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Anne takes the Staten Island ferry to Manhattan

The Princess Royal took a ride on the Staten Island Ferry during a visit to New York City. Anne was ushered to the ferry’s pilothouse as the Manhattan-bound ship crossed the New York Harbour on Tuesday escorted by police boats. A fireboat greeted ...

05 Oct 2022 at 22:23

World

Fire damages Easter Island statues

A fire that ripped through part of Chile’s Easter Island has caused permanent damage to some of its iconic carved stone figures known as moai. The high temperature of the forest fire accelerated the process through which the stone carvings will ...

08 Oct 2022 at 20:49

Love Island’s Molly-Mae Hague and Tommy Fury reveal gender of unborn child

Love Island stars Molly-Mae Hague and Tommy Fury have announced they are expecting a baby girl. The couple shared a gender reveal video on Instagram showing Fury popping a balloon featuring gold lettering saying “Boy or girl?”. The clip showed ...

05 Oct 2022 at 18:02

Life

Molly Mae Hague ‘cried five times a day’ – what to know about early pregnancy emotions

We talk a lot about the physical symptoms of early pregnancy – such as sickness, sore boobs and exhaustion – but less so about the emotional side. Love Island star Molly Mae Hague has been candid about her struggles in the early stages. In ...

04 Oct 2022 at 14:06

Love Island’s Ekin-Su and Davide to explore their home countries in new ITV show

Love Island winners Ekin-Su Culculoglu and Davide Sanclimenti are to explore their home countries in a new travel spin-off series for ITV2. The Turkish actress from Essex, 28, and Italian business owner, 27, won over viewers of the hit ...

04 Oct 2022 at 17:25

World

Florida death toll rises to 47 amid struggle to recover from Hurricane Ian

Rescuers evacuated stunned survivors from a large barrier island cut off by Hurricane Ian and Florida’s death toll climbed sharply, as hundreds of thousands of people were still sweltering without power days after the monster storm ...

02 Oct 2022 at 08:33

Four women selected to run world’s most remote post office in Antarctica

Four women selected to run world’s most remote post office in Antartica

Four women are to travel to a distant part of Antarctica to take up jobs including running the world’s most remote post office and counting the island’s penguins. Clare Ballantyne, Mairi Hilton, Natalie Corbett and Lucy Bruzzone ...

04 Oct 2022 at 07:45

Ireland

11-year-old girl rescued after being injured on west Cork island

An 11-year-old girl has been rescued after being injured following a fall on Bere Island off the west Cork coast. Castletownbere RNLI lifeboat was launched within minutes of the call on Saturday, departing just after 10pm. The ...

14 Aug 2022 at 19:00

Scotland

Government ditches Islands Bond scheme after locals condemn it as ‘gimmick’

The Scottish Government has cancelled a scheme that would pay young people and families to relocate to or stay on the islands after “unequivocal” opposition to the plan. The Islands Bond initiative – that would be worth up to ...

19 Aug 2022 at 12:59

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Public's views sought on planning application to create public amenity gardens at Clonmel's Suir Island

The public’s views are being sought on a planning application seeking to transform part of the derelict Suir Island in the heart of Clonmel into public amenity gardens. The Part 8 planning application for the rejuvenation of ...

18 Aug 2022 at 18:33

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All Island Disaster Risk Reduction Conference in Dundalk later this year

The Office of Emergency Planning is hosting an All Island Disaster Risk Reduction Conference, in partnership with the Shared Island Initiative, in light of the significant crises that have, and will continue to impact the ...

14 Aug 2022 at 15:33

National News

Harrison Ford’s original Han Solo blaster expected to fetch €485,000 at auction

Han Solo’s original blaster, used by Harrison Ford in Star Wars: A New Hope, is expected to fetch up to 500,000 dollars (€485,000) when it goes under the hammer later this month. The prop firearm, which was previously ...

14 Aug 2022 at 16:33

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