Easing Lockdown Depends on People Complying with Rules, Says Varadkar

Easing Lockdown Depends on People Complying with Rules, Says Varadkar

A decision to lift coronavirus lockdown measures will depend on people complying with them, Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has warned. Mr Varadkar said that while there is a prospect of easing the measures on May 5, there are fears within the...
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UFC 249 to Go Ahead Behind Closed Doors in Florida on May 9

UFC 249 to Go Ahead Behind Closed Doors in Florida on May 9

UFC 249 is set to go ahead behind closed doors on May 9 in Florida with an interim lightweight title bout between Tony Ferguson and Justin Gaethje the headline act. The event was due to take place in Brooklyn with...
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FAI Welcomes FIFA’s Announcement of Financial Relief Payments

FAI Welcomes FIFA’s Announcement of Financial Relief Payments

FIFA is releasing around $150m to its national associations whose finances have been badly affected by the coronavirus pandemic. The FAI has welcomed the news, saying it will get the second FIFA installment of its “normal funding for designated FAI...
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Brown Wants Celtic to Win Scottish Title on the Field

Brown Wants Celtic to Win Scottish Title on the Field

Celtic captain Scott Brown says he and his team-mates want to retain their Scottish Premiership title on the pitch as the midfielder revealed his preference for the 2019-20 season to be played to its conclusion. The Hoops sat 13 points...
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Redevelopment of Windsor Park Played Key Role in North’s Improvement – O’Neill

Redevelopment of Windsor Park Played Key Role in North’s Improvement – O’Neill

Michael O’Neill believes the redevelopment of Windsor Park played a key role in Northern Ireland’s upturn in fortunes during his eight-and-a-half year spell in charge. O’Neill, who was named Stoke boss in November, on Wednesday stepped down as manager of...
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Third of All Coronavirus Deaths in The North Happen in Care Homes

Third of All Coronavirus Deaths in The North Happen in Care Homes

A third of coronavirus-related deaths are happening in care homes, new figures have indicated. The latest weekly update from the Northern Ireland Statistical and Research Agency (NISRA) records 276 deaths involving Covid-19 up to April 17. Of these, 60.1% occu...
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Organizers Cancel European Athletics Championship in Paris

Organizers Cancel European Athletics Championship in Paris

The European Athletics Championships scheduled for Paris in August has become the latest high-profile event to be cancelled because of the coronavirus pandemic. A local organizing committee (LOC) and the French Athletics Federation (FFA) had been looking at wa...
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Manchester United Hope to Return to Training Next Month

Manchester United Hope to Return to Training Next Month

Manchester United are optimistic of returning to training next month but have several contingency plans if the countrywide lockdown is extended, according to assistant coach Kieran McKenna. The coronavirus pandemic led to the indefinite suspension of the Premi...
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PSNI Officer Appointed to Senior Role in Gardaí

PSNI Officer Appointed to Senior Role in Gardaí

A police officer from the North has been appointed to a senior role in An Garda Síochána, marking another “significant milestone”, the Justice Minister has said. PSNI Detective Chief Superintendent Paula Hilman was unveiled as an Assistant Commissioner, ...
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Bundesliga Waits on Government Approval for Return Next Month

Bundesliga Waits on Government Approval for Return Next Month

The German Bundesliga is gearing up to resume behind closed doors in May, subject to government approval. Teams in the country’s top two tiers have already returned to training as the country begins to relax some of its social distancing...
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