Teachers’ Union Calls For ‘Vigilance’ As Irish Schools Begin Reopening

Teachers’ Union Calls For ‘Vigilance’ As Irish Schools Begin Reopening

The country’s largest teaching union has called for “vigilance” as schools fully reopened on Monday. More than a million students and staff returned to classrooms on Monday as the Republic eases its coronavirus restrictions for the first time this year....
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Hideki Matsuyama Wins First Masters Title At Augusta

Hideki Matsuyama Wins First Masters Title At Augusta

Hideki Matsuyama recovered from a nervy start and survived a late self-inflicted wound to claim his first major title in the 85th Masters. A decade after finishing as the leading amateur at Augusta National, Matsuyama became the first male Japanese...
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Lacazette Scores Brace To Pile More Relegation Woes On Blades

Lacazette Scores Brace To Pile More Relegation Woes On Blades

Arsenal kept alive their hopes of European qualification with victory at Bramall Lane as Sheffield United’s inevitable relegation from the Premier League edged ever nearer. A wonderful team goal scored by Alexandre Lacazette gave the visitors the half-time l...
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Leinster To Face La Rochelle In Heineken Champions Cup Semi-Finals

Leinster To Face La Rochelle In Heineken Champions Cup Semi-Finals

Leinster will face La Rochelle in the Heineken Champions Cup semi-finals on the weekend of April 30th-May 2nd. The Irish province advanced to the last four after dethroning holders Exeter 34-24 at Sandy Park on Saturday and their prize is...
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Manchester United Keep Title Dreams Alive With Win At Spurs

Manchester United Keep Title Dreams Alive With Win At Spurs

Manchester United piled the pressure on their former manager Jose Mourinho with a 3-1 win at Tottenham that continues their own hopes of posting an invincible Premier League season on the road. United, who controversially had an opening goal ruled...
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Lingard Scores Two As West Ham Hammer Leicester City

Lingard Scores Two As West Ham Hammer Leicester City

Jesse Lingard continued his one-man crusade to get West Ham into the Champions League with two goals in a 3-2 win over Leicester. The England midfielder took his goal tally to eight in nine appearances since joining on loan from...
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McAleese: Prince Philip Came To Ireland ‘On Mission To Heal History’

McAleese: Prince Philip Came To Ireland ‘On Mission To Heal History’

Prince Philip travelled to Ireland in 2011 “on a mission to heal history”, former president Mary McAleese has said. Belfast-born Mrs McAleese was president of the Republic when Philip accompanied Queen Elizabeth on the historic visit, the first by a...
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Leinster Knock Holders Exeter Out Of Heineken Champions Cup

Leinster Knock Holders Exeter Out Of Heineken Champions Cup

Holders Exeter were knocked out of the Heineken Champions Cup after tournament heavyweights Leinster won a titanic quarter-final 34-22 at Sandy Park. Leinster remain on course for a record fifth European title, consigning the Chiefs to a last-eight exit as...
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Ireland Set To Loosen Lockdown Restrictions On Monday

Ireland Set To Loosen Lockdown Restrictions On Monday

Level 5 restrictions are set to be eased on Monday just under four months since they were introduced for the third time on Christmas Eve. Since last December, the return of some children to schools and some construction work have...
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Rachael Blackmore Becomes First Woman To Win Grand National

Rachael Blackmore Becomes First Woman To Win Grand National

Rachael Blackmore became the first woman to ride the winner of the Randox Grand National when steering Minella Times to glory at Aintree. The Irish rider (31) was top jockey at the Cheltenham Festival – where she won the Champion...
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