US firms could return to Russia
A peace deal in the Ukraine conflict could allow American companies to return to the Russian market, Steve Witkoff has said US companies would be able to return to do…
Infectious disease fears as HSE to disband specialist ambulance squad set up during pandemic
Unions have raised concerns about the ability to fight serious infectious diseases after it emerged a specialist squad in the HSE’s ambulance service is b...
Cost of living benefits to be paid and what bills are going up in March
There are a few changes on the way for households in March, with bill increases expected and a new social welfare scheme on the way to support more jobseekers
Anthropic’s Claude 3.7 Sonnet hybrid reasoning model is now available in Amazon Bedrock
Claude 3.7 Sonnet hybrid reasoning model is Anthropic’s most intelligent model to date excelling at coding and powering AI agents. It is the first Claude model to offer extended thinking—the…
Three men on trial over $6 million gold toilet stolen in ‘audacious raid’
According to prosecutors, it took thieves less than five minutes to swipe the 18-carat gold artwork, which has never been recovered.
Bitcoin falls under $91K — Bitfinex says it’s at a ‘critical juncture’
Bitcoin has fallen under $91,000 as Bitfinex analysts note the cryptocurrency’s price has stalled, mirroring traditional markets which have seen “a similar stagnation.”
Munster extend Ryan, Wycherly deals, Ulster sign Crean
Munster have announced new contracts for John Ryan, Fineen Wycherley and Fionn Gibbons.
Trump officials push back against Musk initiative
Cabinet-level officials have reportedly instructed their departments to disregard a request for an activity report An instruction by Elon Musk, US President Donald Trump’s government efficiency czar, for federal workers…
Irish Bishops pray for Pope Francis
Pontiff’s health a focus of the Irish Catholic Bishops’ Conference
Former Seanad leader Lisa Chambers to head up Consello’s public affairs wing
Ms Chambers will join the communications and public affairs team at Consello in Ireland, one of six business units in the newly established company here
Gmail will stop using SMS for two-factor authentication
Google is planning on getting rid of SMS two-factor authentication for Gmail to address a myriad of security issues.
Ukraine-Russia war live: US on brink of rare earth minerals deal with Kyiv
It comes as foreign leaders join Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky in Kyiv to mark the three-year anniversary of Russia’s invasion