Out&About
By Paddy McCarthy With everything that is happening between the Coronavirus and the demonstrations there is a light at the end of the tunnel. As Donie Carroll would say, it’s time for a game of golf and as you all...
Charlie Daniels, RIP
Each week we will highlight one artist from Paddy McCarthy’s regular Music And Entertainment Guide for your reading pleasure. To read the full weekly guide, visit our ePaper. We start with the sad news of Charlie Daniels’ death. Daniels was...
Stormont Ministers Warned That Travelers From UK Pose Greatest Risk For Covid-19
Stormont ministers are to consider a report warning that travelers from the rest of the UK present the greatest risk of bringing Covid-19 into Northern Ireland. Their meeting on Thursday is expected to review international travel regulations. At present travel...
Salah Scores Twice As Liverpool Defeat Battling Seagulls
Mohamed Salah scored twice as Liverpool boosted their hopes of breaking the Premier League points record by battling to a 3-1 success against Brighton. Jurgen Klopp’s runaway champions looked like making light work of lowly Albion after Salah and recalled...
Manchester City Bounce Back From Defeat To Thrash Magpies
Manchester City got back among the goals as they thrashed Newcastle 5-0 in a one-sided Premier League encounter at the Etihad Stadium. Stung by a surprise loss at Southampton on Sunday, Pep Guardiola’s side looked more like the team that...
Sinn Féin Accuses Banks Of ‘Profiteering From Pandemic’
Sinn Féin TD Pearse Doherty has accused banks of profiteering from the pandemic by charging interest accrued on mortgage payment breaks. The party’s finance spokesman made the comments as the Central Bank of Ireland and the European Banking Authority (E...
Fernando Alonso Joins Renault On Formula 1 Return
Fernando Alonso will return to Formula One in 2021 after Renault confirmed the double world champion’s signature. Alonso, who turns 39 later this month, has been out of the sport since he appeared to bring down the curtain on his...
No Prosecutions After Probe Into 1988 Murder Of German Backpacker In The North
There will be no prosecutions following a probe into the murder of a German backpacker in Northern Ireland in 1988, it has been announced. The body of Inga Maria Hauser was found in a remote forest in Co Antrim, 14...
Unite Announces Deal With Ryanair To Avert Job-Losses For Cabin Crews
A union has announced an agreement with Ryanair which it says will result in no job losses among cabin crew at the airline. Unite hailed the airline’s “constructive” approach as being in direct contrast to other employers in the aviation...
Eric Dier Handed Four Match Ban For ‘Objectively Threatening’ Behavior
Eric Dier has been banned for four matches after an independent panel ruled it was not his sole intention to protect his brother when he entered the stands after Tottenham’s FA Cup exit to Norwich and that his behavior was...