Out&About
By Paddy McCarthy I want to start off my Out&About talking to you about the state of New York City in the last few years. The word in shocking and disgusting on how it is run today compared to 15...
Williams’ Injury Time Winner Eliminates Barca from Copa del Rey
Inaki Williams’ stoppage-time header gave Athletic Bilbao a 1-0 win over Barcelona in the quarter-finals of the Copa del Rey. Barcelona had reached the final of the competition in each of the last six years, winning four of them, but...
Real Madrid Out of Copa del Rey After Shock Loss to Sociedad
Real Sociedad produced a shock 4-3 win at LaLiga leaders Real Madrid to reach the semi-finals of the Copa del Rey. Midfielder Martin Odegaard – who is on a two-year loan at Sociedad – broke the deadlock against his parent...
FAA Chief Hopes 737 Max Certification Flights Will Happen in ‘a Few Weeks’
The boss of the US aviation regulator said there is “no timescale” for the return of Boeing’s 737 Max jets to service, but added certification flights could take place in “a few weeks”. Steve Dickson, chief of the Federal Aviation...
PSNI Say Continuity IRA Responsible for Brexit Ferry Bomb Plot
Dissident republicans planted a bomb on a lorry they believed was bound for an Irish Sea ferry with a plan to detonate it to mark Brexit, the PSNI have said. Officers have blamed the Continuity IRA for the botched terror...
Premier League Clubs Agree to Extend Summer Transfer Window
The Premier League’s summer transfer window will run until September 1 after top-flight clubs voted to bring themselves back in line with the rest of Europe. For the previous two summers Premier League clubs have had to conclude their business...
Ireland to Back WHO’s Response to Coronavirus Outbreak
Ireland is to spend half a million euros as part of global efforts to control the spread of coronavirus. The money has been allocated to the World Health Organisation (WHO) which is spearheading the international response. It will be used...
Howlin Says There is No ‘Magic Number’ of Seats for Labour
Brendan Howlin has said he does not have a “magic number” of Dáil seats he is hoping to win to help rebuild Labour. The party had seven seats and is running 31 candidates in 31 constituencies in Saturday’s election. Mr...
Henderson Praises Farrell For Putting in Place ‘Open Learning System’
Ireland lock Iain Henderson has praised Andy Farrell for creating an open forum for tactical discussions after suggesting some players feared speaking up during the reign of Joe Schmidt. Henderson has been promoted to a six-man leadership group under new...
Martin Insists Fianna Fáil Has The Candidate to Lead Brexit Trade Negotiations
Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin has insisted his party has the candidates to lead Ireland through the next round of Brexit negotiations. Mr Martin’s party has been in a confidence and supply arrangement with Fine Gael for the past four...