Pat Kenny’s knowledgeable and probing style of broadcasting has earned him large audiences for decades. During that time, he has proven to be no shrinking violet, with interviewees frequently taken to task when it was warranted. But it has been in his private life where his combative nature has truly come to the fore. Mr […]
The toll that technology is taking on children’s health was laid bare in separate reports linking screen time to 12 common types of cancer and short-sightedness. Rising exposure to smartphones, tablets and gaming consoles in childhood is driving long-term weight gain – identified as one of the key causes of cancer, the World Cancer Research […]
JK Rowling is suing her former PA for £24,000 (€27,000) over claims she went on shopping sprees with a business credit card. The ‘Harry Potter’ author claims Amanda Donaldson (35) broke strict working agreements to buy items including cosmetics and Harry Potter gifts for personal use. Donaldson, from Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland, worked for Ms Rowling […]
A new Garda dispatch system – likened to the international taxi-sharing app Uber – will be rolled out around the country next year. It’s hoped the new Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD) system will resolve boundary issues in rural areas, which currently can mean the nearest officers are not always dispatched. CAD will allow a central […]
Pat Kenny has banded with his neighbours to oppose plans to build 26 homes in south Dublin. Residents in Dalkey have hired planning consultants and traffic experts in a bid to prevent three apartment blocks and seven houses being built on a site in their neighbourhood. Bartra Capital Property, headed by developer Richard Barrett, paid […]
President Emmanuel Macron waded into controversy on Wednesday by praising a general who helped win World War I but became a top Nazi collaborator in World War II — comments that triggered outrage among French Jews. Marshal Philippe Petain will be honored alongside other top military chiefs this Saturday in a ceremony at the Invalides […]
French President Emmanuel Macron has sought to justify paying homage to Nazi collaborator Philippe Pétain during centenary commemorations marking the end of World War One later this week. Mr Macron said Marshal Pétain was a “great soldier”, even though he had made “disastrous choices” during WW2. Pétain was praised for the defence of Verdun in […]
LISBON (THOMSON REUTERS FOUNDATION) – Bullied herself online, Britain’s Princess Beatrice is determined to ensure other girls are equipped to deal with internet abuse and get the best from the digital world. Beatrice – who as the eldest daughter of Prince Andrew and his former wife the Duchess of York is eighth in line to […]
A costume company in Dublin that sold Ku Klux Klan outfits identical to those worn by a group linked to a hate crime in has said they will assist police. Costumesinireland.ie sold the “satire” costumes of the US hate group for €21 on its website, but pulled the product after being contacted by the Belfast […]
PARIS (AFP) – French officials vowed to inspect all Marseille buildings “unsuitable” for habitation as anger rose over the collapse of two buildings in the Mediterranean city, where up to eight people are feared dead. A fifth body was recovered on Wednesday morning under rubble of the dilapidated buildings, which crumbled suddenly on Monday morning […]