Ryanair is planning to take out advertisements on Fox News in the US in the weeks ahead of St Patrick’s Day, to highlight the Irish Government’s failure to lift the passenger cap at Dublin Airport. O’Leary expects US airlines, including the lobbying group Airlines for America (A4A), to also intensify their efforts on the issue putting the passenger cap “front and centre” for the Taoiseach’s US visit. This month, Airlines for America (A4A) made a formal complaint to the US Department of Transport regarding the passenger cap. The airlines want the White House to curtail transatlantic flights from Ireland to America in response, unless the passenger cap at Dublin Airport is removed. The Ryanair boss was commenting as Ryanair Holdings published financial results for the third quarter of its 2026 financial year.

The company said the new jobs will span software engineering, security, data and artificial intelligence (AI), and enterprise technology operations. (Alamy/PA)Dublin-based IT services firm Origina is to create 350 jobs in Ireland as part of an expansion of its operations, supported by Enterprise Ireland. The company said the new roles would be based primarily in Dublin, where Origina is establishing a new global headquarters in Sandyford. The company said the new jobs would span software engineering, security, data and artificial intelligence (AI), and enterprise technology operations. The company said the new jobs will span software engineering, security, data and artificial intelligence (AI), and enterprise technology operations.

Kim O'Leary, outside her late mother's house in Ballymun, which was boarded up by Dublin City Council. The family had moved there 21 years ago from the old flats as part of the Ballymun regeneration scheme. On January 14th, Kim, who lives in Clondalkin, contacted the council to ask about accessing and then surrendering her mother’s home. I started trying to get through to DCC but there was no answer.”Michelle went straight to a local council office. Even if they had said, ‘You have two weeks to clear the house’ and let us come and go then.

Batteries that are put into household waste run the risk of being crushed in bin lorries, leading to possible explosions. Photograph: Gerard Bottino/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty ImagesWhen your telly remote control claps out, what do you do with the old batteries? A soapy smell, hissing, swelling, heating and smoking from old batteries are all signs of danger. So if you have a stash of waste batteries piling up at home, take it to your nearest collection point sooner rather than later. Recycling batteries is free, safe and it protects the environment, says Minister of State at the Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment, Alan Dillon.

Chelsea leave player in tears as Liam Rosenior takes 'unusual' transfer decisionChelsea have decided to recall 20-year-old defender Aaron Anselmino from his season-long loan at Borussia Dortmund to provide cover for a few injured centre-backsView 2 Images Aaron Anselmino bid an emotional farewell to his Borussia Dortmund team-mates (Image: Borussia Dortmund)Chelsea’s decision to recall Aaron Anselmino from his loan deal at Borussia Dortmund has sparked a backlash in Germany. ‌The 20-year-old defender has enjoyed his time with Dortmund, making 10 appearances and contributing a goal and an assist. And Bild reports that the German giants are furious behind the scenes, describing the recall as an ‘unusual’ decision which ‘shakes the football world’. Anselmino cost Chelsea around £15m from Boca Juniors 18 months ago but he has only made one senior appearance for the club so far. View 2 Images Aaron Anselmino loved his time at Borussia Dortmund (Image: Sebastian El-Saqqa/Getty Images)‌He clearly revelled in it.

Jenny Melia, CEO of Enterprise Ireland: figures demonstrate the strength and adaptability of Irish businesses in a challenging global environment. Photograph: Orla Murray/CoalesceDublin-based IT services company Origina is to create 350 new jobs in an expansion it claims will deliver up to €28 million annually for the Irish economy. Both the new jobs created and the net employment gain at Enterprise Ireland companies are the lowest for any year since the pandemic. Enterprise Ireland directly invested almost €50 million in equity in Irish companies, leveraging a total of €440 million in 2025. Individual Enterprise Ireland investments ranged from €100,000 to €2 million, reflecting the agency’s new investment strategy.

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage with former Conservative Party member and former British home secretary Suella Braverman at a press conference on Monday. Photograph: EPAFormer UK home secretary Suella Braverman has become the latest Tory MP to defect to Nigel Farage’s Reform UK. I’m calling time on Tory lies. Her defection brings the ranks of Reform MPs up to eight, including four former Tories who have crossed over since the last general election in 2024. Mr Jenrick, another immigration hardliner, defected to Reform barely two weeks ago.

Her dramatic weight loss has commanded almost as much attention as The Apprentice - and prompted inevitable questions about weight loss jabs. But Baroness Karren Brady insists her physical transformation was achieved the old fashioned way - through a controlled diet and regular exercise - rather than quick fix weekly injections. She told The Sun: 'I’m not on Ozempic, but questions about women’s weight come up far more often than they should. Away from The Apprentice, Brady is also a devoted grandmother to Leo, 22 months, and George, four months, through her daughter, Sophia Peschisolido. 'I have lost quite a bit - I don't know, though, as I don't weigh myself.

