McIlroy Focused on USPGA Tour
Rory McIlroy has said he has “done his time” on the European Tour and is looking forward to focusing on the PGA Tour in the US this season. The Northern Irishman said there is a “better way of life” in...
Stormont Still Paying for Policing Despite No Sitting Assembly
The defunct Northern Ireland Assembly is spending £360,000 (€400,000) on policing services every year. Devolved government has not sat at Stormont in almost two years, but PSNI officers are on duty at the building every day. The powersharing government coll...
Taoiseach Admits Housing was ‘Biggest Challenge’ for Government in 2018
Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has said he hopes 2018 will be the year the housing crisis “levels off”. The Government has come under intense scrutiny in the last year as the number of homeless people in Ireland reached the highest in...
Kane Breaks Cardiff Duck as Spurs Rise Back to Second
Harry Kane ended his Cardiff hoodoo as Tottenham stayed in the Premier League title picture with a 3-0 win in the Welsh capital. Kane had previously scored at least once against 27 of the 28 Premier League opponents he had...
Taoiseach Expresses Concerns over “Real Risk” of External Interference in Euro Elections
Taoiseach Leo Varadkar and other EU leaders have discussed concerns about potential external interference in the 2019 European elections. Mr Varadkar warned a European Parliament “full of nationalists, populists and extremists” could bring some of its work...
Gunners Start Firing Again Against The Cottagers
Arsenal recovered from their thrashing at Liverpool by seeing off lowly Fulham at the Emirates Stadium – with Aaron Ramsey coming off the bench to wrap up the three points. The Gunners were humbled by a 5-1 mauling at Anfield...
Central Bank Launching €2 Coin to Mark Dáil Centenary
A new €2 coin is being launched this month, to mark the one hundred years since the sitting of the first Dáil. One million of the coins go into circulation this year. A special €100 gold coin is also being...
The Ever-Present Times Square New Year’s Eve Ball and the Drop Waiting To Happen
By Brad Balfour The Waterford Crystal Ball New York City’s Times Square Midnight, January 1st There are few things we can count on in life except for birth, death, exorbitant college loans and that the ball will drop in New...
Number of Passport Applications from the UK Soared in 2018
Almost 200,000 Irish passport applications were received from the UK this year. The number from England, Scotland and Wales increased by more than a fifth compared to 2017, the Department of Foreign Affairs said. Minister Simon Coveney said the total...
Thousands of Operations Cancelled Due to Hospital Overcrowding in 2018
The Irish Medical Organisation (IMO) says it is a “national disgrace” that 7,000 operations were cancelled this year because of hospital overcrowding. Figures released to the Irish Daily Mail show 25 procedures had to be put on hold every day...