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Watch: Donegal's Fr Brian Ó Fearraigh on new TV series giving up meat for a month
Slán go Feoil, a new four-part series begins on RTÉ One and RTÉ Player on Monday, March 16 at 8.30pm and follows a group of devoted carnivores as they embark on a challenge Donegal will have a big part in an upcoming four-part series that follows a group of devoted carnivores as they embark o...
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AFL Round 6: Kildare shake it up
Massive challenge facing Lilies as they take on The Rebels The Kildare team to play Cork at Pairc Uí Rinn on Saturday, in Round 6 of the Allianz Football League throws-in 5 pm has been named and shows a number of changes from the side that started, and lost, to Meath two weeks ago. Ryan Burke...
AFL Round 6: Kildare shake it up
Massive challenge facing Lilies as they take on The Rebels The Kildare team to play Cork at Pairc Uí Rinn on Saturday, in Round 6 of the Allianz Football League throws-in 5 pm has been named and shows a number of changes from the side that started, and lost, to Meath two weeks ago. Ryan Burke...
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Sister of Dunblane victim says UK gun laws ‘at risk’
The sister of a five-year-old girl killed in the Dunblane massacre has said “we cannot let people forget” and warned that UK gun laws are “at risk” 30 years on. Ellie Crozier’s sister Emma was one of the 16 children murdered along with their teacher in the shooting at Dunblane Primary Scho...
BREAKING: Drugs hidden in herbal tea boxes on M7
Nenagh gardai say contraband was concealed in vehicle which was stopped on the M7 near Birdhill A man has been arrested by Tipperary gardai following a significant drugs seizure on the M7 motorway. Gardaí from Nenagh garda station say they initially responded to a report of a van which was st...
Letterkenny restaurant-owner has sentence overturned after paying victim €3,000
Prabhjot Singh had denied assaulting Dubliner Shane Dalton at his Taste of India restaurant at Lower Main Street when he appeared at Letterkenny District Court A Letterkenny restaurant-owner who was previously sentenced to one year in prison after assaulting a man following a ‘geopolitical’ r...
Blast rocks Tehran as Hegseth claims Iran leader ‘wounded and likely disfigured’
A large explosion rocked an area of Iran’s capital where thousands were gathered for the annual state-organised Quds Day to support the Palestinians and call for Israel’s demise. Israel had earlier warned that it would target the area in central Tehran. There were no immediate reports of casualt...
Psychiatrists and pharmacists oppose assisted dying legislation
The Royal College of Psychiatrists in Scotland has said it now opposes a Bill that aims to legalise assisted dying for terminally ill Scots. While the College said it “remains neutral” on the principle of assisted dying, it added that the removal of a key section of the legislation currently bei...
LIVE: Man arrested by Nenagh gardai following cash and drugs seizure in van stopped on M7
Nenagh gardai say contraband was concealed in vehicle which was stopped on the M7 near Birdhill A man has been arrested by Nenagh gardai following a significant drugs seizure on the M7 motorway. Gardaí from Nenagh garda station say they initially responded to a report of a van which was stopp...
Apolon De Charnie stuns Cheltenham crowd with 50-1 shock in Triumph Hurdle
Apolon De Charnie shocked the Cheltenham crowd with a 50-1 victory in the JCB Triumph Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival. Trained by Willie Mullins and ridden by his son Patrick, the four-year-old was aiming to keep the trophy in the Closutton stable after Poniros struck at 100-1 on what was his hurd...
Major step forward for Longford and Midlands tabletop gaming community
What started with eight strangers is now a big community across Longford and four counties The inaugural committee for The Midlands Adventurers Guild has been elected following the community's first AGM. What started as eight strangers meeting to play the popular tabletop roleplaying game Dun...
Tommy Fury looking forward to ‘great day’ at star-studded Cheltenham Festival
Boxer Tommy Fury has said he is looking forward to a “great day” as he was among the stars in attendance on day four of the 2026 Cheltenham Festival. The 26-year-old wore a long, grey dogtooth trench coat over an all black ensemble, consisting of trousers and a turtleneck, to the annual event at...
Apolon De Charnie stuns Cheltenham crowd with 50-1 shock in Triumph Hurdle
Apolon De Charnie shocked the Cheltenham crowd with a 50-1 victory in the JCB Triumph Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival. Trained by Willie Mullins and ridden by his son Patrick, the four-year-old was aiming to keep the trophy in the Closutton stable after Poniros struck at 100-1 on what was his hurd...
Derriford Hospital in Plymouth scores highly in national patient assessment
A national patient-led inspection found high standards for cleanliness, maintenance and patient wellbeing at Derriford Hospital Derriford Hospital in Plymouth has scored 99 per cent for condition, appearance and maintenance in a national inspection assessing hospital environments. The rating ...
Derriford Hospital in Plymouth scores highly in national patient assessment
A national patient-led inspection found high standards for cleanliness, maintenance and patient wellbeing at Derriford Hospital Derriford Hospital in Plymouth has scored 99 per cent for condition, appearance and maintenance in a national inspection assessing hospital environments. The rating ...
LIVE: M5 closed in Devon as air ambulance called to scene
Drivers warned of major disruption in Devon as motorway remains shut in both directions following emergency response near Exeter. Two people are believed to have been injured following a multi-vehicle collision on the M5 in Devon, which has resulted in the closure of the southbound carriagewa...
LIVE: M5 closed in Devon as air ambulance called to scene
Drivers warned of major disruption in Devon as motorway remains shut in both directions following emergency response near Exeter. Two people are believed to have been injured following a multi-vehicle collision on the M5 in Devon, which has resulted in the closure of the southbound carriagewa...
Paignton runner with just 5% vision preparing for London Marathon
A short documentary will be screened in Paignton telling the story of local musician Phil Harrison and his fundraising run for RNIB A new short documentary telling the story of local runner and musician Phil Harrison will be screened at the Projection Room next weekend. A short documentary ab...
LIVE: M5 closed in Devon as air ambulance called to scene
Drivers warned of major disruption in Devon as motorway remains shut in both directions following emergency response near Exeter. Two people are believed to have been injured following a multi-vehicle collision on the M5 in Devon, which has resulted in the closure of the southbound carriagewa...
Is life insurance really worth it?
Thinking about what will happen to the financial health of our loved ones when we pass away can be tricky to fathom, let alone prepare for. And the idea of yet another expense is not overly attractive when mortgage rates are rising again, and the cost of living isn’t getting any cheaper. Life insu...