Pauline Cooney and Keith Malynn pictured at the West-Midlands Credit Union Go Green Expo in Athlone's Radisson Blu Hotel on Sunday lastLarge crowd attends credit union's 'Go Green Expo' in AthloneThe West-Midlands Credit Union 'Go Green Expo', held on Sunday, March 1 at the Radisson Blu hotel, Athlone, proved to be a resounding success, drawing a large crowd from across Athlone and the wider region. Previous Next Image 1 of 5 Pictured at the West-Midlands Credit Union Go Green Expo were l-r, Catherine Browne, Peter Fallon, Michael Ryan, Chair of the Board of West-Midlands Credit Union, and Ursula Cunnane. Image 3 of 5 Pictured at the West-Midlands Credit Union Go Green Expo were l-r Denis Francis, Sinead Finlass and Bryan Mulledy from Pat McDonnell Paints. West-Midlands Credit Union was delighted to welcome local Councillors John Dolan and Frankie Keena to the Expo on the day. For more about the Greenify loan options, you can drop into any West-Midlands Credit Union branch or visit www.wmcu.ie

Air France, for example, cancelled flights to and from Dubai and Riyads until March 7, and to and from Tel Aviv and Beirut until March 9. Dubai International Airport was closed (Altaf Qadri/AP)Any travel to destinations rated ‘Do Not Travel’ or ‘Avoid Non-Essential Travel’ will likely invalidate travel insurance and overseas medical cover. The rights of passengers in the event of cancelled or delayed flights are set out under EU Regulation 261/2014. They apply to flights within the EU, but also flights arriving into or departing from the EU on both EU or non-EU airlines. Adding travel disruption cover to your travel insurance policy (well in advance of travel) can also provide additional cover for expenses and accommodation (see below).

ALTHOUGH our sleep patterns can change as we get older, the amount of sleep we need remains unchanged: Seven to nine hours a night. However, this target can be difficult to achieve, as shifting sleep patterns — combined with the natural effects of ageing — can hamper sleep quality. It also helps to understand that sleep patterns will change as you get older, says health scientist and sleep coach Tom Coleman. As a result, we experience less deep sleep.”Deep sleep is where all the physical restoration happens, but light sleep is just as important for health, says Coleman: “Light sleep is where all the cognitive restoration, the emotional restoration, the brain cleaning happens. Don’t undervalue light sleep, it is good for your brain.”However, if you spend most of your night in light sleep, your sleep can be more easily disturbed.

Photo: ReutersThe US government won’t make a decision on potential retaliatory action against Irish airlines because of the passenger cap at Dublin Airport until at least April 6. It could spare any immediate blushes for Taoiseach Micheál Martin when he visits the White House this month for St Patrick’s Day. Lobby group Airlines for America (A4A) has been pushing the US Department of Transportation to curtail or suspend the rights of Irish carriers to operate between Dublin Airport and US destinations because of the cap. Last year, Dublin Airport handled 36.4 million passengers and will handle more this year. A4A has called on the Irish government to ensure that legislation to remove the cap at Dublin Airport is removed by the end of next month, before the EU court makes its ruling.

‘If someone broke into your house, who would you want protecting it? … And I thought straight away: Jamison’New Zealand-born scrum-half Jamison Gibson-Park will earn his 50th Irish cap on Friday night against Wales, a seriously impressive feat for a man who arrived at Leinster 10 years ago as Luke McGrath’s understudyJamison Gibson-Park goes on the charge during his man-of-the-match display against England at Twickenham. Photo: SportsfileCian Tracey Yesterday at 08:40Unless you are an avid Super Rugby watcher, it’s unlikely that the name Jamison Gibson-Park would have meant much when he first rocked up to Leinster in late 2016.

Mo Salah scores again as Liverpool strike back against Wolves in FA Cup win - 5 talking pointsWOLVES 1-3 LIVERPOOL: Second half goals from Andy Robertson, Mohamed Salah and Curtis Jones helped fire the Premier League champions into the FA Cup quarter-finalsView 3 Images Liverpool beat Wolves in the FA Cup fifth round (Image: James Gill/Danehouse)A second half flurry helped Liverpool avenge their shock Premier League defeat at Wolves in midweek by dumping Rob Edwards' men out of the FA Cup with a 3-1 away win. Here are Mirror Football's talking points from the game...1) Reds get revengeAn FA Cup quarter-final spot was the prize on offer three days after Wolves pinched all the points when these two met in the Premier League. 2) Liverpool keep cup dream aliveWe already know Liverpool will not be ending the season as champions again. This win here keeps Liverpool alive in the FA Cup and winning the most famous cup competition in the world, along with finishing in the top-four, would salvage what has been a difficult second campaign for Slot. ‌Going deeper into the FA Cup would have been a welcome distraction for the trials and tribulations of a relegation fight, in some ways.

