Cork City appoints Healy as new head coach

[ad_1] Colin Healy has been appointed as the new head coach of Cork City FC. The former Irish international, who made more than 150 first-team appearances with the club as a player, has been in charge of the Leesiders academy for the past three seasons and has taken over the first team on an interim … Read more

Post-Brexit deal welcomed at NI amid concerns about future outside the EU

[ad_1] Business leaders have welcomed the Brexit deal between the EU and the UK agreed on Christmas Eve, while also highlighting the new barriers to businesses that will be imposed as a result of the exit from the European Union. British Irish Chamber of Commerce CEO John McGrane said businesses in Ireland and across the … Read more

Full list of major changes since Sunday when lockdown returns to Ireland, but not all bad news

[ad_1] Ireland is officially returning to a Level Five lockdown, with a whole host of new restrictions coming into effect in the coming days. Pubs serving food and restaurants have already been forced to close their doors today, and that’s just the beginning. Beginning Sunday, December 27, you will only be allowed to receive visitors … Read more

These are the main elements of the Brexit agreement between the UK and the EU

[ad_1] The Brexit trade and security deal, finalized on Christmas Eve, is 2,000 pages long, including annexes. It will enter into force once approved by both parties. The devil of what has been agreed will be in the details, and will be studied in detail in the coming days. These are the main agreements, at … Read more

What’s in the Brexit trade deal? TheJournal.ie

[ad_1] The announcement of a post-Brexit trade deal that is being reached has been greeted by UK, EU and Irish politicians with much fanfare. But what is in it? Although the full Agreement in Principle has yet to be published, the European Commission has published documents providing some details on the content of the trade … Read more

Irish mothers’ lockdown project delivers toys to hundreds

[ad_1] Many children opening gifts across the country on Christmas morning will not know that Santa got help from a Facebook group based in Birr, Co Offaly called “Santa Claus Anonymous.” The mysteriously titled group, and the two Irish mothers behind it, are quietly responsible for filling out the wish lists of hundreds of children … Read more

Irish fishing communities will be disappointed by Brexit deal, says Taoiseach

[ad_1] Taoiseach Micheál Martin said the Irish fishing industry will be disappointed by the trade deal between the EU and the UK, which he called “the least bad version of Brexit possible.” In response to the agreement reached between EU and UK negotiators on Christmas Eve after four years of negotiations, Martin said that “there … Read more

Irish and British companies react

[ad_1] This Christmas Eve, companies and representative bodies have been reacting to the news that an agreement has been reached between negotiators on a Brexit trade agreement between the EU and the United Kingdom. John McGrane, Managing Director of the British Irish Chamber of Commerce, said businesses in Ireland and across the UK can breathe … Read more

Brexit relief but no celebrations for Irish businesses

[ad_1] The sound of whispers emanates from businesses across the country tonight as they unwrap an anticipated Christmas present. After four years of debating, talking, arguing, worrying, planning and preparing, a trade deal was finally reached between the EU and the UK, softening Britain’s exit from the union. It brings with it the one thing … Read more

Brexit deal agreed between EU and UK after intense fisheries talks

[ad_1] The exhausted negotiators sealed a deal on future relations between the European Union and the United Kingdom after all-night talks leading up to Christmas Eve ended in a compromise to avoid a collapse of predetermined trade terms on January 1. The deal, which was delayed until the last possible moment by fish bartering, ends … Read more