Category: General
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CSO figures reveal increasing Muslim population
With the CSO revealing that the Muslim population is growing year on year, Hajar Akl looks at how multiple generations of Muslim people are integrating into Irish culture and making Ireland their home. The Muslim population is the youngest religious group in Ireland, new Central…
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Capitalism on a canvas? Fighter’s pay and other questions
“The best fight of … ever,” UFC President Dana White told a word-fumbling Joe Rogan after Robbie Lawler finally slayed Rory MacDonald in the final round of their welterweight brawl in July 2015. Blood soaked the letters ‘UFC’ in the middle of the…
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The City sports podcast episode 4: World Cup Play Off Draw special
Leo McGuinn, Shane O’Brien, Scott Howe, Sean Meehan, and Daniel Osborne give their live reactions to the 2018 World Cup Playoff Draw.
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Olympian Reynolds driving a path for grassroots dressage in Ireland
Representing Ireland at an Olympics is a major event for any sportsperson. Gavin Hyland speaks to Olympian Judy Reynolds about Rio 2016 and her chances of being at Tokyo 2020. Fifteen years ago, Judy Reynolds moved to Germany with no knowledge of the…
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Protesters gather at Scientology headquarters
Protesters gathered outside the Victory Centre in Firhouse, Dublin on Saturday, October 14th, to oppose the Church of Scientology’s grand opening of their new headquarters there. It was widely reported that the religious movement had purchased the building earlier this year in order…
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The City Sports podcast episode 3: NBA Preview special
Leo McGuinn, Lee Shields, Sean Meehan, and Daniel Osborne discuss in-depth the upcoming NBA season on a special edition podcast.
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A Golden Age for the Celtic nations?
Monday’s update to the FIFA world rankings has seen all four Celtic nations (Ireland, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales) climb inside the world’s top 30 for the first time since the inception of the rankings. Scotland’s victory against Slovakia and subsequent draw in…
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2017-18 NBA Season Preview
The NBA season is finally upon us! That means we’re in for a new season full of dunks, crossovers, broken ankles, 3’s for days and Warriors vs Cavs part IV. Ok, so that last part isn’t set in stone (yet). People may think…
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Ophelia to cost between €500 and €800 million
Storm Ophelia made landfall early Monday morning leaving three dead and hundreds of thousands without electricity. Gavin Hyland reports on the recovery operation from the worst storm to hit Ireland in half a century. The cleanup from storm Ophelia has begun and early…
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The Saudi opposition group born in Dublin
A Saudi human rights group has been launched in Dublin two weeks ago, making it the first Saudi human rights group abroad. The launch of the group, Citizens Without Chains (CWC), took place on Friday the 29th of September at the Wood Quay…
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