Irish women would have to continue to work for an extra 10 years while contributing to a pension in order to match men’s retirement savings, according to research by Aviva Life & Pensions Ireland, which identified a 31% national gender pension gap. In addition, 65% of working women over 50 have never calculated how many paydays they have left until retirement, compared to 53% of men. Aviva said this is a “simple” but “effective indicator of how much time they have remaining” to prepare for retirement. Aviva said women are also more likely to face barriers to starting or continuing pension saving, including working part time, 23% compared to 7% of men; and providing for unpaid care, 36% compared to 26% of men. The firm added that its modelling shows that women typically earn less over their working lives, start pensions later, and take more career breaks.

March 08, 2026 15:38 UTC

Arsenal fans told to 'book tickets for the final' after huge Champions League boostArsenal are favourites to win the Champions League and, after the draw was made, Joe Cole is convinced they will at least making the final in Budapest later this yearView 2 Images Arsenal have been perfect in Europe this season (Image: Piero Cruciatti/Anadolu via Getty Images)Joe Cole has told Arsenal fans to "book your tickets for Budapest" with the pundit adamant they are going to the Champions League final. ‌Mikel Arteta's side are already down as the tournament favourites and has dodged the likes of Manchester City, Real Madrid and Bayern until the final. Latest news, analysis and much more on Mirror Football's Facebook page‌"I think, personally, it’s going to be an Arsenal versus Manchester City final. I’m not sure on the other side, with Manchester City you still don’t know because there’s too many good teams. "In summery, the Champions League draw, they’ve opened it up, someone has rolled it across the goal for Arsenal.

March 08, 2026 15:36 UTC

Lando Norris fears a ‘big accident’ under the new regulations introduced for yesterday’s Australian Grand Prix – while Max Verstappen hinted that he might walk away from the sport over what he called ‘chaos’. After the season-opening race won by George Russell for a dominant Mercedes team, the reigning and former world champions decried the rules. I think F1 and the FIA are willing to listen, and I hope there is some action. We want it to be Formula One, proper Formula One on steroids, but today that wasn’t the case. ‘The truth is last year we had the same engine as them and McLaren did a better job than us and beat us.

March 08, 2026 15:32 UTC

“Look, it is massive for us,” Kelleher said following last Friday night’s 27-17 win over Wales. “We've put ourselves in a good position to win that Triple Crown. “I suppose we were obviously very happy to get the win. “Every game is so tough so we were obviously happy getting the bonus point. Overall we were very happy to get the win and the bonus points considering how difficult the Test match was.”

March 08, 2026 15:21 UTC

But audiences grew and grew over six series until the BBC joined forces with Netflix, and Peaky Blinders became a worldwide hit. Now Tommy is back for a final time in a big-budget movie called Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man. But as for the Peaky Blinders movie, will anyone who has not followed all six seasons have a clue what’s going on? 'Then when people started dressing like Peaky Blinders and getting their hair cut and having themed weddings and all of that stuff. And he would not be using the opening scenes and closing credits of Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man to honour his mother’s lost friends.

March 08, 2026 15:20 UTC





The reporter brutally mocked by Donald Trump in an excruciating press conference moment on Friday has spoken out to give his side of the story. 'As you know, my son Joe is a high-level D-1 athlete, third-year relief pitcher, University of Maryland,' Fredericks boldly told Trump. In a moment which has gone viral on social media, Trump stopped him in his tracks by asking: 'How would I know that?' Reporter: As you know, my son Joe is a college baseball player…Trump: How would I know that? Fredericks has now given his response to the very viral moment, telling the Daily Mail on Saturday that there was 'no offense taken' from his 'light-hearted' exchange with the president.

March 08, 2026 15:20 UTC

'When I walked out, all I saw was my grandpa's shoes, his glasses and his phone,' Fell told the Daily Mail. Donald Russell, pictured left, died in the hospital after he was dragged in a carjacking gone wrong in FebruaryRussell's granddaughter described him as a kind and caring man who loved to talk. He died in the hospital after suffering severe injuriesAnniyah Fell, pictured, spoke to the Daily Mail about the horror carjacking. Russell died in the hospital on February 23. Fell said she did not think Moats' family wanted to speak with them.

