Event: New Year’s Day

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soccer

Barnsley charged over alleged sectarian chants towards James McClean last November

Barnsley have been hit with a Football Association charge after Stoke midfielder James McClean was allegedly the target of sectarian chants in the lead-up to Remembrance Sunday.

sport

Aitor Karanka appointed Nottingham Forest manager

rugby

Munster’s Sam Arnold issued with three-week ban

Team Éamon Bowen starts 2018 in winning fashion

rugby

Realist Johann van Graan prepares to ‘start again at zero’

rugby

Free-scoring Carty bids to build on Euro exploits

Why birthdays are one of the big problems affecting Irish soccer

If you know a loved one due a baby anytime now, the message is to hold on until the other side of New Year’s Day. Because if that kid is to have aspirations of some time playing high-level football, their odds are frighteningly reduced if they arrive before the end of the year

Sat, 23 Dec, 2017

Hook Head to shine a light on centuries-old archery tradition

The 800-year-old Hook Head lighthouse, on the south-east coast, will host a centuries-old custom on New Year’s Day, when expert and amateur archers will take part in a traditional arrow ceremony.

Mon, 04 Dec, 2017

Galway man, 60, vows to finish round-the-world challenge days after being stranded with no mast

A Galway sailor forced out of a solo round-the-world race has vowed to complete the epic challenge.

Sun, 15 Jan, 2017

New Year delight as Limerick mum delivers son on kitchen floor

Limerick mother Aine Laffan cooked up a New Year’s Day storm in her kitchen as she delivered her son Odhran on the kitchen floor.

Mon, 02 Jan, 2017

A question of taste - Chris Donoghue, Newstalk Breakfast presenter

Chris Donoghue co-presents Newstalk Breakfast from 7am to 10am. He is an ambassador for First Fortnight, a charity aimed at challenging mental health stigma, and will speak at Proclamation, a music and talk event on New Year’s Day in Christ Church Cathedral, as part of First Fortnight festival in association with NYF Dublin. NYF Dublin’s three-day citywide festival spans the new year period from today until January 1. See www.NYFDublin.com 

Wed, 30 Dec, 2015

22-year-old jailed for New Year’s Day assault

A man has been sentenced at the Central Criminal Court to two and a half years in prison, with 18 months suspended, for assaulting 20-year-old Dale Creighton, who died in hospital after he was attacked in Tallaght on New Year’s Day.

Tue, 20 Oct, 2015

Teenager charged over New Year’s Day incident

An 18-year-old Killarney man with dozens of convictions for burglary and theft was remanded in custody after he appeared before a special sitting of the district court in Kerry at the weekend, charged with an incident in the early hours of New Year’s Day.

Mon, 05 Jan, 2015

Mourinho looks for balance in Blues

Jose Mourinho will aim to balance a refreshed team with a winning one when Chelsea, still reeling from the New Year’s Day loss at Tottenham, host Watford in the FA Cup third round tomorrow. 

Sat, 03 Jan, 2015

Call for funds to overhaul vital 999 service

A woman whose brother died from stab wounds on New Year’s Day after it took an ambulance 30 minutes to arrive at the scene has called for vital funds to be made available to reform the over-stretched service.

Tue, 02 Dec, 2014

Cillian’s Return gets off the mark over flights in style

Cillian’s Return, bought out of Bill Farrell’s by J P McManus after taking a bumper at Fairyhouse on New Year’s Day, made a winning start for his new connections when easily taking the Michael Maher Building And Construction Services Maiden Hurdle at Tipperary last night.

Fri, 16 May, 2014