Around 40 ‘boys in blue’ completed a gruelling 270km cycle today to raise much-needed funds for seriously ill children.
Sat, 03 Aug, 2019
In a landslide vote, the second biggest since the Good Friday agreement, the country voted 82% Yes to 18% No in the Divorce Referendum.
Sun, 26 May, 2019
The country has decided by a stunning majority to repeal the controversial constitutional ban on abortion, it will be confirmed today.
Sat, 26 May, 2018
When you’re winning, you don’t get tired.
Thu, 12 Apr, 2018
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Fri, 15 Dec, 2017
David Walliams will also recive the ‘Bord Gáis Energy International Recognition Award on the night.
Thu, 02 Nov, 2017
An Irish journalist has said he felt “more amused than threatened” after Team Sky boss Dave Brailsford yesterday attempted to block the reporter from the team’s media event over unfavourable coverage of his evasive attitude to the press.
Tue, 18 Jul, 2017
Donegal cousins, Declan and Brian Boyle (Fiesta WRC), won the Hyundai Limerick Motor Centre Clare Rally, the penultimate round of the Triton Showers National Rally Championship.
Mon, 19 Sep, 2016
The GAA stadia are not the only places where Tipperary are illustrating their sporting prowess this season. Success for the Premier county natives has also transcended the highways and byways of Ireland and one is on the cusp on landing Irish rallying’s National title.
Fri, 05 Aug, 2016
Fri, 24 Jun, 2016
Welsh driver Steve Wood (Subaru WRC) and his Limerick co-driver Keith Moriarty took a start to finish victory in the Rathkeale House Hotel Circuit of Munster Rally.
Mon, 06 Jun, 2016
A 14-year-old girl yesterday recounted the moment when she saw her father attempt to rescue her brother and her brother’s girlfriend when a freak wave swept them out to sea, only for all three to lose their lives.
Wed, 27 Apr, 2016
Although it is almost a quarter of a century since Peadar Hurson won the National Rally Championship on board an Opel Ascona 400, the Warrenpoint driver remains a potent threat in Irish rallying.
Fri, 01 Apr, 2016
Donegal’s Donagh Kelly (Ford Focus) and his Monaghan co-driver Conor Foley took a commanding victory in the Abbeyleix Manor Hotel Rally, the opening round of the Top Part West Coast Rally Championship.
Mon, 22 Feb, 2016
A passion for motorsport engendered by rally icon Billy Coleman has inspired Cork native John Campion to assist a group of young talented drivers.
Fri, 19 Feb, 2016
Fri, 04 Dec, 2015
Mon, 30 Nov, 2015
Sun, 29 Nov, 2015
A father drowned while trying to save his son and his girlfriend after they were swept out to sea by a freak wave last summer, an inquest heard yesterday.
Wed, 25 Nov, 2015
THE recovery of the body of Barry Davis Ryan, aged 20, from the sea at Baltimore in West Cork, comes 10 days after his father Barry Ryan and his girlfriend, Niamh O’Connor, entered the sea and drowned while they were out walking on June 30.
Sat, 11 Jul, 2015
A solemn silence descended over Baltimore pier as naval divers returned to shore the body of Barry Davis Ryan yesterday.
Divers bravely challenged the elements day after day to recover the body of Barry Davis Ryan.
Yesterday’s search effort was most comprehensive to date, with about 250 dives from 5am to 9pm
Fri, 10 Jul, 2015
The mother of a student who has been missing since he was swept into the sea at Baltimore, Co Cork, last week has made an emotional appeal for more divers to help find her son and “bring him back”.
Wed, 08 Jul, 2015
Search and recovery teams looking for missing Barry Davis Ryan hope that an improvement in weather conditions this week will lead to a breakthrough in their efforts.
An appeal has been issued for experienced divers to join searches for the last victim of last week’s wave tragedy off West Cork.
Mon, 06 Jul, 2015
Large crowds attended a prayer service for Baltimore drowning victim Niamh O’Connor at her family home last night.