Tyson Fury told his comeback from retirement is 'pointless'Tyson Fury retired 12 months ago but recently announced he will return to the ring as he seeks a third reign as heavyweight world championView Image Tyson Fury is hoping to make his boxing comeback within the next few months (Image: )Carl Froch has told Tyson Fury there is no point coming out of retirement. ‌Fury retired 12 months ago but recently announced he will return to the ring as he seeks a third reign as heavyweight world champion. He is expected to fight again in April in a warm-up bout before setting his sights on a world title shot. But as Fury prepares for his comeback in Thailand, former super-middleweight world champion Froch dismissed his return. I don’t want to slander him because it’s Tyson Fury and he is great; he has been a great servant to boxing.

Photograph: Charly Triballeau/AFP via Getty ImagesTens of millions of Americans hunkered down on Monday or ventured out to help ‍neighbours under bitter cold, blizzards andfreezing rain from a huge winter storm that paralysed the eastern United States. From New York and Massachusetts in the ‍northeast to Texas and North Carolina in the south, roads were frozen with ice and buried under snow. Flights were cancelled, schools were shut and volunteers staffed emergency shelters to ‌provide warmth for the needy and homeless. New York governor Kathy Hochul said she had mobilised National ⁠Guard troops in New York City, Long Island and ⁠the Hudson Valley to assist with the state’s emergency storm response. Calling the storm “historic,” US president Donald Trump on Saturday approved federal emergency disaster declarations for a dozen states, mostly in the mid-south.

Olivia Attwood-Dack having ‘blue days’ amid speculation of split with husbandBy Carla Feric, Press Association Entertainment ReporterReality star Olivia Attwood-Dack has said she is having “blue days” amid online speculation she has split with her husband of two years, footballer Bradley Dack. The 34-year-old former Love Island star said the past month has felt like a “nightmare” while speaking to co-host Pete Wicks on their weekly podcast for Kiss FM titled Sunday Roast. Attwood-Dack’s relationship with the Gillingham midfielder, who she married in 2023, has been the subject of a string of headlines over the years. Attwood-Dack said the past month has felt ‘never-ending’ (Ian West/PA) Photo by Ian WestIt has been reported that the couple have separated and Attwood-Dack no longer follows her 31-year-old husband on Instagram. Attwood-Dack replied: “I’m just having blue days.”The couple appeared together on the ITV reality TV show Olivia Marries Her Match which followed the lead up to their wedding in June 2023.

He came close to leaving United last summer, but rejected the chance to join the Saudi Pro League. He also knows United bosses are desperate for him not to leave. But club chiefs will still have to offer Fernandes a deal in the region of £400,000-a-week, making him the highest-paid player. ‌Fernandes knows his value to United - and wants to maximise it. ‌But with Casemiro poised to leave in the summer, United will be getting rid of someone on £400,000-a-week, making them more flexible financially.

Forgotten Irishmen who helped shape America and rest side by side in a quiet Philadelphia graveyardBrigadier General Stephen Moylan first coined the phrase ‘the United States of America’, while Commodore John Barry was celebrated as the ‘father of the US Navy’Irish-American movement aims to honour men and remember their contributions to army and navyA portrait of Commodore Barry circa 1780. Photo: Getty ImagesRalph Riegel Today at 06:30Two Irishmen, Brigadier General Stephen Moylan of Cork and Commodore John Barry of Wexford, who helped shape the very foundations of the United States lie today in modest, almost-overlooked graves just metres apart in an old Philadelphia cemetery.

Takeaways and beauty appointments have no place in penny-pinching mode – which can feel endless as housing costs continually move beyond reachIt’s the last week of January and I’m doing the “big shop”. It’s my first real big shop since the Christmas one and it’s taking me ages because I’m being shrewd, thrifty, frugal or, for want of a better word, cheap. Companies are getting brazen with their new recipes and products and, for once, I can actually eat the free samples they’re giving out. But what’s the greatest thing about being a vegan in Veganuary? It’s the only time being vegan is cheap and I’m all about the savings right now.

Enterprise Ireland’s end-of-year results for 2025 will be released today. The state agency will publish job creation and investment figures for its client companies, along with detail about where growth was concentrated. Ministers including Peter Burke and Alan Dillon are due to attend, alongside Enterprise Ireland chief executive Jenny Melia. EasyJet will also publish first-quarter results for its financial year. Across the five days of this week we will also see several releases from the Central Statistics Office (CSO).