Varadkar Calls on Irish to Send Pro-European Message with Vote
May 23, 2019 No Responses

Varadkar Calls on Irish to Send Pro-European Message with Vote

Ireland needs to send out a message that it is pro-European and rejects Brexit, the Taoiseach has said. Leo Varadkar said voters needed to use their vote in the European elections to demonstrate that they want to stay at the...
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PSG President Al-Khelaifi Charged with Corruption Say Lawyers
May 23, 2019 No Responses

PSG President Al-Khelaifi Charged with Corruption Say Lawyers

Paris St Germain president Nasser Al-Khelaifi has been charged with corruption by French authorities, his lawyers have confirmed. The Qatari businessman has been accused of making payments totaling $3.5million (£2.8m) to try to secure the 2017 World Athletics...
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Tigers Woods Confirms He’ll Play in Memorial Tournament and US Open
May 23, 2019 No Responses

Tigers Woods Confirms He’ll Play in Memorial Tournament and US Open

Tiger Woods will not be taking another long break between majors after announcing his intention to play in next week’s Memorial Tournament. Woods did not play competitively between winning his 15th major title in the Masters and last week’s US...
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Senior Official Says National Broadband Plan Costs Could Drop by Over $1billion
May 23, 2019 No Responses

Senior Official Says National Broadband Plan Costs Could Drop by Over $1billion

The cost of the National Broadband Plan to the state could drop by $1.12bn (€1bn), a senior government official has claimed. Fergal Mulligan, programme director of the National Broadband Plan, said it is a “very optimistic” but doable scenario to...
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Voters Go To The Polls in The North
May 23, 2019 No Responses

Voters Go To The Polls in The North

Voters are going to the polls in Northern Ireland to select three MEPs. Polling stations opened this morning to allow the 1,278,951 people eligible to vote to do so. Eleven candidates are standing to serve in Brussels and Strasbourg. Two...
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Out&About
May 22, 2019 No Responses

Out&About

By Paddy McCarthy Would you believe it? I got sunburned on Sunday when I went to the PGA Golf Championship tournament at Bethpage in Long Island and it really was not sunny, wow. How does Donie Carroll do it –...
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FIFA Scraps Plans for 48-Team World Cup in Qatar
May 22, 2019 No Responses

FIFA Scraps Plans for 48-Team World Cup in Qatar

The 2022 World Cup in Qatar will be a 32-team tournament as originally planned, FIFA has announced. The world governing body had considered expanding its showpiece event to 48 teams but has now determined this is not practical. “The FIFA...
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Finucane Dismisses Loyalist Threats as He Starts First Day as Lord Mayor of Belfast
May 22, 2019 No Responses

Finucane Dismisses Loyalist Threats as He Starts First Day as Lord Mayor of Belfast

John Finucane has vowed not to be deterred by a loyalist threat, as he met the Prince of Wales on his first day as Belfast’s new mayor. The Sinn Féin councillor, whose solicitor father Pat was murdered by paramilitaries 30...
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Charles’s Visit to The North ‘A Challenge to Dissident Republicans’
May 22, 2019 No Responses

Charles’s Visit to The North ‘A Challenge to Dissident Republicans’

The Prince of Wales’s visit to Northern Ireland sends a clear message to dissident republicans that the North wants to move on, the head of the Catholic Church in Ireland said. Primate Eamon Martin joined Church of Ireland counterpart Richard...
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King and Queen of Sweden Begin State Visit to Ireland
May 22, 2019 No Responses

King and Queen of Sweden Begin State Visit to Ireland

King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia of Sweden have begun a three-day state visit to Ireland. The royals were welcomed by Irish President Michael D Higgins and his wife Sabina at Aras an Uachtarain in Dublin on Wednesday. The...
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