Climate crisis risks reversing progress in life expectancy and health, study shows
Failure to address the climate crisis risks undoing much of the progress Ireland has made in improving public health and life expectancy, a leading academi...
Kids’ pocket money now more likely to beep instead of jingle as digital payments take over from cash
Almost half of parents give their children pocket money, with a new survey finding digital wallets are overtaking traditional cash.
Irish households warned as very contagious Victorian disease sweeps the country
Ireland is facing a major surge in whooping cough cases, particularly among young children, with hundreds of cases reported already this year. The highly contagious disease is known for its…
Dublin councillor calls bin collection privatisation a ‘wild west situation’
The privatisation of our bin service has led to a “wild west situation,” with up to a dozen bin companies charging ever-increasing prices, it has been clai...
Pittsburgh Steelers overcome New York Giants for third straight win
Calvin Austin III returned a punt 73 yards for a touchdown to help the Pittsburgh Steelers grind out a 26-18 win over the New York Giants.
Jim O’Brien: We thought the bad times were over. But the only way to halt the descent is to look back at the darkest days
The decades after World War II were full of hope. There was a determination that we were never going to go back and that something completely new would ris...
The top ten things to do in Sligo this week: October 30-November 5
Halloween is here, and with the kids on their mid-tern break there are lots of great events taking place in Sligo this week.
‘It’s a big mess. I don’t understand how it got to here’ – Dundalk skipper John Mountney struggling to process relegation heartache
Time has not made it easier for Dundalk’s captain and longest serving player John Mountney to process the club’s stunning fall from grace.
Spanish protests against ‘suffocating’ overtourism spill into San Sebastian
Hundreds of locals protested against “suffocating” tourism on the streets of San Sebastian at the weekend amid growing anti-tourist sentiment in Spain.
New Ross punters enjoy a race night with a difference
The members of St Michael’s Theatre Musical Society were recently out in force at the Three Bullet Gate Pub for its most recent fundraiser, ‘A Race Night w...
Missing Wexford man discovered in quarry ‘may have been killed over debt as low as €2,000’
Ireland’s latest murder victim may have been killed in a debt row over a figure of only €2,000 it has emerged.