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April 21, 2020 No Responses

Projected Coronavirus Death Toll Reduced in The North

Northern Ireland’s coronavirus restrictions are working, a power-sharing minister has said. The projected worst-case scenario of 1,500 deaths during the early part of the pandemic is significantly reduced from the toll envisaged weeks earlier. Stormont Assembly members debated the Health...

April 21, 2020 No Responses

Thomas Bjorn Appointed to European Tour Board

Former Ryder Cup captain Thomas Bjorn has been appointed to the European Tour board as a non-executive director. The 49-year-old, currently playing his 25th season on on the European Tour, was nominated to the position by the tour’s Tournament Committee....

April 21, 2020 No Responses

Irish Government Calls for Businesses to Start Planning for Reopening

Businesses should start to plan how they will come back when Covid-19 restrictions lift, a minister has said. The National Public Health Emergency Team will also meet on Tuesday to discuss options aimed at easing restrictions which are due to...

April 21, 2020 No Responses

Harrington: ‘Nobody Wants to Play Behind Closed Doors’

Europe captain Padraig Harrington says he and USA counterpart Steve Stricker are not in favor of the Ryder Cup being played behind closed doors. The biennial competition is, for the moment at least, scheduled to go ahead in September at...

April 21, 2020 No Responses

Northern Man Faces Extradition Hearing Over Essex Truck Deaths

A man is due in court to face extradition proceedings over the alleged manslaughter of 39 migrants found in a refrigerated lorry container in Essex. Ronan Hughes, of Co Armagh in Northern Ireland, is due before the High Court to...

April 21, 2020 No Responses

FIFA Confirm Investment in Women’s Game Will Continue Despite Coronovirus Losses

FIFA has confirmed that investment worth $1bn in women’s football will go ahead despite the financial impact of the coronavirus pandemic. Football at all levels has been hit by the Covid-19 crisis, leaving several clubs struggling to make ends meet....

April 20, 2020 No Responses

Ireland Records Highest Daily Death Toll as Number of Cases Rises by 401

Ireland has reported its highest daily toll of deaths notified during the coronavirus outbreak, with 77 fatalities confirmed. The total number of people with Covid-19 who have died in the country now stands at 687. Health officials stressed that most...