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'Not Celtic Tiger era': Mortgage changes announced allowing five times income to be borrowed
5+ hour, 56+ min ago (14+ words) First-time buyers will be able to borrow up to five times their income...
Staff shortages limiting access to technology for people with disabilities
2+ day, 4+ hour ago (507+ words) 29 Apr 2026 1: 25 PM Severe shortages of health and social care professionals in Ireland is making it difficult for disabled and older people to access the equipment they need, a World Health Organisation (WHO) report has said. An assessment into the capacity…...
Offaly Athletics 5k road race series up and running
2+ day, 20+ hour ago (566+ words) Tullamore Harriers athletes in Rhode 28 Apr 2026 9: 33 PM The 2026 Healthy Offaly 5 K Series has made an impressive start, with three races already completed and shaping up to be a highly competitive and well-supported series. With five races still to come over…...
GALLERY: Newbridge AC 10 K and 5 K run in Kildare
3+ day, 5+ hour ago (86+ words) 28 Apr 2026 12: 33 PM Start of 1km Kids Dash Kildare, Newbridge, Gallery Gardai say emergency services'responded to a 'fatal assault' at a domestic residence'in Grange Heights, Waterford city at approximately'6: 15pm on Monday John is described as being 6 foot in height, of a slim…...
Tipperary to host Festival of Athletics and a vibrant celebration of sport
4+ day, 3+ hour ago (866+ words) ALERT: Children's costume from Temu recalled due to 'chemical safety issue' Roughly 1, 300 staff redundant as Claire's announces closure of 154 Irish and UK stores 'Handsome, legend' named locally after being killed in crash in Belfast yesterday Funeral held for baby whose…...
Celebrities shine as they cross London Marathon finish line
4+ day, 22+ hour ago (450+ words) 26 Apr 2026 3: 25 PM Famous faces were among the thousands of people who crossed the London Marathon finish line on Sunday, including Wicked actress Cynthia Erivo and former England cricketer Sir Alastair Cook. Temperatures hit the high teens on Sunday as runners…...
Dot Cotton actress asked for help to get assisted death, Michael Cashman says
6+ day, 21+ hour ago (450+ words) 24 Apr 2026 4: 37 PM Dot Cotton actress June Brown asked her former East Enders co-star Lord Michael Cashman to help her get an assisted death, the peer has said. Speaking during the debate on assisted dying in the House of Lords, as…...
Heptathlete Katarina Johnson-Thompson: "My low moments shaped me into the person I am
1+ week, 2+ day ago (1077+ words) 22 Apr 2026 10: 50 AM British heptathlete Katarina Johnson-Thompson says her biggest lessons have not come from winning, but from "the low moments. The 33-year-old, from Liverpool and now based in Loughborough, admits setbacks have ultimately shaped her mindset and helped her rediscover…...
Madonna appeals for return of vintage Coachella costume
1+ week, 3+ day ago (344+ words) 20 Apr 2026 10: 55 PM Madonna has said the vintage costume she wore at Coachella has gone missing and has appealed for its "safe return. The Like A Virgin singer joined popstar Sabrina Carpenter on stage on Friday for her second weekend headline…...
Leitrim man completes 'the toughest footrace on earth"
1+ week, 4+ day ago (984+ words) 20 Apr 2026 4: 33 PM Con Conlon, 54, from Ballinamore, Leitrim was among 1, 350 athletes who took on the mammoth 270km Marathon des Sables known as the "the toughest footrace on earth" this month. It takes place every year in the Sahara Desert of Morocco over…...