Renowned Irish Architect Kevin Roche Dies in Connecticut

Renowned Irish Architect Kevin Roche Dies in Connecticut

Renowned Irish architect Kevin Roche has died at the age of 96. He designed the Convention Center in Dublin and passed away on Friday night at his home in Connecticut. The CCD says he won innumerable awards for his designs...
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Manchester City Grind Out Important Win in Bournemouth

Manchester City Grind Out Important Win in Bournemouth

Manchester City returned to the top of the Premier League but lost Kevin De Bruyne and John Stones to injury following a 1-0 success at Bournemouth. Substitute Riyad Mahrez secured City’s fifth successive top-flight win with a low strike early...
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Lukaku Gets The Winner in Five Goal Thriller

Lukaku Gets The Winner in Five Goal Thriller

Romelu Lukaku’s brace sealed Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s Manchester United a thrilling comeback win against struggling Southampton on an afternoon of exceptional goals. While a lot has changed in the three months since Jose Mourinho’s Reds overcam...
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TD Slams Facebook for Allowing Anti-Vaccination ‘Propaganda’

TD Slams Facebook for Allowing Anti-Vaccination ‘Propaganda’

A Fine Gael TD has criticized Facebook for allowing anti-vaccination “propaganda” to be aimed at parents. Kate O’Connell said they urgently need to address the issue as children’s lives are being put at risk. It comes as the latest figu...
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Taoiseach Criticizes Fianna Fáil/SDLP Partnership

Taoiseach Criticizes Fianna Fáil/SDLP Partnership

The Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has criticized Fianna Fáil’s recent partnership with the SDLP during a trip to Belfast. Speaking at an Alliance Party dinner last night, Mr Varadkar pointed to the dynamic created by the deal between the Conservative party...
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Number of Measles Cases in Ireland Jump 244%

Number of Measles Cases in Ireland Jump 244%

There has been a 244% increase in measles cases in Ireland between 2017 and 2018. According to UNICEF Ireland, there were 86 cases here last year, up from 25 on the previous year. The charity is warning that global cases...
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Leinster Defeat Cheetahs and Secure PRO14 Semi-Final Slot

Leinster Defeat Cheetahs and Secure PRO14 Semi-Final Slot

Leinster clinched top spot in Guinness PRO14 Conference B and a home semi-final with a 19-7 victory over the Toyota Cheetahs at a rain-hit RDS. The defending champions sealed their table-topping finish with four rounds still to play, building a...
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‘No Need for Checkpoints on The Border’ Says Foster

‘No Need for Checkpoints on The Border’ Says Foster

There is no need for checkpoints on the Irish border and no need for Irish warships impounding Northern Ireland fishing boats, DUP leader Arlene Foster said. Mrs Foster also reiterated her party’s concerns over the Brexit Withdrawal Agreement, saying it...
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Former World Featherweight Champion Eusebio Pedroza Has Died, Aged 62

Former World Featherweight Champion Eusebio Pedroza Has Died, Aged 62

Eusebio Pedroza, the boxer Barry McGuigan defeated to memorably become world featherweight champion in 1985, has died, aged 62. The WBA announced the death of its former long-reigning champion, saying the Panamanian had been hospitalized as he battled pancreat...
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Taoiseach Believes No-Deal Brexit is ‘Unlikely’

Taoiseach Believes No-Deal Brexit is ‘Unlikely’

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar believes it is unlikely that the United Kingdom will crash out of the European Union without a deal. Mr Varadkar was speaking in Belfast after meeting Northern Ireland’s business leaders for discussions which he described as being...
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