Prince Harry and Elton John granted access to secret records in hacking claim
The Duke of Sussex and Sir Elton John are to be given secret documents from the Leveson Inquiry to support their phone hacking claim against the Daily Mail following a decision by the Government. The documents outline payments made to private investigators by both the Daily Mail and the Mail on Sunday. Prince Harry and Sir Elton John are among a group of celebrities to have filed a lawsuit alleging widespread unlawful behaviour at Associated Newspapers, the publisher of the Mail titles. The notice varies a restriction order imposed by Sir Brian Leveson in 2012, meaning the documents can now be used. It comes a month after the Duke of Sussex dropped a separate libel claim against the Daily Mail.
Source:Daily Mail
March 01, 2024 18:43 UTC
Don't question my commitment to United, says Rashford
Don't question my commitment to United, says RashfordReutersManchester United forward Marcus Rashford has responded to critics questioning his commitment to the Premier League club after being dropped for disciplinary issues this season by manager Erik ten Hag. Rashford, who scored a career-high 30 goals last season but has netted only five times for United this campaign, believes he has been treated unfairly by the media. But if you ever question my commitment to Man United, that’s when I have to speak up," the forward wrote for The Players Tribune. United are having a disappointing season, sitting sixth in the Premier League, eight points behind fourth-placed Aston Villa. We want to be back playing in the Champions League," Rashford said.
Source:Irish Independent
March 01, 2024 18:36 UTC
Ireland welcomes EU decision to continue UNRWA funding
It had also allocated 125 million euro (£107 million) of humanitarian aid for Palestinians this year and contracted the first 16 million euro (£14 million) of this package on Friday. The commission had originally been due to give 82 million euro to UNRWA on Thursday but wanted the agency to accept its terms for an audit. Ireland, which provided 20 million euro (£17 million) in core funding to UNRWA last month, had repeatedly called for other states to continue financially supporting the agency. Irish premier Leo Varadkar said increasing funding to Gaza was “the right thing to do”. “The international community needs to step up now to support UNRWA, so it can fulfil its vital and life-saving mandate.”
Source:The Herald
March 01, 2024 18:00 UTC
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Putin warns West’s support for Ukraine risks triggering nuclear war
Video: ReutersVladimir Putin has said that western support for Ukraine risks triggering a global war, in his most explicit threat to use nuclear weapons since he ordered the full-scale invasion of Ukraine two years ago. But he said any increase in western support for Ukraine “really risks a conflict using nuclear weapons, which means the destruction of all of civilisation”. “They need some dependent, declining, dying space where they can do whatever they want,” Mr Putin said of the West. “We are dealing with a state whose ruling circles are taking openly hostile actions against us,” said Mr Putin. “They do not want and are afraid of nuclear war,” he said, adding that “nuclear blackmail” had become pro forma for Mr Putin.
Source:The Irish Times
March 01, 2024 17:04 UTC
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Yellow weather warning as snow falls in parts of the country
Yellow weather warnings in place as snow falls in parts of the countrySnow and sleet has been falling across parts of the country as Met Éireann issued a series of yellow warnings. There is a status yellow warning for ice and snow for counties Donegal, Cavan, Monaghan, Kildare, Longford, Westmeath, Leitrim, Roscommon and Sligo until 10am on Friday. Meanwhile, there is a status yellow rain warning for Dublin, Louth, Meath and Wicklow untill 3am on Saturday, although snow has been falling in those counties too. There has been heavy snow in parts of Northern Ireland, with reports of vehicles getting stuck in parts of Fermanagh. There is a snow warning for Fermanagh, Tyrone, Armagh and Derry until 10am on Friday.
Source:Irish Independent
March 01, 2024 16:25 UTC
Something for everyone during busy Offaly Enterprise Week 2024
Eddie Fitzpatrick, Cathaoirleach; Anna Marie Delaney, Chief Executive; Orla Martin, Head of Enterprise; Dermot Shortt; Ann-Marie O’Brien and Mary McIntyre pictured at the launch of Offaly Enterprise Week. Something for everyone during busy Offaly Enterprise Week 2024Small businesses and aspiring entrepreneurs in Offaly will benefit from a diverse line-up of events designed to assist them in launching or expanding their enterprises during this year's Local Enterprise Week, which takes from Monday next, March 4 to Friday, March 8. Enterprise Week is organised by Local Enterprise Offices nationwide, with support from Enterprise Ireland and local authorities,Launching the Offaly Programme, Cllr. Eddie Fitzpatrick, Cathaoirleach of Offaly County Council said: "As we embark on Local Enterprise Week 2024, I urge each and every local enterprise to actively participate and support this programme. Orla Martin, Head Enterprise with Offaly County Council said: "Local Enterprise Week is a fantastic marker in the road for any business.
