
Scottish Open: Mark Selby knocks out Ronnie O'Sullivan in Glasgow
Mark Selby playfully grabbed Ronnie O'Sullivan's fist bump before edging the world number three out of the Scottish Open.O'Sullivan had made headlines by saying he fist-bumped second-round opponent James
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County Clare gets third Direct Provision Centre
Clare Lodge in Ennis will become the third Direct Provision Centre in County Clare . The Department of Justice has confirmed that the hotel will re-open its doors to asylum

The Day Jim Larkin was arrested for Hate Speech - 31 August 1913
The biggest Trade Union dispute in Irish History was the Dublin Lockout of 1913 . The trade union movement in Ireland had just begun . Led by Jim Larkin of

TD Willie O'Dea calls for online police to stop people opposing government policy
Fianna Fail TD Willie O'Dea calls for online police to have the views of people with opposing views on migration issues "taken down" off the internet. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bsBIwx7S67M

France : Pension Protests enter Day 6 as capital shuts down
Massive Protests in France against Pension Reform are entering their sixth day . The indefinite strike action has seen more than 1.5 million workers take part in a hundred rallies
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Scottish Open: Judd Trump and Ronnie O'Sullivan beaten in Glasgow
World champion Judd Trump followed Ronnie O'Sullivan in being bumped out of the Scottish Open quarter-finals.In all-English contests, Trump slumped to a 5-2 defeat by David Gilbert, while O'Sullivan lost

Allen calls scheduling of his Scottish Open matches 'disgraceful'
Defending champion Mark Allen has hit out at the scheduling of his matches at the Scottish Open after his 5-1 quarter-final win over Scott Donaldson.Allen remains on course to retain his title and will face Jack Lisowski or Thepchaiya Un-Nooh in the semi-finals."The schedule for my matches this week has been disgraceful," said Allen."There have been some very, very strange decisions made here and no-one seems to want to take responsibility for it," he told Eurosport."As holder I expected to be first on on Monday but then I was scheduled for 10:00 GMT Wednesday and Thursday with no television coverage, and then last on Thursday night and first on Friday," added the Northern Irishman.The 33-year-old won the opening frame against world-ranked 26 Donaldson but the Englishman levelled with the help of a 57 break.Breaks of 62, 81, 102 and 78 in the following frames ensured that Allen eased into the next round."I started very sluggish and should have been 2-0 down - Scott should have punished me - but I found a bit of form after that," said Allen.World number seven Allen, who has now reached the semi-final stage of