Donnelly Hopes To Secure More Funding For Cancer Treatments In Next Budget

Donnelly Hopes To Secure More Funding For Cancer Treatments In Next Budget

Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly said that he is hoping to secure an increase in funding for cancer surgery in the upcoming Budget. Giving the opening address at a virtual surgical conference on Saturday, Mr Donnelly said he expected the...
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More Than 1.36 Million Received Pandemic Income Support In Ireland

More Than 1.36 Million Received Pandemic Income Support In Ireland

More than 1.36 million people had received one or more of the Government’s Covid-19 income supports by June this year, data shows. The number of people left without work peaked in April last year, when Ireland hit an unemployment rate...
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Book Of Condolence Opened In Derry For Pat Hume

Book Of Condolence Opened In Derry For Pat Hume

A book of condolence is to be opened in Derry for Pat Hume as tributes continue to pour in for the widow of late SDLP leader John. Mrs Hume, a mother-of-five from Derry, died at home after a short illness...
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England Shine In Hungary On A Night Marred By Racist Abuse

England Shine In Hungary On A Night Marred By Racist Abuse

England brushed off their Euro 2020 final heartbreak with a convincing World Cup qualification victory in Hungary as Raheem Sterling shone with a goal and an assist. Just 53 days after the pain of losing on penalties to Italy at...
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Coveney To Appear Before Oireachtas Committee To Answer Questions On Zappone Appointment

Coveney To Appear Before Oireachtas Committee To Answer Questions On Zappone Appointment

Simon Coveney is to appear before an Oireachtas Committee on Tuesday to answer further questions over the appointment of Katherine Zappone as special envoy. Mr Coveney had asked to appear before the Foreign Affairs and Defense committee as soon as...
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Out&About

Out&About

By Paddy McCarthy Can you believe that we are coming to the end of Summer already? It is nearly all over and I’m thinking where the Hell was I? You just don’t know where the time went when your having...
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Egan Calls On Ireland To Build On Performance Against Portugal

Egan Calls On Ireland To Build On Performance Against Portugal

John Egan is convinced there is more to come from the Republic of Ireland after Cristiano Ronaldo’s enduring brilliance condemned them to a heart-breaking World Cup qualifier defeat. Egan’s first-half header had taken Ireland to within a minute of arguably...
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Donaldson Calls For ‘Fresh Approach’ In Lead Up To Meeting With Varadkar

Donaldson Calls For ‘Fresh Approach’ In Lead Up To Meeting With Varadkar

DUP leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson has called for a “fresh approach” from Tánaiste Leo Varadkar ahead of their meeting  to discuss post-Brexit arrangements and Covid recovery. Mr Varadkar met Sinn Féin Finance Minister Conor Murphy and SDLP leader Col...
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Ronaldo’s Late Goals Break Ireland’s Hearts In Portugal

Ronaldo’s Late Goals Break Ireland’s Hearts In Portugal

The Republic of Ireland were denied a deserved point or more in Portugal due to two late goals from Cristiano Ronaldo in what was an excellent performance from the away side and a very bitter pill to swallow. Ireland went...
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Organizers Confirm Cancellation Of This Year’s Electric Picnic Festival

Organizers Confirm Cancellation Of This Year’s Electric Picnic Festival

Electric Picnic organizers have confirmed the festival will not go ahead this year despite the planned easing of Covid-19 restrictions announced on Tuesday. In a statement posted on Twitter, festival organizers said: “We asked Laois County Council to reverse...
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