The Ombudsman for Children has been waiting eight years for a whole-of-government policy on protecting children from concussion and monitoring the long-term effects of injuries sustained by children playing sport. Documents released to Saturday with Colm Ó Mongáin in RTÉ Radio reveal no action was taken by the Department of …

Ireland host Scotland in Belfast in their final match of the 2024 Guinness Women’s Six Nations with an automatic World Cup qualification place potentially on the line for the winner. Source link

The President of the Irish Pharmacy Union (IPU) has said there is a current shortage of approximately 300 medicines in Ireland. That includes those that treat common medical conditions like diabetes, blood pressure, Parkinson’s and ADHD. Tom Murray told the IPU annual conference in Athlone today that this is placing …

Willie Mullins has become the first trainer based in Ireland to win the UK Jumps Trainers Championship since Vincent O’Brien in 1954. It’s also the first time since the 2004/05 season that neither Paul Nicholls or Nicky Henderson has been the champion. Mullins sealed the title after El Fabiolo finished …

The Government has said it expects to receive two key reports on RTÉ very shortly. Taoiseach Simon Harris met the Minister for Media Catherine Martin yesterday evening to discuss the issue, and said the recommendations of the report are key to moving forward. Last summer Minister Martin commissioned two external …

The makers of an Irish-language short film have said they are “absolutely thrilled” to be representing Ireland in California this weekend. Scríofa sna Réaltaí (Written in the Stars) is screening at the 16th annual Film Fest Petaluma in California. Directed by IFTA winner Vincent Gallagher and produced by Sin É …

There are currently nogrounds for peace talks between Russia and Ukraine due to Kyiv’sformal refusal to negotiate with Moscow, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said today. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky signed a decree in 2022 formally declaring the prospect of any Ukrainian talks with Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin “impossible”, while leaving …

The journalist Ethna Viney has died at the age of 95. She passed away last night. She is survived by her daughter Michelle Viney, her brother Bert McManus and sister Eva McManus. Her husband, Michael Viney, passed away in May last year at the age of 90. Ms Viney wrote …

US intelligence agencies have determined that Russian President Vladimir Putin probably didn’t order opposition politician Alexei Navalny killed at an Arctic prison camp in February, the Wall Street Journal has reported. Mr Navalny, 47 when he died, was Mr Putin’s fiercest domestic critic. His allies, branded extremists by the authorities, …

Ireland host Scotland in Belfast this afternoon looking to sign off their Guinness Women’s Six Nations campaign on a high. Already this year’s renewal is better than last season’s wooden spoon championship. An emphatic win over Wales in round three franked the team’s progress under their new head coach Scott …