Make-Up Is a Lie      Artist : Morrissey Label : SireWhen Morrissey played Dublin in the summer of 2023 he brought with him a chip on his shoulder even more prominent than his famous quiff. “The morons swing and say Don’t Look Back in Anger,” goes the chorus. By contrast, no pop stars feature on the thoroughly three-star, achingly okayish album that Morrissey has actually put into the world: the dour, charmless, intermittently tuneful Make-Up Is a Lie. If a long way short of The Smiths, Make-Up Is a Lie is ultimately bad-tempered and argumentative rather than actively offensive. If not sufficient to meaningfully put his career back on track, it will be enough to keep his remaining fans onside.

Trans weightlifter Jammie Booker has broken her silence months after being stripped of her world title, challenging officials to prove she violated any competition rules. Booker, who was crowned the 2025 World's Strongest Woman before being disqualified, took to Instagram on Friday to hit back at the weightlifting community. In another post on her Instagram story, Booker said: 'Strongman corp. IFBB. Despite the official ruling, Booker's private Instagram bio still boasts the title of 'World's Strongest Woman 2025,' signaling she has no intention of accepting the disqualification. However, Booker's latest comments suggest she is preparing to fight the decision as the weightlifting world descends on the Arnold Festival.

Annapolis Film Festival Opens Ticket Sales, Announces Big Spotlight Films for 2026 ProgramSmall City. Big Films.” — Festival Directors and cofounders – Patti White and Lee Anderson. ANNAPOLIS, MD, UNITED STATES, March 6, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ — Annapolis Film Festival Shines a Light on Spotlights“The Heartbeat of Film” Comes Alive Through Powerful Curated ExperiencesThe Annapolis Film Festival has opened ticket sales today for some of the hottest new films out there. The film opened at the Toronto Film Festival, and Annapolis is one of the few lucky film festivals to screen it. MEDIA CONTACT: PR@annapolisfilmfestival.com | 410-263-3444ABOUT THE ANNAPOLIS FILM FESTIVALThe Annapolis Film Festival, a 501c3 non-profit, brings together a dynamic and diverse audience for a shared celebration of film that enlightens, entertains, and inspires.

After a month or two of slim pickings — with some notable exceptions — more and more quality properties are starting to trickle in. When the estate was first launched, the biggest detached homes were guiding mid-€700,000s: Today, four-bed semis at Aylesbury easily surpass those prices. Nor did its rear garden have as good an orientation: It faces north, while No 63 is blessed with facing west. Cork Con's playing pitches are right next doorThe rugby club’s playing pitches are right next door, a guaranteed green space on your doorstep. Douglas village and Cork city centre are walkable in 20 minutes “and for sports lovers, the location is second to none”.

This "very old" Sycamore tree next to St Mary's Hall at Northgate Street, Athlone, was recently removed by the council for safety reasons. Historic Athlone tree felled after being weakened by stormsby David Flynn and Adrian CusackAn historic tree which stood next to St Mary's Hall at Northgate Street, Athlone, and towered above the top of that building, has been removed by the council for safety reasons. The local authority said the tree had been weakened by recent storms and a decision was taken to have it removed in the interest of public safety. The landmark Sycamore tree was felled by a contractor, acting on behalf of Westmeath County Council, on the evening of Tuesday, February 24. It is believed to be a very old tree, at least 80 years old," the council spokesperson said.

Three-quarters of an hour after the Kilkenny-Cork game finished last Sunday in Nowlan Park, there were Cork players still out on the field signing autographs and taking selfies for the travelling supporters. That’s some going for an away game. They love having that huge following, and they certainly don’t take it for granted. Already a subscriber? Try from €1.50 a week.

Dominic Solanke has urged his Tottenham team-mates to take responsibility and realise the situation they are in after the club’s relegation fears heightened on Thursday. “It was difficult circumstances (with 10 men) but we’ve had a chat between us and we need to understand we need to improve and improve now. “We obviously need to realise the position that we are in. “Us players on the pitch need to take responsibility and ultimately change it as soon as possible. “It’s difficult just speaking, but we need to realise the position we’re in and we need to fight for every game.

