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With the shambles that is Brexit dominating headlines across Europe as the latest withdrawal deadline approaches, anything can happen. We saw the British Parliament dissolve, the British Prime Minister Boris Johnson lose his majority and a chunk of support from within his own party, and Westminster agreeing to take 'No Deal' off the table. With all of this uncertainty there's a chance the we could see a General Election held in Britain, though the opposition in the House of Commons seems to have united for the time being to avert a No Deal Brexit. A General Election in Britain will also involve a General Election in the North of Ireland, which is still under British rule, and there has been a lot of speculation regarding an Anti-Brexit Alliance forming for a GE in the North. Using previous opinion polls, how constituencies voted for Brexit, and the candidates themselves, I will predict the outcome of a straight up Pro-Brexit vs Anti-Brexit GE in the North. The Pro-Brexi...

So it's been four years since the last Rugby World Cup, and the most memorable part of RWC 2015 for me is how unmemorable it was. Maybe it's because I'm Irish and the hype simply wasn't there last time for the Irish team, but this time it's different. Being a first seed team has given Ireland a potential route to the semi-final, maybe beyond. If this RWC had been held two years ago I would have been straight down to Paddy Power to back Ireland for the win, they were on form, they'd beaten New Zealand and just looked unstoppable. Now I'm still going to back Ireland for this tournament, but it won't be quite as much money I'm afraid. Lately the Ireland team haven't been performing to levels that we're used to seeing from the side, and none of the four Irish provinces have been performing particularly well either. We have some outstanding players on the field, but as many know a world cup requires depth to a squad which Ireland simply doesn...