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From The Score Decision Time

McShane will ‘probably’ make squad for training camp – Trap

53 minutes ago 250 Views 9 Comments

Giovanni Trapattoni has also hinted that others on the standby list, such as Paul Green, could be called up.

# poland - Yesterday’s News

Phone Home

Give Ireland fans free texts and reduced tariffs at Euro 2012 – Senator

Yesterday, 7:15 AM 2,650 Views 34 Comments

Labour senator Jimmy Harte has called on mobile phone companies to help out the estimated tens of thousands of fans who will be heading to Poland next month.

# poland - Thursday 10 May, 2012

From The Score Golden Girls

Explainer: All you need to know about the women’s boxing qualifiers for London 2012

10/05/12 1,992 Views 10 Comments

We answer all your questions, from Katie Taylor’s biggest threats Ireland’s other medal hopes, just in case.

From The Score A Load Of Balls

Here’s the match ball that Europe’s top footballers will be grumbling about next month

10/05/12 240 Views No Comments

Expect to hear the name “adidas Tango 12″ quite a bit in Poland and Ukraine…

# poland - Monday 7 May, 2012

From The Score Euro 2012

James McCarthy ruled out of Euro 2012 with family illness

07/05/12 4,988 Views 8 Comments

Wigan midfielder forced to withdraw from Euro 2012 selection due to his father’s illness.

# poland - Sunday 6 May, 2012

From The Score Consultation

Hodgson to seek advice from Capello ahead of Euros

06/05/12 221 Views No Comments

The incoming England manager admits it will be difficult to remain focused on West Brom-related affairs as the season approaches its climax.

# poland - Thursday 3 May, 2012

From The Score Road To Poland

VIDEO: Irish football fans prepare for Poland odyssey by building their own campervan

03/05/12 1,212 Views 1 Comment

Next stop, Gdansk for these clever supporters.

# poland - Monday 30 April, 2012

From The Score Snub

EU chief Barroso to boycott Euro 2012 tournament

30/04/12 3,148 Views 13 Comments

The Commission President has pointed to Ukraine’s human rights record as the reason behind his decision.

# poland - Tuesday 24 April, 2012

From Business ETC Trade

GALLERY: Ireland’s 20 most improved trading partners in 2011

24/04/12 3,515 Views 14 Comments

We’ve ranked the countries with which Ireland has the best surplus of exports – and seen where that’s grown in 2011.

# poland - Friday 13 April, 2012

From The Score Pitch Battle

Sure thing, Michel: Platini wants Poland to replace all of their Euro 2012 pitches

13/04/12 515 Views No Comments

The pitches in Poznan and Gdansk, where Ireland will play their Group C games, are among those which UEFA wants relaid.

# poland - Monday 9 April, 2012

From The Score Getting Shirty

Open thread: which is your favourite kit at Euro 2012?

09/04/12 60,829 Views 22 Comments

We’ve got a soft spot for the Sweden away strip and Italy’s retro home jersey…

# poland - Thursday 5 April, 2012

From The Score Nice

FAI to give free tickets away for Hungary-Ireland friendly

05/04/12 4,799 Views 11 Comments

The association say the move is a gesture to reward the loyal contingent of Irish fans who intend to travel to Budapest.

# poland - Monday 2 April, 2012

From Business ETC AIB

AIB to sell Polish property fund management company

02/04/12 1,874 Views 9 Comments

The almost totally State-owned bank is winding down international operations. A price on the sale has not been disclosed.

# poland - Thursday 29 March, 2012

Census 2011

Polish families reuniting in Ireland as they become largest non-Irish group

29/03/12 5,939 Views 51 Comments

Polish people have overtaken those from the UK as Ireland’s largest non-Irish group.

# poland - Friday 23 March, 2012

Poland

Poland exhumes some 2010 plane crash victims

23/03/12 2,470 Views 2 Comments

The relatives of some victims of the crash that killed 96 people, including Poland’s president, have raised doubts that Russian coroners carried out autopsies correctly – or at all.

# poland - Sunday 18 March, 2012

From The Score Read Me

Column: I lost my leg but now I aim to make Irish amputee football history

18/03/12 2,797 Views 7 Comments

Simon Baker was a plasterer until a workplace accident ultimately saw his leg amputated. Here he explains how he found new hope in amputee football – and is aiming to make Ireland a real contender in the sport.

# poland - Saturday 17 March, 2012

World War II

Nazi camp guard dies aged 91 after being convicted of crimes last year

17/03/12 3,625 Views 64 Comments

John Demjanjuk, a retired autoworker in the US, had been charged with 28,060 counts of being an accessory to murder – one for every person who died at the concentration camp he was a guard at.

# poland - Friday 16 March, 2012

Opinion

Column: Poland turns green early as it waits for Irish fans

16/03/12 4,623 Views 7 Comments

On the eve of St Patrick’s Day and ahead of Euro 2012, Warsaw-based journalist Liam Nolan describes a city ready to embrace Irish culture, traditions…and, of course, football fans.

# poland - Thursday 15 March, 2012

From The Score Green Card

You’ve got mail… and possibly a Euro 2012 match ticket if you’re lucky

15/03/12 2,828 Views 12 Comments

Check your inbox; European football’s governing body UEFA are starting to let people know if they’ve got a ticket.

# poland - Saturday 10 March, 2012

Hard Work

Woman has healthy twins after 75 days in labour

10/03/12 8,598 Views 16 Comments

The Polish mother lay upside down for 10 weeks to save the newborns, after a third baby was born prematurely and died.

