Tuesday 27 October 2020
It was a contender for fight of the year.
The rectangular-cut diamond has been graded “fancy vivid” – the highest possible grade of colour intensity.
“I can beat every lightweight on the UFC roster.”
The diamond went at an auction in Geneva today, auction house Christie’s said.
Martin O’Neill tried out the system against Slovakia at the Aviva Stadium the other night.
… and it’s absolutely enormous.
The sale is a record price for any jewel at auction.
We take a look at one aspect of the attacking quality that brought Mike Ford’s side into the Premiership final.
It happened in the Rathcoole area of Newtownabbey at around midday.
That’s a lot more than two months wages.
Elena Rybolovleva — whose ex-husband Dmitry owns AS Monaco — was arrested in Cyprus after the family issued a complaint that she had stolen the diamond ring.
The winning bidder, a bearded man apparently in his sixties was pitted in a one-on-race against a telephone competitor.
If it sells it will be a record price for any gemstone so far at auction.
Plus: How many texts do people in Ireland send on an average day?
The diamond is expected to fetched between $28 and 35 million at an auction next month.
Luckily, she was already scheduled for a colonoscopy.
How long is the Patrick’s Day parade in Dublin? And how many years has it been since there was a pope from outside Europe?
Good morning. Here’s nine things to know this morning…
We’ll be rooting for Cuba in 2013.
Gold and diamond necklaces stolen from Guns N’ Roses frontman.
A rare pink diamond is to be auctioned in Hong Kong today – how much do you think it is expected to fetch?
Extraordinary jewel has had a rich history passing through royal families in France, the Netherlands, England and Prussia since the 17th century.
The former Liberian leader will be the first ex-president to receive judgment from an international tribunal since the Nuremberg trials.
All the day’s news: Dublin Fire Brigade unions head for the LRC, Anglo’s last ever accounts, New York prepares for evacuation, and more success for Shamrock Rovers and Conor Niland…
The planet is five times the size of Earth – or even larger than Jennifer Lopez’s engagement ring.
