Attendees at Offaly Climate and Biodiversity Action Group's Climate Café gathering in Tullamore on Thursday, March 26. The group is organising its first gardening-themed presentation, entitled 'Ungardening for Biodiversity', in Tullamore library on Thursday, April 9. Tullamore talk on 'ungardening' to help boost biodiversityOffaly Climate and Biodiversity Action Group is holding its first gardening-themed presentation, entitled 'Ungardening for Biodiversity', in Tullamore library in April. The event will take place upstairs in Tullamore Library at 6pm on April 9, and bookings can be made for free on Eventbrite. At Offaly Climate and Biodiversity Action Group's recent climate café on March 26 in Tullamore Library some interesting conversations took place with participants discussing cycling in Offaly.

As sure as TJ Reid will surpass Patrick Horgan as hurling’s top scorer this summer, the black card was going to be extended to hurling. Voted in for Gaelic football at Congress in 2013, GAA president Liam O’Neill knew it was only a matter of time before something similar was going to be introduced to the other code.

Oral history project sheds light on the story of emigration to ArgentinaThe centuries-old links between the midlands of Ireland and Argentina took centre stage at Mullingar Library recently as an event to mark the culmination of a unique historic project took place. Her Excellency Ana Laura Cachaza, Ambassador of Argentina, was on hand as Westmeath and Longford County Councils jointly celebrated the completion of an oral history project focusing on the story of emigration to Argentina. Mr Roche is an experienced oral history consultant, and he carried out interviews with groups of people from the two counties. Chairperson of the Longford Westmeath Argentina Society Una Byrne said: “These stories are the threads that connect past, present and future. Over 30,000 people emigrating from this area, so this is just a part of that history.

Former BBC Radio 2 presenter Scott Mills was questioned by police over allegations of serious sexual offences against a teenage boy in 2018, but the case was dropped due to lack of evidence. The breakfast show host was abruptly taken off air by the BBC last week before his sacking over allegations related to his “personal conduct” was announced on Monday. It is not clear if his sacking is related to the police investigation. Mills was not charged with a criminal offence and the case was closed due to lack of evidence. “The investigation related to allegations of serious sexual offences against a teenage boy.

The forecaster said a “mobile Atlantic regime” looks set to dominate later this week, with areas of low pressure bringing rain and “blustery” conditions at times. Although there is still a degree of uncertainty for Good Friday, current indications suggest it will be a windy day with strong winds and gales on western and northwestern coasts. On Saturday night, rain will give way to clear spells and scattered showers, mainly in the west and northwest. Although there is uncertainty in the forecast, it looks like Easter Sunday will be “cool and blustery” with sunny spells and scattered showers, it said. Dry weather, including sunny spells, will follow.

The US has hit the central Iranian city of Isfahan sending a massive fireball into the sky as Tehran struck a fully loaded Kuwaiti oil tanker in the Persian Gulf. In response to growing Gulf Arab anger, Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi insisted on Tuesday that Tehran is only targeting US forces. Israeli authorities inspect a damaged house following an Iranian missile strike in Haifa, Israel (Ariel Schalit/AP)Several states have been encouraging Washington DC to continue the war until Iran’s military capabilities are destroyed. Israel and the US launched a new wave of strikes on Iran, hitting Tehran in the early morning hours. In Iran, authorities say more than 1,900 people have been killed, while 19 have been reported dead in Israel.

Carla Ward can’t be certain if Denise O’Sullivan’s presence would have helped pinch a point in Netherlands but she’s relieved to have the Corkwoman for the upcoming Poland double-header. “We know how important Denise is because she’s a world class individual. “I was absolutely gutted the other night, as I’m sure everybody was,” Ward said about the penalty shootout loss. Defenders: Katie McCabe (Arsenal FC), Anna Patten (Aston Villa FC), Caitlin Hayes (Brighton & Hove Albion), Aoife Mannion (Newcastle United), Jessie Stapleton (Nottingham Forest - loan), Chloe Mustaki (Nottingham Forest). Forwards: Saoirse Noonan (Celtic FC), Abbie Larkin (Crystal Palace), Leanne Kiernan (Nottingham Forest - loan), Emily Murphy (Newcastle United), Kyra Carusa (Kansas City Current - loan), Amber Barrett (Strasbourg).

