Luke Kelly Statue May Be Moved After Being Defaced for Fourth Time in Past Year

Luke Kelly Statue May Be Moved After Being Defaced for Fourth Time in Past Year

A statue erected in honor of singer Luke Kelly may have to be relocated after being vandalized for a fourth time in recent months, a Dublin city councilor has said. The statue on Sheriff Street was erected in January 2019...
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Taoiseach Worried That Lockdown ‘Complacency’ Is Setting In

Taoiseach Worried That Lockdown ‘Complacency’ Is Setting In

The Taoiseach has said he is worried about complacency around the Covid-19 restrictions setting in and said he did not want to speculate about when the country would reopen. Leo Varadkar echoed comments made by Health Minister Simon Harris, who...
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Son Heung-min Begins National Service in South Korea

Son Heung-min Begins National Service in South Korea

Tottenham forward Son Heung-min has commenced his three-week mandatory national service in South Korea. The 27-year-old is serving with the Marine Corps on the island of Jeju where he will undergo basic training. Son, who has completed a two-week quarantine...
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Wayne Rooney Tells Fans: ‘I’m Not a Natural Goalscorer’

Wayne Rooney Tells Fans: ‘I’m Not a Natural Goalscorer’

Wayne Rooney never considered himself a natural goalscorer, but Manchester United and England’s record-breaking striker believes he should have netted even more. Having burst onto the scene with Everton so astonishingly at 16, the forward earned a big-money ...
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Dublin Doctor Makes Public Appeal for Donations of Protective Gowns

Dublin Doctor Makes Public Appeal for Donations of Protective Gowns

A respiratory doctor at a Dublin hospital has made a public appeal for donations of personal protective equipment for healthcare workers. Anne Marie McLaughlin, who works at St James’s Hospital, posted a video online in which she thanked people who...
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Brady: Key Questions Must Be Answered Before Premier League Can Resume

Brady: Key Questions Must Be Answered Before Premier League Can Resume

West Ham chief executive Karren Brady believes a return to football is no clearer than when the lockdown started despite hopes of resuming the Premier League season in mid-June. The Premier League stated after talks with the 20 clubs on...
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Coronavirus Death Toll in The North Rises to 193

Coronavirus Death Toll in The North Rises to 193

A further 17 people in Northern Ireland have died in hospital settings with coronavirus in the past day, the Public Health Agency said. This brings the total number of confirmed deaths in hospital settings in the region to 193. A...
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Colleagues and Friends Remember Lyra McKee on Anniversary of Her Murder

Colleagues and Friends Remember Lyra McKee on Anniversary of Her Murder

Members of the National Union of Journalists (NUJ) have joined “in solidarity and remembrance” to mark the first anniversary of the murder of Lyra McKee. The NUJ said the commemoration is to celebrate the journalist’s life and legacy. The 29-year-old...
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Bid to Reroute Ferries in Dublin Amid Row Between P&O and Port of Liverpool

Bid to Reroute Ferries in Dublin Amid Row Between P&O and Port of Liverpool

Efforts are under way to re-route two P&O ferries stranded at Dublin Port amid an ongoing stand-off between the company and the Port of Liverpool. The impasse arose on Thursday when Peel Ports, the owner of the Mersey Docks and...
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WHO Questions Claims That People Who Have Recovered From Covid-19 Are Immune

WHO Questions Claims That People Who Have Recovered From Covid-19 Are Immune

There is currently no evidence to support the belief that people who have recovered from coronavirus then have immunity, the World Health Organisation has said. Senior WHO epidemiologists warned despite the hopes governments across the world have piled on anti...
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