Arsenal sent Premier League title race warning as two defining fixtures picked outTHE BIG DEBATE: It was another thrilling weekend in the title race, as Arsenal moved nine points clear of Manchester City after contrasting results for the two contendersView 5 Images Arsenal and Manchester City are still battling (Image: Justin Setterfield/Getty Images)At 7:15pm on Saturday, it all felt so different. Thanks to cup competitions and the international break, it's almost a month until the title race resumes, leaving time for plenty of debate. ‌We asked the Mirror Football team: is the title race over? ‌Is the Premier League title race over? Because it pretty much WAS a title-winning moment, especially when Manchester City then laboured to a draw at West Ham.

Antarctica's Doomsday Glacier could 'snowball' towards collapse, as a study shows the ice is melting faster than expected. That is more than the current ice loss of the entire Antarctic Ice Sheet, which has been losing 150 gigatonnes of ice per year for the last two decades. Scientists say that West Antarctica's Thwaites Glacier could lose 200 megatonnes of ice every year by 2067, as a study shows the glacier is melting faster than expected. Pictured: Maps showing models of ice loss speed on the Thwaites GlacierThe Thwaites Glacier is one of the most important bodies of ice in the entire Antarctic Ice Sheet. Thwaites Glacier – which is around the size of Great Britain or the US state of Florida – has been nicknamed the Doomsday Glacier.

Ask Allison: I’m recently married and I'm an average weight – but I keep getting asked publicly about my size and if I’m pregnant. Psychologist Allison Keating answers your queries about life and relationshipsYour first year or so of marriage should be a time of joy and happiness. Photo: GettyAllison Keating Today at 06:30Question: Hi Allison, I was hoping for some advice. I’m absolutely sick of people (particularly men) commenting on my weight and whether I’m pregnant or not.

Ask Allison: I’m recently married and I'm an average weight – but I keep getting asked publicly about my size and if I’m pregnant.

Attendees at Saturday's biodiversity walk, led by Richard Jack, in Tullamore's Lloyd Town Park. Successful biodiversity walk in Tullamore for National Tree WeekOn Saturday last, March 14, more than 45 people from Offaly, other parts of Ireland, and other parts of the world attended a walking tour in Tullamore's Lloyd Town Park, entitled 'A look beyond the trees (to small features of biodiversity)'. Richard Jack led the participants on their ramble through the park, which was organised as part of National Tree Week. The beautiful sunshine in the fresh spring air made the walk even more enjoyable. He showed attendees lichens that grow on trees in the park; a lichen is an algae and a fungus living together.

A man was brought to hospital as a precaution following a road collision earlier today in the county. Roscommon Gardaí and emergency services attended the scene of a two-car road traffic collision at Ballymurray, which occurred shortly after 10:00am this morning. A man, aged in his 40s, was taken to hospital as a precaution. No other injuries are reported at this time.

Flat incomes and higher consumer expenditure during the final months in 2025 led to a decline in the country’s household savings rate, new data from the Central Statistics Office (CSO) shows. Between October and December, the seasonally adjusted household saving rate was 12.4%, the equivalent of €1 saved for every €8 of household disposable income. According to the CSO, in the fourth quarter of 2025, household consumption was up 2% — compared to the previous quarter — while incomes were largely flat, down 0.1%. “The saving rate tends to be more variable in quarter four each year due to additional household spending at Christmas. The provisional 2025 saving rate was 13.6%, similar to 2024 and higher than 2023,” he said.

Pep Guardiola has taken the surprise step of affording Manchester City's stars the day off before they play Real Madrid in a bid to clear their minds. ‘The way you play is as much about the mentality being strong and if you don't play good,’ Guardiola said. ‘If you are weaker then you don’t play good. We were in Madrid, travel here, day after here no training, went to London, arrived back here on Sunday at 2.30am. City went on to hammer the Germans 4-1, Phil Foden scoring a brace either side of half-time.

Catherine Connolly used her first St Patrick’s Day message to celebrate migrants and warn against the “normalisation of war” ahead of Irish premier Micheal Martin’s meeting with Donald Trump in the Oval Office on Tuesday. A week ago she criticised the “deliberate assaults on international law” in the Middle East and said the UN charter “cannot be ignored”. In her St Patrick’s Day message on Monday, Ms Connolly said the young man who would become Saint Patrick was trafficked across the Irish Sea from Britain in the fifth century. “The story of Patrick’s life serves as a reminder of the resilience and courage of migrants, the invaluable contributions that they have made, and continue to make, to the countries they now call home, sometimes even in the face of great adversity,” she said. Catherine Connolly wtih Taoiseach Micheal Martin (PA)“As we recall the life of Patrick, we invoke his spirit and acknowledge our shared responsibilities as global citizens.

