Cork insurance software firm Kayna has closed a €1.5m seed funding round as it moves ahead with development plans for the UK and US. The funding round was led by original pre-seed investor Delta Partners with ongoing support from pan-European MiddleGame Ventures and from the Swiss firm Aperture. The company welcomes three new investors in this latest round with Leo Capital of Finland and Singapore, Enterprise Ireland and Digital Irish coming on board.

Telecommunications firm Eir reported a €24m jump in revenues to €1.35bn last year following a strong fourth quarter. Publishing its annual and quarterly results, the firm said it increased its roadband fibre base by 1% to 894,000 customers, and billpay mobile customers increasing by 91,000 to 1,294,000 customers. "The performance reflects our strategy of sustained network investment and customer focus which continues to yield results in the growth of both our mobile and fibre broadband bases," he said. Stephen Tighe, eir CFO, said their performance in the fourth quarter of 2025 was in line with expectations. "We saw growth across the eir fibre broadband base and in total mobile customers, with a further increase seen in the multi-play bundling of eir fixed households.

"Get ready for oil be $200 a barrel, because the oil price depends on regional security which you have destabilised," Ebrahim Zolfaqari, spokesperson for Iran's military command said in comments addressed to the United States. A senior Israeli official told Reuters Israeli leaders now privately accept that Iran's ruling system could survive the war. Iran's police chief Ahmadreza Radan said anyone taking to the streets would be treated "as an enemy not a protester. Iran has said it will not let oil through the strait until US-Israeli attacks cease, and it will not negotiate. Trump has threatened to hit Iran "twenty times harder" if it blockades the strait, but U.S. officials have not revealed any military plan to unblock it.

The right tree in the right place, decided by the wind, the squirrels and the jays. Willows, also adorned with catkins right now, are almost always a feature of wild-sown scrub. On female willow trees, catkins produce more nectar, good energy for bees as well as butterflies and hoverflies. Whatever the type of landscape, scrub habitats are just as significant as more celebrated hedgerows, offering a similar suite of benefits. Each patch, replete with a self-seeded community of native trees and shrubs, is natures’ way of rewilding.

Health minister Jennifer Carroll MacNeill said "everything is on the table" for the new hospital including emergency provision and maternity care. The Limerick campus will be one of the largest hospital sites in the country with €14m spent on the purchase. It advised three options for reform including immediate works, building a hospital facility “in close proximity to” UHL and acute hospital care for the region. Separate plans are also in the very early stages for re-locating University Maternity Hospital Limerick to the UHL campus. How do we best deliver services across two sites, including maternity services?"

Independent TD Michael Lowry has said the Director of Public Prosecutions has opted not to bring charges against him from the findings of the Moriarty Tribunal. In a statement, Mr Lowry excoriated the tribunal for its findings, saying they had not been based on “hard facts or admissible evidence, but on conjecture, manipulation, and speculation”. The report, published in 2011, also found it was “beyond doubt” that Mr Lowry provided information to Mr O’Brien, which assisted him in obtaining the licence. Mr Lowry has always denied any wrongdoing. In his statement on Tuesday evening, Mr Lowry claimed the report findings had always been “flawed”.

Liverpool news: Reds 'ready to pay £86.5m release clause' as Salah replacement target namedLiverpool's summer transfer plans are beginning to take shape, with a Mo Salah replacement looking likely to be on the agendaView 3 Images A couple of potential Mo Salah replacements have been named in recent reports (Image: Offside via Getty Images)It's been a topsy-turvy few weeks for Liverpool - and, in truth, a topsy-turvy season. According to reports in Spain, Liverpool are willing to meet that asking price to bring Williams to Anfield. Alternative from rivals namedFormer Liverpool defender Glen Johnson believes Tottenham winger Dejan Kulusevski could be an ideal replacement for Mo Salah. ‌View 3 Images Glen Johnson thinks Liverpool should consider signing Dejan Kulusevski to replace Mo Salah (Image: Ryan Pierse/Getty Images)"Dejan Kulusevski a replacement for Mohamed Salah? Spurs had originally targeted Luis Diaz, who was playing for Porto at the time, but turned to Kulusevski after Liverpool hijacked their move for the Colombian.

Eddie Howe spoke of his 'devastation' after Lamine Yamal snatched a draw for Barcelona with the last kick of the game at a raucous St James' Park. We've showed we can play against the very best when we're at our best.' A really good performance from the team, very, very good in all phases, really. I thought we limited them with a really good defensive performance from the team and I thought we attacked really well too. 'With the ball, we made not a good game.

