Higgins and McDonald attend Palestinian women’s team match in Dublin
President Michael D Higgins and Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald have attended a football match featuring the Palestinian women’s team in Dublin.
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Ombudsman waiting 8 years for children's sport concussion policy
The Ombudsman for Children has been waiting eight years for a whole-of-government policy on protecting children from concussion and monitoring the long-term effects of injuries sustained by children playing sport.
Extra payments to FAI chief began with ‘throwaway line’ in email, committee told
The head of the Football Association of Ireland (FAI) has said that a “throwaway line” was the catalyst for an issue that saw him receive payments above limits attached to Government funding.
Leo Varadkar: Government may have say on sports grounds naming rights
Taoiseach Leo Varadkar says they may look at introducing a proviso that the government will have to be consulted on name changes for stadiums when they are providing grant assistance for new or redeveloped grounds.
FAI payments 'harks back to old days,' Oireachtas committee hears
The current controversy within the FAI regarding payments to Chief Executive Jonathan Hill "harks back to the old days", according to members of the Oireachtas Committee on Tourism, Sport and Media.
UK government to publish response to report on experiences of Hillsborough families
The UK government is expected to respond on Wednesday to a report on the experiences of the Hillsborough families – more than six years after it was published.
UK government made ‘huge blunder’ on Rashford meals campaign, inquiry hears
The UK government made a “huge blunder” around the Marcus Rashford free school meals campaign, a former key adviser to Boris Johnson said, as he lamented the lack of diversity among policymakers.
‘Discussions must start immediately on funding Casement Park for Euro 2028’
Discussions must begin immediately on how the construction of Casement Park in Belfast can be funded ahead of the Euro 2028 football tournament, an SDLP MLA has said.