We’re getting reports of an increase in metabolic diseases across the country this season, with a worrying spike in cases of milk fever. It is important that the transition cow has efficient rumen function prior to calving to minimise the risk of post-partum metabolic diseases. Fresh Boost is an oral paste containing yeasts, triple-strain bacteria, vitamins, dextrose and anti-body rich egg proteins to combat metabolic stress and promote rumen function. Controlling milk fever successfully in the herd, helps ensure health and productivity for the rest of the year. Research shows a cow that develops milk fever is eight times more likely to get mastitis in the subsequent lactation.

March 12, 2026 14:40 UTC

Recently, the results of the Mid-Term Review (MTR) of the Forestry Programme 2023-2027 were announced. Minister of state for forestry, Michael Healy-Rae, said: “I am delighted to announce the results of my department’s Mid-Term Review of our Forestry Programme. Full details of the MTR and resulting changes to schemes and measures under the Forestry Programme can be found on the department website. Minister Healy-Rae continued: “The changes that are being brought in through the Mid-Term Review apply to forestry projects where the works have not yet started. These measures will remain in place for the remainder of the Forestry Programme 2023-2027 term.

March 12, 2026 14:39 UTC

Dereliction campaigners have hit out at a "worrying trend" in Cork after highlighting that there are 35 vape and phone shops in the city centre. In response to criticisms of the trend, Cork City Council said current legislation does not allow it to distinguish between these stores and other retail outlets during the planning process. “That’s a lot of vaping and phone repairing within a 1km city centre radius. Phone and vape stores were raised during discussion of the motion, and Mr Ó Donnabháin said: “This is an issue with legislation — we don’t have the remit to control it. Labour councillor Peter Horgan previously said the council should not be allowing “garish” vape shop fronts.

March 12, 2026 14:34 UTC

‘I’ve lived in a flat all my married life, I raised my family there. They’re all well-adjusted. We love it’Architect Fionnuala May says Irish town centres could thrive again, if people go back to living in themFionnuala May, president of the RIAI. Photo: Mark CondrenJohn Burns Today at 06:30Fionnuala May has lived on Mountjoy Square in Dublin’s north inner city for 43 years. That puts her out of step with most Irish people.

March 12, 2026 14:31 UTC

Tottenham's Igor Tudor sack decision ahead of Liverpool clash sums things up at SpursOPINION: Tottenham have to be strong and make a bold decision about Igor Tudor ahead of Sunday's trip to face Liverpool at AnfieldView 4 Images Tottenham have a big decision to make (Image: Getty Images)There is a haunting brand of dread currently hanging over the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. Instead, they got Igor Tudor: a man who looks less like a master tactician and more like a confused tourist who has accidentally wandered onto the touchline while looking for the British Museum. View 4 Images Tudor has offered little indication that things are moving in the right direction (Image: Getty Images)‌Meanwhile, in the real world, the walls are closing in. With Liverpool looming this weekend and the return leg against Atletico to follow, Spurs are staring down the barrel of eight straight defeats. Spurs must now give Tudor the Kinsky treatment.

March 12, 2026 14:28 UTC





Tragedy as Royal Stoke patient dies without familyRIP JacquelineView Image Royal Stoke University HospitalPolice are not treating the death of a hospital patient as suspicious. Jacqueline Salmon, from Honeywall, in Penkhull, died in the Royal Stoke University Hospital on Monday 2 March. ‌But coroner Andrew Barkley has been unable to trace any of the 59-year-old's family and friends. ‌A police spokesman said: "His Majesty’s Coroner’s Office in Stoke-on-Trent is appealing for help to trace the family of a woman who has died. Jacqueline Salmon, 59, from Honeywall, died at Royal Stoke University Hospital on Monday 2 March.

March 12, 2026 14:27 UTC

“Everyone thought it was a live broadcast, so they were glued to their crackly radios listening to it,” says Ronnie Delany. “And on the front of it, he had written: ‘Ronnie’s great day’.”CHAMPION: Ronnie Delany crosses the finish line in the 1,500m in Melbourne, Australia, on December 1, 1956. I’ve won.’Read More Greatness with a gentlemanly grace, Ronnie Delany left a legacy that will live foreverExecuting the processRewind. There is a charming self-possession about Delany, comfortable with his place in a nation’s affections, without being affected by it. And he says: ‘Are you Ronnie Delany?’ with suitable expletives.

March 12, 2026 14:22 UTC

Sherweb has worked with MSPs across North America for nearly three decades of shifting technology trends. From the early days of email to the AI boom, Sherweb has empowered MSPs to compete in the ever-changing market. Especially for small businesses, which make up a majority of UK MSPs, teams are increasingly struggling to manage the rising number of tools, platforms and solutions necessary to meet customer expectations. Sherweb is now bringing that missing piece to UK MSPs, going beyond solution deployment to introduce a hands-on approach that proactively drives value. To unlock true value and take advantage of upcoming opportunities, MSPs need guidance in tandem with their technology.

