George Best Memorabilia to be Displayed at New Belfast Hotel

George Best Memorabilia to be Displayed at New Belfast Hotel

A Northern Ireland football jersey signed by Sir Alex Ferguson will be among a range of George Best memorabilia on display at a new hotel. The £15 million George Best Hotel Belfast opens this December. The Manchester United legend’s sister...
read more
Ireland’s Education Equality Praised by Unicef

Ireland’s Education Equality Praised by Unicef

Ireland has been ranked second of 41 wealthy nations in reducing educational inequality between children, according to Unicef’s latest report card. Concerns persist in relation to vulnerable groups such as Traveler children and those who are homeless or from...
read more
Passport Applications Soar in 2018

Passport Applications Soar in 2018

Figures from the Irish embassy in London suggest 2018 will be a record year for passport applications. Nearly 45,000 people have applied for a passport in the first half of the year. It is thought demand could reach 90,000 by...
read more
Irish Vote to Abandon Blasphemy Laws

Irish Vote to Abandon Blasphemy Laws

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has hailed the blasphemy referendum as a small step towards creating a 21st century constitution. The result, which was announced late last night, hours after Michael D Higgins was formally re-elected president, saw almost 65% of the...
read more
Leicester City’s Owner’s Helicopter Crashes Outside King Power

Leicester City’s Owner’s Helicopter Crashes Outside King Power

The helicopter of Leicester owner Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha has crashed outside the King Power Stadium following the Premier League game against West Ham. The incident occurred in the club’s car park, where police cars and emergency services rushed towards an...
read more
Michael D Higgins is Reelected As President

Michael D Higgins is Reelected As President

President Michael D Higgins has used his inauguration speech to launch a thinly-veiled broadside at rival Peter Casey’s divisive Traveler comments, insisting “a real Republic is where every person and community is treated with respect”. Mr Hi...
read more
Exit Polls Suggest Comfortable Win for Michael D Higgins

Exit Polls Suggest Comfortable Win for Michael D Higgins

Michael D Higgins has secured a historic second term as President of Ireland, despite the lowest turnout ever, two exit polls suggest. Two exit polls, published as polls closed tonight, found that President Higgins secured the lion’s share of the...
read more
Central Bank Releases ‘Dracula’ Coin

Central Bank Releases ‘Dracula’ Coin

The Central Bank is today launching a commemorative coin to honour Dracula author Bram Stoker. The silver €15 coin is being released to coincide with the Halloween weekend. Meanwhile, around 70,000 people are expected to attend events in the Bram...
read more
Ireland is Third Most Expensive in EU for a Night Out

Ireland is Third Most Expensive in EU for a Night Out

New data has suggested Ireland is the third most expensive country in the EU for a night out. OneBigSwitch has found that it costs €180 euro for a couple here to go out, the same as it would cost to...
read more
Irish Relations With Britain ‘Strained’ By Brexit Negotiations

Irish Relations With Britain ‘Strained’ By Brexit Negotiations

The Taoiseach has claimed that parts of the British establishment expected Ireland to “fall into line” after the Brexit referendum. Leo Varadkar said that some people in Britain failed to consider the impact of Brexit on Ireland before the vote...
read more