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# swimming - Wednesday 1 January, 2020
PHOTOS: These brave souls took to the sea for a New Year's Day swim
Hundreds braved the cold to take their annual New Year’s Day plunge today.
# swimming - Monday 30 December, 2019
Some of our favourite sports photos of the year
Relive some of the most memorable moments of 2019 through the lenses of INPHO’s snappers.
# swimming - Tuesday 24 December, 2019
'You go through the suffering of being stared at, looked at, pointed at, but at the end of the day, you’re you'
Nicole Turner on growing up with dwarfism and winning a bronze medal at the World Championships earlier this year.
# swimming - Sunday 15 December, 2019
18-year-old Coyne rounds it off as Irish swimmers total 54 records in 'exciting and productive fortnight'
An incredible two weeks, ended on a high on the final day of the Irish Short Course Swimming Championships.
# swimming - Sunday 8 December, 2019
Brilliant bronze for Shane Ryan ensures Ireland's big week at Europeans ends on a high
Ryan bagged bronze in the 50m backstroke at the European Short Course Swimming Championships in Glasgow.
# swimming - Saturday 7 December, 2019
Mona McSharry agonisingly misses out on second medal at Europeans
The teenager was just 0.4 seconds from the podium.
# swimming - Friday 6 December, 2019
Mona McSharry sets new Irish record to clinch place in European final
After taking bronze in the 50m Breastroke on Wednesday, the 19-year-old further announced her arrival in senior international swimming with a time of 1:04.36.
# swimming - Thursday 5 December, 2019
Shane Ryan secures final place as Team Ireland maintain impressive form in Glasgow
He becomes Ireland’s fourth finalist in the space of just two days at the European competition.
# swimming - Friday 15 November, 2019
Yang blames 'unprofessional' drug testers for incident when he smashed blood vial with hammer
The triple Olympic champion appeared at a rare public CAS hearing.
# swimming - Sunday 3 November, 2019
Wayne in the USA, smoking for sport and the rest of the week's best sportswriting
Lazy Sundays were made for reading about Wayne Rooney’s sneaking into casinos.
# swimming - Monday 28 October, 2019
People warned not to swim in Royal Canal after outbreak of rat-borne disease
Leptospirosis is particularly a hazard for people who participate in outdoor sports.
# swimming - Sunday 27 October, 2019
Michael Phelps says he 'never competed in a clean field once'
The 28-time Olympic medalist says positive tests should result in a lifetime ban.
# swimming - Thursday 12 September, 2019
72-hour swimming ban in place at Balbriggan beach due to 'unacceptable levels of bacteria'
Swimming in the water may cause illness, Fingal County Council has warned.
# swimming - Saturday 17 August, 2019
Man dies after getting into difficulty while swimming off Clare coast
The man, aged 71, was airlifted to University Hospital Limerick.
# swimming - Tuesday 13 August, 2019
10 people airlifted to hospital after getting into difficulty swimming off Donegal coast
Five other people were also rescued this afternoon.
# swimming - Saturday 10 August, 2019
Bathing bans at the Forty Foot and other Dublin beaches extended until Monday
The bans follow heavy rainfall on Thursday night and Friday morning.
# swimming - Saturday 3 August, 2019
This Dublin man won the Liffey Swim 50 years ago ... today he's returning to take part alongside his children
Dublin City Liffey Swim will celebrate its 100th year today.
# swimming - Sunday 28 July, 2019
Olympic hopefuls smash sixth Irish record as attention switches to Tokyo 2020 qualification
The Irish men’s medley team set a new record on the final day of the FINA World Swimming Championships.
# swimming - Friday 26 July, 2019
Mayne storms to her second medal at the European Youth Olympics
Another bronze in the pool brings the Irish medal haul to four.
# swimming - Thursday 25 July, 2019
Phelps hails 'incredible' 19-year-old who smashed his longstanding world record
‘My hat’s off to him,’ the American great said of Hungarian teenager Kristof Milak.
# swimming - Wednesday 24 July, 2019
Phelps' longstanding 200m butterfly world record smashed by teenager Milak
‘It’s a tremendous honour to beat such a great men’s world record,’ said the Hungarian youngster.
Mayne adds to Ireland's medal tally with bronze in Baku
The Templeogue native produced a fantastic final swim and finished just three seconds behind runner-up, Justine Delmas.
