Out&About
June 12, 2019 No Responses

Out&About

By Paddy McCarthy It’s very sad, but I begin my column to tell about another great friend who passed away last weekend after a long battle with cancer. Longtime detective-turned-news reporter Mike Sheehan — known for his hand in investigating...
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Billy McKee, One of the Founding Members of the Provisional IRA Dies
June 12, 2019 No Responses

Billy McKee, One of the Founding Members of the Provisional IRA Dies

One of the founding members of the Provisional IRA has died aged in his late nineties. Billy McKee led the organisation in Belfast at one stage. He split from Sinn Féin decades ago and condemned the signing of the 1998...
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King and Queen of The Netherlands Begin State Visit to Ireland
June 12, 2019 No Responses

King and Queen of The Netherlands Begin State Visit to Ireland

King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima of the Netherlands have begun their three-day State visit to Ireland. The royal couple were welcomed by President Michael D Higgins and his wife Sabina to Aras an Uachtarain for their first official engagement. The...
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Salary, Housing and Lack of Permanent Positions Driving Irish Teachers Abroad
June 12, 2019 No Responses

Salary, Housing and Lack of Permanent Positions Driving Irish Teachers Abroad

Salary, pay inequality, housing and lack of permanent positions are some of the main reasons teachers leave Ireland to find work abroad, a survey has found. The Embassy of Ireland in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) carried out the survey...
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Gatland Announced as British & Irish Lions Head Coach for 2021 Tour
June 12, 2019 No Responses

Gatland Announced as British & Irish Lions Head Coach for 2021 Tour

Warren Gatland has been officially unveiled as the British and Irish Lions head coach for the 2021 tour to South Africa. Gatland will relinquish his role as Wales boss after the World Cup and will then start his official Lions...
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Messi Beats Ronaldo to Top Spot in Forbes’ List of Highest-Paid Sports Stars
June 11, 2019 No Responses

Messi Beats Ronaldo to Top Spot in Forbes’ List of Highest-Paid Sports Stars

Lionel Messi has beaten Cristiano Ronaldo to top spot in Forbes’ 2019 list of the world’s 100 highest-paid sports stars. The Barcelona forward earned $127 million over the last 12 months, $92 million in salary and winnings and $35 million...
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Four Wins Out of Four for Northern Ireland After Late Paddy McNair Strike
June 11, 2019 No Responses

Four Wins Out of Four for Northern Ireland After Late Paddy McNair Strike

Paddy McNair’s first international goal saw Northern Ireland snatch a 1-0 win over Belarus and make it four wins out of four in Euro 2020 qualifying. A late night in Borisov looked like ending in frustration for Michael O’Neill’s men...
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Coroner Rules Out State Collusion in Murder of Daniel Carson During The Troubles
June 11, 2019 No Responses

Coroner Rules Out State Collusion in Murder of Daniel Carson During The Troubles

A coroner has ruled out state collusion in the shooting dead of a Belfast warehouse worker early in the Troubles. A “flawed and inadequate” investigation was held into the brazen and sectarian loyalist murder of Daniel Carson in the Shankill...
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Over 500 Plant Species Have Vanished in Last 250 Years
June 11, 2019 No Responses

Over 500 Plant Species Have Vanished in Last 250 Years

More than 500 species of plants have disappeared in the past 250 years – more than twice the number of birds, mammals and amphibians recorded as extinct, according to a new study. Scientists at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, and...
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Argentina Get Their First World Cup Point in Dour Draw with Japan
June 10, 2019 No Responses

Argentina Get Their First World Cup Point in Dour Draw with Japan

Argentina secured their first point at a Women’s World Cup finals after holding Japan in a dour goalless draw at Parc des Princes. The South Americans, eliminated from the group stages at the 2003 and 2007 finals, turned in a...
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