O’Neill Ringing the Changes for Nations Cup

O’Neill Ringing the Changes for Nations Cup

Martin O’Neill will use the Nations League to blood a new wave of Republic of Ireland internationals in competitive football. The Republic launch their campaign in Wales on Thursday evening shorn of the likes of Robbie Brady, James McCarthy and...
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Tánaiste Embarks on Baltic Journey to Discuss Brexit

Tánaiste Embarks on Baltic Journey to Discuss Brexit

The Tánaiste has embarked on a two-day visit to Finland, Estonia and Lithuania. During the trip, Simon Coveney is set to meet with the foreign ministers of each of the nations. The implications for Ireland from the UK’s imminent departure...
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Cork City Council Nominates Senator Joan Freeman As Presidential Candidate

Cork City Council Nominates Senator Joan Freeman As Presidential Candidate

Independent senator Joan Freeman has been nominated by Cork City Council to contest this year’s presidential election. The council’s resolution is to be ratified at the next full meeting of the council. Senator Freeman, who is a psychologist, menta...
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New Car Sales Up 3.5% Year-on-Year in August

New Car Sales Up 3.5% Year-on-Year in August

New figures from the Society of the Irish Motor Industry show that the total new car registrations for the month of August were up 3.5% (5,932) when compared to August 2017 (5,729). The increase comes despite a fall of almost...
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Messi Missing from Player of the Year Shortlist

Messi Missing from Player of the Year Shortlist

Lionel Messi has been omitted from the shortlist for FIFA’s men’s player of the year award, which features Cristiano Ronaldo, Luka Modric and Mohamed Salah. Barcelona and Argentina forward Messi had featured in the top three for 11 straight years.....
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Lukaku Brace Secures United’s Victory Over Burnley

Lukaku Brace Secures United’s Victory Over Burnley

Manchester United brought a timely end to their poor run as Romelu Lukaku’s brace at Burnley helped alleviate the pressure on Jose Mourinho and kick-start their campaign. Old Trafford has found itself in the eye of a storm after a...
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Dubs Down Tyrone to Claim Fourth Successive All Ireland Football Title

Dubs Down Tyrone to Claim Fourth Successive All Ireland Football Title

A fourth straight All-Ireland title for Dublin and a sixth this decade turned out to be their easiest as they swallowed Tyrone’s early promise and made the final their own. Goals from Paul Mannion and Niall Scully were key to...
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Gunners Grab Another Three Points in Cardiff Thriller

Gunners Grab Another Three Points in Cardiff Thriller

Arsenal lifted their awayday blues with a 3-2 Premier League victory at Cardiff. Shkodran Mustafi and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang – with his 150th goal in the top five leagues of European football – twice gave the Gunners the lead before Alexandre...
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Calls for Faster Action 100 Days After 8th Amendment Repeal Vote

Calls for Faster Action 100 Days After 8th Amendment Repeal Vote

Today marks 100 days since a majority of the country voted to repeal the 8th Amendment and The Abortion Rights Campaign says nothing has changed in the time since the referendum and that 1,000 people left the country for an...
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Kerry Make it Five-for-Five in All Ireland Minor Football Final

Kerry Make it Five-for-Five in All Ireland Minor Football Final

Kerry 0-21 – 1-14 Galway A string of late points secured Kerry a fifth consecutive All-Ireland minor football crown this afternoon. With the teams level at 1-13 to 0-16 coming down the stretch, Kerry outscored their opponents by 0-5 to...
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