CLAREGALWAY's Emma Slevin broke further new ground for Irish gymnastics yesterday morning [Tuesday] by becoming the first competitor from this country to qualify for the All Around finals at the World Championships.
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People across Ireland – including key decision-makers – tell the story of Thursday 12 March 2020. By TheJournal.ie team Friday 12 Mar 2021, 9:00 AM Mar 12th 2021, 9:00 AM 109,293 Views 49 Comments
NOTE: This article was originally published on 13 June 2020. We’ve moved it back up to our homepage today to mark the first anniversary of the initial 12 March lockdown.
IN THE PRECEDING days Ireland had looked on in mounting horror as the death toll in Italy climbed higher and higher. Travel advice was updated and then updated again as officials scrambled to keep up with the pace of change across Europe.
St Patrick’s Day parades across the country had already been cancelled. The previous night, Wednesday 11 March, the first Irish death from coronavirus was announced. The Taoiseach’s traditional US trip was cut down
Moran steps into management with Ballaghaderreen
January 19, 2021
By John Fallon
Former Footballer of the Year Andy Moran has made his first major step into management by taking charge of his native Ballaghaderreen.
And he will be joined on the management ticket by Mayo’s former U-21 All-Ireland winning boss Mike Solan as the pair try to guide their home club to their first county title since both of them were on the squad in 2012, although Moran missed the final against Ballintubber through a cruciate knee injury.
That was only the club’s third Mayo title with Moran and Solan key members of the team which bridged a 36-year gap when they triumphed against Charlestown in 2008.