PL Round-Up: City Flying High while Cardiff Secure First Win

PL Round-Up: City Flying High while Cardiff Secure First Win

Newcastle are bottom of the Premier League after losing their fifth home game of the season, while Man City are flying high at the top with a 5-0 win over Burnley. Manchester City 5 Burnley 0 Joe Hart endured a...
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Last Gasp Barkley Goal Secures Draw for Chelsea Amid Chaotic Scenes

Last Gasp Barkley Goal Secures Draw for Chelsea Amid Chaotic Scenes

An injury time goal from substitute Ross Barkley earned Chelsea a last-gasp 2-2 draw at home to Manchester United in the Premier League on Saturday in a match that ended with United boss Jose Mourinho involved in scuffles. Two goals...
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Labour Party To Bring Forward Legislation to Amend Citizenship Laws

Labour Party To Bring Forward Legislation to Amend Citizenship Laws

The Labour Party has agreed on plans to bring forward legislation to provide for citizenship of children born in Ireland to non-nationals. The decision was made at a meeting of the party’s Executive Board today following the threatened deportation of...
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Cora Staunton: ‘I can’t see myself playing for Mayo again’

Cora Staunton: ‘I can’t see myself playing for Mayo again’

Mayo ladies football legend Cora Staunton doesn’t expect to play for the county again. The All-Star forward was among 12 players to walk out of the Mayo camp this summer, in a dispute with manager Peter Leahy’s methods that still...
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Counterfeiting Grows in The North

Counterfeiting Grows in The North

The amount of counterfeiting has grown in Northern Ireland due to the internet, research showed. Goods are frequently advertised for sale via social media, auction sites and online classifieds. There are thousands of websites dedicated to the sale of counterfe...
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Irish Government Denies DUP’s Accusations of Brexit Scaremongering

Irish Government Denies DUP’s Accusations of Brexit Scaremongering

The Government has denied it is “scaremongering” over “despicable, low and rotten” claims Brexit could see a return to violence in Northern Ireland after a DUP politician accused it of using victims of the Troubles. Taoiseach Leo Varadk...
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Kilbane Echoes Calls for Robbie Keane to be Hired by FAI

Kilbane Echoes Calls for Robbie Keane to be Hired by FAI

Former Republic of Ireland international Kevin Kilbane has backed calls for Robbie Keane to become part of the national team’s coaching staff. The FAI are said to have contacted Ireland’s all-time record goalscorer about working with the underage s...
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Mountain South to Become Soccer Academy

Mountain South to Become Soccer Academy

Galway hurling’s difficulty could be Galway United’s opportunity. The 103-acre site sold by the Galway board, at a loss of almost €2m, is to be turned into a €20m soccer academy. Recently bought by developers, the Comer brothers, Luke and...
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Tajani May Visit Ireland to Show Support for Brexit Backstop

Tajani May Visit Ireland to Show Support for Brexit Backstop

European Parliament president Antonio Tajani has said he may visit Ireland to outline the parliament’s support in protecting the Irish border. Mr Tajani met Taoiseach Leo Varadkar this morning ahead of a European Council meeting where he confirmed the parlia...
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Mayweather Tells Nurmagomedov to “Come to My World”

Mayweather Tells Nurmagomedov to “Come to My World”

Floyd Mayweather has told UFC’s Khabib Nurmagomedov to “come to my world” in challenging the Russian to step into the boxing ring for a fight which the American estimates could earn him 200million US dollars (€173m). Mayweather says his purse...
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