Belfast Researchers Trial Cell Therapy Treatment for Coronavirus Patients

Belfast Researchers Trial Cell Therapy Treatment for Coronavirus Patients

Belfast researchers are leading a UK-wide clinical trial offering cell therapy treatment for coronavirus patients with acute respiratory failure. The team at the Queen’s University Belfast is investigating the use of allogenic Mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs) in patients with a...
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Thomas Muller Agrees Two Year Deal with Bayern Munich

Thomas Muller Agrees Two Year Deal with Bayern Munich

Long-serving forward Thomas Muller has signed a two-year contract extension at Bayern Munich, keeping him at the club until June 2023. The 2014 World Cup winner has been at the Bavarian club since the age of 10 and has become...
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Kelly Does Not Expect Labour Party to Enter Coalition Government

Kelly Does Not Expect Labour Party to Enter Coalition Government

Labour Party leader Alan Kelly says he does not expect his party to enter a new government coalition. The newly-elected leader said the party is not in a position to enter government with Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael. He said...
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Justin Garthje Replaces Nurmagomedov at UFC 249

Justin Garthje Replaces Nurmagomedov at UFC 249

UFC boss Dana White has confirmed a major title fight will take place “somewhere on earth” this month after selecting Khabib Nurmagomedov’s stand-in. Justin Gaethje has been installed as the replacement for lightweight champion Nurmagomedov at UFC 249. G...
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Boris Johnson’s Condition Worsens, Admitted to Intensive Care

Boris Johnson’s Condition Worsens, Admitted to Intensive Care

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been moved to intensive care after his coronavirus symptoms worsened, Downing Street has confirmed. Mr Johnson was admitted to hospital yesterday with continuing coronavirus symptoms, as UK ministers resisted pressure t...
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Chief Medical Officer Says Coronvirus Has Become ‘Household Disease’

Chief Medical Officer Says Coronvirus Has Become ‘Household Disease’

Chief medical officer Dr Tony Holohan has said that coronavirus has become a more “household disease” which families are exposed to at home, rather than in the wider community. Dr Holohan told a briefing that the contact type here was...
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Coveney Hopes UK Will Be ‘Pragmatic’ In Regard To Brexit Transition Period

Coveney Hopes UK Will Be ‘Pragmatic’ In Regard To Brexit Transition Period

Tanaiste Simon Coveney said he “hopes” the UK government will be “pragmatic” in what it seeks regarding the Brexit transition period. Mr Coveney said the consequences of the outcome of the Brexit negotiations are “extraordinarily important” for Bri...
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Organizers Cancel This Year’s Open Championship

Organizers Cancel This Year’s Open Championship

The 2020 Open Championship has been cancelled. The event was due to take place at Royal St George’s in Kent from July 12-19 but the coronavirus pandemic has forced organizers to abandon plans to hold the major this year. A...
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Ireland Announce Plans to Double Coronavirus Testing

Ireland Announce Plans to Double Coronavirus Testing

Ireland is aiming to almost double coronavirus testing to 4,500 a day. It comes at the start of what Health Minister Simon Harris has described as a “really crucial week” in the Covid-19 pandemic. HSE chief Paul Reid made the...
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Kyle Walker Apologizes for Flouting Lockdown Rules

Kyle Walker Apologizes for Flouting Lockdown Rules

Kyle Walker is facing disciplinary action from Manchester City despite apologizing after breaching lockdown conditions. The England defender has said sorry after it was widely reported he held a party at his home last week, breaking the UK Government’s rules...
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