Australia Enters Recession For The First Time In 28 Years

Australia Enters Recession For The First Time In 28 Years

Australia’s economy has suffered its sharpest quarterly drop since the Great Depression because of the pandemic, with official data released on Wednesday confirming the country is experiencing its first recession in 28 years. The latest national accounts showed the economy...
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Same-Sex Weddings Can Now Be Performed In The North

Same-Sex Weddings Can Now Be Performed In The North

Same-sex couples in Northern Ireland can apply to have a religious wedding ceremony following a change in the law. From today, couples will be able to register to marry in a religious setting, and religious bodies can choose to opt...
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Researchers At Trinity To Participate In Clinical Trial For MND Sufferers

Researchers At Trinity To Participate In Clinical Trial For MND Sufferers

Researchers in Dublin are participating in an early phase gene-based clinical trial for motor neurone disease (MND) sufferers. The team at Trinity College Dublin is one of only four in Europe to take part in the clinical trial for the...
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Met Éireann Announce Storm Names For 2020-21

Met Éireann Announce Storm Names For 2020-21

Aiden will be the first storm to blow in across Ireland and the UK this winter, according to the new list of names for this year’s strongest weather systems. Bella, Gavin, Julia, Minnie, Oscar, Ravi, Saidhbhin and Wilson are among...
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Marcus Rashford Spearheading Task Force To Tackle Child Food Poverty

Marcus Rashford Spearheading Task Force To Tackle Child Food Poverty

Marcus Rashford is spearheading a task force on the issue of child food poverty and is warning of “devastating” effects on the stability of the country if action is not taken quickly. The Manchester United and England striker was successful...
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Parents Warned To Keep Sick Children At Home As Schools Reopen In Ireland

Parents Warned To Keep Sick Children At Home As Schools Reopen In Ireland

Parents have been warned not to “dose” their children with painkillers and send them to school if they have Covid-19 symptoms. Dr Sumi Dunne urged parents to keep their children at home if they are unwell, unless they only have...
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Murray Bracing For ‘Weird’ Experience Of US Open Without Crowds

Murray Bracing For ‘Weird’ Experience Of US Open Without Crowds

Andy Murray is bracing himself for the “weird” experience of playing at the US Open without any fans. The first grand slam since the coronavirus pandemic struck gets under way in New York on Monday and is being played behind...
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Shamrock Rovers To Welcome AC Milan To Dublin In Europa League

Shamrock Rovers To Welcome AC Milan To Dublin In Europa League

Seven-time European champion AC Milan was drawn away to Shamrock Rovers when the Europa League second qualifying round pairings were made Monday. The single-leg elimination game is scheduled on Sept. 17 without fans at Shamrock Rovers’ 8,000-capacity stadium...
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Munster Defeats Connacht To Set Up Semi-Final Date With Leinster

Munster Defeats Connacht To Set Up Semi-Final Date With Leinster

Munster capitalized on Connacht’s two first-half red cards to advance to the Guinness PRO14 semi-finals with a 49-12 bonus point win at the Aviva Stadium. Connacht’s debutante number 8 Abraham Papali’i was sent off for a 25th-minute high tack...
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Irish Heart Foundation Warns Of The Dangers Of A Sedentary Lifestyle

Irish Heart Foundation Warns Of The Dangers Of A Sedentary Lifestyle

More than half of people working from home estimate they are sitting down for an average of two hours and 40 minutes longer per day, a new survey has found. The survey found that more than half of all workers...
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