Source:Irish Independent
March 01, 2024 15:57 UTC
Man and woman killed in Antrim car crash
Two people have died after a three-car crash in Co Antrim last night. The victims were a man in his 30s and a woman in her 20s, Northern Irish police said. Another man remains in hospital today where he is being treated for his injuries. “The driver of the Audi A6, a man aged in his thirties; and the passenger of the Volkswagen Golf, a woman, aged in her twenties, were sadly pronounced dead at the scene. “A second man remains in hospital for treatment at this time.
Source:Irish Independent
March 01, 2024 15:41 UTC
Irish manufacturing rebounds in February, PMI shows
Irish manufacturing rebounds in February, PMI showsMuireann DuffyIrish manufacturing expanded in February for only the third month in the past year and at the fastest pace since mid-2022 following a jump in output and a rebound in new orders, a survey showed on Friday. The AIB S&P Global manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) for Ireland rose to 52.2 last month from 49.5 in January, having sat marginally below the 50 mark that separates expansion from contraction for most of the last 16 months. The marked improvement in February was driven by a sharp increase in the sub-index measuring output to 54.5 from 50.9 in January, with employment also growing alongside new orders. However, respondents also faced longer delivery times and higher input prices due to the continued disruption to shipping routes in the Red Sea. Data on Thursday showed that Ireland's annual inflation rate fell to a two-and-a-half year low of 2.2 per cent last month.
Source:Irish Independent
March 01, 2024 15:35 UTC
RTÉ appoints new chief financial officer as exit package turmoil rolls on
Muireann DuffyRTÉ has confirmed the appointment of Mari Hurley as the broadcaster's new chief financial officer (CFO). Ms Hurley takes over the position from Richard Collins, who left the role in October amid the fallout of the payments scandal at the national broadcaster. Ms Hurley has previously held the role of CFO at AA Ireland, the operator of the National Lottery, Premier Lotteries Ireland, and the Sherry FitzGerald Group. Details of a €450,000 exit payment made to Ms O'Keeffe emerged as RTÉ representatives appeared before the Oireachtas Media Committee last month. Ms Martin has since faced strong criticism over her handling of the matter, appearing before the Oireachtas Media Committee on Tuesday to face questions from TDs and Senators.
Source:The Herald
March 01, 2024 13:57 UTC
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First-time actor Philip 'pinching himself' ahead of Dublin premiere
First-time actor Philip 'pinching himself' ahead of Dublin premiereA chance encounter at a South Roscommon Singers Circle session in Knockcroghery has opened up a whole new world for a local man, who is relishing his big screen debut and being a first-time actor in his mid 70s. “Pat heard one of my stories and he told me afterwards that's my Jamesie (the character in the film). Even though it is set in the recent past, Philip said rural life has changed so much in just a few short decades. “It was the best time of my life,” the South Roscommon man said of the filming experience. I based Jamesie on old characters I grew up with Glangevlin, not too far from where the book is set,” or the characters who visited the family when they moved to Knockcroghery.
Source:Irish Independent
March 01, 2024 13:17 UTC
Diary of a Gen Z Student: Young people aren't going to solve the climate crisis - we can barely cope with paper straws
By the time I’ve taken the obligatory photo of said coffee, that paper straw is but a distant memory. Look, I love sea turtles as much as the next girl, but don’t lie to me by saying that a paper straw will work just like a plastic one. And yes, we might also drink oat milk in our coffee, ‘because it produces fewer greenhouse gases that regular milk’. But I think drinking oat milk is a bit like training for a marathon; no one would do it if you couldn’t tell people about it. I can be a big girl, drink something with a paper straw.
Source:Irish Examiner
March 01, 2024 11:48 UTC
Actor becomes vibrant storyteller in engaging one-man FST play ‘A Night in November’
For nearly two hours in Marie Jones’ engaging Irish comedy “A Night in November,” James Evans demonstrates how an actor keeps an audience glued to their every word. He is married and in a routine job handling welfare and jobless claims for people he barely acknowledges as human. The violent nature of the shouts and posturing of the fans leads Kenneth to question what he has always known. He plays one of Kenneth's office clients who doesn’t understand that Dublin is in a different country. Through March 15, Florida Studio Theatre Stage III, Bowne’s Lab Theatre, 1265 First St., Sarasota.
Source:The Herald
March 01, 2024 09:36 UTC
Snow hits parts of Ireland on first day of spring as Met Éireann issues ice warnings
Snow on the first day of spring has led to difficult travel conditions and disruption in some parts of Ireland. Met Éireann admitted it was taken by surprise when many woke to heavy snowfall on Friday morning. Ice on untreated surfaces will lead to hazardous travelling conditions, Met Éireann said. Check out all the latest warnings ⤵️https://t.co/lvQFgW8DsS pic.twitter.com/tHX981vGvn — Met Éireann (@MetEireann) March 1, 2024Dublin Bus said its 44B route from Glencullen was curtailed due to the weather. The UK Met Office had initiated a snow warning for Armagh, Fermanagh, Tyrone and Derry overnight, expiring at 10am on Friday.
Source:The Herald
March 01, 2024 09:00 UTC