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Lewis Kenny is young and handsome, with a hipster beard and a strong Dublin accent, so it’s hard to imagine him sitting quietly with a ball of yarn, gently guiding a pair of knitting needles. Yet his deep, smokey voice and thoughtful answers reveal a reflective character with a quiet, slightly self-deprecating confidence. And he is always looking for something new. “I’ve always been a curious person,” says the 32-year-old. “Every year, I’ll try to learn a new skill. When I left school, I went and did electrical engineering in IADT. There was a woman in the college that I…

Following a multi-vehicle collision, Gardai responded to the incident, along with two fire engines and several paramedics. News Source

A John McGinley bus is recognizable just about anywhere – and now a miniature version has been spotted all the way in Australia! The Gortahork-based coach company was thrilled to see one of their model buses on display at Games World, a world away in Australia. After a photograph of the model surfaced, the company shared it on Facebook, expressing their gratitude: “A big shoutout and thanks to one of our stalwart fans, Tommy Boylan, for sending us this great image. We love seeing where our models travel, keep them coming!” McGinley Travel buses are a common sight on roads…

Pandox consortium proposes to buy Ireland’s Dalata Hotel group for €1.3bn © Examiner Echo Group Limited, Linn Dubh, Assumption Road, Blackpool, Cork. Registered in Ireland: 523712. News Source : Irish Examiner

I’ve never come across a fixture that has spawned such differing public opinion – and that’s just on the Cork side of the house. There’s some amount of local flip-flopping on; was their mind games at play the last time we went to the Gaelic Grounds, were we holding back a small bit, and were we better off losing if it was the first of a Cork-Limerick summer trilogy. Then there are others who feel we won’t get within an ass’s roar of them this weekend and more again who feel we are heading back to Limerick through the long…

New searches related to the disappearance of Madeleine McCann are scheduled to begin in Portugal on Tuesday, according to reports. Madeleine McCann vanished in 2007 at the age of three while vacationing with her family in Praia da Luz, Portugal. Her parents had left her sleeping in their holiday apartment with her younger twin siblings while they dined nearby. According to The Sun, the renewed search efforts will employ ground-penetrating radar to examine trenches near the McCann family’s resort accommodations. A spokesperson for the London Metropolitan Police stated, “We are aware of the searches being carried out by the BKA…

In the heat of exam season, students will grapple with anxiety, self-doubt, and the pressure to perform. The stress can closely mirror the psychological battles faced by athletes competing at the highest levels. While sports psychology is used to enhance athletic performance, it also offers a rich toolkit of mental strategies that can boost academic performance and help students cope with intense pressure. From goal setting to visualisation, from self-talk to arousal regulation, the principles that help elite athletes perform under pressure can also be effective for students preparing for state exams. The connection between sports and academic exam performance…

A mother has launched a campaign for new legislation — called ‘Francis’ Law’, named after her son — to end the automatic reduction of sentences during mitigation in rape cases. Mitigation covers a range of factors — from pleas of guilty to the rehabilitation of the perpetrator — which can considerably cut the final term handed down. Kildare mother Georgina Tuohey recently had a third case of rape and/or sexual assault on three of her children finish in the criminal courts. She was left outraged at the length of sentence given to her former partner, Brendan Cornally, in the last…

Over 170 senior doctors from Letterkenny University Hospital (LUH) and local GPs are urgently requesting a meeting with the Minister for Health to discuss the exclusion of LUH from the Surgical Hub plan. The recent decision confirmed that the new surgical facility for the north west region will be located at Sligo University Hospital (SUH). The doctors are requesting a meeting with Minister Jennifer Carroll MacNeill to address what they believe is a significant threat to patient care and equitable healthcare access in the north west. They are also urging an independent review of the HSE’s reasoning for choosing SUH…

Shamrock Rovers defender Honohan, despite only a short time working with Heimir Hallgrímsson, already recognizes him as a "top manager". News Source : Irish Examiner