Out&About

Out&About

By Paddy McCarthy What can I say? Only that the Coronavirus seems to have taken over all the editorial coverage with this horrible sickness raging all over the world. I do not want to be bickering about what some politicians...
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Coveney Slams President Trump for Freezing Payments to WHO

Coveney Slams President Trump for Freezing Payments to WHO

The Tánaiste has criticized Donald Trump after he said he is freezing US payments to the World Health Organisation pending a review of its warnings about coronavirus and China. The US president said the Covid-19 outbreak could have been contained...
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Klopp and Henderson Pay Tributes to Mark Hillsborough Anniversary

Klopp and Henderson Pay Tributes to Mark Hillsborough Anniversary

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp and captain Jordan Henderson have paid tributes to mark the 31st anniversary of the Hillsborough disaster. The Hillsborough Family Support Group was due to hold its last memorial service in memory of the 96 supporters who...
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Cash Spending Down by a Half, Card Usage by a Third During Coronavirus Pandemic

Cash Spending Down by a Half, Card Usage by a Third During Coronavirus Pandemic

Card spending in Ireland dropped by almost a third while cash usage more than halved in the first week of April, according to Central Bank of Ireland. The public has been encouraged to use contactless payments instead of cash while...
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Fianna Fail and Fine Gael to Hold Meetings to Sign Off on Program for Government

Fianna Fail and Fine Gael to Hold Meetings to Sign Off on Program for Government

Fianna Fail and Fine Gael’s parliamentary parties will hold separate meetings later today to sign off the details for the joint blueprint for government. Micheál Martin and Leo Varadkar reached agreement on Tuesday following weeks of talks. The two parliame...
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Arsenal Hold Off on Furloughs But Continue Talks on Player Wages

Arsenal Hold Off on Furloughs But Continue Talks on Player Wages

Arsenal will not be using the UK Government’s coronavirus job retention scheme as “productive” pay discussions with players continue during “one of the most challenging periods in our near 134-year history”. Tottenham and Bournemouth have recently fo...
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Early Abortions to be Provided in The North in Response to Pandemic

Early Abortions to be Provided in The North in Response to Pandemic

Early abortions are to be provided in Northern Ireland in an emergency response to the coronavirus pandemic, a charity has said. It will cover the first nine weeks and six days of pregnancy and will be arranged through existing sexual...
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Start of Tour de France Postponed Until The End of August

Start of Tour de France Postponed Until The End of August

The Tour de France has been postponed by two months due to the coronavirus pandemic, world governing body the UCI has announced. The 107th edition of the race was due to begin in Nice on June 27 and conclude in...
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Countries Around The World Struggle to Emerge from Lockdown

Countries Around The World Struggle to Emerge from Lockdown

Governors across the US are devising plans to gradually reopen their economies without prompting a strong second wave of coronavirus. In Italy, Spain and other places across Europe where infections and deaths have begun to stabilize, the process is already...
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Cherries Reverse Decision on Staff Furloughs After Fan Criticism

Cherries Reverse Decision on Staff Furloughs After Fan Criticism

Bournemouth have become the latest Premier League club to reverse their decision to furlough members of their non-playing staff. In a statement, the Cherries said they were “aware of criticisms of Premier League clubs applying for this scheme” during the.....
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