His career journey began on a bumpy road, failed college exams, a relocation to London and for a while, things got even bumpier. Ronan Corrigan, left, dates his hugely successful journey into entrepreneurship back to a chance meeting with Justyn Randall. For their first venture together, they built a recruitment business together and then sold it to global recruitment giant Impellum Group for £37 million in 2015. As chance would have it, I met Justin in a nightclub through a mutual friend and we discussed an idea for a recruitment business and luckily, we picked doctors for our focus. The recruitment business gave me that.

He then spent 15 years in software sales with three global leaders in cloud computing and enterprise software. His career pivot point came when he realised that the activity that brought him most joy was when he was coaching sports teams for his boys, Harry and Charlie. Like most people, my early career was something that happened to me rather than it being purposely driven. From there, I moved on to similar roles in software sales with Zendesk and then Intercom, from whom I accepted a redundancy package in 2023. It’s a coaching business I founded two years ago and what began as a small after-school programme has grown quicker and stronger than I dared to hope, with over seven hundred children now taking part every week.

January transfer call madeLiverpool are set to welcome midfielder James McConnell back to Anfield this month. ‌Guehi alternative given seal of approvalThe Reds may be on the hunt for an alternative to Crystal Palace's Marc Guehi this month. "It was a tussle between Guehi and Lacroix, really," Carragher said when discussing his team of the season so far. ‌View 3 Images Guehi's team-mate Lacroix could be an alternative target (Image: Getty Images)Warnock told Aceodds: "I think Marc Guehi would be a really good replacement. "I think if they were to sign either Guehi or Lacroix, they would be very happy with either choice.

After a rocky start to the season, the Reds have stabilised under Arne Slot and currently sit in fourth place. Antoine Semenyo - BournemouthAntoine Semenyo has been linked with virtually every club in England after a superb start to the 2025/26 season. ‌Mohamed SalahThe potential departure of Mohamed Salah has been a hot topic in recent months following his public spat with Slot. The Liverpool legend accused the club of "throwing him under the bus" after being omitted from the starting line-up for three consecutive matches. ‌Despite the Liverpool manager insisting he has "moved on" from the dispute, rumours about Salah's possible exit continue to swirl.

Restaurant review: ‘When a tiny plate with four minute slices of wagyu beef arrives, we all laugh at the Lilliputian helping – but it’s incredibly good’Our food critic is already planning a return to this Japanese delight in Temple BarDaruma restaurant. Photo: Gerry MooneyKaty McGuinness Today at 06:30In the hope you’re not planning to do anything so rash as to forswear alcohol or delicious food for the month of January, a month that’s enough of a slog as it is without the need to pile on added deprivation, but may be craving meals not centred around the trifecta of cream, cheese and hefty quantities of roast meat, I offer for your delectation my latest discovery: Daruma.

You can make it happen if you stick to one new habit at a time. Here’s howWe all run headfirst into January with notions of healthy living before the wheels come off. But it doesn’t have to be this way, if you look at Andromeda Godfrey’s ‘Just One Habit’It's good to plan out what you want to achieve in the new year. Photo: GettySuzanne Harrington Today at 06:30Here we go. Physically, intellectually, financially, spiritually, socially – everything is up for improvement.

No children, no functions, no phones – How Monart Destination Spa has stayed at the very top for 20 yearsGeneral manager Mark Browne reveals how a house in a field in Enniscorthy became one of the world’s leading hotel attractionsInside Monart Destination Spa - Ireland's leading 5-star resortCillian Boggan Wexford People Today at 06:30Just a few years before the late Brian Lenihan famously said that he had the misfortune of being appointed as Finance Minister as the Irish property boom was coming to a “shuddering end”, Wexford man Mark Browne had the privilege of being appointed as General Manager of Wexford’s Monart Destination Spa – a converted 19th century country house in a field outside Enniscorthy.

Ranae Von Meding (centre) with her wife Audrey and children Ali, Arya, and Eva, nine. Photo: PAA woman’s one-year-old son is among “thousands” stuck in a legal limbo because of Ireland’s laws around donor conception. Baby Ali was born through a process known as reciprocal IVF, during which Ranae von Meding (38) became pregnant with an embryo created using an egg from her wife Audrey and donor sperm.

