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First meeting of Shared Island Youth Forum takes place in Dublin

EIGHTY young people from across Ireland are meeting for the first time to give their views as part of the new Shared Island Youth Forum.

The inaugural meeting of the forum is taking place in Dublin Castle on today, with 40 young people from the north, and 40 from the Republic.

The forum is part of the Shared Island Initiative to encourage co-operation in Ireland and build a shared future, and the young representatives, aged between 18 and 25, reflect “gender, ethnic, community, faith and other identity diversities”.

Friday’s meeting is to be attended by Taoiseach Leo Varadkar and the Republic’s higher education…


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Dublin pub hosting an Arctic Monkeys night after they cancel gig



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Eden House Gastro Bar are still going to party.

Eden House Gastro Bar in Rathfarnham, Dublin are still hosting an Arctic Monkeys late bar for fans that may have been disappointed by the band cancelling the event that was supposed to take place today, June 20th in Marlay Park. 

The band have cancelled their Dublin gig at Marlay park due to illness.

They announced the news saying, “We are extremely sorry to announce the cancellation of Arctic Monkeys show at Marlay Park in Dublin tomorrow. Alex is suffering from acute…


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Bilbao and Dublin lose Euro 2020 hosting rights as matches moved to Seville, St Petersburg and London

The Spanish and Irish cities have been stripped of their fixtures because they cannot guarantee fans will be allowed in for games

Bilbao and Dublin have been stripped of their right to host matches at Euro 2020 because of concerns over whether fans would be allowed into stadia, UEFA has confirmed.

The games in the Spanish and Irish cities have been moved as coronavirus restrictions in their areas may prevent spectators being able to attend matches at the rearranged tournament in the summer.

As a result, the games have been moved to Seville from Bilbao, while St Petersburg and London will share the fixtures which were supposed to be played in Dublin.

What has been decided?

UEFA confirmed the news on Friday following a meeting of its executive committee, at which it was…


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