Rise in Retirement Age to 65 Would Cost €450m Says Sinn Féin

Rise in Retirement Age to 65 Would Cost €450m Says Sinn Féin

It would cost €450 million to allow people in Ireland to retire at age 65, Sinn Féin said. Dáil candidate Pearse Doherty accused Fine Gael of wanting to make people work longer for less. The retirement age is set to...
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Bellerin Earns Arsenal A Draw Against Chelsea After Luiz Sees Red

Bellerin Earns Arsenal A Draw Against Chelsea After Luiz Sees Red

Hector Bellerin earned 10-man Arsenal a 2-2 Premier League draw at Chelsea as the red-carded David Luiz endured a wretched Stamford Bridge return. Gunners skipper Bellerin equalized three minutes after opposing captain Cesar Azpilicueta thought he had claimed ...
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Super-Sub Agüero Secures Win For City At Bramall Lane

Super-Sub Agüero Secures Win For City At Bramall Lane

Manchester City needed to call on Sergio Agüero to see off a spirited Sheffield United side 1-0 as Aymeric Laporte made his long-awaited return to action at Bramall Lane. Pep Guardiola was full of praise for the Blades in the...
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Fine Gael Promises to Only Vote for Brexit Trade Deal That Protects Farmers

Fine Gael Promises to Only Vote for Brexit Trade Deal That Protects Farmers

Fine Gael has pledged it will only vote for an EU trade agreement that ensures a level playing field for farmers, if they are re-elected. The party has promised to protect farmers in its election manifesto, pledging to safeguard farm...
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McDonald Takes Aim at the “Three Wise Men of Failed Government” in Manifesto Launch

McDonald Takes Aim at the “Three Wise Men of Failed Government” in Manifesto Launch

Dublin’s Mansion House was awash with green, white and orange – complete with a horse and cart at the gates – as Sinn Féin launched its election manifesto. The site of the first Dáil in 1918, which returned a Sinn...
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Wilson Hits Out at Davos’ ‘Climate Hypocrites’

Wilson Hits Out at Davos’ ‘Climate Hypocrites’

A DUP MP has hit out at “climate hypocrites” who will “zoom into Davos in hundreds of private jets to lecture the world about stopping consuming fossil fuel”. World leaders are gathering in Davos, Switzerland, this week for the annual...
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Lennon Stays Optimistic About Second Half of Season

Lennon Stays Optimistic About Second Half of Season

Neil Lennon insists any talk of Celtic’s title demise is premature as the second half of their Ladbrokes Premiership campaign begins against Kilmarnock. The Parkhead club have won the last 10 trophies available in Scotland and are going for nine...
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Timothy Joseph Vies to be First Traveller TD Elected from Cork

Timothy Joseph Vies to be First Traveller TD Elected from Cork

A 24-year-old from Cork has launched a campaign to be the first Cork Traveller TD elected to the Dáil. Timothy Joseph (TJ) Hogan from Farranree in Cork city, will run in the Cork North Central constituency for the upcoming General...
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Guardiola Calls for Scrapping the League Cup

Guardiola Calls for Scrapping the League Cup

Pep Guardiola has suggested scrapping the League Cup in an attempt to ease the fixture burden on players. The Manchester City manager has been a vocal critic of the scheduling this season, particularly over Christmas, arguing on behalf of all...
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Ministries In The North Will Not Be Compelled to Provide Same-Sex Marriage

Ministries In The North Will Not Be Compelled to Provide Same-Sex Marriage

It will not be possible to compel churches or individual ministers in Northern Ireland to provide same-sex marriage, under proposals published by the British Government for consultation. The ceremony has been legalized and from this month couples were able to....
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