New Cross-Border Park Project Secures Almost €9m of European Union Funding
June 14, 2019 No Responses

New Cross-Border Park Project Secures Almost €9m of European Union Funding

A new cross-border park project has secured European Union funding of almost €9m. The proposed shared space project Riverine will stretch from Strabane, Co Tyrone, to neighboring Lifford in Co Donegal. It will create a 30-acre community park space and...
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Chelsea Set for Lampard Approach as Sarri Prepares Move to Juve
June 14, 2019 No Responses

Chelsea Set for Lampard Approach as Sarri Prepares Move to Juve

Chelsea are expected to seek talks with Derby over a deal to install Frank Lampard as the next Blues manager. Derby are understood to be braced for Chelsea to make contact, with Lampard the front-runner to replace Maurizio Sarri at...
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Woods in Hunt for 16th Major Title as Rose Takes First Round Lead
June 14, 2019 No Responses

Woods in Hunt for 16th Major Title as Rose Takes First Round Lead

A vintage display of putting prowess kept Tiger Woods in the hunt for a 16th major title, but it was playing partner Justin Rose who surged into the lead after the first round of the 119th US Open. Rose, who...
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Over 1,000 Women from The North Traveled to England or Wales for Abortion Last Year
June 13, 2019 No Responses

Over 1,000 Women from The North Traveled to England or Wales for Abortion Last Year

More than 1,000 women from Northern Ireland traveled to England or Wales for abortions last year. The NHS does not charge patients from the region for the procedure because it is largely unavailable at home. Northern Ireland has the strictest...
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Manchester City to Start Title Defense at West Ham on August 10th
June 13, 2019 No Responses

Manchester City to Start Title Defense at West Ham on August 10th

Manchester City will start the defense of their Premier League title at West Ham. The 2019-20 fixtures, announced this morning, handed Pep Guardiola’s team an opening match at a venue which has proved to be productive for them since 2017....
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McIlroy Looking to Create History at The US Open
June 13, 2019 No Responses

McIlroy Looking to Create History at The US Open

Rory McIlroy felt like golf’s 10 million-dollar man once more as the US Open got under way at Pebble Beach on Thursday. McIlroy secured an eight-figure bonus for claiming the overall FedEx Cup title in 2016 by winning two of...
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Out&About
June 12, 2019 No Responses

Out&About

By Paddy McCarthy It’s very sad, but I begin my column to tell about another great friend who passed away last weekend after a long battle with cancer. Longtime detective-turned-news reporter Mike Sheehan — known for his hand in investigating...
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Billy McKee, One of the Founding Members of the Provisional IRA Dies
June 12, 2019 No Responses

Billy McKee, One of the Founding Members of the Provisional IRA Dies

One of the founding members of the Provisional IRA has died aged in his late nineties. Billy McKee led the organisation in Belfast at one stage. He split from Sinn Féin decades ago and condemned the signing of the 1998...
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King and Queen of The Netherlands Begin State Visit to Ireland
June 12, 2019 No Responses

King and Queen of The Netherlands Begin State Visit to Ireland

King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima of the Netherlands have begun their three-day State visit to Ireland. The royal couple were welcomed by President Michael D Higgins and his wife Sabina to Aras an Uachtarain for their first official engagement. The...
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Salary, Housing and Lack of Permanent Positions Driving Irish Teachers Abroad
June 12, 2019 No Responses

Salary, Housing and Lack of Permanent Positions Driving Irish Teachers Abroad

Salary, pay inequality, housing and lack of permanent positions are some of the main reasons teachers leave Ireland to find work abroad, a survey has found. The Embassy of Ireland in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) carried out the survey...
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