# making-a-splash - Today’s News
Sopranos star James Gandolfini dies at 51
The star of ‘The Sopranos’ collapsed and died while in Italy.
Genia and O’Connor team up as Australia name side for Lions Test
Robbie Deans has named three debutants in a starting XV to be captained by lock James Horwill.
# making-a-splash - Yesterday’s News
Tánaiste reaches agreement on EU’s €960 billion budget
Eamon Gilmore said that the agreement will be presented to member states next Tuesday.
Two arrested after drugs found in car in Cork
The men were arrested after a car was stopped and searched
Waterford United hoping to avoid High Court date after wind-up petition
It was reported earlier today that former United manager Stephen Henderson had filed the petition over outstanding wages.
Tom Meagher: Justice system failed Jill, Bayley was “unrepentantly evil”
The husband of murdered Jill Meagher was speaking after her killer was sentenced to life in prison.
Brazil beat Mexico 2-0 as Neymar scores another volley in the Confederations Cup
Though there was the touch of a shinner about it.
Lions legend Willie John McBride recalls the 1971 Tour to New Zealand
We talk to the great man about his call-up shock in 1962 and defeating the mighty All Blacks in New Zealand.
The 7 most annoying things you can say to a left-handed person
Are you left handed?
Kids of unemployed and depressed parents more likely to be absent from class
The research found that parents, who help out at home with schoolwork and attend parent–teacher meetings, are less likely to have children with bad attendance.
VIDEO: Road to Rio 2016 begins in the swimming pool for Irish hero
Darragh McDonald is striving to replicate the Gold Medal he won in London last year.
Reilly: I don’t want to make a big deal of the threat to burn down my home
The Health Minister has revealed he received a letter to his home “threatening arson”
Fine Gael TD says he won’t support abortion bill, and neither will nine others
Brian Walsh is now the third member of the Fine Gael parliamentary party who has decided to vote against the Protection of Life during Pregnancy Bill.
US-Taliban talks ‘not scheduled’
The US State Department said that reports of a meeting being scheduled “aren’t accurate”.
Girl Guides in Britain scrap oath to God (but keep the queen)
From September, girl guides will pledge to “be true to myself and develop my beliefs” rather than “to love my God”.
Can you give 1 per cent (of your time or money) to a good cause?
A new campaign is asking people to commit 1 per cent of their income, profits or time to a cause they believe in.
NASA to take a photo of the Earth from Saturn
NASA’s Cassini spacecraft will seize a rare opportunity to image the whole Saturn system and the Earth next month.
Viešas kreipimasis: Gardaà appeal to Lithuanians over Killorglin murder
Jolanta Lubiene and her daughter Enrika were Lithuanian natives and were found murdered in their home at the weekend.
Reilly not convinced that electronic cigarettes are safe, orders review
The Health Minister says that he does not like the idea that the smokeless cigarettes are being promoted and sold on planes.
Cuts in teaching support for special needs children “utterly unacceptable”
The levels of resource teacher and special needs assistants have been maintained at 2012/2013 levels.
Like you needed a reminder that Lego is deadly…
Lego for life.
Italy court rejects Berlusconi bid to block trial
Italy’s constitutional court has rejected a claim by former premier Silvio Berlusconi which he had hoped would block a trial against him which could see him booted out of politics.
The Evening Fix… now with added tree kangaroo
Here are the things we learned, loved and shared today.
Column: The party whip system is far too rigid – and it’s offensive to democratic ideals
I have a lot of time for the Taoiseach, but his leadership has been autocratic and even authoritarian in a representative democracy and I find this unsettling, writes Larry Donnelly.
Not much of a view: Singapore’s haze hits crisis levels
The city-state’s pollution index stood at 218 today: 200 is ‘very unhealthy’, and ’300′ is hazardous…
Jennings believes Leinster teammates Heaslip and O’Brien will make Lions 23
The Irish flanker has been impressed with the form of his provincial teammates Down Under.
FA Cup final given end-of-season billing again
Proper order too.
Fine Gael’s record on Dáil reform is slammed by… Fine Gael’s chairman
Charlie Flanagan says the current weighting of Dáil rules mean the ‘real opposition’ is the government backbenchers.
‘Joey Barton and Ronan O’Gara in the 1 sentence? No thanks’: Listen to ROG practice his French
The Munster knows, like, Paris-talk. Here’s the proof.
Pro-Life Campaign asks the Taoiseach what he is afraid of
The Pro-Life Campaign has called for a free vote for all TDs on the Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill.
16 of Joe Kinnear’s most priceless/craziest ever quotes*
*Warning: Contains very strong language.
Three fishermen rescued after boat sinks off Inishowen peninsula
The men were airlifted by the coast guard and brought to hospital.
Designers Dolce & Gabbana get 20 months’ jail for tax evasion
Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana have appealed, and the sentence will be suspended in the meantime.
A simple guide to banishing phones from the dinner table
Oh you want to Instagram your dinner? DO IT ON YOUR OWN TIME BUDDY!
Cabinet abandons plan to sell off felling rights for public forests
The planned sale of Coillte harvesting rights has been called off, with the agency now set to merge with Bord na Mona.
The secret to how Irish girls apply fake tan
This stencil art speaks the truth.
Lions fullback Stuart Hogg is still rocking it on Bebo
That reminds us, ‘Must delete Bebo account’.
5 reasons the Wallabies will trounce the Lions… according to the Aussies
‘The limey Brits and pasty Irish won’t know what hit them,’ say GreenAndGold.com experts.
The 5 at 5: Wednesday
5 stories, 5 minutes, 5 o’clock.
The one Roscommon nurse out on sick leave was assaulted by patient, says PNA
The Psychiatric Nurses Association denies the Taoiseach’s claims that a staffing crisis at Roscommon County Hospital’s psychiatric unit has been caused by sick leave.
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