Out&About
I was in New Jersey on last Friday night for a reception for the 2nd Annual Grand Marshal Gala held by the Rutherford Irish American Association. There was had a capacity crowd at the event that was held at the...
Eddie Jones Predicts That Ireland Opener will be ‘Brutal’
Eddie Jones has warned that England may be broke off the field but will be brutal on it in their pursuit of Ireland’s Guinness Six Nations crown. Jones and Warren Gatland met for a curry in London on the eve...
Manchester City Progress to Final but Brewers Regain Their Honor
Manchester City completed the formality of victory in their Carabao Cup semi-final with a routine 1-0 win at Burton. Sergio Aguero scored the only goal on a freezing night at the Pirelli Stadium, completing a comprehensive 10-0 aggregate success for...
Higuain Joins Chelsea on Loan
Chelsea have completed the signing of Juventus striker Gonzalo Higuain on loan for the rest of the season. The 31-year-old Argentina international spent the first half of the campaign at AC Milan, scoring eight times in 22 appearances. His move...
HSE Warns of Serious Healthcare Disruptions in the Event of a Nurses’ Strike
Patients, GPs and hospital clinics are being warned by the HSE of serious disruptions to services this day next week if the nurses strike goes ahead. Talks between health officials and unions have been taking place at the Workplace Relations...
Women Suffering from Cervical Cancer to be given Pembro
Women suffering with cervical cancer are to be offered the drug Pembro for their treatment after a high profile campaign. The drug had only been available to the victims of the CervicalCheck scandal until now. Doctors will be able to...
Seamus Callanan Named as Tipp’s Hurling Captain
Seamus Callanan has been confirmed as the new Tipperary hurling captain for 2019. The Drom-and-Inch forward made his senior Tipp debut in 2008, helping them win a pair of All-Ireland titles. Vice-captain under Callanan will be Noel McGrath. Tipp begin...
Ulster Fan Who Racially Abused Simon Zebo is Banned for Life
Ulster Rugby have banned for life a spectator found to have racially abused Racing 92 winger Simon Zebo. The incident occurred during Ulster’s 26-22 Heineken Champions Cup victory over Racing at Kingspan Stadium earlier this month. Both clubs strongly co...
European Commission Hits Mastercard with $650m Fine
Mastercard has been fined $650.5m by the European Commission for breaching EU anti-trust regulation. The Commission said the card giant was guilty of obstructing merchants’ access to cross-border card payment services. This limited possibility for mercha...
Ronaldo Handed Two Year Suspended Sentence for Tax Fraud in Spain
Cristiano Ronaldo has pleaded guilty to tax fraud and received a two-year suspended sentence. The Juventus forward, who was facing charges stemming from his days at Real Madrid, was in court for about 45 minutes and signed an agreement which...