Controversy
# controversy - Tuesday 14 May, 2013
Limerick boss Allen not entering debate over legitimacy of league final loss
It has emerged that Dublin unknowingly fielded an illegal player in their recent league final.
# controversy - Sunday 21 April, 2013
Levski Sofia fans wish Adolf Hitler a happy birthday
The supporters held the poster during a game with Litex Lovetch on Saturday
# controversy - Wednesday 17 April, 2013
CCCC set to suspend Dublin player over alleged bite
Paddy McBrearty reported a wound at half time of Donegal’s draw against Dublin this month.
# controversy - Saturday 13 April, 2013
VIDEO: Paul O’Connell kicks Dave Kearney in the head
The Leinster player had to leave the field, while his opponent wasn’t penalised.
Gavin tight-lipped on alleged bite in clash between Dublin and Donegal
The Dublin manager insists he will wait until the CCCC’s report into the incident is released.
# controversy - Tuesday 9 April, 2013
Bute found in Asda’s corned beef product
The supermarket said testing revealed “very low levels” of the drug.
Donegal claim McBrearty victim of alleged bite
The incident is understood to have taken place during last Sunday’s Division 1 league game against Dublin.
# controversy - Monday 8 April, 2013
Rangers chief accused of ‘racist language’
Charles Green has come under fire following comments made in an article in the Scottish Sun.
# controversy - Sunday 7 April, 2013
Opposition calls on Noonan to clarify Finance Department’s involvement with banks
Fianna Fáil has asked the Minister to make a statement on today’s reports about the current Secretary General John Moran.
# controversy - Thursday 4 April, 2013
Irish Medical Organisation AGM begins in Kerry amid tensions
The IMO president has said this year’s AGM is more important than many recent conferences.
# controversy - Monday 1 April, 2013
Indian Olympic medallist took heroin 12 times – police
Boxer Vijender Singh won a bronze at the 2008 Beijing Games, as well as competing in London four years later.
# controversy - Sunday 31 March, 2013
Celtic held by St Mirren after contentious penalty
Celtic had to settle for a point, as Victor Wanyama saw a straight red for a clumsy high challenge on Paul McGowan.
# controversy - Tuesday 26 March, 2013
Memory lane: Roy Keane on when Ireland lost to Austria but passed ‘Harry’s Challenge’
The former Irish captain recalled the infamous events surrounding the 1995 fixture in his autobiography.
# controversy - Tuesday 19 March, 2013
Cyprus to exempt small savers from deposit tax ahead of crucial vote
Accounts with balances under €20,000 will be exempted from a controversial levy if it is approved by MPs today.
# controversy - Monday 18 March, 2013
Cyprus postpones crucial vote on unpopular bailout until Tuesday
The president is trying to get parliamentarians to back the bailout deal that slaps a hugely unpopular levy on bank savings.
# controversy - Thursday 14 March, 2013
QK Meats tested for horse DNA in June 2012 – and got positive results
The Agriculture Minister has published a report into the ongoing horsemeat controversy, revealing that one company knew about the equine DNA products as early as June 2012.
Department suspends all operations at Ossory Meats horse abattoir
An inspection uncovered 25 irregularities with horse passports and microchips.
# controversy - Tuesday 12 March, 2013
Owen Mulligan hits back over alleged spitting on Paul Galvin in club clash
The alleged incident took place in last month’s All-Ireland club IFC final between Kerry star Paul Galvin’s club Finuge and Tyrone player Owen Mulligan’s club Cookstown.
# controversy - Sunday 10 March, 2013
‘A lot of overreaction’ says Roy Keane but mind not changed on Nani red
ITV football host Adrian Chiles said the midfielder’s challenge ‘gets redder the more I look at it’.
# controversy - Saturday 2 February, 2013
Pork DNA found in Halal prison food
This is the second meat labelling controversy to hit the UK in recent weeks.
# controversy - Wednesday 30 January, 2013
Update: Tesco drops Silvercrest burgers because of horse DNA controversy
The retailer said the “breach of trust” was too great to ignore as Silvercrest used product that did not come from a list of approved suppliers.
# controversy - Thursday 24 January, 2013
Azarenka row as Djokovic storms into final
The defending champion floored Ferrer 6-2, 6-2, 6-1 in an embarrassingly one-sided contest.
# controversy - Saturday 19 January, 2013
‘Dembele’s not good enough’ – How I became public enemy number one on Twitter
How one tweet opened up a new side of Twitter that Paul Fennessy had never experienced before.
# controversy - Sunday 6 January, 2013
‘Blame the officials, not Suarez,’ insists Rodgers
The Liverpool boss says his side were “lucky” that the winning goal stood in their FA Cup game with Mansfield Town.
# controversy - Thursday 3 January, 2013
Why always him? Balotelli and Mancini pulled apart following training ground bust-up
The Italian striker is in trouble once again.
# controversy - Sunday 30 December, 2012
Statue of praying Hitler in ex-Warsaw ghetto causes controversy
The statue by Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan, depicts Adolf Hitler praying on his knees.
# controversy - Friday 7 December, 2012
ISA critical of ‘malicious’ Olympic betting allegations
Peter O’Leary escaped with a warning following an Olympic betting investigation, but Irish sailing bosses still have questions about the motive and timing of the allegations.
# controversy - Wednesday 5 December, 2012
Controversy over NY paper’s image of man about to die
The New York Post’s front page yesterday showed a man on subway tracks seconds from death.
Formal investigation into Cunningham racial abuse claims confirmed
Ulster GAA said they would base their analysis on the referee’s report from last Sunday’s Ulster final.
# controversy - Monday 5 November, 2012
Clattenburg sidelined again amid ‘racism’ row
The referee will sit out a second weekend of fixtures following the allegations made by Chelsea.
# controversy - Saturday 3 November, 2012
Referees mulling over a Chelsea boycott – Report
Former Premier League official Clive Wilkes says many of his colleagues are disillusioned after the controversy with Chelsea.
# controversy - Monday 29 October, 2012
Clattenburg controversy: FA investigation underway
The game’s governing body in England has issued a short, sharp statement today.
# controversy - Monday 22 October, 2012
Limerick GAA to investigate after fan confronts player
A violent incident overshadowed yesterday’s club football showpiece in the Gaelic Grounds.
# controversy - Tuesday 16 October, 2012
Armstrong’s Olympic medal facing scrutiny
The American cyclist has been urged to come clean over doping allegations by the International Olympic Committee’s vice president.
# controversy - Sunday 14 October, 2012
# controversy - Saturday 13 October, 2012
Lance Armstrong case: Ally admits doping
Australian Matt White issued a statement on Saturday acknowledging his part in the scandal.
# controversy - Monday 8 October, 2012
Wallace slammed over ‘arrogance’ and ‘venomous assault’ on Technical Group
Independent TD John Halligan is now supporting efforts to deny Wallace any speaking time in the Dáil following his latest remarks about former colleagues in the Technical Group.
# controversy - Friday 5 October, 2012
Quinn angry at being misled over primary care centres answer in Dáil
“The information was given was from Minister Reilly’s personal office and it clearly was wrong,” Ruairà Quinn told RTÉ radio this morning.
# controversy - Wednesday 3 October, 2012
Finance police raid Napoli
The Serie A club is currenty embroiled in controversy in relation to suspicions of foul play.
# controversy - Tuesday 2 October, 2012
FIFA suspend Bin Hammam aide for failure to cooperate with investigation
Najeeb Chirakal has been punished for his behaviour by world football’s governing body.
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