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# banned - Friday 28 June, 2019
Milan banned from this season's Europa League
The Serie A club won’t take part in the European competition due to their breach of Uefa Financial Fair Play rules.
# banned - Wednesday 26 June, 2019
San Francisco becomes first major US city to ban e-cigarette sales
The legislation does not restrict the use of vaping products – only sales, manufacturing and distribution.
# banned - Tuesday 25 June, 2019
Wexford forward suspended for Leinster final for 'abusive language towards a referee'
Aidan Nolan has been handed a two-match ban.
# banned - Monday 24 June, 2019
Government plans to 'phase out' fur farming in Ireland
Government will consider an implementation plan to ban fur farming.
# banned - Thursday 6 June, 2019
England U20 hooker handed five-week ban for upending Ireland's Hodnett
Alfie Barbeary’s U20 World Championship is over after a moment of madness.
# banned - Monday 29 April, 2019
Catalonia's former president Carles Puigdemont blocked from running in EU elections
Puigdemont slammed the move in a tweet as a “legal scandal and a coup to democracy”.
'Parents are texting instead of encouraging their kids': Meath GAA club praised for banning mobile phones
Navan O’Mahonys has banned use of mobile phones by parents at their Saturday nursery sessions.
# banned - Tuesday 9 April, 2019
'Unacceptable' - Sale prop Pope banned after second failed drugs test
The 21-year-old has received a six-month ban after testing positive for cocaine and cannabis.
# banned - Tuesday 12 March, 2019
UK bans all Boeing 737 MAX aircraft from its airspace following Ethiopia Airlines crash
A total of 157 people died after the plane went down on Sunday.
# banned - Thursday 7 March, 2019
Cheetahs prop handed eight-week ban for head hit on Fergus McFadden
Disciplinary committee rules that Ox Nche’s reckless tackle deserved a red card.
# banned - Wednesday 20 February, 2019
13-week ban for Cheetahs player who cleared nose onto face of Connacht player
‘It is difficult to imagine how an act of foul play of this sort could be worse,’ said the disciplinary panel.
# banned - Tuesday 22 January, 2019
Ulster Rugby issue lifetime ban to spectator who abused Simon Zebo
The Racing 92 wing was abused during a game at the Kingspan Stadium two weekends ago.
# banned - Thursday 3 January, 2019
Leinster's James Lowe to miss crucial Toulouse tie after two-week ban
The 26-year-old wing was red-carded for foul play against Munster last weekend.
# banned - Wednesday 2 January, 2019
Netflix drops satire episode critical of Saudi Arabia
The move was widely denounced by rights groups including Amnesty International.
# banned - Thursday 27 December, 2018
Try scorer against Munster suspended for Ulster's ties with Connacht and Leinster
The winger will sit out for two weeks after a tackle on Munster’s Darren Sweetnam.
# banned - Tuesday 18 December, 2018
Couple who named their son after Hitler sentenced to prison for membership of banned right-wing group
The pair were members of the banned group National Action.
# banned - Saturday 1 December, 2018
Chinese snooker players handed 10-year, 6-year bans for match fixing
Yu Delu and Cao Yupeng hit with heavy sanctions following investigation by the WPBSA.
# banned - Wednesday 28 November, 2018
Conor McGregor given six-month driving ban for speeding
McGregor was handed the ban today in Naas.
# banned - Thursday 15 November, 2018
New bill proposes ban on tattoos and intimate piercings for under 18s
The Bill has been brought forward by Fianna Fáil public health spokesperson Mary Butler TD.
# banned - Monday 12 November, 2018
UK couple who named child after Hitler among six convicted of being members of neo-Nazi group
One was found to have a terrorist “manual” on his laptop that gave advice on homemade explosives.
# banned - Monday 5 November, 2018
Irish jockey handed four-year ban after testing positive for cocaine
Christopher Timmons tested positive at a meeting in Ballinrobe in May.
# banned - Thursday 25 October, 2018
Lance Armstrong's former manager handed lifetime ban from cycling
‘There are a lot of things I wish I could have done differently, and there are certain actions I now deeply regret,’ said Johan Bruyneel.
# banned - Friday 19 October, 2018
Toulouse to appeal Kaino's five-week ban for 'striking with the shoulder'
The former All Black was suspended for a tackle on Bath’s Jamie Roberts.
# banned - Monday 15 October, 2018
Rough sleeping banned in Hungary as new homelessness law comes into force
A constitutional amendment approved by the parliament in June banned “habitual residence in a public space”.
# banned - Wednesday 26 September, 2018
Edinburgh prop handed four-week ban for foul play on Leinster's Dan Leavy
Pierre Schoeman was shown red during the Pro14 clash between the sides last weekend.
# banned - Thursday 20 September, 2018
Toulon centre Bastareaud escapes with five-week ban for shocking striking offence
The Toulon and France centre was red carded for his forearm smash on Christophe Samson.
# banned - Wednesday 12 September, 2018
Former UFC champion Werdum banned for two years following failed doping test
Brazilian, 41, tested positive for a banned anabolic steroid.
# banned - Friday 7 September, 2018
Twitter permanently bans far-right conspiracy theorist Alex Jones
The far-right conspiracy theorist is best known for calling the 9/11 attacks an inside job and describing the Sandy Hook school massacre as a hoax.
# banned - Friday 24 August, 2018
Chris Ashton banned for seven weeks for this tip tackle in pre-season friendly
England international will miss first six games of the Premiership season.
# banned - Thursday 23 August, 2018
Temporary ban on drones to be enforced in parts of Dublin and Knock during Pope visit
The Air Corps said that “if you use a drone in the Dublin area you may be acting illegally”.
# banned - Tuesday 24 July, 2018
Three New Zealand rugby players banned for doping violations
All three suspensions are for two-year periods.
# banned - Wednesday 11 July, 2018
Roy O'Donovan loses appeal against 10-match ban for flying kick
The former Cork City and Sunderland striker has been landed with the second-longest suspension in A-League history.
# banned - Sunday 24 June, 2018
Calls for convicted sex offenders to be banned from using dating apps
A Fine Gael Senator says judges should be able to order the offender not to use any dating apps following their sentencing/release.
# banned - Thursday 31 May, 2018
Denmark bans Islamic full-face veil in public spaces
Wearing a burqa, which covers a person’s entire face, or the niqab in public will lead to a fine of €134.
# banned - Wednesday 30 May, 2018
School shooting video game removed online after backlash
The Active Shooter video game was pulled days before it was to be released.
# banned - Thursday 24 May, 2018
Australia prop suspended for two months after twice testing positive for cocaine
James Slipper was suspended and fined by Rugby Australia after testing positive for cocaine.
# banned - Tuesday 15 May, 2018
Facebook banned 583 million fake accounts in the first three months of the year
Facebook said those closures came on top of blocking millions of attempts to create fake accounts every day.
# banned - Friday 4 May, 2018
Atletico boss Simeone banned for Europa League final
He has been slapped with a four-game ban.
# banned - Monday 30 April, 2018
Rugby league star banned for 14 months over cocaine use
Zak Hardaker was sacked by Castleford in February.
# banned - Wednesday 28 March, 2018
Warner and Smith handed year-long bans for ball tampering
The pair were handed the punishment for their role in a premeditated plan to tamper with the ball.
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