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Fiji has announced that its squad for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics has received a first dose of vaccination against COVID-19.

Sir - I wholeheartedly agreed with Eilis O'Hanlon's article in your paper last week where she said The Hunger -the RTÉ show about the Great Famine - "washed over the senses rather than engaging the intellect". I would go further and say the show presented a sanitised version of the Famine. Mention was made of Sir Charles Trevelyan but his full quote was absent, in which he stated: "God sent the Famine to punish the Irish and we should do nothing to mitigate God's will." The Famine was not just an Irish happening. Scotland was equally affected - but the Scottish landlords, led by the Matheson...

Like pretty much everyone working in the arts industry, local band Staring Down Comets have had to miss out on a lot of potential events this year due to Covid-19 and the restrictions that come with the pandemic. The restrictions may have halted their plans somewhat, but they haven't given up on their plan to release some music before the year is out. This Friday, December 11th, their single 'Hanging On By A Thread' will be released on all streaming platforms and will be available for download, with the pre-sale taking place yesterday (Monday). It is the band's very first single and was mixed...