The Tánaiste has accused Sinn Féin of "breaking political consensus on Ukraine" after the opposition party voted against an EU loan facility for Ukraine. The Dáil earlier this week debated a motion seeking approval for Ireland to take part in a EU loan of €90 billion to support Ukraine. I thought there was nearly political consensus on Ukraine in Ireland. You can't just support Ukraine with words, you've got to support it with money. "I was really disappointed to see that breakdown in what I thought was political consensus."

Sensing what way the wind was blowing, President Donald Trump softened the stance. This is the same Tim Walz who Mr Trump had originally claimed was “inciting insurrection”, in the wake of Mr Pretti’s killing. For all the shifting rhetoric though, Minneapolis has by no means gotten a reprieve. In one posted on Tuesday, agents are seen surrounding a crying woman holding a young girl as they detain her relative. “Having gone through 2020, and what happened with the uprising after George Floyd was killed, Minneapolis has been organised.

Reductions in the price of Kerrygold butter in Supervalu and Centra stores will deliver savings of up to 50 cent. Musgrave has cut the price of Kerrygold butter products in the latest stage of a burgeoning price war among Irish supermarkets. The group said it would reduce the price of Kerrygold across its Supervalu and Centra stores by 9 per cent from Friday. It saw the price of all SuperValu and Centra one pound (454 gramme) own-brand butter products fall from €3.99 to €3.39, while its half pound (227g) packs sit at €2.09, down from €2.39. [ What do supermarket price cuts mean for shoppers?Opens in new window ]Musgrave has 615 Centra and 258 SuperValu stores across Ireland, the majority of which are in the Republic.

Twenty-six flat screen televisions were smashed at a betting office in Cork City and 13 more screens were smashed a short time earlier at another bookmakers and now a 39-year-old man has signed pleas of guilty to causing the extensive criminal damage. He will be sentenced at the sessions of Cork Circuit Criminal Court commencing on February 9.

It seemed as though Greg Bovino, the military-coated, shorn-headed commander of the Minneapolis immigration operation, was on full parade that day. “Just being around, being arrogant, all over south Minneapolis,” Cashman remembers. Photograph: Keith DugganIn December, Cashman’s term as a Minneapolis city councillor ended after she narrowly lost her seat in the city elections. There is something about their being masked that is extra intimidating where they are like this invisible goon squad. Protesters gather near the site in Minneapolis where Alex Pretti was shot and killed by federal immigration agents earlier this month.

Eurovision has been thrown into further chaos after the UK's entry was reportedly axed when the BBC discovered their past 'unacceptable comments and behaviour'. As a result of the act being axed, The Sun reported that the BBC have been frantically trying to find a replacement over the last month. Last year the UK was represented by Remember Monday, who performed their original song What The Hell Just Happened? The BBC told the Daily Mail in a statement: 'A rigorous due diligence process is always undertaken before an Act is offered the opportunity to represent the United Kingdom at Eurovision. Last year the show saw chaos in the UK after Ncuti Gatwa pulled out of presenting the votes during the Grand Final.

Ex-Liverpool star hoping for £100k boost by selling off Reds memorabiliaFormer Liverpool star Sammy Lee enjoyed a glittering career having had spells with Liverpool, Queens Park Rangers and Osasuna and he has now chosen to cash in on some momentosView 2 Images Sammy Lee had a number of spells at Anfield (Image: Getty Images)Former Liverpool and England star Sammy Lee is hoping to raise around £100k from selling memorabilia from his glittering career. ‌Lee won five league titles with Liverpool, two European Cups, four League Cups and three Charity Shields during his playing days. Latest Reds news and more on our dedicated Facebook pageDavid Convery, head of sporting memorabilia at Budds, added: “Sammy Lee is a Liverpool native and a club legend at Anfield. “The market is so strong at the moment and Sammy has seen his contemporaries selling their footballing memorabilia. Lee is far from the first former England star to put his memorabilia up for auction.

'For low-cost carriers, optional paid services such as larger cabin bags are key to keeping base fares low and air travel accessible. EasyJet stated that large cabin bags could be purchased across their network for prices starting from £5.99. 'The easyJet cabin bag prices we collected were typically five times as much as the "from £5.99" it claimed. When booking a trip, customers should consider choosing an airline without cabin bag add-ons as it may work out cheaper.' 'We always have some large cabin bags available for the lowest price.

The Irish market ended the week on a positive note, lifted by gains in banking and travel stocks. DublinThe Irish market ended the week on a positive note, lifted by gains in banking and travel stocks. Airline Ryanair rose 1.35 per cent over the session to end the week at €28.61. The domestically focused FTSE 250 was little changed on the day and ‌ended ​the ‍week lower, but also posted gains for the month. Eurozone economic growth beat expectations at the end of last year while unemployment fell unexpectedly, according to figures published on Friday.

A 49-year-old woman denies a charge of cruelty to a child where it was alleged that the eight-year-old boy was walking around the forecourt of a garage at night without wearing pants. She is also alleged to have told gardaí they could take him into care as far as she was concerned. It was alleged by Sergeant John Kelleher that the incident occurred at around 8pm on November 10, 2022, at a petrol station in Cork. Gardaí informed the woman that the partially undressed child was going to be taken into care under the Childcare Act. The woman charged with cruelty is not be named in order to prevent identification of the child, as required under the Children’s Act.

Photograph: Nick BradshawFlooding continues to be possible in many areas of the country and the risk is not confined to those areas with yellow rain warnings in place, the National Emergency Co-ordination Group (NECG) has warned. The NECG and the Humanitarian Subgroup met again on Friday to prepare for the risk of further flooding over the weekend. The public are urged to stay away from all flooded areas, with the council warning that floodwaters are contaminated and dangerous. Unfortunately, the places affected worst by Storm Chandra will also get the most rainfall over the coming days. A sinkhole was discovered on Mount Bolton Road in Portlaw, Co Waterford while the county was under a status yellow rain warning.

HABITATS — human and animal — are a passion for the couple that built this pretty Roberts Cove home. Roberts Cove has a long association with vintage vehicles, including an annual vintage vehicle community fundraiser. The beach at Roberts Cove (where there’s a sauna) is just 800m away, and there are other beaches nearby such as Rocky Bay and Nohoval Cove. Roberts Cove BeachThe harbour town of Kinsale is just a 15km trip. She reckons a family will love the Roberts Cove property.

At the end of the Cavan county final last October, Sam Barnes of Sportsfile took a photo of Jordan Morris being lifted into the air by a Kingscourt Stars panel member. Elevated above a pack of his team-mates and the celebrating Kingscort public, the image was also a symbol of an ideal that Cavan football craves but cannot have.

Food prices continue to rise faster than those in other sectors of the economy, according to the CSO data. The price of basic food goods is rising at more than double the overall rate of inflation, figures from the Central Statistics Office (CSO) indicate. The annualised rate compares with 2.7 per cent last month – at a time when the rate across the euro zone was 1.9 per cent – and a cycle high of 3.1 per cent in November. This time last year, the annualised rate in Ireland stood at 1.7 per cent. The figure for processed food was in line with the overall harmonised rate at 2.6 per cent.

Corkman Kevin Long could be the latest former Ireland international making a League of Ireland return as top clubs mull over his availability. The 35-year-old, who won 17 Ireland caps between 2017 and 2020, is a free agent after being released by his last club, MLS outfit Toronto.