British Grand Prix To Go Ahead In Front Of 140,000 Capacity Crowd

British Grand Prix To Go Ahead In Front Of 140,000 Capacity Crowd

Next month’s British Grand Prix will take place in front of a capacity 140,000 crowd, Silverstone has confirmed. The announcement – which follows months of tense discussions between the UK Government and Silverstone — paves the way for the biggest...
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Presenting Two Of Ireland’s Greatest Flutists, Joanie Madden And James Galway

Presenting Two Of Ireland’s Greatest Flutists, Joanie Madden And James Galway

I just got news from a great friend of mine Mary Reed about another good friend and that is the one and only Joanie Madden of that super group Cherish the Ladies. It all happened last Tuesday when the National Endowment...
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Out&About

Out&About

By Paddy McCarthy I was swimming last Sunday as it was 90 degrees and was it hot. I have to tell you this because here it comes: yes, the good weather is here at long last. Now I can get...
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Germany To Face England At Wembley After Drawing With Hungary

Germany To Face England At Wembley After Drawing With Hungary

Leon Goretzka’s late equalizer clinched Germany a 2-2 draw against Hungary and a second-placed Group F finish on a roller-coaster night in Munich. Joachim Low’s side trailed 2-1 and appeared to be heading for their second group defeat, which would...
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Sweden Leave It Late Against Poland, But Finish Top Of Group E

Sweden Leave It Late Against Poland, But Finish Top Of Group E

Viktor Claesson struck a stoppage-time winner as Sweden beat Poland 3-2 in St Petersburg to finish top of Group E. Sweden had led 2-0 through Emil Forsberg’s double before Robert Lewandowski’s second-half brace restored Poland’s hopes of progressing as o...
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McDonald Calls For DUP To Commit To ‘Real Power-Sharing’ At Stormont

McDonald Calls For DUP To Commit To ‘Real Power-Sharing’ At Stormont

Sinn Féin president Mary Lou McDonald has urged the DUP to commit to “real power-sharing” with her party at Stormont. The republican leader claimed that a DUP “failure to accept rights and equality” was a contributory factor in the “political...
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Musicians Call On Irish Government To Detail Plans For Return Of Live Music

Musicians Call On Irish Government To Detail Plans For Return Of Live Music

Musicians and artists have called for the Government to publish a plan to reopen the live entertainment industry in Ireland. Up to 100 demonstrators took part in a protest outside the Dáil, which is sitting in the Convention Center in...
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Irish Poker Player Wins WSOP Gold Bracelet Twenty-Two Years After Father Won the Same Title

Irish Poker Player Wins WSOP Gold Bracelet Twenty-Two Years After Father Won the Same Title

Compared to the USA, Ireland’s poker scene is much smaller. Yet it is growing as more Irish players win money at poker tournaments. Recently a family legacy was born after Irish poker player Eoghan O’Dea won the World Series of Poker (WSOP)...
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England Through As Group Winners After Defeating The Czechs

England Through As Group Winners After Defeating The Czechs

England progressed to the European Championship knockout phase as group winners thanks to Raheem Sterling’s early header in a 1-0 victory against the Czech Republic. Having kicked off Group D by beating World Cup semi-final foes Croatia and then been...
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Scotland Crash Out Of Euro 2020 After Defeat To Croatia

Scotland Crash Out Of Euro 2020 After Defeat To Croatia

Scotland’s hopes of winning through to the knockout stages of a major tournament for the first time ended with a sobering 3-1 Euro 2020 defeat by Croatia at Hampden Park. The Scots, playing in their first major tournament since the...
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