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Former Tottenham Hotspur boss Harry Redknapp has claimed that Ireland's record goal scorer, Robbie Keane, would be an ideal candidate to take over the Ireland managerial gig. Since being ousted from his role as manager of the Irish national team, the FAI has not yet found a replacement for their former employee, Stephen Kenny. Several names have already been linked to the role, … [Read more...] about Harry Redknapp thinks Robbie Keane should land the Ireland job

SOME 3,500km of cycle routes will connect 2.8million people across Ireland under a newly announced scheme aimed at getting people out of their cars and onto their bikes. Launched this week, Ireland’s new National Cycling Network (NCN) will see the country criss-crossed by 3,500km of safe bike corridors, linking over 200 cities, towns and villages nationally. Composed of 85 … [Read more...] about Ireland announces new cycle network connecting 2.8m people across the country

A MAN was taken to hospital after being found with stab wounds and facial injuries following an attack in Derry. The victim, a man aged in his 20s, was found in the early hours of this morning at a property in the Heron Way area. Police were called to the scene shortly before 2.40am where he was found with stab wounds to his body and facial lacerations. “He was taken to … [Read more...] about Man stabbed in stomach and slashed across face in attack in Derry

IRISH campaigners will protest against the British Government’s controversial Legacy Act in Westminster this month. On Thursday, January 25, the Terence MacSwiney Commemoration Committee will hold their 52nd anniversary vigil to remember the victims of the Bloody Sunday massacre, which took place in Derry on January 30, 1972. Held outside parliament, the vigil will also serve … [Read more...] about Campaigners will protest outside parliament over British Government’s ‘shameful’ Legacy Act

AN application for planning permission to build a wind farm at a Northern Irish beauty spot has been refused. The Department for Infrastructure (DFI) has issued a Notice of Opinion to refuse planning permission for the proposed Unshinagh Wind Farm within the Antrim Coast and Glens Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB). Deemed ‘regionally significant’, the planning … [Read more...] about Proposal for wind farm in Northern Irish beauty spot refused