[ad_1] It looks like Friday’s trip to Dalymount Park will be one for John Sheridan’s trail. The news that the former Irish international will become the new manager of the beleaguered Wigan Athletic means that the curtain on his short stay on these shores will be lowered. It certainly made its presence felt. Sheridan’s 65-day … Read more
[ad_1] The European Union has told the British government that it can take legal action if it does not reverse plans to introduce a bill that would violate international law by invalidating parts of the Withdrawal Agreement designed to avoid a border through the island of Ireland. The British government’s plan undermines trust, puts negotiations … Read more
[ad_1] Liverpool will face Leeds United in the opening match of the new 2020-21 Premier League campaign at Anfield on Saturday. The Whites achieved promotion to the Premier League last season after winning the Championship title from Marcelo Bielsa. They are returning to the top flight of English football after a 16-year gap. The Premier … Read more
[ad_1] We have made our own Premier League predictions. Send yours to [email protected] Starting mailbox predictionsNow that the new Premier League season is just around the corner, I thought about writing down my preseason predictions. The categories are: Top 4, Europe / whatever the new Europa League 2 is called, relegation places, top scorer, signing … Read more
[ad_1] Taoiseach Micheál Martin has said he is not optimistic about the prospect of a deal being reached between the UK and the European Union and acknowledged that the government is preparing for the prospect of a no-deal Brexit. “Confidence has been eroded,” Martin said Thursday as the EU and the UK prepared for emergency … Read more
[ad_1] The government is under increasing pressure to lift restrictions on air travel due to the coronavirus that has crippled the aviation and tourism industry and is costing the state’s two largest airports around 1 million euros. euros per day. Yesterday faced a wave of calls from TD, airports and travel agents, as well as … Read more
[ad_1] About 10 days after the state’s 4,000 schools opened, cases have been identified in 54 of them, according to public health officials. In only one school has an additional case been identified, and in most cases the case is attributed to an infection in the community, as heard Wednesday at a National Public Health … Read more
[ad_1] The lack of publicly available information makes it difficult to properly understand current trends in relation to Covid-19, in particular the focus on the increasing cases in Dublin and Limerick. Public health officials have singled out the two cities for particular expressions of concern and may decide to recommend new restrictions to slow the … Read more
[ad_1] Relations between the EU and the UK fell to their worst level since the Brexit vote in 2016 on Wednesday, when the British government published planned legislation that will violate the withdrawal treaty signed by the two sides last year, casting doubt the future of business talks. There were emergency contacts between EU leaders … Read more
[ad_1] KBC Bank Ireland will close four of its 16 branches in Ireland in a move that is expected to result in the loss of fewer than 20 jobs. The digitally-focused lender, which has around 1,400 employees in the state, will close what it calls centers at Dundrum in Dublin, Greystones in Co Wicklow and … Read more