Government Advisory Body To Consider Measures To Ease Lockdown Burden On Children

Government Advisory Body To Consider Measures To Ease Lockdown Burden On Children

Additional measures to ease the lockdown burden on children are to be considered by the Government’s expert advisers on coronavirus. Chief medical officer Dr Tony Holohan acknowledged young people had experienced a particularly difficult and challenging time during the restrictions....
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Hardware Stores In Ireland Can Reopen From Monday

Hardware Stores In Ireland Can Reopen From Monday

Hardware shops with homeware sections can open on Monday, but homeware outlets cannot, the Business Minister has said. Phase one of the lifting of restrictions permits the reopening of hardware stores, garden centers, farmers’ markets, bicycle shops and moto...
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Horse Racing In Ireland To Return Behind Closed Doors Next Month

Horse Racing In Ireland To Return Behind Closed Doors Next Month

Horse racing in Ireland is set to resume next month behind closed doors, it has been confirmed. The decision to bring forward the reopening of horse racing comes following discussions between Horse Racing Ireland and the Government. As part of...
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McGregor: ‘We Would Be Worthy Champions’ If Season Abandoned

McGregor: ‘We Would Be Worthy Champions’ If Season Abandoned

Celtic midfielder Callum McGregor is adamant they will be worthy winners if they are declared Scottish Premiership champions with eight games left. Premiership clubs are understood to be giving their seal of approval to call the season finished on a...
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Apprentice Boys Parade In Derry Cancelled Due To Coronavirus

Apprentice Boys Parade In Derry Cancelled Due To Coronavirus

The Apprentice Boys parade in Derry in August has been cancelled due to Covid-19. Organizers of the annual loyal order demonstration expressed “great disappointment” but said they had a duty to protect health and well being. Senior members were instead...
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Ireland’s Tour Of Australia Is Off After All Summer Rugby Tours Are Cancelled

Ireland’s Tour Of Australia Is Off After All Summer Rugby Tours Are Cancelled

The summer’s rugby union international schedule, including Ireland’s tour of Australia, has been postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic. World Rugby announced on Friday that all fixtures in July would be called off due to Covid-19. The widespread postpo...
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US Retail Sales Fell By A Record 16.4% From March To April

US Retail Sales Fell By A Record 16.4% From March To April

US retail sales tumbled by a record 16.4% from March to April as business shutdowns caused by Covid-19 kept shoppers away, threatened stores across the country and weighed down a sinking economy. The Commerce Department’s report on retail purchases showed...
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Germany’s Economy Shrinks By Over 2% In First Quarter, Enters Recession

Germany’s Economy Shrinks By Over 2% In First Quarter, Enters Recession

The German economy shrank by 2.2% in the first quarter compared with the previous three-month period as shutdowns in the country and beyond started to bite, official data showed. That means Europe’s biggest economy went into recession following a small...
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McIlroy Commits To Three PGA Events In June

McIlroy Commits To Three PGA Events In June

Rory McIlroy has committed to playing the first three events on the PGA Tour following its June 11 resumption. The world number one says he intends to compete at the Charles Schwab Challenge, RBC Heritage and Travelers Championship next month....
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British Government ‘Opening The Door’ For June Restart Of Competitive Soccer

British Government ‘Opening The Door’ For June Restart Of Competitive Soccer

Plans to resume football progressed today with the British Government “opening the door” for a June resumption, according to the UK’s Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Oliver Dowden. Dowden chaired a meeting with chief executiv...
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