Nottingham Forest Sweep Aside FA Cup Holders Leicester City

Nottingham Forest Sweep Aside FA Cup Holders Leicester City

Nottingham Forest ran riot to dump holders Leicester out of the FA Cup. The Reds demolished last season’s winners 4-1 at the City Ground after three goals in nine first-half minutes. Philip Zinckernagel and Brennan Johnson scored twice in barely...
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Villiere Scores Hat-Trick As France Brush Aside Italy

Villiere Scores Hat-Trick As France Brush Aside Italy

Gabin Villiere’s hat-trick helped France overcame a slow start to move to the top of the early Guinness Six Nations standings with a 37-10 victory over Italy in Paris. Italy looked more impressive than might be expected of a side...
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Government To Announce Plans To Tackle Soaring Cost Of Living

Government To Announce Plans To Tackle Soaring Cost Of Living

Government intends to announce new measures to tackle the soaring cost of living by the end of the week, the Taoiseach has said. Coalition party leaders are set to meet on Monday evening to discuss the proposals, but Micheál Martin...
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Benefits Of NI Protocol Not Being Recognized Says Taoiseach

Benefits Of NI Protocol Not Being Recognized Says Taoiseach

The benefits of the Northern Ireland Protocol for the North are not getting the recognition they deserve, Taoiseach Micheál Martin has said. It comes as the DUP have threatened to walk away from power-sharing if issues with the post-Brexit agreement...
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Leona Maguire Becomes First Irish Golfer To Win On LPGA Tour

Leona Maguire Becomes First Irish Golfer To Win On LPGA Tour

Leona Maguire has become the first Irish golfer to win on the LPGA Tour. The 27-year-old from Ballyconnell in Co Cavan carded a five-under-par 67 in the final round of the 54-hole competition at the Crown Colony Golf and Country...
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Ireland Blows Away Defending Champions Wales At Lansdowne Road

Ireland Blows Away Defending Champions Wales At Lansdowne Road

Ireland confirmed its Six Nations title credentials by blowing away defending champion Wales 29-7 at a full Lansdowne Road on Saturday. Those credentials are expected to receive their sternest test of the championship next Saturday in Paris, where the Irish...
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Everton Ease Past Brentford In Lampard’s First Game As Manager

Everton Ease Past Brentford In Lampard’s First Game As Manager

Frank Lampard got the full Everton experience in his first match as new manager with a 4-1 FA Cup victory over Premier League rivals Brentford. He got off to the best possible start as the header from Yerry Mina –...
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Martin: ‘No One Party Should Have A Veto’ On Stormont

Martin: ‘No One Party Should Have A Veto’ On Stormont

Taoiseach Micheál Martin has said “no one party should have a veto” over the future of Stormont. Mr Martin was responding to comments by DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson, who said his party would have difficulty reforming a Stormont executive after...
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McDonald Calls For Early Election After Givan Resigns As First Minister

McDonald Calls For Early Election After Givan Resigns As First Minister

Sinn Féin president Mary-Lou McDonald has called for an early Stormont election, insisting her party will not facilitate Northern Ireland “staggering on” without a functioning Executive. She was speaking alongside ministers Michelle O’Neill and Conor Mu...
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North’s First Minister Paul Givan Resigns From Executive

North’s First Minister Paul Givan Resigns From Executive

The North’s First Minister Paul Givan has announced his resignation from Stormont’s power-sharing Executive. The move by the Lagan Valley MLA is part of the DUP’s escalating protest strategy against Brexit’s Northern Ireland Protocol. It comes 24 h...
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