Ruth Medjber’s life stories: ‘All of the plans Sean made when he married his love, all the dreams and hopes they shared, they’ve all changed’Ina new project, photographer Ruth Medjber is asking ordinary people to share their extraordinary tales. This week, she meets Sean Smith who was widowed at age 35Sean Smyth photographed by Ruth Medjber for the series, Sin Scéal EileRuth Medjber Today at 06:30In a project that will see me meet and chat with 365 people in one year, my heart felt it was right to start with my friend, Sean Smyth. We chose to shoot in the National Botanic Gardens in Dublin, as the last time I photographed Sean – in March 2025 – we also went there.

Catholic Primate of Ireland Archbishop Eamon Martin said he is 'saddened when I see people of faith online who seem "armed to the teeth", and who persist in "othering" and accentuating difference'. Photograph: Tom HonanAggression by Christian commentators on social media has been described by the Catholic Primate of Ireland as “not of God”. In a new year message, Archbishop Eamon Martin expressed concern that social media may be influencing people to come to conversations and relationships as if “armed for battle”. He said he is “saddened when I see people of faith online who seem ‘armed to the teeth’, and who persist in ‘othering’ and accentuating difference”. It was “particularly disappointing when you see this from Christians online who label and dismiss others because of their race, religion or some other perceived difference.

More than 414,000 households in receipt of the fuel allowance will see a €5 increase, bringing weekly payments to €38. Photograph: Stephen Collins/CollinsMore than 1.5 million people in receipt of core weekly social welfare payments are to receive an average of €520 more this year as part of a €1 billion package. The increases agreed under Budget 2026 will take effect from Thursday and will see a €10 uplift in the maximum rate of all core weekly payments. This will benefit more than 1.5 million people, including pensioners, carers, those with disabilities, and jobseekers, according to the Department of Social Protection. Separately, the income thresholds for the working family payment will increase by €60 per week for all family sizes.

Falafel in Temple Bar, where you'll find a calm and hospitable taste of Iraq, with no drama. All of which is only to explain why Falafel on Essex Street in Temple Bar has become a quiet favourite. The Palestinian falafel (€13.90) arrives as a generous spread: five crisp, golden orbs with a thin drift of tahina across the top, steaming hot. Mezze Plate, Falafel and Halloumi, and Shawarma Arabia at Falafel. For all the colour and noise of Temple Bar, this small room keeps a different pace.

Kendall Robbins, Mel Robbins and Sawyer Robbins on stage at the end of the sold-out Let Them tour on May 2nd, 2025 in Boston, Massachusetts. Photograph: Scott Eisen/GettyThe Let Them Theory: A Life-Changing Tool That Millions of People Can’t Stop Talking About by mother and daughter Mel and Sawyer Robbins is Ireland’s bestselling book of 2025, shifting 38,885 copies. The Let Them Theory, published in Ireland in December 2024, has sold more than 8 million copies worldwide. It was recently named Irish Book of the Year. The Impossible Fortune is the UK’s bestselling title, followed by The Housemaid and Always Remember.

Mark my words: 2026 is going to be the year of the pigeon and I for one couldn’t be happier. I will accept that there is an element of confirmation bias at play here given my fondness for these tiny, gutsy, mangle-footed postmen of the sky. Pigeon hate must be stopped.” Paulson also referenced the fact that humans domesticated the pigeon thousands of years ago so that they could be used to carry messages. Once the domesticated birds were no longer useful to humans, they were left to fend for themselves. I have pigeon art, pigeon ornaments, even a tattoo of a pigeon wearing wellies.

Photo: GettyDrivers dawdling too lone at drop-off points outside Dublin Airport’s departure terminals accumulated a total of 1,931 fixed penalty notices, according to the Dublin Airport Authority (DAA). The authority’s newly-released 2025 figures also named the airport’s five most commonly discarded ‘lost property’ items. Otherwise, Dublin Airport said that it is on track to have welcomed more than 35 million passengers across roughly 240,000 flights in 2025. Managing those volumes kept Dublin Airport Police busy, with officers responding to 15,500 incidents across the two terminals over the course of the year. Duty-free sales rounded out the year, with more than 43 tonnes of Toblerone sold at Dublin Airport in 2025.