Mask Mandate In Classrooms In The North To Be Ended This Month

Mask Mandate In Classrooms In The North To Be Ended This Month

The requirement for pupils to wear a mask in Northern Ireland’s classrooms will end later this month, Stormont’s Minister for Education has announced. Guidance currently strongly recommends that pupils at post-primary schools should wear a face covering in classrooms. Michelle...
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EU Regulators To Investigate Google And Meta Over Breach Of Competition Rules

EU Regulators To Investigate Google And Meta Over Breach Of Competition Rules

EU and UK regulators have both opened investigations into tech giants Google and Meta over concerns the firms broke competition rules for online display advertising services. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) in the UK and European Commission announc...
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Chelsea Overcome Off-Field Woes With Win At Norwich

Chelsea Overcome Off-Field Woes With Win At Norwich

Chelsea overcame the chaos of a turbulent day off the pitch to grind out a 3-1 win at Norwich and stay in the driving seat for Champions League qualification. The Blues took to the field at Carrow Road hours after...
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Sevilla Secure Narrow Advantage Over West Ham In Europa League

Sevilla Secure Narrow Advantage Over West Ham In Europa League

West Ham’s first European knock-out tie in over 40 years ended in a narrow 1-0 defeat by serial Europa League winners Sevilla. A second-half goal by Moroccan forward Munir, who was only in the starting line-up after Ivan Rakitic was...
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Aer Lingus Restarts Services To The US From Shannon Airport Today

Aer Lingus Restarts Services To The US From Shannon Airport Today

Aer Lingus has today restarted its transatlantic services from Shannon, reconnecting the mid-west of Ireland with the US. From today, 10th of March, daily flights to Boston resume with flights to New York making a comeback from tomorrow, Friday 11th...
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Sexton To Start For Ireland In This Weekend’s Twickenham Clash

Sexton To Start For Ireland In This Weekend’s Twickenham Clash

Captain Johnny Sexton has been restored to Ireland’s starting XV as part of six changes for Saturday’s Guinness Six Nations showdown with England. Prop Cian Healy will make his first start of this year’s tournament, in place of the injured...
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Inflation In Ireland Hits Highest Level In 21 Years

Inflation In Ireland Hits Highest Level In 21 Years

The rate of inflation hit 5.6 per cent in February, according to new figures from the Central Statistics Office. The jump in the annual rate of inflation is the largest increase in prices in 21 years, driven largely by soaring...
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Manchester City Ease Into Champions League Quarterfinals

Manchester City Ease Into Champions League Quarterfinals

Manchester City were hardly tested as they formally confirmed their place in the Champions League quarter-finals with a goalless draw against Sporting Lisbon. After winning the first leg of the last-16 tie 5-0 last month, City barely got out of...
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Out&About

Out&About

By Paddy McCarthy It’s fabulous to be Out&About, going to Irish events and dinners again and you could feel the joy in meeting people. I was in Manhattan and lo and behold, who did I bump into? Only Des O’Brien,...
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Coveney: Ireland Needs A ‘Fundemental Rethink’ On Country’s Security

Coveney: Ireland Needs A ‘Fundemental Rethink’ On Country’s Security

Ireland needs a “fundamental rethink” of its approach to security following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the Minister for Defense and Foreign Affairs has said. In an address to the Institute of International and European Affairs (IIEA), Simon Coveney sa...
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