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Celebrity Sabotage (ITV1)Rating:You know a show must be stage-managed when a celebrity is revealed — and everyone recognises them. 'Sam Thompson!' I couldn't tell GK Barry from TK Maxx, and neither, I suspect, could most of the country. The cruel fact is that all of them could have been wearing name badges and they'd still be unrecognisable. They flicked yoghurt from a height, so that the players would think they'd been splattered by a bird, and dressed up as paintballers or gardeners to cause disruption.

There were no attempts by the Irish camp to downplay the significance of Thursday’s World Cup playoff, with assistant manager John O’Shea declaring ‘cup final’ territory. Ireland are within two cup finals of a first World Cup qualification since 2002 and a first major tournament in a decade. They will likely have to overcome two nations above them in Fifa’s rankings, starting on Thursday with Czechia in their backyard in Prague. “Our first training session today was almost reminding me of that cup final scenario, where everyone is wanting to get in the team. “There’s a quiet confidence, the group is growing together and it’s great to see.

Only an increase in revenue streams can propel Newcastle forward now and that only comes via a new stadium. United had an almighty fight getting sporting director Dan Ashworth out of Newcastle so any interest in Howe could soon get ugly. Much was made by Chelsea of their Club World Cup success last summer and that’s understandable. How, for example, can you have a Club World Cup without the champions of England and Spain – Liverpool and Barcelona – in it? But if he is going to go the World Cup this summer, it should be as a playmaker.

A Cork man who pleaded guilty to assaulting a cyclist by hitting him with his car has been given a custodial sentence in the district court. The cyclist reached Coachford a short time later and saw the car parked outside a supermarket. The cyclist was taking a picture of the car in order to report the incident to gardaí when O’Sullivan came out of the shop. O’Sullivan stopped the car, wound down the window and began shouting at the cyclist again, telling him not to report the incident. She said O’Sullivan had effectively “used his car as a weapon” against the cyclist.

A yellow warning for wind has been issued for Kerry, Limerick, and three other counties as Met Éireann says very strong and gusty winds are expected. Meanwhile, Ireland can expect a mixed bag of weather this week as Met Éireann forecasts some sunny spells, rain and both mild and colder temperatures. It will be cloudy for most, however, sunny spells may break through across the Midlands and the East. It will be cloudy and breezy on Monday night with scattered outbreaks of rain, turning heavy across parts of the Midwest and the West. Looking further into the week, Thursday will start cold with some good sunny spells developing later in the morning.

There is never a compelling argument for planning to make poor silage. Silage production has a big requirement for potash in particular. Silage production costsTo start with, calculate the silage stocks being carried over from last year. Grass silage production is getting more and more expensive every year. 1000 UFL of a two-cut grass silage system is more expensive than the same 1000 UFL from maize silage in the open or under film.

HubSpot invests €40m in Dublin to build AI ahead of ‘SaaS-pocalypse’The US tech multinational, which has lost half its value in recent months due to AI tools from Anthropic and OpenAI, wants to move more aggressively in building its own AI systems for its own productsThe Government and the IDA said HubSpot's investment helps to place Ireland within the AI industry, rather than being left outside itAdrian Weckler Today at 13:35HubSpot will invest €40m in artificial intelligence [AI] in Ireland to replace the way it builds products and services, as the tech industry looks set to embark on a fresh wave of job cuts because of AI replacing roles and functions.

A vegetarian couple are accused of starving their three-year-old daughter to death on a diet of butter, lentils and yoghurt. Manpreet Jatana, 34, and Jaskiret Singh Uppal, 36, appeared at the Old Bailey on Monday accused of killing their daughter Penelope Chandle. Prosecutor Phillip McGhee told the court that the couple - both of Indian heritage and vegetarian - deliberately starved the child resulting in her death. Jatana and Singh Uppal appeared via video link today from HMP Belmarsh and HMP Bronzefield both wearing large blue turbans. 'They were essentially isolated from not only from their wider family but the wider and outside world.

