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# award - Today’s News
Groups awarded €1.5 million for “tireless” cross-border peace work
The Tánaiste said that Northern Ireland “is still a very divided society” but that the Good Friday Agreement “has opened up new possibilities”.
# award - Tuesday 9 April, 2013
Ireland’s Kevin Barry up for €100k literary award
Other nominees include Michel Houellebecq, Haruki Murakami and Andrew Miller.
# award - Saturday 23 February, 2013
5 things you probably didn’t know about Danny DeVito
Danny DeVito received a lifetime achievement award in Dublin last night. Here’s what we learned about him.
# award - Monday 18 February, 2013
Government gets an E grade for treatment of Traveller children
The Children’s Rights Alliance’s annual Report Card notes that Traveller children are “almost universally worse” than their settled peers.
Government awarded overall C grade in 2013 report card
The report card comes from the Children’s Rights Alliance, which put the Department of Social Protection at the bottom of the class due to child poverty.
# award - Tuesday 29 January, 2013
# award - Thursday 17 January, 2013
Beacon Hospital wins award for delivering pioneering cancer treatment
UPMC Beacon Hospital is the only hospital in Ireland to provide the treatment.
# award - Tuesday 15 January, 2013
Ireland wins ‘most popular destination’ award at ceremony in China
This is the second time Ireland has scooped the award at the ceremony in Shangai.
# award - Wednesday 9 January, 2013
Britton shortlisted for top European award
Wicklow’s Fionnuala Britton is among the 10 nominees for the December European Women’s Athlete of the Month award.
# award - Thursday 20 December, 2012
Katie Taylor named Sportswoman of the Year
Olympic gold medallist awarded for her ‘exceptional sporting achievements’ in 2012.
# award - Tuesday 11 December, 2012
Craig Breen wins top international accolade at Irish Motorsport Awards
Meanwhile, model Rachel Wallace was on the lookout for a new couch.
# award - Monday 10 December, 2012
Rory McIlroy picks up the Golf Writers’ Trophy for 2012
The 23-year-old beat his own Ryder Cup team into second place.
# award - Tuesday 27 November, 2012
Irish animation company wins BAFTA for children’s show
The children’s show, Roy, tells the story of a cartoon boy who was born into the real world.
# award - Monday 26 November, 2012
Patterson named November Player of the Month
Rory Patterson won the monthly prize after his two goals clinched the FAI Cup for Derry City.
# award - Sunday 18 November, 2012
Shamrock Rovers signal title intent by signing Quigley and O’Connor
New Hoops boss Trevor Croly has pulled off a transfer coup by snatching the PFAI Player of the Year from Sligo.
# award - Saturday 27 October, 2012
# award - Friday 26 October, 2012
Edmond Harty named as Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year
The businessman’s company Dairymaster specialises in dairy farm equipment and employs 220 people internationally.
# award - Thursday 18 October, 2012
SmartThings beats major competition to take Web Summit startup award
A major coup for the company, the award comes with a €100,000 prize.
# award - Sunday 30 September, 2012
Open thread: who was your All-Ireland hurling final replay man-of-the-match?
Kilkenny sealed their 35th All-Ireland SHC win today with a ruthless rout of Leinster kingpins Galway ,
# award - Friday 28 September, 2012
Irish winners of Michelin Stars revealed
The selection includes two new restaurants: Galway’s Aniar and Dublin’s Locks Brasserie.
# award - Tuesday 25 September, 2012
Saoirse Ronan to be honoured at upcoming Kerry Film Festival
The 18-year-old actress is set to receive the Maureen O’Hara Award.
# award - Thursday 20 September, 2012
Quigley picks up Player of the Month award
The Bit O’Red striker has scored 12 goals to help their title challenge this season.
# award - Tuesday 11 September, 2012
Will Self and Hilary Mantel make Booker prize shortlist
The shortlist contains more new writers and debut novels than in previous years. Have you read any of them?
# award - Saturday 8 September, 2012
Paul McCartney receives France’s highest honour
He even live-tweeted the whole thing…
# award - Tuesday 28 August, 2012
“Back home it’s called being weird”: Rubberbandits win award at Edinburgh Fringe
Sonya Kelly and Fishamble also celebrated their win at the Scottish festival this week.
# award - Monday 27 August, 2012
John Galliano stripped of France’s highest honour over racism conviction
Francois Hollande has stripped Galliano of the Légion d’Honneur after he was filmed directing racist abuse towards two strangers last year.
# award - Monday 25 June, 2012
VIDEO: Is this the best ad in the world?
Ad campaign for fast food company has scored a Grand Prix award in Cannes.
# award - Tuesday 19 June, 2012
Irish priest receives award from Emperor of Japan
Fr Stan Brennan has founded several projects over the years dealing with issues such as education, drug and alcohol abuse, child care and domestic abuse.
# award - Monday 28 May, 2012
Mrs Brown’s Boys wins BAFTA for best sitcom
The Brendan O’Carroll show was one of a number of Irish winners at the Television BAFTAs last night, including Andrew Scott for his role in Sherlock, and Graham Norton.
# award - Thursday 10 May, 2012
Not the worst week: James McClean takes Sunderland award
The Creggan native has been named as the Black Cats’ young player of the year.
# award - Tuesday 24 April, 2012
Van Persie claims Football Writers’ award ahead of Rooney and Scholes
Arsenal’s Dutch striker has added the FWA prize to the PFA award he won on Sunday night.
# award - Thursday 19 April, 2012
Irish emergency controller wins EU award over Greenland rescue (Video)
Will Carolan was awarded Outstanding Call-Taker for his part in the successful rescue of an injured Irishman stranded in Greenland.
# award - Wednesday 21 March, 2012
Top man: Lydiate takes home Six Nations player award
Ireland’s Jonny Sexton was runner-up in the voting for the 2012 Six Nations Player of the Championship.
# award - Friday 10 February, 2012
‘Probably the best day of my career’: Irish photographer wins at World Press Photo awards
Ray McManus on his photo ‘Scrum Half’, which won second prize sports singles at World Press Photo 2012 today.
# award - Thursday 9 February, 2012
Prince Harry may return to Afghanistan as front line pilot
Captain Wales became a fully-qualified Apache Attack helicopter pilot yesterday.
# award - Monday 30 January, 2012
Bertie Ahern collects peace award in the Basque Country
The former Taoiseach picked up the award for his work in brokering ETA’s permanent ceasefire.
# award - Wednesday 14 December, 2011
# award - Wednesday 7 December, 2011
# award - Monday 28 November, 2011
Enke biography wins William Hill Sports Book prize
Ronald Reng’s ‘A Life Too Short’ has won the William Hill Sports Book of the Year Award 2011.
# award - Tuesday 22 November, 2011
In pictures: Dominic West at Trinity College Dublin
The TCD graduate and star of the ‘The Wire’ spoke at the University Philosophical Society tonight.


























































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