Local News
Diogo Jota fires leaders Liverpool to victory in controversial Merseyside derby
Liverpool re-established their 12-point lead at the top of the Premier League with Diogo Jota’s strike against Everton settling a second controversial Merseyside derby of the season. Jota’s first league goal since mid-January was potentially one of his most important of the campaign as the 1-0 v...
Local messages
Jack Grealish and Omar Marmoush on target as Manchester City ease past Leicester
Jack Grealish was on target as Leicester’s slide towards relegation continued with 2-0 defeat at Manchester City on Wednesday. The England international scored his first Premier League goal in 16 months and Omar Marmoush also struck as the champions outplayed the Foxes at the Etihad Stadium. It wa...
Livingston lose to Neil Lennon’s Dunfermline thanks to Ewan Otoo strike
Ewan Otoo poured cold water on Livingston’s title ambitions in the Scottish Championship by netting the winner in struggling Dunfermline’s 1-0 win. Three points for the visitors would have been enough to lift them above Ayr United and within five of pace-setters Falkirk, but they were unable to ...
Get Weekly Updates
Get the headlines in your inbox every week.
Marcus Rashford scores first Premier League goal for Villa in win at Brighton
Marcus Rashford struck his first Premier League goal for Aston Villa to set his side on course for a comprehensive 3-0 win over fellow European hopefuls Brighton at the Amex Stadium. The on-loan Manchester United forward added to his brace in Saturday’s 3-0 FA Cup quarter-final success away to Pre...
A motorist who collided with a lorry in Louth had cocaine in his system
A motorist who was charged with 13 counts of dangerous driving following a collision with a lorry on the M1, subsequently tested positive for having cocaine in his system at the time, Dundalk district court heard last week. Carl Cervi of Walterstown, Castlebellingham pleaded guilty to dangerous driv...
Sandro Tonali’s stunning strike keeps Newcastle in Champions League hunt
Sandro Tonali blasted Newcastle firmly into the race for Champions League qualification with a stunning strike to seal a hard-fought 2-1 win over Brentford. On a night when Alexander Isak became the first man to score 20 Premier League goals for the Magpies in consecutive seasons, it was Italy inter...
Southampton denied rare victory by added-time equaliser from Matheus Franca
Matheus Franca’s stoppage-time goal for Crystal Palace denied Southampton only a third Premier League win of the season and left them on the brink of an unwanted record. Substitute Franca’s late header, to secure a 1-1 draw for the Eagles, means Saints will be relegated at the weekend if they lo...
Craig Forsyth on target as Derby beat Preston to escape relegation zone
Craig Forsyth and Jerry Yates both scored at the start of the second half as Derby climbed out of the Sky Bet Championship relegation zone with a 2-0 victory over Preston at Pride Park. After losing his opening three matches as manager, John Eustace has turned the Rams’ fortunes around and on Wedn...
Nathan Broadhead on target as Ipswich beat Bournemouth for survival lifeline
Nathan Broadhead scored his first ever Premier League goal as Ipswich beat faltering Bournemouth 2-1 to breathe new life into their survival bid. Bournemouth, bidding to bounce back from Sunday’s FA Cup quarter-final defeat by Manchester City, were boosted by the return from suspension of defender...
Notts County boost automatic promotion bid with routine victory over MK Dons
Second-half goals from David McGoldrick, Nick Tsaroulla, and Will Jarvis earned promotion-chasing Notts County an important 3-0 win over MK Dons. After a dominant first half, McGoldrick fired County into a 47th-minute lead with a curling strike from the edge of the box which nestled in the top corne...
Donegal eye Ulster U-20 Championship semi-final after impressing against Tyrone
Donegal were eight-point winners against Tyrone in the Ulster U-20 Championship in MacCumhaill tonight. Victory, with goals from Mark McDevitt, Conor McCahill and Dylan Mullholland, ensures that Gary Boyle’s side finish top of Group A and secure their spot in the last four of the Ulster Championsh...
Southampton denied rare victory by added-time equaliser from Matheus Franca
Matheus Franca’s stoppage-time goal for Crystal Palace denied Southampton only a third Premier League win of the season and left them on the brink of an unwanted record. Substitute Franca’s late header, to secure a 1-1 draw for the Eagles, means Saints will be relegated at the weekend if they lo...
Laois band's new single jumps to top of Irish charts
A Laois band have shot to the top of the Irish music videos charts, following the release of their highly-anticipated single 'Bones'. Chiral, made up of Gary Duncan, Adam Brewer, Eddie ‘Graveyard’ Delaney and Al ‘Bluster Bhoy’ Tierney have recently been praised as one of the top ten rock/met...
Craig Forsyth on target as Derby beat Preston to escape relegation zone
Craig Forsyth and Jerry Yates both scored at the start of the second half as Derby climbed out of the Sky Bet Championship relegation zone with a 2-0 victory over Preston at Pride Park. After losing his opening three matches as manager, John Eustace has turned the Rams’ fortunes around and on Wedn...
Jack Grealish and Omar Marmoush on target as Manchester City ease past Leicester
Jack Grealish was on target as Leicester’s slide towards relegation continued with 2-0 defeat at Manchester City on Wednesday. The England international scored his first Premier League goal in 16 months and Omar Marmoush also struck as the champions outplayed the Foxes at the Etihad Stadium. It wa...
Nathan Broadhead on target as Ipswich beat Bournemouth for survival lifeline
Nathan Broadhead scored his first ever Premier League goal as Ipswich beat faltering Bournemouth 2-1 to breathe new life into their survival bid. Bournemouth, bidding to bounce back from Sunday’s FA Cup quarter-final defeat by Manchester City, were boosted by the return from suspension of defender...
Trump hits UK with 10% tariff and sets blanket 25% rate for foreign cars
Donald Trump slapped a 10% tariff on US imports of UK goods as he set out sweeping trade levies hitting countries across the world. The US president said his “liberation day” announcement was a “declaration of economic independence”. Mr Trump confirmed that from midnight in Washington, 5am T...
Notts County boost automatic promotion bid with routine victory over MK Dons
Second-half goals from David McGoldrick, Nick Tsaroulla, and Will Jarvis earned promotion-chasing Notts County an important 3-0 win over MK Dons. After a dominant first half, McGoldrick fired County into a 47th-minute lead with a curling strike from the edge of the box which nestled in the top corne...
Over €20,000 allocated to protecting and improving local Tipperary wildlife hub
An allocation of €22,290 has been awarded to Cabragh Wetlands, a locally treasured area just outside Thurles, that provides a sanctuary for a vast collection of plant and animal species. The protection and ongoing restoration of this area of natural beauty are of huge importance to local people, w...
Urgent casting call for Limerick public to feature in two "major" TV productions
AN URGENT casting call has been issued in Limerick for the public to feature as extras in "two major, high-profile productions". MovieExtras.ie has advertised a notice for people over the age of 18 to join them at the Clayton Hotel, Steamboat Quay, Limerick city on Sunday, April 6 from 11am to 5pm f...