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Harry and Meghan hug patients as hundreds greet them at children’s hospital
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex hugged patients at a children’s hospital as hundreds of people turned out to greet them at the beginning of their visit to Australia. Harry and Meghan spoke to children and posed for photographs with patients, as they were cheered by large crowds gathered along the w...
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Donegal musical icon Moya Brennan, the First Lady of Celtic Music, dies aged 73
A native of Upper Dore, Gweedore, Moya Brennan was a member of the world-renowned Clannad and also starred as a solo artist. There is widespread sadness following the death of Moya Brennan, the First Lady of Celtic Music. The 73-year-old passed away on Monday night following a short illness. ...
‘Luck of God someone hasn’t been killed’ – Calls for traffic calming at Limerick soccer pitch
Safety concerns raised after crash at busy Abbeyfeale United Soccer Club as safety concerns grow around children crossing URGENT calls are being made for traffic calming measures at a busy Limerick soccer club as a councillor warned it is the “luck of God someone hasn’t been killed there.” Fi...
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Dull and damp this morning in Donegal with scattered outbreaks of rain and drizzle
Rather breezy with highest temperatures of 10 to 13 degrees in moderate to fresh and gusty southeasterly winds, decreasing light to moderate southerly in the evening Dull and becoming damp this Tuesday morning with scattered outbreaks of rain and drizzle developing in Donegal. Some mist, hill...
Dull and damp this morning in Donegal with scattered outbreaks of rain and drizzle
Rather breezy with highest temperatures of 10 to 13 degrees in moderate to fresh and gusty southeasterly winds, decreasing light to moderate southerly in the evening Dull and becoming damp this Tuesday morning with scattered outbreaks of rain and drizzle developing in Donegal. Some mist, hill...
Carrick-on-Suir school student's hurley repair business reaches national enterprise final
Comeragh College student Danny Nugent will compete in the Student Enterprise Programme National Final in Mullingar on May 7 A hurley repair enterprise run by a Junior Cert student at Carrick-on-Suir’s Comeragh College has been chosen to represent Tipperary in the Student Enterprise Programme ...
Donegal County Council to make representation to Tyrone gold mine public inquiry
The issue was raised at this week's meeting of the Lifford-Stranorlar Municipal District, as it was revealed that Donegal County Council will be making a representation to the ongoing public inquiry into the Dalradian gold mine Donegal Councillors have sought more information regarding a publ...
New 40mph speed limit proposed for stretch of A396 near Exeter
Devon County Council is consulting on a permanent speed reduction along the A396 at Stoke Canon, following emergency stabilisation works on the road's carriageway edge. Devon County Council has launched a public consultation on plans to introduce a permanent 40mph speed limit on a section of ...
Token systems and overgrown platforms: inside the Tarka Line's Victorian infrastructure
From a signalman passing metal tokens to train drivers, to an abandoned platform swallowed by weeds, a journey along North Devon's railway reveals what decades of underinvestment actually looks like. At Eggesford station, one of the more extraordinary operational rituals of the modern British...
Louth Weather: Remaining dull and damp with overcast conditions
Highest temperatures of 10 to 14 degrees in light to moderate southeast winds Remaining dull and damp with overcast conditions and outbreaks of rain and drizzle. Areas of mist and fog persisting in the south. Highest temperatures of 10 to 14 degrees in light to moderate southeast winds. Wet a...
Derry Death Notices - Tuesday, April 14, 2026
Latest Derry obituaries and death notices The following deaths have occurred:- • Cecil Adams, 96 Castleroe Road, Coleraine • Joanne Ferry (née McIntyre), 69 Prehen Park, Derry (Formerly of Ballerin) • Helen Kilkey, 156 Slaughtmanus Road, Tamnaherin • John McCormack, 16 Mount Vernon, Culmor...
‘I didn’t think I’d find love again after I was widowed – but I met my second husband on Facebook aged 69’
A 76-year-old woman who lost her husband of over four decades to cancer said she “didn’t think love would ever happen” to her again, before she met her second husband via a Facebook group. Janice Crombie-Scott, a former childminder who lives at the Mayfield Retirement Village in West Watford, ...
Woman ‘left bedbound and unrecognisable with oozing, elephant-like skin’ after 28 years of steroid cream use for eczema
A woman said she was left bedbound with “oozing”, elephant-like skin – so severe she was “unrecognisable” – after 28 years of using steroid creams for eczema, which she believes triggered topical steroid withdrawal. Rosemary Hook, 29, said she has been prescribed steroid creams for eczem...
Jim Lynch Mural and Lawrence Collection Mural light-up planned for Letterkenny
The Jim Lynch Mural depicts the town's former mayor watering flowers in Church Lane, giving him a permanent presence in the street he worked tirelessly to restore A mural of legendary Letterkenny figure Jim Lynch will be officially unveiled next week on the town's most historic street, nearly...
Jorginho labels Chappell Roan hotel security incident a ‘misunderstanding’
Former Premier League footballer Jorginho has walked back claims linking Chappell Roan to a hotel confrontation in Sao Paulo involving a security guard and his 11-year-old stepdaughter, labelling the incident a “misunderstanding”. In March, the Flamengo midfielder posted on Instagram alleging th...
Jorginho labels Chappell Roan hotel security incident a ‘misunderstanding’
Former Premier League footballer Jorginho has walked back claims linking Chappell Roan to a hotel confrontation in Sao Paulo involving a security guard and his 11-year-old stepdaughter, labelling the incident a “misunderstanding”. In March, the Flamengo midfielder posted on Instagram alleging th...
Tuesday’s briefing: Michael Carrick sees red over Lisandro Martinez’s dismissal
It is officially squeaky bum time in the Premier League with Michael Carrick losing his cool after Manchester United’s Old Trafford defeat to Leeds, and Mikel Arteta’s Arsenal allegedly starting to crack under the pressure. Liverpool are still hanging on to a top-five place but their focus is ve...
Tuesday’s briefing: Michael Carrick sees red over Lisandro Martinez’s dismissal
It is officially squeaky bum time in the Premier League with Michael Carrick losing his cool after Manchester United’s Old Trafford defeat to Leeds, and Mikel Arteta’s Arsenal allegedly starting to crack under the pressure. Liverpool are still hanging on to a top-five place but their focus is ve...
Oasis, Phil Collins among Brits set for Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction
Oasis and Phil Collins are among the Brits to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame this year, alongside heavy metal band Iron Maiden. A total of six British entries will be honoured this year, including Sade, rocker Billy Idol and Manchester icons Joy Division and New Order, who share a s...
'Labour will end the NHS postcode lottery in Devon and Cornwall'
"We are taking the NHS from it’s worst crisis in our history and putting it back on its feet"