McGrath Cup Group B: Limerick 0-4 (0-0-4) Tipperary 0-15 (0-0-15)Tipperary came with a stronger deck than Limerick and proved easy winners in this McGrath Cup opener at Mick Neville Park, Rathkeale. With Limerick eyeing a challenge game against Meath this weekend, an entirely new-look team struggled to work the scoreboard. Corner-back Aaron Neville assisted two points and prevented a goal chance, while Sam Colgan made an impact off the bench. Scorers for Tipperary: S O’Connor, P O’Keeffe (0-4 each); C King (0-3); C Smith (0-2); J Morris, E Craddock (0-1 each). LIMERICK: J Dolan; A Neville, C Uwatse, C O’Connell; T Lloyd, O Moss, L Woulfe; S Quigley, S Clancy (capt); K Mullins, R O’Brien, C Meade; F McNamara, S Cross, P Phelan.

Coronation Street legend Beverley Callard has hit back at Ozempic rumours as she addressed her recent weight loss in a clip shared to Instagram on Friday. The soap star, 68, said she has been 'working her a**e off' her whole life and has been heavily involved in fitness. She confirmed that her incredible physique was not because of 'any weight loss jabs' but was just her hard work. Beverley went on to say that she 'would not knock anybody' for using the jabs and urged people 'to do what they need to do'. Ozempic (semaglutide) is a prescription injectable medication primarily approved for use in adults with type 2 diabetes but has developed into a diet fad.

Anthony Joshua has flown home to England after being involved in a fatal car crash in which two people died. The funeral of his friends, Latif Ayodele and Sina Ghami, is set to be held tomorrow at a mosque in London, it is claimed. The fighter's friends were killed in the fatal crash on Monday with the boxer taken to hospital with minor injuries. Joshua, meanwhile, visited a funeral home to pay his respects to Ghami and Ayodele after he was discharged from the hospital. The boxer was discharged from a hospital in Lagos to begin his recovery at his home in Nigeria.

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Scientists have revealed why hybrid vehicles are so dangerous – as new data shows the eco–friendly motors' shocking death rate. However, hybrids are outnumbered almost 20 to one by petrol models on Britain's roads, making their death rate three times higher than petrol cars. Scientists say that this is not because crashes involving hybrid vehicles are inherently more deadly than those involving other types of cars. That gives them a much higher death rate than petrol, diesel, or electric alternatives. 'It is unlikely that hybrid vehicles are inherently more unsafe than other internal combustion vehicles.'

A fan opened up about meeting Emma Bunton on the street - revealing what the Spice Girls legend is really like. This person revealed: 'I met Emma Bunton and she was absolutely lovely.' It came after she was the only one of the Spice Girls to attend Mel B's wedding to Rory McPhee. Fans soon flooded X with excitement, with users penning: 'Fans took to Twitter to pen: 'Victoria Beckham teasing something about the Spice Girls. Hmmmm...'DID VICTORIA BECKHAM JUST HIT A SPICE GIRLS TOUR ?

Matt Williams and 94,198 other spectators watched Australia host England at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on St Stephen's Day. As a Sydney boy I have never attended a Boxing Day Test in Melbourne and those unsettling questions moved us into action. Nice scoreboard, pity about the grass at the Melbourne Cricket Ground during the most recent Ashes Test there. Before a ball was bowled in Melbourne, Australia had already wrapped up the five-match series by winning the first three Tests. While England snatched their first Test match win in Oz since 2011, the result for my friend and I was almost irrelevant.

Back in 2019, he offered up a moment of Irish rugby Twitter folklore, asking his followers if he should start a podcast. Since retiring midway through 2025, Conor Murray has linked up with BBC Northern Ireland for The Ireland Rugby Social. Former Munster and Ireland player Conor Murray now provides insights on The Ireland Rugby Social. Why is Irish rugby appearing stagnant?”Dave Kilcoyne offers his views before a Munster match at Thomond Park. Call it ‘The Overlapification’ of Irish rugby podcasts.

Firms criticised European Union regulations in life sciences and digital services during meetings with IDA boss Michael Lohan in the week before St Patrick’s DayMultinational firms pushed for Ireland to take a “leadership role” in arguing for “pro-enterprise” regulations in Europe against a backdrop of “anti-innovation” rules. Documents released under the Freedom of Information Act show firms criticised European Union regulations in life sciences and digital services during meetings with IDA boss Michael Lohan in the week before St Patrick’s Day. The EU regime for regulating life sciences was “anti-innovation and layered with administration burden”, his note said. While the companies welcomed the Government’s life sciences strategy, as set out in the Programme for Government, the firms also raised the “cumulative impact of recent employment regulations” in Ireland. She said that, “while much progress has been made, IDA Ireland recognises the need for continuous focus to maintain momentum” and to implement actions to accelerate infrastructure delivery.

Heather Humphreys stepped in for Fine Gael when the party front-runner Mairead McGuinness was forced to withdraw on health grounds. One thing was missing from Catherine’s candidacy – something which was a feature of Maria Steen’s whisker-close failure and the approach of both Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael: entitlement. For Fine Gael, it was about righting 80 years of injustice and gifting the people of Ireland (and the Blueshirts) their first Fine Gael president. If Fine Gael is anything to go by, politics is a young person’s game now. There may yet be redemption for the housing Minister, who is pushing the Government’s belated but welcome drive to push through vital infrastructure projects while also promising to streamline the planning process.

In a global sense, Irish car sales are blip. It seems as if electric car sales will continue to grow in 2026. According to the Society of the Irish Motor Industry (Simi), electric car sales have gone up in every single county, so at last battery power is spreading beyond its urban, short-range roots. That has been a growing trend throughout the year, as several very affordable electric models arrived on the scene. Possibly the most important electric car of all will launch in 2026 – Ferrari’s first ever electric model, the Elettrica.

Bersier, a marketing coordinator for a Swiss hockey team, played billiards with friends. He did not see what caused it, he said, but within minutes the flames had spread across the room. But there was no fire around me.”Reaching a veranda at the top of the stairs, Bersier found himself in a melee of flailing and panicking people. Finally making it outside, “That’s when I saw my hands, the skin hanging off on all sides,” he said. I stank of burns.”Tributes and candles left in memorial to victims near Le Constellation, in the ski resort town of Crans-Montana, Switzerland, on January 2nd, 2026.

He and Girvan [Dempsey] had come through, they were coaching the academy at the time and Kurt was with us,” Cullen recalled. They [Connacht] are fighting for every point at this stage in the season,” Tector said. There’s even lads from Leinster in those teams and you see how much it means to them then to play against Leinster again. Another native of Wexford, Josh Murphy made 61 appearances for Leinster before moving west in 2022 and his former head coach Cullen anticipates he will add substantially to Connacht’s line-out threat from blindside flanker. I thought we set the tone well with a good line-out drive against Munster at the weekend,” Cullen added.

John Egan has been rewarded with a contract extension at Hull City on account of his Championship revival. Egan has played a total of 34 matches for Hull, featuring 11 times last season and helping City keep clean sheets in crucial 1-0 wins at Sunderland and Sheffield Wednesday. Only five of the Tigers’ 25 Championship fixtures this term haven’t involved Egan. "Most of the time I have been in the Championship I have been challenging up and around the top end. "We signed good players in the summer and the manager has come in and been brilliant.