Out&About
By Paddy McCarthy Hello to all the regular readers of my Out&About, the big news this week is that I was in Ireland for a few days and then onto Manchester for another few last week. I was in Cork...
Ryan Kent’s Strike Sends Rangers into Last 16 of Europa League
Ryan Kent rocked Braga as his winner under the Estadio Municpal’s cliff-face saw Rangers climb into the Europa League’s last 16. Steven Gerrard’s team have stumbled out of the title race back home but in Europe they continue to scale...
Isolation Unit Set Up at Belfast Hospital In Preparation for Expected Infections
An isolation unit has been established at a Belfast hospital ahead of an expected first case of Covid-19. Health chiefs in the North believe an infection is near “inevitable” though Northern Ireland has remained clear so far. Preparations have been...
Six Nations Organizers Face Tournament Headaches After Postponement of Ireland vs. Italy Game
Six Nations chiefs face a major logistical task after next week’s clash between Ireland and Italy was postponed due to the risk posed by the coronavirus outbreak. The IRFU announced the decision following a meeting with Health Minister Simon Harris...
Ireland vs Italy Six Nations Game Postponed by IRFU
The IRFU met this morning with Health Minister Harris and his advisers this morning, where they requested formal instructions as to the staging of the Ireland vs Italy international matches over the weekend of March 6-8. After the meeting the...
Manchester City Lodge Formal Appeal Over Champions League Ban
Manchester City’s appeal against their two-year European ban and 30 million euro fine has been officially registered by the Court of Arbitration for Sport. City have vowed to fight the sanction imposed by UEFA on February 14 for breaching Financial...
O’Neill Says Martin and Varadkar ‘Have Done Nothing’ to Prepare for United Ireland
Leo Varadkar and Micheal Martin have “done nothing” to prepare for a referendum on a united Ireland, the deputy leader of Sinn Féin has said. Speaking at Sinn Féin’s public meeting in Dublin’s Liberty Hall tonight, Michelle O’Neill said planning...
Griezmann’s Equalizer Gives Barca Away Goal Advantage Against Napoli
Antoine Griezmann’s second-half equalizer cancelled out a fine opener from Napoli midfielder Dries Mertens to give Barcelona the upper hand in their Champions League last-16 tie. Belgian Mertens had made the most of the Italians’ solid start to curl home.....
UK and EU Clash Over Fishing Rights in British Waters
The UK and European Union have clashed over fishing rights ahead of trade talks starting on Monday. Brussels demanded the UK continues to allow EU fishing fleets access to British waters in order to strike a post-Brexit free trade agreement....
Gnabry Scores Brace as Bayern Hammer Chelsea in London
Serge Gnabry fired two goals in four minutes to give Chelsea a Champions League mountain to climb as Bayern Munich stung the 10-man Blues 3-0 at Stamford Bridge. Former Arsenal youngster Gnabry and arch finisher Robert Lewandowski twice punished Chelsea...