Archbishop Of Dublin Diarmuid Martin Retires
December 29, 2020 No Responses

Archbishop Of Dublin Diarmuid Martin Retires

Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Dublin Archbishop Diarmuid Martin, who worked to rebuild the Roman Catholic Church’s credibility in Ireland after it was shattered by decades of clerical sexual abuse and cover-up. Archbishop Martin turned 75 earlier this...
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Dublin Grandmother Becomes First To Be Vaccinated In The Republic
December 29, 2020 No Responses

Dublin Grandmother Becomes First To Be Vaccinated In The Republic

A 79-year-old grandmother from Dublin has become the first person in the Republic of Ireland to receive a coronavirus vaccination. Annie Lynch received the vaccine at St James’s Hospital in Dublin. It was the first Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 jab to be...
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Croke Park To Host Criminal Trials During First Months Of 2021
December 29, 2020 No Responses

Croke Park To Host Criminal Trials During First Months Of 2021

Croke Park is set to host criminal trials during the first three months of 2021. The venue has been let to the Courts Service to provide courtrooms from mid-January. In a statement, the Courts Service said it has worked with...
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PSG Confirm Sacking Of Manager Thomas Tuchel
December 29, 2020 No Responses

PSG Confirm Sacking Of Manager Thomas Tuchel

Paris St Germain have confirmed they have terminated manager Thomas Tuchel’s contract. The 47-year-old, who guided the club to two Ligue 1 titles after being appointed in July 2018, was reported to have been sacked on Christmas Eve. PSG said...
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Experts Warn Of Huge Backlog In Dealing With Respiratory Diseases
December 29, 2020 No Responses

Experts Warn Of Huge Backlog In Dealing With Respiratory Diseases

A leading consultant has warned of a huge backlog of untreated respiratory diseases in Ireland as the health service grapples with Covid-19 cases. Sweeping closures of services were introduced in March while other respiratory supports were dramatically scaled ...
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Government Will Build Up To 25,000 Homes In 2021 Says Martin
December 29, 2020 No Responses

Government Will Build Up To 25,000 Homes In 2021 Says Martin

Up to 25,000 new homes will be built by the end of next year, Taoiseach Micheál Martin has said. Mr Martin said the Government’s target is a “challenging” figure. Around 12,750 will be social homes and of those 9,750 will...
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Villa Stay Above Chelsea With Draw At Stamford Bridge
December 28, 2020 No Responses

Villa Stay Above Chelsea With Draw At Stamford Bridge

Anwar El Ghazi cancelled out Olivier Giroud’s header as Aston Villa stole a 1-1 draw at Stamford Bridge to stay above Chelsea in the Premier League table. El Ghazi tapped home at the far post with the Blues frustrated neither...
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Harvey Barnes Scores Late To Give Eagles Draw With Foxes
December 28, 2020 No Responses

Harvey Barnes Scores Late To Give Eagles Draw With Foxes

Leicester moved up to second in the Premier League but dropped points in their pursuit of leaders Liverpool after a 1-1 draw at Crystal Palace. Kelechi Iheanacho had a first-half penalty saved by Vicente Guaita and when Wilfried Zaha fired...
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Number of Irish Passports Issued In 2020 Falls 60%
December 28, 2020 No Responses

Number of Irish Passports Issued In 2020 Falls 60%

The number of Irish passports issued this year dropped by 60 per cent compared to last year, new figures show. Around 400,000 Irish passports were issued over the last 12 months, which is around 40 per cent of the number...
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Spurs Denied Victory By Romain Saiss’s Late Strike
December 27, 2020 No Responses

Spurs Denied Victory By Romain Saiss’s Late Strike

Tottenham’s winless run stretched to four Premier League games as their attempt to defend a lead for 90 minutes backfired, with Wolves coming back to claim a deserved 1-1 draw. Spurs went in front through Tanguy Ndombele after just 57...
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