Tag: Northern Ireland
Team Europe brings back the Ryder Cup in Rome
(Photo credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports) When the Ryder Cup comes to Europe, the home team has been unbeatable. England’s Tommy Fleetwood dealt the decisive blow Sunday afternoon for Team Europe to finally defeat Team USA and win the 44th Ryder Cup 16 1/2-11 1/2 at the Marco Simone Golf and Country Club outside Rome.…
Team Europe wins Ryder Cup victory over USA
(Photo credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports) Tommy Fleetwood of England drove the green on the par-4 16th hole en route to taking the winning half-point, and Team Europe finally defeated Team USA to win the 44th Ryder Cup on Sunday at the Marco Simone Golf and Country Club outside Gypsy . Team Europe led 10…
Europe has a 5-point lead in the Ryder Cup as the USA comes to life
(Photo credit: Adam Cairns-USA TODAY Sports) Patrick Cantlay birdied the final two holes of the afternoon to deliver a needed point to Team USA, while Team Europe still holds a 10 1/2-5 1/2 lead in the 44th Ryder Cup after Saturday’s play outside Rome . Europe needs just four points from Sunday’s 12 singles matches…
Team Europe extends Ryder Cup lead to 7 points over USA
(Photo credit: Adam Cairns-USA TODAY Sports) Viktor Hovland and Ludvig Aberg trounced Scottie Scheffler and Brooks Koepka 9 and 7 in a record-breaking foursome session on Saturday morning, and Team Europe is five points away from winning the 44th Ryder Cup this weekend in Rome. Europe leads Team USA 9 1/2-2 1/2 after winning three…
Massive putts help Europe lead USA by 5 points in Ryder Cup
(Photo credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports) Jon Rahm made two eagles in the final three holes of his afternoon four-ball session, and Team Europe closed the first day of the 44th Ryder Cup with a 6 1/2-1 1/2 lead over Team USA on Friday near Rome. The Spanish star teamed up with Nicolai Hojgaard of…
Team Europe jumps to early 4-0 lead over USA in Ryder Cup
(Photo credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports) Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland hit his tee shot on the par-3 17th hole just a meter away, helping Team Europe take a 4-0 lead over Team USA on the first day of the 44th Ryder Cup on Friday in Gypsy. It is the first time in Ryder Cup…
New: The bombing of Margaret Thatcher
Three weeks before the Conservative party conference, a short man with a bushy beard checks into the Grand Hotel in Brighton. His name is Roy Walsh but his real name is Patrick Magee and he is a member of the IRA. In room 629, Magee unwraps the bomb and sets the timer to just before…
Vincent Norrman wins Irish Open; Rory McIlroy 16th
(Photo credit: Raymond Carlin III-USA TODAY Sports) Vincent Norrman of Sweden shot a 7-under-par 65 on Sunday to take a one-stroke victory in the difficult weather-delayed Irish Open. The Norrman, who improved 20 places over the final 18 holes, shot a bogey-free round to edge past challengers to finish on 14-under 274 at The K…
Biden, Sunak Discuss Ukraine Ahead of NATO Summit
London – The war in Ukraine will be high on the agenda on Monday when US President Joe Biden and British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak meet in London as allies prepare for a NATO summit in Vilnius, Lithuania. It will be the leaders’ sixth meeting in six months. In June, Biden hosted Sunak at the…
Biden, Sunak to discuss Ukraine ahead of NATO summit
London – The war in Ukraine will be high on the agenda on Monday when US President Joe Biden and British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak meet in London as allies prepare for a NATO summit in Vilnius, Lithuania. It will be the leaders’ sixth meeting in six months. In June, Biden hosted Sunak at the…
Curious children: who was the first to speak English?
Who was the first to speak English? – Grace, aged eight, Belfast, Northern Ireland The first English speaker didn’t sound like you or me. This is because language changes all the time. You have probably noticed that your grandparents’ language is different from yours. You can imagine how much different English was when it was…
New hero emerges as Denmark outside the EC 2024 qualification mark
To KazakhstanHøjlund certainly made an impression, scoring all three goals while leading the line for Denmark. The future actually looks bright for Højlund and Denmark – the Atalanta forward only turned 20 last month. See his goal last night here. The Danes are now top of Group H along with Slovenia and Northern Ireland, who…
Scottie Scheffler wins first round at World Golf Championships
World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler finished 1 up on Davis Riley on Wednesday to win the first round at the World Golf Championships-Dell Technologies Match Play in Austin, Texas. Scheffler was 3 up after carding an eagle on the par-4 fifth hole, but Riley fought back and pulled to within 1 up thanks to a…
Details: Agreement on Northern Ireland completed
Britain and the EU have reached an agreement on how trade between Northern Ireland and the EU should work after Brexit, several news agencies state. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak met in Great Britain on Monday to find a solution to the dispute over Northern Ireland within…
Matt Fitzpatrick: I’m going to live with Sergio to win the Ryder Cup
At least one potential member of Europe’s Ryder Cup team for 2023 said he is willing to overlook the controversy of the past year to engineer a defeat for the United States. England’s Matt Fitzpatrick made a case for having Spain’s Sergio Garcia in the Europe Ryder Cup team despite the latter’s move to the…
Changes to Kela benefits in 2023
The age limit to qualify for the so-called unemployment path to retirement will be raised and those born in 1965 or later will no longer be eligible for any additional days of unemployment allowance. Reimbursements from Kela will no longer be available for most examinations and treatments ordered by doctors practising in the private sector.…
Changes to compensation for private medical expenses
