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Ireland have been tipped to retain the Six Nations in 2025, even though they will have to do so without Andy Farrell. The Irish team have had a mixed Autumn Nations Series, with a loss to New Zealand and three wins against Fiji, Australia, and Argentina. Farrell will now take charge of the British and Irish Lions' tour of Australia and has handed the reins over to his … [Read more...] about Ireland are favourites to retain 2025 Six Nations

SATURDAY (Dec 7th)SoccerPremier League12.30pm: Everton v Liverpool (TNT Sports... … [Read more...] about Sport on TV Dec 7-8

I HAVE problems with drama which is ‘based on’ a true story. Others reassure me that audiences can tell the difference between fact and fiction, but I am not so sure. This subject came up in a Radio Ulster discussion I took part in last week about the new Disney Plus series, Say Nothing, based on a book of the same name by the New Yorker reporter Patrick Radden Keefe. Of … [Read more...] about New television series offers dramatised reassessment of a troubled history

THROUGH the open door of a low-lit tenement apartment on the Lower East Side, I see two small girls huddling as close to the stove as they dare, their darting eyes on Mam – Bridget – who paces the floorboards, limp infant in arms. If that straw Catholic cross pinned up on the doorframe is there to protect the home from danger, I’m thinking, now would be a good time. In truth, … [Read more...] about Time travel to 19th century New York to explore Irish lives and immigration

The draws for the 2024-25 UEFA Under-19 European Championship Elite Round and the 2025-26 Under-17 & Under-19 Qualifying Rounds were made in Nyon, Switzerland. The Ireland Men's Under-17s will continue their quest to qualify for the 2024-25 UEFA Men's Under-17 EUROs when they travel to Poland for the Elite Round games against Belgium, Iceland, and Poland. For the Elite … [Read more...] about EURO draws made for Ireland Men’s U17 & U19 sides