Mary Flanagan "devoted her life" to Dublin Lions Basketball Club as a "manager, table Official, volunteer and friend"
American Idol is set to pay tribute to the late Mandisa, a Season 5 contestant in the singing competition. On the episode set to air on Monday, April 29 on ABC, the show will remember the 2005 Idol alum. “Mandisa was an adored icon on American Idol and in the music industry,” the show said […]
Sunderland have paid tribute to club legend Charlie Hurley after his sad passing. It was announced on Thursday morning that Hurley had died at the age of 87 with Sunderland stating they were “deeply saddened to learn of the passing.” Born in Cork but raised in London from the age of seven; Hurley made 402 league appearances for Sunderland between 1957 and 1969 and is widely regarded as one of the club’s greatest-ever players. Hurley was named Sunderland’s Player of the Century in 1979. Hurley...
Young footballers unable to score a goal for second match in a row. Has put their position at the Paris Olympics in major doubt. May not reach the knockout stages of a tournament they have to finish third in
Ryan Reynolds paid emotional tribute to Deadpool & Wolverine production designer Ray Chan following his death this week.
Sunderland interim head coach Mike Dodds has paid tribute to Charlie Hurley and says the tributes paid to him today are a reflection of his legacy in the game. Hurley, known to generations of Sunderland supporters as ‘The King’, died this week aged 87. An Ireland international, he is widely regarded as one of the club’s greatest ever players and was named ‘player of the century’ following a fan poll in 1979. Dodds says the importance of Hurley to the club was quickly made clear to him following...
The Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) is upbeat on the prospect of the Philippines taking home gold medals in the upcoming Paris Olympics.
Prize money at the Olympic Games is in the spotlight after a move by World Athletics to reward their track and field athletes from Paris 2024 onwards. The move from Sebastian Coe broke with 128 years of tradition by becoming the first sport to give athletes prize money if they are victorious in Paris this summer. Champions will come away with $50,000 (£39,360) if they reach the top of the podium. The decision blindsided the International Olympic Committee, which has never awarded money for...
Iowa must mandate paid maternity leave. Having a child is one of the hardest things a person can do. The first few months of a child’s life require constant attention and care from at least one parent. Because of this, many parents — often women — will take weeks or months off work to care
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John Meegan minded the bar at Curtin's Hamlet in Balbriggan for more than a decade
Attempt to cross via overcrowded dinghy from Wimereux aborted after engine stalls and five people drownThey could have been on a school trip. Fifty teenagers from Vietnam, dressed for the biting cold in puffer jackets, smart trainers and woolly beanies, sat on the pavement by the bus shelter outside Gare Calais listening to music and watching videos on their smartphones.They were waiting for the 423 bus to take them back to a forest outside Dunkirk, where they have been staying at night with...