Donnelly: No Plans To Reintroduce Covid-19 Lockdowns In Ireland

Donnelly: No Plans To Reintroduce Covid-19 Lockdowns In Ireland

The Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly has said he is not currently contemplating reintroducing restrictions to stem the spread of Covid-19. On Tuesday a further 3,726 cases of the virus were notified, the highest number reported since mid-January 2021. There...
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Chelsea Secure Hard-Fought 1-0 Victory In Malmo

Chelsea Secure Hard-Fought 1-0 Victory In Malmo

Chelsea remain on course to reach the Champions League knock-out phase after Hakim Ziyech struck in the second half against Malmo to secure a hard-fought 1-0 victory. The Blues attacker tapped home after a wonderful cross by Callum Hudson-Odoi, who...
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Princess Anne Unveils Stone To Mark Northern Ireland’s Centenary

Princess Anne Unveils Stone To Mark Northern Ireland’s Centenary

Britain’s Princess Anne has unveiled a stone to mark Northern Ireland’s centenary. Anne visited several venues across Derry on Tuesday during a one-day visit to the region. She toured the Siege Museum within the historic walls of the city which...
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Tottenham Hotspur Appoint Conte As New Head Coach

Tottenham Hotspur Appoint Conte As New Head Coach

Tottenham have appointed former Chelsea boss Antonio Conte as their new head coach. Spurs moved quickly to hire the Italian, who has signed an initial 18-month contract, after firing Nuno Espirito Santo on Monday morning. Conte, who delivered the Premier...
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Irish Households Saved Almost $36 Billion In 2020

Irish Households Saved Almost $36 Billion In 2020

Households saved more than $35.9 billion (€31 billion) in 2020, new figures from the Central Statistics Office (CSO) show. Savings made during the pandemic have brought the financial net worth of households to an all-time high of $362.21 billion (€312.8...
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Oireachtas Media Committee Calls For Levy On Streaming Services

Oireachtas Media Committee Calls For Levy On Streaming Services

A levy on streaming services such as Netflix and Amazon Prime should be introduced to fund independent Irish productions, a Dáil committee has recommended. The move has been welcomed by Screen Producers Ireland, who say it could a raise a...
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Sexton To Decide On Future After Next Year’s Six Nations

Sexton To Decide On Future After Next Year’s Six Nations

Ireland captain Johnny Sexton says he will make a decision after the 2022 Six Nations about whether to play in the next World Cup, as he prepares to win his 100th cap against Japan on Saturday. The 36-year-old Leinster fly-half...
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Spurs Sack Manager Nuno Espirito Santo

Spurs Sack Manager Nuno Espirito Santo

Nuno Espirito Santo has been sacked as Tottenham boss after only four months in charge. Spurs chairman Daniel Levy and managing director of football Fabio Paratici are understood to have met on Sunday to discuss Nuno’s fate after Saturday’s 3-0...
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Micheál Martin Arrives In Glasgow For COP26 Climate Conference

Micheál Martin Arrives In Glasgow For COP26 Climate Conference

World leaders have gathered at the crunch climate summit in Glasgow amid warnings that they must take urgent action to limit dangerous global warming. Taoiseach Micheál Martin, Australian prime minister Scott Morrison, German chancellor Angela Merkel, and Can...
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Ryanair Posts First Quarterly Profit Since Start Of Pandemic

Ryanair Posts First Quarterly Profit Since Start Of Pandemic

Ryanair reported its first quarterly profit since before the onset of Covid-19, but said it expects to post an annual loss of up to $232 million (€200 million) as it would be forced to discount tickets to fill its planes...
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