Championship results show why it pays to be brave and play the long game
I have said many times before that Jim McGuinness is not to blame for the decline of entertainment in Gaelic football.
Boojum giving away 20,000 free burritos to students
A well-known Mexican food chain in Belfast is preparing to hand out 20,000 free burritos this Thursday (September 26) as part of its 2024 Freshers campaign. With Boojum’s ‘Buy One,…
Fact check: Around 10% of Clacton’s pensioners will retain winter fuel payments
In a post on social media, Reform UK MP Nigel Farage claimed: “New statistics show that Labour took the Winter Fuel Allowance away from 30,109 pensioners in Clacton.” Evaluation According…
Ange Postecoglou and Son Heung-min call for changes to football calendar
Tottenham boss Ange Postecoglou and captain Son Heung-min have both insisted the growing football schedule must be addressed. Spurs begin their Europa League campaign on Thursday at home to Qarabag…
Security hut at Department of Finance cost more than 1.4m euros, committee told
A security hut at the entrance to the Department of Finance cost more than 1.4 million euros, it has emerged. John Conlon, chairman of the Office of Public Works (OPW),…
Hospital inquiry told of concerns there were ‘systematic issues’ with water
A public health consultant said there were concerns of “systematic issues” with water at a major hospital, an inquiry was told. Dr Iain Kennedy, a public health consultant at NHS…
Zelensky urges world leaders against seeking ‘an out’ from war with Russia
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky has urged global leaders to stand with his country and not seek “an out” instead of a “real, just peace” more than two years into Russia’s…
B.C. judge orders $1.2M home returned to victim in shocking case of elder abuse
A “predator” who has gone on the lam has been found to have committed elder abuse and ordered to pay punitive damages to his victim, who is now 88 years…
Zara Aleena’s murderer refuses to attend court over ‘inappropriate relationship’
Zara Aleena’s murderer has refused to appear in court for a hearing over an alleged “inappropriate relationship” with a prison workshop instructor. Jordan McSweeney, 31, failed to appear via video…
Jewel thief suspect used extendable tool to steal £4k diamond necklace from Cash Converters, court told
A Belfast man allegedly used an extendable tool to steal a £4,000 diamond necklace from a Cash Converters store, the High Court heard today.