Taoiseach Takes Part in Belfast’s Pride Parade
August 3, 2019 No Responses

Taoiseach Takes Part in Belfast’s Pride Parade

Leo Varadkar is taking part in Belfast’s Pride parade for the first time. The Taoiseach joined thousands of people attending the march in the city center. His presence will be seen as significant as same-sex marriage remains a contentious political...
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Solskjaer Expecting New Faces as United Agree Deal for Maguire
August 2, 2019 No Responses

Solskjaer Expecting New Faces as United Agree Deal for Maguire

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer expects Manchester United to complete “one or two” deals before next week’s transfer deadline after agreeing a fee with Leicester for England center-back Harry Maguire. United will pay £80million for the 26-year-old, with the deal s...
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Ex-Soldier Accused of Bloody Sunday Murders is Given First Court Date
August 2, 2019 No Responses

Ex-Soldier Accused of Bloody Sunday Murders is Given First Court Date

The first court hearing for a former paratrooper being prosecuted for murder on Bloody Sunday will take place in September. The veteran, known at Soldier F, is accused of two murders and four attempted murders in Derry in 1972. Bloody...
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Taoiseach Accused of Failing to Make Preparations for Poll on United Ireland
August 2, 2019 No Responses

Taoiseach Accused of Failing to Make Preparations for Poll on United Ireland

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has been accused of not making any of the “necessary preparations” for the possible reunification of Ireland. Fianna Fail senator, Mark Daly, said that two years after a report detailing the measures that needed to be implemented...
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Harland and Wolff Workers Urge Council to Save Shipyard
August 2, 2019 No Responses

Harland and Wolff Workers Urge Council to Save Shipyard

Belfast shipyard workers have made impassioned appeals to save their industry as they addressed an emergency council meeting on the threatened closure of the famous Harland and Wolff yard. A delegation spoke to city councilors as dozens of their colleagues...
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Gerrard Calls for Improvement from Rangers
August 2, 2019 No Responses

Gerrard Calls for Improvement from Rangers

Frustrated Steven Gerrard admits Rangers will have to raise their game if they want to secure a return to the Europa League group stages. The Light Blues gained revenge on old foes Progres Niederkorn but there was not much style...
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Rangers Advance in Europa League Despite Goalless Draw
August 1, 2019 No Responses

Rangers Advance in Europa League Despite Goalless Draw

Rangers gained Europa League revenge on Progres Niederkorn but without exacting cruel retribution as they edged past their old foes with a goalless draw in Luxembourg. Gers were back at the scene of their worst ever European result as they...
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Unionists Urge Northern Ireland Secretary to Reinstate Queen’s Portrait at Stormont House
August 1, 2019 No Responses

Unionists Urge Northern Ireland Secretary to Reinstate Queen’s Portrait at Stormont House

The UK’s Northern Ireland Secretary Julian Smith has been urged to reinstate a portrait of Queen Elizabeth II at Stormont House. It emerged earlier this month that the portrait had been removed from the Northern Ireland Office (NIO) base in...
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Arsenal Sign Nicolas Pepe For Club Record Fee
August 1, 2019 No Responses

Arsenal Sign Nicolas Pepe For Club Record Fee

Arsenal have completed the signing of Nicolas Pepe from Lille for a club-record fee. The 24-year-old Ivory Coast international has signed a deal at the Emirates Stadium for an undisclosed fee, believed to be worth £72m (€79m). Pepe’s move eclipses...
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Music and Entertainment Guide
August 1, 2019 No Responses

Music and Entertainment Guide

THE IRISH EXAMINER MUSIC AND ENTERTAINMENT GUIDE: ROCK, COUNTRY, JAZZ, TRAD, FOLK, BALLADS, BLUES, CLASSICAL AND LOTS MORE Welcome to our regular music and entertainment guide, brought to you by Paddy McCarthy for your reading enjoyment For over 30 years the...
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