First Coronavirus Death In The North In Four Days As Person Under 40 Dies With Covid-19

First Coronavirus Death In The North In Four Days As Person Under 40 Dies With Covid-19

A person aged under 40 has died with Covid-19 in Northern Ireland, its Department of Health has confirmed. It was the first death to be confirmed by the Department for four days and brings the toll to 558, with the...
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What You Need For An Adventurous Trip To Ireland

What You Need For An Adventurous Trip To Ireland

2020 may have interrupted the global tourism industry, but last we knew, trips to Ireland were on the rise. Our post declaring ‘Trips to Ireland Increased by 1.8% in 2019’ noted that nearly 11 million people visited the country last...
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Willian Joins Arsenal On A Three Year Deal

Willian Joins Arsenal On A Three Year Deal

Arsenal have completed the signing of Brazil winger Willian on a three-year deal. The 32-year-old was a free agent after leaving Chelsea, having spent seven years at Stamford Bridge. Willian had rejected the offer of a two-year extension with the...
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Apple Drops Fortnite From App Store After Epic Introduce Direct Payments

Apple Drops Fortnite From App Store After Epic Introduce Direct Payments

Apple has dropped the hugely popular Fortnite game from its App Store after the game’s developer introduced a direct payment plan that bypasses Apple’s platform. Apple takes a 30 per cent cut from in-app revenue purchases, which has long been...
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Alex Levy Becomes First European Tour Player To Test Positive For Covid-19

Alex Levy Becomes First European Tour Player To Test Positive For Covid-19

France’s Alex Levy has become the first European Tour player to test positive for Covid-19 following his withdrawal from the Celtic Classic. Levy initially tested negative after informing tournament officials that a friend he had met at home in France...
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Australia’s Bid For 2027 Rugby World Cup Gets Boost From Dual-Awarding System

Australia’s Bid For 2027 Rugby World Cup Gets Boost From Dual-Awarding System

Australia have received another boost in their bid to host the 2027 Rugby World Cup, with World Rugby set to announce the next two men’s and women’s tournament hosts at the same time. The United States will top the early...
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One-Third Of Northern A-Level Students Receive Grades Lower Than That Awarded By Their Teachers

One-Third Of Northern A-Level Students Receive Grades Lower Than That Awarded By Their Teachers

Over one third of A-level students in the North receive grades lower than the mark they received from their teachers. Statistical modelling was applied to come up with the final results, resulting in 37% of pupils across the province receiving...
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Out&About

Out&About

By Paddy McCarthy Who put the lights out? Now that is what happened on Long Island, New York last week and it was not too good now mind yea. Now I don’t want to be throwing stones only I have...
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Donnelly Facing Criticism For Missing Coronavirus Committee Meeting

Donnelly Facing Criticism For Missing Coronavirus Committee Meeting

Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly has been criticized for not attending a special committee on the Government’s response to Covid-19. Mr Donnelly was invited to attend the committee tomorrow but said it was “short notice” and that he would appear...
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Driven By Coronavirus Pandemic, UK Enters Worst Recession On Record

Driven By Coronavirus Pandemic, UK Enters Worst Recession On Record

Britain has officially entered into the largest recession on record after figures showed the pandemic sent the economy plunging by 20.4 per cent between April and June. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) confirmed the UK’s nosedive into recession for.....
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