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Apr 1, 2024 | 
rte.ie | Dylan O'Connell |Brendan Courtney |McEvoy eyes 'sunbathing
Shamrock Rovers stretched their unbeaten run to five games after goals from Darragh Burns and Roberto Lopes gave them a 2-1 victory over Waterford in front of 3,681 spectators at the RSC. Robert McCourt did equalise for the hosts through a deflected free-kick, but they weren't level for long as the Hoops regained the lead just ten minutes later. The packed stands witnessed a slow game, with the two teams almost holding back in a bid to suss one another out.
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Mar 30, 2024 | 
rte.ie | Brendan Courtney |Katherine Ryan |Death Announced |Leinster flex muscles
Laurel River turned the Dubai World Cup into a procession when running out a wide-margin winner for local trainer Bhupat Seemar and Cork jockey Tadhg O'Shea. Formerly trained by Bob Baffert, the Juddmonte-owned six-year-old was trying the 10-furlong trip for the first time but with two furlongs to run had the race won. The likes of Derma Sotogake, Ushba Tesoro, Newgate and Kabirkhan had garnered most of the pre-race talk, with Laurel River almost sneaking in under the radar.
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Mar 30, 2024 | 
rte.ie | Niall McCoy |Brendan Courtney |Katherine Ryan |Death Announced
FIXTURE Sunday 31 March Ireland v Italy, RDS Arena, 3pm. ONLINE Follow a live blog on rte.ie/sport and the RTÉ News app. RADIO Listen to commentary on Sunday Sport on RTÉ Radio 1. TV Watch Ireland v Italy in the Guinness Women's Six Nations on Sunday from 2.30pm on RTÉ2 and RTÉ Player. Scotland v France (Saturday, 2.15pm) is also live on RTÉ Player. England v Wales in on Virgin Media Two from 5.30pm this afternoon. WEATHER Quite cloudy with continued showers, turning heavy in some places.
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Mar 28, 2024 | 
rte.ie | Brendan Courtney |Katherine Ryan |Death Announced
Popular online music show Sessions From Oblivion showcases the cream of Ireland's musical crop, in performance and conversation with presenter Andrew Bass - watch the latest episode of the current series above, featuring Ezra Williams, Skull The Pierre and industry tips and tricks from Aoife Ahern. In the eighth episode of the series, Ezra Williams performs Familiar Sadness and Skin. Special guest this episode is Skull The Pierre, who performs Licorice and 200g.
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Mar 27, 2024 | 
rte.ie | Brendan Courtney |Death Announced
Chelsea reached the Champions League semi-finals for the fifth time in their history after a 1-1 draw with Ajax at Stamford Bridge secured a comfortable 4-1 aggregate victory. The Blues entered the evening already 3-0 ahead from their first-leg victory in Amsterdam and further eased any tension when Mayra Ramirez netted her first Champions League goal to open the scoring after 33 minutes in west London.
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Mar 26, 2024 | 
rte.ie | Ed Leahy |Death Announced |Brendan Courtney
Ireland's narrow defeat to Switzerland has done nothing to dampen the desire of John O’Shea to manage the national team on a full-time basis. The Waterford native insisted after the game that he is "more than ready" to manage the side as his role of interim head coach comes to an end. O'Shea was handed the role for the March doubleheader against Belgium and Switzerland, while the FAI were waiting to announce a permanent replacement in April.
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Mar 26, 2024 | 
rte.ie | Death Announced |Brendan Courtney
Dionysis Grammenos began his musical career as a clarinetist, performing with many major orchestras around the world. However, in 2016, he swapped the clarinet for the conductor's Baton, after receiving a Conducting Fellowship at the Aspen Music Festival. Since then, he has conducted in many prestigious venues around the world. Last month he stunned the classical world, when he stepped in and conducted Brahms’ 4th Symphony with the London Philharmonic in Athens – with just 30 minutes notice.
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Mar 26, 2024 | 
rte.ie | Death Announced |Brendan Courtney
Novels by two Irish authors have been shortlisted for the 2024 Dublin Literary Award. 'Old God's Time' by Sebastian Barry and 'Haven' by Emma Donoghue were among the final six announced. The other shortlisted titles are 'Solenoid' by Mircea Cărtărescu and translated by Sean Cotter, 'If I Survive You' by Jonathan Escoffery, 'The Sleeping Car Porter' by Suzette Mayr and 'Praiseworthy' by Alexis Wright.
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Mar 25, 2024 | 
rte.ie | Charlotte Ryan |Louise Nealon |Brendan Courtney
Easter maybe be this weekend, but there's still time to snag yourself or a loved one a luxurious Irish-made chocolate egg. Not content to dominate the foodie world when it comes to drinks, cheeses and more, Ireland has proven itself to be a serious contender when it comes to chocolate, with numerous ambitious chocolatiers making our days even sweeter.
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Feb 1, 2024 | 
independent.ie | Brendan Courtney
The DiaryBrendan lives in Dublin with his partner, Adam, and their dog, Nancy. Last Friday I hosted the Irish premiere of All of Us Strangers with Paul Mescal and Andrew Scott. I had seen the film before, at the private press screening. It was wonderful to get to say to them, “On behalf of Ireland, we’re so proud of how you have been publicly expressing yourselves about this film. Your humility and your talent are rare things to see in the public eye.
