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January 13, 2021 No Responses

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By Paddy McCarthy This is most certainly the winter of our discontent; we have truly reached our lowest point. There are more deaths from the virus than ever. The vaccine rollout is an undisputed fiasco as the people at the...

January 13, 2021 No Responses

Woman’s Six Nations Championship Postponed Until Later This Year

The 2021 Women’s Six Nations Championship has been postponed until later this year due to the coronavirus pandemic. But tournament organizers say that plans for the men’s tournament, which is due to kick off on February 6th, “remain as scheduled”....

January 13, 2021 No Responses

New Legislation On The Right To Access Personal Information To Be Introduced In Wake Of Mother And Baby Homes Report

The Government will bring forward new legislation on the right to access personal information following the publication of a report on the country’s mother and baby homes, the Minister for Children has said. Speaking on RTE Radio 1’s Morning Ireland...

January 13, 2021 No Responses

England Prop Kyle Sinckler Out Of Six Nations Opener With Two-Week Ban

Kyle Sinckler will miss England’s opening Guinness Six Nations match against Scotland after receiving a two-week ban for failing to respect the authority of a referee. Sinckler appeared before an online independent disciplinary panel after being cited for th...

January 13, 2021 No Responses

Taoiseach To Make State Apology To Survivors Of Mothers And Baby Homes

The Taoiseach will apologize to survivors of homes for unmarried mothers and their children later today. The institutions for those who became pregnant out of wedlock produced high levels of infant mortality, misogyny and stigmatization of some of society’s ...

January 12, 2021 No Responses

Mother And Baby Home Survivors Express Dismay In Commission’s Report

Survivors and their families have reacted with shock and dismay at the report into Ireland’s mother and baby homes. The Commission of Investigation into Ireland’s mother and baby homes, where unmarried mothers and pregnant women were sent from the 1920s...

January 12, 2021 No Responses

Supermarkets Call For Government Intervention To Prevent Disruption To Food Supplies In The North

The UK’s supermarkets have told Government urgent intervention is needed to prevent more disruption to Northern Ireland’s food supplies. Chief executives of Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Asda, Iceland, Co-Op and Marks & Spencer have written to Britain’s...

January 12, 2021 No Responses

Manchester United Go Top Of The League After Win At Burnley

Paul Pogba fired Manchester United to the top of the Premier League as Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s men ground out an important victory at Burnley. The Red Devils had won their previous four visits to Turf Moor and knew a positive...

January 12, 2021 No Responses

Toffees Back In Champions League Spot With Victory Over Wolves

Michael Keane maintained in-form Everton’s Champions League challenge after a 2-1 win at Wolves. The defender’s second-half header lifted the Toffees back into the Premier League’s top four. Ruben Neves cancelled out Alex Iwobi’s first league goal for ...

January 12, 2021 No Responses

Lockdown In The North Likely To Last Well Into February

The latest pandemic lockdown in Northern Ireland is likely to last beyond February 6th, the region’s chief medical officer has said. The Stormont Executive introduced tough restrictions and a stay at home message amid the third wave of Covid-19 infections......

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