LEAF NOTES: Alex Steeves squeezed from lineup as injured stars return
With the return of Auston Matthews and Matthew Knies to the lineup Saturday in Tampa Bay, one of the farm team Marlies who filled in so admirably will have to…
Craig Gilroy: Ulster’s European opener with Toulouse now all the trickier with long injury list
You look at the fixture list and, well, Toulouse away next, then Bordeaux at home followed by the festive inter-pros with Munster and Connacht… parts of that just don’t read…
Winger shortage leaves Ulster head coach Richie Murphy with a headache
Quite the arm-wrestle really and, as such, the two main takeaways weren’t from the game itself as Ulster succumbed to a second straight defeat.
Player ratings: Josh van der Flier leads the way in mixed performance for Ireland
Here is how the Ireland players rated in the 22-19 win over Australia.
Gavin Whyte making such a courageous decision by putting his family first
When a Northern Ireland international ‘comes home’ to the Irish League, it is usually because they are at the end of their careers.
Married Translink manager branded ‘a coward’ over abuse of his mistress
A veteran railway employee and board game enthusiast has been convicted of a “despicable” campaign of domestic abuse against his mistress.
Louise Haigh is another shambolic politician and an utter hypocrite, says Nana Akua
Louise Haigh, what a disaster. In my view, another shambolic politician and an utter hypocrite. Turns out that Louise has a colourful past, and I don’t mean her hair. I’m…
Meghan Markle facing fresh headache as lifestyle brand launch is delayed another three months: ‘She’s very angry’
Meghan Markle’s lifestyle brand launch has hit another setback after requesting a three-month delay on her trademark application, royal biographer Angela Levin has claimed. American Riviera Orchard, initially announced in…
American Riviera Orchard launch could be delayed ‘another year’, Levin claims
Meghan Markle’s lifestyle brand launch has hit another setback after requesting a three-month delay on her trademark application, royal biographer Angela Levin has claimed. American Riviera Orchard, initially announced in…
Strict harassment rules could be ‘death’ of boozy office Christmas parties – ‘Such events are becoming too risky’
Strengthened sexual harassment rules could be the “death” of boozy office Christmas parties, legal experts have predicted. New prevention laws designed to protect staff from sexual pestering from their co-workers…