Lingard Scores Two As West Ham Hammer Leicester City

Lingard Scores Two As West Ham Hammer Leicester City

Jesse Lingard continued his one-man crusade to get West Ham into the Champions League with two goals in a 3-2 win over Leicester. The England midfielder took his goal tally to eight in nine appearances since joining on loan from...
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McAleese: Prince Philip Came To Ireland ‘On Mission To Heal History’

McAleese: Prince Philip Came To Ireland ‘On Mission To Heal History’

Prince Philip travelled to Ireland in 2011 “on a mission to heal history”, former president Mary McAleese has said. Belfast-born Mrs McAleese was president of the Republic when Philip accompanied Queen Elizabeth on the historic visit, the first by a...
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Leinster Knock Holders Exeter Out Of Heineken Champions Cup

Leinster Knock Holders Exeter Out Of Heineken Champions Cup

Holders Exeter were knocked out of the Heineken Champions Cup after tournament heavyweights Leinster won a titanic quarter-final 34-22 at Sandy Park. Leinster remain on course for a record fifth European title, consigning the Chiefs to a last-eight exit as...
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Ireland Set To Loosen Lockdown Restrictions On Monday

Ireland Set To Loosen Lockdown Restrictions On Monday

Level 5 restrictions are set to be eased on Monday just under four months since they were introduced for the third time on Christmas Eve. Since last December, the return of some children to schools and some construction work have...
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Rachael Blackmore Becomes First Woman To Win Grand National

Rachael Blackmore Becomes First Woman To Win Grand National

Rachael Blackmore became the first woman to ride the winner of the Randox Grand National when steering Minella Times to glory at Aintree. The Irish rider (31) was top jockey at the Cheltenham Festival – where she won the Champion...
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Alexander-Arnold Scores Winner As Liverpool Edge Aston Villa

Alexander-Arnold Scores Winner As Liverpool Edge Aston Villa

Defender Trent Alexander-Arnold found himself in the spotlight for the third time in a week as his added-time winner against Aston Villa kept Liverpool’s Champions League qualification hopes alive. The England defender, watched by national team boss Gareth S...
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Taoiseach: North Must Not ‘Spiral Back To That Dark Place’

Taoiseach: North Must Not ‘Spiral Back To That Dark Place’

Taoiseach Micheál Martin has warned that Northern Ireland must not “spiral back to that dark place of sectarian murders and political discord”. His comments came after another night of disorder and violence that has blighted the region throughout much of....
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Ten Man Leeds Shock Manchester City At The Etihad

Ten Man Leeds Shock Manchester City At The Etihad

Stuart Dallas struck a last-gasp winner as 10-man Leeds stunned runaway Premier League leaders Manchester City 2-1 at the Etihad Stadium. The Northern Irishman raced onto a fine through ball from Ezgjan Alioski and flicked past Ederson for his second...
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One Million Vaccination Doses Administered In The North

One Million Vaccination Doses Administered In The North

Northern Ireland’s Health Minister Robin Swann has hailed “another landmark”, as the region passed the one million mark for vaccines administered. Some 813,468 people have now received their first dose of the vaccine, while 189,697 have received thei...
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Exeter Hoping To Take Advantage Of Leinster’s Enforced Downtime

Exeter Hoping To Take Advantage Of Leinster’s Enforced Downtime

Rob Baxter insists Exeter are ready to pounce if Leinster show any signs of rust in Saturday’s Heineken Champions Cup quarter-final at Sandy Park. The eagerly-awaited tie matches Baxter’s defending champions against a team chasing a record fifth European c...
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