Ireland
4 hours, 7 mins agoHumphreys mulls over new laws governing work emails outside work hours
The Government is looking at new laws to give workers the right to switch off from emails while on holidays.
- 7 hours, 18 mins ago
Lighthouse keeper honoured at ceremony marking 40 years since Fastnet tragedy
Nineteen people died in a freak storm in the Irish Sea in 1979.
- 7 hours, 37 mins ago
Fianna Fáil rules out backing legislation to extend uses of Public Services Card
"There is a certain convenience in collating a person's data like this, but it has to be balanced with a person's privacy," said Willie O'Dea.
- 8 hours, 43 mins ago
210k medical card applications cancelled because people failed to provide documentation in time
The HSE made the determinations on 210,600 cases, based on the fact that their applicants had not supplied the requisite information within a reasonable time period.
- 9 hours, 8 mins ago
Nine fatal incidents examined by railway inspectors last year
More than 50 incidents on Irish railways including nine fatalities were examined by inspectors from the Railway Accident Investigation Unit (RAIU) last year.
- 9 hours, 38 mins ago
Departments of Social Protection and Public Expenditure to face Public Accounts Committee over Public Services Card
The Data Protection Commission found there was NO legal basis for the issuing of PSCs for the purposes of transactions between individuals and state bodies other than the Department of Social Protection.
World
4 hours, 36 mins agoIran ‘preparing new satellite launch’ despite US criticism
Satellite images show increased activity at the Imam Khomeini Space Centre in Semnan.
- 6 hours, 58 mins ago
Three dead as rival fans clash before Honduran football game
Police launched tear gas to quell the violence in Tegucigalpa.
- 9 hours, 33 mins ago
Feminist figurehead Steinem blasts Israeli PM over US congresswomen travel ban
Israel denied entry to Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar last week over their support for the Palestinian-led boycott movement.
- 10 hours, 23 mins ago
Gibraltar rejects US pressure to hold Iranian oil tanker
The vessel has been detained for over a month for allegedly attempting to breach EU sanctions on Syria.
- 10 hours, 36 mins ago
Migrants jump off rescue boat to try to reach Italian island
Open Arms, which on Sunday had 107 migrants aboard, has been anchored for days off Lampedusa.
- 11 hours, 3 mins ago
Box of snakes left outside vet’s surgery in UK
The RSPCA is appealing for information about the nine corn snakes.
Discover
Motorist startled as alligator approaches car on street corner
The alligator was thought to be the same one that was later trapped close to a nearby petrol station.
Obama’s high school basketball shirt sells for €108,000
Heritage Auctions said the jersey sold in Dallas to a collector of American and sports artefacts.
Woman who thought she had kidney stones gives birth to triplets
Dannette and Austin Giltz named their unexpected arrivals Blaze, Gypsy and Nikki.
Seaside town to spend £170,000 on anti-sex toilets that spray users with water
Violent movement sensors will automatically open doors and sound high pitched alarms, with fine water jets soaking the interior of the units.
Kangaroos, peacock and python rescued from house compared with Jumanji 3
More than 300 hedgehogs and three giant rabbits were also recovered from the house by police.
Florida holiday home invaded by vomiting vultures
Siobhan Casimano said vultures have overtaken their pool.
Dublin is friendlier than Cork, according to new survey
Dublin is the sixth friendliest city in the world, according to a new survey.
Funny tweets to mark National Tell a Joke Day
Twitter users shared their best zingers.
Showbiz
3 hours, 2 mins agoStrictly dancers send love to Neil and Katya Jones after split announcement
The professional dancers had been together for 11 years and married for six.
- 4 hours, 34 mins ago
Love Islanders Wes and Arabella appear to confirm relationship
The pair have been linked for weeks.
- 5 hours, 27 mins ago
Heidi Klum shows off her wedding ring on Instagram
The model has had two wedding ceremonies with musician Tom Kaulitz.
