Out&About
By Paddy McCarthy What a great weekend we had and it looks like we are heading for a fabulous week alright. I am beginning my Out&About column to tell you about some great friends of mine; I love using that...
Watchdog Urged to Re-investigate Ian Paisley Over Trips to The Maldives
A parliamentary standards watchdog has been urged to re-investigate Ian Paisley after another series of claims about luxury foreign holidays. Politicians from both sides of Northern Ireland’s community divide urged the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standard...
Foster Insists Britain Must ‘Deliver on Brexit’
DUP leader Arlene Foster has said it is “very important” Britain leaves the European Union by October 31, but she refused to back either candidate to become the next UK prime minister. She said the Government must keep a no-deal...
Chelsea Working to Secure Lampard as New Manager
Chelsea are working to make Frank Lampard their new manager after being granted permission to talk to their former midfielder by current club Derby. The 41-year-old has been linked with a return to Stamford Bridge for some time with speculation...
Northern Civil Rights Leader Ivan Cooper Dies, Aged 75
Ivan Cooper, one of the founders of Northern Ireland’s civil rights movement, has died. Mr Cooper, 75, died in hospital on Wednesday morning after a long period of ill health. The former Stormont MP, who helped found the SDLP, led...
Dublin is Most Expensive City to Live in The Eurozone
A new study has ranked Dublin as the most expensive city in the Eurozone to live in for the second year running. According to Mercer’s new Cost of Living survey, Hong Kong is the costliest place in the world for...
Ireland To Give €5m To Help Palestinian Refugees
Ireland has announced funding of €5m for Palestinian refugees. Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, Simon Coveney, revealed the aid package for the UN Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) today. The Tánaiste said the UNRWA carried out essential work, ad...
Eir ‘Certain’ It Can Roll Out National Broadband Plan For Less Than €1bn
Eir is “certain” it could roll out a national broadband plan for Ireland for under €1bn, a committee has heard. Eir CEO Carolan Lennon, appeared before an Oireachtas committee investigating the National Broadband Plan (NBP) process and how to roll...
Derby Give Permission for Chelsea to Talk to Lampard
Derby have given Chelsea permission to speak to Frank Lampard about the vacant managerial position at Stamford Bridge, the Sky Bet Championship club have announced. Lampard, the Blues’ record goalscorer, has been strongly linked with the job since Maurizio S...
Children from Chernobyl Arrive in Ireland Today
120 children from Chernobyl will arrive into Ireland today for a month-long rest and recuperation holiday. It is organized by Chernobyl Children International, who have brought more than 25,500 children here from Belarus since the nuclear disaster over 30 year...