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July 22, 2021 No Responses

Out&About

By Paddy McCarthy Yes! It’s back! Of course, I am talking about the Celtic Cruise that everyone has been waiting for as this is always one the biggest Irish community events in the Big Apple’s calendar. After the pandemic cancelled...

July 22, 2021 No Responses

Survivors And Victims Of The Troubles To Gather At Stormont On Thursday

A number of victims and survivors of terrorism are set to gather at Stormont in Belfast on Thursday to signal their opposition to British government plans to end prosecutions for Troubles crimes. Representatives of the Innocent Victims United (IVU) group...

July 21, 2021 No Responses

Varadkar Optimistic That Case Numbers Will Peak At 4,000 A Day

A further 1,378 cases of Covid-19 were confirmed in the Republic on Wednesday, as the Tánaiste said he was “optimistic” case numbers would soon peak at around 4,000 per day. Leo Varadkar said that Ireland is “without doubt” experiencing a...

July 21, 2021 No Responses

President Higgins Greenlights Plans For Reopening Of Indoor Hospitality

President Michael D Higgins has signed the legislation that will pave the way for the reopening of indoor hospitality in Ireland. The President signed the Health (Amendment) (No.2) Bill 2021, meaning that people who are fully vaccinated or have recovered...

July 21, 2021 No Responses

Milwaukee Bucks Win First NBA Title In Fifty Years

Giannis Antetokounmpo made the most of his maiden NBA Finals appearance as the Greek forward was the unanimous winner of the championship series’ most valuable player (MVP) award after leading the Milwaukee Bucks to their first title in 50 years....

July 20, 2021 No Responses

Celtic Held To 1-1 Draw By Midtjylland In Champions League Qualifier

Ange Postecoglou’s tenure as Celtic boss began with an incident-packed 1-1 draw with Midtjylland as both sides ended the Champions League qualifier with 10 men. New Hoops signing Liel Abada, the 19-year-old Israeli winger, marked his competitive debut by sco...

July 20, 2021 No Responses

Johnson Calls For ‘Pragmatism’ On NI Protocol In Talks With Martin

Boris Johnson has told the Taoiseach that “pragmatism” is needed to mend the issues being caused by the Northern Ireland Protocol, as the UK prepares to announce its own proposed solution. In a phone call with Micheál Martin on Tuesday...

July 19, 2021 No Responses

Donaldson Warns UK Government Not To Intervene On Abortion In The North

A UK government intervention on abortion laws in Northern Ireland will damage the credibility of power-sharing, Jeffrey Donaldson has warned. The DUP leader’s comments came ahead of an anticipated announcement from UK Secretary of State Brandon Lewis this we...

July 18, 2021 No Responses

Hamilton Wins British Grand Prix Despite Controversial Crash With Verstappen

Lewis Hamilton delivered a remarkable comeback to win the British Grand Prix after he was accused of putting Max Verstappen’s life on the line when Formula One’s championship rivals crashed at 190mph. Hamilton passed Charles Leclerc with only two-and-a-hal...

July 17, 2021 No Responses

Health Trust In The North Suspends Hospital Visits Amid Rise In Covid-19 Cases

A health trust in Northern Ireland has suspended visits at hospitals amid the rising number of Covid-19 cases. The Southern Health Trust, which manages healthcare in much of Co Down and Co Armagh, announced on Friday evening that visits would...

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