Laois to gain from expanding ESB Networks training centre

The ESB Network’s national training centre in Laois is about to get bigger and a lot more visible, with the construction of a 1,000sq metre extension, costing €6.5 million. Tucked away off... Read more »

‘It’s about giving camaraderie’: Kildare army man helps save charity for veterans

A dedicated Corporal in the Defence Forces Reserve has successfully led a fundraising effort to help to save a much-needed charity in Kildare.  Corporal Francis Harrigan, from Newbridge, recently ran the Dublin... Read more »

Top UHL doctors demand more money and more beds for UHL and Mid West

University Hospital Limerick. THE MEDICAL Board of University Hospital Limerick (UHL) has called for more money and resources to be poured into providing emergency hospital beds in the Mid West, even if... Read more »

Donegal poet to launch new collection next week

Donegal native Annemarie Ní Churreáin will launch a new poetry collection next week. The collection, titled Hymn to All the Restless Girls, will celebrate “the spirit of the restless girl, who is... Read more »

BioDirect 2.0 launches to boost Irish circular bioeconomy innovation

‘Innovation happens when you bring people together,’ says BioDirect project lead Stephen Barry-Hannon. When people talk about the circular bioeconomy, they’re talking about an economic system that uses renewable biological resources for... Read more »

Last minute Halloween 2025 events in Dublin that still have tickets available

Dublin has plenty of last minute Halloween events with tickets still available for those of all ages who want to take part in some spooky fun on October 31 16:54, 29 Oct... Read more »

Hurricane Melissa leaves 25 dead in Haiti and causes damage in Jamaica and Cuba

Flooding from Hurricane Melissa has killed 25 people in Haiti while the storm still churned across Cuba on Wednesday after leaving Jamaica with widespread damage and power outages, officials said. Jean Bertrand... Read more »

AI: Are we empowering students

“It’s a beautiful thing, the destruction of words.” This line from George Orwell’s book 1984 sets the tone for the discussion on Artificial Intelligence (AI), particularly Generative AI. While powerful, it could... Read more »

Hurricane Melissa weakens to Category 4 as hundreds of thousands of Jamaicans without power

Hurricane Melissa intensified Tuesday as it crawled toward Jamaica, where officials and residents braced for catastrophic winds, flash flooding and landslides from the Category 5 storm, one of the strongest Atlantic hurricanes... Read more »

Supersub Larkin earns Ireland dramatic play-off success

(Republic of Ireland win 5-4 on aggregate) Abbie Larkin lifted home a dramatic 90th-minute goal to squeeze the Republic of Ireland past Belgium in a pulsating Nations League promotion/relegation play-off in Leuven.... Read more »