New Covid XEC Variant Triggers Rise In Hospitalizations Health authorities report growing concern as new variant spreads across the UK, urging vaccinations and cautionCovid-19 cases are on the rise once again across the UK as the new XEC variant spreads, raising health alarms throughout the nation. The rise of the XEC variant has raised questions about its potential to become the dominant strain, leading to increased hospital admissions and the need for boosters among eligible populations. Symptoms emblematic of the XEC strain mirror those commonly associated with Covid-19, including high temperatures, coughs, fatigue, muscle aches, and changes to taste or smell. Those at higher risk deserve focused attention to maintain their safety as external factors such as poor weather and indoor gatherings increase during the UK winter months. For now, the rise of the XEC variant suggests we are still very much in the fight against Covid, reminding society as a whole of the series of adjustments and engagements required to navigate the remaining storm safely.

My response to that charge would be to say that lived experience of militarisation, State violence and massacres, does provide you with a moral vocabulary that’s missing from those who did not. Since 1978, Ireland has kept station on the Israel-Lebanon border, as part of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (Unifil). Just five months later, this issue has compounded, since any invocation of, say, “tent massacre”, “flour massacre” or “Jabalia massacre” merely prompts the question: Which one? Which brings me back to the whys of Irish solidarity. Horror, grief and anger change you, the cruelty of state violence, and the cover-ups of same, remove from you the luxury of ignorance.

Heimir Hallgrimsson wants teams to hate playing his Ireland sideBy Damian Spellman, PA, AthensHeimir Hallgrimsson wants opposition teams to “hate” playing against the Republic of Ireland as he builds towards his dream of qualifying for the 2026 World Cup finals. However, his longer-term aim is to restore the country's reputation as a team which makes life intensely difficult for opponents. They are consistent in what they are doing, they are just good at it and that is why they are difficult to play against. They are a really good team, hard to break down and hard to beat, as you would have seen in England. Coming off the back of a win, it’s always a bit easier to reboot the energy.”

Ireland come from behind to beat United States in VancouverPA Sport StaffIreland took advantage of United States indiscipline to come from behind and wrap up their WXV1 campaign with a 26-14 win in Vancouver. Two tries from Hope Rogers on her 50th international appearance, either side of an Erin King reply, gave the US a 14-7 lead at half-time but a penalty try awarded after a Tahlia Brody sin-binning brought the Irish level. Cliodhna Moloney and Amee-Leigh Murphy Crowe then touched down in the closing stages to win it for Ireland as the US also lost Rachel Ehrecke and Rachel Johnson to yellow cards.

What’s in a name: how family surnames still hold immense power in keeping ‘the land’ firmly in the hands of menStudy finds enduring strong desire to keep the 'name on the land' by passing the farm on to male heirsOne of the farmers surveyed for the study said: "There's a huge issue there with the family name... it's still in the mind of a family that if a farm passes to a woman, the family name will be lost on that land"Ciaran Moran Today at 03:30In Ireland's farming community, family surnames still hold immense power, keeping land — and opportunity — firmly in the hands of men, as the push to preserve heritage often sidelines women from inheriting their rightful place on the farm.

Cllr Paul Hogan. Hogan announces general election run for Independent IrelandIndependent Ireland have announced the candidacy of Cllr Paul Hogan for the Longford Westmeath constituency in the upcoming general election. “I am delighted to be selected by Independent Ireland to contest the constituency of Longford Westmeath,” he said in a statement today, Saturday. EndorsementsIndependent Ireland leader Michael Collins, TD, said: “Paul Hogan has been a powerful voice for the midlands for nearly two decades. “Paul is exactly the kind of representative Independent Ireland are proud to support.

In March 2017, Ms McLaughlin’s body was found by a farmer in a field in a remote location in Goa, which is popular with tourists. Within hours of the discovery of her body, a 24-year-old suspect — local man Vikat Bhagat, who Danielle knew — was arrested. On September 19, Ms McLaughlin’s mother Andrea Brannigan received better news about the murder trial. That’s just not good enough and wrong for a murder trial. The eight-year anniversary of Danielle’s murder will also be in March,” Ms Brannigan added.

Back to MacCarthy’s Bar, 25 years after the visit that would make its name: ‘It just might be the best pub in the world’A quarter of a century after the visit that inspired Pete McCarthy’s celebrated book McCarthy’s Bar, Kim Bielenberg is reassured to find few things have changed in the West Cork pub‘We didn’t even realise we were in the book’ - owner of pub immortalised in McCarthy’s BarKim Bielenberg Today at 03:30A fortunate decision to turn left at Glengarriff in West Cork led Pete McCarthy to discover what he thought “just might be the best pub in the world”.

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Radio 2 presenter Johnnie Walker: ‘I’m not worried about dying’By Kerri-Ann Roper, PA Entertainment EditorTerminally-ill DJ Johnnie Walker has said he is “not worried about dying”, but has shared his fears about what his last moments may be like due to his health condition. The BBC radio presenter announced earlier in the month that he was retiring from radio after 58 years due to ill health, having been previously diagnosed with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). The 79-year-old told listeners he was stepping down from presenting Sounds of the 70s and The Rock Show on BBC Radio 2 at the end of October. Birmingham-born presenter Walker began his radio career in 1966 on Swinging Radio England, an offshore pirate station. Walker went on to join BBC Radio 1 in 1969, continuing until 1976, with him later moving to San Francisco, where he recorded a weekly show broadcast on Radio Luxembourg.

However, his longer-term aim is to restore the Republic’s reputation as a team which makes life intensely difficult for opponents. They are consistent in what they are doing, they are just good at it and that is why they are difficult to play against. They are a really good team, hard to break down and hard to beat, as you would have seen in England. “Moments like this just bring not only them, people together and make you realise life is more than football. Coming off the back of a win, it’s always a bit easier to reboot the energy.”

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Cabot Financial acts for around 80 credit unions and other lenders, including banks. Customers dealing with the company may experience delays as additional security measures are ­deployed, it said. He said Cabot Financial was slow to fully disclose what had happened, saying: “Credit unions are not angry that this has happened. In 2019 Cabot Financial was the subject of a data breach that was reported to gardaí, the Central Bank and the DPC. This included contact information and financial details, including the amount of the outstanding balances people owe on their mortgages.

Tánaiste Micheál Martin advised former taoiseach Leo Varadkar not to sign an open letter in support of an exiled Iranian opposition group. The open letter was sent to Mr Varadkar in June by Alejo Vidal-Quadras, a former vice-president of the European Parliament and co-founder of Spain’s far-right Vox party. In his correspondence, Mr Vidal-Quadras asked Mr Varadkar to “join an open letter by former world leaders expressing solidarity with the Iranian people's aspirations for freedom and democracy”. In an email to the Tánaiste, Mr Varadkar’s office requested the advice of the Foreign Affairs Minister on whether he should sign the open letter. In correspondence released under the Freedom of Information Act, Mr Martin advised Mr Varadkar not to sign the letter.