| 21:37 – Zelensky calls on Putin for direct negotiations in public letter | 21:27 – Witness becomes emotional as he recalls wife telling him about Donaldson alleged abuse | 20:37 – Andoni Iraola appointed new Liverpool head coach on two-year contract | 20:08 – Israeli strikes in Gaza kill at least 10 Palestinians | 20:06 – Man (20s) charged in connection with fatal stabbing in Dublin city

BreakingNews.ie Headlines for December 08, 2020

All years | Oct-Dec 2020 | December 08, 2020

soccer

22:42:35 PSG v Basaksehir suspended over alleged racist incident from fourth official

sport

22:29:29 Ex-internationals taking legal action over brain injuries

22:22:27 Ronaldo double helps Juve to win over Barca

22:16:34 Chelsea are held by Krasnodar in dead rubber

22:14:22 Manchester United crash out of Champions League

19:32:50 World Cup hosts Qatar to join European qualifying Group A

17:33:29 Traumatic brain injury expert not surprised rugby players planning legal action

14:37:12 Anthony Joshua ‘ready for war’ ahead of Kubrat Pulev title clash

11:32:53 Brazilian Hulk could be on way to Premier League

06:57:13 Paul Pogba 'unhappy' and wants to leave Man United, agent says

06:53:59 Millwall players to link arms rather than take knee ahead of QPR game

entertainment

21:45:43 Johnny Depp applies to Court of Appeal over ‘wife beater’ judgment

20:24:38 Kay Burley confirms time off Sky News after breaking Covid-19 rules

19:23:39 Blue plaque unveiled at rectory of Thomas The Tank Engine creator

18:05:56 The Grand Tour Madagascar adventure geared up for Amazon release

16:53:47 Paul McCartney marks anniversary of ‘incredible Scouser’ John Lennon’s death

14:51:36 This Morning to put on pantomime featuring Joanna Lumley and Christopher Biggins

06:28:40 Sky News presenter Kay Burley apologises for breaking Covid-19 rules

06:23:10 Mariah Carey recalls writing All I Want For Christmas Is You

ireland

21:32:54 Irish Farmers’ Association issues stark Brexit warning

19:55:41 Irish patients may receive alert to remind them to get Covid vaccine

17:55:03 Residents in Belfast care home vaccinated for Covid-19

17:48:53 Legal challenge begins into Leaving Cert calculated grading process

17:38:07 Man to vacate land needed for new runway at Dublin Airport

17:31:19 Covid-19 in Ireland: Latest county-by-county data

17:27:25 Woman stole €760,000 and bought designer handbags and clothing

17:21:18 McDonald criticises pay rise for judges as student nurses remain unpaid

16:14:44 Rates of depression higher among carers according to CSO

16:13:05 Paramedic who assaulted women during class loses challenge

16:04:42 Ranelagh fuel firm and Roscommon director on latest tax defaulters list

16:02:05 Man arrested in connection with fraudulent PUP claims worth €165,000

15:40:22 Taoiseach hails ‘truly historic day’ as first coronavirus vaccine delivered

15:23:43 Cornelius Price not kept in prison longer than necessary, court rules

15:18:52 North sees 351 Covid-19 cases as O’Neill refuses to rule out restrictions by Christmas

14:56:52 Minister for Children seeks to more than double paid parental leave

14:50:43 Plans for insurance sector reform revealed by Government

14:41:58 Garda ranks grow to largest number in force's history

13:57:56 FSAI discovers rodent-infested businesses and illegal slaughterhouse

13:56:57 Job security top priority for workers, study finds

13:45:57 Cabinet approves pay increase for judges and party whips

12:47:27 Cabinet signs off on vaccine plan giving priority to frontline workers and older people

12:13:30 AA reports highest breakdown figures since 2018 following sudden cold spell

11:36:10 Three arrested in multimillion invoice fraud probe

11:32:14 Brexit nothing to do with UK vaccine roll-out speed, says public health expert

11:03:32 Man arrested in connection with murder of Keane Mulready Woods

10:57:51 New gene therapy ‘functionally’ cures Irish haemophilia patients

10:40:10 Full-time buskers urge Dublin City Council to reconsider Christmas 'blanket ban'

10:35:39 Nurse becomes first person on island of Ireland to receive Covid vaccine

09:35:05 Irish students are top maths performers in EU, study finds

07:28:34 Over-70s among first groups to be vaccinated in Republic

world

19:50:28 Biden calls for action on virus as he introduces health team

19:20:08 Boris Johnson to dine with EU chief in Brussels to try to find breakthrough

18:24:27 Venice under water as downpours and wind take city by surprise

17:43:48 All school exams in Scotland cancelled next year

16:37:37 Climate change transforming Arctic region, US report says

16:30:49 US test pilot Chuck Yeager dies aged 97

16:22:31 Peer review finds more work needed to confirm efficacy of Oxford vaccine

15:55:48 Ethiopian forces shoot at and detain UN staff in Tigray

15:45:24 Another judge blocks Trump’s TikTok ban

15:31:36 Putin signs law allowing Russian legislation to trump international treaties

15:25:42 Coronavirus restrictions to be eased for majority of Scots

14:30:59 UK agrees to pull clauses which break international law in Withdrawal Agreement

13:23:39 US Food and Drug Administration staff back Pfizer's coronavirus vaccine

12:08:19 Johnson: It will be very difficult to reach Brexit deal with EU

11:24:06 Four lions at Spanish zoo test positive for Covid-19

11:13:50 UK going on a summer holiday next year, vaccine tsar predicts

10:55:53 China and Nepal agree on height increase for Mount Everest

10:19:35 France confirms severe bird flu outbreak on duck farm

07:07:33 Fermanagh grandmother becomes first patient to receive Pfizer Covid vaccine

06:40:27 Brexit: Johnson and von der Leyen to meet in bid to salvage trade deal

06:34:12 Report shows how New Zealand mosque shooter eluded detection

05:48:36 I beg my pardon? Questions raised over Trump’s right to absolve himself

05:17:16 Japan’s economy bounces back to grow 22.9% in third quarter

03:18:40 Biden set to pick first black defence secretary

02:28:48 Lawyer: Ghislaine Maxwell has lost hair and weight due to prison conditions

uncategorized

17:46:24 One death and 215 cases of Covid-19

lifestyle

16:08:14 Apple reveals AirPods Max as its first own-brand, over-ear headphones

14:57:42 11 easy ways to make working from home more bearable in winter

12:43:41 Top tweets of 2020 feature Normal People fever and life with Covid-19

10:26:12 Irish EuroMillions winners reveal joy over giving half their €127m fortune away

business

15:47:17 Wagon Wheel and Jammie Dodger shortages expected over strikes

15:44:43 Facebook Ireland records revenues of €94m per day

12:45:47 Tesla launches second $5bn share sale since September

08:49:59 Agri-food sector warns major support needed for no-deal Brexit

07:58:51 Housing supply unlikely to meet demand until 2023 or beyond

covid-vaccine

12:07:41 Covid vaccine: Irish company offering governments a roll-out solution

Advertisement

Newsletter

Our apps

Our PARTNERS

myHome