No Moves to Restore Power Sharing Until After Local Elections

No Moves to Restore Power Sharing Until After Local Elections

The Government will make no further efforts to restore Stormont power sharing until after May’s council elections, Sinn Féin has said. Party vice president Michelle O’Neill said Northern Ireland Secretary Karen Bradley had also confirmed her intention to activate a...
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Farrell’s First Game in Charge will be Against Scotland at the Aviva

Farrell’s First Game in Charge will be Against Scotland at the Aviva

Andy Farrell will begin his reign as Ireland boss with a Six Nations clash with Scotland at the Aviva. The fixtures for the next two championships were announced today, with Ireland handed back to back home ties in 2020, against...
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Rice ‘Bursting with Pride’ After England Call Up

Rice ‘Bursting with Pride’ After England Call Up

West Ham midfielder Declan Rice is determined to look forward after earning a first England call-up, which had him “bursting with pride” and feeling better from illness. The 20-year-old was named in Gareth Southgate’s squad for the Euro 2020 qualifiers.....
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Harrington Confirms He Will Play in Irish Open

Harrington Confirms He Will Play in Irish Open

Padraig Harrington has confirmed he will play at this year’s Irish Open. The 2020 Ryder Cup captain will be returning to the Lahinch Golf Club for the first time since winning at the County Clare links as an amateur in...
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Roads Deaths Up 30% in 2019

Roads Deaths Up 30% in 2019

There’s been a 30% rise in the number of road deaths so far this year. Five people lost their lives on Irish roads over the bank holiday weekend – bringing the number of fatalities in the first three months of...
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Manchester City to Face Brighton in FA Cup Semi-Final

Manchester City to Face Brighton in FA Cup Semi-Final

Manchester City’s bid for the quadruple will continue on April 6 after they were handed the first FA Cup semi-final tie. The 2011 winners will face Brighton at Wembley on the Saturday with Wolves taking on Watford at England’s national...
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More Mumps Cases in 2019 than in all of 2018

More Mumps Cases in 2019 than in all of 2018

There have been more cases of mumps in the first 11 weeks of 2019, than all of last year. The latest weekly report from the HSE has found there’s been 593 cases of mumps so far. Cases of the highly...
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Taoiseach to Meet Donald Tusk in Dublin as Brexit Approaches

Taoiseach to Meet Donald Tusk in Dublin as Brexit Approaches

The Taoiseach is meeting the European Council President in Dublin today – with just 10 days to go until Brexit. Donald Tusk and Leo Varadkar’s meeting comes ahead of a crucial summit of EU leaders later this week. The British...
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Colins Looking to Make Impact in Ireland Call Up

Colins Looking to Make Impact in Ireland Call Up

James Collins has come a long way since the darkest day of his career to date. In March 2016, Collins – then on loan at Northampton from Shrewsbury – was banned from all British racecourses, along with MK Dons midfielder...
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Mick McCarthy Looking to get the Good Times Rolling Again

Mick McCarthy Looking to get the Good Times Rolling Again

Mick McCarthy had told his Republic of Ireland players to forget a desperately disappointing 12 months as he attempts to usher in a new era. The 60-year-old took his first training session since being appointed manager for the second time...
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