Taoiseach Expresses Concerns Over EU Decision To Block Vaccine Supplies To The North

Taoiseach Expresses Concerns Over EU Decision To Block Vaccine Supplies To The North

Taoiseach Micheál Martin has spoken to the European Commission’s president to express concerns over EU plans to block the supply of Covid-19 vaccinations into Northern Ireland. In an unexpected move on Friday, the European Union triggered Article 16 of the...
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Ireland To Receive First Shipment Of AstraZeneca Vaccine In Early February

Ireland To Receive First Shipment Of AstraZeneca Vaccine In Early February

Ireland will receive its first shots of AstraZeneca and Oxford University’s Covid-19 vaccine during the week beginning February 8th after its approval by Europe’s medicines regulator, Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly said. “The contract was t...
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Celtic’s Chief Executive Peter Lawwell To Retire In Summer

Celtic’s Chief Executive Peter Lawwell To Retire In Summer

Celtic have announced that chief executive Peter Lawwell will retire at the end of the season. Lawwell, 61, has held the post since 2003, overseeing 13 Premiership titles and four domestic trebles at Parkhead. Scottish Rugby’s chief operating officer Dominic...
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Liverpool End Winless Streak With Emphatic Win At Tottenham

Liverpool End Winless Streak With Emphatic Win At Tottenham

Liverpool kick-started their Premier League season in emphatic style with a 3-1 win at Tottenham, who lost Harry Kane to injury. The Reds’ title defense had been left in tatters following a five-game winless run where they had scored just...
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Donohoe Predicts Economy Will Make ‘Good Recovery’ By End Of Year

Donohoe Predicts Economy Will Make ‘Good Recovery’ By End Of Year

Minister for Finance Paschal Donohoe has predicted the economy will make a “good recovery” in the second half of this year, despite national debt having increased by about €35 billion due to the pandemic. Mr Donohoe said the national finances...
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Johnny Sexton Enthusiastic To Lead Ireland To Six Nations Success

Johnny Sexton Enthusiastic To Lead Ireland To Six Nations Success

Johnny Sexton says it would be “brilliant” to cap his illustrious career by captaining Ireland to silverware. Sexton has enjoyed a trophy-laden time in the game and is preparing to lead his country for the second successive Guinness Six Nations...
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Sheffield United Shock Manchester United At Old Trafford

Sheffield United Shock Manchester United At Old Trafford

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Out&About

Out&About

By Paddy McCarthy I have to tell yea, being in home internment has its ups and downs and you know well what I mean by that. I started off this Monday with my annual doctor’s office checkup and guess what?...
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Chelsea Draw With Wolves As Tuchel Takes The Reins As Manager

Chelsea Draw With Wolves As Tuchel Takes The Reins As Manager

Thomas Tuchel’s Chelsea career fell prey to a frustrating launch night as the Blues laboured to a galling goalless Premier League draw with Wolves. Former Paris St Germain boss Tuchel replaced Frank Lampard on Tuesday, with the Blues board hailing...
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New Restrictions On Travel Are Introduced As Lockdown Is Extended

New Restrictions On Travel Are Introduced As Lockdown Is Extended

The Taoiseach has defended the Government’s plan to reduce Covid-19 cases after it introduced new restrictions on travel and extended the lockdown. Micheál Martin said he will do “whatever it takes” to keep numbers down, telling the Dáil there will...
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