March 12, 2026 14:21 UTC

Plans by the Trump Doonbeg golf resort in west Clare to build a new ballroom have been halted after a sole objector from Longford lodged an appeal against the development. In his appeal against the planned ballroom, Mr Madden has urged An Coimiúsin Pleanála to “please refuse this nonsense”. Mr Madden stated that An Coimiúsin Pleanála must refuse planning permission for a number of reasons. As part of the permission, the council included a condition that before work commenced, the Trump Doonbeg firm, TIGL Ireland Enterprises Ltd would draw up a management plan for the vertigo angustior. In one of the 14 conditions attached to the permission, the council last month requested Trump Doonbeg to submit the plan to the council for approval.

March 12, 2026 14:16 UTC

Made In Chelsea star Alice Vanderpump has responded to trolls questioning her decision to combi feed her newborn son. As others slammed the poster for asking the question, Alice then replied calmly explaining why she has chosen to combination feed her son. Made In Chelsea star Alice Vanderpump has responded to trolls questionning why she isn't breastfeeding her newborn sonThe video saw Alice gush about her life-changing first month with Marmaduke, who she and Sam call Duke, but she admitted motherhood has also come with 'severe anxiety.' If I'm not seeing him if I'm in the other room I have severe anxiety that I'm not around him. Sam and Alice married in an intimate ceremony at Chelsea Registry Office just before Christmas.

March 12, 2026 14:16 UTC

SubscriberHotel review: This large hotel is ideal for a stress-free flight from Cork AirportCork International Hotel's welcoming airport base could be the park + fly solution you've been looking for.

March 12, 2026 14:14 UTC

Simon Jordan brutally slams Arsenal icon Martin Keown for Gunners 'bias'Arsenal were awarded a controversial late penalty at Bayer Leverkusen and ex-Gunner Martin Keown has copped criticism for being so adamant about the referee's decisionView 2 Images (Image: Charlotte Wilson/Offside/Offside via Getty Images)Simon Jordan has hammered Martin Keown for being a "grand frommage of bias" after being adamant Arsenal's penalty at Bayer Leverkusen wasn't in doubt. ‌Keown, who played 422 times for the Gunners, was in no doubt that the right call was made. Jordan was quick to call out the ex-Arsenal man on social media and said: "Oh dear Martin ffs. Bukayo Saka concern raised as Mikel Arteta hooks Arsenal star vs Bayer Leverkusen READ MORE :Kai Havertz 'sorry' for Bayer Leverkusen amid furious Arsenal penalty backlash READ MORE :JOIN US ON FACEBOOK! Mr bias, Martin Keown, doing the game last night said it was a definite penalty.

March 12, 2026 14:13 UTC

EXCLUSIVE: Iran war may rage on for WEEKS sparking terror across West - and could include UKUS President Donald Trump's chaotic war-victory claims about the conflict in Iran being over and he is control are wrong, new intelligence assessment reveals as Iran attacks regionView 6 Images B1 Bomber at RAF Fairford, UK (Image: Getty Images)Fresh intelligence analysis reveals US President Donald Trump’s claim war in Iran is ‘over’ is wrong and that it will likely trigger terrorism and rage for at least several more weeks. The war has sparked the biggest oil crisis since the 1970’s and although the US -Israeli coalition has air superiority over Iran and has destroyed much of Iran’s military, the regime has survived and will keep fighting. Alarmingly experts believe there could be increased terrorism across the West, which the Mirror has been told could include the UK. And overnight attacks in and around the Strait of Hormuz caused widespread destruction plus attacks close to Dubai’s airport, hitting an apartment complex and Bahrain. It has killed at least 1,255 in Iran, 486 in Lebanon, at least 13 in Israel, and caused casualties across the UAE, Bahrain, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, and other regional states.

March 12, 2026 13:44 UTC

Aston Villa midfielder Douglas Luiz has swapped the 'world’s sexiest footballer' Alisha Lehmann for a stunning teenage Brazilian model and influencer. And overnight Luiz, 27, whose four-year relationship with his Swiss beauty ex ended last year, hit back by going public with his latest girlfriend - a 19-year-old London-based brunette called Duda Gaspar. Duda’s former professional footballer dad Edu Gaspar, who played for the Brazil national team as well as Corinthians, Arsenal and Valencia, was appointed Global Head of Football at Nottingham Forest in July last year. It was not immediately clear how long the pair have been dating, and whether the Premier League player already knew Duda before his loan period with Nottingham Forest. Alisha Lehmann, known as the ‘world’s sexiest footballer’, began dating Douglas Luiz in 2021 after they met at Aston Villa where the stunning female star used to play.

March 12, 2026 13:36 UTC

'Game-changer' Plymouth school needs substantial fundingCity council says it's committed delivering it in wake of SEND reformsView Image Mill Ford School (Image: Google Street View)Plymouth City Council will need to secure substantial capital funds to achieve its long term aim of rebuilding Mill Ford School for children with special needs and disabilities (SEND) but says it is "absolutely committed to delivering it”. The cost to the council of independent specialist school provision has risen from £5.2 million to 8.5 million in a year, which is nearly a 40 per cent increase. The government has pledged to cover 90 per cent of the shortfall in funding SEND which equates to around £47 million in Plymouth. Under the reforms there will be new ‘inclusion bases’ in every secondary school so needs are met closer to home. Parents of SEND children in Plymouth have highlighted "failures in the education system” through a number of peaceful protests in the city.

March 12, 2026 13:36 UTC