March 08, 2026 15:20 UTC

Now 23 years on from that momentous occasion in Liverpool, there are dreams of adding a Gold Cup winner’s name to that roll of honour, Spillane’s Tower prepares for his staring role at the Cheltenham Festival. “There’s plenty of excitement, I don’t think psychologically we’ve gone there yet in our heads that he is a runner in the Gold Cup for us,” said the trainer’s daughter and racing pundit Jane Mangan. “He’s a runner in the Gold Cup for a trainer with less than 10 horses in training. I’ll hopefully do the paddock analysis for the Gold Cup, wish my parents good luck and then watch it on air, but it’s the job. Where else would you want to be when your dad has a runner in the Gold Cup?”Where would you want to be indeed.

March 08, 2026 15:16 UTC

But Mr Tal died after the alleged impromptu surgery with the battery-powered saw at the town's riverfront Fitzgerald Park in the early hours of February 19, 2022. A retiree, Mr Tal had been living on the town's outskirts for about two years in a four-bedroom house with his daughter, son-in-law and their children. After the discovery of Mr Tal's body, Innisfail police officers arrived at the scene within minutes, ahead of paramedics who were unable to revive him. Hunter described Mr Tal's family as 'shocked' and 'distressed', and said the whole Innisfail community had been traumatised and affected. Mr Yalu has spent some of the years awaiting trial at the Lotus Glen Correctional Centre, just south of Mareeba in the Atherton Tablelands.

March 08, 2026 15:09 UTC

It took longer than normal for the United States to wake up against Great Britain, but the bat of Kyle Schwarber shot them out from a slumber and off to a resounding 9-1 win in the World Baseball Classic. For the following four innings, the Americans were left wondering when the door would open for them to take the lead. But it was the bat of Philadelphia Phillies slugger Kyle Schwarber that broke the game open. Skubal struck out five and gave up the single earned run on two hits. Team USA plays its next game on Monday night against rivals Mexico.

March 08, 2026 15:07 UTC

Jon Rahm won the LIV Golf Hong Kong event on Sunday for his first individual title since 2024. Rahm shot six-under in the final round and finished 23-under for the tournament, three shots ahead of runner-up Thomas Detry. The Spaniard hadn’t won a title since LIV Golf Chicago in 2024.

March 08, 2026 15:04 UTC

You may have the alluring stars Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi cavorting on the moors in your crimson adaptation of Wuthering Heights. With Maga’s version of Wuthering Heights, the far less alluring but equally intertwined Kristi Noem and Corey Lewandowski have been cavorting over the swamp, scandalising the capital as they’ve spread their cruelty far and wide. An Atlantic story called Lewandowski and Noem “the First Couple of a Dysfunctional DHS”. Like Cathy in Wuthering Heights, Noem was aspirational, always trying to move up. Noem called the subject “tabloid garbage”.

March 08, 2026 15:04 UTC

In a National Hurling League game a couple of weeks ago, referee Johnny Murphy penalised a team for a technical infraction that was a mystery to everyone except Murphy. But the gap between how the game is played and how the rules are framed has never been greater. Photograph: Ken Sutton/InphoWhen the whistle blows, the referee is often one of the co-accused, as if enforcement is a crime too. Photograph: Bryan Keane/Inpho“I was told afterwards (by his assessor) that it was the hardest game I would ever referee. What he sees for hurling referees now is a more challenging landscape than ever.

March 08, 2026 15:01 UTC

Eddie Howe makes telling comment in Man City-Arsenal title battle - 'They're the best'Manchester City continued their recent dominance over Newcastle on Saturday night and Eddie Howe admits that Pep Guardiola's side again look like the best team in the countryView 2 Images Eddie Howe was hugely impressed by Man City - who beat his team for the fourth time this seasonEddie Howe admits Manchester City are the "best team they've faced" this season after his Newcastle side were beaten by them for a fourth time this campaign. ‌City marched on in the FA Cup as they came from behind to secure a 3-1 win at St James' Park. But they remain on Arsenal's tail and can close the gap should they win their game in hand. That’s why, for me, they’ve been the best team that we’ve continually faced and today I thought they were in a really good place and we just fell out of energy." "That’s why they’ve been the best team for so long and I think they’re coming back into the type of form that makes them that team again.

March 08, 2026 14:53 UTC

Sir Richard Branson has warned that Britain must prepare for war in space and to 'dominate' the industry for the sake of national security. Sir Richard said the UK is 'capable' of 'matching' competitors China, Russia and the US to dominate space, but added that government support for space companies is 'another matter'. Several countries have Space Commands within their militaries including the US, India, Russia, China and the UK - the latter based at RAF High Wycombe. Join the debate Should Britain put money into space defence or focus on urgent needs here on Earth? Chinese satellites have been spotted 'dogfighting' in space, practising moving aggressively within less than a mile of each other suggesting they are preparing for space warfare.

March 08, 2026 14:53 UTC