Out&About
By Paddy McCarthy I begin 2021 with an Out&About message to all our readers and friends, wishing you a very Happy New Year. We all know it has been a tough year for everybody as nobody escaped the effects of the...
Universities Need To Do More To Tackle Sexual Harassment Says Harris
Higher Education Minister Simon Harris has said there cannot be a repeat of a sexual harassment case like academic Aoibhinn Ni Shuilleabhain’s if universities are to receive increased funding. Mr Harris said Irish institutions needed to do more to tackle...
Rashford Leaves It Late To Seal Win For Manchester United
Marcus Rashford’s stoppage-time strike lifted Manchester United to within two points of the Premier League summit with a 1-0 win over Wolves. The short-handed visitors looked to have withheld a late onslaught but Rashford’s shot in the third minute of...
Magnificent Leeds Put Five Past Woeful West Brom
Leeds ran riot at West Brom to hammer the Baggies 5-0 and claim their biggest Premier League win for 17 years. A first-half blitz from the visitors blew Albion away to leave Sam Allardyce looking for his first win as...
Lacazette Comes On To Fire Gunners To Victory In Brighton
Substitute Alexandre Lacazette made an instant impact as Arsenal continued their resurgence by scraping a 1-0 win which prolonged Brighton’s miserable home record. Lacazette, dropped to the bench to accommodate recalled captain Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, coo...
Archbishop Of Dublin Diarmuid Martin Retires
Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Dublin Archbishop Diarmuid Martin, who worked to rebuild the Roman Catholic Church’s credibility in Ireland after it was shattered by decades of clerical sexual abuse and cover-up. Archbishop Martin turned 75 earl...
Dublin Grandmother Becomes First To Be Vaccinated In The Republic
A 79-year-old grandmother from Dublin has become the first person in the Republic of Ireland to receive a coronavirus vaccination. Annie Lynch received the vaccine at St James’s Hospital in Dublin. It was the first Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 jab to be...
Croke Park To Host Criminal Trials During First Months Of 2021
Croke Park is set to host criminal trials during the first three months of 2021. The venue has been let to the Courts Service to provide courtrooms from mid-January. In a statement, the Courts Service said it has worked with...
PSG Confirm Sacking Of Manager Thomas Tuchel
Paris St Germain have confirmed they have terminated manager Thomas Tuchel’s contract. The 47-year-old, who guided the club to two Ligue 1 titles after being appointed in July 2018, was reported to have been sacked on Christmas Eve. PSG said...
Experts Warn Of Huge Backlog In Dealing With Respiratory Diseases
A leading consultant has warned of a huge backlog of untreated respiratory diseases in Ireland as the health service grapples with Covid-19 cases. Sweeping closures of services were introduced in March while other respiratory supports were dramatically scaled ...