Republic of Ireland And Manchester United Defender Tony Dunne Dies, Aged 78

Republic of Ireland And Manchester United Defender Tony Dunne Dies, Aged 78

Tony Dunne, one of Manchester United’s European Cup heroes of 1968, has died at the age of 78. Left-back Dunne was part of the Red Devils side that famously lifted the trophy for first time after defeating Benfica 4-1 at...
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Phase Two Of The Lifting Of Lockdown Begins In Ireland

Phase Two Of The Lifting Of Lockdown Begins In Ireland

Phase Two of the easing of Covid-19 restrictions comes into force from today. Many shops will open, while people’s travel limits have been significantly extended. From today, the advice from Government remains working from home where possible and avoidin...
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Irish Olympian Returns To Track Training After Lockdown Eased

Irish Olympian Returns To Track Training After Lockdown Eased

One of Ireland’s top Olympic runners donned racing spikes again for the first time in weeks as athletics tracks emerged from coronavirus lockdown. Kerry O’Flaherty, 38, from Newcastle in Co Down, admitted she had been nervous at the prospect of...
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Quarantine Laws In The UK Could Destroy Millions Of Tourism Jobs Says O’Leary

Quarantine Laws In The UK Could Destroy Millions Of Tourism Jobs Says O’Leary

Requiring travelers arriving in the UK to go into quarantine will cost millions of tourism jobs, Ryanair boss Michael O’Leary has warned. He said his airline is experiencing a “collapse of inward bookings” for flights this summer, because people are...
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Decision On Venue For Merseyside Derby Delayed Until Friday

Decision On Venue For Merseyside Derby Delayed Until Friday

A decision on whether the Merseyside derby on June 21 should be played at Goodison Park or a neutral venue will not be taken until Friday. The PA news agency reports that the relevant documents were not received until last...
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Further Easing Of Lockdown Restrictions In The North Begin Today

Further Easing Of Lockdown Restrictions In The North Begin Today

A series of lockdown easements will apply across Northern Ireland from Monday. They include allowing those who are shielding to spend time outside with a person from another household, with social distancing observed. Marriage and civil partnership ceremonies ...
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Weghorst Scores Late Winner To Boost Wolfsburg’s European Hopes

Weghorst Scores Late Winner To Boost Wolfsburg’s European Hopes

Wout Weghorst grabbed an 82nd-minute winner as Wolfsburg boosted their hopes of qualifying for next season’s Europa League with a 1-0 victory at Werder Bremen. Weghorst headed home to complete a counter-attack sparked by Kevin Mbabu, leaving the home side...
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Former French Captain Jefferson Poirot Announces Retirement From International Rugby

Former French Captain Jefferson Poirot Announces Retirement From International Rugby

Former France captain Jefferson Poirot has announced his retirement from international rugby citing motivational issues. The 27-year-old said he made the decision “in a fraction of a second” following France’s World Cup quarter-final defeat to Wales last...
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Parties Hope For Agreement On Coalition Government This Week

Parties Hope For Agreement On Coalition Government This Week

The leaders of Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael and the Green Party have had a “constructive meeting” as part of the latest talks aimed at forming a coalition government. The meeting at Agriculture House in Dublin ended this evening. A Fianna...
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Conor McGregor’s Retirement Is Bad News For The UFC

Conor McGregor’s Retirement Is Bad News For The UFC

Conor McGregor has dealt the UFC another blow after announcing his latest shock retirement from combat sports but company president Dana White said: “If people don’t want to fight, you don’t have to fight”. The former featherweight and lightweight cham...
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