• Business
    Irish Independent

    'Potentially the maddest day of travel ever' – Dermot Kennedy posts pic of rubbish-strewn Dublin Airport after flight cancelled

    Irish superstar singer Dermot Kennedy has vented his frustration online over what he described as “potentially the maddest” travel experience he has ever had. Kennedy was in Dublin Airport Terminal Two yesterday morning to catch a flight to the US. The Dubliner was travelling to Portland, Oregon, where he will support singer Shawn Mendes in concert tomorrow.

  • News
    Irish Independent

    Russian officials in Ireland deny its air force's deliberate attack on Ukrainian shopping centre

    Officials from the Russian embassy in Ireland have denied yesterday’s devastating airstrike on a Ukrainian shopping centre. A Russian missile destroyed the shopping centre in Kremenchuk, and killed at least 16 people in the process, with searches still ongoing for victims and survivors. The strike appears to form part of an aggressive new Russian strategy of deliberately targeting civilians and civilian infrastructure in Ukraine.

  • News
    Irish Independent

    Judge remands Joshua Allen in custody for five days as he awaits cocaine sentence

    Joshua Allen, the son of celebrity TV chef Rachel Allen, has been remanded to prison for five days after he was caught with cocaine just five weeks after being released early from a sentence imposed for possession of more than €22,000 worth of cannabis. Allen (22) appeared before Judge Sarah Berkeley at Cork Circuit Criminal Court in relation to two separate drugs matters.

  • Celebrity
    Irish Independent

    Boxing coach Pete Taylor marries partner Karen Brown

    Boxing coach Pete Taylor and his long-time partner Karen Brown have married in a low-key wedding on the Spanish island of Majorca, according to reports. Taylor (58) and Brown (32) exchanged vows during a small ceremony attended by friends. Pete Taylor is the father and former coach of two-time world champion Katie Taylor, and split from his first wife Bridget in 2016.

  • News
    Big News Network.com

    China treads cautiously on Taiwan attack after world community criticizes Ukraine conflict

    However, all this is drawing major military and economic powers into the Taiwan Strait conflict, many extending their active support to Taipei. Thus, it would not be easy for China to attack Taiwan on the lines of the Ukraine conflict, reported The HK Post. Amid strong opposition from the US and its allies, China has been treading cautiously.

  • News
    Irish Independent

    Young man (19) in critical condition after single car crash in Co Cork

    A 19-year-old man is in critical condition in hospital following a serious road traffic collision in Co Cork, in the early hours of this morning. Gardaí in Bandon attended the scene of the single vehicle crash on the R586 Dunmanway road, Dromovane, Enniskeane at approximately 12.20am this morning, Tuesday June 28. A garda spokesperson said: “The vehicle left the road and hit trees and foliage.

  • News
    The Huffington Post UK

    'Not Legal': Theresa May Condemns Move To Override Northern Ireland's Brexit Deal

    Theresa May has joined the Tory rebellion against Boris Johnson’s plan to override parts of Northern Ireland’s Brexit deal, as she warned the move was “not legal” and will “diminish” the UK’s global standing. MPs are set to vote on a bill to scrap elements of the Northern Ireland protocol, which was agreed with the European Union as part of Johnson’s Brexit withdrawal deal in 2019.