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# historic - Thursday 28 November, 2019
Celtic take historic top spot in Europa League to make knockout stage that bit smoother
Goals from Lewis Morgan, Ryan Christie and Mikey Johnston secured a 3-1 win as Hoops top their European group for the first time.
# historic - Friday 15 November, 2019
Norwich City star hits brace to fire Finland to Euro 2020 and first major tournament finals
Teemu Pukki helped his side to a 3-0 win over Liechtenstein.
# historic - Tuesday 30 April, 2019
Japan's emperor formally steps down in country's first abdication for 200 years
His son Naruhito is now preparing to take the Chrysanthemum Throne.
# historic - Monday 25 March, 2019
Ireland's Becky Lynch set for historic Wrestlemania match
The Limerick-born athlete will compete in the first-ever women’s main event on the biggest day in the wrestling calendar.
# historic - Tuesday 15 January, 2019
11-time All-Ireland champions Cork set for first ever competitive outing in Páirc Uí Chaoimh
Ephie Fitzgerald’s side will play two National League games at the main county grounds as part of double-header fixtures.
# historic - Tuesday 12 June, 2018
'The world will see a major change': Trump and Kim hail summit as historic breakthrough
The first-ever summit between sitting leaders of the two Cold War foes went “better than anybody could have expected”, Trump said.
# historic - Saturday 26 May, 2018
Froome on the brink of historic Giro triumph after defending pink jersey during 20th stage
Chris Froome could become just the third man in history to hold all three Grand Tour titles concurrently.
# historic - Saturday 19 May, 2018
Celtic lift Scottish Cup to complete historic double treble
Brendan Rodgers’ side made history today.
# historic - Thursday 8 February, 2018
DIT progress to Fitzgibbon Cup semi-finals for the first time after late rally shocks UCD
Westmeath’s Niall O’Brien led the way for DIT.
# historic - Sunday 3 December, 2017
Goalkeeper scores 95th minute equaliser to give Benevento first ever point in Serie A
The club had lost all 14 games in their debut season in Serie A, but on Sunday earned a dramatic first point in stoppage time.
# historic - Sunday 12 November, 2017
David Collins leads Liam Mellows to their first Galway hurling final since 1970
In the other semi-final, Gort and Craughwell will go to a replay.
# historic - Saturday 21 October, 2017
Huddersfield stun Mourinho with historic win as United suffer first defeat of the season
First half goals from Aaron Mooy and Laurent Depoitre were enough to record a historic win for David Wagner’s side.
# historic - Friday 20 October, 2017
Brighton score first away win in the top flight since 1983 as pressure mounts on Bilic
Glenn Murray and Jose Izquierdo were both on target for Brighton against West Ham.
# historic - Saturday 2 September, 2017
Inspirational Cora Staunton brings Mayo back to an All-Ireland final with victory over champions Cork
Mayo hung on to book their place in the All-Ireland decider against Dublin.
# historic - Wednesday 16 August, 2017
'As a female referee I'll be under special scrutiny' - History to be made in the Bundesliga
Bibiana Steinhaus will become the first female referee to officiate in one of Europe’s top leagues.
# historic - Saturday 1 July, 2017
Rumours of the Lions' future demise proven to be very premature
This was a huge game for the touring side, whose future had been strongly questioned.
# historic - Friday 9 June, 2017
Andorra secure the biggest result in their history
Marc Rebés was the hero as the European minnows stunned Hungary.
# historic - Tuesday 6 June, 2017
Ranked - the counties where you're most likely to have received penalty points
Some counties with the worst road fatality records in Ireland incur the least penalty points in the country.
# historic - Wednesday 1 March, 2017
'He walks with his head down. No more' - Taoiseach recognises Traveller ethnicity in the Dáil
“It is a historic day for our Travellers and a proud day for Ireland.”
# historic - Saturday 25 February, 2017
The All-Ireland senior football and hurling finals are moving to August
Extra-time is also coming in with replays restricted to provincial and All-Ireland finals.
