Out&About
By Paddy McCarthy I was swimming last Sunday as it was 90 degrees and was it hot. I have to tell you this because here it comes: yes, the good weather is here at long last. Now I can get...
Germany To Face England At Wembley After Drawing With Hungary
Leon Goretzka’s late equalizer clinched Germany a 2-2 draw against Hungary and a second-placed Group F finish on a roller-coaster night in Munich. Joachim Low’s side trailed 2-1 and appeared to be heading for their second group defeat, which would...
Sweden Leave It Late Against Poland, But Finish Top Of Group E
Viktor Claesson struck a stoppage-time winner as Sweden beat Poland 3-2 in St Petersburg to finish top of Group E. Sweden had led 2-0 through Emil Forsberg’s double before Robert Lewandowski’s second-half brace restored Poland’s hopes of progressing as o...
McDonald Calls For DUP To Commit To ‘Real Power-Sharing’ At Stormont
Sinn Féin president Mary Lou McDonald has urged the DUP to commit to “real power-sharing” with her party at Stormont. The republican leader claimed that a DUP “failure to accept rights and equality” was a contributory factor in the “political...
The Long Journey Behind This Summer’s Hot Film, “In The Heights,” Is Revealed by Its Two Lead Actresses
Story by Brad Balfour Preceding its world premiere at The 2021 Tribeca Festival, the musical celebration, In The Heights, enjoyed a special screening for the influencer set at the AMC 42nd St. the night before. Both the film — and...
Musicians Call On Irish Government To Detail Plans For Return Of Live Music
Musicians and artists have called for the Government to publish a plan to reopen the live entertainment industry in Ireland. Up to 100 demonstrators took part in a protest outside the Dáil, which is sitting in the Convention Center in...
Irish Poker Player Wins WSOP Gold Bracelet Twenty-Two Years After Father Won the Same Title
Compared to the USA, Ireland’s poker scene is much smaller. Yet it is growing as more Irish players win money at poker tournaments. Recently a family legacy was born after Irish poker player Eoghan O’Dea won the World Series of Poker (WSOP)...
Master Chef Wolfgang Puck and Director David Gelb Make A Film That Fills Us With A Dramatic Story of Survival and Success
Story by Brad Balfour Master Chef Wolfgang Puck made his name a brand through a love of all things food. Director David Gelb is getting good at making films about making food. Gelb’s debut feature doc, Jiro Dreams of Sushi,...
England Through As Group Winners After Defeating The Czechs
England progressed to the European Championship knockout phase as group winners thanks to Raheem Sterling’s early header in a 1-0 victory against the Czech Republic. Having kicked off Group D by beating World Cup semi-final foes Croatia and then been...
Scotland Crash Out Of Euro 2020 After Defeat To Croatia
Scotland’s hopes of winning through to the knockout stages of a major tournament for the first time ended with a sobering 3-1 Euro 2020 defeat by Croatia at Hampden Park. The Scots, playing in their first major tournament since the...