Kela continues to reimburse for private examinations and treatments necessary for mental health and oral health, which are ordered by a psychiatrist, oral and maxillofacial surgeon or dentist. Tests made by a psychologist can also be replaced. Other treatments and examinations are no longer covered by Kela’s compensation. Procedures performed by doctors are also excluded…
University students can now pay the 2023 healthcare fee to Kela
The fee for the entire calendar year, i.e. spring and fall semester 2023, can be paid at the same time. Students are not billed for the fee, but are expected to pay it on their own initiative. The payment due date is determined based on the date the student has registered as a participant. For…
WC 2022: Big screens and best bars
To be fair, this article is as much for voyeurs as it is die-hards who want to know the best places to watch 2022 World Cup matches in November and December. Of course, I’m not implying that half of our readership is sitting at a rear window watching Ironside/Perry Mason (yes, the same actor killed…
UK – DK Trade: All changes
Great Britain has just experienced the extraordinary transition from Queen Elizabeth II to King Charles III. Brexit not quite finishedThe last time there was a change of monarch was 70 years ago. Almost simultaneously, Britain had a new prime minister, the third in just over three years and the 15th in Queen Elizabeth’s long reign.…
Missing Irishman seen in Berlin
Report any sightingsThe Northern Irishman has not contacted close family or friends since July 11. Frank is approximately 165 cm tall and of slim build. The photo above was taken recently. His family am anxious to hear from anyone who might have seen him. Report any observations to the Danish police via 3314 1448, quoting…
Maja Stark storms to victory at the ISPS Handa World Invitational
Maja Stark broke the course record with a 10-under par 63 on Sunday to win the ISPS Handa World Invitational in Ballymena, Northern Ireland. Stark collected six birdies on the front nine and finished with 10 during his bogey-free round. She finished 20-under-par 271 for the tournament to be five strokes ahead of LPGA Tour…
Family concerned about whereabouts of missing Irishman, last seen in Aalborg on 13 July
The family of a British-Irish citizen are concerned for his safety after he disappeared in Denmark on July 13. Frank McCaughey was last seen at Aalborg Railway Station, where he said he intended to take a train to Copenhagen. He has not been seen or heard from since, as his last contact with close family…
Danish Capital in 2022: Time to revise the implementation of Brexit
Like the inversion of Mike Campbell in Hemingway’s ‘The Sun Also Rises’, Britain suddenly ended up with a hard Brexit and then gradually. The big bang was the vote six years ago, but it did not have to mean an absolutist clean break. It was instead the result of an accumulation of constant frameworks and…
Rory McIlroy takes the lead when the US Open kicks off
Rory McIlroy continued a hectic golf course by shooting 3 under par 67 Thursday morning to hold some of the early lead at the US Open at The Country Club in Brookline, Mass. McIlroy was shared in the lead with the Englishman Callum Tarren, David Lingmerth from Sweden and Joel Dahmen with about half the…
Adam Hadwin leads US Open; Rory McIlroy one shot back
Adam Hadwin of Canada shot a 4-under par 66 late on Thursday to secure the lead in the first round of the US Open at The Country Club in Brookline, Mass. Hadwin went ahead of Rory McIlroy, who shared the lead at the end of his innings before finishing in a five-way second place at…
Scottie Scheffler makes a push at the US Open
World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler used a well-timed eagle to shoot a 3-under-par 67 on Friday morning and briefly take part in the lead at the US Open in Brookline, Mass. Scheffler reached 3 under 36 holes at The Country Club, which at the time was good for a six-way lead, along with Nick Hardy…
Right now: The British are threatening the EU with tearing up parts of the Brexit agreement
Britain is threatening the EU with a new bill that could tear up parts of the Brexit agreement. This applies in particular to the Northern Ireland Protocol, which the United Kingdom now wants to change. Hear our EU commentator Susanne Palme and our correspondent Stephanie Zakrisson on site in the UK tell why, in Ekot’s…
St Patrick’s Day 2022: March 17: On this day in history
180: Emperor Marcus Aurelius dies: a tearful day for his son Commodus, but not good for Maximus Decimus Meridius – commander of the armies of the north, general of Felix Legion and loyal servant of the true emperor – who becomes the father of a murdered son, husband of a murdered wife, and decides that…
St Patrick’s Day 2022: Ten Reasons to Discover Irish Literature
By Lena Hunter You do not have to drink ten pints at your local Irish bar to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day. You could just stay in and read a book and still evoke a wave of national pride by familiarizing yourself with this selection of ten must-know literary figures from Emerald Isle. Doing both on…
On screens in March: Penis free for all: but it’s too late to see Regé Jeans
What is it with all the penises? They are everywhere! (When I say penises, I should hurry to say ‘male penises’, just in case it caused any insult out there.) Small screen penises, big screen penises, hypnotic penises, comic penises, erotic penises and even talking penises… In the old days, the inclusion of multiple penises…
Scottish Constitution Minister: “Deep lack of Brexit benefits”
The simple truth is that the benefits of Brexit are profoundly lacking, while the disadvantages are far too obvious. “The declared benefit of the iconic blue passports and the crown markings on the glass is a small beer that does not in any way remedy Brexit’s significant step backwards in our trade position in the…
Sunday Bloody Sunday
In Thella Johnson’s documentary “Sunday Bloody Sunday” we meet, among others, Michael’s big brother John, who dedicated his life to fighting for restoration for his little brother and the others who were killed. Also starring are civil rights activist Eamonn McCann and former IRA member Gerry McCartney. They were all there that January Sunday, and…