Harps could be without up to seven players for Athlone trip
Finn Harps will continue their busy schedule of games with an away trip to Athlone Town tomorrow evening (kick-off 7.45). After losing to Drogheda Utd on Monday night, manager Ollie Horgan knows that Harps must get back on track immediately to keep in touch with the leading teams. On paper…
MEP Matt Carthy hits out at British PM for not visiting border areas during today’s visit to North
Sinn Fein have hit out at the British Prime Minister, saying she should be doing more to visit border communities here. Today marks exactly a year until the UK is due to leave the EU. Theresa May’s marking the date by going on a day-long tour – she’ll make stops…
Pearse Doherty asks Housing Minister “how many more people need to become homeless for you to resign”
The Housing Minister has been asked how many more people need to become homeless for him to resign. Almost 10,000 people were living in emergency accommodation last month according to the latest figures. The government says a lack of supply of housing is still the driving factor in the homelessness…
Taoiseach defends John Concannon and other staff of Strategic Communications Unit
The Taoiseach has defended staff of the Governments Strategic Communications Unit. The SCU, which is headed by Sligoman John Concannon, is being wound down after claims it instructed newspapers to make adverts look like real news. Fianna Fáil claimed the unit was nothing more than a “5 million euro PR…
Strike action at Letterkenny Hospital averted as upgrade to mortuary confirmed
Strike action by pathologists at Letterkenny University Hospital has been avoided after it was confirmed that there will be an upgrade of the mortuary. Pathologists had lobbied the HSE in recent months over conditions at the mortuary. They had planned a walkout next week and had threatened to stop carrying…
FAI Fixtures March 29-April 8
Thursday, 29th March Centenary Shield Republic of Ireland v Northern Ireland, Gortakeegan, 2pm SSE Airtricity League Under-17 Southern Elite Division UCD v Galway United, AUL Complex, 5pm Friday, 30th March SSE Airtricity League Premier Division Derry City v St. Patrick’s Athletic, Brandywell Stadium, 7.30pm (Live on RTE2) Bray Wanderers v Cork City, Carlisle Grounds, 7.45pm…
Aodh Ruadh GAA Club Notes
Registration 2018 There’s now only five days left to the 31st March deadline. At this stage we have 360 members registered out of the roughly 550 members usually registered each year. All players must be aware that if they don’t have membership paid by Saturday they cannot line out for the club. In addition, anyone…