Lewis Hamilton has made his demands perfectly clear as Ferrari appointment deadline nears
Lewis Hamilton has made his demands perfectly clear as Ferrari appointment deadline nearsLewis Hamilton is getting a new race engineer at Ferrari after his first season with the Italian team didn't go according to planView 2 Images Lewis Hamilton will hope to put his initial Ferrari struggles behind him in 2026 (Image: NurPhoto, NurPhoto via Getty Images)Ferrari and Lewis Hamilton will enter the 2026 Formula 1 season with a significant behind-the-scenes shake-up, providing all goes to plan. The seven-time world champion will have a different race engineer in his corner after an initial campaign with Riccardo Adami failed to deliver the desired results, but time is running out to get Adami's successor in place. Hamilton's maiden Ferrari season saw him claim sixth place in the Drivers' Championship, trailing team-mate Charles Leclerc by more than 80 points and finishing over 250 points behind world champion Lando Norris. Regardless of the final choice, there's an increasing awareness of the requirements needed to establish the right chemistry with Hamilton. Still, despite the impending change, Hamilton isn't interested in pointing fingers and is keen to have everyone at Ferrari united in their goals.
Source:Daily Mirror
January 29, 2026 13:41 UTC
Climate change and deforestation helping mosquitos thrive
Spring moves about four kilometres northwards each year, due to climate change. Trees can’t pull up their roots and leave when facing challenges, so they find coping with climate change’s impact particularly tough. Changes may even be to their advantage, as a recent paper on mosquitoes in Brazil’s Atlantic Rainforest suggests. Human blood-meal deposits were detected in nine mosquito species. The authors say: "The results revealed a clear tendency for the captured mosquito species to feed predominantly on humans."
Source:Irish Examiner
January 29, 2026 13:40 UTC
Trans people will be allowed to swim in Hampstead Heath ponds after ruling
The ponds have been at the centre of debate around single-sex spaces (Picture: Jeremy Selwyn)A charity has been blocked from challenging rules allowing trans people to use single-sex facilities in Hampstead Heath’s swimming ponds. A High Court judge dismissed the legal challenge brought by gender-critical charity Sex Matters against the City of London, which operates the men’s, ladies’ and mixed bathing ponds in north London. The barristers for Sex Matters told a hearing in December that the policy of allowing trans people to use facilities which matched their gender identity was sex discrimination. In a ruling throwing out the legal action on Thursday, Mrs Justice Lieven said that the ‘appropriate forum’ for the claim was the county court, rather than the High Court. Reacting to the High Court Verdict, the chief executive of Sex Matters, Maya Forstater, said: ‘The fight for women’s safety, privacy and dignity in single-sex spaces will continue.
Source:Daily Mail
January 29, 2026 13:37 UTC
Ireland’s mothers are the oldest in the EU. Why?
Irish mothers are older than the EU average but they still end up having more children. So the fact that women giving birth in Ireland are a couple of years older than the EU average is significant. Figures for 2023 – the latest complete EU data – show that the average age of a woman giving birth here was 33.2, the highest in the EU and two years above the EU average of 31.2. Looking at the average for first births, Ireland is at 31.6 – up from 26 in the mid-1980s – compared with the EU average at 29.8. On current trends, women in Ireland have, on average, 1.5 children (this is called the fertility rate), compared with the EU average of 1.38.
Source:The Irish Times
January 29, 2026 13:36 UTC
Our economic system relies on growth – an obsessive compulsion of neoliberal capitalism
But at least part of what is driving the current political turmoil is a failure to accept, and adapt, to ecological limits and to address rising global inequality. Our economic system is entirely dependent on growth, or rising levels of income per capita: it is the singular obsession of neoliberal capitalism and all financial institutions. However, if we can’t agree on how to set limits on material resource use, we are bound to overshoot limits. This is the only way to end the vicious cycle where energy consumption drives growth and growth drives energy consumption. Finding the right balance between voluntary co-operation and hard limits on energy and resource use is a minefield that most politicians will run a mile from.
Source:The Irish Times
January 29, 2026 13:33 UTC
Celebrating women driving progress across Irish agriculture
Tickets for the third annual International Women’s Day lunch hosted by Macra and the Agricultural Science Association (ASA) are now available. The theme of this year’s event is ‘Unstoppable: Women Driving Progress.’Macra president Josephine O’Neill, said: “We're delighted to see the return of our International Women's Day event in association with the ASA and proudly sponsored by FBD. "Women have always played an integral role in driving progress behind the scenes in rural Ireland. We look forward to shining a light on inspirational women and showcasing their achievements in Irish agriculture.”Held in recognition of International Women’s Day on March 8, the event will bring together industry leaders, professionals and advocates to celebrate and recognise the contribution of women across agriculture and rural Ireland. The Macra and ASA International Women's Day event will be held at the Lyrath Estate Hotel on March 5.
Source:Irish Examiner
January 29, 2026 13:32 UTC
Family waited nearly a year for support after girl sexually assaulted by peers
Every second or third day, Mary* was on the phone looking for help for her daughter after she was sexually assaulted, on her birthday, by four boys. “I needed support for her and for us, to try and deal with this and just to manage day to day,” Mary told the Irish Examiner. “When you have to think about it and tell someone,” she said, “I feel like it’s happening again.”Birthday nightmareShe can’t forget the day their world turned upside down, the day Elizabeth was celebrating her 15th birthday. “There, she later met friends of friends and, a couple of hours later, more friends — acquaintances, really — joined. “She went to school the following morning, and after school she went to her friend’s and told her friend.” she said.
