Potential US TikTok ban ‘won’t affect app here’, says Ireland boss

​Firm is confident its 3,000-strong Irish operation would not be hit Elaine Fox of TikTok Today at 03:30 A TikTok ban in the US would not affect the app’s use in Ireland or Europe, its most senior Irish executive says. Speaking to the Irish Independent, …

Ex-Ireland under-20s rugby coach offers no comment on reported appearance at Denis Coulson rape trial

The Irish Rugby Football Union (IRFU) has distanced itself from Mike Ruddock and suggested that the former coach must have been speaking in a personal capacity at the trial of Denis Coulson. Ruddock is a high-profile coach at international level. In 2005, …

Dermot Bolger: Dutch opera singer Judith Mok was just one of many ‘outsiders’ who reshaped Ireland for the better

I wonder how many Irish people actually dream of a white Christmas. They probably don’t include anyone who experienced the snow that paralysed Ireland after New Year’s Day, 1982. Showing a lack of foresight, taoiseach Garret FitzGerald departed on a sun …

‘Will we still be talking in two-and-a-half months?’ – Our mad drive from Ireland to Mongolia

Six friends aged in their 60s, 70s and 80s drove from Kerry to Mongolia in small, second-hand cars. Paddy Barry tells the story of their 15,000km journey The friends crossing into Kyrgyzstan at 4,600 metres Today at 03:30 “We’d be mad as a bunch of frogs …

Rami Elhanan: I am a Jew from Jerusalem, and I believe Ireland is on the right side of history

My name is Rami Elhanan. I am an Israeli and a Jew. I am a seventh-generation Jerusalemite. My father was a ‘graduate’ of the Holocaust. I have fought in three wars. I am, in many ways, a typical Israeli. I wake up in the morning. I drink my coffee. I …

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Most Premature Baby Ever Born in Ireland Heads Home to Spend Christmas With Family

A baby girl, born at 26 weeks gestation and believed to be one of the tiniest surviving premature baby born in Ireland, makes it home for her first Christmas with her parents. Little Raina Gilmore surprised her parents when she was delivered via Caesarean …

FX's 'Say Nothing' shines a spotlight on Northern Ireland during the Troubles conflict

Based on the 2018 Patrick Radden Keefe novel of the same name, FX's newest drama "Say Nothing" shines a spotlight on Belfast, Ireland during the Troubles conflict, which took place from the 1960s to 1998. The series follows Dolours and Marian …

Dorothy Mae Ireland

Dorothy Mae Ireland, age 63, of Fort Smith, Arkansas, passed away on December 5, 2024. She was born on September 29, 1961, in Ladd, Arkansas, to Willie Jones and Idella (Smith) Daniels. Dorothy was known for her warmth and generosity, always opening her …

Throwback Recipe: Ireland & Amy Make French Toast

Ingredients: 2 cups milk 2 eggs 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon French baguette, sliced 3 to 5 tablespoons butter, divided Powdered sugar Fresh berries (optional) Warm maple syrup Directions: In a large bowl, whisk the milk, eggs and cinnamon together until well …