WITH cutting-edge contemporary art at Art Evolve in Dublin, the annual members exhibition at the Lavit Gallery in Cork and online art auctions in full swing, Irish collectors are spoiled for choice right now. More than 60 galleries and artists are assembled under one roof this weekend at Art Evolve, making the RDS a great venue for the culturally curious. Even if you happen to keep a very close eye on contemporary happenings in the art world, there is bound to be new work and new artists to discover. This show offers a great opportunity to trawl through what is currently being created in Ireland and available right now.

Sean O’Riordan reported on stories from various parts of Cork which illustrated precisely how flawed infrastructure is holding those areas back. Those companies are Nua Healthcare Services, Talbot Group, Resilience Healthcare, Galro, and Orchard Community Care. Those five companies were paid €129m in 2020, which means an increase in funding of 129% in just four years. The other question which must be asked centres on the implications of for-profit companies providing such important services for vulnerable people. For many Irish supporters the words of Ireland manager Heimir Hallgrimsson were a fair reflection of their feelings: “Just pain, we all feel pain.

Meghan Markle’s estranged father has found love again with a Filipino nurse 35 years his junior. Last night Mr Markle said: ‘I never expected to find joy and happiness again at my age. Mr Markle, who is currently suffering from pneumonia, said: ‘I finally feel safe and well-cared for. I was in pain for so many years about what happened with my youngest daughter Meghan. ‘I love Meghan.

The Air Corps' 'strategic reach' aircraft, an Airbus C295, was deployed to Lebanon to retrieve members of the Defence Forces on rotation. Photograph: Defence ForcesThe Defence Forces have worked with the Air Corps’s new strategic reach aircraft for the first time as part of a troop rotation in Lebanon. It was deployed for use by the Defence Forces after the civilian provider it uses for planned leave-block rotations halted its operations. The Defence Forces worked closely with the Department of Defence and Department of Foreign Affairs to coordinate the strategic air lift and ensure diplomatic clearances for all personnel. It said the “capability to support our deployed personnel in challenging environments enables operations to continue and be sustained.

The way the chattering classes have it, Gaelic football is careering into a green and gold wave of dominance — the Kerry kind. “You can’t park the bus any more,” explained O’Connor on chasing opposition ball, “particularly on their kick outs when they might be out of position. “The area you have to hone in on is the kick out. There’s a bit more space now, particularly if you win the opposition kick out. “The big carrot for [defending] teams is how you slow down the opposition in some shape or form when they win your kick out.

Double Olympic gold medallist Caster Semenya has labelled new International Olympic Committee (IOC) rules aimed at protecting women's sport as 'nonsense'. The IOC announced the rules earlier this week, and they will be in force for the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics. Under the rules, athletes with DSD must prove that they 'do not benefit from the anabolic and/or performance-enhancing effects of testosterone'. An exception has been made for DSD athletes with a rare condition called complete androgen insensitivity syndrome (CAIS), which means they have not gone through male puberty. Speaking to Sky News, Semenya hit out at the IOC and its president Kirsty Coventry, claiming their new rules are 'nonsense' and 'unfair'.

Both sides were guilty of sloppy handling in the opening half but Munster, with returning halfbacks Jack Crowley and Craig Casey giving them a base, were much improved from the Sharks defeat. Munster lost Calvin Nash to a head injury after a collision with Willie le Roux’s back as they contested a high ball. Munster dug in and Ahern got his second try after they got the drive from a lineout after 52 minutes. Pollard again opted for the posts from distance to extend the hosts’ lead to eight points seven minutes from full-time. MUNSTER: B O’Connor; C Nash, D Kelly, A Nankivell, S O’Brien; J Crowley, C Casey; (capt); M Milne, D Barron, M Ala’alatoa; J Kleyn, F Wycherley; T Ahern, A Kendellen, B Gleeson.

A BBC murder mystery has raced up the Netflix charts seven years after debuting on TV - and fans branded it 'one of the best crime shows out there'. The Dublin Murders first hit screens in 2019 and was added to the streaming platform last week. Impressed viewers have given The Dublin Murders a rating of seven out of 10 on IMDB. Awarding the show a perfect rating, one reviewer described it as 'one of the best crime shows out there’, as well as a ‘gripping mystery'. Furthermore, viewers watching at the time of The Dublin Murders' original release were likewise gripped.

