Post match, the group at the table next to them began challenging each other to name the Italia ’90 players. I was nine years old during that glorious summer of Italia ’90. I had an Italia ’90 T-shirt from Penneys and the Put ‘Em Under Pressure single on cassette. I’ve watched the iconic Reeling in the Years Italia ’90 montage so often I know where Nessun Dorma stops and There She Goes begins. People who weren’t even born when Italia ’90 fever swept the nation can understand the impact it had.

Internal checks raised alarm, with some Garda vetting documentation supplied by the company supposedly clearing staff to care for young people. The controversy prompted the company to order fresh Garda vetting for all staff. “Staff members that no Garda vetting disclosure was supplied for were immediately removed,” a senior HSE manager in the region wrote. A spokeswoman for HSE Dublin Midlands said use of the company was phased out in February 2024 “based on identified anomalies with Garda vetting requirements”. A spokeswoman said they related to “the validity of staff listings and Garda vetting”.

The driver of the car, a man in his 80s, was pronounced dead at the scene. Photograph: Alan BetsonA man has died following a single-vehicle crash in Kildare town on Wednesday afternoon. The driver of the car, a man aged in his 80s, was the sole occupant of the vehicle. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Anyone with information is asked to contact Kildare Garda Station on (045) 527730, the Garda Confidential Line on 1800 666111, or any Garda station.

The Government has announced changes to the rules around citizenship and family reunification for people from outside the European Economic Area (the EU plus Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway) working in Ireland or seeking international protection here. There will be earnings and housing requirements to ensure they can provide for the family members they seek to bring here. Family members who get to join them will potentially get a permit allowing them to live and work more freely. What are the requirements for someone in work to bring in a family member? Those in the more highly skilled roles – holders of critical skills permits, such as engineers, computer programmers and doctors – will continue to be able to bring family members immediately.

From the new year, Bank of Ireland will offer bridging loans for those looking to trade down from large houses. In our tech feature, Ciara O’Brien looks at how artificial intelligence has shaken up competition in the online search and browser market. To them, the RDS will always be the RDS, writes Cantillon. If you’re in the market for open-fit ear buds, you will want to read Ciara O’Brien’s review of the Shokz OpenDots One product. Rising revenues at major Irish gym chains shows the popularity of fitness is more than just a fad, writes Cantillon.

But Stranger Things on Netflix dwarfs most everything else in its path. Amybeth McNulty at Netflix's Stranger Things season five world premiere in Hollywood, California. Amybeth McNulty: ‘Queer is the word I use that makes sense for me as a human.' When she began filming Stranger Things, McNulty placed a photo of her mother on her door and a “Make Dad proud” sign on her mirror. They couldn’t have done it any better if they tried.”The first volume of Stranger Things 5 is out now on Netflix

Photograph: GettyFewer than half the fast chargers needed for electric vehicles (EVs) by 2030 will be provided unless Government boosts support for their roll-out, industry operators have warned. Under EU guidelines, the Republic should be aiming to have 59,000 fast chargers by 2030 – 40 times those existing and planned. “It makes forward thinking and planning almost impossible.”Private operators expected to add just 500-600 fast chargers a year over the next five years. MPI asked for the Taxsaver travel pass, which currently provides discounts on public transport, to be extended to shared transport services. MPI is also asking to be included in a new combined public transport and shared services digital payment card.

The name alone unsticks the decades – that distinct red logo emblazoned over the restaurant near the end of South Great George’s Street. Photograph: Dara Mac DónaillTempura at Yamamori. Photograph: Dara Mac DónaillYamamori on South Great Georges Street. Photograph: Dara Mac DónaillYamamori on South Great Georges Street. Photograph: Dara Mac DónaillYamamori on South Great Georges Street.

