Covid Ireland: Economy booms amid pandemic with 3.4% growth in 2020 from exports

Ireland’s economy boomed in 2020 despite the coronavirus pandemic, with the country seeing growth off the back of increased pharmaceutical and IT exports. Ireland bucked the trend of global coronavirus-driven downturns, as the eurozone member enjoyed a Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth of 3.4 percent in 2020, finance minister Paschal Donohoe revealed.  The country fared … Read more

Covid Ireland: Cork nuns ‘breached Covid rules as they tried to expel demons in Dublin’ 

Rules don’t say you can meet a friend to exorcise! Irish nuns ‘breached Covid rules as they attended service in a park to expel demons from Dublin Parliament’  Mother Irene Gibson & Sister Anne Marie allegedly traveled from Cork to Dublin They attended the exorcism before taking part in a traditional Latin Mass  At the … Read more

New Lives in the Wild: Author had vasectomy due to ‘big bad world’

A man who has given up all technology and lives off grid in the wood has revealed he made the decision to have a vasectomy when he was 30 after growing despondent about the planet’s future.  Mark Boyle, 40, who stars in tonight’s Ben Fogle: New Lives in the Wild on Channel 5 at 9pm, … Read more

Brussels set to REJECT British plea for a two-year grace period to ease NI border crisis

Lorry carrying frozen carrots and mixed herbs waits for EIGHT DAYS to board a ferry to Northern Ireland ‘because of missing paperwork’  Peter Summerton, of McCulla Refrigerated Transport, said: ‘It’s absolutely criminal what has been allowed to happen’ A lorry carrying frozen carrots and mixed herbs has been waiting for clearance to board a ferry … Read more

Michael Gove will hold crisis talks with Brussels TODAY

Michael Gove is set to hold crisis talks with Brussels today in a bid to defuse growing tensions in Northern Ireland in the wake of last week’s vaccine exports fiasco. The Minister for the Cabinet Office is expected to call for post-Brexit trading arrangements between Britain and Northern Ireland to be relaxed. It comes after … Read more

Covid: UK ‘could send spare vaccines to Ireland’ after EU climbdown

An ally of Emmanuel Macron today risked reigniting cross-channel tensions by swiping that the UK is ‘taking risks’ with its vaccine rollout. Europe minister Clement Beaune delivered the extraordinary jibe as he scrambled to justify the shambolic progress with jabs in the EU. After the bloc was forced into an humiliating climbdown over its threat … Read more

Derby set to pay Richard Keogh £2million after he won an appeal over his dismissal

Derby must pay sacked captain Richard Keogh £2MILLION after he won an appeal over his dismissal following career-threatening knee injury suffered in drink-driving crash with team-mates in October 2019 Derby could have to pay their sacked former captain Richard Keogh around £2m The defender won an appeal at a tribunal over his dismissal following a car … Read more

Coronavirus Ireland: Cases hit record high and R rate could be THREE

Ireland’s coronavirus cases soar to a record high and the R rate could be THREE amid fears mutated super infectious strain is ripping through country Professor Philip Nolan reported the R rate could be between 2.4 and 3 in Ireland He warned the country is experiencing the fastest rate of virus growth to date In … Read more

Ireland manager’s ‘anti-English’ video ‘included clips about the Great Famine and Easter Rising’

Footballers for the Republic of Ireland were left stunned after being shown an ‘anti-English’ video featuring the 1916 Proclamation of Independence, the Easter Rising and the Great Famine as a motivational tool, it has been revealed. In an incident now being investigated by the ROI Football Association, it is claimed manager Stephen Kenny showed his players … Read more

Ireland showed their players anti-English video before their game at Wembley

EXCLUSIVE: Republic of Ireland boss Stephen Kenny showed his players an anti-English video before their 3-0 defeat at Wembley Sources told Sportsmail members of the Irish squad were stunned by the video  Others have described the video as more ‘pro Ireland’ than ‘anti-English’ England ended up defeating the Republic of Ireland 3-0 on November 12  … Read more