Newly Restored Letters from War of Independence Detail Battle in Derry
February 23, 2019 No Responses

Newly Restored Letters from War of Independence Detail Battle in Derry

Newly restored letters from the Irish War of Independence have unearthed a detailed description of a battle in the city of Derry. Dated July 18 1920, the correspondence notes that for several weeks civilians, backed by police, had been firing...
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Deulofeu Scores a Hat Trick as Hornets Demolish Cardiff
February 22, 2019 No Responses

Deulofeu Scores a Hat Trick as Hornets Demolish Cardiff

Gerard Deulofeu’s first hat-trick in English football saw Watford stroll to a 5-1 victory at Cardiff and climb to seventh place in the Premier League. Deulofeu, recalled to the Hornets’ starting line-up after sitting out the FA Cup win at...
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Fulham Look Certain for Relegation After Defeat by West Ham
February 22, 2019 No Responses

Fulham Look Certain for Relegation After Defeat by West Ham

Fulham were given a helping hand towards relegation by Javier Hernandez as West Ham came from behind to secure a 3-1 victory. Hernandez cancelled out Ryan Babel’s early strike by jabbing the ball in with his hand the far post....
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Byrne and Reid Both on the Scoreboard as Leinster Thrash Southern Kings
February 22, 2019 No Responses

Byrne and Reid Both on the Scoreboard as Leinster Thrash Southern Kings

Ed Byrne and Noel Reid both scored two first-half tries as Leinster thrashed Southern Kings 59-19 in the Guinness PRO14. The runaway Conference B leaders had secured a bonus point by the 37th minute and ended up running in nine...
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Munster Stay on Top With Defeat of Ospreys in the Liberty Stadium
February 22, 2019 No Responses

Munster Stay on Top With Defeat of Ospreys in the Liberty Stadium

Munster came out on top in a tight battle with Ospreys at the Liberty Stadium as the Irish side’s 19-13 victory kept them top of Conference A of the Guinness PRO14. Visiting tries came from Darren Sweetnam, a penalty score...
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Micheál Martin Says Ireland is Not ‘Prepared for No Deal Brexit’
February 22, 2019 No Responses

Micheál Martin Says Ireland is Not ‘Prepared for No Deal Brexit’

Ireland is not adequately prepared for a no-deal Brexit, the Fianna Fáil leader has claimed. Micheál Martin said the Government was not ready should the UK crash out of the EU at the end of March, despite its no-deal Brexit...
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Number of Security Patrols on Irish Rail Increase 35% in 18 Months
February 22, 2019 No Responses

Number of Security Patrols on Irish Rail Increase 35% in 18 Months

Security patrols on Irish Rail services have increased by 35% in the last 18 months. Earlier this month, it was revealed the company planned to hire more staff to deal with the increasing number of incidents of anti-social behavior. Irish...
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Chelsea Handed Transfer Ban By FIFA, Say They Will Appeal
February 22, 2019 No Responses

Chelsea Handed Transfer Ban By FIFA, Say They Will Appeal

Chelsea have been handed a two-window transfer ban for breaching FIFA regulations over the registration of minors. The Blues were also fined 600,000 Swiss francs (over €520,000) by FIFA’s disciplinary committee for breaching article 19 relating to the tran...
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Sarri’s Position Still in Doubt Despite Europa League Victory
February 21, 2019 No Responses

Sarri’s Position Still in Doubt Despite Europa League Victory

Chelsea progressed in the Europa League with a 3-0 win over Malmo which will do little to quell the sense of inevitability that Maurizio Sarri’s spell as head coach is nearing an end. Goals from Olivier Giroud, Ross Barkley –...
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Worries Grow That Food Prices in Ireland Will Increase with No Deal Brexit
February 21, 2019 No Responses

Worries Grow That Food Prices in Ireland Will Increase with No Deal Brexit

There are fears that food prices could rise by 45% in the event of a no-deal Brexit. The European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker admits he’s “not very optimistic” about Britain’s chances of getting one. Retail groups are warni...
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