Seán O’CearbhaillNew chair of Offaly Volunteer CentreCommunity activist and former local councillor Birr native Seán O’Cearbhaill is the incoming chairperson of the Offaly Volunteer Centre. He was elected at the AGM of the centre on Monday last, which heard that having been established by a board of volunteers in 2020, the centre has grown steadily. It currently has over 1,200 volunteers in the county and helps support organisations to deliver a comprehensive service to their communities. She also thanked the original board members, Molly Buckley, Tullamore, Malachy Mangan from Daingean and Declan Costello from Kilcormac for their unwavering support throughout her years as Manager of Offaly Volunteer Centre. Molly Buckley, outgoing Chairperson, thanked her fellow board members and it was “good to be leaving Offaly Volunteer Centre in such good hands”.

Roberto De Zerbi dealt early injury blow after taking Tottenham reinsBy George Sessions, Press AssociationNew Tottenham boss Roberto De Zerbi has already been dealt an injury blow after midfielder Pape Sarr was unable to feature for Senegal in their friendly with Gambia. It adds to an already-complicated start to life at Spurs after De Zerbi’s appointment faced opposition from sections of the fanbase. Three supporters’ groups produced ‘No to De Zerbi’ statements last Friday, owing to past comments about Marseille forward Mason Greenwood. PA understands Spurs carefully considered and discussed the comments and sentiments around Greenwood with De Zerbi during negotiations. “That said, we’re Spurs through and through… our support for the club we love, the community and each other goes way beyond any one appointment.”

The circumstances in bringing Lynch and English into consistent midfield partnership were not as Limerick would have liked. O’Donovan’s subsequent shoulder injury, suffered next time out against Offaly, brought Lynch and English into midfield business. If it was the master dictating Limerick’s midfield rhythm in the eight-point win over Cork, it was the apprentice giving the lesson against Galway. Heading into Sunday’s latest collision of red and green, this is a department where Cork have to somehow curb the influence of the in-form Lynch-English act. He's pushing himself and trying to keep making himself better and improving.”Ciarán Joyce of Cork is tackled by Adam English of Limerick.

A Garda drone unit has also been established which will be used to pursue criminals by the end of this year, Mr Kelly said. The case of the garda prosecuted for his driving for pursuit of scrambler bikes has “crystallised some of the issues” around pursuit, Mr Kelly said. Mr Kelly added that drones will also be used by gardaí in everyday policing by the end of this year or the start of 2027. “They provide real-time support for officers on the ground,” Mr Kelly said. A “lot of work” has already been done for drone use ahead of the EU presidency, Mr Kelly said.

Should Saka be unavailable, Arteta will have to assess his options as he bids to keep Arsenal's Treble challenge on course. In the Premier League, Martinelli contributed with assists against Leeds and Sunderland from the right after coming off the bench. An alternative option would be a bold one, as Arteta could opt to throw 16-year-old Max Dowman into the mix. Rice has been a near ever-present in the Gunners' midfield this season - missing just one of their Premier League matches. The withdrawal of Martin Zubimendi - who has started 30 of Arsenal's 31 Premier League games - from Spain duty with a knee problem would be an added concern.

Fulham midfielder Alex Iwobi saw red while playing for his country in a friendly on the back of a bizarre reaction to a tackle. This week, however, he had a day to forget in his side's friendly against Jordan when he was sent off in the second-half after coming on as a substitute on the hour mark. With the score at 2-2 and into stoppage time, Iwobi saw red in more ways than one when he took exception to a pull back and jumped on his opponent. His actions triggered a mass brawl, with players from both sides, including the substitutes, involved in a pushing match. When things had calmed down, Iwobi was given his marching orders in what was a sour end to the game.

King Charles III hosted a banquet at Windsor Castle for US President Donald Trump last September, and will visit the US for a return engagement. Mr Trump put the dates as April 27-30. “I look forward to spending time with the King, whom I greatly respect,’’ Mr Trump said on Truth Social. But that hasn’t stopped Mr Trump from chiding the UK for refusing to allow US aircraft to use British bases for offensive operations against Iran. Ed Davey, leader of the opposition Liberal Democrats, said Mr Starmer had shown “a staggering lack of backbone” by allowing the state visit to go ahead.