In third, United have been impressive and at times now play the best looking attacking football in the Premier League. The Premier League is likely to be awarded its fifth Champions League spot on the back of historical performances by its clubs in Europe. If the Premier League doesn't end up with the fifth spot then it will go to LaLiga or the Bundesliga. Sometimes it's worth reminding ourselves just how incredible some of Guardiola's great City teams were. There were only two Saturday 3pm Premier League games this weekend.

On remote working, the Fórsa union says its preference is to bypass legislation and deal with the issue through collective bargaining. Fórsa’s deputy general secretary and head of Civil Service, Éamonn Donnelly, told a conference that the union’s preference was to bypass the legislation and deal with the issue in collective bargaining with employers. Remote and hybrid working, she said, continues to be seen by employers as an aid to recruitment and retention as it is “very good for employee relations”. But they also have to think about mentorship, the supervision of younger workers and how that can be developed with hybrid working. “An absolute massive priority is nailing down and securing flexible working patterns and blended working,” he said.

Feast and famine are part of the financial rhythm, but I’ll happily spend money on theatre, cinema or a good exhibition. I was a receptionist in Hallmark Cards during art college, back when card shops were social hubs and people still wrote letters. I can’t remember the wage, but I do remember thinking I was terribly sophisticated, earning my own money and grateful for every pound. I wouldn’t say major regrets but, like everyone, I’ve bought things in the past I didn’t really need. I prefer investing in things I can see and touch.

The team from the Athlone campus of TUS: Bronze Medal winner Lesslie Angeles Terrazas Miguel (second from left); her assistant on the day Oisin O’Flanagan, with John Killeen and Shane Sheedy, lecturers in Culinary Arts at TUSTUS student chef wins bronze medal at prestigious national cookery competitionAn Athlone-based student at Technological University of the Shannon (TUS) has secured overall bronze at one of Ireland’s most prestigious cooking competitions. Lesslie Angeles Terrazas Miguel, representing the Athlone campus of TUS, achieved the podium finish at the Knorr Professional Student Chef of the Year 2026. Organised by Unilever Food Solutions Ireland, the annual competition – held this year at the Moylish campus of TUS - celebrates excellence, creativity and innovation among Ireland’s emerging culinary talent. Originally from Bolivia and now living in Athlone, Lesslie brings a global perspective to her cooking, combining traditional Bolivian ingredients such as mote and aji panca with Irish produce including kale and carrot. John Killeen and Shane Sheedy, lecturers in Culinary Arts at TUS, prepared Lesslie and Oisin for the competition.

Why Manchester United have made the right call with ruthless Casemiro decisionSir Jim Ratcliffe has broken with recent tradition and made the right decision when it comes to letting Casemiro leave - despite most supporters wanting him to stayView 2 Images Casemiro has been an expensive sticking plaster for Manchester United (Image: Richard Sellers/Sportsphoto/Allstar via Getty Images)To disagree with Bryan Robson feels like a crime against football. Robson is a Manchester United legend, one of the greatest midfielders of his generation, a thoroughly decent bloke whose opinions deserve the utmost respect. ‌But when it comes to his feelings towards Casemiro, the former United and England captain is wrong. ‌Ever since announcing he would be leaving Old Trafford in the summer, Casemiro has indulged in a long goodbye with United supporters. Latest United news and more on our dedicated Facebook page‌He is 34 and costs United a small fortune.

‌The guide specifically highlighted Derbyshire as the nation's top county for pubs, though it concentrated entirely on the Peak District - which encompasses a considerable portion of Derbyshire. ‌Describing the Peak District as a "peculiar national park" due to its central location in the country, Which? ‌View 3 Images (Image: Derby Telegraph)However, he commends its pubs, which the "Chatsworth empire does rather well." Amongst the pubs near Chatsworth is the Beeley Inn, "a pub of butterscotch-hue stone...providing hostelry for visitors of the estate in the 18th century." Like the Peak District national park where they stand, They are places to be refreshed, places to be devoid of airs and graces, places which in their very essence are open to all."