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Jewellery raffle aims to raise funds for Kildare-based animal rescue group

Tickets can be purchased on idonate.ie A brand-new online jewellery raffle aims to raise funds for an animal rescue group which is based in County Kildare. The fundraiser, which is currently live on idonate.ie, is being organised by goldsmith Janice Byrne. Explaining the motivation behind the...

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Live Sport on TV this weekend as Munster Rugby host Gloucester in Champions Cup

Munster Rugby entertain Gloucester in the Champions Cup at SuperValu Páirc Uí Chaoimh on Saturday, 5.30pm, live Premier Sports THURSDAY, DECEMBER 11 GOLF DUNHILL CHAMPIONSHIP SKY SPORTS, 10AM SOCCER BREIDABLIK V SHAMROCK R PREMIER SPORTS1, 5.45PM DARTS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS SKY SPORTS, 6.30PM R...

Doe Amateur Swimmers to team up with Bluestack Foundation for New Year’s Swim

The Bluestack Special Needs Foundation CLG is a voluntary organisation run predominantly by parents of children with special needs and professionals who work in the disability sector The Bluestack Foundation has been selected as the beneficiary of the Doe Amateur Swimmers’ 48th New Year’s Swi...

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ATU's smart water technology delivers clean water breakthrough in Uganda

Launched in 2019 as a joint research initiative, the project has progressed from early concept development and laboratory testing to full-scale deployment on the ground Under ATU’s technical leadership, cutting-edge smart water technology has advanced from research labs in Donegal to real-wor...

Tipperary firm to triple workforce as EU backed technology drives major growth next year

Trifol to invest €90m as Littleton facility scales plastic recycling output A Tipperary based recycling firm that has built its business on repurposing industrial plastic waste says it has reached a defining point in its expansion. READ MORE: Tipperary’s largest town fights drug problems with...

FÉACH: Físeán cráite a thaispeánann nóiméad a dhóigh buíonta teach in ionsaí tine marfach in Éadan Doire

Maraíodh Tadgh Farrell, ceithre bliana d'aois, agus a sheanmháthair Mary Holt san ionsaí 'cruálach agus marfach' Tá físeán CCTV eisithe ag an nGarda Síochána a thaifead an nóiméad cráite a chaith beirt bhuachaillí buama peitril trí fhuinneog tí i bPáirc Radharc an Chaisleáin, Éada...

ATU's smart water technology delivers clean water breakthrough in Uganda

Launched in 2019 as a joint research initiative, the project has progressed from early concept development and laboratory testing to full-scale deployment on the ground Under ATU’s technical leadership, cutting-edge smart water technology has advanced from research labs in Donegal to real-wor...

Lidl shoppers across Donegal raise over €15,000 for Family Carers Ireland

The much-loved fundraising initiative received widespread support from Lidl shoppers across Ireland, with 100% of the proceeds raised supporting family carers and young carers across the country Shoppers across Donegal raised more than €15,000 for Lidl Ireland’s charity partner Family Carers ...

A cloudy start to Thursday in Donegal to clear later in the day

Cloudy, in Donegal this morning, with outbreaks of rain and drizzle from the west, will clear eastwards early on, with brighter spells developing later in the evening Cloudy, in Donegal this morning, with outbreaks of rain and drizzle from the west, will clear eastwards early on, with brighte...

A cloudy start to Thursday in Donegal to clear later in the day

Cloudy, in Donegal this morning, with outbreaks of rain and drizzle from the west, will clear eastwards early on, with brighter spells developing later in the evening Cloudy, in Donegal this morning, with outbreaks of rain and drizzle from the west, will clear eastwards early on, with brighte...

A cloudy start to Thursday in Donegal to clear later in the day

Cloudy, in Donegal this morning, with outbreaks of rain and drizzle from the west, will clear eastwards early on, with brighter spells developing later in the evening Cloudy, in Donegal this morning, with outbreaks of rain and drizzle from the west, will clear eastwards early on, with brighte...

BBC reveal six nominees for Sports Personality of the Year

England team-mates Chloe Kelly and Hannah Hampton are up against one another for BBC Sports Personality of the Year on a shortlist that also includes Lando Norris, Rory McIlroy, Luke Littler and Ellie Kildunne. Kelly and Hampton were at the centre of England’s dramatic penalty shootout win over Sp...

Drax announces data centre plans as earnings expected at ‘top end’ of forecasts

Energy company Drax has said it expects earnings to be at the “top end” of market forecasts after a “strong” performance this year, as it announces plans to develop a data centre at its Yorkshire site. The FTSE 250 firm said trading was boosted by the performance of its flexible generation, ...

Doctors’ strike over Christmas a different degree of risk, says Wes Streeting

The Health Secretary has warned that a resident doctors’ strike over Christmas would have a “much different degree of risk” than previous walkouts, adding that he “cannot think of a single other trade union in this country that would behave this way”. Wes Streeting said he offered to exten...

PZ Cussons scraps plans to sell African arm

Imperial Leather maker PZ Cussons has said it will keep its troubled African business 18 months after putting it on the sale block and instead restructure the business for growth. Manchester-headquartered PZ Cussons said while it had received “significant” interest from bidders for the Africa bu...

BBC reveal six nominees for Sports Personality of the Year

England team-mates Chloe Kelly and Hannah Hampton are up against one another for BBC Sports Personality of the Year on a shortlist that also includes Lando Norris, Rory McIlroy, Luke Littler and Ellie Kildunne. Kelly and Hampton were at the centre of England’s dramatic penalty shootout win over Sp...

PROPERTY: This four-bedroom country Tipperary home for sale has a surprise inside!

A spacious four-bedroom detached home on a mature site near Dundrum. This impressive four-bedroom, four-bathroom detached residence is set on a mature and beautifully landscaped site, just 3 km from Dundrum Village. Click the >arrow> or 'Next' buttons Boasting a peaceful rural setting, this ho...

French fashion stylist reveals how to actually look like you’re from Paris

When it comes to fashion and beauty, the term ‘French girl’ has become somewhat of an overused trope. The archetypal French Girl, as we’ve all been told over and over, looks “effortlessly” elegant and artfully messy at all times. We’ve been told she does it all better than us and we shou...

French fashion stylist reveals how to actually look like you’re from Paris

When it comes to fashion and beauty, the term ‘French girl’ has become somewhat of an overused trope. The archetypal French Girl, as we’ve all been told over and over, looks “effortlessly” elegant and artfully messy at all times. We’ve been told she does it all better than us and we shou...

Longford road users told to expect traffic holdups, as drainage works get underway

The works will be carried out in Gaigue over the next 2 days Longford County Council have advised road users to expect short delays if travelling through Gaigue, Ballinamuck, today and tomorrow. Drainage works will be taking place on the stretch of road between the junctions of Gaigue Cross (...