Women tweeting underwear pics after thong used as evidence in rape trial

By CNN,

Women around the world are posting pictures of their underwear on Twitter after a 27-year-old man was acquitted in a rape trial in Ireland during whic...

Dublin , Rape protest , Women protest

Ireland announces women-only professorships to close academia’s gender gap

By CNN,

Ireland has announced a new plan to combat gender inequality in higher education by creating women-only professor positions across its universities an...

Higher Education , Ireland , Minister Mary Mitchell O'Connor , Professorship

UK PM May stares into Brexit abyss as domestic opposition mounts

By Citizen Reporter,

Prime Minister Theresa May’s Brexit strategy came under attack from all sides on Monday, increasing the risk that her plan for leaving the EU will b...

Shoulder injury adds more pain to terrible year for Williams

By Reuters,

Sonny Bill Williams’ wretched year went from bad to worse on Saturday as the two-times Rugby World Cup winner for New Zealand appears likely to have...

All Blacks , coach Steve Hansen , England , New Zealand , Rugby world cup , Sonny Bill Williams , Twickenham

French Bishops launch ‘independent’ commission on sex abuse in Catholic Church

By CNN,

French Bishops have announced plans to establish an "independent" commission to look into the sexual abuse of minors within the Catholic Church dating...

Catholic churches , French bishops , Pope Francis , sex abuse , Vatican news

UEFA President Ceferin unopposed for re-election

By Reuters,

UEFA President Aleksander Ceferin will run unopposed for re-election as head of European soccer’s governing body in February’s vote. UEFA annou...

Aleksander Ceferin , UEFA , UEFA President Aleksander Ceferin

Facebook referred to EU watchdog over targeting, fake ads

By Wycliffe Nyamasege,

Britain’s information watchdog has referred Facebook to the lead regulator under Europe’s data regime to look at how the social network targets, m...

Cambridge Analytica , Data privacy , facebook

Ireland says UK cannot unilaterally scrap border backstop

By Reuters,

Ireland is willing to examine ways in which a “backstop” to keep the Irish border open after Brexit could be reviewed so long as it does not permi...

brexit , British Prime Minister Theresa , Prime Minister Leo Varadkar

Japan Airlines pilot admits being 10 times over alcohol limit

By CNN,

Nervous fliers, stop reading now. A Japan Airlines pilot has admitted to failing a breath test shortly before he was due to fly from London Heathro...

Japan Airlines , Katsutoshi Jitsukawa , London Heathrow , Uxbridge Magistrates' Court

Kenya Lionesses, N. Zealand in Pool A of Dubai 7s

By Agencies,

The national women’s rugby sevens team, Lionesses, has been placed in Pool A of the Dubai Women’s Sevens set for November 29-30. The ladies wer...

Dubai Sevens , Kenya Lionesses , Kevin Wambua , New Zealand

Christian bakery owners win appeal in ‘gay cake’ case

By CNN,

Christian bakers in Northern Ireland who refused to make a cake decorated with the words "Support Gay Marriage" on Wednesday won their appeal in the U...

gay marriage , Northern Ireland

Japanese passport is now world’s most powerful

By CNN,

There are few things more liberating than travel -- although some passports offer more freedom than others. A new report published October 9, 201...

Henley & Partners Citizens , Henley Passport Index , JAPAN , Passport

Irish data regulator seeks information from Google on security bug

By Reuters,

Ireland’s data protection regulator said on Tuesday that it would seek more information from Alphabet Inc’s Google (GOOGL.O) regarding a security ...

Alphabet Inc , Google

Arrests after Nurmagomedov beats McGregor

By Reuters,

Chaos erupted after Khabib Nurmagomedov retained his UFC lightweight title with a submission victory over Ireland’s Conor McGregor on Saturday with ...

Conor McGregor , Khabib Nurmagomedov , UFC

Why Pope Francis and Benedict won’t answer the accusations dividing their church

By Wycliffe Nyamasege,

One rarely leaves his monastery high on a hill in Vatican City. The other speaks freely -- too freely, critics say -- but has vowed silence on this ma...

Catholic Church , pope benedict , Pope Francis

Ireland to join UK in exploring 2030 World Cup bid

By Reuters,

The Football Association of Ireland (FAI) has announced it will join England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland in exploring a potential bid to hos...

2030 World Cup , England , Fifa World Cup , Football Association of Ireland , Scotland

Pope Francis expels priest accused of child sex abuse

By Reuters,

Pope Francis on Saturday expelled a Chilean priest under investigation in a case involving the sexual abuse of children, according to a report by loca...

Child sex abuse , Chilean priest , Pope Francis , Priest expelled

Barca, Real’s records at risk in Basque trips

By Reuters,

Real Madrid and Barcelona’s flying starts to the La Liga season will be put to the test on Saturday when they both travel to the Basque country. ...

FC Barcelona , La Liga , Real Madrid

Pope Francis begs forgiveness for the ‘betrayal’ of Church abuse

By Reuters,

Pope Francis on Sunday asked for forgiveness for the “scandal and betrayal” felt by victims of sexual exploitation by Catholic clergy as he toured...

Catholic Church , Ireland , Pope Francs , sex abuse

Top guns invited for the 2018 Safari 7s

By Benson Mbare,

Portugal, Namibia, Ireland, Wales, South Africa’s Emerging Boks, Spain and Uganda are some of the teams that have been invited for this year’s Saf...

2018 Safari 7s , Ireland , Namibia , Portugal , South Africa’s Emerging Boks , Spain and Uganda , Wales