Leopardstown Christmas racing festival moved behind closed doors
The spiralling national Covid figures have made it ‘impossible to to provide a safe and enjoyable experience for the general public’ said the racecourse CEO.
US trade union leaders in Dublin to talk about 'devastating impacts of austerity'
Dan Kane, from the Teamsters, Terry O’Sullivan (LIUNA), John Hegarty (National Postal Mail Handlers Union), Brent Booker (Building Construction Trades Department) and Ed Smith (Ullico) are all in Dublin for the week.
Representatives of franchise owners and the NBA players’ union have reached a “tentative” profit-sharing agreement that could see the season begin on Christmas Day.
The NBA legend, owner of the Charlotte Bobcats, heads a group hell-bent on securing a settlement favourable to owners of the league’s smaller franchises.
Lockout prevents Mav’s owner from attending a street game
In one of the more curious incidents of the current NBA lockout, Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban was prevented from a attending Washington Heights street game that featured one of his players on Friday.
WATCH: Blake Griffin and Kevin Love's NBA lockout video a slam dunk
If you’ve got $9,000,000.99 lying around, Blake Griffin and Kevin Love would like it to be known that you can hire bored NBA professionals to do your menial household chores.