French Head Coach Galthie Tests Positive For Covid-19

French Head Coach Galthie Tests Positive For Covid-19

France’s head coach Fabian Galthie has tested positive for Covid-19, the French rugby federation said on Tuesday. It comes after the country’s entire Six Nations squad went into self-isolation after a member of the backroom staff tested positive for coronavirus....
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EU VP Says Commission ‘Deeply Regrets’ Handling Of Article 16 Threats

EU VP Says Commission ‘Deeply Regrets’ Handling Of Article 16 Threats

European Commission vice-president Maros Sefcovic has said mistakes were made in the process leading up the EU’s recent attempt to trigger Article 16 of the Northern Ireland Protocol. Mr Sefcovic said the commission “deeply regrets” how it handled the is...
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Chelsea’s Werner Ends Scoring Drought In Win Against Magpies

Chelsea’s Werner Ends Scoring Drought In Win Against Magpies

Timo Werner’s first goal in 15 Premier League games sent Chelsea back into the top four as the Blues saw off Newcastle 2-0 at Stamford Bridge. Olivier Giroud also found the net as Chelsea coasted past a worryingly-limited Newcastle, although...
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Health Authorities Express Concern At Covid-19 Outbreaks In Colleges And Workplaces

Health Authorities Express Concern At Covid-19 Outbreaks In Colleges And Workplaces

Coronavirus outbreaks in workplaces and colleges are causing concern, public health doctors in Ireland said. More than 100 cases have been discovered at a university in Galway and a number of other people are awaiting test results. Deputy chief medical...
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Henderson Says Ireland ‘Seeing Progress’ Despite Loss To France

Henderson Says Ireland ‘Seeing Progress’ Despite Loss To France

Iain Henderson insists Ireland are heading in the right direction under head coach Andy Farrell, despite their Guinness Six Nations title hopes being wiped out after just two games. A first home defeat to tournament favorites France in a decade...
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Aubameyang Scores Hat-Trick As Arsenal Put Leeds To The Sword

Aubameyang Scores Hat-Trick As Arsenal Put Leeds To The Sword

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scored his first Premier League hat-trick on his return to the Arsenal side to lead them to a thrilling win over Leeds. The Gunners captain had not started in five games after leaving the club’s coronavirus-secure bubble to...
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Tributes Paid To Victims On 40th Anniversary Of Stardust Nightclub Tragedy

Tributes Paid To Victims On 40th Anniversary Of Stardust Nightclub Tragedy

Tributes have been paid to the 48 victims of the Stardust nightclub fire on the 40th anniversary of the tragedy. A fresh inquiry into the events at the Artane nightclub on Valentine’s Day 1981 is to take place at Dublin...
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Ireland Beaten In Dublin By Six-Nations Favorites France

Ireland Beaten In Dublin By Six-Nations Favorites France

Ireland have suffered a second Six Nations defeat as France underlined their status as tournament favorites by grinding out a 15-13 win in Dublin. The Irish suffered successive losses at the start of a Six Nations campaign for the first...
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Draw With West Brom Puts Dents In Manchester United’s Title Hopes

Draw With West Brom Puts Dents In Manchester United’s Title Hopes

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s comeback kings fell short on the road as embattled West Brom dug deep for a draw to seriously dent Manchester United’s title hopes. Having been top of the Premier League just 19 days ago, the second-placed Red...
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Donnelly: ‘No Fixed Date’ For Schools To Reopen In Ireland

Donnelly: ‘No Fixed Date’ For Schools To Reopen In Ireland

The Minister for Health has said there is “no fixed date” for the return of schools. Discussions are ongoing between the Department of Education and teachers’ unions about holding the Leaving Cert and bringing students back to classrooms. The ASTI...
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