Six Nations Confirms They Have No Plans To Expand Participants

Six Nations Confirms They Have No Plans To Expand Participants

Six Nations organizers have sought to end persistent speculation over South Africa joining the Championship by ruling out any changes being made to the existing participants. Earlier this week the Springboks committed to remaining in the Rugby Championship until at...
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Ronan Kelleher Ruled Out Of Six Nations With Shoulder Injury

Ronan Kelleher Ruled Out Of Six Nations With Shoulder Injury

Ireland hooker Ronan Kelleher has been ruled out of the remainder of the Guinness Six Nations due to a shoulder issue. The 24-year-old Leinster player sustained the injury during the first half of last weekend’s 30-24 defeat to France in...
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Rangers On Target, Stunning Dortmund In Europa League Upset

Rangers On Target, Stunning Dortmund In Europa League Upset

Rangers produced one of the club’s greatest European performances with a stunning 4-2 Europa League knockout round play-off first-leg win over Borussia Dortmund. In an incredible encounter in the Westfalenstadion, Gers captain James Tavernier scored a VAR-aw...
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President Laments Lack Of Progress On Education Integration In The North

President Laments Lack Of Progress On Education Integration In The North

President Michael D Higgins has expressed his disappointment at the lack of progress on integration of housing and education in the North. The President was speaking at an All-island Women’s Forum in Co Fermanagh, organized by the All-island Women’s Forum....
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‘All Potential Verdicts Should Be Left Available’ Says Stardust Inquest Coroner

‘All Potential Verdicts Should Be Left Available’ Says Stardust Inquest Coroner

A verdict of “unlawful killing” will not be excluded in the inquest into the Stardust tragedy. Forty-eight people died in the Stardust nightclub fire in Dublin on February 14th 1981. Eamon Butterly, the former manager of the nightclub, had sought...
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‘3G Vacations’ Becoming More Popular In Ireland

‘3G Vacations’ Becoming More Popular In Ireland

The popularity of holidays involving three generations of the same family is on the increase in Ireland following the pandemic, new research indicates. After lockdowns and restrictions forced extended families to stay apart for long periods, more people are pl...
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Advantage Liverpool After Victory At The San Siro

Advantage Liverpool After Victory At The San Siro

Liverpool executed an old-fashioned European smash and grab in the San Siro as goals from Roberto Firmino and Mohamed Salah handed them a huge advantage against Inter Milan Jurgen Klopp’s side were well below their best, especially for 30 minutes...
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Out&About

Out&About

By Paddy McCarthy It has been a very sad week here in New York with a lot of bad news. I just got back from Ireland on Tuesday evening at 8 pm and I will tell you about that later....
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No Short-Term Fix As Hospital Waiting Lists Jump By 18 Per Cent

No Short-Term Fix As Hospital Waiting Lists Jump By 18 Per Cent

Outpatient waiting lists jumped by 98,000 (18 per cent) while day cases rose by 9,000 and endoscopy waiting lists grew by 10,000 (47 per cent) during the pandemic, the health committee has heard. The head of the HSE, Paul Reid,...
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McDonald Accuses Government Of ‘Failing Miserably’ To Deal With Hospital Crisis

McDonald Accuses Government Of ‘Failing Miserably’ To Deal With Hospital Crisis

The Government has been accused of “failing miserably” to deal with the crisis in hospitals by the leader of Sinn Féin. Mary Lou McDonald told the Dáil that new figures showed 1,100 people aged 75 and older were on a...
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