Murphy Calls for More Funding for The North in Treasury Meeting
January 23, 2020 No Responses

Murphy Calls for More Funding for The North in Treasury Meeting

Stormont’s finance minister has said he received a “warm” reception when he met a senior Treasury minister to discuss extra funding for Northern Ireland. Conor Murphy held talks with Chief Secretary to the Treasury Rishi Sunak in London on Thursday....
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Sinn Féin Details Policy on Access to Mental Health Services
January 23, 2020 No Responses

Sinn Féin Details Policy on Access to Mental Health Services

Sinn Féin has laid out proposals to tackle issues surrounding access to mental health services. Party president Mary Lou McDonald, along with Pat Buckley, General Election candidate for Cork East launched the proposals today, an issue which Mr Buckley, the...
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Taoiseach Open to Fianna Fáil Coalition After General Election
January 23, 2020 No Responses

Taoiseach Open to Fianna Fáil Coalition After General Election

Leo Varadkar has accused Fianna Fáil of taking credit in areas of government “that suits them” but said he remains open to working with the party after the General Election. Mr Varadkar said his preference would be to lead the...
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Premiership Rugby Publishes Damning Report into Saracens’ Salary Cap Breaches
January 23, 2020 No Responses

Premiership Rugby Publishes Damning Report into Saracens’ Salary Cap Breaches

Premiership Rugby has published the report into Saracens’ salary cap breaches. The England and European champions were fined £5.36 million and docked 35 league points after a hearing found they failed to disclose payments to players and exceeded the wages.....
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Out&About
January 22, 2020 No Responses

Out&About

By Paddy McCarthy I did mention last week about all the County’s Associations having their annual dinner events coming up in the lead up to the Big Day, Saint Patrick’s Day. I am going to tell more about some of...
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Burnley Win at Old Trafford for First Time Since 1962
January 22, 2020 No Responses

Burnley Win at Old Trafford for First Time Since 1962

Jay Rodriguez’s stunning strike sealed Burnley’s first Old Trafford triumph since 1962 as Manchester United fans expressed their anger at the state of the club under the Glazer family. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s men have tended to respond well to setbacks,.....
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Vardy Injured as Foxes Hammer Irons
January 22, 2020 No Responses

Vardy Injured as Foxes Hammer Irons

Leicester returned to winning ways with a 4-1 thrashing of relegation-threatened West Ham to maintain their push for Champions League football next season, but it came at a cost. Following shock back-to-back defeats to Southampton and Burnley, the Foxes were.....
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Spurs Keep Champions League Hopes Alive in Edgy Win Over Norwich
January 22, 2020 No Responses

Spurs Keep Champions League Hopes Alive in Edgy Win Over Norwich

Son Heung-min was the hero for Tottenham as they kept their top-four hopes alive with an uninspiring 2-1 win over Norwich. The South Korean ended a seven-game scoring drought as he nodded home 11 minutes from time just when Spurs...
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Domestic Violence Being Fueled By ‘Rampant’ Cocaine Use in Ireland
January 22, 2020 No Responses

Domestic Violence Being Fueled By ‘Rampant’ Cocaine Use in Ireland

“Rampant” cocaine use is fueling domestic violence and dominating family court cases in Ireland, it has been claimed. Recreational use of cocaine has become so widespread it is impacting the lives of people from every economic background, and a rising...
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Eight Medical Abortions Carried Out in The North Last Year
January 22, 2020 No Responses

Eight Medical Abortions Carried Out in The North Last Year

Eight medical abortions were carried out in Northern Ireland last year. The figures were published by the Department of Health just months before changes to the region’s law around abortion will take effect. The total is four fewer than the...
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