New Zealand27 Nov, 2020 10:51 PM3 minutes to readJames and Elizabeth Dunne are desperate to come home to New Zealand with baby Harrison. Photo / SuppliedThere is increasing hope a New Zealand baby born in Europe with a life-threatening illness may make it home in time for Christmas to meet his extended family.New Zealand mum…
Some 160 Syrians, including more than 90 children, have arrived in Ireland in the past week as part of the State’s commitment to welcome refugees in Lebanon and Jordan. The group was scheduled to come to Ireland in the early summer under the Irish Refugee Protection Programme but was unable to travel because of coronavirus…
Autumn Nations Cup: Ireland v Georgia, Sunday November 29th, Aviva Stadium (kick-off 2pm, RTE One, Channel 4) Following England’s resounding victory over Ireland last weekend at Twickenham, Ross Byrne and Jamison Gibson Park are dropped from Andy Farrell’s team to face Georgia this Sunday at the Aviva stadium. “Everyone is entitled to their opinion,” said…
Publishedduration1 day agoimage copyrightGetty ImagesPrime Minister Boris Johnson has set out plans for the end of lockdown in England, and a return to a tougher three-tier system of restrictions.Spectator sports will be able to welcome back fans to stadiums once more, and some pubs will be able to stay open until 23:00 GMT. What will…
Home News Software (Image credit: Dan Mullan – RFU/The RFU Collection via Getty Images) It’s the big one. England vs Ireland is the fixture we’ve all had our eyes on from the moment the Autumn Nations Cup format was confirmed, and the two heavyweights battle it out at Twickenham. Both sides dominated their Autumn Nations…
Your Web Browser may be out of date. If you are using Internet Explorer 9, 10 or 11 our Audio player will not work properly. For a better experience use Google Chrome, Firefox or Microsoft Edge. Uefa Nations League: Ireland v Bulgaria Kick-off: 7.45pm, Wednesday. Venue: Aviva Stadium. How to follow: The Irish Times liveblog…
Home News Software (Image credit: Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile via Getty Images) Wales and Ireland go toe-to-toe in the Nations League this evening with very different incentives. The Dragons are on the brink of promotion to Tier A, which is filled with the cream of the continent, while relegation to Tier C is a very real danger…
An encouraging performance for Ireland although early intensity wasn’t reflected on the scoreboard with Quinn Roux supplying the only try of a dominant first-half performance at the Aviva Stadium. An experienced Wales team arrived in Dublin under real pressure having lost their previous five games under Wayne Pivac, and endured another difficult evening as Ireland dominated…
Ireland’s schools are ‘overcrowded, underfunded and dealing with a global pandemic on a wing and a prayer,’ according to a Limerick principal. It comes as primary school principals warn they are spending evenings and weekends contact tracing on behalf of the HSE and organising coronavirus testing for families. The latest figures from the Department of…
The Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) leader Steve Aiken has described Covid-19 as an “equal opportunities killer” after DUP agriculture Minister Edwin Poots claimed the incidence of the virus was far higher in nationalist areas than it was in unionist ones. Five deaths from Covid-19 were recorded in Northern Ireland on Sunday, along with a further…
