University of Miami legend Michael Irvin firmly shut down allegations that he was high during his appearance at the National Championship game. And Monday's National Championship was no different, leading many to question if Irvin was high as he watched his Hurricanes suffer an agonizing 27-21 defeat. Stop saying this stuff. Whenever you sit in your a** home, high, you want to think everybody else is high because your a** is high. Stop saying this stuff.” 💀Michael Irvin has had enough of the allegations 😂A new episode of The White House with @MichaelIrvin88 is now on Netflix.

A design image indicating what the new Aldi store in Moate is expected to look like. New Aldi store in Moate set to open this yearThe development of a new Aldi supermarket in Moate has gotten underway more than two years after planning approval was granted for the store on the Athlone Road approach to the town. "Preparatory works are underway for our upcoming store in Moate," the retailer said in a brief statement. "We hope to open the new Aldi store later in 2026 and will announce further details later in due course." The outline of a digger can be seen on the site of the new Aldi store in Moate last week.

File photograph: Nick BradshawThere is “no plot for an Irish Trump”, the podcaster and right-wing campaigner Eddie Hobbs has said. “They’re going to have an Irish Maga and we’re going to have an Irish Trump. But Mr Hobbs told The Irish Times: “His comments have nothing to do with me. Mr Hobbs said there were “always a few extremists there, but I wouldn’t have them”. But she has been very, very successful,” Mr Hobbs said.

Eric Galvin, 32, was diagnosed with ADHD as an adult having been battling addiction and suffering the consequences of “impulsive behaviour” for years. He is one of three adults who’ve spoken to the In The News podcast from The Irish Times about the links between ADHD and addiction. Addiction services in Ireland report high numbers of people with ADHD coming to them for help, and studies from Trinity College suggest a fifth of people who use drugs and alcohol have symptoms of ADHD. Oonagh Montague, 52, said when she reached menopause it compounded her ADHD symptoms and her smoking got out of control. ADHD Ireland is calling for addiction services to be better equipped to deal with people who have ADHD, and for them to make screening services available.

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola believes Arsenal are the best team in the world. The Gunners are seven points clear of City at the top of the Premier League and boast a perfect record of seven wins from seven in the Champions League. Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola and Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta (Martin Rickett/PA)The City manager said: “They are the best team in the world – look at the Champions League, Premier League, FA Cup and Carabao Cup. Mikel Arteta has guided Arsenal to the top of the Premier League (Nick Potts/PA)Arteta, a former assistant to Guardiola at City, said: “I don’t know. Marc Guehi is set to make his Manchester City debut (John Walton/PA)Guardiola has warned, however, the 25-year-old is not the solution to all their problems.

'I dreamed of joining Manchester United but quit football because of my penis'Manchester United could have potentially had the next Yaya Toure on their handsView 5 Images Sikou Niakate has shed light on his peculiar reason for halting his football career (Image: Sikou Niakate)A filmmaker abandoned his boyhood dream of a football career due to fears about the size of his penis. Sikou Niakate, 34, grew up playing football in Paris and idolising Sir Alex Ferguson 's Manchester United sides. I dreamed of Manchester United, the red shirt, the number 7, David Beckham, and Patrice Evra. I played football for at least three hours a day. View 5 Images Sikou Niakate was ridiculed for his penis size (Image: Sikou Niakate)View 5 Images He couldn't step into a communal shower (Image: Sikou Niakate)‌“I talk about the importance of penis size in my documentary, 'In the Dark, Men Cry'.

The Intel logo is displayed on a sign in front of Intel headquarters in Santa Clara, California. A conference call with analysts, where Tan said it would take “time and resolve” to turn around the company, sent the shares down further. Backlogs of up to 11 years in the delivery of new aircraft could hinder airlines’ growth in 2026, even as demand for air travel grows, according to Irish leasing company Avolon. The Dublin-based group, one of the world’s top three aircraft leasing businesses, has predicted that low fuel prices and economic growth will push global airline profits to $41 billion (€35 billion) this year. Financial markets are showing signs of stress, with concerns about the rise in stock market valuations based on the AI bubble.

President Catherine Connolly is to resume engagements on Friday evening after her husband, Brian McEnery, took ill at an event earlier this week. Ms Connolly and her husband were nearing the end of a receiving line of the diplomats at the time. However, it is understood the President will be resuming engagements on Friday evening, when she will officially launch Scoil Gheimhridh Joe Steve. The man behind Catherine ConnollyOpens in new window ]The annual poetry festival in the Cois Fharraige area of Connemara commemorates and shares the work of Joe Steve Ó Neachtain, who died in January 2020. On Saturday, the President is due to attend the opening of the new Clan Stand at Dexcom Stadium in Galway.

