President Trump Hails ‘Strong and Resilient’ US-Irish Relationship

President Trump Hails ‘Strong and Resilient’ US-Irish Relationship

The United States and Ireland are bound together with ties of kinship and friendship, US president Donald Trump has said. Mr Trump described the relationship between the two countries as “strong and resilient” during an event in Washington DC attended...
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Giroud Scores Hat-Trick as Chelsea Ease Past Dynamo Kiev

Giroud Scores Hat-Trick as Chelsea Ease Past Dynamo Kiev

Olivier Giroud hit a hat-trick as Chelsea set aside Maurizio Sarri’s concerns about Dynamo Kiev’s pitch by easing into the Europa League quarter-finals with an emphatic 8-0 aggregate win. Striker Giroud took his tally to nine goals in as many...
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Monthly Passenger Numbers Rise 10% at Cork Airport

Monthly Passenger Numbers Rise 10% at Cork Airport

Cork Airport recorded a 10% increase in passenger numbers in February when compared to the same month last year. The news comes as Ryanair announced today a new twice-weekly service from Cork to Katowice, Poland, as part of its Winter...
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Varadkar and President Trump to Meet at White House Today

Varadkar and President Trump to Meet at White House Today

Brexit and strengthening Irish-American relations will dominate today’s meeting between Taoiseach Leo Varadkar and US President Donald Trump at the White House. They will hold a bilateral meeting in the Oval Office, before the annual St. Patrick’s Day Cele...
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Families of Those Killed on Bloody Sunday Gather in Derry

Families of Those Killed on Bloody Sunday Gather in Derry

Families of those killed on Bloody Sunday have gathered in Derry as 17 soldiers involved on the day wait to find out if they are to be prosecuted. Relatives were joined by supporters close to the scene of the shootings...
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Taoiseach Says Ireland and US Still Have Stereotypes to Smash

Taoiseach Says Ireland and US Still Have Stereotypes to Smash

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has said that Ireland and the US have further to go in building countries that reflect all men and women in society. The Taoiseach was speaking at the Ireland Funds dinner in the National Building Museum, Washington...
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Van Dijk and Mané Lead Liverpool to Champions League Quarter-Finals

Van Dijk and Mané Lead Liverpool to Champions League Quarter-Finals

Virgil Van Dijk’s first Champions League goal helped Liverpool to a 3-1 Champions League victory over Bayern Munich that secured a place in the quarter-finals. The match, which followed a goalless first leg, was finely balanced after Joel Matip’s o...
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Irish Businesses React Positively to Britain’s Rejection of No-Deal Brexit

Irish Businesses React Positively to Britain’s Rejection of No-Deal Brexit

Several organizations representing Irish businesses have responded to tonight’s House of Commons vote to reject a no-deal Brexit with cautious optimism. Retail NI and Retail Excellence say it’s “an important step forward in avoiding a potenti...
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Out&About

Out&About

I have been telling you for a while that this year’s parade is going to be huge event with the festive period enhanced by all the other parties and events happening around it. Calling all Dubs and IBO members: this...
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Bexit Advocates Are ‘Chasing Unicorns’ Says Taoiseach

Bexit Advocates Are ‘Chasing Unicorns’ Says Taoiseach

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has said people who advocated for Brexit have been “chasing unicorns” for a “very long time”. The Taoiseach made the comments to media in the US on Wednesday while MPs at Westminster prepared to vote on whether...
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