Declan Rice warned Arsenal team‑mate is in the race for the Ballon d'OrAnders Limpar believes Declan Rice is leading a two-horse race with Arsenal team-mate for the Ballon d'Or if the Gunners win everything this seasonView 2 Images Declan Rice is a Ballon d’Or contender (Image: James Marsh/Shutterstock)Former Premier League midfielder Anders Limpar reckons Declan Rice is locked in a two-horse race with Arsenal team-mate Gabriel Magalhaes for the Ballon d'Or this season. ‌Speaking to Fruity King, the former Gunner Limpar explained: "The Ballon d'Or will be between two Arsenal players this year - Declan Rice, who is the engine, and Gabriel. "But up to this point, it is Declan Rice. ‌View 2 Images Rice told he's competing with team‑mate Gabriel for the Ballon d’Or (Image: Getty Images)"You can see that they rely on him. But also you see the recent Ballon d'Or winners, what they've won during their season.

Feis Maitiú in Cork (2004)The young Jessie Buckley honed her musical and performance skills at Feis Maitiú, the hugely popular music and drama festival held every year in Fr Mathew Hall in Cork. Jessie Buckley came first, in the Irish harp under 14s, at Feis Maitiu in Cork in 2004. Fargo (2020)Buckley again gained strong reviews for her role as Oraetta Mayflower in series four of the hit US show. Buckley got rave reviews for her role as Sally Bowles, alongside Eddie Redmayne, in an adaptation of the classic musical. Both Saoirse Ronan and Ruth Negga have come close to a Best Actress accolade, nominated four times and once respectively.

The sad story of at least two girls killed during rough sex sessions at Jeffrey Epstein’s remote New Mexico ranch is closer to being told, following a massive police swoop on the 7,500 acre property. Before his suicide in 2019, the convicted pedophile reportedly openly discussed plans to use his 7,500-acre Zorro Ranch as a base to inseminate multiple women and produce his own enhanced bloodline. Epstein bought Zorro Ranch in 1993 from Bruce King, a former three-time New Mexico governor. Several lawsuits by anonymous 'Jane Doe' plaintiffs also allege sexual abuse at Zorro Ranch. Sisters Maria (left) and Annie Farmer visited Zorro Ranch in 1996 under the guise of an art commission.

The New Lion could not deliver JP McManus a Champion Hurdle success on his 75th birthday but the sport’s biggest owner still celebrated in style with a 208-1 handicap double at Cheltenham on Tuesday. That winner, trained by Jonjo and AJ O’Neill, edged out McManus’s 3-1 favourite Jagwar although any betting pain was temporary compared to an 86th festival success for Cheltenham’s most successful owner. He rode a winner of this same race for me a few years ago on Alfie Sherin (in 2012),” McManus said. “Everybody leans towards coming to Cheltenham and it means so much to so many.”Willie Mullins and Nicky Henderson attending day one of the 2026 Cheltenham Festival. I can’t call him a Grade One horse, but he is definitely a Graded horse in a handicap,” Dan Skelton said.

Newcastle were one foul and one penalty kick away from everything that Eddie Howe had dreamed of. A Newcastle team pushing forward to the beat of the Gallowgate's drum. A Barcelona team in retreat far more often than maybe they had expected. But the margins are wafer thin at this elevated level of the game and Barcelona are not a team that loses very often. Barnes' shot across goal struck the post and Joelinton shovelled in the rebound only to be flagged at least two yards offside.

Photograph: IRIB via TelegramMangled missile fragments purporting to be from the deadly strikes that hit a naval base and elementary school in southern Iran on February 28th bear the markings of a US cruise missile, according to new photos. The remnants appear to be from a US-made Tomahawk cruise missile manufactured in 2014 or later. On Saturday, US president Donald Trump made the assertion that the school was hit by Iran, without offering any proof. Trevor Ball, a former US army explosive ordnance disposal technician who works with the research collective Bellingcat, also identified the components as being part of a Tomahawk missile. He has identified similar missile remnants photographed at other attack sites in Iran since the start of the Israeli-US war.

The co-founder of the Blackrock, Hermitage and Galway Clinics, James M Sheehan is one of four appellants to stall plans by Cairn Homes for 252 homes in Blackrock in south Dublin. Sheehan has lodged an appeal with An Coimúisin Pleanála against the decision of Dun LDún Laoghairedown County Council to grant permission to the 236 apartments and 16 houses proposed at Chesterfield, Cross Avenue, Blackrock, Co Dublin. Sheehan of Cross Avenue, Blackrock, contends “numerous properties will lose their privacy due to the height of the proposed apartment blocks”. In a fourth appeal, local resident Ronan O’Dwyer contends that the proposed height of the buildings is excessive. Mr Dwyer states that the requirement for new houses (socially and politically) “should not supersede entirely the requirement for good planning and development”.