- 9 hours, 32 mins ago
Channel 4 series lifts lid on former Daily Mail boss Paul Dacre
The editor was in charge for a quarter of a century.
- 9 hours, 33 mins ago
Neil and Katya Jones announce split
The Strictly Come Dancing professionals will end their marriage.
- 16 hours, 6 mins ago
BBC announces Michael Morpurgo adaptation for Christmas
The story will be told through classical music.
- 17 hours, 15 mins ago
Myleene Klass throws ‘glamping’ party for daughter’s birthday
The presenter went all out for the big day.
Business
4 hours, 34 mins agoTory Party chairman James Cleverly: Jamie Oliver’s restaurant collapse not about Brexit
The Tory Party chairman said ‘the quality of the food just didn’t match the price’ when he ate at one of Oliver’s restaurants.
- 7 hours, 36 mins ago
Cork-based delivery franchise seeks to tap online parcels surge
One of Ireland’s leading parcel delivery operators is responding to continued online consumer demand with the opening of what it calls a “super-depot” at Cork’s Little Island.
- 9 hours, 3 mins ago
Elizabeth Warren is set to change US policies for business, even if she fails to secure tilt at presidency
The US has sold itself as the ‘land of opportunity,’ where a hotel bellboy can, by dint of hard graft, become the proprietor of the business.
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Leaked document shows UK thinks hard border would be required in event of no-deal Brexit
A hard border would be required on the island of Ireland in the event of a no-deal Brexit, according to the British government.
Jack Downey's parents brought his friends in to see damage drugs can do
"They all saw Jack tubed up and wired up. There was a shock factor," his father said. Jack died three days after taking what is believed to have been ecstasy/MDMA.
Coast Guard airlift man and two children to hospital after being swept out to sea off Kerry
A man and two children have been airlifted to hospital after they got into difficulty while swimming in Co. Kerry this afternoon.
Woman who thought she had kidney stones gives birth to triplets
Dannette and Austin Giltz named their unexpected arrivals Blaze, Gypsy and Nikki.
Update: Missing Dublin woman found safe and well
Update: Natasha Mangan has been found safe and well.
Death toll from Kabul wedding party suicide bomb rises to 63
Almost 200 people were wounded after an explosion ripped through a venue in the western part of the city.
Woman seriously injured after two-car crash in Monaghan
Three people have been taken to hospital after a crash in County Monaghan yesterday.
GoFundMe page for tragic Cork toddler raises €7k; Second young drowning victim to be buried tomorrow
A GoFundMe page set up to pay for the medical costs and the transportation of the body of a three-year-old Irish boy who drowned in Spain has raised more than €7,000 in less than a day.
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Sport
McDonagh’s magic guides Galway to three in a row
A minute into stoppage time at Croke Park, the three in a row long since secured, Galway found themselves pinned down deep in their defence.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer believes Paul Pogba will remain at Manchester United
The midfielder has been linked with a move away from Old Trafford.
Pochettino: Moving Premier League summer transfer deadline was ‘massive mistake’
Several of Spurs’ big players are into the final year of their contracts.
We dignify this sport – ‘Delighted’ Guardiola salutes City
The Spaniard heaped praise on his team, despite their 2-2 home draw with Tottenham.
Moving to Arsenal underlines my ambition, insists David Luiz
The 32-year-old made his Gunners debut in Saturday’s 2-1 Premier League win over Burnley.
Ross outlast ‘Haven in extra-time classic
Carbery Rangers will face champions St Finbarr’s in the Cork SFC third round following a pulsating victory over west Cork rivals Castlehaven in Skibbereen on Saturday night.
Dohenys make Nemo earn their progress
The ambition as always, according to manager Paul O’Donovan, is for Nemo Rangers to win a county every year, and Cork football’s standard-bearers restarted their seasonal quest with a deserved victory over gallant Dohenys in Brinny on Saturday.
Lampard disappointed not to claim victory on his Stamford Bridge return
The former Chelsea midfielder took charge of his first game at Stamford Bridge since his summer appointment.
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