New Zealand Run In Eight Tries Against Canada

New Zealand Run In Eight Tries Against Canada

New Zealand delivered a masterclass as they demolished World Cup opponents Canada 63-0 in their second Pool B game in Oita. The reigning world champions ran in eight tries and were awarded a penalty try against out-classed Canada, with the...
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Johnson To Discuss New Brexit Plan With Juncker

Johnson To Discuss New Brexit Plan With Juncker

Boris Johnson will speak with European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker this afternoon to discuss his proposals for changing the backstop. The UK is due to submit its formal plans for altering the Northern Ireland backstop in a bid to secure...
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Former DUP Mayor Quits Party After Being Charged With Sex Offenses

Former DUP Mayor Quits Party After Being Charged With Sex Offenses

A former DUP mayor has quit the party after being charged with sexual offenses involving a child. Thomas Hogg, 31, is set to appear before Belfast Magistrates’ Court later this month to face the charges. He has been charged with...
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Gnabry Scores Four As Bayern Demolish Spurs in North London

Gnabry Scores Four As Bayern Demolish Spurs in North London

Former Arsenal winger Serge Gnabry embarrassed Tottenham as he scored a stunning four goals in Bayern Munich’s 7-2 Champions League victory. Gnabry, deemed not good enough for English football after spells at the Gunners and West Brom, produced a quartet...
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Sterling Comes Off The Bench to Inspire City’s Win Against Zagreb

Sterling Comes Off The Bench to Inspire City’s Win Against Zagreb

Raheem Sterling came off the bench to provide the spark Manchester City needed to claim a hard-fought but deserved 2-0 Champions League victory over Dinamo Zagreb. Pep Guardiola’s side seemed to do everything but score in a one-sided first half...
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Charity Calls for Pension Increase to Raise Elderly Out of Poverty

Charity Calls for Pension Increase to Raise Elderly Out of Poverty

A charity that supports tens of thousands of older people in Ireland has called for the state pension to be increased by €7 in this year’s budget. Alone has also suggested the restoration of the fuel allowance to 32 weeks....
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Ireland Confident That Carbery Can Fit in as Scrum-Half

Ireland Confident That Carbery Can Fit in as Scrum-Half

Ireland insist Joey Carbery is fully ready to deputize at scrum-half after “numerous occasions” honing the role in training. Fly-half Carbery will cover scrum-half from the bench in Thursday’s World Cup clash with Russia in Kobe. Ireland gambled on selec...
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Older Irish Women Leaving Workforce Early to Care for Family

Older Irish Women Leaving Workforce Early to Care for Family

Older Irish women are leaving the workforce early to care for their grandchildren or parents, a new report has found. The ESRI report The Ageing Workforce In Ireland, Working Conditions, Health And Extending Working Lives, published on Tuesday, detailed how...
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Johnny Sexton to Captain Ireland Against Russia

Johnny Sexton to Captain Ireland Against Russia

Johnny Sexton will realize a boyhood dream when he captains Ireland for the first time in Thursday’s World Cup clash with Russia. The 34-year-old British and Irish Lions fly-half will take the armband with Ireland making 11 changes to face...
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Guardiola Says He’s Not Under Pressure to Win Champions League

Guardiola Says He’s Not Under Pressure to Win Champions League

Pep Guardiola claims he does not feel under pressure to win the Champions League at Manchester City. Europe’s top club prize is now the last remaining target for the former Barcelona boss at the Etihad Stadium after winning five of...
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