Irish hairdresser creates innovative chair featuring perspex screen to protect clients from coronavirus – and hopes it will enable her salon to open earlier than the lockdown exit plan Jean McDonnell, from Drogheda, created innovative chair for hair consultations It includes a perspex screen and a few hand gaps to limit contact during haircuts Jean created … Read more
Niall Horan has donated a whopping 100,000 euro (£87,000) to an Irish charity which helps older people through the coronavirus pandemic. The One Direction star, 26, gifted the generous amount to the charity Alone, with the organisation stating that the donation enables them to continue to provide vital assistance to older people during this difficult time. The … Read more
Irish gangland murder suspect in horrific execution and dismemberment of 17-year-old boy is shot dead in broad daylight hit Victim named locally as Robbie Lawlor, 35, a senior figure in a criminal gang Lawlor said to be in hiding since murder of teenager Keane Mulready-Woods The 17-year-old Drogheda boy was found killed and dismembered in … Read more
Robots are being used in an Irish hospital to do basic admin tasks ‘so nurses can spend more time treating coronavirus patients’ Software firm UiPath partnered with Mater Misericordiae University Hospital They will rapidly go through basic administrative tasks to free up nurses It is hoped they will be able to spend more of their time tending patients … Read more
No handshakes – so Donald Trump and Irish prime minister Leo Varadkar make a namaste greeting as president says he will postpone string of mega-rallies President Donald Trump and Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar exchanged a namaste instead of a handshake in the Oval Office Officials have warned against handshaking to avoid spreading coronavirus ‘We … Read more
Irish pair are charged with human trafficking after 10 migrants including two children are found inside lorry carrying tyres in Belgium Two Irish men charged with suspected human trafficking of 10 Asian migrants Eight adults and two children were found in back of lorry near Ghent in Belgium NCA officers also conducted a raid in … Read more
Game of Thrones HBO studio tour to open in Northern Ireland, allowing fans of the show to see where many of its iconic scenes were filmed The 110,000-square-foot interactive experience will open at Linen Mill Studios in Banbridge, Northern Ireland Fans will be able to visit from next Spring and discover real life sets that … Read more
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge were sent to Ireland as ‘agents of soft diplomacy to copper fasten positive Anglo-Irish relations’, it was claimed today. Irish Independent executive editor Caitlin McBride said Prince William and Kate arrived in the country with the ‘uncertain aftermath of Brexit looming in the air’. She also wrote how Kate and … Read more
A dog breeder has offered hope to Britain’s most endangered dog breed with a litter of 10 healthy puppies. Irish Red and White Setters used to be the pet dog of choice in the UK, but they have fallen out of favour amid a craze for pugs, cockapoos and labradoodles in recent years. In 2019 … Read more
A dog breeding friend of Princess Anne who was allegedly gunned down by her estranged husband sought solace in the arms of a farmer in Ireland when her marriage collapsed, MailOnline can reveal. Debbie Zurick, 56, was found with gunshot wounds at her marital home on the Somerset estate where Boris Johnson grew up after … Read more