Archive for: April, 2011

An Idiots Guide to American Football

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As many of The Daily readers expressed an interest in finding out more about this uniquely American sport, our expert Patrick McDaniel has put together for you this Idiots Guide to American Football. American football is a sport that is insanely popular in America, even at the college level. While sports fans in Europe have accepted [...]

Supreme Court scratches its own back; Miklos loses

Harabin's stronghold, the Supreme Court SR (c) The Daily

A final seal has been put on the ongoing feud between finance minister Ivan Miklos and Supreme Court chairman Stefan Harabin after the appeals senate of the Supreme Court itself ruled that the Ministry of Finance has no right to audit Harabin’s court. Miklos’ ministry had several attempts to audit the Supreme Court thwarted by [...]

French hockey team ends up in Krakow, Poland

French hockey statue on Main Square, Bratislava (c) The Daily.sk

The French national hockey team could be at a slight disadvantage in the opening match of the Ice Hockey World Championships against Switzerland in Kosice this afternoon, after a mix-up with their flights. The French team were put on a flight to Krakow in Poland, and so had to make the final 290 km of [...]

Labour Code: trade unions feel cheated by PM

PM Iveta Radicova (c) The Daily

The governing coalition has caused more friction with trade unions as it made a last-minute change to the revised Labour Code just hours after Prime Minister Iveta Radicova assured union representatives that no major changes would be made. The trade unionists had been protesting outside parliament on Wednesday before the government sat down to discuss [...]

Bratislava Airport puts on its ice hockey kit

Bratislava Airport - no more flights to Prague © The Daily

Bratislava Airport is getting into the atmosphere of the Ice Hockey World Championships with some novel ideas that might confuse some passengers who are unaware that Slovakia is the venue for the event. For the duration of the IIHF World Championships passenger services staff at the airport will be dressed up in the Slovak hockey [...]

New Highway Code tougher on irresponsible drivers

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Interior minister Daniel Lipsic’s war on traffic offences continues as the government gave the thumbs up to an amendment to the Highway Code that would make driving under the influence a criminal offence punishable by a year’s jail time (also if you refuse to take the tests). The new proposal does not apply only to [...]

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