About 20,000 people took to the streets of Istanbul to mark the five year anniversary of Turkish-Armenian journalist Hrant Dink – and vented outrage over a trial that failed to shed light on alleged official negligence.
Turkey is reportedly recalling its ambassador to France over a vote in the country’s Parliament that would make it a crime to deny the WWI-era mass killings of Armenians amounts to genocide.
Trapattoni needs to adopt a style that encourages the type of football Ireland displayed in Paris two years ago if they are to gain favour in the eyes of the Irish public.
Ahead of tonight’s qualifiers, we assess all of the permuatations in all of the groups, including the possible fates that may lie in store for Trapattoni’s Ireland.
Ireland will give Robbie Keane every chance of proving his fitness ahead of the clash with Armenia on Tuesday, but it isn’t looking good for the striker…
As we hadn’t already endured enough sporting woe today, Robbie Keane now looks unlikely to play a part in Ireland’s final Euro 2012 qualifier with Armenia.
Ireland and Giovanni Trapattoni could be five days from glory. Unfortunately, it’s not quite that simple. Miguel Delaney goes through a very complex Group B
Giovanni Trapattoni’s side have two vital games ahead of them, that will likely make or break their qualiying campaign. Let us know how you think they’ll fare.
A NEW STUDY has claimed that the number of deaths caused by smoking in the home could be comparable to the number of road deaths recorded in Ireland.
According to the NUI Galway-led research, the concentration of particulate pollution in the homes of smokers (who smoke indoors) is six-times higher than the World Health Organisation’s recommendation for general outdoor air quality, 10 times the allowable level for healthy breathing in homes and up to 17 times greater than levels actually found outdoors.
Smoking at home causes greater levels of air pollutants than using solid fuels such as coal, wood, peat and gas, says Dr Marie Coggins.
Since the introduction of the smoking ban in Ireland, many people have found it easier to stop people smoking in their own homes. So, in today’s poll we ask: Do you allow smoking in your home?
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