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Meehan on fire as Cill Dara advance in Towns Cup
Cill Dara booked their place in the second round of the Provincial Towns Cup with a deserved 41–12 victory over Balbriggan at Silken Thomas Park in Kildare Cill Dara produced a powerful all-round display to book their place in the second round of the Bank of Ireland Provincial Towns Cup with ...
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Activist from Tipperary calls out HSE failures ahead of key meeting with Bernard Gloster
A disability rights campaigner from Tipperary is to meet HSE chief Bernard Gloster, amid growing concerns over assessment delays for children with disabilities. Disability rights campaigner Cara Darmody is set to meet HSE Chief Executive Bernard Gloster this Friday, January 30, 2026, in a bid...
Dail row over vetting of Garda trainees
A small number of Garda trainees in the next graduating class are not ready to enter the field for a range of issues including vetting. An Garda Siochana said several trainee candidates remain in “enhanced security vetting”. A spokesman said this was for a variety of reasons such as the candidat...
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Tipperary arts centre to present new exhibition by Irish artist
Liminal Imprints by Zoe Velthuysen will be on display from February 7 to March 28 Liminal Imprints, an exhibition by Zoe Velthuysen, comes as a result of STAC’s Tipperary Artist in Residence 2025, an initiative supported by the Tipperary Arts Office. This new body of work will explore how mig...
Devon hunt group handed formal police warning after issues over behaviour and trespassing
The warning notice sets conditions for hunting activity and marks the first time such action has been taken against a hunt group by Devon and Cornwall Police Devon and Cornwall Police have issued a formal warning notice to a hunt group following reports of anti-social behaviour and trespass. ...
Kevin Dixon: When the world's richest man holidayed on Torquay's Belgrave Road – the glamorous rise and fall of 'Little London'
A local historian's deep dive into Torquay's Victorian heyday The story of Belgrave Road is the story of Torquay. Beginning at the Torbay Road junction, Belgrave Road runs northwest to Mill Lane. It may only be a short journey but here we see a Torquay of two halves, dividing Janus-like at th...
"They are very concerned": Call for Longford speed ramp and bus shelter
There is a request to install a speed ramp at Sli na Moinear, Moydow, and a bus shelter at Magiff’s crossroads A Lanesboro-based councillor has called on the local authority to install a speed ramp at Sli na Moinear, Moydow to improve safety and he has also requested that a bus shelter is ere...
Leitrim homeowners claimed nearly half a million in solar panel grants last year
Leitrim homeowners secured €427,870 in SEAI solar panel grants during 2025, with 222 properties installing grant-aided solar PV systems across the county. Leitrim homeowners secured €427,870 in SEAI solar panel grants during 2025, with 222 properties installing grant-aided solar PV systems ac...
Meehan on fire as Cill Dara advance in Towns Cup
Cill Dara booked their place in the second round of the Provincial Towns Cup with a deserved 41–12 victory over Balbriggan at Silken Thomas Park in Kildare Cill Dara produced a powerful all-round display to book their place in the second round of the Bank of Ireland Provincial Towns Cup with ...
Flood relief scheme open to Louth businesses and community groups
Scheme offers up to €20,000 for uninsured flood damage In the aftermath of Storm Chandra Louth Local Enterprise Office have reminded local businesses that the Emergency Humanitarian Flooding Scheme is available to small businesses of up to 20 employees (or wholetime equivalents), and communit...
Irish Water respond to reports of Mayo town water outage
The incident is set to affect multiple homes and businesses in the area, with crews working to resolve the issue For the second day in a row, Irish Water are contending with reports of a water outage in West Mayo. Yesterday (Tuesday, January 27), customers in Achill were contending with suppl...
North Devon otter sanctuary rebuilds after losing former site
UK Wild Otter Trust rebuilds North Devon otter sanctuary and specialist otter rehabilitation centre after relocation, continuing vital otter rescue and conservation work A North Devon otter rescue charity has rebuilt its rehabilitation centre after being given notice to vacate the land where ...
Dominant Pobalscoil Ghaoth Dobhair ladies retain All-Ireland title
The Pobalscoil Ghaoth Dobhair ladies have gone back-to-back in the FAI Schools Senior 'B' Girls National Cup. The Donegal school defeated St Peter’s Community School, Passage West, 4-0 in the Athlone Town Stadium. They had the perfect start to their title defence, opening the scoring after three m...
Ellie Goulding did not know her new record was going to be a ‘divorce album’
Singer Ellie Goulding has said she did not know her new record was going to be a “divorce album”. The 39-year old musician, known for hits including River and Burn, married her ex-husband, art dealer Caspar Jopling, in August 2019 and gave birth to their son Arthur in 2021. After being married f...
Ellie Goulding did not know her new record was going to be a ‘divorce album’
Singer Ellie Goulding has said she did not know her new record was going to be a “divorce album”. The 39-year old musician, known for hits including River and Burn, married her ex-husband, art dealer Caspar Jopling, in August 2019 and gave birth to their son Arthur in 2021. After being married f...
Number of police officers falls by more than 1,000 in a year, figures show
The number of police officers in England and Wales has dropped by more than 1,300 in 12 months and is now 2,000 below the peak reached in 2024, new figures show. A total of 145,550 full-time equivalent (FTE) police officers were in post across the 43 territorial police forces at the end of September...
Labour to stage Holyrood vote urging disclosure of hospital communications
Scottish Labour is set to hold a parliamentary vote on Wednesday to pressure the Scottish Government to authorise the immediate full disclosure on the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital scandal. The party is lodging a motion calling on ministers to publish and preserve all records connected to cont...
Tyson Fury set for April comeback fight against Arslanbek Makhmudov on Netflix
Tyson Fury is to make his comeback against Arslanbek Makhmudov on April 11 in a fight that will be screened on Netflix. Fury announced his retirement a year ago in the wake of successive defeats to Oleksandr Usyk but has been training in Thailand ahead of his return to the ring. “Well it’s offic...
Tyson Fury set for April comeback fight against Arslanbek Makhmudov on Netflix
Tyson Fury is to make his comeback against Arslanbek Makhmudov on April 11 in a fight that will be screened on Netflix. Fury announced his retirement a year ago in the wake of successive defeats to Oleksandr Usyk but has been training in Thailand ahead of his return to the ring. “Well it’s offic...
Dail row over vetting of Garda trainees
A small number of Garda trainees in the next graduating class are not ready to enter the field for a range of issues including vetting. An Garda Siochana said several trainee candidates remain in “enhanced security vetting”. A spokesman said this was for a variety of reasons such as the candidat...