A fundraiser has been set up to help repatriate the bodies of two brothers who drowned while fishing in west Clare. Tajuddin Safi, aged in his 30s, and Salahuddin Safi, aged in his 20s, drowned after being swept to sea while fishing off rocks near Doonbeg on Tuesday. The brothers, originally from Afghanistan, lived in Limerick and had travelled to Clare to fish. Hundreds of people gathered on Wednesday for a vigil in Limerick, and more than €13,000 has been raised to help repatriate their bodies to their home country. We are raising funds to repatriate Tajuddin and Salahuddin to Afghanistan so they can be laid to rest with dignity and surrounded by loved ones one last time.

Jon Boutcher condemned those who carried out the attack as “cowards” and said dissident republican groups “have no support and nothing to offer”. Mr Boutcher said the incident is “likely to have been a sad attempt to appear relevant ahead of planned dissident Republican parades over Easter”. “It’s been some time since the Chief Constable has come before this board in the aftermath of a dissident Republican attack towards our officers. “These events are a timely reminder that the threat level in Northern Ireland remains at substantial meaning at any time an attack is likely. “Those who attacked Lurgan police station should reflect on those stations being a place of safety for vulnerable people,” he said.

Mr Martin said the conflict will have a range of impacts, including increased inflation and higher costs for products derived from oil, such as fertiliser, plastics and helium used in semiconductors. Cumulatively, all of those will have impact,” Mr Martin told Newstalk Breakfast. “Hauliers are key to trade, hauliers are key to getting food on our shelves and so on like that. Mr Martin added: “We took specific measures in terms of enabling pharmaceuticals, enabling all of that. Acknowledging the economic pain caused by the conflict, Mr Trump blamed a “short-term” rise in gas prices on Iran’s actions and insisted the US had become energy independent.

Farmers are being advised to take immediate steps to manage rising fuel and input costs as global oil prices surge. The Government has announced a €235m emergency fuel package, including temporary reductions in excise duties. Still, Irish Farm Accounts Co-operative Society Limited (Ifac) is warning farmers should act now to protect cash flow and manage costs in the months ahead. The Government’s package included temporary reductions in fuel excise and adjustments to the Nora levy, with changes to the diesel rebate scheme. Ifac is encouraging farmers to engage with their adviser to assess the specific impact on their business and identify the most appropriate response.”

The Agri-food regulator will assist in protecting farmers against unfair trading practices. The European Parliament on February 12 adopted new measures to protect European farmers from unfair trading practices (UTPs) by buyers of agricultural and food products. The regulation introduces a mutual assistance mechanism through which national regulators can exchange information or ask other authorities to collaborate on investigations into unfair trading practices. This person will be the primary point of contact for enforcement authorities and will be obliged to facilitate investigations into unfair trading practices. To strengthen the protection of farmers, the new legislation will allow member states to intervene automatically and stop cross-border unfair trading practices on their own initiative without needing a complaint from a producer.

Croke Park has been confirmed as the venue for an August 12th friendly between Manchester United and Leeds United. The game is subject to Leeds retaining their Premier League place and not qualifying for the Community Shield via the FA Cup. It will be the first soccer fixture played at Croke Park since 2009, when the Republic of Ireland faced France in a World Cup play-off in front of 79,000 fans. And it will be the first club soccer fixture played at GAA HQ. Manchester United director of football Jason Wilcox said: “We’re excited to be heading to Dublin to face Leeds United as part of our pre-season preparations ahead of a big campaign.

The Revenue Commissioners wrote off more than €270m in unpaid taxes last year, a sharp climb of more than 70% on 2024 figures. The surge in write-offs was driven mainly by businesses going bust and fallout from tax ‘warehousing’ during covid-19. It said the sharp rise in write-offs last year was primarily down to timing, rather than policy change in how such debts are handled. Data released under freedom of information shows €271.5m in tax was subject to what Revenue termed a “write-out” process last year. The information note said it expected the sharp increase in 2025 to “moderate over time as recoveries from insolvency processes are realised and written back”.

By Grainne Ni Aodha, Press AssociationThe project boss for the Metrolink, Seán Sweeney, has announced his resignation. “It is with deep regret that I leave MetroLink, however, I know it is the right thing to do for everyone. “A programme like MetroLink will have many parents and I always believed my role was to get the programme up and running. “MetroLink is no longer a ‘proposed’ plan; it is a live delivery project. “Seán has assembled an executive team with over 250 years of collective experience in delivering global mega-projects.

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It said the total volume of affected travel around the region is currently the equivalent of about a day and a half of its normal daily operations. Unsurprisingly, bookings are down 63 per cent, average nightly room rates are down 28 and cancellation rates are up 163 per cent. Here, bookings are down 54 per cent, average nightly room rates are down 15 per cent and cancellation rates are down 75 per cent. Bookings are down 18 per cent, nightly room rates are up 6 per cent and cancellation rates are down 30 per cent. Spooked British tourists have started cancelling their holidays to Cyprus with hotel bookings down 40 percent on the island as war rages in the Middle East.

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Lorna Luxe has revealed she is considering having children after the tragic death of her late husband John Andrews in February. Lorna has also revealed she has undergone a 'stressful' life change after she was forced to move house once again. And now Lorna has moved into a new temporary home while she awaits the renovations being complete. She wrote: 'I'm having to be John today and head to Ghost House in a bit for the quarterly site progress meeting. It's meant to be six months, so massively over the time frame, but I think I'm going to get a house back that I'm really happy with.

After a picture-perfect launch Wednesday evening, Artemis II is one step closer to the moon. If the mission continues as planned, the Orion capsule will reach the moon in five days, by Monday night. If any serious problems arise while Orion is still in Earth orbit, mission managers will bring the astronauts home. Explaining the Artemis II mission. [ Artemis II lifts off on first crewed mission to the moon in more than 50 yearsOpens in new window ][ Why are humans returning to the moon?Opens in new window ]

Arsenal urged to beat Chelsea in summer transfer race for ex-Real Madrid starComo ace Nico Paz, who was once of Real Madrid, has shone for the Italian side and Arsenal have been encouraged to pursue the Argentine despite interest from the likes of ChelseaView 2 Images Nico Paz has excelled in an impressive Como outfitArsenal have been urged to land Como's Nico Paz this summer despite former club Real Madrid having a buy-back option and Chelsea also being keen. ‌Paz, who is managed by former Arsenal star Cesc Fabregas, has been at the Italian side since 2024 when he left Los Blancos. The former England star said on TNT Sports: "There’s a young lad at Como, Nico Paz. There’s an option for him to go back to Real Madrid but if I’m Arsenal… This kid – you’ll see him at the World Cup. Mikel Arteta will already know that this boy will be a star and if you don’t ask you don’t get.

Trent Alexander-Arnold was open about how things were different at Liverpool before his exitTrent Alexander-Arnold had to adapt his game under Arne Slot before leaving for Real MadridView 3 Images Trent Alexander-Arnold said goodbye to Liverpool almost a year ago (Image: Liverpool FC via Getty Images)Trent Alexander-Arnold revealed the adjustments he made to his game six months before departing Liverpool for Real Madrid. The academy graduate spent only one campaign under Arne Slot before concluding he required a fresh challenge. He added: "The manager will dissect how they press so we can outnumber the way they press. Throughout the game, there's a lot of things going on but if I understand it then it'll work. View 3 Images Alexander-Arnold had to adapt his game under Arne Slot (Image: AP)Whether these tweaks played a part in Alexander-Arnold's decision to depart the club remains uncertain.