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January 16, 2021 No Responses

Stones Scores Double As Manchester City Thrash Palace

John Stones scored twice as Manchester City thrashed Crystal Palace 4-0 to leap up to second in the Premier League. Ilkay Gundogan and Raheem Sterling also hit fine goals as City overpowered a Palace side missing chief inspiration Wilfried Zaha...

January 16, 2021 No Responses

Mount Scores To Hand Victory To Chelsea At Craven Cottage

Mason Mount scored the only goal to hand Chelsea a 1-0 victory over 10-man Fulham at Craven Cottage. Frank Lampard’s side’s three-match winless run in the Premier League stretched back to before Christmas but they were able to capitalize on...

January 16, 2021 No Responses

Nora Quoirin’s Family Brand Inquest In Death As ‘Incomplete’

The mother of the Franco-Irish schoolgirl found dead during a holiday in a Malaysian jungle said there is “compelling evidence” showing the 15-year-old was abducted. The body of Nora Quoirin was discovered dead nine days after she went missing from...

January 16, 2021 No Responses

Forty-Seven In Quarantine After Positive Tests Recorded On Flights To Australian Open

Forty-seven players competing in the Australian Open will be forced to remain in their hotel rooms for 14 days following three positive Covid-19 tests. Two people on a chartered flight carrying 24 players – travelling from Los Angeles, according to...

January 16, 2021 No Responses

Pfizer Production Revamp Should Only Cause Minor Delays Says Head Of Vaccine Taskforce

The head of Ireland’s Covid-19 vaccine taskforce has said there will only be a modest impact to the rollout of the vaccination program. Pfizer BioNTech has announced a temporary reduction in supplies as it expands its facilities. Professor Brian MacCraith...

January 15, 2021 No Responses

PSG Manager Mauricio Pochettino Self-Isolating After Positive Covid-19 Test

Paris St Germain manager Mauricio Pochettino has tested positive for coronavirus. The former Tottenham manager only took over at the Parc des Princes on January 2nd and led the club to Trophee des Champions glory on Wednesday with a 2-1...

January 15, 2021 No Responses

‘Highly Unlikely’ Lockdowns In The North Will End In February

It is “highly unlikely” that coronavirus restrictions in Northern Ireland will be eased after the six-week lockdown ends, the Stormont Health Minister said. Robin Swann said although the R number for Covid-19 has dropped to 0.7 in the North, the...

January 15, 2021 No Responses

Church Of Ireland Apologizes After Publication Of Mother And Baby Home Report

The Church of Ireland has apologized for the role it played in “shaping a society” in which unmarried women and their children were stigmatized. In a joint statement, Church of Ireland Primate Archbishop John McDowell and Archbishop of Dublin Michael...

January 15, 2021 No Responses

French Rugby President Insists This Year’s Six Nations ‘Will Take Place’

French Rugby Federation president Bernard Laporte says this season’s Guinness Six Nations Championship “will take place”. And the World Rugby vice-chairman also says there will be an expanded coronavirus testing program for the tournament, while each cou...

January 15, 2021 No Responses

Taoiseach Says Ireland Is ‘At Moment Of Balance Between Deep Danger And Great Hope’

The Taoiseach has said the scale and pace of the increase in Covid-19 cases is “well beyond” what was predicted. Micheál Martin said that tough restrictions to curb the spread of the disease will remain in place for some time....

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