Person: Jack O’Neill

A COMPREHENSIVE SERIES OF ARTICLES ON THIS TOPIC

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Lively Legion end 43-year famine

They also made 2019 a year to forget for rivals Dr Crokes who were losing their fourth major final of the year.

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TV star Lisnalty Megasire Rituel is ‘Irish Examiner’ National Dairy Show Champ

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Junior rugby: Clonmel get off to winning start in defence of title

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Dublin minors strike with deadly late barrage

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Killarney Legion campaign off to flyer with 19-point winning margin

No right for a cavalier, irresponsible attitude towards international law

If Syrian carnage isn’t a war, then what is?

Michael A Moriarty (Letters, December 12) described the war in Syria as the “conflict” — the use of inverted commas thus intimating that to describe what is happening there as conflict to be arguably inaccurate.

Mon, 21 Dec, 2015

You cannot compare the Paris attackers to the Palestinian fighters

It was only a matter of time before the tragic killings in Paris would be exploited and Kevin McCarthy (Letters, November 18) has done that. 

Thu, 26 Nov, 2015

These books might change your opinion

David Newmark (Irish Examiner, Letters, November 13) claims that ‘Boycotting Israel and comparing Israelis to Nazis is much easier than reading political science texts and history books’.

Tue, 17 Nov, 2015

Theocracies, ethnocracies and dictatorships make up Middle East, all supported by the West

R. Linda Hart (Letters, November 5) objects to Israel being described as an ethnocracy.

Wed, 11 Nov, 2015

Israel isn’t a democracy but it’s an ethnocracy

In yet another attempt to deny the existence of apartheid in Israel, Kevin McCarthy ( Letters, 27 October) begins by making a false comparison between Palestinian citizens of Israel and the traveller community in Ireland.

Mon, 02 Nov, 2015

Discrimination enshrined in law proves Israel is an apartheid state

In an attempt to deny the existence of apartheid in Israel, Dr Kevin McCarthy offers only one ‘fact’ — “After the 2015 election, 16 Arabs were elected to the Knesset…” (Letters, October 21).

Mon, 26 Oct, 2015

Responsibility for the Palestinians’ living conditions lies with Israel

The demonisation of the Palestinian people by Desmond Fitzgerald continues unabated (Letters, October 8).

Sat, 10 Oct, 2015

No matter what, Palestinians are refugees who have a right to return

A number of dubious claims were made by Desmond Fitzgerald in an attempt to bypass international law (Letters, October 2).

Tue, 06 Oct, 2015

Palestinians have refugee status because of Israel

According to Michelle Moshelian (Letters, September 23rd) UNRWA and Arab states are guilty of not helping Palestinians ‘lose’ their refugee status.

Sat, 26 Sep, 2015

Ben Gurion said Jewish state was primary goal

Dermot Meleady claimed that for Jewish refugees of the Nazi holocaust, Palestine was “…their only available refuge…”

Fri, 31 Jul, 2015

Castletroy quick to take command

Castletroy College 20 Glenstal 10

Wed, 12 Feb, 2014

Mass brawl mars CBC v Castletroy

Two players were sent off in a Munster Senior Schools rugby match following fighting between players from CBC and Castletroy at Annacotty yesterday.

Fri, 01 Feb, 2013

McKeon masterminds Leinster’s win

Munster U19 13 Leinster U19 32

Sat, 15 Sep, 2012

Front row provide power for Clongowes’ charge

Two tries in three minutes helped fire Clongowes Wood to an emphatic victory in this Leinster Schools Senior Cup quarter-final at Donnybrook yesterday.

Wed, 22 Feb, 2012

Crescent off to a winning start

CRESCENT made a winning start to their Avonmore Munster Schools Junior Cup title defence at Rosbrien yesterday.

Wed, 09 Feb, 2011

Mighty Irish effort foiled by late try blitz

ALL known logic was almost defied as the Ireland Schools came within eight minutes of trumping all-powerful England in an adrenaline-fuelled FIRA U18 European Championship qualifier at Donnybrook yesterday.

Fri, 31 Dec, 2010

Leinster Schools U18s savour win in 100th clash with Munster

LEINSTER’S U18 schools side left Cork with a victory over Munster to their names last night, just as their predecessors did 111 years ago.

Thu, 23 Sep, 2010

Irish sports adopting a more relaxed attitude to the vuvuzela

OPPOSITION to the dreaded vuvuzela is beginning to escalate in England but sporting organisations here in Ireland are, in general, taking a more laissez-faire reaction to the ear-splitting plastic airhorn that provided the soundtrack to the first African-hosted World Cup.

Wed, 21 Jul, 2010

Cork City thrown two lifelines as battle continues

CORK CITY, the club which refuses to die, was yesterday thrown not one, but two lifelines, as it battles to retain a place in the League of Ireland Premier Division.

Tue, 16 Feb, 2010