The public is understandably confused by advertising campaigns which portray wood-burning stoves as better for the environment. But on a planet experiencing catastrophic heating, what place does fire have as a source of heating? Although our building regulations do not explicitly rule out chimneys, the heating source – heat pump, oil or gas heating – in a well-insulated and airtight building will be much more efficient and cost less to run if there is no chimney. According to the 2022 census, while just over 30,000 households reported using wood fuel as their primary heating source, 245,000 households indicated that they burned wood as a supplementary heating source, and 450,000 homes have a stove or range for burning solid fuel. Biomass will likely play a minor role in home heating scenarios across Europe, so it would be foolish to design policies that assume Irish homes will have wood-burning stoves.

The grieving husband of a Defence Forces captain who died of cervical cancer has settled a High Court action over her death. Ms O’Halloran, a retired Army captain, was 59 when she died of metastatic cervical cancer. Earlier, counsel said that on June 9th, 2023, on the day of mediation between the sides in the action, Ms O’Halloran died, having been gravely ill. Ms Justice Leonie Reynolds, who expressed her sympathy to the O’Halloran family, gave time for the parties to have further talks. In October 2022, Ms O’Halloran was diagnosed as having widespread metastatic disease.

“Ireland, with its deep understanding of both American business culture and the political system in Brussels, is uniquely placed,” the US ambassador, Edward Walsh, writes in The Irish TimesIreland is “uniquely placed” to be an “interpreter” and a “bridge” between the Trump administration and the European Union, the US ambassador Edward Walsh has said. Writing in today’s Irish Times to mark the Thanksgiving holiday, Mr Walsh – who was appointed Ambassador to Ireland by president Donald Trump this year – said Ireland was “uniquely placed” to play the role of go-between in the increasingly fractious relationship between Washington and the EU. “This should not be seen as a retreat from Europe or from Ireland. “Ireland, with its deep understanding of both American business culture and the political system in Brussels, is uniquely placed to play the role of interpreter and trusted bridge,” Mr Walsh wrote. There’s no better country to play this role.”Mr Walsh also said there would be a major US-Ireland economic conference next autumn.

2025 Quilter Nations Series, Aviva Stadium, Dublin 22/11/2025 Ireland vs South Africa Ireland’s Garry Ringrose and Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu of South Africa clash off the ball Mandatory Credit ©INPHO/Gary CarrOn a personal level, Garry Ringrose has always been understated. But Ringrose tilts his head to question the suggestion that South African brawn is the only secret sauce in their game. But South Africa are up another level in physicality? “I think what’s up a level is they’re really good across all areas of the game. They’re physical, they’re fast, they’re fit, they’re clever.

Former Cork hurler, Patrick Horgan who has teamed up with AIB to support the Goal Mile. “Nothing is going to replace playing hurling, it’s the best thing you can do,” says Horgan. Horgan feels Cork will flip that pain and make it a motivator for the season ahead. “They’re going into next year as one of the favourites. There’s only one team going to win the All-Ireland any year.

He was then whisked to the White House, where he passed out candy to trick-or-treaters. Still, in his second term, Trump’s schedule shows some significant changes. In 2017, the first year of his first term, Trump’s scheduled events started at 10:31am on average. By contrast, Trump in his second term has started scheduled events in the afternoon on average, at 12:08pm. There is one thing Trump is doing more of in his second term: talking about the afterlife.

Court, by a majority of 3-2, dismisses appeal against decision that teenager failed to discharge burden of proof that section 39 of 2004 Act unconstitutional. Photograph: Bryan O'BrienThe Supreme Court has found that a teenage boy does not have a constitutional right to succeed to a tenancy following the death of their only parent, who rented the apartment in which they lived. While a person over 18 who is living with their tenant parents can succeed in tenancy under section 39 of the Residential Tenancies Act 2004, there is no such right for under-18s. The High Court last year rejected the challenge, and it was appealed to the Supreme Court. In one of two dissenting judgments, Mr Justice Gerard Hogan considered that the Oireachtas was (and is) in breach of its constitutional obligation to uphold and protect the inviolability of the dwelling.