Road Deaths Fall 12% In Past Six Months Compared To 2020

Road Deaths Fall 12% In Past Six Months Compared To 2020

The number of people killed on Irish roads has dropped in the past six months, compared with the same period of 2020, new figures show. From January 1st to July 15th, 2021, 65 people died in 60 collisions. This represents...
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Eramus Criticizes Of Lions’ ‘Reckless And Dangerous’ Play

Eramus Criticizes Of Lions’ ‘Reckless And Dangerous’ Play

Rassie Erasmus has resumed taking pot shots at the British and Irish Lions on Twitter after posting footage to highlight what he describes as “reckless and dangerous” play. The clip comes from South Africa’s 22-17 defeat in Cape Town on...
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HSE Warns Of Rise In Hospitalizations As Bars And Restaurants Prepare To Reopen

HSE Warns Of Rise In Hospitalizations As Bars And Restaurants Prepare To Reopen

A further 1,126 cases of Covid-19 have been reported in the Republic, the Department of Health said. A total of 123 patients in hospital have Covid-19, including 22 in intensive care. It comes as the head of the HSE Paul...
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Over One Million In The North Are Now Fully Vaccinated

Over One Million In The North Are Now Fully Vaccinated

More than one million people in the North are now fully vaccinated, the region’s Department of Health has said. Around 70 per cent of the adult population have received both doses of the Covid-19 vaccine. The milestone comes eight months...
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Solskjaer Signs New Three-Year Deal With Manchester United

Solskjaer Signs New Three-Year Deal With Manchester United

Manchester United have put their faith in manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer by handing him a new three-year contract. The Norwegian, who took over from Jose Mourinho in 2018, will stay at Old Trafford until at least 2024, with the option...
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Lions Put On Dominant Second Half Display To Defeat South Africa

Lions Put On Dominant Second Half Display To Defeat South Africa

The Irish and British Lions came from behind in a dominant second half to seize an early lead in their series against South Africa with a tense 22-17 victory at Cape Town Stadium. Trailing 12-3 at the interval after being...
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Staffing Crisis May Lead Many Restaurants Not To Open Fully On Monday

Staffing Crisis May Lead Many Restaurants Not To Open Fully On Monday

Restaurants are facing a staffing “crisis” ahead of the reopening of indoor hospitality next week, according to the chief executive of the Restaurants Association of Ireland, Adrian Cummins. Speaking to RTÉ’s The Business, he said around 25 per cent...
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Judge Calls For Fresh Inquiry Into Omagh Bombing

Judge Calls For Fresh Inquiry Into Omagh Bombing

A judge has recommended the British government carry out an investigation into the Omagh bombing, and urged the Irish Government to do likewise, after finding “plausible arguments” that there was a “real prospect” of preventing the atrocity. Delivering...
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NatWest Group To Sell Ulster Bank Assets To Permanent TSB

NatWest Group To Sell Ulster Bank Assets To Permanent TSB

Britain’s NatWest Group agreed to sell assets from its Irish arm to Permanent TSB (PTSB), a move the mortgage lender and analysts described as a “once in a generation opportunity” for PTSB to compete with Ireland’s two dominant banks. T...
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Wyn Jones’ Lions Teammates Confident In His Recovery From Injury

Wyn Jones’ Lions Teammates Confident In His Recovery From Injury

Jack Conan believes British and Irish Lions captain Alun Wyn Jones has already “put to bed” any doubts about his remarkable injury recovery. Wales talisman Jones will win his 10th Lions Test cap in Saturday’s series opener against South Africa,...
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