Taoiseach Says Ireland Has Not Yet Reached Peak Of Delta Cases

Taoiseach Says Ireland Has Not Yet Reached Peak Of Delta Cases

The Taoiseach has warned that the Delta Covid-19 variant has not yet reached its peak in Ireland. Micheál Martin was speaking after the chief medical officer said the number of newly confirmed Covid cases in hospital in the last 24...
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Shane Duffy Scores As Brighton See Off Watford

Shane Duffy Scores As Brighton See Off Watford

A rejuvenated Shane Duffy toasted his Brighton resurgence with a thumping header as the Seagulls saw off Watford 2-0 in the Premier League. Neal Maupay latched onto Yves Bissouma’s interception for his second goal in as many games, as Brighton...
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Grealish Scores On Debut As Manchester City Put Five Past Canaries

Grealish Scores On Debut As Manchester City Put Five Past Canaries

Jack Grealish scored on his home debut for Manchester City as they got their season up and running with an emphatic 5-0 victory over Norwich at the Etihad Stadium. The champions lost the Community Shield against Leicester and their Premier...
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Jota And Mané On The Scoreboard As Reds Earn Victory Over Burnley

Jota And Mané On The Scoreboard As Reds Earn Victory Over Burnley

Liverpool made it two wins from two at the start of their Premier League campaign as goals from Diogo Jota and Sadio Mané earned them a 2-0 victory over Burnley at Anfield. Jota, scorer of the first goal in the...
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Nadal Withdraws From US Open With Foot Injury

Nadal Withdraws From US Open With Foot Injury

Rafael Nadal is the latest player to withdraw from the US Open having called time on his 2021 season. The 20-time grand slam champion, who won his fourth Flushing Meadows title two years ago, is still being troubled by the...
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Three More Irish Citizens Evacuated From Afghanistan

Three More Irish Citizens Evacuated From Afghanistan

Three more Irish people have been evacuated from Afghanistan, the Department of Foreign Affairs confirmed. On Friday, the department said that a total of six Irish citizens have now left the country. Thirty-five Irish citizens and their dependents are currentl...
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Arsenal Sign Martin Odegaard From Real Madrid

Arsenal Sign Martin Odegaard From Real Madrid

Arsenal have completed the permanent signing of Martin Odegaard from Real Madrid. The Norway international spent the second half of last season on loan at the Emirates Stadium, scoring two goals in 20 appearances for the north London club. And...
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Spurs Lose To Pacos de Ferreira In Europa Conference Qualifier

Spurs Lose To Pacos de Ferreira In Europa Conference Qualifier

Tottenham will have work to do in the second leg of their Europa Conference League play-off tie with Pacos de Ferreira after losing the first leg 1-0 in Portugal. A much-changed team went down to Lucas Silva’s goal on the...
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Almost A Quarter Of Irish ICU Admissions With Covid-19 Are Fully Vaccinated

Almost A Quarter Of Irish ICU Admissions With Covid-19 Are Fully Vaccinated

Around a quarter of Covid-19 daily case numbers and intensive care admissions are in fully vaccinated people, according to the HSE. A briefing on Thursday heard around 20-23 per cent of ICU admissions, and between 20-25 per cent of daily...
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Sinn Féin Calls For Independent Inspections Of Homeless Accommodation

Sinn Féin Calls For Independent Inspections Of Homeless Accommodation

The Health Information and Quality Authority (Hiqa) would be given new powers to inspect all homeless accommodation, under new legislation proposed by Sinn Féin. The plan, announced on Thursday by Sinn Féin TD, Eoin Ó Broin, comes days after the...
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