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Shock study finds Ireland is world’s second richest country with £80k per person

A new study has identified Ireland as the second richest country globally, with a staggering adult per capita income of £80,566.62. This finding comes...

Ireland’s Paul O’Donovan completes golden summer with World Championship win in Canada

Ireland’s Paul O’Donovan completed his golden summer by winning the lightweight single sculls title at the World Championships in Canada on Saturday.Just over three...

Loyalist ‘Pipe Bomb Pastor’ slams cops for race riots raid on his home

The controversial cleric alleged “republicans” were behind his arrest as he claimed he “made history” by being the first person in Northern Ireland detained...

Silver medallist in Adeleke’s 400m final allowed to compete at Paris Games despite World Athletics ban on Bahrain for anti-doping violations

The ban in question was installed from June 1, 2024 due to ‘serious anti-doping violations.’Naser, who won the World 400m title in 2019, previously...

Number of Irish heat deaths will soar if world warms

The number of deaths due to heat are estimated to rise from 30 to 563 per year in Ireland by the end of the...

Tipperary players will compete at inaugural Transplant Football World Cup

Heart, lung, liver, kidney, pancreas and bone marrow recipients from around the world will unite on the soccer pitch to celebrate their second chance...

World War II bomb: Minimal damage caused following controlled blast in Newtownards

Residents return to their homes after experts successfully deal with 83-year-old device Minimal damage was caused to nearby properties in the Rivenwood area of Newtownards...

Conroy hopes Ireland can host a World Series event after the Olympic Sevens

JORDAN CONROY wants Ireland to capitalise on the Olympic Sevens by hosting a World Series event in Dublin. The Tullamore flyer was one of Ireland’s...

Second World War-era bomb detonated in controlled explosion in Northern Ireland

More than 400 homes were evacuated before a controlled explosion was carried...

Newtownards WW2 bomb: Controlled explosion at site

James Fraser, the developer of the site, told the BBC that the Army had informed him that some solar panels had been damaged on...

Three MTU students represent Ireland at World Rowing Championships

Three students from Munster Technological University are flying the flag for Ireland at the World Rowing Championships.Áine O’Mahony, Sophia Monahan and Finn O’Reilly are...

‘We all read like hell!’ How Ireland became the world’s literary powerhouse

‘The Irish just chat about everything. We love telling tales and yarning. There’s no other country where you could talk for an hour about the...

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