Organizers Still Hoping For ‘Full Scale’ Open Championship In July

Organizers Still Hoping For ‘Full Scale’ Open Championship In July

The R&A is continuing to plan for a “full-scale” Open Championship in July following last year’s postponement due to coronavirus. In an update to fans, R&A chief executive Martin Slumbers said the organization was proceeding with “cautious optimism” but also...
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Number Hospitalized In Ireland Still Three Times Higher Than In October’s ‘Second Wave’

Number Hospitalized In Ireland Still Three Times Higher Than In October’s ‘Second Wave’

The number of people in hospital in Ireland with Covid-19 remains three times higher than at the peak of the second wave in October, a senior Government official has said. Liz Canavan, assistant secretary at Department of the Taoiseach, warned...
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McTominay’s Extra Time Strike Sends United To FA Cup Quarterfinals

McTominay’s Extra Time Strike Sends United To FA Cup Quarterfinals

Scott McTominay fired Manchester United into the FA Cup quarterfinals as Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s men edged past West Ham in extra time. The Red Devils reached the final four last season – one of four successive semi-final cup competition exits...
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Northern Ireland To Play The USA At Windsor Park In March

Northern Ireland To Play The USA At Windsor Park In March

Northern Ireland will play the United States for the first time in a friendly at Windsor Park on March 28. Ian Baraclough’s team will host the fixture in between two 2022 World Cup qualifying fixtures against Italy in Parma and...
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Cherries Through To FA Cup Quarterfinals After Defeating Burnley

Cherries Through To FA Cup Quarterfinals After Defeating Burnley

Bournemouth booked a spot in the quarterfinals of the FA Cup for only the second time in their history as Sam Surridge’s tap-in and a Junior Stanislas penalty secured a 2-0 win at a much-changed Burnley. Surridge had a simple...
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Tánaiste: Government Seeking To Agree Revised Reopening Plan Within Two Weeks

Tánaiste: Government Seeking To Agree Revised Reopening Plan Within Two Weeks

Cabinet is hoping to agree to a revised plan to reopen society and the economy by February 22, the Tánaiste has said. The proposals would come into effect on March 5th at the earliest, and would be a revision to...
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Judge Rules That Stormont Has Legal Duty To Pay Troubles Pensions

Judge Rules That Stormont Has Legal Duty To Pay Troubles Pensions

Northern Ireland’s highest court has said Stormont ministers have a legal duty to fund a pension for badly-injured conflict victims. Administrations in London and Belfast are in dispute over who will pay the estimated £800 million (€911.8 million) cost of...
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Post-Brexit Inspections To Resume At Ports In North This Week

Post-Brexit Inspections To Resume At Ports In North This Week

Post-Brexit checks at all Northern Ireland’s ports will resume from Wednesday. Inspections of animal-based food produce arriving at Belfast and Larne ports were suspended last Monday amid concerns over the safety of staff. Mid and East Antrim Borough Council...
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Ireland’s Health Service Will Be Stretched To The ‘Absolute Limit’ By Missed Care Tsunami

Ireland’s Health Service Will Be Stretched To The ‘Absolute Limit’ By Missed Care Tsunami

Ireland’s healthcare system is facing a “tsunami of missed care” due to non-Covid care being put on hold during the pandemic, an Oireachtas health committee has said. Professor Robert Landers of the Irish Hospital Consultants Association (IHCA) warned th...
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Leinster’s Jack Conan Called Up To Six Nations Squad Ahead Of France Game

Leinster’s Jack Conan Called Up To Six Nations Squad Ahead Of France Game

Leinster forward Jack Conan has been added to Ireland’s Guinness Six Nations squad ahead of Sunday’s clash with France, the Irish Rugby Football Union has announced. The 28-year-old, who has earned 17 Test caps but not played since the 2019...
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