Senator Warns That Irish Government Risking Repeating Brexit Mistakes on United Ireland Poll
December 22, 2019 No Responses

Senator Warns That Irish Government Risking Repeating Brexit Mistakes on United Ireland Poll

The Government is risking a Brexit-style crash out by not actively preparing for Irish reunification, a senator has said. It was confirmed in official correspondence that the Government is not conducting internal risk assessments on a border poll. Joe Hackett,...
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Varadkar Targets Creation of 50,000 New Jobs in 2020
December 22, 2019 No Responses

Varadkar Targets Creation of 50,000 New Jobs in 2020

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar says his government wants to create 50,000 extra jobs next year. “Jobs will be gained, jobs will be lost, there’s always a certain amount of churn in the labor market, but we want to be in a...
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Paramilitaries Used Knuckle Dusters, Baseball Bats and Hammers in 77 Attacks This Year
December 22, 2019 No Responses

Paramilitaries Used Knuckle Dusters, Baseball Bats and Hammers in 77 Attacks This Year

Knuckle dusters, baseball bats, hammers and guns have been used by paramilitaries in attacks across the North in 2019. Some 77 people were targeted by both dissident republican and loyalist groups over the course of the year. There were 60...
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Liverpool Crowned Club World Champions After Defeating Flamengo
December 21, 2019 No Responses

Liverpool Crowned Club World Champions After Defeating Flamengo

Liverpool have won the Club World Cup, beating Flamengo 1-0 in Doha. The clash with Flamengo in Qatar entered extra time as Mane was denied a penalty right at the death. Defender Virgil Van Dijk was named in the starting...
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Manchester City Come from Behind to Defeat Foxes
December 21, 2019 No Responses

Manchester City Come from Behind to Defeat Foxes

Manchester City came from behind to turn up the heat on Leicester with a 3-1 defeat of the Foxes at the Etihad Stadium. The Premier League champions were stung by a breakaway goal from Jamie Vardy but, with Kevin De...
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England World Cup Winner Martin Peters Dies, Aged 76
December 21, 2019 No Responses

England World Cup Winner Martin Peters Dies, Aged 76

Former West Ham and Tottenham midfielder Martin Peters, who scored England’s second goal in the 1966 final against West Germany, has died aged 76 following a long battle against Alzheimer’s disease. Peters, whose death was announced by West Ham, was...
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Celtic’s Lead Back up to Five Points After Edouard Strike Seals Win Over Dons
December 21, 2019 No Responses

Celtic’s Lead Back up to Five Points After Edouard Strike Seals Win Over Dons

Odsonne Edouard hit a second-half winner as Celtic regained their five-point lead in the Ladbrokes Premiership with a 2-1 victory over Aberdeen. Edouard produced a smart finish in the 66th minute after the introduction of Mikey Johnston and resulting reshuffle...
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Ancelotti and Arteta Have Work to Do After Watching Drab Draw
December 21, 2019 No Responses

Ancelotti and Arteta Have Work to Do After Watching Drab Draw

Carlo Ancelotti and Mikel Arteta learned the size of the tasks ahead of them as they watched Everton and Arsenal play out a drab goalless draw at Goodison Park. Everton announced shortly before the match that Ancelotti had signed a...
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Everton Appoint Carlo Ancelotti as Manager
December 21, 2019 No Responses

Everton Appoint Carlo Ancelotti as Manager

Everton have appointed Carlo Ancelotti as their new manager on a four-and-a-half-year deal. The 60-year-old Italian replaces Marco Silva, who was sacked earlier this month, and becomes Everton’s fourth permanent boss since the departure of Roberto Martinez i...
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EU Prepares for ‘Harder’ Brexit After Johnson Rules Out Following Rules from Brussels
December 21, 2019 No Responses

EU Prepares for ‘Harder’ Brexit After Johnson Rules Out Following Rules from Brussels

Boris Johnson appeared to set himself on a collision course with the European Union in trade talks after ruling out adhering to Brussels rules after Brexit. A huge majority of 124 votes for the EU (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill at its...
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