Irish Motorists May Need Green Card to Drive in UK After ‘No-Deal’ Brexit

Irish Motorists May Need Green Card to Drive in UK After ‘No-Deal’ Brexit

Irish motorists who travel to Northern Ireland and Britain may in future have to present Green Cards to prove they have valid motor insurance. The measure is being rolled out by the Motor Insurers Bureau of Ireland (MIBI) as a...
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England’s Dylan Hartley to Miss Ireland Opener

England’s Dylan Hartley to Miss Ireland Opener

Dylan Hartley has been left out of England’s training squad for their Guinness Six Nations opener against Ireland on February 2. Hartley has not played since December 21 because of a knee injury sustained on Northampton duty and Eddie Jones...
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Brian Crowley Announces He Will Not Run in European Elections

Brian Crowley Announces He Will Not Run in European Elections

Brian Crowley has announced that he will not run in the next European elections due to ill health. At a press conference in the Rochestown Park Hotel this afternoon, he announced that he will not be contesting the European elections...
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FAI Announces Friendlies Against Bulgaria and New Zealand

FAI Announces Friendlies Against Bulgaria and New Zealand

The FAI have arranged two international friendlies for the Republic of Ireland in the Aviva Stadium this year. The Boys in Green will host Bulgaria on Tuesday, September 10, and New Zealand on Thursday, November 14. The game against Bulgaria...
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iCare Housing Helps Families Avoid Eviction and Rebuild Their Lives

iCare Housing Helps Families Avoid Eviction and Rebuild Their Lives

A housing charity has said it has helped 19 families faced with repossession orders remain in their homes over the past 12 months. iCare Housing use the state’s mortgage-to-rent scheme to help homeowners faced with eviction to stay in their...
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Derby Defeat Saints on Penalties to Advance in FA Cup

Derby Defeat Saints on Penalties to Advance in FA Cup

Derby set up an FA Cup fourth-round tie with League One Accrington by upsetting Southampton 5-3 on penalties. Richard Keogh converted the decisive spot-kick after Nathan Redmond woefully failed from 12 yards at the end of an action-packed 2-2 draw...
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Leeds’s Bielsa Admits ‘Spying’ on All Their Opponents

Leeds’s Bielsa Admits ‘Spying’ on All Their Opponents

Marcelo Bielsa admitted he had sent staff to spy on every team Leeds have played this season but defended his methods and insisted they were not illegal. Bielsa called an impromptu press conference on Wednesday evening in response to investigations...
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Bertie Ahern Calls for May to Allow ‘Indicative Votes’ on Brexit

Bertie Ahern Calls for May to Allow ‘Indicative Votes’ on Brexit

Former Taoiseach Bertie Ahern says that British Prime Minister Theresa May needs to “swallow humble pie” and consider indicative votes and to meet with Labour party leader Jeremy Corbyn. “It’s extraordinary that they can’t talk to each other,” he t...
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CSO Reports Slowdown in House Price Rises

CSO Reports Slowdown in House Price Rises

Property prices nationally have experienced their lowest annual rise in over 2 years, with prices growing by 7.1% in the year to November. The Central Statistics Office figures show this is down from 8.4% the previous month. In Dublin, there...
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Newcastle Leave It Late but Advance to the FA Cup’s Fourth Round

Newcastle Leave It Late but Advance to the FA Cup’s Fourth Round

Joselu and Ayoze Perez scored in extra time as Newcastle advanced to the FA Cup fourth round with a 4-2 third-round replay win over Blackburn at Ewood Park. The Magpies progressed to face Watford after Joselu struck just before half-time...
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