Manchester City Put Six Past RB Leipzig In Nine-Goal Thriller

Manchester City Put Six Past RB Leipzig In Nine-Goal Thriller

Manchester City launched their latest Champions League challenge with a remarkable 6-3 victory over 10-man Leipzig at the Etihad Stadium. Five different City players got on the scoresheet for last season’s runners-up, who also benefited from an own goal in...
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Liverpool Come From Behind To Defeat AC Milan At Anfield

Liverpool Come From Behind To Defeat AC Milan At Anfield

Liverpool built a Champions League reputation on their 2005 second-half recovery against AC Milan and they were required to come from behind again to get their European campaign off to a winning start. The achievement was considerably easier than the...
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Holohan ‘Optimistic’ That Significant Restrictions Will Not Be Reimposed

Holohan ‘Optimistic’ That Significant Restrictions Will Not Be Reimposed

The chief medical officer (CMO) has said he does not believe significant restrictions will be reimposed based on current health data. Dr Tony Holohan said he is “optimistic” about the trajectory of the disease, and said the country is on...
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Stenson Named As Fifth Vice-Captain For European Ryder Cup Team

Stenson Named As Fifth Vice-Captain For European Ryder Cup Team

European captain Padraig Harrington has named Henrik Stenson as his fifth vice-captain for the Ryder Cup, which gets under way at Whistling Straits next Friday. Stenson has made five appearances in the contest as a player and been on the...
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Climate Protesters Gather In Dublin As Dáil Returns

Climate Protesters Gather In Dublin As Dáil Returns

Climate protesters gathered in Dublin city center on Wednesday as politicians returned for the new Dáil term. Members of Extinction Rebellion and other activists gathered outside Leinster House on Wednesday morning for a demonstration ahead of TDs reconvening...
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Lukaku Puts Chelsea In The Driving Seat Against Zenit

Lukaku Puts Chelsea In The Driving Seat Against Zenit

Romelu Lukaku’s pinpoint header rescued Chelsea’s first match as Champions League holders in a 1-0 win over Zenit St Petersburg. Belgium hitman Lukaku bagged his third goal in two games and his fourth for Chelsea since his £98million switch from...
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10-Man United Can’t Hold Off Young Boys In Switzerland

10-Man United Can’t Hold Off Young Boys In Switzerland

Manchester United’s Champions League campaign got off to a nightmare start as Jordan Siebatcheu’s stoppage-time strike earned Young Boys a famous 2-1 victory against Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s 10 men in Switzerland. Three-and-a-half months on from losing the...
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Tánaiste Welcomes British Decision To Delay Post-Brexit Border Checks

Tánaiste Welcomes British Decision To Delay Post-Brexit Border Checks

The Tánaiste has welcomed a decision by the UK government to further delay a number of post-Brexit border controls. The British government had planned to impose checks on imports, including those from Ireland, from January 1st after leaving the single...
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Poots: EU Is Damaging Peace Process With Insistence On NI Protocol

Poots: EU Is Damaging Peace Process With Insistence On NI Protocol

The European Union is “damaging the peace process” in Northern Ireland through its actions following Brexit, the North’s environment minister has said. Former DUP leader Edwin Poots answered questions at Stormont about the Northern Ireland Protocol a...
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Everton Remain Unbeaten After Comeback Victory Over Burnley

Everton Remain Unbeaten After Comeback Victory Over Burnley

Rafael Benitez’s golden touch as new Everton manager continued as his side produced a remarkable comeback with three goals inside seven minutes to beat Burnley 3-1 at Goodison Park. While the Spaniard’s two predecessors Marco Silva and Carlo Ancelotti stru...
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