Number Of Redundancies In The North Double In Last Year
December 15, 2020 No Responses

Number Of Redundancies In The North Double In Last Year

The number of redundancies proposed in the North has doubled in a year, according to official statistics. There were 10,720 collective redundancies proposed to the end of November. Of these, 10,000 were since March when the coronavirus pandemic took a...
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“Brush” Shiels Went From Skid Row Frontman To A full Solo Career
December 15, 2020 No Responses

“Brush” Shiels Went From Skid Row Frontman To A full Solo Career

Irish musician Brendan Francis “Brush” Shiels from County Dublin, is best known for being the front man of Gary Moore‘s first band, Skid Row. An Irish blues rocker of the late ’60s and early ’70s, it was based in Dublin and fr...
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Late “White Christmas” Star Rosemary Clooney’s Seasonal Revival
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Late “White Christmas” Star Rosemary Clooney’s Seasonal Revival

With the holiday season in mind, the song and film White Christmas is also ever-present. That and the fact that her nephew George is starring in a new film, the late Rosemary Clooney makes her presence know once again. In...
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Recollections of Late Singer Sean Dunphy Who Went from Dublin to Nashville and Back
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Recollections of Late Singer Sean Dunphy Who Went from Dublin to Nashville and Back

Memories by Paddy McCarthy I had the pleasure of meeting the late Sean Dunphy on my own travels in the music business. Memories of him have come to mind but, that was quite a while ago. In the late ’70s,...
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Dáil Vote On EU-Canada Free Trade Deal Postponed Until 2021
December 14, 2020 No Responses

Dáil Vote On EU-Canada Free Trade Deal Postponed Until 2021

A contentious vote on an EU-Canada free trade deal will be deferred until the New Year after two Green Party TDs indicated they would not vote with the Government on the issue. The Green Party sought a postponement of a...
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Student Nurses Should Be Paid More During Pandemic Says Harris
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Student Nurses Should Be Paid More During Pandemic Says Harris

Student nurses should be paid higher allowances for working during Covid-19, the Minister for Higher and Further Education Simon Harris has said. The former minister for health said it was “right” and “appropriate” that student nurses were paid for wor...
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Mixed Reactions In The North Towards Centennial Funding Plan
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Mixed Reactions In The North Towards Centennial Funding Plan

There has been a mixed reaction from Northern Ireland’s parties to a £3 million (€3.3 million) fund to mark the centenary of the region. First Minister and DUP leader Arlene Foster said the year should be about reflection, commemoration and...
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Hospitals In The North Risk Being Overwhelmed In January
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Hospitals In The North Risk Being Overwhelmed In January

Northern Ireland’s hospitals risk being “overwhelmed” by a January Covid-19 spike, health trusts have warned. Several acute centers are already operating beyond capacity. Flow of patients through hospital has been “seriously impacted” by pandemic res...
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Foster: North Will Be Attractive For US Firms Seeking Access To EU and UK Markets
December 14, 2020 No Responses

Foster: North Will Be Attractive For US Firms Seeking Access To EU and UK Markets

Northern Ireland will be an attractive location for US firms seeking access to EU and UK markets after Brexit, the North’s First Minister has said. Businesses there will have unfettered access to the rest of the UK and frictionless trade...
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Manchester United To Face Real Sociedad In Europa League
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Manchester United To Face Real Sociedad In Europa League

Manchester United will face LaLiga leaders Real Sociedad in the final 32 of the Europa League while Tottenham must play Wolfsberger. Ole Gunner Solskjaer’s United side dropped into the competition after they were knocked out of the Champions League last...
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