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January 24, 2020 No Responses

Good Friday Agreement Architect Seamus Mallon Dies Aged 83

Former Northern Ireland Deputy First Minister Seamus Mallon, one of the architects of the 1998 Good Friday peace agreement, died on Friday aged 83, drawing tributes from across a political divide he helped to bridge. Mallon was a major political...

January 24, 2020 No Responses

Belfast Judge Appalled By Delays in Miami Showband Legal Case

A Belfast judge has said he is appalled by delays to an eight-year-old legal case involving the Miami Showband ambush. He gave lawyers a fortnight to sort out issues surrounding disclosure of sensitive security documents to a relative of one...

January 24, 2020 No Responses

Russell and Graham Ruled Out of Scotland’s Opener at The Aviva

Scotland have suffered a fresh Six Nations blow after Darcy Graham was ruled out of their opener with Ireland just 24 hours after Murrayfield chiefs were forced to discipline star man Finn Russell. Gregor Townsend has called up Duncan Weir...

January 24, 2020 No Responses

England Hold ‘Players-Only’ Talks with Saracens Players Ahead of Six Nations

England insist they will enter the Guinness Six Nations with a united squad following clear-the-air talks held to address the Saracens salary cap scandal. All 34 players taken to Portugal for a pre-championship training camp gathered in the dining room...

January 23, 2020 No Responses

Firmino’s Late Winner at Molineaux Keeps Reds’ Unbeaten Run Alive

Roberto Firmino’s late strike at Wolves continued Liverpool’s fairytale season to move them 16 points clear at the top of the Premier League. The forward snatched a 2-1 victory with six minutes left to maintain the Reds’ unbeaten Premier League...

January 23, 2020 No Responses

Murphy Calls for More Funding for The North in Treasury Meeting

Stormont’s finance minister has said he received a “warm” reception when he met a senior Treasury minister to discuss extra funding for Northern Ireland. Conor Murphy held talks with Chief Secretary to the Treasury Rishi Sunak in London on Thursday....

January 23, 2020 No Responses

Sinn Féin Details Policy on Access to Mental Health Services

Sinn Féin has laid out proposals to tackle issues surrounding access to mental health services. Party president Mary Lou McDonald, along with Pat Buckley, General Election candidate for Cork East launched the proposals today, an issue which Mr Buckley, the...

January 23, 2020 No Responses

Taoiseach Open to Fianna Fáil Coalition After General Election

Leo Varadkar has accused Fianna Fáil of taking credit in areas of government “that suits them” but said he remains open to working with the party after the General Election. Mr Varadkar said his preference would be to lead the...

January 23, 2020 No Responses

Premiership Rugby Publishes Damning Report into Saracens’ Salary Cap Breaches

Premiership Rugby has published the report into Saracens’ salary cap breaches. The England and European champions were fined £5.36 million and docked 35 league points after a hearing found they failed to disclose payments to players and exceeded the wages.....

January 22, 2020 No Responses

Out&About

By Paddy McCarthy I did mention last week about all the County’s Associations having their annual dinner events coming up in the lead up to the Big Day, Saint Patrick’s Day. I am going to tell more about some of...

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