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Today's top 5: A rugby 'miracle'; CAO courses above 500 on the rise

WATCH: Lost toddler scores wonder try in Australian rugby game Scoring from inside one's own try-...
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22.25 17 Aug 2015


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Today's top 5: A rugby...

Today's top 5: A rugby 'miracle'; CAO courses above 500 on the rise

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22.25 17 Aug 2015


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WATCH: Lost toddler scores wonder try in Australian rugby game

Scoring from inside one's own try-line is one of the rarer achievements in rugby, but a four-year-old managed to just exactly that at a recent Australian rugby game.

A woman turned around to find her son missing, and noticed him lining up behind the back line of New South Wales, who were playing Queensland in a legends State of Origin charity game.

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One Galway man shows what the win over Tipperary meant to him

As fans from all around the country felt tense watching the final moments of the All Ireland semi final between Galway and Tipperary, they could only imagine the tenseness fans from both of those counties felt. 

Linda Cumiskey uploaded a video of her father to Facebook, as he watched the final moments of the game before Shane Moloney scored the crucial point. Her father goes through many emotions in the final few minutes eventually jumping off the sofa at the final whistle.

Avoca is one step closer to being sold

Avoca chief executive Simon Pratt has confirmed that the company has entered exclusive negotiations with a potential buyer. 

He could not reveal who these talks are with – but US catering giant Aramark has been tipped to buy the Irish company.

Number of CAO courses requiring 500 points or more jumps by a quarter

The number of CAO courses requiring 500 or more points has jumped by more than one-quarter.

Around 50,000 offers have been made available online in this year's first round, following last week's Leaving Certificate results.

Growth in demand for places has been mirrored in areas of the economy that have been on the rise - like business and engineering - as students look to target careers after third-level.

Irish man arrested after being found naked in Sydney house

An Irish man has been arrested in Australia, after he was found naked in a stranger's house.

Katie and Chris from Maroubra in Sydney woke at 2.00am to find the 25-year-old man in their bed.

ABC reports Katie woke her partner who challenged the man - who then reportedly got out of the bed and walked to the back of the house.

Katie called police while Chris tried to contain the man in their back garden.

The man was arrested and began convulsing in the police car.

 

 

 


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