Taoiseach visits West Offaly to canvass for local election candidate
Cllr John Clendennen, European election candidate Nina Carberry, Taoiseach Simon Harris, local election candidate Hughie Egan and Cllr Neil Feighery. Taoiseach visits West Offaly to canvass for local election candidateAn Taoiseach Simon Harris and European election candidate Nina Carberry visited both Cloghan and Ferbane on Friday, May 24 in order to put their political weight behind Fine Gael's local election candidate Hughie Egan. They were joined by the party's other candidate in the electoral area, Cllr John Clendennen. Previous Next Image 1 of 1 Taoiseach Simon Harris on the election trail in Ferbane. The Taoiseach also responded to issues in rural Ireland and the now regulatory environment affecting agriculture.
Source:Irish Independent
June 02, 2024 23:26 UTC
Athlone winner of €250,000 lotto jackpot
Athlone winner of €250,000 lotto jackpotA Lotto player in Athlone got their month off to a celebratory start after scooping the top prize of €250,000 in Saturday’s Lotto Plus 2 draw after purchasing their winning Quick Pick ticket on the day of the draw at Mulligan’s Londis & PO on the Roscommon Road in Athlone. The winning numbers in the Saturday 1st June Lotto Plus 2 draw were: 3, 18, 24, 34, 35, 42 and the bonus was 31. Lotto players who may have purchased their tickets on Saturday at Mulligan’s Londis & PO are advised to check their tickets carefully as one player has become a top prize winner. The winner should sign the back of their ticket, which is now worth €250,000, and keep it safe. The winning numbers in the main Lotto draw were: 2, 3, 22, 24, 29, 35 and the bonus was 18.
Source:Irish Independent
June 02, 2024 22:19 UTC
Aengus O'Rourke (Fianna Fáil), Athlone
Aengus O'RourkeAengus O'Rourke (Fianna Fáil), AthloneWe sent a questionnaire to all 11 candidates running in the Athlone Electoral Area in the forthcoming Westmeath County Council election. NAME: Aengus O'RourkeADDRESS: Barrybeg, Roscommon Road, Athlone. PARTY: Fianna FáilSPECIAL AREAS OF INTEREST:The further development of Athlone through State and private investment is a key objective of mine. Athlone already has an impressive reputation as a place to do business, visit, work, live, study and socialise. But we need to continually work on that reputation, seek out investment opportunities, and ensure Athlone competes with the other cities in Ireland.
Source:Irish Independent
June 02, 2024 19:48 UTC
West Indies opens its T20 World Cup with a nervy win. Then Namibia edges Oman in a Super Over
Weather Alert...Patchy Dense Fog Through Daybreak... With temperatures slowly falling and dewpoints remaining elevated, the calm winds and mostly clear skies is allowing some shallow ground fog to develop. Most fog development appears to be confined to areas along and east of a Vincennes to Martinsville to Muncie line. Within this area a few pockets of dense fog or visibilities reduced to under one quarter mile may be encountered. If traveling during the early morning hours, be prepared to encounter patchy fog with sudden visibility reductions. Slow down and allow extra time to reach your destination.
Source:The Herald
June 02, 2024 18:21 UTC
Inside Nvidia, the tech titan whose shares have soared 3,000% in five years. So can it still make YOU money?
Since going public on the eve of the Millennium, computer chip designer Nvidia has come from nowhere to the cusp of becoming the world's biggest company. In February, Nvidia became the fastest company ever to go from a $1 trillion to a $2 trillion stock market valuation. Nvidia's chips originally set out to improve the computer graphics used by video gamers. Cuda's creation in 2006 allowed other, all-purpose applications to run on Nvidia's chips too. This near-monopoly has turned Nvidia into a massive money-making machine, fuelling potentially huge future share price rises.
Source:Daily Mail
June 02, 2024 17:04 UTC
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Nvidia touts new products aimed at expanding its AI dominance
Co-founder, president and CEO of Nvidia Corporation, Jensen Huang, presents NVIDIA Blackwell GPU as he delivers his keynote speech ahead of the COMPUTEX 2024 trade show, in Taipei on Sunday. Nvidia expects to play a big role in the new category of AI personal computers, the CEO said in a keynote address at National Taiwan University. Nvidia has been the main beneficiary of a large flood of AI spending, helping turn the company into the world’s most valuable chipmaker. To help software makers bring more new capabilities to the PC, Nvidia is offering tools and pretrained AI models. Even rivals Advanced Micro Devices and Intel are taking advantage of the design with servers that put their processors alongside Nvidia chips.
Source:The Irish Times
June 02, 2024 16:34 UTC
Fine Gael tops poll in all three European constituencies as Independents also firmly in hunt
The Sunday Independent/Ireland Thinks opinion poll shows Fine Gael leading the charge, with three of the party’s candidates ahead of the pack in Dublin, Ireland South and Midlands-North West. Mary Lou McDonald’s party is now neck and neck with Taoiseach Simon Harris’s Fine Gael who are up three points to 22pc in the last month. Fianna Fáil looks set to take a seat in each constituency, as will Fine Gael, which is challenging for two seats in Midlands-North West. Among Sinn Féin voters, a slim majority of 52pc still back Ms McDonald, but a sizeable 30pc now favour Mr Doherty for the leadership. Ahead of polling stations opening on Friday, Fianna Fáil are the largest party in local government while Fine Gael are second.
