Connacht Win Bruising New Year’s Day Battle With Munster

Connacht Win Bruising New Year’s Day Battle With Munster

Bundee Aki’s first try of the season saw Connacht win an ill-tempered United Rugby Championship contest as they edged out Munster 10-8 at the Sportsground. Andrew Conway’s opportunist 22nd-minute score had Munster 8-3 ahead at half-time, with Connacht’s Oisin Dowling sin-binned late on. It...
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Sanchez’s Late Strike Secures Victory For Spurs At Vicarage Road

Sanchez’s Late Strike Secures Victory For Spurs At Vicarage Road

Davinson Sanchez’s dramatic stoppage-time winner secured Tottenham a hard-fought 1-0 victory as Watford were denied a first clean sheet of the season in the Premier League. Spurs were almost left frustrated for a second successive game, having had two goals....
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Ten-Man Arsenal Devastated By Rodri’s Injury Time Winner

Ten-Man Arsenal Devastated By Rodri’s Injury Time Winner

Manchester City extended their Premier League winning run to 11 games as Rodri scored in injury time to settle a heated contest against 10-man Arsenal. Pep Guardiola’s side had not been at the races until they were awarded a penalty...
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First Unionist Elected To The Seanad Receives OBE Honor

First Unionist Elected To The Seanad Receives OBE Honor

The first unionist politician ever elected to the Seanad has been made an OBE. Ian Marshall has been recognized in the British New Year Honors list for his public and political service. The former senator and president of the Ulster...
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Declan Rice Is One Of Europe’s Best Midfielders Says David Moyes

Declan Rice Is One Of Europe’s Best Midfielders Says David Moyes

David Moyes claims Declan Rice is one of Europe’s finest midfielders, but insists West Ham do not need a top-four finish to keep him. England international Rice has enjoyed another fine season on the back of his success at Euro...
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Clubs Looking To Avoid Unvaccinated Players In Transfer Window

Clubs Looking To Avoid Unvaccinated Players In Transfer Window

Unvaccinated players face being shunned in the January transfer window, with clubs across the country expressing reluctance to sign them. The Premier League revealed on December 20th that 16 per cent of its players were yet to receive a single...
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Film And TV Industry In The North Goes From Strength To Strength

Film And TV Industry In The North Goes From Strength To Strength

Northern Ireland’s film and TV industry is going from strength to strength, with Netflix and Paramount among the latest US studios to bring projects to the region. While Line Of Duty and Bloodlands were some of the highlights of 2021,...
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Out&About

Out&About

By Paddy McCarthy Can you believe it? Christmas has passed us so fast as we have waited for it the whole year? Now in saying that as I did say in my previous Out&About, I love Christmas and then, bang,...
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McDonald: Government Must Step Up Opposition To Troubles’ ‘Amnesty’

McDonald: Government Must Step Up Opposition To Troubles’ ‘Amnesty’

The Government must step up its opposition to the UK government’s proposed amnesty for Troubles-era prosecutions in the new year, Mary Lou McDonald has said. The Sinn Féin president has called officials in Dublin to set out how Ireland will...
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Ireland Opens Booster Program Up For 30-39 Year Olds

Ireland Opens Booster Program Up For 30-39 Year Olds

People aged 30-39 can now get a Covid-19 booster vaccination, the HSE has said. Those who are double vaccinated, are three months on from their last dose, and have not had coronavirus in the intervening period can get their booster...
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