisation scheme pays credits to insurers based on age and gender, along with level of coverage and hospital utilisation. “The working group has reached broad consensus that the best method for developing a health status measure in the risk equalisation scheme is to use Diagnosis Related Groups data from hospital discharges.”Separately, a spokesperson for the HIA told MI that “the Department of Health is responsible for developing and gaining approval for the risk equalisation schemes.
Source:Irish Independent
June 29, 2024 19:50 UTC
29 Jun 2024| 11:31pm ISTUnveiling iconography: exploring the symbolism associated with Saint Peter and PaulThe Feast of Saints Peter and Paul is celebrated in Goa, India, with great religious fervor and cultural significance. It is difficult to think of two men more different from each other in history and vocation than Saint Peter and Paul were. On that date, in 67 A.D. Saint Peter and Saint Paul were martyred in Rome during the persecutions ordered by the emperor Nero against the Christians. Many images pair St. Peter with St. Paul. The book carried by Saint Paul represents the fourteen epistles, traditionally attributed to have been written by him in the New Testament of the Bible.
Source:The Herald
June 29, 2024 19:23 UTC
Some 10,033 pregnancy terminations were carried out last year in Ireland with the majority taking place in early pregnancy. Dublin had the most terminations with 3,645 in 2023,followed by Cork with 873;Galway had 446 and Kildare 429;Limerick had 423 terminations;Waterford had 258;Kerry had 254;Tipperary had 240 pregnancy terminations carried out. The figures are contained in the fifth annual report on the Health (Regulation of Termination in Pregnancy) Act 2018. It also permits terminations where there is a condition present which is likely to lead to the death of the foetus either before or within 28 days of birth. And the act permits abortion without restriction in early pregnancy, up to the 12th week.
Source:Irish Examiner
June 29, 2024 16:51 UTC
Worse still; I sold out my country for the 30 pieces of silver, when I imported an invasive species into Ireland. An invasive species is generally an animal or a plant brought into the country from another region of the world. But first, another example of an invasive species which was brought into Ireland for ornamental purposes is the giant hogweed. Nobody smiles; line dancers don’t look at each other; don’t look happy… in fact, they don’t ‘look’, period. I wish to place on the record my unqualified and sincere apology for inflicting the invasive species that is line-dancing into my country… ‘the country that I love’!
Source:Irish Independent
June 29, 2024 16:04 UTC
Claire's holiday with friends, one a teenage ghostThis week there’s a novel set in Nazi-occupied Vienna and another historical novel about pirate Anne Bonny. The Two Loves of Sophie Strom, Sam Taylor, Faber, €16.99In 1933, young Max, an Austrian Jew, is caught in a house fire. Thirty years on, Lou is now an established and respected academic and has long ago put the past behind her. But secrets have a way of surfacing and Lou is called as a witness in a new lawsuit against the school. The supernatural is treated the same as the everyday and ordinary, and not all ghosts here are a threat in Claire’s world.
Source:Irish Independent
June 29, 2024 14:38 UTC
The dog companion was named so after James and his “missus” attended a Springsteen gig in Croke Park in 2016. “All my mates are over there, they’re writing songs and DJing,” he says of his recent trip to the US. I was very happy that my [credit] cards got blocked, so I didn’t end up doing any gambling. It did concern me that this song would be an indicative of, dare I say it, a more optimistic sounding Gavin James. Although I am delighted to hear that all is well in the world of Gavin James, it’s good to know that another signature song about despair and loss isn’t too far away.
Source:Irish Independent
June 29, 2024 14:04 UTC
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Source:The Herald
June 29, 2024 13:12 UTC