Well, did we ever suspect otherwise?

“What does this ruling mean for them?"

Tyrone struck an early and perhaps decisive blow in their Super 8s opener at Hyde Park, where they scored a four-point win over Connacht champions Roscommon.

Galway manager Padraic Joyce says his men will need to sharpen up if they are to dethrone champions Mayo in the Connacht U20 final next Wednesday in Tuam.

A breathtaking encounter at Carrick-on-Shannon ended with Roscommon snatching a draw at the end of normal time and then just about holding off a late Leitrim surge in extra time last night.

A forceful second-half display - during which they outscored their hosts by 1-8 to 0-2 - secured a 25th Connacht SFC title for Roscommon.

The Immigrant Council of Ireland helped 23 victims of human trafficking last year.

A Fintan Cregg point in the third minute of second-half stoppages scored Roscommon a famous Connacht semi-final win over Mayo, the county’s first championship triumph at the venue since 1986.

Conor Cox gave another ruthless display as Roscommon avoided any potential shock against Leitrim at Dr Hyde Park.

Goals from Con O’Callaghan and Dean Rock enabled Dublin to maintain their push for a berth in this year’s league final after overcoming a spirited Roscommon challenge in wet conditions at Dr. Hyde Park.

Anthony Cunningham hailed his side’s resilience as Roscommon kept Tyrone’s second-half rally at bay to earn a share of the spoils in difficult conditions at Dr Hyde Park.

New measures to allow asylum seekers to work in Ireland are impractical, say protesters.

Three adults and five children discovered in a container in Rosslare, Co Wexford, were lucky to have survived such an arduous journey, the Irish Road Haulage Association (IRHA) said yesterday.

There has been a rise of more than 20% in the number of people trafficked into Ireland.

Up to 3,000 asylum seekers could soon be eligible to join the workforce after the Supreme Court found banning them from employment is unconstitutional.

Almost half of those subject to racism in housing estates are children while the majority of victims are of black African descent, a new study shows.

Galway 2-14 Roscommon 0-15: Goals in either half from Cillian McDaid and Danny Cummins enabled Galway retain their FBD Connacht League title against Roscommon at Kiltoom.

A new report exploring sham marriages as a type of human exploitation will be launched later this morning.

The Immigrant Council of Ireland is launching a nationwide anti-racism campaign.

UL 0-12 Queen’s University 1-8

WITH 100 refugees from war-torn Syria already in Ireland and up to 4,000 immigrants expected here over the next two years, it is heartening to feel the Government is actively planning to ensure they are fully integrated in Irish society. 

The Immigrant Council of Ireland (ICI) has asked the Taoiseach to extend the Irish Naval Service’s humanitarian mission in the Mediterranean into the winter months.

Firm deadlines and resources must be given in the Government’s action plan to combat human trafficking.

Gardaí, immigration and public-service workers should undergo anti-racism and diversity training, according to the Immigrant Council of Ireland (ICI).

Pimps and prostitutes are moving into the border counties of the Republic of Ireland as a crackdown on the sex trade in Northern Ireland comes into force, campaigners have warned.

Roscommon 3-14 Galway 3-11: The new president of the Connacht Council, Mick Rock, hit the nail on the head when he said that if there was any truth in recent reports about Gaelic football being dead, it was appropriate the resurrection should take place over the Easter weekend.

Roscommon 6-18 Sligo 0-12: Reigning Connacht U21 champions Roscommon enjoyed a goal feast as they accounted for Sligo by a whopping 24 points at Kiltoom.

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Tourlestrane 0-13 Tubbercurry 0-10

The Immigrant Council of Ireland has said that people are being left open to threats, abuse and violence - due to a shortfall in the law.

Galway 1-17 Roscommon 2-11 AET

The owner of a well-known Dublin guesthouse has barricaded himself inside the premises and has refused to let anyone in, the High Court heard yesterday.

The High Court has heard the landlord of a Dublin guest house has barricaded himself into the buildings, locking out staff and guests.

A HIGH Court judge has directed that a property owner, who was previously jailed for being in contempt of court, be brought before the court for allegedly barricading himself into a property he had undertook not to interfere with.

AFTER spending a night in Mountjoy Prison a property owner who had refused to give the High Court an undertaking about obeying its orders changed his mind yesterday.

THE soaring numbers of people seeking Irish citizenship is piling pressure on support services, with applications dragging on for more than two-and-a-half years.

THE first exam of the new Junior Certificate science syllabus was set yesterday morning and the higher level paper was very well received.

THE Leaving Cert accounting papers taken by more than 7,000 students yesterday posed no serious problems, according to teachers.

A Cork man was beaten, stamped upon and dropped on the ground in a vicious assault which eventually killed him, a court heard today.

AS Cork-based dairy farmers, and daily readers of the Irish Examiner, we were deeply shocked that a paper based in Munster – the Golden Vale of Ireland’s milk production – would publish an article (Feelgood, Oct 4) with such a blatantly ill-founded anti-milk agenda.