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Saturday 19 September 2020
The Barcelona defender is at the forefront of changes made to the 119-year-old competition.
The Brighton defender was remaining optimistic after last night’s setback.
Connacht are back in with the big boys for the return of the Heineken Champions Cup.
The Reds are enjoying a perfect start to the Premier League campaign.
Despite a poor run of results, the Old Trafford boss sees no reason for the club to change their approach.
The research suggests that having a positive attitude could keep you living to 85 and beyond.
The 32-year-old Munster man was injured in a warm-up game four years ago.
Jamie Carragher was positive about Liverpool’s chances of progression following the first-leg encounter with Bayern Munich.
Sean Maguire insists he is ready to face Denmark and Wales despite concerns over the striker’s match fitness.
Ireland had a stunning season in which they beat everyone in the World Rugby Top 10 aside from the All Blacks.
Emmanuel Macron is confident the side will at least get to the last eight.
United are set to finish second in the Premier League and are gearing up for an FA Cup final.
Ulster captain Rory Best says the province’s last four games have signalled a change in mood.
The star was encouraged with his game at the Riviera Country Club this week.
There are in-form players everywhere in Ireland’s Six Nations squad.
Warren Gatland says he is happy to have tough tests in the build-up to the All Blacks clashes.
Steve Kerr’s side seem to struggle in the third game of play-off series’.
The Reds moved back into the Champions League spots with victory over Arsenal at the weekend.
The Red Devils head into their Boxing Day fixture against Sunderland on the back of three consecutive Premier League victories.
Pat Lam was pleased his players delivered work rate after a difficult week out west.
Three-quarters of GRA gardaí have voted to accept the Labour Court’s recommendations on pay and conditions.
Ireland are hoping to go out of the November Series on a high.
The promising out-half is struggling with a hamstring issue.
The Ireland captain says his side needs to learn from their mistakes today.
Luuk de Jong had some fulsome praise for Martin O’Neill’s side after Friday night’s friendly in Dublin.
The striker was ruled out of Ireland’s recent friendlies with Switzerland and Slovakia owing to injury.
It looks like we’re bucking the trend worldwide.
The former Rose of Tralee Maria Walsh writes about how Ireland is experiencing a time of great change.
Liverpool’s first-team coach sought to put a positive spin on Liverpool narrowly avoiding an upset last night.
The pundit says the retirement of several stars has weakened Joachim Löw’s side considerably.
The Chilean is confident the attacker will justify the £49 million expense.
In Thursday’s press conference, he also produced a letter, said to be from club captain Fabricio Coloccini.
This is according to UK think tank the Centre for Economic and Business Research (Cebr)
The Reds stormed to an impressive 4-1 win over Swansea City on Monday.
“Our world is a better place than we often claim it to be.”
Martin Skrtel claimed an equaliser with an emphatic late header against Arsenal yesterday.
The Ulster boss thinks his side still have a chance to progress.
The Wales international was involved as the Reds crashed out of the Champions League on Tuesday.
… and at the very least think they won’t have any less money.
Some firms hired new staff to prepare for further growth in work.
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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