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Rugby chiefs urged to eliminate contact training to reduce motor neurone disease risk

Rugby authorities have been told they should look to end contact training and reduce the global calendar after a study revealed evidence of considerably increased risk of motor neurone disease among former players. A study led by the University of ...

05 Oct 2022 at 10:52

Horse Racing

Santa Rossa has to overcome weighty burden at Galway

Dermot McLoughlin is under no illusions about the task facing his star mare Santa Rossa in the Guinness Galway Hurdle on Thursday. The eight-year-old confirmed herself a major contender for the €270,000 contest when running out an impressive ...

27 Jul 2022 at 18:10

Arts & Entertainment

Irish presenter says Love Island and Bake-off both feature 'tasty items' ahead of premiere

Irish presenter Laura Whitmore has revealed there are some similarities between Love Island and The Great British Bake Off, ahead of competing on the baking show in aid of Stand Up To Cancer. The Love Island presenter is joining a host of ...

14 Mar 2022 at 18:04

Horse Racing

Big blow as Arkle favourite Ferny Hollow is ruled out of Cheltenham

Ferny Hollow has been ruled out of the Sporting Life Arkle Trophy at the Cheltenham Festival. The Willie Mullins-trained gelding has a sore suspensory and connections have decided not to run him again this season. The seven-year-old was ...

28 Jan 2022 at 12:52

Bloody Sunday

"You know what...I'm getting out of here"

“Like Charlie, Willie was a boxer as well,” reflects Banty Nash on his brothers Charlie and Willie. Mention the surname Nash in boxing circles and former European Lightweight champion Charlie Nash will immediately spring to mind. ...

27 Jan 2022 at 08:58

Northern Ireland

Liz Truss’s ‘knock-out’ victory depicted in updated Belfast mural

A Belfast mural depicting the Tory leadership fight has been updated to acknowledge Liz Truss’s victory. The boxing-themed artwork gained international attention when it appeared in the city’s Cathedral Quarter last month. ...

05 Sept 2022 at 17:37

Horse Racing

Grangeclare West team retain faith despite Naas defeat

A viable reason appears to have been discovered for Grangeclare West’s disappointing effort in Sunday’s Lawlor’s of Naas Novice Hurdle. A £430,000 purchase for Cheveley Park Stud after winning his sole start in the Irish ...

09 Jan 2023 at 15:30

Northern Ireland

Grammy-nominated hymn-writer wrote most famous tune on back of power bill

One half of the world’s most successful hymn-writing duo has told how he composed his most famous piece – which is sung an estimated 100 million times around the world every year – on the back of an electricity bill in ...

27 Dec 2022 at 17:08

Northern Ireland

Police team up with hospitality businesses to launch customer safety scheme

Hospitality and security staff across Northern Ireland are to receive training as part of a new initiative to help identify customers who are unsafe or feeling threatened. Under the scheme, they are being trained that ...

02 Dec 2022 at 01:01

What's On

Documentary explores the story of Derry's ‘lovable rogue’ Bernard Gallagher

In a new Irish Language Broadcast Fund documentary, 'Willie John – Rógaire Mór Dhoire', presenter Dónall Mac Giolla Chóill explores the story of ‘a lovable rogue’ who spent a lifetime scamming people. This is the ...

03 Oct 2021 at 09:15

Home

Heartbreaking scenes as new-born baby of Derry mum who died from Covid christened at her funeral

There were heartbreaking scenes as the new-born baby of the young Derry woman who died from Covid-19 was christened at her funeral today. Samantha Willis passed away in Altnagelvin Hospital on Friday having ...

23 Aug 2021 at 14:35

Local News

Heartbroken husband pays tribute to young Derry woman who died of Covid-19

The devastated husband of a Derry woman who died of Covid-19 shortly after giving birth has paid tribute to the 'love of my life'. Samantha Willis, who was 35, passed away with the virus in hospital on ...

22 Aug 2021 at 08:50

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