LEINSTER SCRUMHALF NICK McCarthy has spoken publicly for the first time about his sexuality, admitting he contemplated retiring from rugby instead of coming out as gay. Speaking to the provinces web… [+4978 chars]
Kathleen McAllister née Heffron, Kilbride, Aclare, Co. Sligo and formerly of Achill, Co. Mayo and Ealing, London - peacefully in her home. Predeceased by her parents and brother Dominic. Deeply mo… [+560 chars]
A team of researchers at University College London has developed a way to keep objects levitated by sound waves airborne when other objects interfere with the levitation path. In their paper publishe… [+2650 chars]
A nine-year-old boy who died after a scrambler bike crash was full of life, mourners at his funeral heard, as a priest warned of the dangers of motorsports. Charlie Joyces white coffin was carried i… [+3725 chars]
HUNDREDS of pooches are enjoying five-star grooming for up to 150 a pop at a doggie day spa as Ireland joins the animal care revolution. But the couple behind this pet business are already threateni… [+7577 chars]
A CREEPY video is circulating on social media claiming to show a ghost communicating through an Alexa speaker. The voice assistant is heard asking about an unidentified in the early hours, to the su… [+1661 chars]
A customer was left horrified after receiving their breakfast bill in a Cork restaurant over the weekend only to find they had been charged for sauce. Having ordered two full Irish breakfasts, the c… [+2057 chars]
It is possible that increased welfare payments agreed for the budget could be brought in from October, Tánaiste Leo Varadkar has said. As the Government plans to focus on the cost of living in Budge… [+6904 chars]
Updated 3 hours ago TÁNAISTE LEO VARADKAR has said he does not believe the government will have to introduce new restrictions over the summer to tackle the summer wave of Covid-19. Health official… [+3933 chars]
As greenhouse effects become increasingly prominent, soil carbon has been a major focus of research on climate change. Soil microorganisms are the key groups that drive soil carbon transformation. Du… [+3495 chars]
A photographer has captured an image of the International Space Station silhouetted in front of the sun. Jamie Cooper, 52, realised it was expected to be visible above his home in Whilton, near Dav… [+1668 chars]
From the creators of ‘Blue Monday’, the saddest day of the year, now comes ‘Yellow Day’, the happiest. And the best is not that; not even all that happiness, optimism, fun and vitality that we are su… [+4578 chars]
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