President Higgins Calls On Ireland To ‘Lead By Example’ On Climate Change

President Higgins Calls On Ireland To ‘Lead By Example’ On Climate Change

President Michael D Higgins has called on the Irish State to “lead by example” in the battle against climate change. Mr Higgins said the State would be obliged to play a leading role if it is to have any hope...
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Manchester United’s Revenue Shrinks By Almost 20% In Last Year

Manchester United’s Revenue Shrinks By Almost 20% In Last Year

Manchester United’s revenue shrank by almost 20 per cent in the last financial year and the impact of Covid-19 continues to bite, but executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward vowed to continue investing in search of silverware. The Old Trafford giants provided...
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Will Connors And Hugo Keenan To Make Test Debuts For Ireland

Will Connors And Hugo Keenan To Make Test Debuts For Ireland

Flanker Will Connors and winger Hugo Keenan will make their Test debuts when Ireland host Italy in Saturday’s Six Nations clash in Dublin. The uncapped Ed Byrne and scrum-half Jamison Gibson-Park are also in line for their Test debuts off...
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Republic Of Ireland To Meet England In Wembley Friendly Next Month

Republic Of Ireland To Meet England In Wembley Friendly Next Month

Stephen Kenny’s Republic of Ireland team will take on Gareth Southgate’s England in an international friendly at Wembley Stadium on Thursday, November 12 with an 3pm EDT kick-off. The friendly will represent Ireland’s first game against England since a s...
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British And Irish Lions To Play Japan At Murrayfield Next Summer

British And Irish Lions To Play Japan At Murrayfield Next Summer

The British and Irish Lions will play Japan at Murrayfield next summer in a curtain-raiser Test match for their 2021 South Africa tour. The Lions have confirmed June 26 – the same day as next season’s Gallagher Premiership final –...
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The Late John Lennon Would Have Celebrated His 80th Birthday This October

The Late John Lennon Would Have Celebrated His 80th Birthday This October

Reflections by Brad Balfour On October 9th, John Lennon, the former superstar Beatle, and genius singer/songwriter, would have been 80 years old. Born in 1940 at Liverpool Maternity Hospital to Julia and Alfred Lennon – a merchant seaman of Irish...
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Chelsea And Sevilla Play Out Goalless Draw At Stamford Bridge

Chelsea And Sevilla Play Out Goalless Draw At Stamford Bridge

Chelsea opened their Champions League campaign by grinding to a galling goalless draw with Sevilla at Stamford Bridge. Kurt Zouma had the best chance of a frustrating west London night, the France defender’s free header losing all sting through a...
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Rashford’s Late Strike Gives Manchester United Victory Against PSG

Rashford’s Late Strike Gives Manchester United Victory Against PSG

Marcus Rashford fired Manchester United to another memorable victory at Paris St Germain as Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s men started their Champions League campaign with a bang. After a season away from European football’s top table, the Red Devils returned to.....
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UEFA Says Plans For European Super League ‘Inevitably Become Boring’

UEFA Says Plans For European Super League ‘Inevitably Become Boring’

UEFA has underlined its strong opposition to the formation of a European super league in the wake of reports of plans to launch a new continental competition involving Liverpool and Manchester United. The Premier League giants are reportedly involved in...
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Border Businesses Express Concern That Northern Retailers Will Remain Open

Border Businesses Express Concern That Northern Retailers Will Remain Open

A business owner in the border area has expressed concern that retail outlets in Northern Ireland will remain open while they shut in the Republic. Non-essential retail outlets will close from midnight on Wednesday when Ireland goes into a second...
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