Lagarde Takes Charge as ECB Leaves Key Rates Unchanged

Lagarde Takes Charge as ECB Leaves Key Rates Unchanged

The head of the European Central Bank has said the economic slowdown in the countries that use the euro shows signs of bottoming out. Christine Lagarde told reporters after the bank kept its monetary policies on hold that recent economic...
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Northern Leaders Cast Vote in UK Elections

Northern Leaders Cast Vote in UK Elections

Northern Ireland’s political leaders have cast their votes in the General Election. Democratic Unionist leader Arlene Foster voted in Brookeborough, Co Fermanagh, a constituency where she is supporting a rival unionist as part of pro-Union link-up to try to ...
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Voters Head to the Polls in The North

Voters Head to the Polls in The North

Voters have started going to the polls across Northern Ireland. More than a thousand polling stations across the North opened at 7am to decide the next 18 MPs to represent the region in the House of Commons. Wednesday saw final...
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PSNI Charge Man over ATM Thefts in Antrim

PSNI Charge Man over ATM Thefts in Antrim

Detectives investigating 10 cash machine thefts in Co Antrim have charged a man with conspiracy to steal. He is due to appear at Ballymena Magistrates’ Court on December 12 and is the fourth man to be charged as part of...
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Out&About

Out&About

By Paddy McCarthy I started off this holiday season as a guest of Gloria Starr Kins, Editor-in-Chief and Publisher UN Correspondent Society & Diplomatic Review, at the United Nations Correspondents Association dinner dance at Cipriani Wall Street. This ev...
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Unrealistic That Brexit Trade Deal will be Completed in 2020 Says Barnier

Unrealistic That Brexit Trade Deal will be Completed in 2020 Says Barnier

Boris Johnson’s Brexit timetable has been described as unrealistic in comments reportedly made by the European Union’s chief negotiator. In a leaked recording obtained by The Independent, Michel Barnier can be heard saying that a global trade negotiation c...
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Tottenham Qualify for Group Stage Despite Defeat in Munich

Tottenham Qualify for Group Stage Despite Defeat in Munich

Jose Mourinho may have got some of the answers he was looking for about his fringe players as Tottenham ended their Champions League group stage with a 3-1 loss at Bayern Munich. With both teams already into the knockout stages,...
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Review Calls for LGBTQ+ Relationships to be in Sex Education Curriculum

Review Calls for LGBTQ+ Relationships to be in Sex Education Curriculum

A review of the sex education program in schools has said that teaching about LGBTQ+ relationships and consent should be included in any new curriculum. Minister for Education and Skills Joe McHugh announced today that the National Council for Curriculum...
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Jesus Scores Hat-Trick in Comfortable Win in Croatia

Jesus Scores Hat-Trick in Comfortable Win in Croatia

Gabriel Jesus hit a hat-trick as Manchester City wrapped up their Champions League Group C campaign with a convincing 4-1 win at Dinamo Zagreb. Phil Foden, making the most of a rare start, also got on the scoresheet as City...
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Irish-tinged Singer-Songwriter Rebecca Hart & The Wrong Band Do The Right Thing This Season At Rockwood

Irish-tinged Singer-Songwriter Rebecca Hart & The Wrong Band Do The Right Thing This Season At Rockwood

Rebecca Hart & The Wrong Band Rockwood Music Hall stage 3 196 Allen Street December 13th, 2019 8:30pm http://www.rebeccahart.net Last year, as the Christmas season was kicking in, Rebecca Hart with band in tow, and a variety of special guests,...
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