Watford Through to FA Cup Quarterfinals Despite Being Outplayed By QPR

Watford Through to FA Cup Quarterfinals Despite Being Outplayed By QPR

Watford progressed to the quarter-finals of the FA Cup with a hard-earned 1-0 victory over QPR, despite being outplayed at Loftus Road. Although their team selection again appeared to show a club for whom the competition is not a priority,...
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Sinn Féin Brands New Powersharing Talks as ‘A Sham’

Sinn Féin Brands New Powersharing Talks as ‘A Sham’

Sinn Féin accused the UK Government of indulging in a sham merry-go-round after a meeting to take stock of Stormont’s powersharing crisis failed to chart a way forward. Sinn Féin President Mary Lou McDonald claimed the roundtable talks involving the...
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Former Taoiseach Brian Cowen Calls UK Parliament ‘Unreasonable’ over Brexit

Former Taoiseach Brian Cowen Calls UK Parliament ‘Unreasonable’ over Brexit

The position of the UK Parliament over Brexit has been criticized by former Taoiseach, Brian Cowen, as “unreasonable”. Mr Cowen was addressing a meeting of the Diversity Europe Group of the European Economic Social Committee at Riddel Hall in Belfast....
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Emiliano Sala’s Funeral to be held in Argentina on Saturday

Emiliano Sala’s Funeral to be held in Argentina on Saturday

Emiliano Sala’s funeral will be held in his home town in Argentina on Saturday. The 28-year-old striker died last month just two days after completing a Cardiff club-record £15million move from Nantes. The single-engine private plane that was carrying Sala....
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Barkley and Giroud Save Chelsea’s Blushes in Malmo

Barkley and Giroud Save Chelsea’s Blushes in Malmo

Chelsea responded from their embarrassing mauling at Manchester City with a jittery 2-1 win over Malmo in tonight’s Europa League last-32 first leg in Sweden. The Blues’ 6-0 loss to City was their worst defeat in 28 years and heaped...
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Valencia Put Two Past The Hoops at Parkhead

Valencia Put Two Past The Hoops at Parkhead

Celtic will need to produce some magic in the Mestalla Stadium next week following their 2-0 Europa League defeat by Valencia at Parkhead. Russia international Denis Cheryshev scored for the well-drilled visitors three minutes before the interval in the first....
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Former UFC Fighter Paddy Holohan to Run in Local Elections

Former UFC Fighter Paddy Holohan to Run in Local Elections

A former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) fighter is getting ready for a battle of a different kind as he prepares to step into the political arena. Dubliner Paddy Holohan, who fought five times in the UFC, has decided to run...
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Lacazette Sent Off As Arsenal Are Defeated in Belarus

Lacazette Sent Off As Arsenal Are Defeated in Belarus

Alexandre Lacazette was sent off as a strong Arsenal side slumped to a surprise defeat at the hands of BATE Borisov to leave their Europa League tie finely poised heading into the second leg. The Gunners never got going at...
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HSE Confirms 34 Flu Deaths in Ireland This Season

HSE Confirms 34 Flu Deaths in Ireland This Season

The HSE says influenza is still circulating in Ireland, six weeks into flu season, with 34 confirmed deaths being reported. The majority of the deaths reported occurred in people aged 65 years and older. The number of hospitalizations decreased and...
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Stardust Families and Survivors Gather At Leinster House to Remember the Victims

Stardust Families and Survivors Gather At Leinster House to Remember the Victims

There were tears outside Leinster House as families and survivors of the Stardust fire gathered to remember the 48 young people who died in the disaster. The popular nightclub in Artane, Dublin, was destroyed in a blaze on Valentine’s Day...
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