How Words Brought Me To My Irish Connections

How Words Brought Me To My Irish Connections

Special Feature by Mike Greenly (Eileen Shapiro & Rosie O’Donnell photo: Billy Hess ) With my last name, people  assume I’m Irish. Not so. My father’s original name was “Greenberg” – but when he was applying to medical schools in...
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PSNI Charge Man with Murder of Lyra McKee

PSNI Charge Man with Murder of Lyra McKee

A 52-year-old man has been charged with the murder of journalist Lyra McKee, the Police Service of Northern Ireland said. The man is also charged with “possession of a firearm with intent to endanger life and professing to be a...
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One Man Still in Custody in Relation to Lyra McKee Murder

One Man Still in Custody in Relation to Lyra McKee Murder

Three of four men arrested by detectives investigating the murder of journalist Lyra McKee have been released. The men, aged 20, 27, 29 and 52, were detained under the Terrorism Act in Derry on Tuesday morning. The 52-year-old remains in...
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North Businesses Face Challenging Customs Forms for Goods Sent to UK

North Businesses Face Challenging Customs Forms for Goods Sent to UK

Businesses in Northern Ireland may have to fill out customs forms with 31 entries to send goods to the rest of the UK, trade officials there said. Many firms in the North are not ready for Brexit, government jobs creation...
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Slade Called Up in England Squad to Face Ireland

Slade Called Up in England Squad to Face Ireland

Henry Slade has been called up by England for the first time in the 2020 Guinness Six Nations as he steps up his recovery from an ankle problem. Slade sustained the injury in Exeter’s 31-22 Gallagher Premiership victory over Leicester...
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Liverpool Look to Start Anfield Road Redevelopment This Year

Liverpool Look to Start Anfield Road Redevelopment This Year

Liverpool hope to begin work on their £60million Anfield Road redevelopment by the end of the year, with completion scheduled for the summer of 2022. The second stage of public consultation, reflecting small changes to the original proposals – the...
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Pochettino Hoping for New Management Opportunity in Premier League

Pochettino Hoping for New Management Opportunity in Premier League

Former Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino would relish another opportunity to manage in the Premier League. Pochettino, who took over at White Hart Lane in May 2014 after leaving Southampton, had guided the north London club to the Champions League final...
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Sturgeon Wants Funding for Irish Sea Bridge Sent to Holyrood and Stormont

Sturgeon Wants Funding for Irish Sea Bridge Sent to Holyrood and Stormont

Funding for a proposed bridge between Scotland and Northern Ireland should be sent to Holyrood and Stormont instead, Nicola Sturgeon has said. Speaking at a conference in London to discuss the lead-up to the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow in...
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Community Shield to Move From Wembley in 2021

Community Shield to Move From Wembley in 2021

The Community Shield is set to move away from Wembley in 2021 because of the Women’s European Championship. The PA news agency understands the Football Association is in discussions about moving the traditional opening fixture in the men’s club season...
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O’Neill Not Deterred by Dissident Plot Against Her and Gerry Kelly

O’Neill Not Deterred by Dissident Plot Against Her and Gerry Kelly

Sinn Féin vice president Michelle O’Neill has said she will not be deterred after learning of a dissident plot against her. The North’s deputy First Minister said she had been told by the PSNI that they have received intelligence of...
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