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Friday 18 September 2020
Jessie Stapleton – remember the name.
There were 4,047 fans watching on as they lost to The Netherlands.
Trailblazing referee Joy Neville looks back through the past few months, and years, of breaking boundaries and smashing firsts.
Irish trainer Gordon Elliott has also started the Cheltenham Festival with a bang, claiming a hat-trick on day one.
Eoin Morton spoke to The42 about fitness, his hectic life and THAT Rás stage win last year.
The deal keeps him at Loftus Road until the summer of 2019.
A similar format could be introduced for football
The 21-year-old’s outstanding efforts were rewarded at her third Paralympics with a bronze medal.
The Harrowgate native saved his best dive of the day for last to qualify in 13th position.
It’s a huge month for the Ireland cricket team as they look to qualify for the ICC World Twenty20 with their application, hard work and determination an example of why women’s sport in this country is thriving on a largely amateur footing.
This side aren’t afraid to go against the tide in order to receive greater recognition.
11-year-old Gabriel Muniz from Rio is hopeful football will be a Paralympic sport by the time he grows up.
MORE THAN THREE-quarters of people would support the government looking into the prospect of a four-day work week, according to a new survey.
This means doing the same job for the same salary, but over four days rather than five.
There have been calls for this idea to be explored already and the Four Day Week Ireland campaign today released details on its public attitude survey conducted last month.
Two out of three respondents said a four-day work week is “realistic and achievable” in the medium term.
67% of employers said they support the idea and 46% said it would be “feasible” to trial in their workplace.
“The four-day week, with no loss of pay, offers the potential of a genuinely better future for workers and employers alike,” said Joe O’Connor, director of campaigning with Fórsa trade union.
What may once have seemed like a radical concept is now, for many, a reasonable and rational ambition. The Covid-19 pandemic has further disrupted societal and workplace norms, while illustrating the potential for very different models of work.
So today we’re asking: Would you support a four-day work week?
Poll Results:
Share your story: voices@thejournal.ie
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