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SPORT: Unlucky Irish fail to hold Italy

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Ireland 2 – Italy 2

Geovanni Trappatoni’s men got off to the best possible start when Liam Lawrence’s squared free kick to Glenn Whelan met a sublime strike to put the hosts ahead. The Republic famously upset the Italians in 1994 by scoring early and holding out for the win. History would not repeat itself, however; just 17 minutes later the visitors were level when Ireland goalkeeper Shay Given fumbled a Mauro Camoranesi header at his near post from an Andrea Pirlo corner. The Italians, for whom a draw was sufficient, quite predictably shut up shop and held on to the ball without really testing Shay Given’s goal. The second half was to begin with Given picking the ball out of his own net again; fortunately for the Irish, however, Iaquinta’s header was ruled offside.

BY BRIAN QUINN

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SPORT: QUB’s got talent

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Media and sport go hand in hand in today’s society. Sport has become such a big part of our lives, and this may have a lot to do with much of it being covered in great detail by the media. Television mainly, allows us to follow a clubs success, and create our own judgements on their performance. So the issue of broadcasting Queen’s soccer and GAA matches, with the help of a live stream, to the Students Union has been raised quite recently.

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FEATURE: Ritchies garden gives Caus’ for reflection

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This week saw the announcement from Nelson McCausland regarding the naming of GAA grounds after ‘terrorists’ or ‘paramilitaries’. In this very same week we have the Department of Social Development paying for a ‘Garden of Reflection’ which remembers the UDA, UVF and Red Hand Commandos. The GAA ground Mr McCausland was referring to would be Kevin Lynch in Dungiven which seems to be the main bone of contention. The loyalist garden of remembrance is located in the Kilcooley estate and was part of a government funded project to eradicate loyalist murals and graffiti.
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