To quote the Mancunian philosopher Stephen Patrick Morrissey: “Stop me if you’ve heard this one before.” The UK’s Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) has promised a fresh tranche of funding for rural full-fibre internet in a new initiative called Project Gigabit. The cash, part of the £5bn initially promised last year, includes…
If this feels like a dreadfully fractious period in EU-UK relations – vaccines, the Northern Ireland Protocol – don’t forget the rollercoaster of autumn 2019. In his first Commons announcement as prime minister, Boris Johnson had called for the “abolition” of the Irish backstop, then still the only mechanism on the table to avoid a…
Dublin is a city of love, pints, music and of course football! And one of the city’s top football club has used this milieu to dish out a lot of love, goodness and a, AWAY jersey! League Of Ireland’s Bohemian Football Club has unveiled their unique 2021 away jersey in partnership with Dublin’s biggest band…
“I’m a phone call away.” So said US President Joe Biden to Taoiseach Micheál Martin towards the end of their 80-minute conversation today. The vast expanse of the Atlantic Ocean may have separated the two leaders, but this virtual meeting appears to have delivered. The Irish access to the US political system is unparalleled in diplomatic…
Gio Reyna was a candidate to play for the U.S. Men’s National Team in this month’s pair of European friendlies, but will now reportedly not be allowed to take part in the final one. Borussia Dortmund has reportedly refused Reyna to take part in the scheduled USMNT friendly with Northern Ireland in Belfast on March…
A slew of countries decided to halt or delay their rollout of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine over the past week. The countries’ actions are related to several reports of people who developed blood clots after receiving the shots. But major health organizations say there is likely no link between the vaccine and these health issues—and…
IRELAND and the Netherlands have said they will temporarily suspend use of the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine, adding to a list of countries concerned about the jab. Here we take a look at the key questions surrounding the situation. What happened? There have been a small number of reports of people experiencing blood clots in the…
THE NATIONAL IMMUNISATION Advisory Committee (NIAC) has recommended that the administration of the Covid-19 AstraZeneca vaccine be temporarily deferred. In a statement this morning, Deputy Chief Medical Officer Dr Ronan Glynn said the recommendation has been made following a report from the Norwegian Medicines Agency of four new reports of serious blood clotting events in…
The 63rd Grammy Awards take place this Sunday night in LA with Fontaines D.C. flying the flag for Ireland. However, aside from one obvious band, Irish acts have not won as many Grammys as you might think . . . You’ll often hear – quite correctly – that Ireland punches above its weight on the…
Welcome to our dedicated rolling Ireland news blog with all the very latest updates from up and down the country. We will be bringing you multiple stories an hour from big Government announcements to small crashes – and updates from West Cork all the way to Donegal. And today is the 9th of March with…
