Live BlogUNITED NEWS 20:23, 13 Sep 2021Updated: 20:23, 13 Sep 2021MAN UTD have gone top of the Premier League after a spectacular debut from Cristiano Ronaldo. CR7 netted twice in a 4-1 win over Newcastle, sending Old Trafford wild. The Red Devils are also looking towards next summer’s transfer window, where they’re set to go…
A nightmare week for Irish women’s rugby continued on Monday with a World Cup qualifier defeat to Spain. Adam Griggs’ side went down 8-7 in the opening match of the European qualifier in Spain. The defeat leaves Ireland on the back foot for World Cup qualification, with only the group winners automatically earning a place…
South Dublin County Council has voted to sell private land in southwest Dublin to a private developer to build hundreds of new homes. Nearly 16 hectares will be sold in Killinarden to deliver 620 new homes. The developer Arden will sell 20% of the homes at market value, while 60% will be allocated as ‘affordable’…
Talks to bring country-music megastar Garth Brooks to Ireland are reportedly at an ‘advanced stage.’ Virgin Media News reports that the Oklahoma singer is finalising plans for a least three dates at Croke Park next September. It would come eight years after the infamous ‘five in a row fiasco,’ which saw Dublin City Council refusing…
We need to be careful not to scale back our COVID testing programme too early, according to Maynooth Immunology Professor Paul Moynagh. It emerged today that NPHET is considering reducing the amount of testing that is carried out as Ireland moves into a new stage of its pandemic response. Demand for testing has surged as…
A further 1,394 new cases have been announced this evening. This morning, there were 321 coronavirus patients in Irish hospitals – a 16.5% decrease on this day last week. There were 58 in intensive care – down one on last week. The five-day moving average has fallen to 1424. The five-day moving average. Image: Newstalk…
Published 13 September 2021 The President of the Court of Appeal, Justice Monica Dongban-Mensem, has appealed to the Federal Government to conduct an upward review of the salaries of judicial officers in the country. Justice Dongban-Mensem, while speaking at the maiden edition of Court of Appeal Legal Year and Justices Retreat in Abuja on Monday,…
Renowned historian, Prof Banji Akintoye, Published 13 September 2021 Yoruba Nation agitators and other self-determination activists have asked United Nations to declare Miyetti Allah a terrorist organisation. They made this known in a statement by the Chairman of Nigerian Indigenous Nationalities Alliance for Self-Determination, Prof. Banji Akintoye,. The statement was issued ahead of the group’s…
Published 13 September 2021 Big Brother Naija Shine Ya Eye Head of House for week eight, Whitemoney, chose Queen as his Deputy, leading to reactions from fans. Whitemoney chose Queen on Monday, day 51 of the show, after he assumed the role of the Head of House. Last week, Queen had issues with Whitemoney because…
Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde Published 13 September 2021 The Chief Press Secretary to Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, Mr Taiwo Adisa, has said the advertisement in circulation linking his boss to 2023 presidential ambition is fake. Adisa who disclaimed the advertisement in a statement in Ibadan on Monday, described it as one of…
