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Read more on post. An American man who groped inside and outside a young man’s shorts in the sauna at the Shelbourne Hotel in Dublin has avoided jail. Bryan McNeill, aged 55, of K Street, Boston, Massachusetts, USA, was handed a six-month suspended sentence and ordered to pay €10,000 to the 19-year-old college student. The… Read more: US man who groped teenager in hotel sauna avoids jail

Read more on post . A renowned landscape architect has died in a plane crash alongside three others in Brazil. Kongjian Yu was killed when the small aircraft crashed on Tuesday evening while attempting to land at a large farm around 62 miles from the town of Aquidauana in the country’s Mato Grosso do Sul… Read more: Renowned ‘sponge city’ architect dies in plane crash

This post was originally published on this site. Now that nominations are closed, the official Presidential Election campaign begins with three candidates on the ballot paper. Our political reporter Sandra Hurley gives a quick runthrough on those three candidates – Catherine Connolly, Jim Gavin and Heather Humphreys. Watch our video to see more.

Read more on post. If chutzpah and self-confidence were the attributes most prized in an Irish president, Michael Flatley would surely win in a canter. In reality, his presidential bid never got going, a rare reverse for a man whose Irish-American brand of optimism is at odds with the native tendency towards self-deprecation and humble-bragging.… Read more: ‘It’s not about me’: Michael Flatley reflects on failed presidency bid

This post was originally published on this site. A charity has been forced to deny Nigel Farage’s claims that swans are being eaten by eastern Europeans in London’s Royal Parks. The Reform UK leader had accused migrants living in the UK of taking both carp and swans – a protected species – from ponds in… Read more: Royal Parks responds to Farage’s claim that swans are being eaten by migrants in UK

Read more on post. Sales of newly built homes rose a much larger-than-expected 20.5% in August compared with July, according to the U.S. Census. That’s despite mortgage rates that are higher than they are today. The median price of a new home sold in August was $413,500, in increase of 1.9% year over year. Sales… Read more: New home sales soar 20% in August to a three-year high

Read more on post. New recommendations last week from an influential vaccine panel handpicked by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. broke with long-standing U.S. precedent on Covid shots and childhood immunization. The changes by the group, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, could complicate access in some states and add to… Read more: The Trump administration is changing Covid, childhood vaccine recommendations – here’s what it means for you

Read more on post. Just now ShareSave Faisal IslamEconomics editor ShareSave Getty Images Plans to extend high-speed rail across the north of England have been delayed further and will not now be announced by the prime minister at the Labour Party conference next week. The BBC understands concerns over the long-term costs of the line… Read more: Northern Powerhouse Rail plans delayed again

Read more on post. Applegreen, the Irish fuel and forecourt retail group, has walked away from a contentious 35-year deal to operate 18 motorway service areas in Massachusetts, amid continuing legal threats for the underbidder for the contract. The Dublin-based group, which is backed by US private equity giant Blackstone, had planned to invest more… Read more: Applegreen drops Massachusetts service stations deal amid litigation threats

Read full article on post. AN AMERICAN REAL estate agent who groped inside and outside a young man’s shorts in the sauna at the Shelbourne Hotel in Dublin has avoided jail. Bryan McNeill, aged 55, of K Street, Boston, Massachusetts, USA, was handed a six-month suspended sentence and ordered to pay €10,000 to the 19-year-old… Read more: American businessman, 55, spared jail for sexual assault on student in Shelbourne Hotel sauna

This post was originally published on this site. SPANISH HARLEM MADE most of the running under Danny Mullins to register a decisive success in the Guinness Kerry National at Listowel. Trained by Willie Mullins, he appeared the champion trainer’s second string with Paul Townend on You Oughta Know but he fell early on the final… Read more: Spanish Harlem delivers Kerry National success for Willie Mullins

This post was originally published on this site. David Sneyd FAI CHIEF EXECUTIVE David Courell insists the organisation’s “conscience is clear” regarding their safeguarding procedures and how they dealt with historical abuse claims from female footballers in the 1990s. But after a bruising appearance in front of the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications,… Read more: Oireachtas committee chair says FAI have been ‘disrespectful to the Irish people’

