Kane Breaks Cardiff Duck as Spurs Rise Back to Second

Kane Breaks Cardiff Duck as Spurs Rise Back to Second

Harry Kane ended his Cardiff hoodoo as Tottenham stayed in the Premier League title picture with a 3-0 win in the Welsh capital. Kane had previously scored at least once against 27 of the 28 Premier League opponents he had...
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Taoiseach Expresses Concerns over “Real Risk” of External Interference in Euro Elections

Taoiseach Expresses Concerns over “Real Risk” of External Interference in Euro Elections

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar and other EU leaders have discussed concerns about potential external interference in the 2019 European elections. Mr Varadkar warned a European Parliament “full of nationalists, populists and extremists” could bring some of its work...
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Gunners Start Firing Again Against The Cottagers

Gunners Start Firing Again Against The Cottagers

Arsenal recovered from their thrashing at Liverpool by seeing off lowly Fulham at the Emirates Stadium – with Aaron Ramsey coming off the bench to wrap up the three points. The Gunners were humbled by a 5-1 mauling at Anfield...
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Central Bank Launching €2 Coin to Mark Dáil Centenary

Central Bank Launching €2 Coin to Mark Dáil Centenary

A new €2 coin is being launched this month, to mark the one hundred years since the sitting of the first Dáil. One million of the coins go into circulation this year. A special €100 gold coin is also being...
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The Ever-Present Times Square New Year’s Eve Ball and the Drop Waiting To Happen

The Ever-Present Times Square New Year’s Eve Ball and the Drop Waiting To Happen

By Brad Balfour The Waterford Crystal Ball New York City’s Times Square Midnight, January 1st There are few things we can count on in life except for birth, death, exorbitant college loans and that the ball will drop in New...
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Number of Passport Applications from the UK Soared in 2018

Number of Passport Applications from the UK Soared in 2018

Almost 200,000 Irish passport applications were received from the UK this year. The number from England, Scotland and Wales increased by more than a fifth compared to 2017, the Department of Foreign Affairs said. Minister Simon Coveney said the total...
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Thousands of Operations Cancelled Due to Hospital Overcrowding in 2018

Thousands of Operations Cancelled Due to Hospital Overcrowding in 2018

The Irish Medical Organisation (IMO) says it is a “national disgrace” that 7,000 operations were cancelled this year because of hospital overcrowding. Figures released to the Irish Daily Mail show 25 procedures had to be put on hold every day...
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Former Liverpool Winger Peter Thompson Dies, Aged 76

Former Liverpool Winger Peter Thompson Dies, Aged 76

Former Liverpool and England winger Peter Thompson has died at the age of 76, the Premier League club have announced. Signed by Bill Shankly from Preston in 1963, Thompson went on to become a mainstay on the left flank for...
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The Good Times Continue to Roll for Solskjaer’s United

The Good Times Continue to Roll for Solskjaer’s United

Paul Pogba’s man-of-the-match display helped bring Manchester United’s turbulent year to a positive end, with Bournemouth comprehensively defeated as caretaker manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer oversaw another morale-boosting performance. The exciting p...
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Irish Cancer Society Warns of So-Called “Superfoods”

Irish Cancer Society Warns of So-Called “Superfoods”

The Irish Cancer Society is warning that so-called superfoods are a scam that only cause more damage to vulnerable people. The charity is urging the public not to follow ‘fad’ trends ahead of their New Year’s health kick. Head of...
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