# swimming - Tuesday 23 July, 2019
Podium drama as rival refuses to stand alongside controversial Olympic champion
It got heated as Britain’s Duncan Scott declined to shake the hand of Chinese star Sun Yang, who has been branded a ‘drug cheat’.
# swimming - Sunday 21 July, 2019
Darragh Greene secures Olympic qualification time as Longford swimmer set for Tokyo 2020
Greene’s time in South Korea pre-validates him for the 2020 Games in Tokyo next summer.
# swimming - Friday 5 July, 2019
Water Safety Ireland issue warning to swimmers as warm temperatures continue
The latest figures show that 103 people drowned in Ireland last year.
# swimming - Friday 28 June, 2019
Girl (14) who was pulled out to sea off Co Louth dies in hospital
The incident happened off Termonfeckin beach.
# swimming - Thursday 30 May, 2019
The 9 at 9: Thursday
Here’s everything you need to know as you start your day.
# swimming - Sunday 26 May, 2019
'The accent is usually the big thing. There will always be people who have something to say about it'
Irish Olympic hopeful Clare Cryan talks to The42 about identity, athlete burnout and diving’s growth in Ireland.
# swimming - Thursday 23 May, 2019
'We didn’t have the facilities that athletes needed. Now, Ireland is beginning to look after its own'
Multiple Irish record holder Darragh Greene has welcomed the growth of swimming in Ireland over the past five years.
# swimming - Wednesday 22 May, 2019
Olympic swimming champion retires at 22 after missing 3 doping tests
Lithuania’s Ruta Meilutyte is ending her career in the sport.
# swimming - Monday 20 May, 2019
Here's the map of Irish Blue Flag beaches for 2019
A total of 88 swimming spots received the accolade this year.
# swimming - Friday 19 April, 2019
Opinion: 'Sometimes it just takes a little moment of courage to change your life forever'
‘One day I realised I didn’t want to hide my arm anymore. I didn’t want to be ashamed of my body. I wanted to embrace it,’ writes Paralympian Ellen Keane.
# swimming - Sunday 31 March, 2019
It's Sunday so here are 10 of our favourite images from the sporting week
All the action from a different angle.
# swimming - Saturday 19 January, 2019
'Any athlete that wants to compete at senior international level and leaves Ireland now - I think they’re making a huge mistake'
Swim Ireland’s National Performance Director Jon Rudd talks about the changes to Irish swimming since his appointment after the Rio Olympics.
# swimming - Thursday 10 January, 2019
Woman and child rushed to hospital after being bitten by shark
Local media said the victims were a woman and young child playing in the shallow waters of the island’s Catseye Beach.
# swimming - Tuesday 1 January, 2019
‘I’m quite a quiet person’ - The Irish teen sensation who can’t stop breaking records
Sligo swimmer Mona McSharry looks back on her highs and lows of 2018.
# swimming - Tuesday 25 December, 2018
Photos: Festive swimmers brave the Forty Foot for annual Christmas dive
It wasn’t too cold outside as the Forty Foot drew dozens of festive swimmers today.
# swimming - Monday 24 December, 2018
Planning on a Christmas day swim? Here's how to stay safe
Irish Water Safety is warning that cold water immersion and hypothermia can overwhelm even the fittest of swimmers.
# swimming - Saturday 22 December, 2018
'Sure I have an American accent, but I'm all Irish blood. I'm Irish and I'll believe that right until the day I die'
Swimmer Shane Ryan reflects on winning Ireland’s first ever World Swimming Championships medal.
# swimming - Wednesday 19 December, 2018
Former world and Olympic champion retires from swimming aged 23
‘I’m ready to not be in pain every day,’ Missy Franklin said in an open letter.
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Poll: Do you read political party manifestos before casting your vote?
SEVERAL POLITICAL PARTIES have been releasing their manifestos in recent days, outlining what they would do in government ahead of the general election vote in two weeks’ time.
Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil both released their manifestos yesterday and the Green Party will be launching its version this morning.
People Before Profit launched its general election manifesto on Wednesday while other parties have yet to launch the final version of their manifestos.
The policies in these lengthy documents outline what the party would do if elected into power.
They are aimed at winning over voters, but do people actually read manifestos before deciding which party or candidate to support?
So we want to know: Do you read political party manifestos before casting your vote?
Poll Results:
No (3915)
I read news articles about their policies (2357)
Yes (2086)
What's a manifesto? (164)
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