Bailiffs boarded a Ryanair aircraft after the airline refused to pay compensation to a passenger whose flight was delayed. Austrian officials took action after the airline ignored a court order to pay the unnamed woman €890 in legal costs and compensation for a delayed flight two years ago. A bailiff entered the plane, which was … Read more
After 52 hours of travel, Cork GAA referee Shane Scanlon says he is relieved to be back on home soil, having been stranded in Dubai for almost a week due to air strikes across the Middle East. He was one of 194 passengers on the Irish Government’s first chartered evacuation flight from the region — … Read more
A further 400 people are expected to fly from Dubai to Dublin tomorrow, as foreign affairs Minister Helen McEntee said “vulnerable people” will be prioritised for charter flights. Ms McEntee said her department remains in “constant engagement” with airlines in the Middle East to return individuals to Ireland. “I appreciate the longer this goes on, … Read more
Rozanna Purcell has announced her marriage to her long-term love, Zach Desmond. The RTÉ 2FM radio presenter and her now husband said ‘I do’ at an intimate ceremony at Dublin City Hall recently. The couple had kept the location and date of their wedding under wraps, but Purcell previously hinted that she wanted a low-key … Read more
Derek Kent has been voted in as the 42nd president of the GAA. The former Leinster and Wexford chairman becomes the first uachtarán from his county since Michael Kehoe (1949-52) and third ever including Patrick Breen (1924-26). Kent will succeed Jarlath Burns in February next year after receiving a strong mandate in the first count. … Read more
A Canadian man who competed in Ironman competitions across the globe drowned at an event in Youghal, Co Cork, in 2023 after he hit his head off “something very solid”, an inquest has heard. An inquest in Youghal, Co Cork, on Monday heard that Ivan Chittenden, 64, from Brantford, near Toronto, and Brendan Wall, 45, … Read more
Long-standing friendships between neighbours in council estates are breaking down as adult children who cannot afford to move out add to mounting parking pressures, councillors have heard. The issue is escalating in a number of local authority estates, with Cork County Council being urged to convert spare green areas into additional parking spaces to ease … Read more
Tipperary go on losing this fixture. Limerick can’t stay beating them often enough. Tipp’s winless run against John Kiely’s side extends to 13 games and into an eighth year. Tipp’s six-game unbeaten home run dies without a whimper. The hosts operated with 14 men from the second minute of the second half. But let no … Read more
We got married on September 5, 2025. The year before I was organising a National Trail Conference in Leitrim in Drumhierney Woodland Hideaway. During the conference myself and Kevin went for a walk in the woods there, and we said “why don’t we get married here?” We went to the receptionist and asked could we … Read more
Homepage news Spotlight Danny O’Donoghue, 43, was coming down off an alcohol and cocaine bender when he rammed into 8ft-high screened gates, that his then 21-year old niece, Marguerita, was standing behind Denis O’Rourke and Marguerita Sheridan on their wedding day. Source link