Alison Brittain To Take The Helm As Chair Of The Premier League
July 26, 2022 No Responses

Alison Brittain To Take The Helm As Chair Of The Premier League

The Premier League has announced Alison Brittain as its new chair after clubs “voted unanimously in favor” of her appointment. Brittain will take over from interim chairman Peter McCormick early next year. “I have been a football fan since I...
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Irish Coast Guard And RNLI Respond To Over 1,100 Incidents So Far This Year
July 25, 2022 No Responses

Irish Coast Guard And RNLI Respond To Over 1,100 Incidents So Far This Year

The Irish Coast Guard and RNLI have been tasked to 1,100 incidents so far this year. The Coast Guard coordinated the response to 1,500 incidents including inland, coastal and offshore, with volunteer units attending more than 1,100 incidents. One was...
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The Lifts Of Moher: Electric Buggies Wheeled Out At Clare Visitor Attraction
July 25, 2022 No Responses

The Lifts Of Moher: Electric Buggies Wheeled Out At Clare Visitor Attraction

People with disabilities or reduced mobility can now fully enjoy everything the Cliffs of Moher Experience in County Clare has to offer courtesy of two electric buggies.  Operated by trained staff, the Burren Buggy and Wild Atlantic Shuttle provide visitors.....
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Ryanair Posts $173.6 Million After-Tax Profit In Second Quarter
July 25, 2022 No Responses

Ryanair Posts $173.6 Million After-Tax Profit In Second Quarter

Ryanair has posted an after-tax profit of $173.6 million (€170 million) for the three months to the end of June, its first profit in the quarter in three years but well short of pre-Covid profit levels. Europe’s largest airlines by...
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Ali’s ‘Rumble In The Jungle’ Belt Sold For Over $6 Million At Auction
July 24, 2022 No Responses

Ali’s ‘Rumble In The Jungle’ Belt Sold For Over $6 Million At Auction

Muhammad Ali’s championship belt from his 1974 “Rumble in the Jungle” heavyweight title fight has been sold at auction for $6.18 million (€6 million). The winner of the competition for the belt was Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay, according to...
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Victims Of Claudy Bombing Have Been ‘Continually Failed’ By Justice System
July 24, 2022 No Responses

Victims Of Claudy Bombing Have Been ‘Continually Failed’ By Justice System

The family of a mother-of-eight killed in the bombing of Claudy said she and the other victims have been “continually failed” by the justice system over 50 years. No-one has ever been brought to justice for the attack which claimed...
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Galway – A City With A Quirky Charm That Captivates The Heart
July 23, 2022 No Responses

Galway – A City With A Quirky Charm That Captivates The Heart

By Barry Coughlan Dublin has it all, although over in the west Galway people will say that Dubliners only think they have it all!A rare stroll around the main shopping areas of Dublin city last week reminded me – happily...
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Twenty-Six Deaths Linked To Covid-19 In The Last Week In The North
July 22, 2022 No Responses

Twenty-Six Deaths Linked To Covid-19 In The Last Week In The North

Twenty-six deaths linked to Covid-19 have been recorded in Northern Ireland in the latest weekly update. The fatalities, in the week ending July 15th, take the total number of coronavirus-linked deaths recorded by the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research A...
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Lisa Smith Sentenced To 15 Months In Prison For Membership Of Islamic State
July 22, 2022 No Responses

Lisa Smith Sentenced To 15 Months In Prison For Membership Of Islamic State

Former Irish soldier Lisa Smith has been sentenced to 15 months in prison for being a member of the so-called Islamic State (IS) terror group. The 40-year-old ex-Defense Forces member was found guilty in May of IS membership but was...
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Northern Ireland Secretary Determined To Avoid New Stormont Elections In The Fall
July 21, 2022 No Responses

Northern Ireland Secretary Determined To Avoid New Stormont Elections In The Fall

Northern Ireland Secretary Shailesh Vara said he is determined to avoid a fresh Stormont election in the autumn. He stressed that he is not afraid to take tough decisions and that the option of cutting MLAs’ pay is “on the...
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