Leitrim Sell Naming Rights for Páirc Seán Mac Diarmada

Leitrim Sell Naming Rights for Páirc Seán Mac Diarmada

Leitrim have sold the naming rights to their Páirc Seán Mac Diarmada home. They’ve signed a deal with a consumer finance group that will see the Carrick-on-Shannon venue become Avantcard Páirc Sean Mac Diarmada from next year. The deal is...
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Juncker Pledges ‘Loyalty and Solidarity’ with Ireland

Juncker Pledges ‘Loyalty and Solidarity’ with Ireland

European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker has said the EU will always show “loyalty and solidarity” with Ireland on the issue of its border with Northern Ireland. In his annual state of the union address to the European Parliament in Strasbourg,...
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Micheál Martin Says He Favors Increase in State Pension

Micheál Martin Says He Favors Increase in State Pension

Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin says he favors a €5 increase in the state pension next year but that budgets talks on a welfare-related package for 2019 are still underway with the government. Speaking on the second day of his...
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Scally Report into CervicalCheck Program Finds ‘Whole-System Failure’

Scally Report into CervicalCheck Program Finds ‘Whole-System Failure’

The Scally Report on the inquiry into the CervicalCheck screening program has been published today. The 170-page report was compiled by Dr Gabriel Scally and provides analysis of and recommendations on the crisis after it emerged that dozens of women...
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Whyte Gets Brace as Northern Ireland Demolish Israel

Whyte Gets Brace as Northern Ireland Demolish Israel

Gavin Whyte needed less than two minutes of his Northern Ireland debut to find the net as Michael O’Neill’s side enjoyed a 3-0 win over Israel in a friendly at Windsor Park. Whyte scored the third goal of the night...
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Republic of Ireland Draw Friendly in Poland

Republic of Ireland Draw Friendly in Poland

The Republic of Ireland drew 1-1 against Poland in their friendly in Wroclaw this evening. Debutant, Aiden O’Brien, headed Martin O’Neill’s side into the lead early in the second half in a game of few clearcut chances. However, the hosts...
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Fianna Fáil Merger with the SDLP a Work in Progress – Martin

Fianna Fáil Merger with the SDLP a Work in Progress – Martin

Micheál Martin has said talks of a Fianna Fáil merger with the Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP) to contest elections in Northern Ireland are a work in progress. Speaking at his party’s Think-In today in Malahide, Co Dublin, Mr...
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Michael Lowry Among Latest Tax Defaulters Named by Revenue

Michael Lowry Among Latest Tax Defaulters Named by Revenue

Michael Lowry is among the latest tax defaulters to be named by Revenue. The Tipperary TD was fined €15,000 and his company Garuda Limited was fined €10,000 after being convicted of two offences in June. Revenue has published the details...
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UEFA to Launch New European Club Competition in 2020

UEFA to Launch New European Club Competition in 2020

UEFA is set to launch a third European club competition from the start of the 2021/22 season, European Club Association (ECA) president Andrea Agnelli has confirmed. In his opening address at the ECA’s biannual general meeting in Split on Tuesday,...
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Eddie Brennan to Take Over the Helm in Laois

Eddie Brennan to Take Over the Helm in Laois

Laois have ratified Kilkenny legend Eddie Brennan as their new hurling manager. The O’Moores have also re-appointed John Sugrue as football boss for the 2019 season. Kerry-native Sugrue led Laois to the Division Four League title and a Leinster final...
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