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March 26, 2021 No Responses

Family-Owned Distillery In Ireland Wins Best new Make Whiskey Award

A family-run distillery has become the first in Ireland to win an award for the best, new-make whiskey in the world. Boann in Co Meath is the toast of the drinks industry after scooping the global accolade in the World...

March 25, 2021 No Responses

Italy Defeat Northern Ireland In Their World Cup Qualifying Opener

Northern Ireland made a losing start to their World Cup qualifying campaign as they were beaten 2-0 by Italy, but there were promising signs in Parma. On the night when captain Steven Davis matched Peter Shilton’s British record of 125...

March 25, 2021 No Responses

Health Officials Warn Of Possible Increase In Rate Of Coronavirus Infections

The rate of new cases of Covid-19 could be increasing, public health officials have warned. The R0 number, the rate at which the virus reproduces, now stands at between 1 and 1.3, compared with between 0.4 and 0.7 at the...

March 25, 2021 No Responses

Ollie Watkins Scores On Debut As England Thrash San Marino

Ollie Watkins scored on his international debut as England cantered to victory against San Marino, but Gareth Southgate’s men should have made more of their dominance against the world’s worst side in this World Cup qualifier. While a shot at...

March 25, 2021 No Responses

Nursing Home Residents To Be ‘Practically Fully Protected’ By End Of Week

People in nursing homes will be “practically fully protected” from Covid-19 by the end of the week, the HSE has said. Vaccination of frontline health care workers will be complete by the end of this week, while some 250,000 inoculations...

March 25, 2021 No Responses

Celtic Captain Scott Brown To Join Aberdeen As Player/Coach

Celtic skipper Scott Brown will join Aberdeen in a player/coach role this summer. The Dons confirmed the 35-year-old had agreed a pre-contract deal. Brown will link up with newly-appointed Aberdeen boss Stephen Glass, whom he played with at Hibernian. The...