The Dublin-based drone delivery company, founded and led by Bobby Healy, has now raised $110m in total. Investors in the new Series B round include Cathie Wood’s Ark InvestDrone delivery firm Manna has raised $50m (€43.1m) in a new Series B funding round with plans for 400 extra jobs in Ireland and the US. Investors in the Series B round include ARK Invest, associated with celebrity investor Cathie Wood and known for backing companies such as OpenAI, Anthropic, Tesla and SpaceX. Enterprise Trade and Employment Minister Peter Burke welcomed the company’s Series B funding announcement. Enterprise Ireland’s continued investment reflects its focus on supporting bold founders with ambition to scale internationally from an Irish base.

The 2026 Nitrates Derogation applications are now open and can be completed via the Agfood portal. “Opening the 2026 Nitrates Derogation is a significant milestone for me as minister for agriculture, having secured a three-year extension to the derogation towards the end of last year. In addition, nitrogen and phosphorus statements, detailing each holding’s bovine grassland stocking rate for 2025, are available on the department’s online Agfood system. The previous year’s stocking rate determines each farm’s grassland fertiliser allowance as set out in the Good Agricultural Practice for Protection of Waters Regulations (S.I. The minister also confirmed that the Irish Cattle Breeding Federation (ICBF) website has opened to facilitate dairy farmers to confirm their dairy band for 2026.

An experienced rock climber who died following a fall from a height whilst climbing cliffs in Baltimore in West Cork would have lost consciousness immediately and not suffered in any way, an inquest has heard. The native of Rome in Italy often went out climbing with members of the Cork Climbing Club. The couple had been together for three years and had gone climbing together in Kerry, Cork, and Wicklow. Ms Martin told an inquest in Clonakilty, Co Cork, that Lorenzo had decided to go climbing in Baltimore on the morning of September 4, 2025. She last saw him at around 9.30am that day when she left their home in Blackpool in Cork city.

Met Éireann is warning of stormy conditions over the Easter bank holiday weekend with a nationwide weather advisory in place from Friday. It will be windy or possibly stormy in places on Saturday, and Met Éireann said it is likely that weather warnings will be issued. "Outbreaks of rain and drizzle will gradually move into west and southwest counties, later pushing into rest of the country, accompanied by freshening southwest winds," Met Éireann said. From Good Friday, when the weather advisory comes into place, there will be wet and windy weather, however, it will be mild with temperatures hitting highs of 14C. Saturday will follow suit, but Easter Sunday should be better with Met Éireann saying "current indications show a cool and breezy day with sunny spells and showers".

A homeless couple are sleeping in their car on the roads of Kildare and are seeking emergency married accommodation from the county council, a High Court judge was told on Wednesday. Colm O’Dwyer, for the Lawrences, said the couple had been made homeless on December 29 and been led to believe Kildare County Council had no accommodation available for married couples. She had later been offered individual hostel accommodation but had turned it down on the need to be with her husband. Judge Mulcahy said the council had offered both of the Lawrences accommodation and he felt the county council may wish to have information placed before the court. “I feel the council should be put on notice of this application and I will give you leave to bring a new application before the court next Wednesday on notice to Kildare County Council,” Judge Mulcahy said.

The yellow weather warning covers the whole country, beginning at 6pm on Saturday and running until 12 noon the following day. This will lead to a spell of very strong winds later on Saturday and overnight into Easter Sunday morning. “We have issued yellow warnings for wind for Scotland, Northern Ireland, and northern parts of both England and Wales for Saturday night into Sunday, when very strong winds could cause disruption. There is a chance of very strong winds in the west of Scotland, where gusts of 80 to 90mph could be possible. Due to the warnings this weekend, we recommend keeping an eye on our latest forecasts as the week progresses.”

Furious animal lovers claim they weren't warned before an entire pack of wolves they had adopted were euthanised at a wildlife park. Last week, Wildwood Trust in Canterbury said it was forced to make the 'absolute last resort' decision due to 'severe aggression' between the pack. A spokeswoman for Wildwood Trust said: 'We know this news has been deeply upsetting for many people, and we understand the strength of feeling around it. They explained the wolf pack has been stable for nearly a decade. We are carrying out an internal review, as we do following any significant welfare decision, to ensure we continue to meet the highest standards of care.

Two brothers who drowned while fishing in west Clare have been named locally. 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. Emergency services were alerted by family members after the two men were swept into the sea at about 2pm. It is understood that five men were fishing in the area, which has been the scene of several tragedies in the past.