FINALISTS: Ray Ryan and Siobhán Holliman of The Tuam HeraldTuam Herald shortlisted for Local Media AwardsFinalists in three categoriesTHE Tuam Herald has been shortlisted in three categories in this year’s Local Ireland Media Awards. The hotly contested accolades showcase excellence in journalism and the achievements of Ireland’s local news publishers and their staff. Staff photographer Ray Ryan is once again a finalist in Best Photo of the Year category. Editor Siobhán Holliman has been shortlisted for two awards. President of Local Ireland and Head of Irish Times Regionals Dan Linehan said: “We have had nearly 600 entries for the awards which underlines the quality and excellence of our local newspapers and their digital and online platforms.

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In the town of Rehoboth, chef Mark Soliday of Confectionery Designs is making wedding cakes that are gracing the pages of national magazines. But Mark Soliday can talk wedding cakes all day long in the most entertaining of ways. Dig into Mariah Kennedy-Cuomo's wedding cakeBefore he talks cake design, making and assembly, here are the fun facts about Mariah Kennedy-Cuomo and her wedding cake. In New York, the cost of wedding cakes starts at $16,000 and tops out at $30,000. How the wedding cake process worksThe wedding cake process begins with Marie Soliday meeting the couple, bride or mother.

The mixed relay Marathon walk goes past the Eiffel Tower at the Trocadero in Paris this morning. Photo: Andrew Redington/Getty ImagesIreland's Sarah Lavin after finishing second in her heat of the women's 100m hurdles heats at the Stade de France today. Photo: Sam Barnes/Sportsfile​Gabriel Tual of France crosses the line to win heat 2 of the 800m ahead of Mark English of Ireland. At 7.45pm tonight, Rhasidat Adeleke looks for a 400m final place, with the top two semi-finals automatically advancing to the final. Earlier, Jack Woolley lost his opening fight to Azerbaijan's Gashim Magomedov in the men’s taekwondo 58kg category.

Muhammad Yunus is is the founder of pioneering microlender Grameen Bank and one of Bangladesh’s most prominent figures. Photograph: Mahmud Hossain Opu/APNobel laureate Muhammad Yunus will head an interim government in Bangladesh after prime minister Sheikh Hasina stepped down and fled the country amid a mass uprising against her rule led mostly by students. “We have decided that an interim government will be formed in which internationally renowned Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus, who has wide acceptability, will be the chief adviser,” Nahid Islam, an organiser of the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement, said in a video statement early on Tuesday. [ Who is Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus, Bangladesh protesters’ chosen chief adviser?Opens in new window ]“We have spoken to Dr Muhammad Yunus and, at the call of the students and to protect Bangladesh, Dr Muhammad Yunus has decided to take on the responsibility.”An official from Dr Yunus’s office confirmed that he had accepted the students’ request. Ms Hasina, who claimed a fifth term in power this year after a disputed election, had ruled with an increasingly authoritarian hand.

That’s because there can be a big difference between a win in the semi-final and a runner-up finish. Mark English opens his campaign in the men’s 800m heats at 11.03am, the Donegal athlete looking for a top-three finish to avoid the repechage. A top-three finish will be needed to advance. Healy was frustrated to miss the automatic path to the semi-finals having faded in the final 50m yesterday. In the 400m repechages, Sharlene Mawdsley simply didn’t have enough down the home straight to secure qualification, finishing third in 51.18.

Kellie Harrington delivered yet another outstanding performance as she defended her Olympic Lightweight crown to bag gold against Yang Wenlu of China. The 34-year-old Dubliner took gold in Tokyo 2020, and now repeats the glorious double in Roland Garros at the 2024 Paris Games. Day 12 whets the appetite once again for the Irish athletes in the French capital. Sophie O’Sullivan and Sarah Healy go in the 1500m repechage heats at 11.45am and 11.57am respectively. The main event of the day for Team Ireland features Rhasidat Adeleke in the 400m semi-finals at 7.45pm to round the day off.

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The rioting which has erupted across the UK over the last week poses the first major test for the country’s new Labour government, just a month after it took power. Inflamed by far-right propaganda, the riots represent a violent assault on the values of tolerance which have long been a characteristic of British civil society. READ MOREYet again there are questions to be asked too about the role of social media platforms, which appear impervious to regulation or restraint. The challenge for the new government, therefore, is not confined to restoring order and ensuring those responsible are brought to justice. Once that is done, the underlying fractures in the social fabric which the disturbances have exposed will remain to be addressed.

