Lions Begin South African Tour With Win Over The Sigma Lions

Lions Begin South African Tour With Win Over The Sigma Lions

Josh Adams plundered four tries as the British and Irish Lions opened their tour on South African soil with a rampant 56-14 victory over the Sigma Lions. The hosts were rabbits caught in the headlights as they leaked early tries...
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Irish Public Can Mitigate Effects Of Delta Variant Says Taoiseach

Irish Public Can Mitigate Effects Of Delta Variant Says Taoiseach

The Irish public have the power to weaken the coming Delta variant coronavirus wave, the Taoiseach has said. A refocus on personal behavior and responsibility can allow Covid-19 vaccines to rollout, reducing the impact of the variant and protecting progress...
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Ireland Outlast Japan In Exciting Nine-Try Encounter

Ireland Outlast Japan In Exciting Nine-Try Encounter

The Vodafone Summer Series made an immediate splash as the 3,000 returning fans at the Aviva Stadium were treated to a hugely entertaining contest between Ireland and Japan. Andy Farrell’s men quelled Japan’s challenge with two final-quarter penalt...
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Almost Half Of All Adults In Ireland Are Now Fully Vaccinated

Almost Half Of All Adults In Ireland Are Now Fully Vaccinated

Almost half of Irish adults are now fully vaccinated against Covid-19, HSE chief executive Paul Reid has said. New figures released on Saturday show that 48 per cent of adults, 1.8 million people, have now received two doses of the...
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McIlroy Bounces Back On Second Day Of Irish Open

McIlroy Bounces Back On Second Day Of Irish Open

A day after describing his game as being stuck in neutral, Rory McIlroy moved through the gears to get back into contention for a second victory in the Dubai Duty Free Irish Open. McIlroy added a second round of 67...
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Organized Crime Would Be Worse With Drug Legalization Says Garda Commissioner

Organized Crime Would Be Worse With Drug Legalization Says Garda Commissioner

The organized crime situation would be “far, far worse” if drugs were legalized, Garda Commissioner Drew Harris has said. Advocates for decriminalization argue it would damage criminal gangs by targeting their main source of revenue, and say the ongoing, d...
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Ireland To Experience ‘Significant Transmission’ Of Delta Variant Says Holohan

Ireland To Experience ‘Significant Transmission’ Of Delta Variant Says Holohan

Chief Medical Officer Dr Tony Holohan has warned that there is going to be “very significant transmission” of Covid cases driven by the Delta variant. The assessment came as the State recorded its 5,000th Covid death on Thursday. The Department...
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Sinn Féin Is Now Largest Party At Stormont After DUP MLA Resigns

Sinn Féin Is Now Largest Party At Stormont After DUP MLA Resigns

Sinn Féin is the largest political party in the Northern Ireland Assembly after a veteran DUP MLA announced his resignation. Alex Easton’s decision to leave the DUP after 21 years gives the party 26 seats in the Assembly. Sinn Féin...
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New Digital Vaccination Certificates To Be Distributed Within Weeks

New Digital Vaccination Certificates To Be Distributed Within Weeks

Hundreds of thousands of people are set to receive their digital Covid cert in the next three weeks, the Tánaiste has said. Leo Varadkar said people will receive the Covid certs either electronically or by post. Work is also under...
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Stuart Hogg To Captain Lions For Saturday’s Tour Opener

Stuart Hogg To Captain Lions For Saturday’s Tour Opener

Stuart Hogg will captain the British and Irish Lions for their opening fixture in South Africa against the Emirates Lions on Saturday. Hogg was dropped by Exeter for the closing stages of their Gallagher Premiership title push but the Scotland...
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