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May 12, 2025

Weight loss jabs' cancer fight boost

USING weight-loss drugs could revolutionise cancer prevention treatment in the battle to save more lives, experts have said.

1 min

DREAD LINE LUAS

SIPTU wants an urgent meeting with the Government over rising violent antisocial behaviour on the transport network.

1 min

Call for action after projectile fired at driver

BY PAT FLANAGAN

1 min

Louth & cheer...

Ger Brennan's men send fans into ecstasy | Tears in the stands as neighbours faced off

3 mins

TWO TEENS DIE IN SWIM TRAGEDY

TWO friends who lost their lives after getting into difficulty while swimming off the coast of Co Donegal have been named.

2 mins

Star Tom: I'm Hardy being held together

ACTOR Tom Hardy has confessed he is \"falling to bits\".

1 min

Val's Top Gun return was so special: Cruise

TOM Cruise found it “very special” to have the late Val Kilmer return for Top Gun: Maverick.

1 min

EMMY GETS SOME SUVER WEAR...

Irish Eurovision entry shines at opening bash

1 min

WOMEN AND KIDS SLAUGHTERED IN AIR STRIKES ON GAZA

ELEVEN people, mostly women and children, have been killed by Israeli attacks on Gaza.

1 min

POPE: NO MORE WAR

First Sunday address calls on 'powerful of world'

2 mins

Ceasefire is marred by renewal of fighting

A CEASEFIRE between nuclear-armed India and Pakistan has been shaken by border fighting in the disputed Kashmir region.

1 min

Women ready to take on Putin's invaders

A SOLDIER in the Bucha Witches all-female unit is armed and ready to defend the town against Russians.

1 min

Skorts row is the 'most banal issue'

MUIREANN O'Connell has said the row over camogie teams wearing skorts on the pitch is the “most banal issue”.

1 min

New hope in Skellig stand-off

TOURIST chiefs have urged officials to issue temporary permits to boat operators to resolve a dispute threatening to destroy the visitor season to Skellig Michael.

1 min

'Distressed' over Andrew payout risk

VIRGINIA Giuffre was left \"extremely distressed\" after learning her multi-million Prince Andrew payout was at risk two weeks before her suicide.

1 min

Meghan's bro penning tell-all book

THE estranged half- brother of Meghan Markle has revealed that he is working on a book that includes his memories of her childhood.

1 min

ROD DOESN'T WANT TO TALK ABOUT IT

Singing legend Stewart rests voice between gigs

1 min

Safety the biggest issue for public in new survey

While the numbers taking to the road on bikes is increasing the survey shows that there is still a long way to go to reach average EU cycling levels despite the huge amounts spent on infrastructure by the Government.

1 min

Cycling's all pain, no chain for 80% of people

AROUND 80% of Irish people never or rarely ride a bike, a new survey has found with just 13% cycling weekly.

3 mins

Who'd have known Pope is a Catholic?

OF COURSE, if you are Irish, you know the score.

1 min

Mums-to-be halt allergies with avocado

EATING fresh avocado during pregnancy may lower the food allergy risk for babies, scientists say.

1 min

Ice baths 'do not speed up' muscle repair

ICE baths do not help women recover quicker from exercise, a clinical trial suggests.

1 min

Danny's big day went to Script

Singer marries his long-term partner Anais

1 min

Gary's red card to TV chef role

MATCH of the Day host Gary Lineker says he has been asked to star in TV cookery shows.

1 min

Kamara 'sorry' to wife for not admitting struggles

Football icon says he went through hell over speech condition

3 mins

Outer space still junk and disorderly...

EXPERTS fear we're still going to be hit by space junk despite Earth dodging a bullet after the Kosmos 482 capsule crashed into the ocean.

1 min

Mum makes a boob with son's cake

A MUM has been slammed for ordering a boob cake for her son's 3rd birthday - to help him give up breastfeeding.

1 min

Ee look, that's a cracking remake Gromit

AN inventor has re-created the iconic Wallace and Gromit morning routine

1 min

BANANAS FACE A STICKY BEND

Fruit's future at risk due to climate change

1 min

Anna's Naked ambition to make musical

VETERAN presenter Anna Richardson has seen it all - and we do mean everything.

1 min

We've Scot to see if ET really is out there...

SPACE boffins have launched a search for alien life - in Scotland.

1 min

Wife wants me out over secret woman

SHE HAS MADE IT CLEAR

2 mins

WOMEN'S TEAM THE RELAY THING

THE Irish women's 4x400 relay team are Toyko bound after securing World Championship qualification at the World Relays in Guangzhou yesterday.

1 min

GLAMOROUS LOOKING GOOD

I WOULD be very keen on ALL WAYS GLAMOROUS here had he a run behind him, and even with the niggling worry about fitness, he appeals as the least exposed and best handicapped runner in the field.

