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# Banned

Marler handed 10-week ban for Alun Wyn Jones genital grab

England prop banned following disciplinary hearing in Dublin.

13.2k

Mar 12th 2020, 7:37 PM

# Suspension

Scarlets lock Lousi gets five-week ban for punching against Munster

An initial 10-week suspension was halved due to Lousi’s clean disciplinary record and show of remorse.

7.6k

Mar 12th 2020, 1:42 PM

# suspended

France prop Haouas gets three-week ban for punch against Scotland

The 25-year-old had three weeks shaved off for his “good conduct, guilty plea and relative inexperience.”

5.2k

Mar 11th 2020, 5:29 PM

# Leeds

Leeds goalkeeper Casilla gets eight-match ban and £60,000 fine for racial abuse

The former Real Madrid shot-stopper will miss all but three games of the remaining Championship season.

6.2k

Feb 28th 2020, 9:02 PM

# underage football

FAI to monitor effect of ban on heading at training introduced in Northern Ireland, England and Scotland

The guidelines are aimed at kids under 12 and will come into effect immediately.

7.1k

Updated

Feb 24th 2020, 6:17 PM

# microplastic pollution

Microbeads have officially been outlawed in Ireland

Microbeads are mostly used in some soaps, shower gels and facial scrubs.

36.9k

Feb 20th 2020, 2:59 PM

# Banned

League of Ireland footballer Brandon Miele given two-year ban for anti-doping violation

Sport Ireland brought the case against the 26-year-old after he was randomly selected to provide a sample in April 2019.

18.2k

Jan 7th 2020, 2:42 PM

# PROHIBITED

Menthol cigarettes will be banned in Ireland from May

Minister Harris says there is evidence that menthol flavoured cigarettes may be more addictive.

79.0k

Jan 4th 2020, 6:30 AM

# Banned

Tottenham fail with Son appeal

Spurs will be without Son Heung-min for three games following his red card against Chelsea at the weekend.

7.4k

Dec 24th 2019, 4:38 PM

# Banned

Munster's Arno Botha suspended for three weeks after red card against Saracens

The South African back row was red-carded late in his team’s win last weekend.

7.9k

Dec 11th 2019, 3:26 PM

# Eligible

Kemboy cleared to race again following owner's Horse Racing Ireland ban

The Cheltenham Gold Cup contender will feature in the Savills Chase at Leopardstown over Christmas after today’s decision.

3.6k

Nov 27th 2019, 6:27 PM

# Banned

Companies that break new alcohol advertisement rules will face fines and jail time

Alcohol ads will be banned near schools, creches and playgrounds from next week.

12.9k

Nov 4th 2019, 6:00 AM

# Modern China

Wild Swans author Jung Chang "It is me that is being banned. I feel very sad... there is nothing I can do"

Her latest book looks at the lives of the ‘fairytale’ Soong sisters and their rise to power.

24.4k

Oct 28th 2019, 10:00 PM

# gone til December

Vahaamahina to miss Clermont's trip to Ulster after picking up six-week ban for elbow

The France lock was issued a red card in the quarter-final loss to Wales.

3.2k

Oct 24th 2019, 5:00 PM

# Banned

Ireland will not appeal Aki ban as Herring flies in to replace Cronin

The Ireland centre’s World Cup is now definitely over but he will remain in Japan.

6.1k

Oct 17th 2019, 4:24 AM

# appeal

Ireland waiting to make decision on appealing Aki's three-game ban

The Connacht man’s World Cup is over unless Ireland launch a successful appeal.

26.3k

Updated

Oct 15th 2019, 9:51 AM

# Breaking

Bundee Aki's World Cup is over after being handed a three-match ban

The Connacht man was red-carded for a high tackle against Samoa on Saturday.

65.7k

150

Oct 14th 2019, 3:12 PM

# pro14

Benetton winger banned after 'reckless' act in defeat to Leinster

Ratuva Tavuyara was sent off for dangerously tackling Dave Kearney in the air.

11.5k

Oct 2nd 2019, 9:10 PM

# Banned

'I believe in a free press': Taoiseach says he doesn't condone Communicorp ban on certain Irish journalists

The Currency reporters are the latest Irish journalists to be banned from O’Brien-owned stations.

20.3k

Oct 1st 2019, 4:17 PM

# Doping

Alberto Salazar, Mo Farah's former coach, handed four-year doping ban

Farah left Salazar’s camp in 2017 but denied the decision was related to doping accusations.

5.8k

Oct 1st 2019, 8:17 AM

# Banned

Walmart to stop selling electronic cigarettes at its stores

President Donald Trump has proposed a federal ban on flavoured e-cigarettes and vaping products.

15.9k

Sep 20th 2019, 10:45 PM

# Banned

Four new staff to be employed by Dublin council to enforce new sandwich board rules

If a premises is found to be using a sandwich board without a licence then the board can be removed by the council.

25.3k

Sep 4th 2019, 6:30 AM

# Banned

Israel bars two US congresswomen from entering country following Trump plea

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called the move against Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib necessary.

26.6k

Aug 15th 2019, 9:12 PM

# Banned

Messi given three-month Argentina ban for accusing CONMEBOL of 'corruption'

Messi was sent off as Argentina beat Chile 2-1 in the Copa America third-place play-off last month.

6.5k

Aug 3rd 2019, 3:15 PM

# Rossoneri

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.

8.7k

Jun 28th 2019, 11:32 AM

# Banned

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.

37.3k

Jun 26th 2019, 8:56 AM

# Banned

Wexford forward suspended for Leinster final for 'abusive language towards a referee'

Aidan Nolan has been handed a two-match ban.

27.8k

Jun 25th 2019, 2:53 PM

# Banned

Government plans to 'phase out' fur farming in Ireland

Government will consider an implementation plan to ban fur farming.

9.1k

Jun 24th 2019, 1:34 PM

# Banned

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.

12.2k

Jun 6th 2019, 7:26 PM

# European elections

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”.

13.6k

Apr 29th 2019, 10:32 PM

# put the phone away

'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.

21.6k

Apr 29th 2019, 5:00 PM

# Guilty

'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.

8.1k

Apr 9th 2019, 6:27 PM

# Banned

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.

18.2k

Updated

Mar 12th 2019, 2:14 PM

# Banned

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.

7.9k

Mar 7th 2019, 8:42 AM

# Grim

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.

77.4k

Feb 20th 2019, 5:00 PM

# Banned

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.

54.0k

166

Jan 22nd 2019, 4:05 PM

# Banned

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.

10.2k

Jan 3rd 2019, 2:11 PM

# PATRIOT Act

Netflix drops satire episode critical of Saudi Arabia

The move was widely denounced by rights groups including Amnesty International.

19.2k

Jan 2nd 2019, 6:20 PM

# Banned

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.

11.9k

Dec 27th 2018, 2:53 PM

# Birmingham

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.

44.4k

Dec 18th 2018, 3:21 PM