# historic - Friday 24 February, 2017
Dunford goal puts IT Carlow in to first Fitzgibbon Cup final with dramatic win over UCC
DJ Carey’s men needed extra-time to seal the victory.
# historic - Sunday 18 December, 2016
'I've got a bone to pick with my wife because she voted for Nick Skelton': Murray wins SPOTY
The result was never in doubt as the Scot finished well ahead of Alistair Brownlee.
# historic - Wednesday 9 November, 2016
Analysis: How did Ireland finally beat the All Blacks?
The maul and lineout were vital facets of the game in Soldier Field.
# historic - Thursday 29 September, 2016
Here's the Dundalk goal that gave Irish football its first European group stage win
Ciaran Kilduff has done it again!
# historic - Saturday 17 September, 2016
Terminally ill child becomes first minor to be granted euthanasia in Belgium
Belgium is the only country to allow a child of any age to choose to end their own life.
# historic - Monday 29 August, 2016
Half-century-long war in Colombia comes to an end as historic ceasefire takes hold
Rebels and government forces have both agreed to the ceasefire, which began at midnight last night.
# historic - Thursday 25 August, 2016
Historic peace deal reached to put an end to world's longest-running war
Over the past 50 years civil war in Colombia has killed 260,000 people.
# historic - Saturday 18 June, 2016
England secure historic series win in Australia with convincing Melbourne victory
A late try from Owen Farrell sealed the result on a record-breaking day for captain Dylan Hartley.
# historic - Thursday 9 June, 2016
Man who was sexually abused for years by active garda settles action with State
The man brought a case for damages for the abuse he said he suffered from when he was 12 years of age.
# historic - Saturday 12 March, 2016
Pakistan has criminalised sexual assault against children for the first time
Under the revised legislation, sexual assaults will now be punishable by up to seven years in prison.
# historic - Thursday 22 October, 2015
Watch the historic moment same-sex marriage moved a step closer
Applause broke out in the Seanad as the Marriage Bill passed all stages today
# historic - Monday 6 July, 2015
The All Blacks got a rousing welcome ahead of an historic game in Samoa
The Samoans have named their XV for an historic Test match in Apia on Wednesday.
# historic - Wednesday 1 July, 2015
Cuba first country to end mother-to-child HIV transmission
Less than 2% of children born to mothers who have HIV carry the virus.
# historic - Saturday 20 June, 2015
Man United teen scores sensational solo goal but Serbia win dramatic U20 World Cup final
Nemanja Maksimovic’s extra-time goal earned Serbia a 2-1 victory against Brazil.
# historic - Sunday 7 June, 2015
As it happened: Ireland v England, international friendly
After all the talking, two old rivals met in Dublin for the first time since 1995.
# historic - Saturday 6 June, 2015
Thatched cottages on fire in Adare, Limerick
The blaze is causing traffic chaos.
# historic - Saturday 23 May, 2015
Ireland has voted Yes to same-sex marriage
Ireland has become the first country in the world to pass a referendum on the issue.
# historic - Wednesday 20 May, 2015
Allegations of child sex abuse made against 76 British politicians
Police said there has been a surge in complaints against prominent public figures since the Jimmy Savile scandal.
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Poll: Are live debates influencing how you'll vote in the General Election?
WE’RE JUST 11 days out from poll day for the General Election.
Last night, the seven leaders from the main political parties took part in RTÉ’s first live TV debate of the campaign.
The leaders of political parties which included – Fine Gael’s Leo Varadkar, Sinn Féin’s Mary Lou McDonald, Fianna Fáil’s Micheál Martin, Green Party’s Eamon Ryan, People Before Profit’s Richard Boyd Barrett, Labour’s Brendan Howlin and Roísín Shortall of the Social Democrats – clashed over housing, pensions, crime and taxation.
This debate came after Varadkar and Martin went head-to-head on Virgin Media One last week.
So, today we want to know: Are live debates influencing how you’ll vote in the General Election?
Poll Results:
No (6781)
Yes (2462)
I'm not sure / no opinion (532)
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