A deep 7.6 magnitude earthquake has hit one of Australia's closest neighbours. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center advised no tsunami was expected after the earthquake struck the Tonga islands on Tuesday. 'There is no tsunami threat because the earthquake is located too deep inside the earth,' PTWC said. There is also no tsunami threat to Australia or New Zealand. A 7.6 magnitude earthquake hit the Tonga islands on Tuesday

Squirrels have started 'vaping' after mistaking the fruity smells for food, experts have warned. However, they suspect the animals are being drawn to the devices after mistaking the fruity smells for food. 'We're worried that animals could be attracted to the smells and, mistaking them for food, try to bite or swallow them.' Although disposable vapes have been banned since June 2025, there are still millions of the devices littered in parks across the UK. The spokesman added: 'The RSPCA successfully lobbied the Government with our #VexedAboutVapes campaign and a ban on selling disposable vapes was brought in last year in England.

“The funny thing was, though, I had completely forgotten until I started work on Love Lane that I’d planned it all along. I wanted to look something up to do with ages and dates at the end of A Place Called Winter before I could start planning Love Lane. In the 2017 television drama Man in an Orange Shirt, and again in Love Lane, Gale explores the crisis unleashed in his parents’ marriage when his mother discovered a cache of love letters written to his father by another man. Fearing that her husband would himself be jailed, she immediately destroyed the letters and – even more shockingly – never told Gale’s father that she had found them. Love Lane is published by Tinder Press on March 26th

Naas General Hospital applied to the NTPF for the money to cut lists in high-demand areasTwo companies with public hospital consultants as directors were given a total of €473,320 to treat waiting-list patients in a regional hospital without the contract going to tender, a HSE audit has revealed.

Revolut declined on Tuesday to say when the UK fintech plans to launch its eagerly-anticipated Irish mortgage product. So, bear with us.”Executives from Revolut told The Irish Times last April that they were planning for an Irish launch of mortgages in the fourth quarter of 2025. Revolut had 3.3 million customers in the Republic at the end of last year, up 10 per cent on 2024. However, the company did not give the actual value of Irish customers’ deposits and loans. Stinga declined to comment during the call with reporters on when Revolut will launch an initial public offering (IPO).

Starring alongside her real life dad Billy Ray Cyrus, over the years Miley was joined by several huge stars who featured as cameos in a range of iconic episodes. From her real life godmother Dolly Parton to Hollywood actor Dwayne Johnson, who wasn't afraid to put his all into the episode as he underwent a full makeover. Plenty of Disney stars also popped up in the show, including Selena Gomez, The Jonas Brothers and of course Miley's real life younger sister Noah. The most surprising Hannah Montana cameos: From John Cena to Dwayne Johnson and even a Coronation Street soap star as show celebrates its 20th anniversaryJohn CenaIn 2010, WWE professional John Cena made a cameo in the fourth and final season - playing himself in a dream sequence with Jackson. And fans were left shocked after figuring out 15 years on from the episode, that in real life, Jason and John are the same age - both 48.

Jurgen Klopp's next job: Setting record straight, Liverpool 'possible' and dream roleJurgen Klopp still has several options available after rubbishing claims linking him with a new jobView 3 Images Jurgen Klopp has denied contact with Real Madrid (Image: Alexander Hassenstein, Getty Images)Jurgen Klopp has again been linked with a new managerial position recently. ‌Yet, German newspaper Bild claims it is an 'open secret' that the role doesn't entirely match Klopp's exceptional skills as a man-manager. ‌Liverpool returnView 3 Images Klopp may return to Liverpool one day (Image: Clive Brunskill/Getty Images)In the same interview, Klopp didn't dismiss the possibility of returning to management. ‌That implies he hasn't entirely ruled out a potential return to Liverpool in the future. As speculation about Arne Slot's possible departure last year intensified, the German left the door open to a potential Liverpool return in some form.