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All 20 hoggets have lambed and there are just 20 ewes left to lamb out of the 160. No slurry has been spread yet and this year we will hold off and spread this slurry on the silage ground post-harvesting. Looking at our soil samples taken in 2025, out of 11 samples taken there is only a requirement to spread lime on three of these, which we plan on doing this year. We had taken a break spreading phosphorus due to the results of the previous soil samples but since then some have slipped a little. This also shows the importance of regularly testing the land and targeting slurry on the lower index soils.

Nasa’s first manned mission to the Moon in more than 50 years that will take its crew deeper into space than anyone has gone before is “ready to go”, according to space agency chiefs. The 10-day test flight will see the team fly around the Moon and back on a mammoth 685,000-mile journey. While the astronauts will not touchdown on the Moon, the Artemis II mission paves the way for a future lunar landing within the next couple of years. Now we go back.”Artemis launch director Charlie Blackwell-Thompson said the countdown to launch started at 4.44pm local time on Monday. The last time Nasa sent astronauts to the Moon was during Apollo 17 in 1972.

EXCLUSIVE: Covid 19 Cicada variant ‘set to become dominant in UK - and put kids at risk'The Covid cicada variant is sweeping the UK as a leading microbiologist who is analysing the BA.3.2 strain here tells the Mirror it could disproportionately affect childrenView 5 Images Fears new variant could drive a Covid waveA new Covid strain named after a tropical insect is set to become dominant in the UK and could disproportionately affect children, a top expert says. ‌The Cicada variant - technical name BA.3.2 - is better at evading the body’s immune defences as it has around 75 genetic changes in its spike protein, the part of the virus that helps it get into cells. Prof Gupta said: “It has been found in the UK, has been increasing in prevalence and I would expect it to become the dominant strain. We have been looking at it in terms of immune evasion and the immunity that we’ve all got.”‌Timeline of Cicada emergenceThe cicada variant is a descendent of the Omicron variant that emerged in 2021 and was first detected in South Africa in 2024 before seeming to disappear. Cicada’s mutations to the spike protein mean that our antibodies take longer to recognise it as the invading Covid-19 virus.

Chelsea star Marc Cucurella has criticised the club in a wide-ranging interview while on international duty. For a lot of players, it was the first time playing a match of that calibre, and we paid the price. He added: 'The moment Maresca left, it had a big impact on us. The defender is the latest Chelsea player to answer questions on their club future during the international break. On international duty with his country over the past week, Fernandez has once again hinted at a Chelsea exit.

January Jones has showed off her dramatic transformation in a new social media post as she celebrated the start of spring break with her followers on Monday. The Mad Men star, 47, slipped into a green satin co-ord from Doen as she posed for the sunny images. The actress took to Instagram to speak about the condition, which causes extreme discomfort in response to certain sounds. 'I have a brother-in-law whose favorite food is chips,' January went on, adding, 'Just all the time, he eats chips.' January famously starred as the emotionally distant housewife Betty Draper alongside Jon Hamm (Don Draper) in the acclaimed series Mad Men, which ran from 2007 until 2015.

The Government has been urged to “think outside the box” in terms of finding solutions to the ongoing and worsening fuel crisis, with temporary measures taken to ease fuel prices "already swallowed up". It could possibly be up as much as 15c per litre by Tuesday, leaving the Government’s cuts floundering in the wake of rapid inflation. “Whether that means the Government puts a cap on the price of fuel until this crisis is over, maybe that’s a consideration. They’ll say you need EU permission to adjust Vat, but the Spanish managed it last week,” he said. “We’re paying very high rates for fuel now, which means the Government is collecting more than ever before.

Wirtz arrived at Liverpool with a lot of expectation on his shoulders thanks to his £116million price tag and didn't get off to the best start on Merseyside. ‌Wirtz failed to score or assist in his first 12 Premier League games for his new club before things picked up in December. "It's sometimes good that things don't always go upwards and that you experience a dip and grow stronger because of it. Even when the start wasn't easy, I am so happy I decided like this [to join Liverpool]." He played an hour on Monday night in Germany's 2-1 friendly win over Ghana and will now return to Liverpool.