The refinery, which can process 730,000 barrels of oil per day, was already damaged on Thursday in another Iranian attack. It is one of three oil refineries in Kuwait, the tiny, oil-rich nation on the Persian Gulf. Iran stepped up its attacks on energy sites in Gulf Arab states after Israel on Wednesday bombed Iran’s massive South Pars offshore natural gas field in the Persian Gulf. With some 80pc of power generated in Iran coming from natural gas, the attack posed a direct threat to the country’s electricity supplies. In Israel, sirens sounded early on Friday, warning of attacks on Jerusalem and in the north of the country, sending people again scrambling to shelters.

WINTERSVILLE — Indian Creek High School is opening its doors and inviting students, their families, and the community to share in the Spring into Opportunity Learning Fair on March 24. The learning fair has been held annually and drawn an estimated 1,000 people, creating opportunities for both youth and adults to expand their horizons. Johnna Provenzano, CTE business pathway instructor, said she and her students are planning the evening with assistance from district Public Relations Specialist Amy Colantoni. “They have contacted community organizations, colleges and universities, prospective employers, CTE pathways, military representatives, and student groups,” Provenzano said. “It gives us more opportunities to be involved with the school and community,” added senior Josh Gampolo.

JUST over a decade ago, Kieran Donaghy was asked by PST Sport managing director Colin Teahon to come in and give a motivational talk to staff on the importance of teamwork and honesty in the workplace. Once he’d delivered his talk, Donaghy took a seat down the back of the room and listened to Teahon’s presentation on the amount of square metres of artificial grass PST Sport had installed in 2015 and how it would be busier again the following year for the company.

Tánaiste Simon Harris has added his voice to the growing calls for an inquiry into the Limerick garda ticket fixing investigations. Garda Peter O’Donnell, Garda Paul Baynham, and Garda Niall Deegan were due to go on trial later this month. The result brings to an end a six-year ordeal since the gardaí were all first suspended after an investigation by the National Bureau of Criminal Investigation (NBCI). All of the criminal charges were in connection with alleged “squaring” of traffic tickets, a matter that would ordinarily have been dealt with by a disciplinary process — if at all. Following that, the NBCI then launched the highly unusual criminal investigation into the “squares”.

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Edinburgh prisoner who attacked teen while posing as detective dies behind bars'Every death, whether in prison custody or in our communities, is a tragedy'Greg Duffy died at HMP Edinburgh on March 13 (Image: SWNS)An Edinburgh prisoner jailed for attacking a teenager while posing as a police officer has died behind bars. Greg Duffy, 28, passed away at HMP Edinburgh on Friday, March 13. ‌The Scottish Prison Service said 'every death is a tragedy' as they confirmed Duffy had passed away. Duffy was serving a sentence of over five years after posing as an undercover detective. It's understood the teen reported a suspected drug dealer to police before the incident.

Michelle O’Neill said she supports a call from Scotland’s First Minister, John Swinney, for an “urgent meeting” with Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer “on the need for action as energy costs spiral”. Earlier this week, Sir Keir confirmed Northern Ireland will receive a £17 million share of a £53 million package in support of heating oil costs that have risen due to the war in the Middle East. Sinn Fein has said this would only equate to £35 per household using home heating oil in the region. In a social media post, Ms O’Neill said: “The proposed £35 payment per household by the British government, while some people’s bills have doubled, is completely tone-deaf to the severity of this crisis. “There must be immediate and meaningful action to support all workers and families.”

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Republic of Ireland manager Heimir Hallgrímsson has signed a contract extension with the FAI until after Euro 2028. “I’m happy to be here, I like the project,” Hallgrímsson added on his own contract extension. Photograph: Lee Keuneke/PAIn his 25-man squad, Hallgrímsson made some interesting calls ahead of the trip to Prague next Thursday. The Ireland manager has also turned to three hugely important, yet injury-prone veterans in Séamus Coleman, Robbie Brady and Ogbene. Republic of Ireland squad to face Czech RepublicGoalkeepers: Caoimhín Kelleher (Brentford), Mark Travers (Everton), Josh Keeley (Luton Town).

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Harry Clough was the eleventh candidate to be fired on Thursday's episode of The Apprentice. The financial sales manager, from Battersea, London, waved goodbye to his £250,000 investment and partnership from Lord Sugar on the latest instalment of the BBC show. So Lord Sugar decided to let the teams have a second go at it in the Isle of Wight. When asked about how he felt after being fired, Harry said: 'It was extraordinary. Last Thursday saw Lord Sugar task the remaining candidates with creating a virtual reality demo of a new game, designing a brand to score investments.

A 19th century illustration depicting futuristic airships and hot air balloons: an airship was rumoured to have been spotted in Meath 1,300 years ago. The man asking is Val Nolan, an academic and sci-fi expert who occasionally reviews books for this newspaper. It all began, modestly enough, with reports of mere flying ships, recorded as background detail to political events. Suddenly they see a ship glide through the air, from which someone casts a spear at a fish. Perhaps the strangest twist in the tale’s evolution is the one by which it turned up in 1890s Texas.

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Photograph: Sam Boal/CollinsPeople who experienced abuse at Irish Spiritan-run schools are being encouraged to come forward and share their experiences as part of a “history-gathering initiative”. The project was launched on Thursday by Restore Together, an advocacy group for victims of sexual abuse in Spiritan schools. The scoping inquiry was established following revelations of widespread sexual abuse of boys at Willow Park and Blackrock College. She will oversee an independent team whose members have experience working with survivors of trauma and child sexual abuse. It almost destroyed me entirely.”Speaking out has helped her to heal, and she encouraged survivors to “pick up your pen, send the email, call the number, speak up”.

Exports of chemicals and related products to the US fell by €8.9 billion (-81.3 per cent) to €2 billion in January compared with the same month last ye. Photograph: iStockIrish goods exports to the US dropped by 72 per cent in January as trade turmoil linked to US tariffs continues to impact the sector here. So far pharma, which accounts for the lion’s share of Irish exports to the US, has avoided tariffs. The latest CSO trade figures indicated the State exported €16.2 billion worth of goods globally in January, a decrease of €8.7 billion (-35 per cent) compared with January 2025. “This fall was largely driven by a decline in the export of pharmaceutical products over this period,” the CSO’s Jane Burmanje said.