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Mayor reveals hopes for Farmleigh-style transformation to arson-hit building in Limerick
John Moran wants Sailor's Home bought by Limerick City and County Council for civic use MAYOR John Moran wants the council to buy a landmark city centre building hit by an arson attack and have it used for civic purposes. The first citizen said he is making the argument to Government “all the...
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Mannan Castle Golf Club notes
News from Mannan Castle Golf Club Mannan Castle Men Weekend Singles Stableford 6th and 7th December Division 1: 1st - Conor Mathers (PH.5) – 26pts; Division 2: 1st - Pat Healy (PH.11) – 28pts; Division 3: 1st - Cliff Clinton (PH.12) - 26pts c/b; Division 4: 1st - Derek Donnelly (PH.16) – 27pt...
Millennium Forum: Blood Brothers cast announced
Mrs Johnstone will be played by Ireland’s own musical theatre legend, Rebecca Storm The Millennium Forum has announced full casting details for Bill Kenwright’s legendary, award-winning production of the international smash hit musical, Blood Brothers. The musical is running in the Millennium...
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Lack of lighting in Laois town 'extremely dangerous' for walkers
New public lighting must be installed in Rathdowney as it is "extremely dangerous at night time", according to local councillors. Speaking at the December meeting of the Borris-in-Ossory / Mountmellick MD, Councillor John King raised a motion for Laois County Council to seek funding to provide publi...
All eyes on Marine Nationale return at Leopardstown
Barry Connell is confident Marine Nationale is fit enough to do himself justice ahead of his return to action in the Paddy’s Rewards Club Chase at Leopardstown on Saturday. Winner of the Supreme Novices’ Hurdle in 2023, an interrupted novice chase campaign meant he started last season on the bac...
BREAKING: New CCTV footage of missing Tipperary teenagers as pair spotted in Meath
Julia Laskowska (15) and Sadie Nally (13) were reported missing from Tipperary Town on Thursday, December 18, 2025. Gardaí are continuing to seek the public’s assistance in locating Julia Laskowska (15) and Sadie Nally (13) who were reported missing from Tipperary Town on Thursday, December 1...
Pictures – Ilfracombe Christmas Day dippers do their bit for the RNLI
Swimmers brave the chill at the Ilfracombe Christmas Day swim for the RNLI The sheltered waters of Ilfracombe Harbour ensured dozens of brave swimmers and paddlers were able to take part in the annual Christmas Day Dip to raise money for the RNLI. Despite an air temperature of around five deg...
Mikel Arteta: Arsenal must not repeat last year’s damaging Brighton dismissal
Mikel Arteta hopes history does not repeat itself when Arsenal face Brighton after Declan Rice’s red card in last year’s fixture left him “very p***** off”. Arsenal host Brighton at the Emirates on Saturday bidding to keep their Premier League title charge on track, with Manchester City brea...
Mikel Arteta: Arsenal must not repeat last year’s damaging Brighton dismissal
Mikel Arteta hopes history does not repeat itself when Arsenal face Brighton after Declan Rice’s red card in last year’s fixture left him “very p***** off”. Arsenal host Brighton at the Emirates on Saturday bidding to keep their Premier League title charge on track, with Manchester City brea...
The North Devon roots of a surfer making waves on the global scene
Laura Crane rides the biggest wave of them all in Portuguese town of Nazare When I visited the beautiful beaches of Nazare during a summer holiday in Portugal, the sea was calm, slightly cool, but blissfully tepid for splashing around in the shallow waters. There is, however, another side to ...
‘McElhinney’s was always beautiful - it reminded me of being a child at Christmas’
Sandra Devenney had her ups and downs in life, but says every one of them shaped who she is today for the September/October edition of Donegal Life, a magazine delivered by the Donegal Democrat/DonegalLive team Looking back, Sandra Devenney always remembers looking up. A dreamer at heart, San...
Message to motorists from An Garda Síochána Kildare
Gardaí across Kildare recently started the Christmas Road Safety Campaign Recently, Gardaí from Naas, Co Kildare conducted a number of high-visibility checkpoints across the area. The aim was to keep Kildare's roads safe, detect drink and drug driving, and monitor the movement of criminal act...
Message to motorists from An Garda Síochána Kildare
Gardaí across Kildare recently started the Christmas Road Safety Campaign Recently, Gardaí from Naas, Co Kildare conducted a number of high-visibility checkpoints across the area. The aim was to keep Kildare's roads safe, detect drink and drug driving, and monitor the movement of criminal act...
Warmth in Longford's winter: Annarita Monaldi's Craft Around the Clock
This article was written for the autumn 'Longford Life' 2025 magazine Coming to Ireland for the first time to study English in a summer course, Annarita Monaldi from Italy has a unique skill with textile crafts. She has lived in Ireland for nearly thirty years, and her work has been sold glob...
All aboard Torbay’s Christmas Train of Lights
The UK’s first steam train of lights is running throughout the festive season until 30 December The Christmas Train of Lights is once again lighting up Torbay, offering passengers a festive journey along the coast aboard the UK’s first ever steam train of lights. Running from 28 November to 3...
Git Maker bringing plenty of class to Chepstow challenge
Jamie Snowden is one of a host of trainers that would prefer softer ground in the Coral Welsh Grand National but hopes Git Maker can handle it better than most at Chepstow. The marathon affair is usually a survival of the fittest for which only true mudlarks need apply, but this year the ground is g...
Git Maker bringing plenty of class to Chepstow challenge
Jamie Snowden is one of a host of trainers that would prefer softer ground in the Coral Welsh Grand National but hopes Git Maker can handle it better than most at Chepstow. The marathon affair is usually a survival of the fittest for which only true mudlarks need apply, but this year the ground is g...
Coastguard search for swimmers missing at sea called off
The coastguard search for two men missing after a Christmas Day swim in the sea has been called off. Emergency services were called to Budleigh Salterton at 10.25am on Christmas Day after concerns for people in the water. A number of people were safely recovered to shore and checked by paramedics or...
At least 15 injured in knife and chemical attack at factory in Japan
A man was arrested after stabbing eight people and injuring seven others with what was believed to be bleach at a rubber factory in central Japan on Friday, officials said. There was no immediate explanation of his motive. Eight people were taken to hospital after being stabbed by the man with a kni...
Zelensky says meeting with Trump to happen ‘in the near future’
A meeting with US President Donald Trump will happen “in the near future”, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Friday, signalling progress in talks to end the nearly four-year war between Russia and Ukraine. “We are not losing a single day. We have agreed on a meeting at the highest...