5,000 Patients Could Have Been Exposed to Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria

5,000 Patients Could Have Been Exposed to Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria

Up to 5,000 patients are to be informed that they have been exposed to a dangerous superbug. CPE is an antibiotic-resistant bacteria which is harmless when in the gut, but is fatal in up to 50% of cases when it...
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Economist Warns of 40,000 Job Losses With ‘No Deal’ Brexit

Economist Warns of 40,000 Job Losses With ‘No Deal’ Brexit

A UCC economist is warning that a no-deal Brexit is becoming more likely. Dr. Declan Jordan says as there is little evidence the UK government will agree on a deal with the EU, it leaves the Irish economy in a...
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Rice Still Considering International Future As O’Neill Announces Squad

Rice Still Considering International Future As O’Neill Announces Squad

Martin O’Neill has announced his provisional squad for the Republic of Ireland’s Nations League opener against Wales and the international friendly with Poland next month. A number of senior players who missed the friendlies against Turkey, France ...
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Pope Vows to Pursue Justice for Abuse Victims as He Leaves Ireland

Pope Vows to Pursue Justice for Abuse Victims as He Leaves Ireland

The Pope vowed to pursue justice for victims of church abuse in Ireland as he ended his historic visit to the country by seeking forgiveness for its dark litany of clerical crimes. Addressing a large crowd of pilgrims at an...
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Tipp Leave It Late But Defeat Cork in U-21 Hurling Final

Tipp Leave It Late But Defeat Cork in U-21 Hurling Final

A Conor Stakelum goal in the fourth minute of second-half stoppages handed victory to Tipperary in this All-Ireland U21 hurling final. The sides were level, 2-12 to 1-15, heading into the five minutes of stoppages allocated by referee John Keenan....
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Cottagers Get First Win of the Season Against Burnley

Cottagers Get First Win of the Season Against Burnley

Aleksandar Mitrovic and Andre Schurrle fired Fulham to their first points of the season as they beat Burnley 4-2. Serbian striker Mitrovic, whose 12 goals on loan last term helped Fulham to promotion back to the Premier League, set about...
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Watford Make It Three for Three with Win Over Palace

Watford Make It Three for Three with Win Over Palace

Watford’s winning start to the season continued with a 2-1 home victory over Crystal Palace after Etienne Capoue had been fortunate to avoid a red card. The midfielder escaped with only a yellow for an early foul on Wilfried Zaha...
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Yedlin Own Goal Gives Chelsea a Win at St James’s Park

Yedlin Own Goal Gives Chelsea a Win at St James’s Park

DeAndre Yedlin’s late own goal preserved Chelsea’s perfect start to the new Premier League season as stubborn Newcastle saw a point snatched from their grasp. The Magpies thought they had banked a point when substitute Joselu headed home an 83rd-minute...
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Tributes Paid To John McCain in Ireland

Tributes Paid To John McCain in Ireland

Tributes have been paid by politicians at home and abroad to the late US Senator John McCain. The American war veteran, presidential nominee and longtime leading politician died aged 81 after a battle with brain cancer. President Michael D Higgins...
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Pope Addresses 82,500 at Croke Park

Pope Addresses 82,500 at Croke Park

Pope Francis was given a taste of a very different Ireland to the one his predecessor John Paul II got almost 40 years ago. It included Irish dancing, classical music, children’s choirs as well as testimonies given by families from...
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