Victims of crime should be compensated “without delay” and without having to wait for the outcome of any criminal or civil proceedings, a landmark new report has said. The Law Reform Commission said that a scheme dating back over 50 years to compensate victims of crime should be scrapped and replaced with a new victim-centered and rights-based approach to the suffering people endure because of violent crimes. The commission said that in cases where someone who has been convicted has the appropriate means to do so, they should pay compensation to their victims. “The bottom band for non-fatal cases, Category D, will contain a minimum threshold.”Furthermore, it said the scheme must provide “timely, fair and appropriate compensation” to victims, with the appropriate body given sufficient Government funds. The recommendations to Government come after extensive consultation with victims, experts, professional bodies, representative groups, advocacy bodies and Government departments, the Law Reform Commission added.

Nicola Peltz has revealed how hard she has been working as she had 'a sleepover in the editing room' ahead of the release of her forthcoming movie Prima. Nicola's latest post comes after she took yet another swipe at the Beckhams, claiming that her billionaire parents consider Brooklyn to be a son. 'The performative social media posts, family events and inauthentic relationships have been a fixture of the life I was born into.' Brooklyn and Nicola are reportedly in talks to film a tell-all Hulu docuseries about his cooking career and explosive family rift. 'They also want to make it clear they are not being controlled by the Peltz family and that they make their own decisions.'

Footballer, 18, dies in hospital after collapsing on pitch as club pay emotional tributeColombian footballer Santiago Castrillon was rushed to hospital after he collapsed during a game for Millonarios under-20s, and the club have now confirmed his tragic deathView Image Santiago Castrillon died in hospital on Sunday (Image: santi.camaron_10/Instagram)Tributes have been paid to a Colombian teenage football player who died in hospital after collapsing during a game. Santiago Castrillon, an U20 player with Bogota-based Millonarios whose first team plays in the top flight Primera A league in Colombia, lost his fight for life yesterday a day after he was rushed to hospital. ‌The 18-year-old’s club said overnight in a statement paying tribute to the player who used the number 10 shirt: “Millonarios FC reports that on Saturday player Santiago Castrillon suffered a collapse during a National U-20 Tournament match. ‌It added, referencing the club’s ‘The Blues’ nickname: “Today football comes to a stop. Today football is in mourning, and we come together to support his entire family and loved ones during this difficult time.”

“The £17 million announced by the British Government is clearly inadequate,” Ms Archibald told MLAs on Monday. In addition, she said that further energy supports would also be rolled out on July 1 pending the approval of the Executive. Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves leaving 11 Downing Street, London (Aaron Chown/PA)A package of £81 million for Northern Ireland was announced in Chancellor Rachel Reeves’s autumn budget to help with energy bills. She said the necessary statutory instrument to roll out the scheme in Northern Ireland was tabled at Westminster last Monday and will be in place from June. “Despite originally having been excluded from the British Government scheme, I secured approval to implement a similar scheme here.

It was not the warmest or the wettest on record but 2025 was the worst year for climate change, analysis from the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) shows. That is because the Earth’s energy imbalance became more extreme with potentially dire consequences for now and far into the future. “In 2025 observed global ocean heat content set a record,” the WMO report, published on Monday, states. As waters warm they expand, increasing sea level. The more they warm, the more ice sheets they melt, increasing sea level further.

This year’s Community Shield will be played at Cardiff’s Principality Stadium, the FA have announced. The match between the Premier League champions and FA Cup winners is traditionally played at Wembley, but the FA said it is unavailable on August 15 and 16 due to pre-planned concerts. The Principality Stadium hosted six Community Shields between 2001 and 2006 while the new-look Wembley was under construction. Since returning to Wembley in 2007, the Community Shield has moved twice – to Villa Park in 2012 due to the Olympics and the King Power Stadium in 2022 as the national stadium hosted the Women’s European Championship final. In the event of Arsenal winning both the title and the FA Cup, next season's Community Shield would be played between themselves and the runners-up in the Premier League.