Person: John Rooney

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George McEvoy, CEO, Budget Energy, with Paul Kenny, GM of Flogas Energy, expanding in the Northern Irish market.

business

Flogas acquisition as it expands in North

Flogas Ireland is entering the electricity market in Northern Ireland with the acquisition of Budget Energy. Flogas already sells LPG in the North.

news

Blas na hEireann: Big awards go to Down and Belfast

golf

Flogas to power Top Golfer Tour

world

Traveller family convicted of modern day slavery and fraud

world

Family convicted of running modern slavery ring in UK; victim ordered to dig own grave

news

Penny Dinners worker hit man over head with bottle

Cormac Sharvin: ‘You can get very lonely very easily’

A year ago Cormac Sharvin was one of a record-breaking five-strong Irish contingent that helped Britain & Ireland defeat USA in the Walker Cup at Royal Lytham St Annes. A product of Ardglass, Sharvin completed a golf scholarship at the University of Stirling and, having turned professional after the Walker Cup success with ambitions to earn his full European Tour card at the earliest opportunity, he is currently finding his way on the European Challenge Tour.

Sat, 10 Sep, 2016

Banksy-esque graffiti highlighting the protests appears on Moore Street

Could it be?

Fri, 29 Jan, 2016

Banksy-esque graffiti highlighting the protests appears on Moore Street

A piece of graffiti art purporting to be the work of Banksy has appeared on a wall on Moore Street in Dublin.

Fri, 29 Jan, 2016

Daniel O’Donovan delivers the crucial goal for Dohenys

Dohenys 1-11 Aghada 0-10: Daniel O’Donovan’s opportunist goal at the three-quarters stage helped power Dohenys to a deserved victory over Aghada in the opening round of the Cork senior football championship at Páirc Uí Rinn on Saturday night.

Mon, 04 May, 2015

Homeless man threw keg through Simon window

A homeless man who threw a keg through a window at a Simon accommodation centre in Cork was urged to get help for his ongoing drink problem.

Sat, 06 Dec, 2014

'Santa' saves homeless man

A student dressed as Santa Claus made an early Christmas dash to save a homeless man from a blaze.

Mon, 26 Dec, 2011

Rooney Junior happy to exit Wayne’s world

IT’S A grey and misty morning in New Jersey.

Wed, 15 Jun, 2011

Six-year sentence for man in €500,000 cannabis case

A man who was caught transporting cannabis valued at almost €500,000 after a garda spotted him driving without a seatbelt and talking on his mobile phone has been jailed for six years.

Thu, 20 Jan, 2011

Rooney and Perry stay on top - and in style

THE highlight of the Irish squash season had a familiar finish at the Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club in Dublin yesterday.

Mon, 20 Dec, 2010

Red-hot Rooney looks the man to beat

DEFENDING champion John Rooney brings form and a new level of self-belief with him to the Munster Senior Open Squash Championships, which begin tonight.

Fri, 28 Sep, 2007

Ireland's hurling/Shinty panels named

The panels to represent Ireland in Saturday week's Hurling/Shinty International games at senior and Under-21 level against Scotland were announced today.

Tue, 27 Sep, 2005

Sorensen beaten in Davis cup

Irish Davis Cup man Kevin Sorensen won through to the second round of the Italian Futures Tournament in Teramo, beating Alex Vittur (Italy) 7-5 6-2.

Fri, 28 May, 2004

Ireland win squash play-off

Ireland’s men beat Spain 3-1 in their final play-off tie at the European Team Squash Championships in Rennes to finish 5th overall.

Mon, 03 May, 2004

Irish squash team on target

Ireland’s men stayed on target for a place in the main draw of next year, when they won the first of their 5/10 position playoffs at the European Squash Team Championships in Rennes yesterday.

Sat, 01 May, 2004

Badminton Open

Ireland’s Derek Ryan is 5-8 seed in the BSPA Grand Prix Ilkley Open which gets underway in Yorkshire today while John Rooney comes in as a late entry and is unseeded despite his superior world ranking.

Thu, 01 Apr, 2004

Gravy train on track for U-21 hurlers as Erin enter the mix

THE ever-growing popularity of the GAA’s inter-county U21 competitions was confirmed with the announcement yesterday that Erin Foods are to sponsor the hurling championship at the grade until 2006.

Wed, 25 Jun, 2003

Erin announces U-21 hurling sponsorship deal

The All-Ireland U-21 hurling championship has been given a major boost with the announcement that Erin are to come aboard as sponsors until 2006.

Tue, 24 Jun, 2003

Road to Perdition proves a cut above

Road to Perdition is the story of Mike Sullivan (Tom Hanks), an Irish mob enforcer working for mob boss John Rooney (Paul Newman) in the early 1930s.

Fri, 28 Mar, 2003

Funding hike and expansion of awards boost for motorsport

THE increase in funding and the expansion of both the Young Racing and Young Rally Driver of the Year Awards is good news for motorsport.

Fri, 06 Dec, 2002

New movie too violent for my kids, says Hanks

Oscar-winner Tom Hanks says he’s not letting his young kids see his screen performance as a gun-toting mobster in Road to Perdition because it’s too violent.

Thu, 05 Sep, 2002

Mystery surrounds death of man found in his bedroom

MYSTERY surrounds the death of a 21-year-old man found in the bedroom of his home at Eyrecourt, Co Galway, by his mother on Monday.

Wed, 04 Sep, 2002

Gardaí investigate young man’s death

GARDAÍ in Galway were last night investigating the circumstances surrounding the discovery of a man’s body in suspicious circumstances yesterday afternoon.

Tue, 03 Sep, 2002