Sat, 04 Jul, 2015
The walk up the hill to the imposing Beacon landmark in Baltimore can be a challenging climb at the best of times.
Fri, 03 Jul, 2015
The first of the victims of Tuesday’s triple drowning will be laid to rest tomorrow with the funeral of Cork student Niamh O’Connor.
The search for missing student Barry Davis Ryan will continue this morning, as a doctor on the scene of Tuesday’s tragedy praised the “valiant” and “phenomenal” efforts of rescue teams who took Barry Ryan Sr and Niamh O’Connor from the sea near Baltimore.
Thu, 02 Jul, 2015
THE barometers used by the fishermen of old would have told you, if you needed telling in the first place.
From a balcony collapse in Berkeley, California, to slaughter in Tunisia and now to an horrific accident in West Cork, unspeakable tragedy has visited our shores over the past few weeks.
The search for missing student Barry Davis Ryan will continue this morning; Irish Water contractors are not installing meters in the homes of protestors after striking secret deals; The tide is turning at Cork Airport after CityJet announced a high-frequency service to London City Airport. Here’s this morning’s irishexaminer.com catch-up.
Irish Water has denied ‘secret deals’ to not install water meters in homes of protestors, Brian Cowen accuses bankers over economy, Greece is braced for more chaos on the streets and Irish entertainer Val Doonican passed last night, aged 88. Just some of the latest and most read stories on irishexaminer.com.
A Cork community is trying to comfort the family of a young woman whose life was tragically cut short when she drowned in West Cork on Tuesday night.
The shockwaves from Tuesday’s tragedy have reverberated around the Baltimore area, where Barry Ryan’s wife, Ann Davis, is from and where the family have lived for the past two decades.
A father and his son’s girlfriend were swept to their deaths in a freak shore accident in West Cork last night.
Wed, 01 Jul, 2015
The Donegal/Derry combination of Donagh Kelly/Kevin Flanagan (Ford Focus WRC) continued their dominance of the Triton Showers National Rally Championship with a facile victory on the Deebert House Hotel Circuit of Munster Rally that was based in Kilmallock.
Mon, 01 Jun, 2015
Donagh Kelly - the dominant driver in the Triton Showers National Rally Championship - will again be the one to beat in Sunday’s fourth round Circuit of Munster Rally.
Fri, 29 May, 2015
Although they led the Tralee-based Fels Point Circuit of Kerry Rally from the start, the Kerry/Cork duo of Alan Ring and Adrian Deasy in the Munster Joinery liveried S12B Subaru WRC had to push hard through the final stage to ensure victory.
Mon, 20 Apr, 2015
A year ago, one of the worst storms on record wreaked havoc in tourist destinations. Twelve months on, our reporters returned to see how residents have coped and what measures, if any, have been taken to lessen future damage
Sat, 03 Jan, 2015
Carrigaline 0-9 St Finbarr’s 0-7
Tue, 30 Sep, 2014
Limerick FC 0 Derry City 4
Tue, 26 Aug, 2014
Pat Hoban’s 16th goal of the season could prove to be one of the most crucial of Dundalk’s season as his header six minutes from time earned the Louth men a huge victory over Limerick FC at Oriel Park last night.
Sat, 16 Aug, 2014
Limerick FC 1 Cork City 2
Wed, 21 May, 2014
Limerick FC 1 Shelbourne 0
Thu, 17 Oct, 2013
Shelbourne are staring a return to the First Division in the face after a solitary goal from Rory Gaffney gave Limerick a 1-0 win at Thomond Park.
Wed, 16 Oct, 2013
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Sat, 03 Aug, 2013
Substitute David McDaid hit a second half winner as Derry City bounced back from two league defeats and their Europa League exit to Trabzonspor midweek to beat Limerick 1-0 at Thomond Park to move back up to third place in the Premier Division table.
Sun, 28 Jul, 2013
Kevin O'Connor scored a late equaliser - but was then sent off - as Bray Wanderers earned a deserved point from a roller-coaster 4-4 draw with Limerick at Thomond Park.
Tue, 09 Jul, 2013
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