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Mar 02, 2021

Number of confirmed cases of Covid 19 in the Republic this evening below 400

The Health Protection Surveillance Centre has this evening been notified of 14 additional deaths related to Covid-19. 3 deaths occurred in March, 10 in February and 1 in November. As of midnight last night (Mon) 359 new cases of the virus were confirmed in…

Mar 02, 2021

2020 Leaving Cert student fails to convince High Court that his results were "unfair and unlawful"

About sixty 2020 Leaving Cert students will have to decide whether they want to pursue legal challenges against the system adopted to calculate their grades. It's after a student of Belvedere College in Dublin failed to convince the High Court that it was…

Mar 02, 2021

"Misneach" is the President's new puppy

President Michael D Higgins' new puppy has been named Misneach. The Bernese Mountain Dog is five-months-old and is a new companion to the President's other dog Bród. His name is Irish and translates to 'courage'. President Higgins was photographed with…

Mar 02, 2021

Castlerea native fails to overturn court decision not to allow a legal challenge to Covid 19 emergency legislation

Gemma O’Doherty and John Waters have failed to overturn a decision not to allow them to bring a legal challenge to COVID-19 emergency legislation. Last May, Castlerea native Waters and Ms O’Doherty failed to convince the High Court to give them permission to…

Mar 02, 2021

New CE of Mayo County Council set to approved at a Special Meeting of the authority on Monday next

A special meeting of Mayo County Council is to take place virtually on Monday next, with the final seal of approval expected for the appointment of Mr Kevin Kelly as the new CE of Mayo County Council. Mr Kelly has served as interim chief executive of Galway…

Mar 02, 2021

Extension to contracts announced for some CE and TÚS Scheme participants

Participants of Community Employment (CE) and TÚS schemes whose contracts were due to finish over the period since last October, are now to benefit from a further extension up to the 2nd July. That has been confirmed today by Mayo Fine Gael deputy Michael…

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Mar 02, 2021

Former Sligo boss becomes new manager of Ipswich Town

Former Sligo Rovers boss Paul Cook has been named the new Ipswich Town manager. Cook's agreed a two and a half year contract at the League One club and will be at tonight's game at Accrington. Cook has been out of work since leaving Wigan at the end of last…

Mar 02, 2021

Former Castlebar Celtic defender to captain Galway WFC in 2021

Former Castlebar Celtic defender Shauna Fox has been named as the Galway Women’s Football Club captain for 2021. The Galway native moved from Celtic to Galway WFC at its inception in 2012 and has been at Eamonn Deacy Park ever since. The 24-year-old defender…

Mar 02, 2021

Mayo golf club hits out at anti-social behaviour

A Mayo golf club has taken to social media to hit out at antisocial behaviour on their course at the weekend. Claremorris Golf Club said that this type of activity will not be tolerated and they are currently reviewing CCTV footage to try and identify the…

Mar 02, 2021

UK and Ireland to make joint bid for the 2030 FIFA World Cup

The Government has confirmed it is making a joint bid along with the UK to host the 2030 FIFA World Cup. In a joint statement issued last night, the football associations here, Scotland, Wales, England and Northern Ireland welcomed backing from the UK…

Mar 01, 2021

Gordon Elliott banned from entering horses in UK races while investigation is ongoing

Gordon Elliott has been banned from entering horses in UK races while an investigation is ongoing. The Meath trainer was pictured sitting astride a dead horse at his yard. Elliott apologised for any offence caused by the image which has been strongly…

Mar 01, 2021

West of Ireland is represented on GAA committees

A number of GAA members from clubs across the region were appointed to various committee positions at the weekend’s Congress. As expected, there is female representation, with Galway’s Mary Judge of Caherlistrane joining Cork’s John Halbert. In his address as…