# poland - Sunday 4 March, 2012

Train Crash This post contains videos

Head-on train collision kills at least 15 in Poland

04/03/12 2,639 Views 4 Comments

The two trains were travelling in opposite directions on the same track when they crashed.

# poland - Friday 2 March, 2012

Fracking

Polish report: shale gas extraction ‘not harmful’

02/03/12 2,103 Views 30 Comments

A study in Poland has found that shale gas extraction at one site produced some toxic refuse but that the waste was reused and didn’t harm the environment.

# poland - Friday 24 February, 2012

London 2012

Five more countries choose Dublin as training base for Olympics

24/02/12 5,023 Views 14 Comments

Swimmers from the five countries will train at the National Aquatic Centre in Dublin.

# poland - Thursday 23 February, 2012

Euro 2012 This post contains videos

Here are the lyrics to Ireland’s soccer anthem for Euro 2012

23/02/12 9,629 Views 22 Comments

All together now…

# poland - Monday 20 February, 2012

From The Daily Edge Oskars

Oscars v Oskars: Polish artists defend folk art awards

20/02/12 2,185 Views 3 Comments

Association of Folk Artists says it’s coming under pressure from the Academy Awards organisers over the ‘Oskars’.

# poland - Tuesday 14 February, 2012

Acta

Bulgarian minister pushes for delay on ACTA ratification

14/02/12 1,481 Views 3 Comments

Bulgaria may join the growing list of EU countries delaying their ratification of the controversial ACTA legislation…

Netherlands

EU nations call on Dutch government to condemn far-right website

14/02/12 2,634 Views 18 Comments

The website, set up by the far-right Freedom Party, asks people to report central and east Europeans “for general nuisance, pollution and labour market displacement.”

# poland - Monday 6 February, 2012

Weather This post contains images

In pictures: more than 200 dead after cold snap hits Europe

06/02/12 4,321 Views 6 Comments

Mainland Europe and the Balkans continues to be hit by sub zero temperatures.

# poland - Friday 3 February, 2012

From The Daily Edge Humour

Column: Cardinal Rules – On cross-cultural exchange

03/02/12 1,965 Views No Comments

This week, the (not) Primate of All Ireland and his colleagues ruminate on multicultural Ireland and embrace the “great big melting pot our little island has become”.

# poland - Thursday 2 February, 2012

Opinion

Column: Here’s what it’s really like being Polish in Ireland

02/02/12 14,930 Views 115 Comments

Are the Irish racists? No – but there is an undercurrent of xenophobia in everyday life, writes Polish-born Dubliner Anna Pas.

Europe

Heavy snowfall traps 11,000 people in Serbia

02/02/12 4,867 Views 5 Comments

meanwhile, the death toll from the sub-zero temperatures hitting eastern Europe this week has risen to 122.

Magda

Labour Senator apologises over Twitter insults following ‘Magda’ controversy

02/02/12 5,997 Views 72 Comments

Jimmy Harte responded with insults to Twitter users who had criticised his comments on the controversial ‘Magda’ story in yesterday’s Irish Independent.

Magda

‘Magda’ says Irish Independent story was ‘completely not true’

02/02/12 11,186 Views 93 Comments

The Polish woman at the centre of a controversial article which was mistranslated from a Polish newspaper has spoken out about her shock at the description of her life on the dole.

# poland - Wednesday 1 February, 2012

Daily Fix

The Daily Fix: Wednesday

01/02/12 4,217 Views 2 Comments

In tonight’s Fix: Body discovered in Rudo Mawere case; computer-guided bullets; and Ray D’Arcy gets a new job…

Take 5

The 5 at 5: Wednesday

01/02/12 3,859 Views 2 Comments

5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock.

Magda

Polish Ambassador responds to Irish Independent’s ‘Magda’ dole article: Full text

01/02/12 31,729 Views 231 Comments

The Ambassador to Ireland has described the article about a Polish woman living on the dole in Donegal as inaccurate, selective and subjective.

Magda

Waitress told: ‘Go back to Poland’ after description of life on the dole in Ireland

01/02/12 20,711 Views 309 Comments

A Labour Senator has harshly criticised a Polish woman who has described her life on the dole in Ireland to a Polish newspaper.

# poland - Monday 30 January, 2012

Europe

Dozens die as temperatures suddenly drop in eastern Europe

30/01/12 6,290 Views 8 Comments

More than 30 people have been reported dead in Ukraine, Poland, Serbia and Bulgaria as a result of suddenly plunging temperatures in eastern Europe.

# poland - Thursday 26 January, 2012

Acta

Poland signs ACTA copyright treaty amid protests

26/01/12 3,787 Views 10 Comments

Protesters rallied in the cities of Poznan and Lublin to express their anger over the treaty, while both conservative and liberal lawmakers voiced dissatisfaction.

# poland - Monday 23 January, 2012

Poland

Hackers take down Polish government websites in ACTA attack

23/01/12 4,053 Views 11 Comments

Hackers from the ‘Polish Underground’ movement attack government websites, prompting an emergency cabinet meeting.

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A NEW REPORT from the OECD has suggested people living in Ireland have some of the best lives in the world, with Ireland among the top countries in its Better Life Index.

The index finds that life expectancy, low pollution, positive experiences and a healthy work-life balance are among the factors that contribute to happy lives in Ireland.

It did note, however, that the gap between the rich and poor is wider in Ireland than elsewhere, while the gender gap in educational performance is also larger than average.

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