Sinn Fein Calls for Neutrality to be ‘Enshrined in Constitution’
June 8, 2018 No Responses

Sinn Fein Calls for Neutrality to be ‘Enshrined in Constitution’

Neutrality has earned the Irish State significant goodwill abroad and must be enshrined in the Constitution, Sinn Féin has said. Aengus Ó Snodaigh said the party would introduce a bill to the Dail before the summer recess aimed at protecting...
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The FA Announces ‘Winter Break’ for The Premier League
June 8, 2018 No Responses

The FA Announces ‘Winter Break’ for The Premier League

The Football Association has announced a deal with the Premier League and English Football League to introduce a mid-season break in February from the 2019/20 season. After years of deadlock on the issue, the FA and the leagues have finally...
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CompSci To Be Added To Leaving Cert
June 8, 2018 No Responses

CompSci To Be Added To Leaving Cert

Plans to introduce computer science as a Leaving Cert subject will be revealed today. It is just one of the elements involved in a road map for maximizing digital technology in schools. Education Minister Richard Bruton is aiming to make...
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Pope Will Visit Knock This Summer
June 8, 2018 No Responses

Pope Will Visit Knock This Summer

It has been confirmed that the Pope will visit Knock on his visit to Ireland this summer. Pope Francis will travel from Dublin to the Marian shrine on Sunday, August 26 – he will say the Rosary, before heading back...
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Robinson Suggests ‘Fixed Generational Polls’ On Reunification
June 7, 2018 No Responses

Robinson Suggests ‘Fixed Generational Polls’ On Reunification

A former Democratic Unionist leader has suggested holding fixed generational polls on Irish unification as a way to stabilize politics in Northern Ireland. Ex-Stormont first minister Peter Robinson said the approach would help make the constitutional question ...
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Scudamore To Retire From Premier League
June 7, 2018 No Responses

Scudamore To Retire From Premier League

Richard Scudamore has announced his intention to stand down as the Premier League’s executive chairman at the end of this year. Scudamore has been an influential figure in overseeing the English top-flight’s expansion during his 20 years in charge....
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Fewer Irish Women Headed To UK For Abortions in 2017
June 7, 2018 No Responses

Fewer Irish Women Headed To UK For Abortions in 2017

The number of Irish women travelling to the UK for abortions fell again last year. 173 less women made the journey in 2017 than in 2016, following the downward trend over the past number of years. In 2017, 3,092 women...
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Private Bus Company to Create Over 400 Jobs in Dublin
June 7, 2018 No Responses

Private Bus Company to Create Over 400 Jobs in Dublin

Go-Ahead Ireland, a new private bus company, announced today that 425 new jobs will be created in Dublin. The company will also be making an almost $10m investment in its operation which will be spread across driver training, depot fit...
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Connolly Rumored to be Headed to Boston
June 7, 2018 No Responses

Connolly Rumored to be Headed to Boston

As Dublin star Diarmuid Connolly looks set to head out to the US for the summer in the coming days, the allure of Gaelic football in Boston is proving extremely attractive, with a host of inter-county and elite club talent...
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Germany On Top of FIFA Rankings
June 7, 2018 No Responses

Germany On Top of FIFA Rankings

Reigning champions Germany go into the World Cup as the number one team in the world while hosts Russia will be the lowest-ranked team in the tournament. With little movement in the upper echelons from the last time FIFA published...
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