Hope
# hope - Wednesday 29 May, 2013
5 reasons why Ireland can beat England tonight
While a victory looks improbable, Trap’s side have caused upsets in friendlies before.
# hope - Friday 24 May, 2013
# hope - Friday 10 May, 2013
Column: The Ohio kidnappings bring the issue of ‘missing persons’ into sharp focus
About 4,000 people go missing for a time in Ireland each year – and the emotional impact on their loved ones, who live with ongoing uncertainty and questions, is immense. They must be given proper support, writes, Dermot Browne.
# hope - Wednesday 17 April, 2013
Extract: I’m in massive negative equity and I may lose my home, but I won’t lose hope
Single Irish mother, Jillian Godsil, who tried to sell her Georgian mansion on YouTube, has documented her personal slide into insolvency in a new book, Does my Debt look big in this? Here she writes about debt and never giving up.
# hope - Monday 1 April, 2013
8 reasons we’re still rooting for Lindsay Lohan
She could still turn it around! Right? RIGHT?
# hope - Wednesday 13 February, 2013
This might be the cutest thing you see this week, nay THIS YEAR
Baby sloth in a bucket, drinking milk, and eating salad.
# hope - Wednesday 6 February, 2013
Meet Hope, the baby Clydesdale from the Super Bowl ads
Set your squee controls to STUN.
# hope - Sunday 6 January, 2013
NHL and players reach ‘tentative agreement’ to end lockout
Deal apparently reached early Sunday morning after 113 days of dispute.
# hope - Sunday 25 November, 2012
‘I can’t control it’: Gilroy walking on air after debut dream come true
The winger was determined to make the most of his chance yesterday, saying, “who knows when I’ll get that opportunity again?”
# hope - Sunday 14 October, 2012
Column: I wrote a book about terminal cancer. Then, I was told I had it
Author Mary McCarthy describes the moment she learned she had cancer, and her feelings about death.
# hope - Sunday 30 September, 2012
Read Me: An open letter to my own depression
Garry Williams, who has suffered from depression for years, addresses his illness directly.
# hope - Sunday 16 September, 2012
Davis Cup: Spain reach final, hope for early Nadal return
The 11-time Grand Slam winner is recovering from a knee injury, could he return to play a role in November?
# hope - Friday 13 July, 2012
# hope - Monday 11 June, 2012
Poll: Is there still hope for Ireland at Euro 2012?
Should we call everyone back from Poland now, or keep our spirits high and shock Spain?
# hope - Wednesday 16 May, 2012
Doubt?: Chiellini’s Euro preparation disrupted by thigh strain
The Italian centre half is expected to be fit just in time for the meeting with Spain. The same goes for Montolivio, De Rossi and Giovinco.
# hope - Wednesday 4 April, 2012
Waiting game: Ferris named in Ulster squad to face Munster
Stephen Ferris faces a race against time if he is to shake an ankle injury before Sunday’s trip to Thomond Park.
# hope - Tuesday 20 March, 2012
Poll: Are you more hopeful for Catholic Church after Visitation findings?
The Vatican-sent panel of Catholic officials say that there are “signs of hope” for the future of the Church here. Do you agree?
# hope - Wednesday 7 March, 2012
Liverpool can still qualify for Champions League, says Gerrard
The club captain believes his side can emulate Arsenal’s recent fine form.
# hope - Tuesday 21 February, 2012
Hurdles: O’Rourke quietly confident in Olympic build-up
London 2012 is ‘the one you wanna nail’ says Derval O’Rourke, but for the moment the Douglas athlete is concentrating on her next hurdle in Istanbul.
# hope - Friday 21 October, 2011
LA Galaxy pencil in November return date for Robbie
Robbie Keane will be fit for Ireland’s play-off game against Estonia if his club’s latest predictions are correct…
# hope - Friday 26 August, 2011
Two in a row: Niland makes it to the US Open
Limerick’s Conor Niland qualifies for his second straight grand slam tournament, overcoming Matwe Middelkoop in three sets.
# hope - Thursday 14 July, 2011
“The people here show me the graves of children”: East Africa’s drought crisis
A photo-essay from Oxfam in Ethiopia and a first-hand account from a Concern worker in Somalia paint a stark picture of the worst drought in the Horn of Africa in 60 years.
# hope - Friday 27 May, 2011
The 9 at 9: Friday
Nine things you need to know by 9am: Coalition at odds over Sunday pay; Brazil does away with rainforest protection laws and Carla’s staying mum on pregnancy rumours – but the pictures speak louder than words.
# hope - Wednesday 25 May, 2011
The 9 at 9: Wednesday
Nine things you need to know by 9am: Expert disputes Ryanair’s claims that it sent a plane through the ashcloud; the joy the Irish man who died on Everest never got to share; and Brian O’Driscoll snapped with his trophy wife.










































