Lockdown In The North Extended Until March
January 21, 2021 No Responses

Lockdown In The North Extended Until March

Northern Ireland’s Covid-19 lockdown restrictions will be extended to March 5th. Stormont health minister Robin Swann proposed the step to help drive down case numbers. Ministerial colleagues at the Executive in Belfast agreed the move and there are suggestions the...
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IOC Still Believes Tokyo Olympics Will Go Ahead In July
January 21, 2021 No Responses

IOC Still Believes Tokyo Olympics Will Go Ahead In July

There is no reason whatsoever to believe the Olympic Games will not begin as scheduled on July 23rd in Tokyo despite the resurgence of the coronavirus pandemic, International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach has said. There have been renewed calls...
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Sinn Féin Raises New Questions About Varadkar’s GP Contract Deal Leak
January 21, 2021 No Responses

Sinn Féin Raises New Questions About Varadkar’s GP Contract Deal Leak

Sinn Féin has raised fresh questions over the leaking of a confidential GP contract by Leo Varadkar while he was Taoiseach. Donegal TD Pearse Doherty said records released under the Freedom of Information act have shown that then-minister for health...
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Tánaiste: Ireland Is ‘No Where Near’ Easing Level 5 Restrictions
January 21, 2021 No Responses

Tánaiste: Ireland Is ‘No Where Near’ Easing Level 5 Restrictions

Ireland is “nowhere near where we need to be at present” to consider easing Level 5 restrictions, the Tánaiste has said. Leo Varadkar told the Dáil that the numbers surrounding Covid-19 were too high to consider lifting restrictions in the...
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FIFA Threatens Bans For Clubs And Players In Proposed European Super League
January 21, 2021 No Responses

FIFA Threatens Bans For Clubs And Players In Proposed European Super League

Players have been warned they will be barred from future World Cups and other international competitions if they are involved in any breakaway European Super League. Reports of such a tournament involving Europe’s top clubs resurfaced last year, and it...
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Pogba’s Wonder Goal Sends Manchester United Back On Top
January 20, 2021 No Responses

Pogba’s Wonder Goal Sends Manchester United Back On Top

Paul Pogba’s stunning strike sent Manchester United back to the top of the Premier League following a 2-1 win over Fulham at Craven Cottage. The game was level at 1-1 when the 27-year-old created space for himself before bending the...
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Conor McGregor Still Eying Up Clash With Manny Pacquiao
January 20, 2021 No Responses

Conor McGregor Still Eying Up Clash With Manny Pacquiao

UFC star Conor McGregor admits he is ready for the lucrative “treasure chests” of fighting boxer Manny Pacquiao. The Irishman previously entered the ring with Floyd Mayweather in 2017 in what became one of the highest grossing pay-per-view bouts of...
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Out&About
January 20, 2021 No Responses

Out&About

By Paddy McCarthy Yes! I am still here; in that I mean here with my Out&About column. It’s been a tough struggle with this pandemic and I am sick and tired about talking about it and would it ever ****ing...
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Taoiseach Congratulations President Biden As He Takes Office
January 20, 2021 No Responses

Taoiseach Congratulations President Biden As He Takes Office

Taoiseach Micheál Martin has congratulated the new US President Joe Biden on his “immense achievement”. Mr Biden was inaugurated as the 46th President of the United States of America on Wednesday, succeeding former president Donald Trump. The Taoiseach re...
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Edwin Poots Set For Surgery After Kidney Cancer Diagnosis
January 20, 2021 No Responses

Edwin Poots Set For Surgery After Kidney Cancer Diagnosis

Stormont Minister Edwin Poots has revealed he is waiting for an operation after being diagnosed with kidney cancer. He said a tumor on his kidney was discovered by chance when he underwent surgery on a burst appendix before Christmas. A...
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