Source:Irish Independent
June 02, 2024 16:08 UTC
If You Hate The Heat, These 32 Things Will Help You Discover Trace Amounts Of Joy Once The Temp Warms Up
I purchased this product due to my inability to provide my skin with appropriate sun protection one day this summer. I proceeded to spend a night wishing that I could safely freeze myself into an ice cube. I applied this lotion the MINUTE I realized that I had experienced another exposure to the sun for too long a period. To my absolute joy, this product relieved my discomfort. I have experienced skin sensitivity in the past to products, but I had no issues with Burt’s Bees products.
Source:The Irish Daily Star
June 02, 2024 14:40 UTC
Rebel Wilson says idea only gay actors can play gay roles is ‘total nonsense’
Rebel Wilson says idea only gay actors can play gay roles is ‘total nonsense’By Hannah Roberts, PA Entertainment ReporterAustralian actress Rebel Wilson has said the idea that “only straight actors can play straight roles and gay actors can play gay roles” is “total nonsense”. “I’ve definitely said a lot of edgy jokes, and said them sometimes in very public places like the Baftas”, she said. Rebel Wilson attends the UK premiere of The Almond and the Seahorse. It’s going into this territory of like saying, ‘Well, only straight actors can play straight roles, and gay actors can play gay roles’, which I think is total nonsense. The full interview with Wilson will broadcast on BBC Radio 4 on Sunday at 10am and will also be available on BBC Sounds.
Source:Irish Independent
June 02, 2024 13:35 UTC
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Goal-hungry Cork shock Donegal as unbeaten record goes up in flames
Cork had gone to Donegal in the league and lost by double digits. Cork, buoyant at having taken the contest this far down the road, refocused for the endgame. Net effect: Cork were now in full cry and Donegal knew that they were in deep trouble. Hurley pushed Cork four ahead in the 53rd minute but in the final quarter, the big push came. DONEGAL: S Patton; EB Gallagher, B McCole, P Mogan; R McHugh (0-1), C McGonagle (0-1), C Moore (0-2); J McGee, M Langan; S O’Donnell, C Thompson, D Ó Baoill; P McBrearty (0-7, three frees), O Gallen (0-3, two frees, N O’Donnell (0-1).
Source:The Irish Times
June 02, 2024 13:23 UTC
Aaron Jones hits 10 sixes as US beats Canada by 7 wickets to open T20 World Cup
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Source:The Herald
June 02, 2024 13:19 UTC
Northern Ireland veteran recalls ‘slaughter house’ at D-Day landings
George Horner, 97 from Carrickfergus, was a member of G company of the Royal Ulster Rifles. He was following in the footsteps of his father who fought in the First World War when he signed up to serve. While following a strong family tradition, Mr Horner also admitted it was an opportunity to have a hot meal every day, at a time he said money was scarce. Memories of June 6 1944 are sad and emotional for Mr Horner who recalled the scene on Sword Beach as a “slaughter house”, with “some good lads lost there”. Mr Horner said he came home to Northern Ireland with an injury but it was due to a friend.
Source:The Herald
June 02, 2024 11:46 UTC
UTILICO EMERGING MARKETS: Building a better future - thanks to an exports bonanza in Brazil
Investment trust Utilico Emerging Markets delivers shareholders a mix of dividend and capital return. Apart from 2015, when it maintained its annual dividend, the trust has grown income payments every year. In terms of overall investment performance, three-year returns of 19 per cent compare favourably against its global emerging markets peer group of 14 per cent. Utilico Emerging Markets is listed on the London Stock Exchange and has assets valued by the market of £431 million. Jillings says the stake – unlisted – gives the trust exposure to a key trend (energy transition) that is both difficult and expensive to access in emerging markets such as China and South Korea.
Source:Daily Mail
June 02, 2024 11:22 UTC
Porters raise thousands for hospital with deposit returns
By Cillian Sherlock, PAA trio of enterprising porters are using the deposit return scheme to raise thousands of euro for their hospital. John Collins, John Lenihan and John Keenan initially planned to collect used bottles and cans to pay for a Chinese takeaway on their final night shift of the month at Cork University Hospital. In their first fortnight collecting after their shifts ended, the men had converted the used drink containers into €820. The total has now reached €2,000, guaranteed the re-use of around 12,000 bottles and cans, and is set to continue. CUH porter John Collins recycling used cans and bottles.
Source:The Herald
June 02, 2024 11:16 UTC
D-Day: ‘The only old lady on her street who can use a machine gun’
In short, baby boomer cosplay from the same people who have spent the last 40 years rolling back the legacy of that war. And yet, as Radio 4’s new series D-Day: The Last Voices, reminded us this week, June 6 will see the 80th anniversary of D-Day. “Pat told me, by the way, that she’s also the only old lady on her street who can use a machine gun,” O’Connell pointed out on Monday’s programme. On Tuesday Private Wally Parr recalled capturing an enemy artillery weapon which he then used to fire at German gunboats. finest band on Radio Nova on Sunday night, proving that Irish radio sometimes does a better job of celebrating Scottish pop than Scotland itself.
Source:The Herald
June 02, 2024 02:57 UTC