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Voters on the website likeplace.ie have voted for the best and worst towns and the best and worst counties in Ireland.

17 years ago

Reports from Italy are suggesting that Rafa Benitez has been sacked as manager of Inter Milan.

17 years ago

Ten TDs have spoken less than four times each in the Dáil chamber in 2010.

17 years ago

Graeme McDowell, the first European to win the US Open in 40 years, has been named men’s Player of the Year by the Golf Writers Association of America.

17 years ago

EBU champion Wille ‘Big Bang’ Casey has secured a world title fight in Dublin early next year.

17 years ago

Connacht captain John Muldoon will miss the province’s fixtures over the Christmas period after suffering a broken arm in the defeat to Harlequins on Friday night.

17 years ago

The front pages today concern the ECB, Gerry Ryan and al-Qaida.

17 years ago

Tonight, JOE will be watching Manchester City take on Everton, and a pair of magicians take on the anger management industry.

17 years ago

Champion jumps jockey AP McCoy was crowned BBC’s Sports Personality of the Year 2010 last night.

17 years ago

JOE takes a short trip down memory lane with our Top Five Memorable Football Moments of 2010.

17 years ago

A man who works for CNN who incorrectly tweeted that Morgan Freeman had died apologised to the actor.

17 years ago

The ‘alternative ending’ of Yogi Bear has been watched by 2.8 million people since it was uploaded. If you haven’t seen it yet, here’s a warning: It may kill your childhood.

17 years ago

Despite the Arctic temperatures, most services in Ireland are going ahead as planned, including airport and bus services.

17 years ago

Sunderland centre-half Anton Ferdinand is the latest defender linked with a move to Celtic.

17 years ago

In a recent interview, Harry Redknapp suggested that he would like to end his career at Spurs, though he doesn’t know what the future will hold.

17 years ago

The Irish provinces in the Heineken Cup are all still in contention, though Connacht are out of the Challenge Cup. Here are the best pictures from the weekend.

17 years ago

Crooked Gardai helped Gerry Ryan hide his drug habit and protected his drug dealer, according to sources quoted by the Sunday Independent.

17 years ago

Two managers make the back paged today – Harry Redknapp and Rafa Benitez.

17 years ago

A homophobic preacher is awarded £7,000 in England for wrongful arrest.

17 years ago

In the Sunday Papers today, Gardai hid Gerry Ryan coke habit, an ex-priest is caught with kiddie porn and Harry Redknapp wants to stay at Spurs.

17 years ago

After a string of postponements, the only games played in the Premier League today were at Ewood Park and the Stadium of Light.

17 years ago

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has vowed that his team won’t face destruction at the hands of Messi and co when they visit the Nou Camp.

17 years ago

Gerry Ryan’s cocaine abuse still makes the front pages, more than a week after the inquest into his death. Bank bonuses are up there too.

17 years ago

Aston Villa manager Gerard Houllier has opened the door for both Stephen Ireland and Richard Dunne to leave the club in January.

17 years ago

Stephen Ireland and Richard Dunne could be out of Aston Villa in January, while the sports hacks look forward to a massive weekend of Heineken Cup rugby.

17 years ago

It’s been bonus time for at least one Bank of Ireland official, we’re slightly in favour of the bailout and the Murphy report continues to shock.

17 years ago

Harlequins crushed Connacht’s hopes of progressing to the knockout stages of the Amlin Challenge Cup with a 15-9 victory over Eric Elwood’s side at the Sportsground on Friday night.

17 years ago

It’s the party season, a time when many of us worry about squeezing into a dusty suit or rooting through our tie collection before a fancy do – fret no more.

17 years ago