Theresa May to Step Down as British Conservative Party Leader on June 7
May 24, 2019 No Responses

Theresa May to Step Down as British Conservative Party Leader on June 7

Theresa May’s turbulent leadership of the Conservative Party will end on June 7, paving the way for a new prime minister to lead the Brexit process. She will stay on as Prime Minister until a successor has been elected. The...
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Voting Begins in Local and European Elections in Ireland
May 24, 2019 No Responses

Voting Begins in Local and European Elections in Ireland

Voting has begun as Ireland chooses members of the European Parliament as well as new local councilors. Two of the 13 elected face an uncertain wait as to when they can take their seats due to the Brexit delay. Ireland...
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Taoiseach Holds Bilateral Talks with King of Sweden
May 23, 2019 No Responses

Taoiseach Holds Bilateral Talks with King of Sweden

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar held a meeting with the king of Sweden as part of his State visit to Ireland. King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia are on a three-day official visit to Ireland. The Taoiseach welcomed the king to...
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Lennon Calls for Focus as Team Close in on Treble
May 23, 2019 No Responses

Lennon Calls for Focus as Team Close in on Treble

Neil Lennon has warned Celtic not to get sucked in by the triple treble hype as they prepare for their final push. The Ladbrokes Premiership and Betfred Cup champions stand on the brink of completing a third domestic clean sweep...
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Varadkar Calls on Irish to Send Pro-European Message with Vote
May 23, 2019 No Responses

Varadkar Calls on Irish to Send Pro-European Message with Vote

Ireland needs to send out a message that it is pro-European and rejects Brexit, the Taoiseach has said. Leo Varadkar said voters needed to use their vote in the European elections to demonstrate that they want to stay at the...
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PSG President Al-Khelaifi Charged with Corruption Say Lawyers
May 23, 2019 No Responses

PSG President Al-Khelaifi Charged with Corruption Say Lawyers

Paris St Germain president Nasser Al-Khelaifi has been charged with corruption by French authorities, his lawyers have confirmed. The Qatari businessman has been accused of making payments totaling $3.5million (£2.8m) to try to secure the 2017 World Athletics...
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Tigers Woods Confirms He’ll Play in Memorial Tournament and US Open
May 23, 2019 No Responses

Tigers Woods Confirms He’ll Play in Memorial Tournament and US Open

Tiger Woods will not be taking another long break between majors after announcing his intention to play in next week’s Memorial Tournament. Woods did not play competitively between winning his 15th major title in the Masters and last week’s US...
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Senior Official Says National Broadband Plan Costs Could Drop by Over $1billion
May 23, 2019 No Responses

Senior Official Says National Broadband Plan Costs Could Drop by Over $1billion

The cost of the National Broadband Plan to the state could drop by $1.12bn (€1bn), a senior government official has claimed. Fergal Mulligan, programme director of the National Broadband Plan, said it is a “very optimistic” but doable scenario to...
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Voters Go To The Polls in The North
May 23, 2019 No Responses

Voters Go To The Polls in The North

Voters are going to the polls in Northern Ireland to select three MEPs. Polling stations opened this morning to allow the 1,278,951 people eligible to vote to do so. Eleven candidates are standing to serve in Brussels and Strasbourg. Two...
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Out&About
May 22, 2019 No Responses

Out&About

By Paddy McCarthy Would you believe it? I got sunburned on Sunday when I went to the PGA Golf Championship tournament at Bethpage in Long Island and it really was not sunny, wow. How does Donie Carroll do it –...
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