Out&About
By Paddy McCarthy Hi everybody, the good news is I have been Out&About; that happened last Thursday as I was in Manhattan after a very long time. How was it? Very quiet I might tell yea. I am not going...
Manchester City Come From Behind To See Off Borussia Dortmund
Manchester City survived an early scare to see off Borussia Dortmund and reach the Champions League semi-finals for the first time under Pep Guardiola. A superb strike from the outstanding Jude Bellingham saw the German side level their quarter-final tie...
No New Miracle At Anfield As Liverpool Crash Out Of Champions League
Liverpool exited the Champions League with a whimper having failed to properly test Real Madrid in a goalless draw at Anfield. Jurgen Klopp’s side paid the price for a disastrous 45 minutes in the Spanish capital last week as that...
Irish Supreme Court Uses Remote Hearings To Clear Backlog Of Cases
Virtual court hearings and online filing of appeals has helped clear the backlog of cases in the Supreme Court and slashed waiting times from a five-year high, a report has found. Changes in the court system brought about by the...
Conor McGregor To Fight Poirier In Las Vegas This July
Conor McGregor is to meet UFC lightweight rival Dustin Poirier for a third time after claiming two days ago that the fight was off. Poirier claimed victory when the pair met at UFC 257 in January and McGregor had told...
Passengers Arriving At Heathrow Now Facing Six-Hour Queues
Travelers arriving at Heathrow are being forced to queue for up to six hours to pass through immigration controls, an executive at the UK airport said. Chief solutions officer Chris Garton told UK MPs that “the situation is becoming untenable”...
Restrictions On J&J Vaccine Would Have ‘Serious’ Impact On Vaccination Program Says Donnelly
Any long-term restrictions on the use of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine in Ireland would have a “serious” impact on the immunization program, the Health Minister has warned. Stephen Donnelly said Johnson & Johnson’s Janssen single-dose jab was a...
Chelsea Advance To Champions League Semi-Finals Despite Loss To Porto
N’Golo Kante’s tireless midfield performance steered Chelsea to a first Champions League semi-final in seven years despite the Blues’ 1-0 quarter-final second-leg loss to Porto. Mehdi Taremi’s stunning overhead kick in second-half added time put the sq...
PSG Hold On To Knock Bayern Munich Out Of Champions League
Paris St Germain knocked holders Bayern Munich out of the Champions League on away goals despite losing the second leg of their quarter-final 1-0 at Parc des Princes. Mauricio Pochettino’s men had edged a thrilling first-leg clash 3-2 in Munich,...
Government Seeking Advice On Whether To Quarantine Fully Vaccinated Travelers
The Government is seeking advice on whether fully vaccinated people can avoid facing mandatory hotel quarantine. The Minister for Further and Higher Education said it is his “firm view” that anyone who has been vaccinated against Covid-19 should not be...