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Met Éireann issues another snow and ice warning as cold snap makes brief return
Ireland is set for another cold blast with snow and ice forecast to hit parts of the country in the coming days. A status-yellow warning for snow and ice has been issued for 13 counties from Monday night. The warning comes into place at 8pm for Connacht and counties Cavan,Continue Reading
Three years on, the COVID pandemic may never end – but the public health impact is becoming more manageable
Antonie S/Shutterstock Three years ago, on March 11 2020, World Health Organization (WHO) director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus first formally described COVID-19 as a pandemic. The impact of the pandemic on all aspects of society has been enormous, but we’ve come a long way since March 2020. The toll of thisContinue Reading
Quantum mechanics: how the future might influence the past
FlashMovie/Shutterstock In 2022, the physics Nobel prize was awarded for experimental work showing that the quantum world must break some of our fundamental intuitions about how the universe works. Many look at those experiments and conclude that they challenge “locality” — the intuition that distant objects need a physical mediatorContinue Reading
I’m a rugby cult hero but now I save sheep and chickens from deadly snakes
RUGBY cult hero Nick “Honey Badger” Cummins lives an eclectic life post-retirement. From caring for wildlife to hopping on reality TV, Honey Badger has seemingly done it all. 8 Nick ‘Honey Badger’ Cummins rose to fame as a rugby starCredit: https://www.instagram.com/nickbadger/ 8 The Aussie is unafraid of wildlifeCredit: https://www.instagram.com/nickbadger/ 8Continue Reading
Indian prime minister celebrates Naatu Naatu’s ‘exceptional’ Oscar win
N arendra Modi has said India is “elated and proud” after the song Naatu Naatu from Bollywood blockbuster RRR won the Oscar for best original music score. The track, which beat competition from pop titans Rihanna and Lady Gaga, has already seen great success during the 2023 awards season, havingContinue Reading
Irish talent hopes for Oscars success against Everything Everywhere All At Once
T he Banshees Of Inisherin and other Irish talent could win big at the Oscars, but face stiff competition from awards season juggernaut Everything Everywhere All At Once. The sci-fi epic, directed by Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, swept top prizes at the Film Independent Spirit Awards and the ScreenContinue Reading
Huge Cheltenham Festival favourite and Ruby Walsh tip OUT as trainer confirms setback on live TV
A HUGE Cheltenham Festival favourite has been ruled out of racing’s biggest meeting. Charles Byrnes confirmed Shoot First – 3-1 fav for the Pertemps on Thursday – suffered a setback this morning. 1 Byrnes’ strong Festival squad will be missing one after Shoot First was ruled outCredit: PA Ruby WalshContinue Reading
Pregnancy nose isn’t the only weird change your body may go through when you’re expecting
Nosebleeds and a runny or stuffy nose are also common during pregnancy. Krakenimages.com/ Shutterstock There are certain changes people expect to experience when they get pregnant. Whether that’s unconventional food cravings, a “glowing” complexion or morning sickness. But some of the changes the body goes through during pregnancy can beContinue Reading
A brief history of the UK’s Winchcombe meteorite
There was little time for water from the Earth's atmosphere to contaminate the meteorite after it fell. Trustees of the Natural History Museum, Author provided On 28 February 2021, for the first time in 30 years, a meteorite fell in the UK and was later recovered by scientists. Today, there’sContinue Reading
Tottenham 3 Nottingham Forest 1: Harry Kane bags double as under-fire Antonio Conte’s side return to winning ways
HARRY KANE and Son Heung-min scored the goals to give Spurs a happy ending to their wretched week. And Fraser Forster’s stoppage-time penalty save prevented things becoming more dicey than they should have been. 4 Harry Kane heads Spurs in front 4 The England skipper converts from the penalty spotContinue Reading




















