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Devon health officials warn scabies cases could rise in Exeter
NHS health officials warn that close contact, communal living, and shared student housing are contributing to a rising scabies outbreak in the UK, with public health experts urging vigilance among young adults and college communities Health officials in Devon are warning there could be a rise...
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Calls made for more CCTV camera to combat illegal dumping in Tipperary
Cllr Sean Ryan raised the issue in the January meeting of the Thurles Municipal District of the Tipperary County Council Calls have been made for more readily available CCTV cameras in Tipperary, in an attempt to combat littering and dumping. The issue was raised at the most recent meeting of...
Man knocked unconscious in Kildare motorway road rage incident after vehicle overturned, court hears
The defendant's solicitor offered compensation as a gesture of remorse A motorist was knocked out after he was punched during a road rage incident on the M4 motorway, near Maynooth. This was the claim made at Naas District where Michael McNamara, 26, whose address was given as 20 Royal Canal ...
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Man knocked unconscious in Kildare motorway road rage incident after vehicle overturned, court hears
The defendant's solicitor offered compensation as a gesture of remorse A motorist was knocked out after he was punched during a road rage incident on the M4 motorway, near Maynooth. This was the claim made at Naas District where Michael McNamara, 26, whose address was given as 20 Royal Canal ...
State to buy buildings for new low-cost childcare centres as Mayo demand grows
Government to purchase buildings for low-cost childcare as almost 6,000 Mayo children benefit from supports, with Mayo TD Keira Keogh highlighting growing need across the county. The Department of Children, Disability and Equality has secured funding for approximately 800 childcare centres, w...
No plans to pedestrianise Roscrea's Castle Street says local councillor
Roscrea people are invited to a public consultation event about Castle Street Roscrea Fianna Fáil County Councillor, Michael Smith, said there are no plans to fully pedestrianise Roscrea's Castle Street. Roscrea was one of the first towns in the country and only town in North Tipperary to be ...
PICTURES: Launch of the Fitzgerald Project in County Limerick village
The Fitzgerald Project was launched in the Carnegie Library, Ballysteen USE ARROWS OR NEXT BUTTON TO SEE MORE PICTURES We want your photos to feature on the website via our Camera Club. Do you have a great photo from life in the locality? Whether it’s a party, wedding, communion, landscape, a...
Louth Tenor Seán Tester to Record with RTÉ Concert Orchestra
He will feature on RTÉ lyric fm this spring A singer from Louth is set to take centre stage on national radio after being selected by RTÉ lyric fm to record with the RTÉ Concert Orchestra as part of a prestigious talent development initiative. Tenor Seán Tester from Louth will have the opport...
Olivia Dean, Lola Young and Lily Allen nominated for 2026 Brit Awards
Olivia Dean and Lola Young are the most nominated acts for year’s Brit Awards ceremony with five each. Britpop band Pulp have scored their first nomination in 30 years, in the best group category. The nominations were announced on Wednesday evening at a livestreamed event from Co-op Live in Manche...
Uninsured Gortahork driver avoids ban as court hears of water supply issue for animals
'He got a call about a problem with the water supply to his land and his animals weren’t getting water,' a solicitor for the accused man told Falcarragh District Court A west Donegal man caught driving without insurance has avoided a driving ban after a judge heard there was an issue with a w...
Taylor Swift to be inducted into Songwriters Hall of Fame
US singer Taylor Swift is to be inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame. Swift will be honoured alongside other musicians including Alanis Morissette, Kenny Loggins, and Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons of US rock group Kiss. The group will be inducted at the 2026 Induction and Awards Gala in New Yo...
US military transfers 150 Islamic State group detainees from Syria to Iraq
The US military says it has begun transferring detainees from the so-called Islamic State (IS) group who were held in northeastern Syria to Iraq to ensure they remain in secure facilities. US Central Command said the transfer began on Wednesday and so far 150 IS members have been taken from Syria’...
Injury time points earn Cistercian College a replay against St Brendan's CS
Sides will have to meet again to see who claims place in Leinster Final Leinster PPS Senior Hurling B Semi-Final CISTERCIAN COLLEGE ROSCREA 0-17 ST BRENDAN'S CS BIRR 1-14 AN equalising point from a free four minutes into injury time earned Cistercian College Roscrea a dramatic draw with St Br...
ALERT: Busy County Kilkenny street to close for water and sewerage connection works
Kilkenny County Council apologise for any inconvenience caused Kilkenny County Council have advised, on behalf of Shareridge Utilities Ltd that the current temporary road closure to traffic on Ladyswell Street in Thomastown from 7pm to 6am daily will be extended until 6am on Friday, February ...
Mother of 10 found guilty of keeping ‘house slave’ for 25 years
A teenage girl was forced to work as a “house slave” for a woman and her 10 children for more than 25 years, a court heard. The woman, who is now in her mid-40s, was 16 when she moved into the squalid home of mother-of-10 Amanda Wixon, 56, in 1995 and remained there until 2021. Gloucester Crown ...
Details revealed of multi-million euro road in Portlaoise planned by Laois council
Laois council says Portlaoise road would ease congestion, help the hospital and facilitate development A long-promised new road in Portlaoise that could ease traffic by linking two of the town's busiest roads could finally be on the way to becoming a reality with the publication of a tender b...
Israeli PM Netanyahu agrees to join Trump’s Board of Peace
Prime minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu said he has agreed to join President Donald Trump’s Board of Peace, after his office earlier criticised the make-up of the board’s executive committee. The committee included Turkey, a regional rival. A statement from Mr Netanyahu’s office said he ha...
Kopek reported to be doing well as Leopardstown looms
Kopek Des Bordes appears firmly on course for an appearance in the Goffs Irish Arkle Novice Chase at Leopardstown on Saturday week after connections declared “all roads are leading to the Dublin Racing Festival at the moment”. Willie Mullins’ Supreme Novices’ Hurdle winner dazzled on his cha...
Trump hits out at UK over North Sea oil barriers
US President Donald Trump has hit out at the UK’s green energy policies and claimed mass migration had left Europe unrecognisable. He told reporters at the World Economic Forum in Davos that “between immigration and energy – if they don’t change, bad things will happen to them”. In his spe...
Badenoch urges Starmer to ‘protect veterans’ ahead of NI Legacy Act repeal vote
Kemi Badenoch has urged the Prime Minister to abandon plans to repeal immunity provisions in Northern Ireland legacy legislation. Measures which prevent the prosecution of veterans for Troubles-related crimes in exchange for information will be removed from the Legacy Act under the Government’s pr...