The Ireland keeper thinks James McClean and one or two others can force their way into Giovanni Trapatoni’s plans for this summer European Championships.
It was a good day at the office for Trap’s increasingly large contingent at the midlanders as their on-loan striker scored two against his former club.
Robbie Keane scored twice, to follow on from the fine form of Damien Duff, Ciaran Clark and Robbie Brady. It wasn’t all positive for the Irish squad today though…
Damien Duff hit the 50-goal milestone on Saturday, but he wasn’t the only familiar face to get his name on the scoresheet. Here’s how the Boys in Green got on across the water this weekend.
Despite qualification for the European Championships, the Boys in Green failed to make any inroads in the latest list. Economics expert Robbie Butler crunches the numbers.
“If you can’t look forward to games like that, pitting yourself against the best players, and one of the best players to have played, there’s something wrong.”
YESTERDAY THE HIGH Court ruled against a mother who refused to allow her five-year-old son to get his MMR and 4-in-one vaccinations, saying he must now receive the jabs, the Irish Examiner reports.
While this case was a dispute between the boy’s parents and not the merits of vaccination, it is not the first time that a parent has expressed opposition to vaccines for their children.
Concerns about the side-effects of early vaccinations have been raised by parents in Ireland, particularly about the possibility of a link to autism, though a US study has claimed there is no connection and with recent outbreaks of measles, the importance of these booster shots has been emphasised.
However, just last year, a report found that a swine flu vaccination was the cause of unique narcolepsy disorder in 54 people in Ireland, including several children.
So we want to know: Should vaccinations be compulsory for children?
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