Out&About
By Paddy McCarthy It great to get back to some normality after my trip to Ireland, not because I didn’t have a nice time, it was more the journey that was so long for a lot of reasons. I am...
Over 6,000 Died With Covid In Ireland During Pandemic
There have been more than 6,200 Covid-19 related deaths in Ireland over the last two years, new figures show. Based on mortality data reported to the Department of Health, more than 1,000 of those deaths occurred in the first four...
Guinness Launches Pilot Farming Program To Reduce Carbon Impact
Guinness has launched a major agricultural initiative to cut the carbon footprint of its pints. The brewer described the three-year farm-based program as one of the most ambitious ever undertaken in Ireland. It is designed to drive down the volume...
Havertz And Pulisic On Target As Chelsea Sweep Aside Lille
Kai Havertz and Christian Pulisic made light of Romelu Lukaku’s omission to spearhead Chelsea’s 2-0 Champions League win over Lille. Germany forward Havertz nodded in Hakim Ziyech’s fizzing corner, before Pulisic slotted home from N’Golo Kante’s thre...
Stardust Victims’ Families Criticize ‘Undue Delays’ To Inquest
Victims’ families have hit out at the “undue delays” being put in the way of an inquest into the Stardust fire. Forty-eight people died in the Stardust nightclub fire in Dublin on February 14th, 1981. On Tuesday, the families of...
North’s First Multi-Year Budget Cannot Proceed Without First And Deputy First Ministers
Northern Ireland’s first multi-year Budget in recent history cannot proceed in the absence of a First and deputy First Minister, the Assembly has heard. Minister for Finance Conor Murphy said he sought legal advice following the resignation of Paul Givan,...
Martin Warns Of Higher Energy Prices As Ukrainian Crisis Worsens
The Taoiseach has said he still hopes war can be avoided in Europe, as the crisis in Ukraine continues to escalate. Earlier, Micheál Martin stood beside Olaf Scholz as the German chancellor announced that the country had taken steps to...
New Legislation To Protect Victims From Stalking Passes In Stormont
New legislation to protect victims in Northern Ireland from stalking has been welcomed. The Protection from Stalking Bill, introduced by Minister for Justice Naomi Long, passed its Final Stage in the Stormont Assembly on Tuesday. It creates a new specific...
Tom O’Toole Ruled Out Of Italy Game With Strained Hamstring
Ireland prop Tom O’Toole has been ruled out of Sunday’s Guinness Six Nations clash with Italy due to injury. The 23-year-old suffered a hamstring strain during Ulster’s 12-0 United Rugby Championship win over Dragons at the weekend. He is yet...
Premier League Continues With Covid-19 Testing Despite Lifting Of Restrictions
The Premier League will continue with its Covid-19 testing program despite restrictions being lifted. Boris Johnson announced all coronavirus laws in England, including the legal requirement for people who test positive to isolate, will end on Thursday before ...