Taoiseach Says Banks Were Not ‘Bailed Out’ After 2008 Financial Crisis
December 16, 2020 No Responses

Taoiseach Says Banks Were Not ‘Bailed Out’ After 2008 Financial Crisis

Taoiseach Micheál Martin has claimed the banks were not bailed out following the 2008 financial crisis. In 2010, Irish banks were given upwards of €64 billion in State liquidity, borrowed from the European Union and the International Monetary Fund (IMF)....
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‘Big Sam’ Is Back In The Premier League As West Brom’s Head Coach
December 16, 2020 No Responses

‘Big Sam’ Is Back In The Premier League As West Brom’s Head Coach

Sam Allardyce has been appointed as West Brom’s new head coach on an 18-month contract. Allardyce has replaced Slaven Bilic, who was sacked after his side’s poor start to the Premier League campaign saw them take seven points from their...
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Coronavirus Numbers In North Are ‘Very Worrying And Concerning’ – Taoiseach
December 16, 2020 No Responses

Coronavirus Numbers In North Are ‘Very Worrying And Concerning’ – Taoiseach

Taoiseach Micheál Martin has warned that Northern Ireland’s escalating Covid-19 figures could be repeated in the Republic if “we allow things to get out of control”. Mr Martin said the number of coronavirus cases in Northern Ireland is “very worrying....
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Up To 15 Mass-Vaccination Centers Being Considered In Ireland
December 16, 2020 No Responses

Up To 15 Mass-Vaccination Centers Being Considered In Ireland

Up to 15 mass-vaccination centers are being considered by the HSE to facilitate the roll-out of the coronavirus inoculation. The Government’s high-level taskforce on Covid-19 vaccination has been in discussions with a number of third level institutions about...
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Tourism Ireland Chief Executive Says Tourism Can Rebound In 2021
December 16, 2020 No Responses

Tourism Ireland Chief Executive Says Tourism Can Rebound In 2021

A tourism chief has vowed the sector can recover in 2021 from the devastating effects of Covid-19. Tourism Ireland chief executive Niall Gibbons said after a devastating 2020, with the pandemic causing havoc for the travel and tourism industry across...
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Manchester City Held To Draw By West Brom
December 15, 2020 No Responses

Manchester City Held To Draw By West Brom

Manchester City’s lack of cutting edge proved costly again as they were held to a 1-1 draw by struggling West Brom to remain off the pace at the top of the Premier League. Ilkay Gundogan fired them ahead on the...
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Pedro Neto Scores Late Wolves’ Winner Against Chelsea
December 15, 2020 No Responses

Pedro Neto Scores Late Wolves’ Winner Against Chelsea

Pedro Neto’s dramatic injury-time winner stunned Chelsea as they lost 2-1 at Wolves to miss the chance to go top of the Premier League. Daniel Podence cancelled out Olivier Giroud’s opener before Neto hit Chelsea on the break at the...
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Actor Gary Oldman Speaks About Playing The Late John le Carré’s Iconic Character George Smiley in “Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy”
December 15, 2020 No Responses

Actor Gary Oldman Speaks About Playing The Late John le Carré’s Iconic Character George Smiley in “Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy”

[John le Carré courtesy: Penguin Books] Q&A by Brad Balfour On Halloween 2020, Scottish actor Sean Connery died at 90 years old. His breakthrough role as British secret agent James Bond established the character and the idea of what was...
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Lines Of Ambulances Form Outside Overloaded Northern Hospitals
December 15, 2020 No Responses

Lines Of Ambulances Form Outside Overloaded Northern Hospitals

Queues of ambulances formed outside several hospitals in Northern Ireland as pressure continued to mount on the region’s over-capacity health service. The scenes unfolded as First Minister Arlene Foster participated in a call with other UK political leaders ...
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EU Brings Forward Meeting To Assess Pfizer/BioNTech Vaccine
December 15, 2020 No Responses

EU Brings Forward Meeting To Assess Pfizer/BioNTech Vaccine

Facing strong pressure from Germany and other EU nations, the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has brought forward a meeting to assess the Pfizer/BioNTech coronavirus vaccine to December 21. It brings vaccinations a step closer for millions of EU citizens. The....
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