Meat and seafood has been left to rot in ports as shipments have been delayed by reams of paperwork. Supermarket shelves north and south of the border have been bare of certain products. Mechanics can’t get car parts, and supplies of certain bikes to Irish cycle shops have stopped.
Even unionists who fought wholeheartedly for Brexit are now grumbling about its effects.
The only comfort for the politicians who planned Brexit is that it has been eclipsed by the greater crisis of Covid-19. And they can still cling to the hope that the problems will be ironed out.
British ministers put the early logjams down to “teething problems”. But as one commentator remarked that, for some, Brexit now feels more like having root canal surgery without the benefit of an anaesthetic.
Killoe GAA chief says club vindicated by Croke Park decision and regrets Longford Co Board failed in its duty to deal with objection
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Killoe GAA Chairman Gerry Hagan has said the club has been vindicated by last week s decision by the GAA s Central Competition Control Committee (CCCC) to uphold its objection );
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The chairman of Killoe Emmet Óg has told of how the club have been vindicated at a decision by Croke Park bosses to uphold its objection dating back to September 2019, saying Longford GAA failed in their duty to deal with the issue.
Back Against the Wall - the ultimate test
January 11, 2021
The O Neill s take on Back against the Wall on Ireland s Fittest Family
One of the best pieces of viewing on our television screens since the Christmas break has to be Ireland’s Fittest Family.
Last night the season’s second show saw four more families pitted against each other for a place in the quarter finals.
Meath were represented by the O’Neill family from Wilkinstown and the Wolfe Tones footballing clan acquitted themselves very well without reaching the last eight.
It got us thinking here at hoganstand.com, just how tough is the new addition to the show ‘Back Against the Wall’ where contestants are asked to hold a sitting position at 90 degrees with their backs against the wall for as long as possible.
Mr Reilly s family confirmed in a statement the sad news that he had died. With sad hearts, the family of Liam Reilly, musician, songwriter and front-man of Bagatelle, wish to confirm that he passed away suddenly but peacefully at his home on January 1, 2021, read the statement. We know that his many friends and countless fans around the world will share in our grief as we mourn his loss, but celebrate the extraordinary talent of the man whose songs meant so much to so many. We ask that you respect the family s privacy at this difficult time.
The band was formed in 1978 in a flat in Bray, with two of its members being from the town - Ken Doyle and the late John O Brien. Over more than 40 years, Dundalk man Liam Reilly and Bagatelle had many hits including Summer in Dublin, Trump Card, Streets of New York, and Second Violin.