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# congress - Monday 25 March, 2013
Video Nasty: The fouls that can get you shown a black card in the GAA
The new rule was passed at last Saturday’s GAA Congress in Derry.
8 talking points from the weekend’s GAA action
Some of the key areas of debate after a hectic weekend in Gaelic football and hurling.
# congress - Saturday 23 March, 2013
GAA Congress votes in Hawk-Eye trial, black card and anti-racist stance
The assembly in Derry have also passed motions to install an advantage rule, but the mark has been rejected again.
# congress - Friday 22 March, 2013
Poll: Which motion do you want to see passed at GAA Congress 2013?
Hawkeye, the mark and the black card are all on the agenda in Derry this weekend.
# congress - Friday 1 March, 2013
United States braced for swingeing sequester of €85bn budget cuts
Analysts say that the cuts, due to come into force overnight, will take a number of months to take effect and will see growth fall by as much as 0.7 per cent.
# congress - Wednesday 27 February, 2013
Explainer: The key motions to keep an eye on at the 2013 GAA Congress
Stadia for the Rugby World Cup, introducing the mark and removing hurling helmets for the national anthem are some of the motions tabled for next month’s Congress in Derry.
Wexford GAA star disappointed after racism motion is shot down
Dual player Lee Chin has spoken out on the issue in Gaelic Games.
# congress - Thursday 31 January, 2013
Video: ‘You must act. Be bold’ – Gabrielle Giffords testifies before US senators
The former US congresswoman, who nearly died after being shot in the head two years ago, gave an emotional testimony to senators in Washington yesterday.
# congress - Friday 25 January, 2013
MacAuley and Walsh offer support of the mark
Two of Gaelic football’s leading midfielders have voiced their opinions on the proposed introduction for a mark in 2014.
# congress - Friday 4 January, 2013
New US Congress sworn in ahead of tough spending talks
Curbing the US’s runaway national debt, and reforming immigration law, are points on the 113th Congress’s agenda.
# congress - Thursday 27 December, 2012
Explainer: What is the ‘fiscal cliff’ and why does it matter?
The US is facing a potentially devastating financial crisis in less than a week but what is it all about, what impact will it have on Ireland and what’s got to happen if it is to be avoided? TheJournal.ie explains…
Holiday’s over: Obama returns to Washington to deal with ‘fiscal cliff’
The US President has cut short his annual Christmas vacation in Hawaii to return to the White House in an attempt to avert the looming series of potentially devastating tax hikes and spending cuts.
# congress - Thursday 15 November, 2012
BP agrees €3.52 billion settlement over Gulf of Mexico oil spill
The settlement includes about €1 billion in criminal fines – the biggest criminal penalty in US history.
# congress - Wednesday 14 November, 2012
Disgraced CIA chief to testify before Congress: reports
David Petraeus will testify before Congress after all about the attack on the US consulate in Libya which killed US Ambassador Christopher Stephens and three other Americans.
# congress - Thursday 8 November, 2012
Column: ‘Politics across the Atlantic should make us consider our own system’
The Irish and US political systems are different – but both have their good points, writes Professor Maura Adshead.
Back to work: Obama heads back to Washington as ‘fiscal cliff’ looms
The US president and the Republican-led House of Representatives want to avoid automatic tax increases and spending cuts but they are far off any compromise.
# congress - Wednesday 7 November, 2012
Republicans will keep control of US House of Representatives
John Boehner will remain as the Speaker, as the Republicans are set to keep a clear majority in the 438-member House.
# congress - Wednesday 24 October, 2012
SIPTU president: Congress should not meet again with Troika
He will put a motion before the Executive Council of Congress today calling for an end to any further meetings with the Troika.
# congress - Saturday 25 August, 2012
Liam O’Neill stands firm on decision to help out the IRFU
With the motion going to Congress in 2013, the GAA President is keen to point out what a successful Rugby World Cup bid would do for the country.
