By Jim McKeon For many years the exact background story of Annie Moore remained uncertain, with the Cork girl’s tale long confused with that of an Annie Moore who died in an accident near Fort Worth, Texas in 1923. In...
Kyle Walker marked his 100th Premier League appearance for Manchester City with the only goal of the game against his former club Sheffield United at Bramall Lane. Pep Guardiola’s team deservedly took the lead in the 28th minute and it...
Nobby Stiles, part of the England team which won the World Cup in 1966, has died aged 78 after a long illness. Stiles was also part of the Manchester United side which became the first English club to win the...
The Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes is expected to submit its final report to the Government on Friday after five years of work. The report, which stretches to 4,000 pages, is due to be delivered to Children’s...
The European economy grew by an unexpectedly large 12.7% in the third quarter as companies reopened after severe coronavirus lockdowns, but the rebound is being overshadowed by worries that growing numbers of infections will cause a new downturn in the...
Arsenal saw their fringe players shine as they secured a comfortable Europa League victory over Dundalk at the Emirates Stadium. With the likes of Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Alexandre Lacazette and Thomas Partey left on the bench, Mikel Arteta’s much-changed...
Overview by Brad Balfour [photo: Glenn Hughes] When I recently found a new edition of Irish author Bram Stoker’s “Dracula,” it led me back into one of the greatest stories ever told. It’s a classic tome about a legendary character...
Lackluster Tottenham slumped to a 1-0 Europa League defeat at Royal Antwerp which saw Jose Mourinho make four changes at half-time. Gareth Bale and Dele Alli were among those handed a start in Belgium, but a poor first-half display saw...
The Taoiseach has said it is “far too early” to say what type of Christmas people are facing. Micheál Martin said the Government was focusing on making Level 5 restrictions work and that he wanted to wait until the end...
Hospitals in Northern Ireland have reached 103 per cent occupancy amid a second surge of Covid-19 cases. The latest data from the North’s Department of Health shows the pressure hospitals are under. At 9am on October 27th, there were 2,979...