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IRELAND'S SILVER MEDAL
The O'Donovan brothers have delivered another comedy masterclass in their post-race TV appearance on RTÉ. Fresh from winning Olympic silver medals in the men’s lightweight double sculls, Gary and Paul brought their trademark honesty to the interview.
With the entire country cheering them on, Gary and Paul O'Donovan pulled like a dog and won silver, narrowly beaten by France.
IRELAND
The High Court has ordered the extradition of a Wicklow man to the US where he is facing charges for his alleged links to the Silk Road website.
An American Senator has issued an open invite to Irish citizens to emigrate to the United States.
Age Action hit out after advisers called for a shift in cultural norms over when people should stop work but stopped short of demanding reform to working into older age.
Former Labour leader Eamon Gilmore has said he expects to be involved in any likely campaign to change Ireland’s abortion laws and also remain active in the party.
Ryanair chief executive Michael O’Leary spent six months trying to have the Department of Finance sanctioned for revealing his attempt to lobby the Government over a key tax policy he believed should have been kept secret.
WORLD
A wave of co-ordinated explosions have hit cities in Thailand, killing several people and wounding dozens more.
Nigel Farage has rejected suggestions he bears some responsibility for an apparent spike in race hate after the Brexit vote, and claimed he had "destroyed" the far-right in Britain.
RIO OLYMPICS
Ireland has its first medal of the Rio Olympics thanks to the monumental efforts of Paul and Gary O’Donovan in the men’s lightweight double sculls.
Pro 10 Sports Management have broken their silence on the Olympic ticketing debacle.
Golf hasn’t been part of the Olympic programme since 1904 so you would have expected that the commencement of the men’s golf tournament today would be a time for celebration. tomorrow when golf’s controversial return to the Games finally gets underway. But I can’t help wonder if the struggling sport has missed a golden opportunity,
SPORT
Ethiopia's Almaz Ayana obliterated the 23-year-old 10,000 metres world record to claim the first athletics gold of the Rio Olympics.
A letter from Charlton Athletic to one of their fans has been circulating on social media, .
BUSINESS
Apple has been given the go-ahead for an €850m data centre in Galway. The facility will cater for the company's Apple Music, App Store, Messages, Maps and Siri customers in Europe.
Liberty Insurance has warned that the spiralling cost of motor premiums is likely to continue to increase across the industry over the coming six to 12 months, though to a lesser extent.
ANALYSIS
Uncertainty and fear generated following the June 23 vote means sentiment towards the economy has been impacted, writes
LIFESTYLE
It’s been a big year for album anniversaries and classic reissues, so Ed Power asked a bunch of people to select the long player that they love most
Gary and Paul O'Donovan have taken the Olympic world by storm with their skills in rowing and their down to earth attitude. Typical Irish lads, they credit their success to their Nana and her cooking.
VIRAL
First there were the ubiquitous rainbow bagels to sweep your Instagram feed. Now, there are so many more new inventive food trends to take over New York.
Michael Phelps may have won 22 Olympic golds to date, but it seems he will forever be remembered for that glare. Now someone has gone and got that face tattooed on their leg and we all just need to take a moment to appreciate just how ridiculous that is.
It’s #WorldElephantDay, a time to celebrate the magificient creatures who are sadly in danger and under threat of extinction. We’ve put together nine facts (accompanied with cute pictures) about elephants to help you get to know them a little better.
TECHNOW
: Trying to review No Man’s Sky is a pretty difficult task. Not only is the game impossibly huge but it’s built in an opaque manner that refuses easy categorisation, especially when it comes to the storyline.
: Those big screen DC comics book movies are a pretty dark and dour lot, but on TV things are bright and bubbly and cheerful for the most part in the worlds of The Flash and Supergirl as well as Arrow and Legends of Tomorrow.
: Facebook is eager to increase its ad revenue on desktop, but determined ad blockers stand in the way. Adblock Plus unveiled a workaround to counter Facebook's new ads and its plans to restrict software that blocks ads.
SHOWBIZ
Now we don’t know mean to ruin all your childhood dreams this Friday, but blame Mel C. The former band member has threatened to sue if the Spice Girls reunion goes ahead without her - this is why we can’t have nice things, there’s always one.
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The O'Donovan brothers have delivered another comedy masterclass in their post-race TV appearance on RTÉ. Fresh from winning Olympic silver medals in the men’s lightweight double sculls, Gary and Paul brought their trademark honesty to the interview.
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