McGrath Calls for End to Illegal Immigration to Ireland

McGrath Calls for End to Illegal Immigration to Ireland

Independent TD Mattie McGrath has called for an end to illegal immigration to Ireland. Mr McGrath says almost 14,000 people have tried to illegally enter the country since 2014. The Foreign Affairs Minister Simon Coveney says he is proud of...
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Cork Set to be Fastest Growing Irish City

Cork Set to be Fastest Growing Irish City

Cork is set to become the fastest growing city in the country over the next 20 years. Today’s annual congress of the International Academy of Urbanism will hear that its population is set to treble. Delegates will discuss the challenges...
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International Airlines Group, Owners of Aer Lingus, Launch Austrian Airline

International Airlines Group, Owners of Aer Lingus, Launch Austrian Airline

The owner of Aer Lingus is launching a new Austrian airline. International Airlines Group say ‘Level’ will start flying from Vienna next month. The low-cost carrier will have four Airbus aircraft based in the Austrian capital. It will fly to...
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Brazil Set Up Date With Mexico After 2-0 Victory Over Serbia

Brazil Set Up Date With Mexico After 2-0 Victory Over Serbia

Brazil eased into the last 16 of the World Cup with a 2-0 win over a combative but limited Serbia in their Group E decider at Moscow’s Spartak Stadium. It was from from fluent at times but goals from Paulinho...
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Medical Marijuana May Be Available in North Within Two Weeks

Medical Marijuana May Be Available in North Within Two Weeks

Prescriptions for medicinal cannabis in exceptional cases could be available within a fortnight. An expert panel announced by the British government amid outcry over the case of severely epileptic boy Billy Caldwell, of Castlederg in Co Tyrone, began accepting...
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Switzerland to Meet Sweden After Draw with Costa Rica

Switzerland to Meet Sweden After Draw with Costa Rica

Switzerland will meet Sweden in the last 16 of the World Cup as they secured safe passage from Group E with a dramatic late draw against Costa Rica. While Costa Rica were already out having lost their opening two matches,...
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Sweden Thumps El Tri But Both Through to Round of 16

Sweden Thumps El Tri But Both Through to Round of 16

Sweden thrashed Mexico 3-0 to top Group F as defending champions Germany incredibly crashed out of the World Cup. Ludwig Augustinsson and Andreas Granqvist, with a penalty, put Sweden in control before Edson Alvarez’s own goal saw the Scandinavians make...
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South Korea Dump Germany Out of The World Cup

South Korea Dump Germany Out of The World Cup

Holders Germany were sensationally dumped out of the World Cup after a late VAR review set South Korea on the way to a 2-0 win in their Group F encounter. Kim Young-gwon thought he had fired the Koreans ahead a...
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Varakdar Adds His Support to Ordination of Women Priests

Varakdar Adds His Support to Ordination of Women Priests

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has added his support to the ordination of women as Catholic priests but said he “strongly believes” in the separation of state and church. Speaking at the fourth National Economic Dialogue at Dublin Castle on Wednesday, Mr.....
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Argentina Advance but Fail to Impress Against Nigeria

Argentina Advance but Fail to Impress Against Nigeria

Marcos Rojo was Argentina’s unlikely savior as the South Americans beat Nigeria 2-1 to advance to the last 16 of the World Cup. The Manchester United defender volleyed home Gabriel Mercardo’s right-wing cross four minutes from time to book a...
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