Adrian Weckler: Getting a dodgy box to watch ‘Game Of Thrones’ isn’t a ‘cost of living’ issueThe proliferation of dodgy boxes in Ireland, and politicians’ acceptance of that, now threaten the future of the Irish television industryAdrian Weckler Today at 11:08It feel like the Irish television business is in trouble, with no politician or regulator to defend it..

CMAT won Irish Artist of the Year at the RTÉ Choice Music Awards. Photo: Maxwell’sCMAT has taken home Irish Album of the Year for her Euro-Country at the RTÉ Choice Music Awards. Earlier in the day Amble won the RTÉ Choice Music Prize Song of the Year award for their track Schoolyard Days. "It's something that you don't think about when you're writing songs or playing music," Amble's Robbie Cunningham told RTÉ 2FM. Hopefully, we have a couple of more awards at the end of the day."

Domestic users paid €4bn of €5bn collected since 2015The Government has been accused of letting industrial energy users off the hook after it emerged that the lion’s share of Vat on electricity and gas bills is paid by households. The replies show that since 2015, over €5bn has been collected in Vat on electricity and gas bills from all users. Domestic users paid €4bn of that, with the rest paid by industry. Large energy users tend to pay much lower rates on their energy than consumers, because they can negotiate directly with their supplier and can skew their energy use to times when electricity is cheaper, such as at night. TD Pa Daly“Since 2015, governments have collected over €5bn in Vat on gas and electricity bills.

Big decrease in TV subscriptions as number using illegal dodgy boxes soarsA ComReg survey of 3,000 adults says only 57pc are paying traditional providers like Sky and Virgin Media compared with 70pc three years agoSlump in Irish pay TV subscriptions as dodgy box usage soarsAdrian Weckler Today at 06:30The number of people paying for Sky, Virgin and other TV services has fallen sharply, a ComReg survey of 3,000 adults has shown.

The two Iranian-Kurdish sources have direct knowledge of the armed dissident groups and the ​source from Israel has direct knowledge of its engagement with them. One of the Kurdish sources said their aim was to take the towns of Oshnavieh and Piranshahr, ‌among ‌others. They possess only light arms, according to the Kurdish sources. The three sources said Kurds within Iran had been providing targeting intelligence on the border areas to the US and Israel. Both Iranian-Kurdish sources said the factions’ objective would be to establish a semi-autonomous region in a federal Iran, similar to the model in Iraq.

Neymar Jnr's personal chef is thought to be suing the Brazilian superstar after she was made to work well past her agreed-upon hours, and allegedly suffered physical injuries preparing and serving food for the player and his friends. The former Paris Saint-Germain star has made his base in Rio de Janeiro's Mangaratiba municipality, where Neymar owns two luxury villas. As per Brazilian outlet Metropoles, who claim to have seen her court documents, the chef is said to have worked 16-hour days for Neymar, feeding both the player and up to 150 of his friends and associates daily. Neymar has been accused of overworking his personal chef, who claims to have suffered physical injuries after long days serving the superstar and his entourageShe is also thought to have worked through her legally mandated lunch hour. The chef, who was paid £1,065 per month (7,500 Brazilian reais), is seeking £37,544 (262,000 Brazilian reais) to account for severance payments, fines, additional overtime and payment for breaks, damages, and her medical expenses.

Senator Eileen Flynn said women recovering from addiction 'are giving it their all and gain f**k all'. Photograph: Alan BetsonAn Independent Senator has hit out at the celebration of International Women’s Day (IWD) as “all talk and no action” and said it has done nothing for women who are poor, homeless or in addiction. God help us.”She spoke of the women recovering from addiction who had their children taken from them by child and family services. We are very hypocritical.”Flynn told colleagues she worked with the National Traveller Women’s Forum before becoming a Senator and was “a token and a poster woman for all these women’s organisations. “It got me a platform here today, but I am sick to death of us talking about strategies and inclusion, inclusion, inclusion.

Ireland v Wales preview: Visitors’ woes cannot be a factor – Andy Farrell’s resurgent side need to stay on the front footBy playing with conviction and courage, Ireland can keep progressingIreland countdown to Friday Night Lights against WalesRúaidhrí O’Connor Today at 06:30Twickenham was a reminder of what good looks like for Ireland. Now, they need to show it wasn’t a brief glimpse of the past, but something tangible they can carry forward.

Ireland midfielder Conor Coventry has acknowledged the difficult situation the FAI finds itself in amid calls to boycott the Nations League fixtures against Israel later this year. Heimir Hallgrimsson’s side will play two Nations League games against Israel in the autumn having been paired in the same group at last month’s draw, a scenario which has since generated huge debate across the country following the wars in Gaza and Iran.