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Harry and Meghan join Aboriginal walking tour in Australia
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have joined an Aboriginal walking tour in Melbourne. Harry and Meghan took part in the Scar Tree Walk, which connects traditional and contemporary Aboriginal cultures and the histories of the local Kulin Peoples on Thursday morning. A scar tree, also known as a canoe t...
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New initiative set up to help families of children with ADHD living in Tipperary
A Tipperary woman has co-founded a new Irish not for profit social enterprise, ADHD Family Network, set up to provide accessible and affordable support for families navigating ADHD. A Thurles native is helping to support families across Tipperary who are raising children with ADHD, many of wh...
New initiative set up to help families of children with ADHD living in Tipperary
A Tipperary woman has co-founded a new Irish not for profit social enterprise, ADHD Family Network, set up to provide accessible and affordable support for families navigating ADHD. A Thurles native is helping to support families across Tipperary who are raising children with ADHD, many of wh...
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Northern Ireland’s economic growth ‘remains weak and uneven’, NI Chamber says
Growth in Northern Ireland’s economy “remains weak and uneven”, a new report from the NI Chamber has said. In the run-up to the US and Israel’s war with Iran which has raised energy prices and pushed inflation figures worldwide, Northern Ireland was “holding up but failing to build suffici...
Nearly 800 deaths a year from accidents in Northern Ireland, figures show
Nearly 800 people died and 10,000 were injured as a result of accidents in Northern Ireland in 2023/24, statistics have shown. Northern Ireland’s accidental death rate of 39 per 100,000, compared to the UK average of 34 per 100,000, means people in the region are 23% more likely to die in an accid...
Chancellor cuts bills for thousands more firms as she continues Washington talks
Rachel Reeves has expanded plans to cut electricity bills for thousands of UK manufacturing firms as she continues talks in Washington focused on the economic fallout from the Iran conflict. The Chancellor, who is in Washington for the International Monetary Fund (IMF) spring meetings, said the plan...
Badenoch: Only Tories will stand up against SNP’s ‘divisive’ referendum plans
Only the Tories are prepared to “stand up” to SNP plans to hold another “divisive” vote on independence, party leader Kemi Badenoch will say as she campaigns in Scotland. With three weeks to go until voters cast their ballots in the Holyrood election, the UK Conservative leader is heading no...
Derry Death Notices - Thursday, April 16, 2026
Latest Derry obituaries and death notices The following deaths have occurred:- • Aoife Boyle, 18 Cherry Drive, Eglinton • Carmel Cassidy (née Watkins), 15 Grainan Park, Derry • Anna Climie (née McErlean), Greenlough • Reverend Canon W. Brian Johnston, Brookhill House, Coleraine • Hugh M...
Father Brown commissioned for two more series
Father Brown has been commissioned for two more series, with filming for season 14 of the hit BBC show beginning in the Cotswolds. Comedian Bill Bailey and actor Clive Mantle are set to guest appear in the next series of the show, which follows a Roman Catholic priest played by Harry Potter star Mar...
Father Brown commissioned for two more series
Father Brown has been commissioned for two more series, with filming for season 14 of the hit BBC show beginning in the Cotswolds. Comedian Bill Bailey and actor Clive Mantle are set to guest appear in the next series of the show, which follows a Roman Catholic priest played by Harry Potter star Mar...
Northern Ireland’s economic growth ‘remains weak and uneven’, NI Chamber says
Growth in Northern Ireland’s economy “remains weak and uneven”, a new report from the NI Chamber has said. In the run-up to the US and Israel’s war with Iran which has raised energy prices and pushed inflation figures worldwide, Northern Ireland was “holding up but failing to build suffici...
Scottish Greens co-leader Ross Greer: I’m not interested in being First Minister
Scottish Green co-leader Ross Greer has said he is “not interested” in becoming First Minister. Mr Greer co-leads the Scottish Green Party with Gillian Mackay – whom he said he would happily serve as deputy first minister. The most recent YouGov poll predicted the Scottish greens could win 11 ...
Greens promise to bring Scotland’s buses into public ownership
The Greens have pledged to to bring Scotland’s buses under public ownership, saying the move would stop travellers being being used as a “cash cow” by operators. With the party already pledging to make bus transport free for everyone in Scotland, co-leader Ross Greer said bringing services int...
Swinney to launch SNP manifesto with plan to make ‘NHS fit for the future’
The SNP will commit to a three-stage plan to make the NHS fit for the future, John Swinney will say as he launches the party’s manifesto. The First Minister will tell an audience in Glasgow that he will offer voters “experienced and trusted leadership” that can steer Scotland through “tough ...
Hotspots where asking rents have surged revealed amid wider price standstill
Average asking rents outside London hit a standstill in the early months of 2026 – marking the first time since 2017 that they have not increased between the end of a previous year and the start of a new year, according to an index. Across Britain but excluding London, the average advertised rent ...
Nearly 800 deaths a year from accidents in Northern Ireland, figures show
Nearly 800 people died and 10,000 were injured as a result of accidents in Northern Ireland in 2023/24, statistics have shown. Northern Ireland’s accidental death rate of 39 per 100,000, compared to the UK average of 34 per 100,000, means people in the region are 23% more likely to die in an accid...
Courageous Longford overcome Offaly to reach the Leinster under 20 semi-final
Last four clash in the championship against Louth next Wednesday night Producing a courageous display to beat Offaly in the difficult wet conditions at rain soaked Allen Park on Wednesday night, Longford are through to the Leinster U-20 Football Championship semi-final. Longford . . . 3-13 Of...
REVEALED: Uisce Éireann begins water mains upgrade works in Tipperary community
New pipes in Foxhall to cut leaks, improve reliability and protect local water supply Works to improve water supply reliability and reduce leaks are set to get underway in a Tipperary community later this month, as Uisce Éireann announces a significant infrastructure upgrade. READ MORE: From ...
HSE asked to hand over vacant Laois health centres for accessible housing
'A lot are lying idle, ideal to convert for people with disablity needs' - Portlaoise MD Fine Gael councillor Laois County Council is to ask the Health Service Executive (HSE) to consider selling or handing over their unused health dispensaries in the Portlaoise district, for conversion into ...
'I'm a bit shocked' parked car in Laois smashed by passing tractor in hit-and-run
Witness appeal as family's only car, a VW Passat faces write-off A Laois family is appealing for more witnesses after their parked car was smashed possibly beyond repair, by a passing tractor. in a hit-and-run road collision. The driver of the tractor, described as a young male, reportedly go...