AT LEAST 60 PEOPLE have been killed in Sri Lanka after explosives meant for construction work accidentally detonated on a truck. The truck was parked beside a police station, and Al Jazeera reports that most of the dead are policemen.
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# sri-lanka - Sunday 19 May, 2013
Sri Lanka sexes up image of Ceylon tea
Irish tea drinkers, note: the beverage can give you “an edge in the bedroom”, apparently.
# sri-lanka - Friday 25 January, 2013
Sri Lanka to ban women from working as maids abroad
The move follows the beheading of a 17-year-old Sri Lankan nanny in Saudi Arabia.
# sri-lanka - Sunday 13 January, 2013
VIDEO: Amazing one-handed cricket catch by Aussie carrying food and milk
The Australian Cricket Board should track this bloke down before The Ashes.
# sri-lanka - Thursday 29 November, 2012
Cricket: Australia’s Ponting bows out on his terms
Almost exactly 17 years since his debut, the 37-year-old is retiring from Test cricket.
# sri-lanka - Saturday 10 November, 2012
Sri Lanka deploys troops as prison riot kills 27
The deaths occurred as a shoot-out raged between inmates and prison officers.
The 9 at 9: Saturday
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# sri-lanka - Sunday 7 October, 2012
Samuels steers West Indies to T20 title
West Indies prove too strong for the hosts Sri Lanka.
World Twenty 20 Final: Flamboyant Windies aim to blast past tricky Sri Lankans
While the tournament hosts have fought tenaciously to reach the final, the West Indies’ flair has certainly won over the neutrals.
# sri-lanka - Wednesday 3 October, 2012
Sri Lankan police arrest women found socialising in hotel room of West Indies cricket stars
The incident comes a week after man broke into the room of two Australian cricketers and offered them sex.
# sri-lanka - Tuesday 18 September, 2012
Explainer: everything you need to know about the World T20 cricket tournament
Worried that your limited knowledge of limited-overs cricket will be exposed? Here’s everything you need to know to get you through the next three weeks.
# sri-lanka - Wednesday 12 September, 2012
Irish consistency can go a long way, says Porterfield
Ireland’s cricketers are confident that they can beat anyone when the World T20 begins in Sri Lanka next week.
# sri-lanka - Thursday 6 September, 2012
Thief to undergo surgery after swallowing €11k diamond
The Chinese man swallowed the gem after asking the owner of a Sri Lankan stall if he could take a closer look.
# sri-lanka - Thursday 21 June, 2012
90 missing after boat carrying asylum seekers heading to Australia capsizes
The boat, which is thought to be from Sri Lanka, was on its way to the Australian territory of Christmas Island.
# sri-lanka - Thursday 24 May, 2012
Mental health services inadequate, prisons below standards – Amnesty
In its annual report on the state of human rights in the world, the organisation also said that the UN Security Council had not shown the same courage as those who had participated in the Arab Spring.
# sri-lanka - Sunday 18 March, 2012
Joyce on song as Ireland prove too much for the Scots
They remain on track for Twenty20 qualification after winning by 17 wickets in Dubai today.
# sri-lanka - Monday 5 March, 2012
Man trying to beat “buried alive” record dies during attempt
The man, who was 24 years of age, died after spending less than a day underground.
# sri-lanka - Monday 27 February, 2012
Mary Robinson tells UN: push for war crimes investigation in Sri Lanka
The former president said today that possible crimes against humanity cannot simply be ignored.
# sri-lanka - Wednesday 22 February, 2012
Sunday Times journalist Marie Colvin killed in Syria
A French photographer Remi Ochlik is also thought to have died in heavy shelling of a rebel stronghold in the city of Homs.
# sri-lanka - Friday 2 September, 2011
Sofa supporter: the sport on TV this weekend
Ireland face a crucial Euro 2012 qualifier, the Rabodirect Pro12 begins and the All-Ireland hurling final takes place all in the coming days.
# sri-lanka - Friday 12 August, 2011
“Grease Devils” blamed for night assaults
Panic has gripped rural Sri Lanka and two people were killed for being suspected ‘grease devils’ this week.
# sri-lanka - Friday 8 July, 2011
Ireland’s triangular series to go live online
Scottish Cricket have gotten behind the online concept, due to the lack of interest from terrestrial television stations.
# sri-lanka - Tuesday 3 May, 2011
Sixty big name brands continuing to use sweatshop labour
A lobby group has examined 83 factories across Indonesia, Sri Lanka and The Philippines and found “widespread violations and abuses of workers’ rights”.
# sri-lanka - Saturday 2 April, 2011
Sachin and Murali do battle for cricket’s greatest prize
Two sporting giants collide at Wankhede Stadium today when India take on Sri Lanka in the Cricket World Cup final.
# sri-lanka - Thursday 31 March, 2011
The Morning Score: Thursday
India book their place in the Cricket World Cup Final, the USPGA heads to Houston, and we sneak a peek at the weekly YouTube chart.
# sri-lanka - Wednesday 30 March, 2011
The Morning Score: Wednesday
We reflect on a night at the Aviva, Fermanagh’s footballing turmoil continues, and freestyler Indi Cowie struts her stuff.
# sri-lanka - Saturday 19 February, 2011
Howzat? A bluffer’s guide to the Cricket World Cup
Worried that your limited knowledge of limited overs cricket will be shown up over the next six weeks? Not to worry, we’ve got all the info you’ll need to enjoy this year’s Cricket World Cup.
# sri-lanka - Wednesday 12 January, 2011
18 killed in Sri Lankan flooding
Heavy monsoon rains have forced thousands from their homes and destroyed over 130,000 acres of rice fields.
# sri-lanka - Friday 17 September, 2010
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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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