Out & About
I went to see Celtic Nights at the Sheen Center on Friday night and it was a nice performance. It could have done with a little bit more choreography as the singing was, well okay, but again they did perform...
Late Ronaldo Penalty Puts Real Madrid Through to Semi-Finals
Cristiano Ronaldo scored an injury-time penalty to book Real Madrid’s place in the Champions League semi-finals after losing the second leg 3-1, but winning the tie 4-3 on aggregate. Juventus had wiped out Real Madrid’s three-goal advantage from th...
Draw with Sevilla is Enough to See Bayern Through
Bayern Munich are through to the Champions League semi-finals for the seventh time in nine years after a 0-0 draw in their quarter-final second leg with Sevilla. The stalemate at the Allianz Arena means Bayern’s 2-1 first-leg win in Spain...
Former President Bill Clinton And Senator George Mitchell Honored With Freedom Of Belfast
A ceremony was held on Tuesday evening in the historic setting of the Ulster Hall to confer the Freedom of the City of Belfast on President Bill Clinton and Senator George J. Mitchell. The two American politicians were in Belfast...
Liverpool Stun City to Advance to Semi-Finals
Liverpool survived a Manchester City onslaught to reach the Champions League semi-finals on a controversial night at the Etihad Stadium that saw Pep Guardiola sent off. Second-half goals from Mohamed Salah and Roberto Firmino killed off any hopes of a...
Three Roma Goals Eliminate Barcalona in Italy
Roma secured a dramatic 3-0 victory over Barcelona at the Stadio Olimpico to book their place in the Champions League semi-finals on away goals after a 4-4 aggregate result. Trailing 4-1 after the first leg, Roma went ahead on the...
Good Friday Architects Gather in Belfast
The architects of the Good Friday Agreement gathered in Belfast on Tuesday. Former US president Bill Clinton, ex-British Prime Minister Tony Blair and former Irish Taoiseach Bertie Ahern were among those marking the 20th anniversary of the landmark deal at...
New €1 Billion Investment for Ireland’s Arts
The Culture Minister says it’s a landmark day for the arts sector – with over a billion euro of investment being announced. €460m will go towards cultural institutions as part of Project Ireland 2040 – and will see renovations of...
Ahern Warns Ireland May Have to ‘Play Hard’ Ball Over Brexit
Former Taoiseach Bertie Ahern has said Dublin could have to “play hard ball” with Britain over Brexit. Mr Ahern, who was one of the key figures behind the Good Friday Agreement, said Ireland should insist the UK stays closely aligned...
Martin Calls for Stronger Protections for Media Independence
Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin has called for the Government and opposition parties to take action to ensure media outlets are not pressured by “overbearing influences” in response to the Independent News and Media (INM) data breach controversy. Mr Ma...