Video: Travis Kelce gets surprise 'congrats' from Patrick Mahomes as he's signing new '$57m' Chiefs dealTravis Kelce was congratulated with a surprise call from quarterback teammate Patrick Mahomes, as he signed his new Kansas City Chiefs contract.

I feel Americans need to figure out how to deal with Donald Trump. I think we are seeing the tragic consequences of this being played out in Iran and other places. One would hope that they, too, would be part of putting a stop to all this Trump madness before it’s too late. All are not only potent contributors to outbreaks of diseases that were not long ago extinguished, but anathema for peace and prosperity. The demolition of the house that had been their residence for 20 years was also wrong.

A Galway-based student has led researchers to the discovery of a new planet after originally thinking she had spotted a large clump of dust. At about 5 million years old, the newly discovered planet, which they named WISPIT 2c, is considered young and still forming. Very Large Telescope images of two planets (WISPIT 2b and the newly discovered WISPIT 2c) forming around the young star WISPIT 2. Both young planets are orbiting a young star named WISPIT 2. “We very quickly made follow-up observations using the Very Large Telescope Interferometer, an incredible set-up where multiple telescopes can be connected to form a large virtual telescope,” Lawlor said.

A couple of spirit-lifting wins against Portugal and Hungary later - the latter of which took some last-gasp heroics from Troy Parrott to secure a playoff spot at the death - things are looking much more hopeful. Ireland will be entering the tie with good grace, carrying the elation of that Hungary tie into the clash in Prague. FINAL TOUCHES: Troy Parrott will be fit for the Czech showdown. Pic: Stephen McCarthy/SportsfileLuckily for Hallgrímsson, Ireland have a fully fit squad for the trip to Prague. Last four results between Ireland and Czechia2012: Ireland 1 Czechia 1 (Friendly).

Body discovered following fire at same Co Offaly home in which Tadgh Farrell (4) and Mary Holt were murdered in December 2025A body has been discovered following a house fire at the same Co Offaly home where four‑year‑old Tadgh Farrell and his great‑aunt Mary Holt were killed in an arson attack in December 2025. Tadgh Farrell and Mary Holt died in the attack. “Initially, it wasn’t believed anyone was in the house but the body was discovered in an upstairs bedroom after the fire was brought under control. “This is profoundly shocking news to everyone waking up this morning and hearing about this incident,” Deputy Nolan said. To have such similar incident happen so close together with the same tragic consequences is just tragic.”

New taskforce seeks to address unwelcome behaviour in BallinasloePrevious Next Image 1 of 1 Pictured is Cllr Alan Harney, who will form part of a new Anti-Social Behaviour subgroup for Ballinasloe. The recent establishment of a locally-based Anti-Social Behaviour Taskforce for Ballinasloe should soon help in the fight to curb such behaviour in the town, according to local councillor and taskforce member Alan Harney. Cllr Harney said he initially raised the issue of forming a local anti-social behaviour taskforce early last year to tackle issues such as littering, property damage, and vandalism. One of the ways that this can be done, said Cllr Harney, is to implement a wider use of CCTV across the area. However, we had to ensure that all the proper steps were taken in conjunction with the government and Galway County Council.

Ms O’Neill said she believes in the ongoing work, but described an “ingrained problem in our society”. “We have a job, all of us collectively as a society, in terms of ending violence against women and girls. Asked by media why she was not standing beside Ms Little-Pengelly for the comment, Ms O’Neill said the two would later speak together at an event with 600 young people, and insisted “all of our shoulders are to the wheel”. Ms Long said the region remains a “patriarchal society” where there is still a “lot of sexism, chauvinism and misogyny”. Ms Long paid tribute to Ms McNally’s parents Bernie and Noel, who attended every day of the trial.

"If it goes well we're going to end up with settling this otherwise we're going to keep bombing our little hearts out," says Trump in response to Iranians' 'fake news' dismissal