G’Day From Downunder
Mike Bowen With all The Latest From Irish-Australia It is well documented, that the rest of the world has a bad habit of taking the micky out of we Irish. Well here is a bit of a slap back at...
French Minister Urges UK to Sign Up To Withdrawal Agreement During Border Trip
The French government has urged Britain to sign up to the draft EU Withdrawal Agreement. Europe minister Amelie de Montchalin visited the border on Friday and said she had seen at first hand the importance of an ordered Brexit to...
Rain Not Spoiling The Party as The Open Returns to Portrush
The rain hammered down and the home hero’s victory chances were washed away but nothing was about to spoil the Portrush party on the Open’s historic return. Rory McIlroy’s disastrous first round dampened the cheers only briefly as the thousands...
McIlroy Endures Nightmare Start While Koepka Cruises Into Contention
World number one Brooks Koepka cruised into contention for a fifth major title in his last 10 starts as Rory McIlroy’s hopes of ending his five-year drought were effectively ended by two nightmare holes in the 148th Open. At the...
Sinn Féin Calls On Taoiseach to Contact Other Parties Before Discussing Backstop Changes
Sinn Féin TD Eoin O Broin has said he would be nervous about agreeing to a Northern Ireland-only backstop, in case it sent the wrong message to the Conservative Party. The idea was first floated by the Taoiseach Leo Varadkar...
New Water Charges May Lead to Individual Meters
The Government’s new water charge may lead to individual meters, Sinn Féin has warned. Irish Water’s proposal to introduce a €500 a year charge for excessive use of water was approved by the Commission for Regulation of Utilities (CRU) yesterday....
The Galway International Arts Festival is in Full Swing
Galway International Arts Festival kicked off this week, featuring an international program of theatre, circus, music and visual art on the theme of borders. Some 600 artists from Ireland and around the world will converge in Galway over the next...
Music and Entertainment Guide
THE IRISH EXAMINER MUSIC AND ENTERTAINMENT GUIDE: ROCK, COUNTRY, JAZZ, TRAD, FOLK, BALLADS, BLUES, CLASSICAL AND LOTS MORE Welcome to our regular music and entertainment guide, brought to you by Paddy McCarthy for your reading enjoyment Thousands of mourners...
Ireland Not Ready for No Deal Brexit, Says Martin
Ireland is not ready to deal with a no-deal Brexit outcome, Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin has claimed. Mr Martin said “mayhem” will ensue at Irish ports if the UK crashes out of the EU without a deal. He added...
Celtic Cruise Past Sarajavo in Champions League
Leigh Griffiths made his comeback as Celtic eased past Sarajevo in the Champions League qualifiers. The striker came off the bench for the final 12 minutes of Celtic’s 2-1 home victory, which saw them progress 5-2 on aggregate. Griffiths was...