N. Ireland official suing Van Morrison over COVID criticism

Adele dominates this week’s Official Irish Charts as her new album 30 lands straight in at Number 1 with the biggest opening week chart sales of 2021 so far.

As Adele celebrates landing the Official Irish Chart Double this week, Easy On Me reclaims the Number 1 spot for a fifth total week at the summit. Two more songs from 30 also land in the Top 5 – Oh My God at Number 3, and I Drink Wine at Number 5.

Taylor Swift dominates this week’s Official Irish Charts following the release of Red (Taylor’s Version).

ABBA make a big splash on this week’s Official Irish Albums Chart as their comeback album Voyage debuts at Number 1.

Adele’s Easy On Me extends its reign over the Official Irish Singles Chart for a fourth week, holding off a strong challenge from Elton John and Dua Lipa’s Cold Heart (Pnau Remix), which holds in the runner-up slot.

Cristiano Ronaldo proved his class once again by embracing a young pitch invader after Portugal's goalless draw with the Republic of Ireland in Dublin on Thursday night.

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds and Sinéad O’Connor have been announced as headliners of Ireland’s All Together Now Festival next year.The multi-day festival, which has been cancelled the past two years due to the coronavirus pandemic, is set to take place across July 29-31, 2022 at Curraghmore House in County Waterford, Ireland.Groove Armada and Underworld will headline alongside Cave and O’Connor.

Greta Van Fleet have announced a UK and Ireland headline tour for 2022.The ‘Dreams And Gold’ jaunt will see the band play two dates at Manchester’s O2 Apollo along with a show at London’s Alexandra Palace and a concert in Dublin next June.Tickets for the shows go on sale this Friday (November 12) at 10am GMT and will be available here.

Northern Ireland’s health minister is suing Van Morrison after the singer called him "very dangerous" for his handling of coronavirus restrictions. The Belfast-born singer opposes restrictions to curb the spread of the virus, and has released several songs criticizing lockdowns.

Northern Ireland’s health minister is suing Van Morrison after the singer called him “very dangerous” for his handling of coronavirus restrictions.

Van Morrison has been sued by the health minister for Northern Ireland over comments relating to COVID-19 that the singer made earlier this year.During a pre-show dinner event in Belfast in June 11, Morrison branded minister Robin Swann “very dangerous” in an anti-lockdown rant, in a response to Swann criticising him for his anti-lockdown stance in 2020, in which he said Morrison’s words “will give great comfort to the conspiracy theorists”.As reported by the BBC, Swann’s lawyer Paul Tweed said

Adele’s Easy On Me secures a third week at Number 1 on the Official Irish Singles Chart, while Ed Sheeran scores three entries in the Top 10.

Harry Potter film, Irish actor Devon Murray - who played Seamus Finnigan in the films - earned a reported £1 million in total from the franchise. READ MORE: Gogglebox's brutal rule for any contestant deciding to quit show However in 2016, Devon was involved in a serious High Court case after his agent sued him for £210K.

Olivia Rodrigo reclaims Number 1 on this week’s Official Irish Albums Chart, holding off challenges from new releases by Lana Del Rey and Elton John.

Ireland Baldwin, 26, shared another supportive message about her father Alec Baldwin, 63, amidst an investigation into the fatal shooting that occurred on the set of his Western film, Rust. To combat the hate Alec’s been getting on social media about his involvement in the accident, Ireland posted a screenshot to Instagram on Oct.