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# taking a stand

This year
2023
Camogie club to stop wearing skorts ahead of key Congress motion
Thomas McCurtains of London are calling for shorts to be introduced via a motion at the sport’s upcoming Congress.
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Mar 11th 2023, 5:07 PM
Last year
2022
It should be done in a better way – Bruno Fernandes questions World Cup in Qatar
Attention will now turn towards the showpiece tournament in the Gulf state, which opens on November 20
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Nov 14th 2022, 10:23 AM
Ukraine union urges World Rugby to ban Russian teams from all competitions
The Russian women’s team played against Spain on Saturday in Madrid.
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Feb 28th 2022, 3:39 PM
Poland refuses to play 2022 World Cup play-off against Russia
Sweden have also joined the boycott.
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Feb 26th 2022, 3:31 PM
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US announces diplomatic boycott of Beijing Winter Olympics
President Joe Biden has been under pressure to speak out against Chinese rights abuses.
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Dec 6th 2021, 9:24 PM
Germany’s Olympic team walk off in Honduras friendly after alleged racist abuse
The German Football Association said defender Jordan Torunarigha was racially abused.
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Jul 17th 2021, 2:00 PM
England to kneel at Euros despite possible adverse reaction – Gareth Southgate
The England players were booed by their own supporters when they made the gesture ahead of this week’s friendly against Austria.
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Jun 5th 2021, 8:22 PM
Swansea City to boycott social media following 'abhorrent abuse' of players
‘As a club we are acutely aware of how social media can impact on the mental health of players and staff…’
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Apr 8th 2021, 2:47 PM
Norway players wear t-shirts in protest of Qatar World Cup as Odegaard forced off with injury
The t-shirts read ‘Human rights, on and off the pitch’ in support of migrant workers and were donned prior to their win over Gibraltar.
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Mar 25th 2021, 11:15 AM
Haaland's Norway set for pre-match Qatar protest over human rights abuses
The Scandinavian nation will play Gibraltar on Wednesday in Marbella, Spain ahead of the World Cup in 2022.
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Mar 23rd 2021, 5:44 PM
'Ada is paying a price of not playing for her country but this fight of hers is a fight of all of us'
Brazil star Marta has her say on the absence of Norway’s Ada Hegerberg from the Women’s World Cup.
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May 30th 2019, 12:03 PM
Ballon d'Or winner Hegerberg not included in Norway's World Cup squad
Hegerberg has not played for Norway since 2017 due to frustrations with the state of the women’s game there.
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May 2nd 2019, 11:43 AM
Premier League stars lead stand against racism with social media boycott
The campaign is being coordinated by the PFA.
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Apr 19th 2019, 2:29 PM
Finnish footballer boycotts Qatar game in protest over human rights
Riku Riski’s side play Sweden in Doha next week.
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Jan 8th 2019, 5:19 PM
'There are 37 countries in the Commonwealth where it’s currently illegal to be who I am'
Tom Daley has urged a number of nations to relax their anti-gay stance.
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Apr 13th 2018, 3:00 PM
Iceland announce diplomatic boycott of 2018 World Cup in Russia
The news comes following the poisoning of a former double agent in Britain.
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Mar 26th 2018, 9:37 PM
String of big business CEOs step down from Trump's advisory council in wake of Charlottesville
The heads of Merck, Under Armour and Intel have all left the US President’s business advisory panel.
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Aug 15th 2017, 7:50 AM
Davy Fitz hits back at Duignan and Shefflin after criticism of tactics in today's quarter-final
The Offaly and Kilkenny All-Ireland winners weren’t impressed with the game in Páirc Uí Chaoimh.
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Jul 23rd 2017, 7:08 PM
UFC's number one fighter hits out at 'mistreatment and bullying' from the organisation
‘With me, the UFC chooses not to market the best fighter in the world’.
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Jun 6th 2017, 10:29 AM
GPA reject the 'Super 8' football proposal but back calls for extra-time and August All-Ireland finals
The motions will be debated at Congress this weekend.
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Feb 22nd 2017, 9:55 PM
'The whole energy of the game is dropping and falling away and it's just sad to see'
Ex-Cork footballer Derek Kavanagh wants to help solve the problems in club GAA.
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Jan 10th 2017, 6:43 PM
Teacher takes legal action over parent-teacher meeting on St Patrick's Day
The Irish-American has filed a legal complaint with the NYC Human Right Commission.
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Feb 23rd 2016, 5:30 PM
Barcelona demand respect after Neymar Senior incident
The Catalan side have issued a statement on the matter.
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Feb 7th 2016, 3:24 PM
Teachers set to strike before general election
The TUI is taking issue with low pay for teachers and lack of employment security.
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Jan 15th 2016, 2:57 PM
'We're arch-rivals on the field but we were united in the meeting rooms'
Clonkill and Raharney refused to field teams in Sunday’s Westmeath minor hurling final.
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Oct 19th 2015, 1:13 PM
Irish American man has a unique plan to take offensive Paddy's Day shirts off the shelves
He really doesn’t like those stereotyped drinking slogans.
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Mar 2nd 2015, 5:20 PM
Chelsea warn fans over anti-Semitic abuse towards Spurs supporters at Sunday's cup final
After last week’s controversy in Paris, the club want to avoid further problems.
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Feb 26th 2015, 10:12 PM
Jessica Ennis-Hill wants name removed from Sheffield United stand if Ched Evans gets contract
The Olympic champion is opposed to the player’s possible return to Sheffield United.
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Nov 13th 2014, 10:00 PM
This Cork man is on hunger strike to protest against the water charges
Gary Coleman plans to stay on the hunger strike until 25 October, when a march is planned against the charges in Cork.
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Oct 13th 2014, 10:55 PM
Cork soccer club fined for protest during game against racism
Carrigaline United were hit with a €200 fine after refusing to finish a recent Cork schoolboys league game.
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Jul 1st 2014, 10:28 AM
Sepp Blatter urges referee action on diving
“Cutting out this kind of cheating is a matter of respect towards opponents and fans,” he said.
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Jan 2nd 2014, 6:13 PM
The Reform Alliance is calling for a No vote in the Seanad referendum
Lucinda Creighton said it would be “irresponsible of us not to advocate a position on it” in an interview this morning.
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Sep 25th 2013, 10:25 AM
Magnificent Seven: podium controversies
Sometimes athletes have more on their mind than what to do with that bouquet of flowers.
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Aug 10th 2012, 12:29 PM