Taoiseach Supports Extending Brexit Deadline to January 2020
October 23, 2019 No Responses

Taoiseach Supports Extending Brexit Deadline to January 2020

Leo Varadkar says he supports extending the UK’s Brexit deadline. It comes after MPs at Westminster rejected British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s plan to fast-track Brexit legislation through Parliament. Speaking during Leader’s Questions on Wednesday, The Taoiseach said he will...
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NI Minister Insists Border Checks After Brexit Will Be Minimal
October 23, 2019 No Responses

NI Minister Insists Border Checks After Brexit Will Be Minimal

Julian Smith has insisted that checks between Northern Ireland and Great Britain will be minimal after Brexit. The Northern Ireland Secretary was unable to give any further detail on the nature of the checks proposed in the British Prime Minister’s...
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Blades Shoot Down Gunners at Bramall Lane
October 21, 2019 No Responses

Blades Shoot Down Gunners at Bramall Lane

Sheffield United claimed the scalp of Arsenal to move up to ninth in the Premier League with a 1-0 victory at Bramall Lane. The Blades had not won in the league at home since August 18 and had lost their...
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MLA’s Launch Last Minute Effort to Postpone Abortion Decriminalization
October 21, 2019 No Responses

MLA’s Launch Last Minute Effort to Postpone Abortion Decriminalization

Anti-abortion Assembly members have launched a last-minute bid to thwart the decriminalization of terminations in the region. The Assembly sat for the first time in two-and-a-half years later after it was recalled by MLAs wishing to protest at changes to...
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Robinson Warns Climate Activists Not to Alienate Public
October 21, 2019 No Responses

Robinson Warns Climate Activists Not to Alienate Public

Former president Mary Robinson has warned Extinction Rebellion protesters that they risk alienating the public if they do not employ smart tactics. The UN Special Envoy on El Nino and Climate said disruption was necessary to affect change, but that...
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Williams Tops List to Replace Injured Navidi for Wales
October 21, 2019 No Responses

Williams Tops List to Replace Injured Navidi for Wales

Wales are set to call a back into their World Cup squad as a replacement for hamstring injury victim Josh Navidi. Cardiff Blues wing Owen Lane and Ospreys center Scott Williams appear to head the list of candidates. Back-row forward...
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Researchers from UCD Announce Breakthrough for Genetic Skin Disease
October 21, 2019 No Responses

Researchers from UCD Announce Breakthrough for Genetic Skin Disease

Irish researchers have announced a breakthrough in the search for a cure for a painful skin disease. Epidermolysis bullosa (EB) is a genetic condition in which sufferers lack a vital protein responsible for binding skin. This results in painful blisters...
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Quinlan: Ireland Must Not Hit The ‘Panic Button’
October 21, 2019 No Responses

Quinlan: Ireland Must Not Hit The ‘Panic Button’

Alan Quinlan believes Ireland must not hit the “panic button” after their seventh quarter-final defeat in nine World Cups. The former Munster and Ireland flanker has called on incoming head coach Andy Farrell to cut out the “predictability” that left.....
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Substitute Lallana Secures Late Point for Liverpool
October 20, 2019 No Responses

Substitute Lallana Secures Late Point for Liverpool

Substitute Adam Lallana saved Liverpool from a chastening loss at bitter rivals Manchester United in a pulsating Premier League clash which had its share of VAR drama. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side headed into this match as underdogs against Jurgen Klopp’s.....
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Truck Drivers Hold Brexit Protest on Border
October 20, 2019 No Responses

Truck Drivers Hold Brexit Protest on Border

More than 150 lorry drivers have staged a protest at the Irish border in a bid to highlight the importance of free-flowing movement. A convoy of trucks made their way from Donegal and crossed the border into Co Derry. Truck...
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