Read the full article on post. Neil Treacy is joined by Bernard Jackman and Johne Murphy on the RTÉ Rugby podcast as we look ahead to the new United Rugby Championship season. The panel pick through the key talking points for Ulster, Connacht (13:35), Munster (22:30) and Leinster (34:05) for the new campaign, and we… Read more: Province by province – The 2025/26 URC season preview

Read full article on post. Gav dials in from Bethpage Black, where the Trump-attended 45th Ryder Cup tees off this week. He tells Sinead why this edition of the inter-continental grudge match will be more politically freighted than usual, but that thoughts of a raucous, blue collar New York crowd have likely been curtailed by… Read more: The Ryder Cup: Where sport, money and politics collide

This post was originally published on this site. AFTER WHAT WAS a distinctly forgettable first full season in charge, Ulster head coach Richie Murphy is determined to achieve substantial improvement from his squad who finished up a lowly 14th in the URC table last time out. The northern province host the Dragons on Friday in… Read more: Murphy aiming to ‘build some consistency’ after difficult first full season with Ulster

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This post was originally published on this site.Arabian Travel Market (ATM) has announced the launch of ATM Travel Tech, a new co-located event that will debut at ATM 2026, taking place from 4–7 May 2026 at the Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC). Evolving from its previous role as a high-growth sector on the show floor,… Read more: Arabian Travel Market to launch dedicated Travel Tech show at 2026 edition

This post was originally published on this site.Air Canada has announced its London Heathrow to Ottawa non-stop flights will continue for Winter 2025-26, ensuring year-round connectivity between the United Kingdom’s largest airport and Canada’s capital city. Flights are available for booking now at aircanada.com, through Air Canada Contact Centres, and via travel agents.

This post was originally published on this site.Hotels remain the most popular accommodation choice for travellers visiting Latin America’s main capitals, but short-term rentals are gaining ground, attracting two very different traveller segments: high-spending international visitors, as well as domestic or regional travellers with more moderate purchasing power. This is the central finding of Mabrian’s… Read more: Hotels versus Short-Term Rentals: What Do Urban Travellers to Latin America Actually Demand?

This post was originally published on this site.Finnair has launched the Finnair for Business SAF service for corporate customers keen to help reduce aviation emissions and boost the use of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF). Available to members of the Finnair for Business program, the new SAF service allows companies to monitor the flight emissions that… Read more: Finnair launches emissions-cutting service for businesses

Read more on post. ADVERTISEMENT “Giorgio Armani, Milano, for love’’ at the Brera Art Gallery opens today, mere weeks after the celebrated designer’s death at the age of 91. Featuring 129 Armani looks from the 1980s through the present day, the exhibition places his creations among celebrated Italian masterpieces by such luminaries as Raphael and… Read more: Giorgio Armani creations interplay with Italian masterpieces at new Milan exhibition

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Read more on post. ADVERTISEMENT The cast of the hit TV show Dawson’s Creek, which ran from 1998 to 2003, came together earlier this week for a reunion charity event in New York City.   The cast, including Michelle Williams, Katie Holmes and Joshua Jackson, took the stage at the Richard Rodgers Theater on Monday… Read more: ‘Dawson’s Creek’ reunion sees James Van Der Beek make surprise appearance amid cancer battle

Read more on post. This year’s Booker Prize shortlist features an epic globetrotting love story between two young Indians; a man in the throws of a midlife crisis who undertakes a road trip across the US; a successful actor whose life is thrown into dissary by the appearance of a man who may or may… Read more: Booker Prize 2025: Kiran Desai, David Szalay and Andrew Miller among shortlisted authors

Read more on post. On April 10, 1999, I was in the producer’s chair in Studio 4 in RTÉ while we aired a special episode of a live Saturday night chat show called Kenny Live, hosted by Pat Kenny. The show was paying its respects to the late actor and comedian, Dermot Morgan, who died… Read more: Brian’s back – what’s so funny about peace, love & understanding?