Callum Robinson Scores Hat-Trick As Ireland See Off Qatar

Callum Robinson Scores Hat-Trick As Ireland See Off Qatar

Callum Robinson plundered a hat-trick as the Republic of Ireland beat Qatar 4-0 to win back-to-back games for the first time since March 2019. Robinson, whose first-half double in Azerbaijan on Saturday set up a 3-0 World Cup qualifying victory,...
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President Higgins Leads The Tributes To The Late Paddy Moloney

President Higgins Leads The Tributes To The Late Paddy Moloney

President Michael D Higgins has led tributes to founding member of The Chieftains Paddy Moloney, who has died at the age of 83. In a statement this morning, the Irish Traditional Music Archive confirmed his death, stating that he “made...
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DUP Boycott Of North-South Meetings Is Unlawful Says Belfast High Court

DUP Boycott Of North-South Meetings Is Unlawful Says Belfast High Court

The DUP’s boycott of North-South meetings in protest at the Northern Ireland Protocol is unlawful, a High Court judge has ruled. Mr Justice Scoffield delivered the declaration at Belfast High Court after a Belfast man, Sean Napier, brought judicial review...
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Sinn Féin Accuses British Government Of Shifting Goalposts On NI Protocol

Sinn Féin Accuses British Government Of Shifting Goalposts On NI Protocol

Sinn Féin has accused the UK government of shifting the goalposts by demanding the removal of the European Court of Justice’s (ECJ) role in the Northern Ireland Protocol. Declan Kearney questioned whether the government was throwing a “dead cat” on...
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Mbappe Scores Winner As France Win The Nations Cup

Mbappe Scores Winner As France Win The Nations Cup

Kylian Mbappe scored the winner as France came from behind to beat Spain 2-1 and win the Nations League. Mikel Oyarzabal followed up his pair of semi-final assists against Italy with Spain’s opening goal but Karim Benzema quickly hit back...
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Unvaccinated Driving Rise In Numbers Admitted To ICUs Says Reid

Unvaccinated Driving Rise In Numbers Admitted To ICUs Says Reid

A recent rise in the number of admissions to intensive care units due to Covid-19 has been driven by unvaccinated patients, HSE boss Paul Reid has said. There were 74 patients with coronavirus in ICUs, a 20 per cent increase...
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Munster Continue Perfect Start To Season With Win At Scarlets

Munster Continue Perfect Start To Season With Win At Scarlets

Munster maintained their perfect start to the United Rugby Championship season as they ran in six tries on their way to a convincingly 43-13 win at Scarlets. The province lacked most of their first-choice players but they still possessed too...
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Plans To Ban Smoking In Cars When Children Present Are Announced In The North

Plans To Ban Smoking In Cars When Children Present Are Announced In The North

The North’s Health Minister, Robin Swann, has laid out plans to ban smoking in cars when children are present. Those in breach of the proposed legislation would be liable for fines of £50 (€59). The sale of so-called e-cigarettes to...
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Fury Retains WBC Heavyweight Title With KO Victory Over Wilder

Fury Retains WBC Heavyweight Title With KO Victory Over Wilder

Tyson Fury retained his WBC heavyweight title but only after rising from the canvas twice before knocking out Deontay Wilder in the 11th round of a spellbinding contest at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. This third fight between the...
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Grealish Scores First International Goal As England Breeze Past Andorra

Grealish Scores First International Goal As England Breeze Past Andorra

England moved another step closer to World Cup qualification as Gareth Southgate marked five years in the dugout with a predictably comfortable victory against minnows Andorra. After coronavirus vaccination rates within the squad dominated the build-up, attent...
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