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Health technology company Carelon Global Solutions is set to shut down its operations in Limerick, leading to the loss of 300 jobs. Limerick TD, Conor Sheehan, has called on the company to provide “urgent clarity” to the 300 workers who now face an “uncertain” future. The company expects the process to cease operations will be…

25 May 2025; Antrim manager Davy Fitzgerald during the Leinster GAA Hurling Senior Championship Round 5 match between Offaly and Antrim at Glenisk O’Connor Park in Tullamore, Offaly. Photo by Michael P Ryan/Sportsfile Davy Fitzgerald has hit back at the Antrim “knockers” after his team fell through the Leinster SHC relegation trap door when losing…

The scheme that opened last month closed today. Payments for those who leave will be capped at €300,000. Workers who are approved will leave the organisation by the end of this year. In an email to staff this evening, RTÉ director general Kevin Bakhurst said the voluntary exit programme (VEP) was now closed. “I can…

Mourners react during the funeral of Palestinians killed in Israeli strikes, at Nasser hospital, in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip: REUTERS Father of four Mahmoud al-Haw and other Palestinians crowd around a soup kitchen in war-ravaged Gaza, surging forward and frantically waving pots. Small children, squashed at the front, are in tears. One of them…

Dapper Don You hear the name ‘Christy Kinahan Sr’ and you immediately think of words like ‘crime’, ‘gangland’, ‘violence’, ‘drugs’ and ‘cartel’. You likely don’t think of ‘poetry’ or ‘prose’. However, the man who became known as ‘The Dapper Don’ nursed a passion for literary creativity while behind bars in Portlaoise Prison. In an incredible…

The Irish headquartered airline flew more than 200 million passengers in its latest 2025 financial year, a record not just for Ryanair but for any European carrier, but at 7pc lower fares than in 2024. Revenue of €13.95bn was up 4pc but operating costs rose 9pc to €12.39bn. Ryanair said its cost per passenger was…

Garda stock image Three cyclists have been injured after being struck by a car which failed to remain at the scene in east Co Cork this evening. Gardaí and emergency services attended the scene in Midleton shortly after 8pm following a collision involving a car and three bicycles. The car failed to remain at the…

Ms Daly has been cleared to serve defamation proceedings over articles in Sunday Times Clare Daly Former TD and MEP Clare Daly has claimed in the High Court that two newspaper articles published last year amounted to a “disgraceful attempt” to damage her reputation “in the teeth” of her bid to be re-elected to the…

It’s never too late to tackle unhealthy habits. Stock image: Getty If you are in your mid-30s I bet you think you’re bulletproof. I certainly did when I was that age. Well think again. A recent study published in the eminent medical journal Annals of Medicine says the damage that smoking, heavy drinking and lack…

Emmy will represent Ireland at Eurovision 2025 later this month in Basel, Switzerland with her song Laika Party, which is about a dog sent to space by the USSR. It was after attending a song writing camp in Emmy’s native Norway last summer where she met Irish songwriter Larissa Tormey and the pair collaborated to…