Everton Need Extra Time To Beat Championship’s Rotherham

Everton Need Extra Time To Beat Championship’s Rotherham

Everton manager Carlo Ancelotti’s gamble on resting key players almost backfired as a team registering eight changes labored to a 2-1 extra-time FA Cup win over Championship strugglers Rotherham. The Italian left out top scorer Dominic Calvert-Lewin, Richarlison and goalkeeper...
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Health Officials Believe South African Variant Cases Have Been Contained In Ireland

Health Officials Believe South African Variant Cases Have Been Contained In Ireland

Three cases of the South African Covid-19 variant discovered in Ireland have been contained, a senior health official has said. The first cases of the more infectious variant were confirmed in Ireland on Friday in people who had travelled from...
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Second-Half Fightback Sees Leinster Defeat Ulster At The RDS

Second-Half Fightback Sees Leinster Defeat Ulster At The RDS

Leinster came good in the second half to claim a crucial 24-12 Guinness PRO14 bonus-point win over previously-unbeaten Ulster at the RDS. Tries from Sean Cronin and Robbie Henshaw provided a big momentum shift just after the break as Leo...
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Mané Double Helps Liverpool Advance Past Villa In FA Cup

Mané Double Helps Liverpool Advance Past Villa In FA Cup

Sadio Mané’s double helped Liverpool survive a major FA Cup scare against Aston Villa’s plucky kids. The Reds eventually clinched a 4-1 third-round win after Louie Barry’s equalizer for coronavirus-hit Villa threatened to embarrass the visitors. Mané s...
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People Before Profit Calls For Strict Lockdowns Until Covid-19 Is Eliminated

People Before Profit Calls For Strict Lockdowns Until Covid-19 Is Eliminated

Ireland’s strict lockdown should continue until community transmission of Covid-19 is eliminated, People Before Profit has said. Richard Boyd Barrett called for the Government to abandon its policy of living with Covid and instead implement a zero-Covid appr...
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More Than Half A Million People On Live Register Or Supported With PUP

More Than Half A Million People On Live Register Or Supported With PUP

There were 517,347 people on either the Live Register or Pandemic Unemployment Payment (PUP) in December, new figures show. The figure represents a decrease of 3.4 per cent on the previous month. Live Register figures eased slightly in December, according...
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Retailers In The North Experience Some Disruptions Post-Brexit

Retailers In The North Experience Some Disruptions Post-Brexit

Retailers in Northern Ireland have experienced some disruption while suppliers in the rest of the UK adapt to post-Brexit arrangements, the industry warned. There may be less choice but they are working hard to continue to provision the country, a...
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Over 200 People Died With Covid-19 In The North Over Christmas

Over 200 People Died With Covid-19 In The North Over Christmas

More than 200 people died with Covid-19 over the Christmas period in Northern Ireland, official statistics show. That included 115 in the week December 19th-25th and a further 91 in the week from December 26th to January 1st. Total fatalities...
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French Coronavirus Concerns May Suspend European Rugby Tournaments

French Coronavirus Concerns May Suspend European Rugby Tournaments

The viability of this season’s European cup competitions has been plunged into doubt following a meeting between tournament organizers and the French government. Concerns over the new strain of coronavirus prompted the Ministries of Interior, Health and Spor...
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Aston Villa Confirm FA Cup Tie Against Liverpool To Go Ahead

Aston Villa Confirm FA Cup Tie Against Liverpool To Go Ahead

Aston Villa have confirmed their FA Cup third-round tie against Liverpool will go ahead on Friday night despite a large number of their players and staff testing positive for coronavirus. The midlands club were forced to close their Bodymoor Heath...
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