Tuesday, November 17, 2015
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Nichola Sweeney: Dad backs new laws.
Nichola’s dad welcomes laws ■ Liz Dunphy THE father of Nichola Sweeney, who was brutally murdered at her family home in Rochestown in 2002, has welcomed new legislation that secures rights for victims of crime. John Sweeney said: “Anything that gives victims a voice is a good thing, although it is long overdue.” ■ See Pages 10 & 11 for more.
Attack: Katie Healy and David Nolan.
North Cork man hailed as a hero ■ Padraig Hoare CORKMAN David Nolan who shielded his girlfriend from terrorists in the Bataclan theatre, whre 89 people were killed, has been hailed a hero. David, from Kilcorney, near Millstreet, was with girlfriend Katie Healy. She described how they played dead when the shooting started. ■ See Page 3 for more.
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Ireland fans celebrate at the Aviva Stadium last night after defeating Bosnia-Herzegovina in the qualifying play-off second leg for the European Championships 2016.
TRAVEL AGENTS EXPECT ‘DOORS TO BE KNOCKED DOWN’ BY FANS
On the road with Roy! WE’RE on the road again! Ireland’s soccer fans are making plans. Big plans, which involve airplanes, ferries and even camper vans! Memories of Joxer going to Stuttgart in 1988 are flooding back, and the great thing is that this time, Roy Keane is one of those driving the van! France 2016 last night became a reality for the boys in green and a target for tens of thousands of faithful and long-suffering supporters who feared we’d lost the chance to qualify for the European Cham-
■ By Noel Spillane and Audrey Ellard Walsh pionships. Jonathan Walters two goals at a delirious Aviva sorted that, sent BozniaHerzegovina packing from the Euros and got us thinking of what to pack for June/July 2016 in France, w h e n we c o u l d e n d u p facing England, Wales or even Northern Ireland. And the fans were thrilled to hear Roy Keane declare after the game that we won’t be going there to make up the numbers! Speaking of numbers, qualification is worth €10 million to the FAI.
Paul Dawson from Dawson Travel says that they expect their doors “will be knocked down” today by fans pre-registereing their interest in making the trip to France. “ We w i l l b e t a k i n g people’s details and contacting them when we have f u r t h e r d e t a i l s . U n fo r tuantely there is not a lot that we can plan until the draws are made on December 12. “It’s a vast country, but with f ive French destinations from Cork airport people will have options to fly and then perhaps get trains internally or travel on the ferry. ■ Continued on Page 2.
Thumbs up from Ireland assistant manager, Roy Keane, after we qualified for the European Championships next year.
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