2 mins

A WEEK JACK WON'T FORGET

Leinster 76 Zebre 5

2 mins

HAVEN'T SEEN BACK OF PETE

Costello confident O'Mahony will return to Reds after break

2 mins

MCINROY KERRS SO MUCH ABOUT SHELS' MISSION

KERR McINROY feels he needs to earn his stripes before he can go shooting his mouth off at Shelbourne.

2 mins

I NEVER TAKE THIS FOR GRANTED

WINNING trophies isn't something Anthony Ralston will ever take for granted - especially when he's lifting them with his boyhood club.

2 mins

AMAD DAY FOR MCDONAGH (11)

A YOUNG Leixlip United player picked up the souvenir of a lifetime after Manchester United's Europa League semi-final win against Athletic Bilbao at Old Trafford last Thursday.

2 mins

THIS IS UP THERE WITH HAVING KIDS

AS Ger Brennan sat in the media room beneath the Hogan Stand, the Louth players’ version of Dario G's 1998 World Cup classic 'Carneval de Paris’ permeated through the walls.

2 mins

WEE ARE THE CHAMPIONS

Mulroy drives Brennan's men to Leinster final win

4 mins

LOUTH AND PROUD

Brennan says Leinster win is only the start

1 min

EUR ON A KNIFE EDGE NOW RUBEN

Amorim must beat Spurs or invite serious questions about his future after worst league showing since 1974

2 mins

IVAN DOESN'T KNOW ROAD AHEAD

RUUD VAN NISTELROOY admitted he was still in the dark over his future after former Everton boss Sean Dyche became the latest name to be linked with the Leicester job.

1 min

FOREST SLUMP

Champions League hopes are dying after Foxes revival

2 mins

MANUEL IN OVERDRIVE

Akanji hoping to end sorry season on a high note as he targets Wembley glory

2 mins

WE NEED A GREAT GOOD BYE

Moyes fires up Toffees to deliver winning farewell to a 'Grand Old Lady' that has been home for 133 years...

2 mins

GLASS IS STILL HALF FUL FOR SILVA

MARCO SILVA believes his players need to do some soul-searching and rediscover the real Fulham to end the season on a high.

1 min

PEREIRA TO REDS: DON'T BOTHER PUTTING OUT WELCOME MAT FOR CUNHA

WOLVES boss Vitor Pereira has a message for Manchester United and their hopes Matheus Cunha might solve the Old Trafford striker crisis - forget it! Wanderers’ brilliant but combustible Brazilian is a target for the Reds after a season in

1 min

DAN'S A GOAL MODEL

'Father figure' Welbeck has Seagulls' fledglings soaring towards European place

2 mins

JONES HAPPY VALLEY VIBES

Addicks boss relishes chance to finish job at home

2 mins

RED-HOT HITMAN SAYS ORIENT WILL GO FOR THE KEL

CHARLIE KELMAN is promising all-out attack from Leyton Orient in the second leg of their play-off with Stockport.

1 min

WEEVENGE IS SWEET

IN the back of his head, Louth skipper Sam Mulroy was saying, 'Why not us?'

2 mins

Louth win offers real hope to all but ref call was crucial

WHAT incredible scenes there were in Croke Park yesterday as Louth became Leinster champions.

2 mins

Holders in final after Kerry stall

DEFENDING champions Tyrone are through to their third All-Ireland U20 final in four seasons following a six-point win over Kerry in Portlaoise.

1 min

COLM BOYLE

WHAT incredible scenes there were in Croke Park yesterday as Louth became Leinster champions.

2 mins

WON & DONE

McGuinness has winning formula yet again...but there's work to do

2 mins

KINGDOM ARE HELD

LADIES ROUND-UP

1 min

PERFECT DOZEN FOR DUB LADIES

DUBLIN produced a stirring final quarter at Croke Park to hold off Meath and claim a 12th consecutive Leinster senior football title.

1 min

OFFAL LOT OF WORK NEEDED TO CLOSE GAP

HARD as it is to believe now, but Offaly once held Kilkenny to 2-5 in a Leinster semi-final.

1 min

LOHAN BEHOLD, WE MAY BE OUT OF RUNNING TO RETAIN CROWN

The Munster cauldron comes to the boil again as Tipperary victory leaves Brian's boys up against it

3 mins

DUBLIN COAST TO WIN OVER A WEAK ANTRIM

IT was all too easy for Dublin at Corrigan Park on Saturday as they cantered to a 15-point win over against a poor Antrim.

1 min

Duggan's five goals Laois high

A FIVE-GOAL first-half haul by Championship debutant corner forward James Duggan ensured that Laois continued their unbeaten Joe McDonagh Cup campaign in emphatic fashion.

1 min

Rossiter not phased that Model's fate is out of their hands

WEXFORD manager Keith Rossiter insists they still have a lot to play for - even if their Leinster SHC fate is out of their hands after going down to Galway in Salthill.

3 mins

KEITH: IT'S ALL TO PLAY 'FORD

WEXFORD manager Keith Rossiter insists they still have a lot to play for - even if their Leinster SHC fate is out of their hands after going down to Galway in Salthill.

3 mins