More Than Half a Million Receiving Pandemic Unemployment Payments
April 27, 2020 No Responses

More Than Half a Million Receiving Pandemic Unemployment Payments

More than half a million people are receiving the emergency Covid-19 pandemic unemployment payment. Some 591,000 people are now in receipt of the €350 weekly payment, up from 584,000 this time last week. Speaking at a briefing in Dublin on...
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Fprmula 1 Looks to Restart in Austria After Cancellation of French Grand Prix
April 27, 2020 No Responses

Fprmula 1 Looks to Restart in Austria After Cancellation of French Grand Prix

Formula One is planning to start its 2020 season on July 5 in Austria after the French Grand Prix became the 10th race this year to be postponed or cancelled because of the coronavirus pandemic. The decision to cancel the...
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Premier League Edges Closer to Playing Games Behind Closed Doors
April 25, 2020 No Responses

Premier League Edges Closer to Playing Games Behind Closed Doors

The Premier League is in discussions with UK rights holders about how best to broadcast the season’s remaining fixtures as the campaign edges closer to a return behind closed doors, the PA news agency understands. It is six weeks since...
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Police Issue Over 350 Coronavirus Penalty Notices in The North
April 25, 2020 No Responses

Police Issue Over 350 Coronavirus Penalty Notices in The North

Police have issued over 350 coronavirus-related penalty notices in Northern Ireland. On Friday, ministers provided more legal clarity around the circumstances in which a person can leave the house to exercise, including reasonable travel. A drive to a safe spa...
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Easing Lockdown Depends on People Complying with Rules, Says Varadkar
April 24, 2020 No Responses

Easing Lockdown Depends on People Complying with Rules, Says Varadkar

A decision to lift coronavirus lockdown measures will depend on people complying with them, Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has warned. Mr Varadkar said that while there is a prospect of easing the measures on May 5, there are fears within the...
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UFC 249 to Go Ahead Behind Closed Doors in Florida on May 9
April 24, 2020 No Responses

UFC 249 to Go Ahead Behind Closed Doors in Florida on May 9

UFC 249 is set to go ahead behind closed doors on May 9 in Florida with an interim lightweight title bout between Tony Ferguson and Justin Gaethje the headline act. The event was due to take place in Brooklyn with...
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FAI Welcomes FIFA’s Announcement of Financial Relief Payments
April 24, 2020 No Responses

FAI Welcomes FIFA’s Announcement of Financial Relief Payments

FIFA is releasing around $150m to its national associations whose finances have been badly affected by the coronavirus pandemic. The FAI has welcomed the news, saying it will get the second FIFA installment of its “normal funding for designated FAI...
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Brown Wants Celtic to Win Scottish Title on the Field
April 24, 2020 No Responses

Brown Wants Celtic to Win Scottish Title on the Field

Celtic captain Scott Brown says he and his team-mates want to retain their Scottish Premiership title on the pitch as the midfielder revealed his preference for the 2019-20 season to be played to its conclusion. The Hoops sat 13 points...
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Redevelopment of Windsor Park Played Key Role in North’s Improvement – O’Neill
April 24, 2020 No Responses

Redevelopment of Windsor Park Played Key Role in North’s Improvement – O’Neill

Michael O’Neill believes the redevelopment of Windsor Park played a key role in Northern Ireland’s upturn in fortunes during his eight-and-a-half year spell in charge. O’Neill, who was named Stoke boss in November, on Wednesday stepped down as manager of...
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Third of All Coronavirus Deaths in The North Happen in Care Homes
April 24, 2020 No Responses

Third of All Coronavirus Deaths in The North Happen in Care Homes

A third of coronavirus-related deaths are happening in care homes, new figures have indicated. The latest weekly update from the Northern Ireland Statistical and Research Agency (NISRA) records 276 deaths involving Covid-19 up to April 17. Of these, 60.1% occu...
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