Van Morrison Drops Legal Challenge To Ban On Live Music In The North

Van Morrison Drops Legal Challenge To Ban On Live Music In The North

Van Morrison has dropped a legal challenge to a ban on live music being played in Northern Ireland. The ban was part of a suite of measures introduced by the Stormont Executive to stem the spread of coronavirus, but ministers...
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Lions Ring The Changes With Henshaw And Aki Added To Starting Lineup

Lions Ring The Changes With Henshaw And Aki Added To Starting Lineup

The British and Irish Lions have reacted to their second Test defeat to South Africa by making six changes including a revamped back three featuring Liam Williams and Josh Adams. Stuart Hogg and Anthony Watson have made way for the...
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Organizers Of Electric Picnic Confident Festival Will Go Ahead This Year

Organizers Of Electric Picnic Confident Festival Will Go Ahead This Year

The organizer of Ireland’s largest music festival, Electric Picnic, has expressed confidence that it will get the go-ahead this year. Managing director of Festival Republic Melvin Benn said he based his optimism on the fact no one in Government had...
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Harry Kane Fails To Show Up For Pre-Season Tests At Spurs

Harry Kane Fails To Show Up For Pre-Season Tests At Spurs

Tottenham striker Harry Kane did not report for pre-season tests on Monday morning. The England captain was due back at the club’s Hotspur Way training center for a Covid-19 test following his three-week break after the European Championship. However, the...
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Dozens of Walk-In Centers Handle Surge Of Vaccinations On Saturday

Dozens of Walk-In Centers Handle Surge Of Vaccinations On Saturday

More than 10,000 people got vaccinated at temporary walk-in centers across the State on Saturday. Dozens of centers have been operating across the country over the bank holiday weekend as the vaccination program continues at a significant pace. Long queues...
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Artificial Intelligence To Support Breast Cancer Screening In Ireland

Artificial Intelligence To Support Breast Cancer Screening In Ireland

Artificial intelligence technology is set to support breast cancer screening in Ireland. The Mia (Mammography Intelligent Assessment) tool uses cutting-edge AI technology to support radiologists examining breast images. It assists radiologists in the process o...
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Series Set For Decider Next Saturday After Lions Mauled By Springboks

Series Set For Decider Next Saturday After Lions Mauled By Springboks

The British and Irish Lions will collide with South Africa in a series decider next Saturday after the Springboks emerged emphatic 27-9 winners from an ugly second Test at Cape Town Stadium. A grisly spectacle disfigured by repeated stoppages saw...
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Manchester City Quiet On Reports Of Bid For Jack Grealish

Manchester City Quiet On Reports Of Bid For Jack Grealish

Manchester City have refused to comment on reports that they have made a $139 million (£100million) bid for Aston Villa captain Jack Grealish. The Premier League champions have been repeatedly linked with the England international this summer, and it is...
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IAG To Ramp Up Flights As Pandemic Travel Restrictions Ease

IAG To Ramp Up Flights As Pandemic Travel Restrictions Ease

Flight schedules are being ramped up by Aer Lingus’ parent company IAG, the firm has announced. It is planning to operate around 45 per cent of passenger capacity between July and September compared with the same period in 2019. That...
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Rowers Win Ireland’s First Olympic Gold Since 2012

Rowers Win Ireland’s First Olympic Gold Since 2012

Fintan McCarthy and Paul O’Donovan ended Ireland’s Olympic gold drought after a thrilling lightweight double sculls victory. The Cork pair won the men’s final to earn the country’s first gold medal since Kate Taylor’s boxing victory in 2012. They als...
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