UEFA Warns That Clubs from Leagues Cancelled Prematurely May Be Ineligible for European Competitions
April 3, 2020 No Responses

UEFA Warns That Clubs from Leagues Cancelled Prematurely May Be Ineligible for European Competitions

Leagues have been warned their clubs may not be eligible for European football next season if they cancel their competitions prematurely due to the coronavirus pandemic. The Belgian top flight announced on Thursday it was ending its season, with Club...
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Liverpool’s Public Health Director Says ‘Not Right Decision’ to Stage Atlético Match
April 2, 2020 No Responses

Liverpool’s Public Health Director Says ‘Not Right Decision’ to Stage Atlético Match

Liverpool council’s director of public health Matthew Ashton has suggested the rise in coronavirus cases in the city may be influenced by the decision to allow the Reds’ Champions League match against Atlético Madrid to take place. There were just...
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Taoiseach Hopes Pandemic-Triggered Recession Should Not Result in Austerity
April 2, 2020 No Responses

Taoiseach Hopes Pandemic-Triggered Recession Should Not Result in Austerity

The Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has expressed hope that Ireland’s looming recession will not result in another era of austerity. Mr Varadkar said the relatively good state of the economy going into the sharp downturn triggered by coronavirus would help make...
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Nissan Furloughs Almost All of Its UK Workforce
April 2, 2020 No Responses

Nissan Furloughs Almost All of Its UK Workforce

Nissan has furloughed most of its 6,000 employees at its UK plant after announcing it will remain closed for the rest of the month at least. The Wearside plant, often described as Europe’s most productive, was shuttered on March 17...
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British Airways and Unions Reach Deal to Lay Off Staff
April 2, 2020 No Responses

British Airways and Unions Reach Deal to Lay Off Staff

A deal has been agreed to lay off British Airways staff because of the Covid-19 crisis, a union has announced. Unite said the airline will introduce a modified version of the Government’s job retention scheme, so that workers will be...
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Northwell Health CEO Michael Dowling Copes With The Coronavirus
April 1, 2020 No Responses

Northwell Health CEO Michael Dowling Copes With The Coronavirus

By Brad Balfour A son of Ireland’s County Limerick, Northwell CEO Michael Dowling has been at the forefront of the Corona-verse, fighting for his hospital system, the state of New York and everyone dealing with this deadly viral outbreak. As...
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Out&About
April 1, 2020 No Responses

Out&About

By Paddy McCarthy I am repeating this notice again in case you had not got the emails last week so here we go: I know that people are anxious  and waiting to see if the doctors who are scrambling to find a cure sooner...
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Danish FA Say Women’s European Championship Postponed to 2022
April 1, 2020 No Responses

Danish FA Say Women’s European Championship Postponed to 2022

The Women’s European Championships, set for England next summer, have been postponed until 2022, according to the Danish Football Association. The news had been widely expected since the Olympics were pushed back by 12 months, with the coronavirus crisis als...
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Modelling Indicates The North Could See 3,000 Coronavirus Deaths
April 1, 2020 No Responses

Modelling Indicates The North Could See 3,000 Coronavirus Deaths

Northern Ireland could see 3,000 deaths in the first wave of the coronavirus pandemic, expert modelling has indicated. Based on a “reasonable worst case scenario”, experts believe the peak of the first wave of the pandemic is expected between April...
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Translink Will Need Bail Out After Coronavirus Crisis
April 1, 2020 No Responses

Translink Will Need Bail Out After Coronavirus Crisis

Translink will need a $124m (£100m) injection of funds to continue providing a public transport network across Northern Ireland after the coronavirus crisis, its chief executive has said. Chris Conway said there has been a 90% reduction in passenger numbers.....
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