Iheanacho Scores Hat-Trick As Foxes Thrash Relegation-Bound Blades

Iheanacho Scores Hat-Trick As Foxes Thrash Relegation-Bound Blades

Kelechi Iheanacho scored his first Premier League hat-trick as rampant Leicester put sorry Sheffield United to the sword at the King Power Stadium. Ayoze Perez’s strike and an Ethan Ampadu own goal sealed a 5-0 success for the Foxes which...
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Northern Ireland Protocol Is Damaging Belfast Agreement Says Foster

Northern Ireland Protocol Is Damaging Belfast Agreement Says Foster

The UK is damaging itself to appease the EU, the DUP leader has said. Arlene Foster wants the post-Brexit Northern Ireland Protocol to be replaced because of disruption to trade from Great Britain to the region. She said some parcels...
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Manchester City Move 17 Points Clear At The Top Of The Table

Manchester City Move 17 Points Clear At The Top Of The Table

Manchester City moved 17 points clear at the top of the Premier League table with a comfortable victory over Fulham. The Cottagers, who defeated Liverpool last weekend, held their own during the first half but were three down by the...
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Late Itoje Try Gives England A Guinness Six Nations Win Over France

Late Itoje Try Gives England A Guinness Six Nations Win Over France

Maro Itoje crashed over for a late try as England seized a dramatic 23-20 victory over France to begin their Guinness Six Nations redemption process. Les Blues led 20-16 until the 76th minute when Itoje bulldozed over the whitewash from...
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Sinn Féin To Bring Proposal For Abortion Services To Stormont This Week

Sinn Féin To Bring Proposal For Abortion Services To Stormont This Week

Sinn Féin will next week formally ask Stormont ministers to commission abortion services in Northern Ireland. Party president Mary Lou McDonald accused the DUP and Ulster Unionists of blocking the change – two years after legislation was passed at Westminst...
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Wales Just One Win From Guinness Six Nations Title After Victory In Rome

Wales Just One Win From Guinness Six Nations Title After Victory In Rome

Wales moved one win away from landing the Guinness Six Nations title and a Grand Slam after crushing Italy 48-7 in Rome. The unbeaten tournament leaders reeled off a third successive bonus-point victory to increase pressure on their rivals for...
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The Funeral Of George Nkencho Takes Place In Dublin

The Funeral Of George Nkencho Takes Place In Dublin

The family of a man shot dead by gardaí have been urged to show patience with the authorities. George Nkencho (27) died in the incident outside his Dublin home in December. His sister said his death was untimely, unplanned and...
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Kearney Claims Hat-Trick As Leinster Win Ten-Try Tussle

Kearney Claims Hat-Trick As Leinster Win Ten-Try Tussle

Dave Kearney scored a hat-trick of tries as Leinster recorded a 48-31 victory over Zebre in Parma. Leo Cullen’s men clinched a place in the Guinness PRO14 final by beating Ulster last weekend and maintained the momentum in their penultimate...
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Taoiseach Urged To Seek Additional Vaccine Doses From US Next Week

Taoiseach Urged To Seek Additional Vaccine Doses From US Next Week

The Taoiseach has been called on to seek additional vaccines from the United States when he speaks to President Joe Biden next week. Micheál Martin is to hold a virtual meeting with the president next week to mark the annual...
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Leitrim Sees Largest Drop In Covid-19 Cases Over Past Two Weeks

Leitrim Sees Largest Drop In Covid-19 Cases Over Past Two Weeks

Leitrim has seen the largest drop in confirmed Covid-19 cases in the country, down 82 per cent, new figures show. Research by the Central Statistics Office shows the Wild Rose county recorded the largest drop of any county between February...
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