Connacht’s Heineken Champions Cup Campaign Off To Winning Start

Connacht’s Heineken Champions Cup Campaign Off To Winning Start

Connacht opened up their Heineken Champions Cup campaign with a richly-deserved 36-9 bonus-point win over Stade Francais at the Sportsground. The westerners, who led 19-6 at half-time, tallied up six tries through Caolin Blade, John Porch, Alex Wootton, Eoghan Masterson,...
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Harris: Truck Drivers’ Planned Protest In Dublin Is ‘Not The Way To Do Business’

Harris: Truck Drivers’ Planned Protest In Dublin Is ‘Not The Way To Do Business’

A protest by truckers and haulers against soaring fuel prices which is expected to cause havoc in Dublin city center is “not the way to do business”, Simon Harris has said. The Minister for Further Education has hit out at...
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‘Largest Ever’ Avian Flu Outbreak Reported In The North

‘Largest Ever’ Avian Flu Outbreak Reported In The North

The North is experiencing the “largest ever” outbreak of avian flu in the region after two additional suspected cases were discovered. The cases have been identified in a commercial poultry flock near Markethill in Co Armagh and a commercial duck...
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Ulster Defeat Clermont In Their Heineken Champions Cup Opener

Ulster Defeat Clermont In Their Heineken Champions Cup Opener

Ulster got their Champions Cup campaign off to a strong start with a 29-23 victory over Clermont in France. It was Ulster’s first-ever win at the Stade Marcel-Michelin, with Stuart McCloskey and Nick Timoney scoring their tries and John Cooney...
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Labour Brands Fine Gael’s Tax Plans As ‘Race To The Bottom’

Labour Brands Fine Gael’s Tax Plans As ‘Race To The Bottom’

Plans to cut taxes by up to €600 ($677) a year by widening income bands have been branded a “race to the bottom” by the Labour Party. Fine Gael’s Minister for Finance Paschal Donohoe has flagged plans to raise the...
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Pressure To Grow On Hospitals In December And January Says HSE Chief

Pressure To Grow On Hospitals In December And January Says HSE Chief

Hospitals will be under real pressure in December and January as a result of Covid-19, the head of the Health Service Executive has said. Chief executive Paul Reid has urged people to get the booster vaccine, with walk-in centers across...
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Stormont Approves Draft Budget Despite DUP Opposition

Stormont Approves Draft Budget Despite DUP Opposition

Stormont Ministers have agreed to send the Executive’s draft three-year budget out for public consultation despite the DUP voting against the spending plans. A majority of Ministers backed a compromise proposal that will allow Minister for Finance Conor Murp...
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Irish Government Issues New Guidance For Travelers From Britain

Irish Government Issues New Guidance For Travelers From Britain

Anyone arriving from Britain into Ireland will be asked to take daily antigen tests for five consecutive days after arriving in the country, the Government has said. Taoiseach Micheál Martin said that the advice, which will not be placed on...
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Tourism Ireland Named Global Presenting Sponsor Of Giant Screen Documentary Ireland

Tourism Ireland Named Global Presenting Sponsor Of Giant Screen Documentary Ireland

MacGillivray Freeman Films, the world’s foremost independent producer and distributor of original giant-screen 70mm films, announced today that Tourism Ireland is the global presenting sponsor of its February 2022 international release of Ireland, a fil...
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Leicester City Out Of Europa League After Loss To Napoli

Leicester City Out Of Europa League After Loss To Napoli

Leicester are out of the Europa League after losing 3-2 at Napoli. An end-to-end encounter saw four goals shared in the first half in Naples, where the hosts led 2-0 courtesy of strikes from Adam Ounas and Eljif Elmas. However,...
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