It can be wonderful, exasperating, wasted, and sometimes a cruel bastard pummeling you with boxing gloves made of granite. Indeed, when Twin 2’s cohort was asked during the ceremony if they rejected Satan and all that jazz, they forgot to answer. So he’s forming his own world view, probably influenced by his voracious reading of history and, one suspects, respawning during games. I’m some ways from retirement yet, but the last couple of years have brought some milestones that, somewhere in the back of my head, I probably thought were a long way off yet. David O’Mahony is the Irish Examiner’s assistant editor, a short story writer, and a novelist

Prison overcrowding: No thought for consequences Overcrowding has been a long-running challenge in the Irish prison system, and this week’s news about Cork Prison bears that out. Figures from the Irish Prison Service show 416 inmates were in Cork Prison on Thursday, of whom 105 were on mattresses: The prison has an official capacity of 296 beds. The solution floated by justice minister Jim O’Callaghan this week was to reuse the old prison, which was shut in 2017. Cork Prison has an official capacity of 296 beds. Yet, by proposing the old prison be reopened, that is precisely what will happen.

The Israeli military said eight Israeli soldiers were injured, five of them seriously by projectile fire toward Israeli territory near the border. Israeli military spokesperson Nadav Shoshani said Hizbullah had fired hundreds of rockets and drones at Israel this week, including around 70 rockets since midnight on Friday. Across Lebanon, MSF has deployed mobile clinics, including in Saida in southern Lebanon, where an estimated 10,000 displaced people are sheltering. The Israeli military has carried out more strikes on Beirut’s southern Dahiyeh suburb, as well as towns in southern Lebanon. Air raid sirens sounded in Bahrain, where the interior ministry said Iranian strikes targeted two hotels and a residential building.

An onsen is a natural hot spring, geothermally-heated water that fills a natural or artificial pool in which you bathe. Many onsens across Japan use water from natural hot springs; however quality can vary depending on where you are. I made my way to the hotel onsen for women and trepidatiously crept inside, which, to my delight, was empty. In a culture where respect is paramount, at no point in a bustling onsen did I feel uncomfortable or stared at. Apparently, it’s a Japanese tradition to drink cold milk after an onsen bath, as a way to refresh the body with a nutrient-dense treat that both rehydrates and nourishes.

The Commercial Beef Value (CBV) will be shown for all genotyped animals with a verified sire, regardless of whether the seller is a HerdPlus member. CBV is a genetic value that predicts the profitability of finishing animals. Previously, the display of CBV values was restricted to animals being sold from HerdPlus herds. The number of young stock (under one year) genotyped in 2024 was 900,000, and in 2025 it was a million. It is expected that over one million young animals will be genotyped in 2026, highlighting that the availability of CBV data will continue to increase as the number of genotyped animals grows.

Females represented over three-quarters (75.9 per cent) of employees in the human health and social work sectorThe number of women employed in Ireland has jumped by 82 per cent since 2000, according to new figures from the Central Statistics Office (CSO). The agency’s latest women in the labour market report indicated the number of women in employment in the Irish labour market stood at 1.3 million in the final quarter of 2025. This represented an 82.1 per cent increase on the 729,900 women registered as being in employment in 2000. It also noted more than six in ten (63.6 per cent) women in employment had a third level degree compared with 52.8 per cent of males. [ Number of people at work in the State hits highest ever level, CSO findsOpens in new window ]

Since Donald Trump’s reasons for the war have changed every day, its implication is as compelling as any. The outcome of Trump’s illegal war won’t be known for months. Expecting to convince the credulous that Trump isn’t violating the Constitution. Kash Patel is firing FBI agents involved in executing the judicial warrant to search Mar-a-Lago for the classified documents Trump stole, hid, and lied about (MassLive: tinyurl.com/no2FBI). The worst of our worst are in charge, intentionally cruel and dangerously inept, at home and overseas.

Pierce Brosnan was spotted smouldering on set in a pair of sunglasses and slicked quiff - channelling his inner gangster for MobLand season two. The crime drama launched last year, with Tom Hardy, 48, playing Harry Da Souza, who works as a fixer for shady crime family, the Harrigans. I love everything Guy Ritchie, having Tom Hardy, Pierce Brosnan & Helen Mirren in the mix is such a deal sweetener. 'I just watched the first episode of #Mobland streaming on Paramount+, think it’s going to be a great series. MobLand series one is available to stream on Paramount+ now