Out&About
By Paddy McCarthy It’s just great to see that things seem to be getting back to normal, not just in North America but all over the world. It looks like we’ve finally got a firm hand on these outrageous pandemics...
Poots Orders Halt To Brexit Food Checks At Ports In The North
Stormont’s Minister for Agriculture has ordered a halt to Brexit agri-food checks at Northern Ireland ports. DUP Minister Edwin Poots, whose officials are responsible for carrying out Northern Ireland Protocol checks, said he had ordered his permanent secret...
40% Of Irish Nursing Homes Experiencing Covid-19 Outbreaks
There are still “high numbers” of Covid-19 outbreaks in nursing homes with 40 per cent of centers affected, the Dáil has heard. As of Wednesday there were 225 nursing homes experiencing an outbreak of the disease, the Minister for Older...
Holohan To Warn Politicians That ‘The Pandemic Is Not Over’
Dr Tony Holohan is set to advise politicians that there will be an “ongoing need” to retain Covid-19 measures such as mask wearing. The chief medical officer is set to appear before the Oireachtas health committee on Wednesday. In his...
Seven-Time Super Bowl Winner Tom Brady Announces Retirement
Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady, the most successful player in NFL history, has announced his retirement. The 44-year-old won six Super Bowls during his success-laden spell with the New England Patriots, before adding a record seventh in his first.....
Sexton: We’re Preparing For A Big, Tough Test
Ireland captain Johnny Sexton has expressed his belief that the 2022 Guinness Six Nations Championship will be one of the most competitive in the tournament’s history. Andy Farrell’s men welcome defending champions Wales to the Aviva Stadium in the first...
Premier League Clubs Spend Almost S400m In January Transfer Window
A flurry of big-money moves before the transfer deadline took Premier League spending to the second-highest ever for a winter window. The likes of Luis Diaz, Bruno Guimaraes and Rodrigo Bentancur in the last few days of January left the...
Ryanair’s Expected Losses Rise To Over $280 Million In 2021
Ryanair missed its targets in December after the spread of Omicron forced governments to reimpose restrictions on international travel. The business said it had carried 11.3 million passengers in October and 10.2 million in November. But despite the holidays, ...
Formula One Staff To Require All Staff To Be Vaccinated
Formula One staff must be fully vaccinated against Covid-19 under new FIA rules. The policy drawn up by the sport’s governing body will be written into the regulations for the new season and will apply to all drivers, teams, media...
Long-Term Undocumented In Ireland To Be Given Opportunity To Regularize Status
Thousands of undocumented migrants may have official permission to live in Ireland by the end of the year, as a scheme to regularize their status opens on Monday. The scheme allows long-term undocumented people the opportunity to regularize their status,...