Sinn Féin renews calls for Larry Murrin’s removal after Bord Bia chair backed by government

SINN FÉIN has renewed calls for Bord Bia chair Larry Murrin to be removed from his position. It was revealed earlier this week that Murrin's cooked meats company, Dawn Farms, had imported Brazilian beef into Ireland. Sinn Féin believed that made his position at Bord Bia untenable, given the semi-state agency's mission is to promote Irish food and produce. However, Murrin … [Read more...] about Sinn Féin renews calls for Larry Murrin’s removal after Bord Bia chair backed by government

CELTIC manager Martin O'Neill has said new signing Tomáš Čvančara could make his debut for the club against Hearts in the Scottish Premiership on Sunday with Irish striker Johnny Kenny a doubt for the clash. The Co. Sligo native picked up a calf strain after replacing Hyunjun Yang for the final 13 minutes of Celtic's impressive 2-2 draw away to Bologna in the Europa League on … [Read more...] about Martin O’Neill says Tomáš Čvančara could make Celtic debut at Hearts with Johnny Kenny a doubt

THREE people have been taken to hospital after getting into difficulty off the coast of Co. Down. Multiple agencies responded to the incident at Helen's Bay on Saturday afternoon, including the Coastguard, RNLI and Northern Ireland Ambulance Service. Meanwhile, the Coastguard's Senior Coastal Operations Officer Ryan Gray thanked members of the public who 'acted quickly and … [Read more...] about Three hospitalised after getting into difficulty off Co. Down coast

POLICE investigating the murder of a man in Co. Derry have carried out further searches following what they described as a 'torturous' two weeks for the deceased man's family. Wayne Reid, 43, was pronounced dead at an address in the Society Court area of Coleraine on Monday, January 12. Detectives believe he was assaulted in the early hours of Saturday, January 10 and later … [Read more...] about Police carry out further searches as part of Co. Derry murder investigation after ‘torturous’ two weeks

CENSUS figures and coinage rows, the advent of wireless radio, theatre riots and footnotes in global history — here's a snapshot of Ireland and the world in days gone by... Politics, international affairs In April 1926, a census was held in both parts of Ireland. The population of the Irish Free State, as it then was, totalled 2,972,000; the population of Northern Ireland was … [Read more...] about Ireland across the centuries from 1726 to 1926