Source:Irish Examiner
January 29, 2026 13:32 UTC
New yellow rain warnings issued for 13 counties
New yellow rain warnings issued for 13 countiesA yellow rain warning has been issued for seven counties on Friday, with a warning also issued for all of the North. Met Éireann has issued a warning to Carlow, Dublin, Kilkenny, Louth, Waterford, Wexford and Wicklow. The Met Office has issued a yellow rain warning for the North from midnight on Friday until 6 pm. The scale of the flooding in some areas has heaped pressure on forecaster Met Eireann and the Government over whether the warnings were sufficient. Met Éireann issued a yellow rain warning for the whole day in counties Carlow, Kilkenny, Waterford, Wexford, Wicklow and Dublin.
Source:Irish Independent
January 29, 2026 13:26 UTC
Wayne Rooney reveals Kai's four-word response after his dad ignored ban for debut
Wayne and his wife Coleen observed from the stands, despite Kai previously forbidding the former United and England skipper from watching his matches. Coleen has previously said Kai was determined from an early age there was little point in Rooney attending his youth team games. But there was no risk of that at Old Trafford, where he sat alongside Michael Carrick - the interim manager of United's first team - in the directors' box. Klay is also progressing through United's youth ranks, whilst Cass is treading his dad's path at Everton's academy, though Kit has already 'retired' rather than pursuing a career in football. Article continues belowJoin our new MAN UTD WhatsApp community and receive your daily dose of Manchester United content from Mirror Football.
Source:Daily Mirror
January 29, 2026 13:22 UTC
Ne-Yo and Akon announce second Dublin concert
Ne-Yo and Akon announce second Dublin concertNe-Yo and Akon have announced a second date at the 3 Arena due to phenomenal demand. The duo announced a concert on April 24th in Dublin, and have added a second date for Saturday, April 25th at the 3 Arena. The concert is part of the Nights Like This tour. NE-YO ascended to superstardom with his 2005 debut single “So Sick,” which was certified quadruple-platinum. AKON is the founder of three major recording labels – Konlive, Konvict Kulture and KONVICT Music - that launched the careers of global artists like T-Pain, Lady Gaga, and Kardinal Offishall.
Source:Irish Independent
January 29, 2026 13:18 UTC
The Herald Education Awards celebrating innovation and excellence
For more than a decade, these awards have been championing excellence in higher and further education, highlighting outstanding achievements and underlining the importance to the country of a thriving educational sector. This year sponsors include Jisc, specialists in education technology, and QAA Scotland, which oversees standards across higher education. Jason Miles-Campbell, Jisc's Director for Scotland and Northern Ireland, said "we're proud to sponsor the Innovative Use of Technology category once again at The Herald Education Awards. We are delighted to continue supporting the Herald Education Awards as they enter their second decade. The Awards celebrate innovation, creativity and excellence across Scotland’s tertiary sector, showcasing projects and individuals that exemplify the innovation and quality enhancement QAA champions.'
Source:The Herald
January 29, 2026 13:11 UTC
Four former garda stations across Cork and Kerry up for sale
In an arresting development, four former garda stations and residences in Cork and Kerry are up for grabs — if you’re looking for a cheap Irish home and a project. The four properties in Ballyfeard, Knocknagree, and Rathduff in Co Cork and in Brosna, Co Kerry, are as full of character, as you could imagine. The former garda station at Rathduff, Co Cork. The properties will be sold by auction, and guide prices range from €115,000 to €245,000. The former garda station at Brosna, Co Kerry.
Source:Irish Examiner
January 29, 2026 13:10 UTC
New home completions hit highest level since 2011 despite missing 2025 target
However, the total still falls short of the revised 2025 target of 41,000 homes, agreed in November 2024. At the time, the Government said 41,000 homes would be completed in 2025, with output set to rise incrementally to 60,000 homes. In 2025, scheme dwellings accounted for 50.5% of completions, apartments made up 33.2%, and single dwellings represented 16.3%. More than half (57.6%) of all completions in 2025 were delivered in Dublin or the Mid-East — Kildare, Louth, Meath and Wicklow. By local electoral area, Clondalkin in Dublin recorded the highest number of completions, with 1,399 homes finished in 2025.
Source:Irish Examiner
January 29, 2026 13:09 UTC
Cohesive Mary I demolish UCD by 18 points in Fitzgibbon Cup exhibition
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Source:Irish Examiner
January 29, 2026 13:06 UTC
Woman found Noah Donohoe’s bike the evening he went missing, inquest told
By Jonathan McCambridge, Press AssociationA witness has told the Noah Donohoe inquest that she found the schoolboy’s bike on the evening he went missing. I realised the bike described matched the bike in my driveway Karen Crooks, witnessShe said on the evening of Sunday June 21 2020, she found a bike near her car. “I realised the bike described matched the bike in my driveway,” she said. The witness told the jury an area of wasteland where the culvert was located could be accessed through a side gate at her property. Ms Crooks said she had searched the area around her property after Noah went missing, and took part in a community search.
Source:The Herald
January 29, 2026 13:02 UTC