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Children can 'meet a pilot' in Edenderry Library next weekA 'meet a pilot' event for children under the age of 12 will take place in Edenderry Library next week. Pilot Lorna Bagnall will talk to the children about her chosen career when she visits the library on Thursday, August 15, at 11am. The library can be contacted at: (046) 9731028. The 'meet the pilot' event is part of a summer series which has been giving local children a chance to meet with people working in various occupations, including a Garda, a firefighter and a nurse. A 'meet the librarians' event is also being planned and will take place the following Thursday, August 22, at 11am.

High Street lenders must improve their crisis plans to prepare for a potential collapse, the Bank of England said yesterday. Barclays, HSBC, Lloyds and Standard Chartered were among those told that they need to be more prepared for a potential failure. Standard Chartered was singled out as having a ‘shortcoming’ in its proposal to plan for the execution of its identified restructuring options. Threadneedle Street also identified that Standard Chartered, Barclays, HSBC, Lloyds and Virgin Money UK had ‘areas for further enhancement’. The Bank’s executive director Ruth Smith said: ‘The findings provide ongoing reassurance a major bank could enter resolution safely if needed.

Gushing money: Aramco's dividends have been growing at an annual pace of roughly 30%Saudi Aramco confirmed it will pay more than $124billion in dividends this year as the oil giant warned the market was underestimating the demand for oil. Amin Nasser, chief executive of the world’s largest oil company, said: ‘We continue to be surprised on the upside in terms of demand. We see it from all markets in spite of what’s happening in the energy transition.’Aramco’s dividends have been growing at an annual pace of roughly 30 per cent, putting it on track for a record annual payout of $124.2billion. Rival ExxonMobil returned $32.4billion to shareholders in dividends and buybacks for 2023. Aramco’s financial results showed its net income for the three months to the end of June fell to $29billion, down from $30billion a year earlier.

Photo: Reuters/Isabel InfantesIreland's Stephanie Meadow of Team Ireland tees off on the first hole during day one of the women's individual stroke play at Le Golf National in Paris today. Photo: Andrew Redington/Getty ImagesIreland's Sarah Lavin after finishing second in her heat of the women's 100m hurdles heats at the Stade de France today. On the track, Sarah Lavin needs a top-three finish at 9.15am to qualify for the women’s 100m hurdles semi-finals. Donegal’s Mark English competes in the men’s 800m at 11.03am – having lowered his own Irish record in the event twice this season. At 7.45pm tonight, Rhasidat Adeleke looks for a 400m final place, with the top two semi-finals automatically advancing to the final.

Milltown’s Louise Kiernan about to be tackled by St Joseph’s duo Kayla McDonnell and Karen Keegan during the Westmeath LGFA Senior Championship game at Streamstown last Thursday. Goal-crazy Milltown secure emphatic first round victoryMilltown 6-12 St Joseph's 2-8A stunning 4-1 from Sarah ‘Scut’ Dillon tells only some of the story as Milltown got their championship title defence off to a strong start against newcomers St Joseph’s, on a fine evening in Streamstown last ThursdayThe fight for the Jack Lyster Memorial Cup began with last year's intermediate winners, St Joseph’s, facing reigning champions for the third time in succession, Milltown. Scorers - Milltown: S Dillon 4-1 (0-1f), G Byrne 0-5, L Slevin 0-4 (2f), O Sheerin, C Donohue 1-0 each, R Dillon, C Dillon 0-1 each. St Joseph’s: S Robbins 1-3 (1-0pen, 1f), C Elliffe 1-0, K Keegan 0-2, C McCormack, A Keegan, L Conlon 0-1 each. St Joseph’s: Emer Killian; Jennifer Barrett, Orla Robbins, Ellie Conway; Joyce Conway, Roisín Killian, Kayla McDonnell; Aoife Keegan, Claire Conlon; Lauryn McDonnell, Sinéad Robbins, Niamh Kearney; Síle Kearney, Karen Keegan, Keelin Robbins.