Boyce To Blow Whistle To Start NYC St. Patrick’s Day Parade

Boyce To Blow Whistle To Start NYC St. Patrick’s Day Parade

New York Police Department Chief of Detectives Robert “Bobby” Boyce, who is retiring after 35 years on the streets of New York, will blow the whistle to officially start the 257th New York City St. Patrick’s Day Parade Saturday, March...
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Liam Cunningham to Lead Dublin’s Parade

Liam Cunningham to Lead Dublin’s Parade

Dubliner Liam Cunningham has been chosen by the St Patrick’s Festival to lead this year’s parade in Dublin. The parade will wind its way through the streets of the capital from 12 noon on March 17 to celebrate the parade...
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Draft EU Plan to Avoid Hard Border is Revealed

Draft EU Plan to Avoid Hard Border is Revealed

The European Commission has published a draft UK withdrawal agreement which would establish a “common regulatory area” between the EU and Northern Ireland after Brexit. The plans envisage an area spanning the whole island of Ireland with no interna...
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Maplin Enters Administration

Maplin Enters Administration

Electronics company Maplin has become the second retailer on the same day to collapse into administration, putting another 2,500 jobs at risk. The group, owned by private equity firm Rutland Partners, called in PwC today after attempts to rescue the...
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Wenger Surprised by Talk of His Replacement at Arsenal

Wenger Surprised by Talk of His Replacement at Arsenal

Arsene Wenger has claimed he is “amazed” at fresh speculation regarding his future as Arsenal manager. The Gunners were thrashed 3-0 in Sunday’s Carabao Cup final at the hands of Manchester City, with an abject display leading to increased ca...
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Premier League Clubs Edge TowardsWinter Break

Premier League Clubs Edge TowardsWinter Break

The Premier League has reiterated its willingness to consider a winter break. The Times reported that an agreement has been reached between the Premier League, the Football Association and the Football League for an annual break in early February from...
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Nasri Gets Six Month Ban for Doping

Nasri Gets Six Month Ban for Doping

Former Arsenal and Manchester City midfielder Samir Nasri has been given a six-month doping ban by UEFA, European football’s governing body has confirmed. The ban, which the player’s legal representative revealed to Press Association Sport on Sunda...
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Fianna Fáil Slams Government “Advertorials”

Fianna Fáil Slams Government “Advertorials”

The taxpayer is footing the bill for State propaganda, according to Fianna Fáil. The Government’s Strategic Communications Unit has been called before an Oireachtas committee after questions were raised over advertorials placed in newspapers. There have...
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RyanAir to Move Focus from Glasgow to Edinburgh

RyanAir to Move Focus from Glasgow to Edinburgh

Ryanair is to vastly reduce flights from Glasgow Airport, making Edinburgh its main base in Scotland. The Irish budget airline currently operates flights from both airports and Prestwick in Ayrshire but will have only three flights from Glasgow this winter....
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Rogers in the Frame to Replace Wenger at Arsenal

Rogers in the Frame to Replace Wenger at Arsenal

Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers is said to be on a list of candidates to replace Arsene Wenger at Arsenal. The French man is under renewed pressure following Sunday’s disappointing League Cup defeat Manchester City, and there are reports that his...
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