European Commission Warns of Hard Brexit
July 19, 2018 No Responses

European Commission Warns of Hard Brexit

The European Commission has issued a warning to governments, businesses and citizens in the 27 remaining EU states to prepare for “significant disruption” as a result of Brexit. Brussels officials said a no-deal cliff-edge withdrawal in March 2019 cannot be...
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New Home For Irish Women Playwrights In NYC
July 18, 2018 No Responses

New Home For Irish Women Playwrights In NYC

By Brad Balfour New York is has always been and is becoming even moreso a place to showcase new talent from Ireland — especially works created women. Recently Irish Repertory presented “Woman and Scarecrow” to much positive response by writer...
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Sam Warburton Retires From Professional Rugby
July 18, 2018 No Responses

Sam Warburton Retires From Professional Rugby

Former Wales captain and two-time Lions skipper Sam Warburton has retired from professional rugby at the age of 29. Flanker Warburton, who led the Lions on tours to Australia in 2013 and New Zealand last summer, underwent neck and knee...
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Retail Excellence Suspends Partnership with Facebook
July 18, 2018 No Responses

Retail Excellence Suspends Partnership with Facebook

Retail Excellence, Ireland’s largest retail representative body, has suspended its partnership with Facebook following the expose of practices and content moderation on their online platform by Channel 4 Dispatches program which aired last night. The move co...
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May to Make First Border Visit Since Brexit Referendum
July 18, 2018 No Responses

May to Make First Border Visit Since Brexit Referendum

The British Prime Minister is to make her first visit to the Irish border since the Brexit referendum. Theresa May had been criticised for not hearing first-hand from locals living on what is to become the UK’s only land border...
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Abba’s Music Makes “Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again” A Worthy Visit To A Greek Island
July 18, 2018 No Responses

Abba’s Music Makes “Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again” A Worthy Visit To A Greek Island

By Brad Balfour Opening 10 years to the week after the first film was released, “Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again” — the “Mamma Mia!” sequel — provides perfectly mindless summer entertainment. The ABBA song-infused musical — the first film...
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Dublin City Council Needs More People to Count Homeless
July 17, 2018 No Responses

Dublin City Council Needs More People to Count Homeless

Dublin City Council has advertised for a company to help it improve the way it keeps count of homeless people. The council is willing to spend half a million euro over the next five years on updating its Emergency Accommodation...
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Colm O’Neill Retires From Inter-County Football
July 17, 2018 No Responses

Colm O’Neill Retires From Inter-County Football

Cork footballer Colm O’Neill has confirmed his retirement from inter-county football. A member of the 2010 All-Ireland-winning side, the Ballyclough clubman has had a career beset by knee ligament problems. O’Neill’s final outing in a Cork je...
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Tallaght to Host Ireland’s First Technological University
July 17, 2018 No Responses

Tallaght to Host Ireland’s First Technological University

Ireland is getting its first ever Technological University. It is being formed by the merger of the Institutes of Technology in Blanchardstown, Tallaght, and DIT. It will be called Technological University Dublin or TU Dublin for short. The Government has...
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Blind Leave United for Ajax
July 17, 2018 No Responses

Blind Leave United for Ajax

Daley Blind has completed his move from Manchester United back to his former club Ajax, declaring on his Twitter feed that it is “time to go home”. Blind has signed a four-year deal with the Dutch club, whom he left...
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