Amazon is planning a second round of job cuts next week as part of its broader goal of trimming some 30,000 corporate workers, according to two people familiar with the matter. The company in October cut some 14,000 white-collar jobs, about half of the 30,000 target first reported by Reuters. Mr Jassy had said earlier in 2025 that he expected Amazon’s corporate workforce to shrink over time as a result of efficiencies gained from the use of AI. The full 30,000 jobs would represent a small portion of Amazon’s 1.58m employees, but nearly 10% of the firm’s corporate workforce. The majority of Amazon’s workers are in fulfillment centers and warehouses.

Victim impact statementsIzabel Fonseca, Bruna’s sister, said: “We are not here today by choice, but because our sister can no longer be. Fernanda, sister of Bruna Fonseca, stands at the doors of the courthouse wearing a T-shirt bearing a message in Portuguese reading: “No one can decide the limits of your freedom”. “We speak, not driven by hate, but by memory, love and the search for justice. May this decision be the recognition of the irreparable harm caused to Bruna's life and to those that were left behind. “Justice for Bruna.” Marcela Fonseca, Bruna’s cousin said: “We do not know how strong we are until being strong becomes our only option.

The annual Australia & New Zealand Wine Fair Dublin returns to The Alex Hotel on February 3. Wine lovers can sample classics and new-wave pioneers among the 300 wines from 20 regions across these two neighbouring countries. Wines of the weekThe blowout treatHeaphy Moutere Old Vine Riesling 2023Heaphy Moutere Old Vine Riesling 2023, Nelson, New Zealand, 13.5pc, €29.99This is serious Riesling with great complexity and great ageing potential. This region also produces some serious Chardonnay, such as Heaphy Moutere Nelson Chardonnay (€25, wineonline.ie) or Neudorf ‘Tiritiri’ Nelson Chardonnay (€27.50, jnwine.com). wineonline.ieThe curry-night bargainVilla Maria Private Bin Marlborough Riesling 2024Villa Maria Private Bin Marlborough Riesling 2024, Marlborough, New Zealand, 11.5pc, €13.50-€15An off-dry, aromatic match for fragrant curries, with lemon leaf and mandarin given spice and depth from ginger and lanolin notes.

Irish NewsIllegal dumping in north TipperaryIllegal dumping of paint containers has been caught on camera and circulated locally in the Silvermines in Tipperary. Cllr Pamela Quirke O’Meara has called for action to find the culprits.

Speaking to the Irish Examiner at the Pendulum Summit in Dublin, Mr Sutherland said that competing with entrenched competitors is unlikely to be effective and instead companies should consider new angles of attack. Photo: Brian Lawless/PAThis led to a back and forth with Mr Musk who subsequently asked his followers on the social platform X whether he should buy the budget airline. Mr Sutherland called Mr O’Leary’s feud with billionaire Elon Musk “fantastic”, and called whoever does the Ryanair social media an “unacknowledged genius of the advertising industry” because of how funny they are. However, he believes Mr O’Leary is wrong in that there are ways to make it more likely people will pay for internet on flights. AIOn the future of AI, and its potential impact on marketing, Mr Sutherland said the technology presents “significant creative opportunities” for ad agencies as well as the general public.

That matters particularly in Ireland, where, unlike the UK, there was never a deeply embedded used-car pricing bible like Glass’s Guide. Photograph: Fiona MaddenSo, it wasn’t a big surprise when, in 2024, ACV Auctions bought TradeBid parent Drive Inc. “When you’re doing over a million inspections, you see a lot of scratches and dents, car by car. In combination and through machine learning, they give customers a pre-auction price and if it falls below that price, ACV will cover the difference. That’s really what a team is.

The player, who had to let a November call-up from Farrell pass him by after a head injury, actually presented with symptoms after that Castres game. Munster have made eight changes to the side that fell short of Castres last Saturday. Alex Kendellen (ankle), John Hodnett (thumb), Edwin Edogbo (failed HIA post-match on Saturday), Tom Ahern (neck) and Calvin Nash (neck/shoulder) are all unavailable. McMillan, as he must, sounded confident about the prospects of Munster atoning for that this time having been “missing” three weeks’ ago. They face a Dragons side showing signs of life under Filo Tiatia who he knows well from New Zealand.