Des Kelly
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Mourinho’s jibes at Klopp show he believes Spurs can win title
- English Soccer
- December 17, 2020, 17:08
In its own way, the post-match interview was a classic of its type. There was José Mourinho, rumpled, bestubbled, firing off his darts. The headline (...)

Klopp furious as injuries mount and VAR decisions prove costly
- English Soccer
- November 28, 2020, 16:31
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp stepped up his criticism of British sports broadcasters for their scheduling of his team’s games, linking the injury of(...)

Bargain Town outlet admits opening against coronavirus rules
- Retail & Services
- May 23, 2020, 01:00
Furniture chain Bargain Town admitted things “had been let slide” at one of its six branches and it had opened to the public in contravention of natio(...)

FAI to unveil plan to boost number of referees by 1,000
- National League
- November 27, 2019, 06:00
The FAI is aiming to increase the number of referees within Irish football by 1,000 and provide the best of them with improved opportunities to progr(...)

Phil Coulter: ‘Music saved my sanity... and my life’
- Music
- October 13, 2019, 06:00
THE EUROVISION WINNER, ‘ANTHEM’ WRITER AND HITMAKER LOOKS BACK ON HIS DERRY CHILDHOOD, OFTEN TRAGIC FAMILY LIFE AND MANY ADVENTURES IN THE MUSIC WO(...)

The morning after the night before and even the dawn chorus - infiltrated by liver birds, presumably - sounded like it was kicking off with a tune sus(...)

TV View: Divine Messi leaves Liverpool on the highway to hell
- Champions League
- May 1, 2019, 22:33
It was a relegation of sorts for Michael Owen, rather than being on BT’s punditry panel for the game he was stationed in the tunnel. Come half-time, G(...)

TV View: Liverpool’s bows and arrows fail to hit their target at Anfield
- Champions League
- February 19, 2019, 22:16
Granted, there’s been a blip or three of late, but still, Liverpool fans would surely have had a reasonable helping of hope in their hearts as they to(...)

TV View: Mourinho walks alone as players lose their way once again
- Champions League
- October 23, 2018, 23:01
There’d been much talk of late of Jose Mourinho losing the dressing room, so it didn’t augur well when he appeared to have literally done so ahead of (...)

Pope hysteria in 1979: 'I made 5,000 sandwiches, and sold only 2,000'
- Religion & Beliefs
- August 15, 2018
It isn’t clear why John Igoe decided 5,000 was the correct number of sandwiches to make for the pope’s visit to Knock in 1979. But he certainly oversh(...)