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Real Madrid to offer Ronaldo back to Man United

Real Madrid will offer Cristiano Ronaldo back to Manchester United for €60m (£48.5m) this summer, according to reports in Spain. Spanish publication ES have claimed that Real have decided to cash in on the 31-year-old at the end of the…

Consumer prices falling

Ireland’s headline inflation rate has been negative for 12 of the last 15 months, CSO figures show.   Consumer prices fell by 0.3 per cent in the year to March, according to the latest official figures. The primary drivers were…

Who is the new Chelsea coach?

Current Italy manager will join London club at end of Euro 2016. Antonio Conte has signed a three-year contract worth £15m to become the new Chelsea manager and will join the club after helming Italy’s Euro 2016 campaign. The Italian…

Irish unemployment hits eight-year low

Positive employment numbers here contrast with lacklustre data for euro area as a whole.   Ireland’s jobless rate hit a new eight-year low of 8.6 per cent last month as conditions in the wider economy continue to improve. However, the…

Arsenal, Chelsea & Leicester Deny Doping Claims

The Sunday Times published the article in which they claimed that London-based private doctor Mark Bonar prescribed banned performance-enhancing drugs to over 150 British athletes including footballers.   Arsenal said they were “extremely disappointed” by the publication of the claims,…

Au Pair: the sequel!

Sign the petition to support Au Pairs in Ireland.   Do you remember the Spanish girl who sued her host family and obtained almost 10.000 euro back? Fine, from that moment the Au pair community has been talking about their…

Guns N’Roses Fire Again

Guns N’ Roses’ “classic” line-up played their first gig together in 23 years at LA’s Troubadour club on Friday night. It was the first time since july 1993 when the frontman Axl Rose, guitarist Slash and bassist Duff McKagan have…

Good News

Regulator says strong growth in domestic demand will push GDP growth up to 5.1% this year.   The Central Bank has revised its growth forecast upwards for the Irish economy for 2016, and is now predicting growth of 5.1 per…