# congress - Wednesday 22 August, 2012
Mitt Romney says Todd Akin should drop out of Senate race
The Missouri congressman and US senate hopeful is under pressure after comments he made about “legitimate rape”.
# congress - Sunday 15 July, 2012
Congress fumes following revelation that US Olympic uniforms are made in China
“They should take all the uniforms, put them in a big pile and burn them,” declared Senator Harry Reid.
# congress - Friday 8 June, 2012
Obama to Europe: ‘There are solutions to euro crisis’
The US president used a White House press conference to urge Greece to remain in the eurozone and have a pop at his country’s congress while he was at it.
# congress - Thursday 24 May, 2012
Pizza is not a vegetable says Congressman
The SLICE Act aims to counter US Congress’ ruling that pizza is a vegetable.
# congress - Friday 4 May, 2012
Hymns and prayers on your iPhone in time for Eucharistic Congress
A Dominican friar has developed the app to enable pilgrims around the world to experience the Congress, which takes place in Dublin in June.
# congress - Monday 9 April, 2012
Teachers ask Govt to keep its side of Croke Park Agreement
INTO president Noreen Flynn made the comment at the union’s congress in Killarney today. She said that the Croke Park Agreement “has delivered so far”.
# congress - Monday 13 February, 2012
‘This is not about class warfare’ Obama unveils $3.8tn dollar US budget
The budget for 2013 aims to to achieve $4 trillion in deficit reduction over the next ten years.
# congress - Wednesday 25 January, 2012
Watch live: Barack Obama delivers his State of the Union address
The president is addressing the US Congress for the last time before the autumn election.
# congress - Monday 23 January, 2012
Gabrielle Giffords steps down from Congress
The Congresswoman, who was injured during a shooting last year, released a video in which she thanked those who supported her.
# congress - Wednesday 18 January, 2012
Sites go offline in protest at US anti-piracy legislation
Sites such as Wikipedia, Reddit and Boing Boing are taking part in an ‘internet blackout’ today.
# congress - Thursday 8 December, 2011
Kenny and Sarkozy underline differences ahead of crunch EU summit
Speaking at an EPP congress in Marseille, Kenny wants Europe to use the treaty it has – and Sarkozy demands a new one.
# congress - Saturday 19 November, 2011
US budget woes could threaten European missile defence plans
A slice of the US defence budget is expected to be cut following a breakdown in talks in the US.
# congress - Wednesday 12 October, 2011
Joe the Plumber wants to be a Congressman
Samuel J. Wurzelbacher, who became a conservative hero during the 2008 US presidential election, has filed papers to run for a seat in Congress.
US senators vote down Obama’s jobs bill
The demise of Obama’s jobs package was expected, despite his campaign-style efforts to swing the public behind it.
# congress - Wednesday 14 September, 2011
Democrats lose ‘safe’ Weiner seat in New York to Republicans
Anthony Weiner was forced to step down in June following a Twitter sex scandal. His seat had been held by Democrats since the 1920s.
# congress - Tuesday 2 August, 2011
Senate clears the way for US to raise debt ceiling
The Senate voted by 74 votes to 26 to pass the hard fought bill. Obama has said that it’s the first step to ensuring America lives within its means.
The 9 at 9: Tuesday
Nine things to know this morning…
Watch: Giffords returns to work as US congress passes debt deal
The vote passed comfortably and Giffords’ emotional return brought down the house.
# congress - Monday 1 August, 2011
The 9 at 9: Monday
In today’s 9 at 9: The latest on Davis Norris’ Áras bid; a debt deal in the US; the Ministers and the bus lanes; and what the recession is doing to our sex lives.
We got a deal: Obama announces agreement that will avoid default
But not everyone’s happy including the president.
# congress - Saturday 30 July, 2011
Default looms as US politicians fail to reach deal
Obama calls for common ground as Republicans and Democrats again fail to reach an 11th hour deal on the US debt ceiling.
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