Taoiseach Says Ireland Will Take ‘Very Firm Line’ in Post-Brexit Trade Talks
January 31, 2020 No Responses

Taoiseach Says Ireland Will Take ‘Very Firm Line’ in Post-Brexit Trade Talks

Ireland will take a very firm line in post-Brexit trade talks, Taoiseach Leo Varadkar said. Fishing and farming communities will be protected during the upcoming negotiations, Varadkar pledged. Around a third of Ireland’s fish like mackerel and prawns comes from...
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Two New Irish MEPs Vow to Represent Interests of The North
January 31, 2020 No Responses

Two New Irish MEPs Vow to Represent Interests of The North

Two Irish MEPs, who will finally be able to take their seats in Brussels when the UK leaves the EU, have sought to reassure people in Northern Ireland they will work to ensure their interests are still represented. Deirdre Clune,...
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Corbyn Says Sorting Brexit Trade Deal More Important Than United Ireland
January 30, 2020 No Responses

Corbyn Says Sorting Brexit Trade Deal More Important Than United Ireland

Resolving uncertainty over post-Brexit trading arrangements is a more important priority for Northern Ireland than the debate on Irish unity, Jeremy Corbyn has said. The outgoing UK Labour Party leader said it was “difficult to know” whether Brexit had bro...
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Manchester United Sign Bruno Fernandes from Sporting
January 30, 2020 No Responses

Manchester United Sign Bruno Fernandes from Sporting

Manchester United have completed the signing of Portugal midfielder Bruno Fernandes from Sporting Lisbon. The Premier League club announced on Thursday the 25-year-old had signed a five-and-a-half year contract at Old Trafford, with the option of a further 12-...
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Sexton Wary of Scotland’s ‘Full Bag of Tricks’
January 30, 2020 No Responses

Sexton Wary of Scotland’s ‘Full Bag of Tricks’

Ireland captain Johnny Sexton believes Scotland stand-off Adam Hastings possesses a “full bag of tricks” and provides a seamless replacement for the influential Finn Russell. Stand-off Russell will be a notable absentee for Saturday’s Guinness Six Nation...
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Martin Plays Down Calls for Irish Unity Poll
January 30, 2020 No Responses

Martin Plays Down Calls for Irish Unity Poll

A poll on a united Ireland will only take place when the time is right and sectarian tensions ease, the leader of Fianna Fáil has said. There have been increased calls for a poll on Irish unity, with Sinn Féin...
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Coveney Confident of Securing Seats for Irish on French Evacuation Flight from China
January 30, 2020 No Responses

Coveney Confident of Securing Seats for Irish on French Evacuation Flight from China

Tánaiste Simon Coveney is “confident” of securing seats for its citizens on a French evacuation flight from China, the Government has said. The Foreign Affairs Minister said his department would do everything necessary to contain any potential risk of the...
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Djokovic Through to Australian Open Final After Defeating Federer
January 30, 2020 No Responses

Djokovic Through to Australian Open Final After Defeating Federer

Novak Djokovic recovered from a poor start to beat Roger Federer and reach a record eighth Australian Open final. Djokovic has never failed to win the title once he has made the semi-finals at Melbourne Park and his 7-6 (1)...
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Chinese Soccer Season Postponed Amid Coronavirus Crisis
January 30, 2020 No Responses

Chinese Soccer Season Postponed Amid Coronavirus Crisis

China’s domestic football season – including its lucrative Super League – has been postponed as sporting bodies join efforts to control the spread of the coronavirus. The dramatic step follows the postponement of the World Indoor athletics championships,...
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Out&About
January 29, 2020 No Responses

Out&About

By Paddy McCarthy You know how lucky we are that here in North America you still have some beautiful people in all of the Irish communities that keep our traditions going. It’s not hard work for them a life vocation...
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