PSNI Seeking Voluntary Interviews With Storey Funeral Attendees

PSNI Seeking Voluntary Interviews With Storey Funeral Attendees

Police are seeking voluntary interviews with those who attended the funeral of veteran republican Bobby Storey in Belfast in June. Detectives are investigating potential breaches of the North’s coronavirus regulations on gatherings. Mourners on June 30th included senior Sinn Féin...
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British NHS Seeks HSE Help With Coronavirus Testing

British NHS Seeks HSE Help With Coronavirus Testing

Senior NHS officials contacted their Irish counterparts this week seeking help with Covid-19 tests, it has emerged. The UK is facing problems with their Government’s Covid-19 test and trace program, with people being forced to travel hundreds of miles to...
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Scoring Two Late Goals, Spurs Advance Past Plovdiv In Europa League

Scoring Two Late Goals, Spurs Advance Past Plovdiv In Europa League

Tottenham survived a Europa League scare as they needed two goals in the final 10 minutes to beat Lokomotiv Plovdiv 2-1 in the second qualifying round. Spurs named a strong team in Bulgaria but were facing an embarrassing loss when...
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Rory McIlroy Makes Strong US Open Start At Winged Foot

Rory McIlroy Makes Strong US Open Start At Winged Foot

Rory McIlroy produced just the start he had hoped for as the 120th US Open got under way at a relatively benign Winged Foot. Australia’s Geoff Ogilvy shot five over par to win the last US Open at the venue...
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Sinn Féin Calls For NPHET To Publish More Details On Coronavirus Outbreaks

Sinn Féin Calls For NPHET To Publish More Details On Coronavirus Outbreaks

There have been calls for public health authorities to publish further details of Covid-19 outbreaks in businesses and public settings. Sinn Féin’s Pearse Doherty said that communities “deserve clarity and transparency” over clusters of cases. He told t...
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P&O Cruises Cancels All Cruises In 2020

P&O Cruises Cancels All Cruises In 2020

P&O Cruises has extended the suspension of sailings until early next year due to the coronavirus pandemic. The cruise line said the decision was taken due to “evolving restrictions on travel”. The firm had previously cancelled sailings until November ...
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EU Stands Firm On Demands For UK To Honor Brexit Agreement

EU Stands Firm On Demands For UK To Honor Brexit Agreement

Brussels is standing firm on its demand for the UK to abandon plans to override key elements of the Brexit Withdrawal Agreement, despite ministers agreeing a compromise with Tory rebels. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was forced to agree to...
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Phil Coulter: An Irish Legend

Phil Coulter: An Irish Legend

By Paddy McCarthy I just did the most fascinating interview with one of the greatest musicians. He is a living Irish Legend and is none other than Phil Coulter. Here is a man that could sit back and enjoy life...
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Irish Health Authorities ‘More Concerned’ Than At Any Time Since April

Irish Health Authorities ‘More Concerned’ Than At Any Time Since April

Acting chief medical officer Dr Ronan Glynn said the current situation has “deteriorated both in Dublin and nationally over the past week”. “Along with Dublin, we have seen particularly concerning trends in Louth, Waterford and Donegal,” he said. “It...
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Out&About

Out&About

By Paddy McCarthy I have some big news that is very emotional and happy news to lead off my Out&About this week about two people who have been very supportive of The Irish Examiner USA. So much so that I...
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