Former Chelsea winger Eden Hazard celebrated cycling a 167km ride in Mallorca by chugging a beer on camera. Hazard, 35, played for Chelsea between 2012 and 2017 and hung up his boots in 2023, shocking the football world as he quit playing when he was just 32. This week, the Belgian set himself the goal of a staggering 167km ride on the Spanish island, and looked a little worse for wear when he completed it on Saturday. He played 352 times for the Blues, scoring 110 goals and winning six major trophies including two Premier League titles. In 2017, he departed for Real Madrid, where he would see out the final years of his career and win the Champions League.

A former contestant on The Apprentice claimed they were set up to fail from the beginning - and branded the show 'car crash TV'. Speaking to OLBG.com, the former candidate was asked whether she thought moments were staged, or if she'd been set up to fail. I remember the moment that I thought, oh my God, what the heck did I sign up for? 'And in the boardroom, I remember Lord Sugar saying something like, ‘you know, you say you are such a great salesperson. Elsewhere, Amy revealed: 'I do think the producers know in advance who the villains and the heroes are going to be.

Tiger Woods has been released on bail after being charged with driving under the influence following his involvement in a car crash in Florida. Martin County Sheriff’s Office confirmed that Woods had been released in the early hours of Saturday morning. Handout photo provided by the Martin County Sheriff’s Office shows Tiger Woods, in Stuart, Florida on Friday, March 27, 2026. (Martin County Sheriff’s Office via AP)“They did several tests on him. Woods walked away unhurt from the incident (Martin County Sheriff’s Office via AP)The speed limit on the road in question was 30mph.

Ant McPartlin sent Lisa Armstrong a bouquet of followers after their dog Hurley passed away, marking an unlikely thawing of tensions between the former couple. The Daily Mail told how the pain of losing Hurley was too much to bear for Lisa, leaving Ant to be with the 12-year-old mutt alone before Hurley died in his arms. An insider told The Daily Mail: 'Lisa was really taken back by the flowers - she truly wasn't expecting anything.' The Daily Mail told last week how the pair's beloved dog was cremated - and the exes divided his ashes in half. One of the reasons why Ant and Lisa adopted Hurley was due to their struggles to have children of their own.

Sir, – Paddy Monahan raises important concerns about freedom of conscience in education, but his argument appears incomplete. While some parents wish to opt their children out of religious instruction, many others actively choose Catholic schools because they value their ethos. In theory parents support divestment but in practice they are not willing to give up their school to the process. The push for non-denominational schools is often framed as a neutral move toward secularism. Any serious commitment to pluralism must recognise there is more than one “elephant in the room”, and that all concerns about faith and ideological instruction deserve equal consideration.

War to last weeks, not months, adds RubioThe war in the Gulf is expected to last weeks, not months, and Washington can meet all its objectives without using ground troops, US secretary of state Marco Rubio said yesterday. Mr Rubio told reporters after meeting G7 counterparts in France that Washington was “on or ahead of schedule in that operation, and expect to conclude it at the appropriate time here – a matter of weeks, not months”. The deployments have raised concerns that an air war that has already disrupted global energy supplies could turn into a prolonged ground battle. “We’ve had an exchange of messages and indications from the Iranian system, whatever’s left of it, about a willingness to talk about certain things,” Mr Rubio said. In the US, where Mr Trump is politically vulnerable to rising fuel prices, diesel in California hit an all-time high at an average $7.17 a gallon, the American Automobile Association said.

Denis O'Brien pulled at least $1.9bn of dividends from Digicel between 2007 and 2015. The price at which the warrants could be converted into shares was set at Digicel reaching an equity value of $1.1 billion. Digicel managed to refinance its post-restructuring debt stack last summer after delivering two years of underlying earnings growth following years of decline. Its net debt stood at $2.75 billion – or 3.4 times ebitda – at the end of December, according to sources. There is obvious potential for Digicel to exit some of these or engage in asset swaps, according to market sources.