Investment giant Blackrock, meanwhile, has lifted its holding in Bank of Ireland to just over 9pc from almost 8.8pc. Last week, Bank of Ireland – whose CEO is Myles O’Grady – announced that it had made a €1.1bn pre-tax profit in the first half of 2024. The State sold the last of its shares in Bank of Ireland in 2022. The bank is at a disadvantage compared with bigger rivals AIB and Bank of Ireland in the mortgage market. Bank of Ireland upgraded its earnings guidance for 2024 on the back of its first-half results.

A seven-year journey which started with a talent identification scheme in 2017 reached a climax with a new national record of four minutes 12.447 seconds on the boards of the Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines velodrome. “We’re the first ever team pursuit to qualify for Ireland. “We have a Whatsapp group with our fitness coach and it’s called ‘4:12’, that’s been the target on the dartboard. Gillespie will ride in Sunday’s omnium, and also team up with Sharpe in the Madison on Friday. “I think we showed what we can do without even that facility so imagine what we could do when we have a pathway.

06 Aug 2024| 07:02am ISTGoa reacts to landmark ST Reservation BillRay of hope for political reservation for ST communities as bill introduced in LSTeam HeraldPanjim: Tribal leaders in the State have welcomed the introduction of the Readjustment of Representation of Scheduled Tribes Bill, 2024, in the Lok Sabha. In March this year, the Union Cabinet approved the Readjustment of Representation of Scheduled Tribes Bill, 2024, informed Gaonkar. Finally after so many years Goa will be getting the political reservation for ST communities. Along with this the political reservation is important for the future generation. Before that we met Governor P S Sreedharan Pillai, BJP State president Sadanand Shet Tanavade and Union Minister Shripad Naik in Delhi.

A US federal judge has ruled that Google spent billions of dollars on exclusive deals to maintain an illegal monopoly on search. The proceedings will now enter a second phase in which the court will determine what remedies Google needs to take. The second Google trial is set to begin next month. In one victory for Google, the judge found that it did not have monopoly power in the search advertising market as plaintiffs had alleged. Shares of Google parent Alphabet were down more than 4 per cent on Monday amid a broad sell-off in US markets.

David RaleighGardaí have launched a murder investigation after an elderly woman was found dead in her home in Nenagh, Co Tipperary, on Sunday. The victim was named locally as Josephine “Joan” Ray, aged 89. “It is a murder investigation, we are happy to classify it as that now,” said a senior Garda source. Details of how Ms Ray was killed were being kept under wrap by the Garda investigation team for “operational reasons”. However, a senior Garda source said while the murder investigation was at an early stage, gardaí did not believe any weapon was used.

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The concurrency of the two events is instructive in addressing the vexed question of what it means to be British. That is because, despite repeated references to “UK riots” in certain newspapers, and even by the Prime Minister, what is happening strikes me as very much an English problem. If any Scottish reader thinks that I am exploiting the current situation to make a narrow, sectarian point, I would ask them to consider the following questions. When the rioters describe themselves as British nationalists, do you believe they speak for, or represent, you or your interests? If he does decide to come to Scotland, he may find the welcome is not what he expects or is used to receiving in other parts of the UK.

Birr Courthouse - a part of the Conservation Tour of BirrNational Heritage Week comes to Offalyby Emily SheehanWith National Heritage Week fast approaching, there are a variety of events organised in Offaly, offering an insight into the county's past. Building on the theme of Connections, Routes and Networks, there are 57 different events organised in Offaly as part of National Heritage Week. Conservation Tour of BirrOrganised by Birr 20|20 and Offaly County Council, a historic tour of Birr is to be held on Wednesday, August 21. The event is part of the Cross Community Brosna River Relay Initiative, organised by the Clara Heritage Society in partnership with Clara Tidy Towns and the Chamber of Commerce. The event will include inclusive art workshops for children with disabilities, and a group from the Ferbane branch of St. Hilda's, fostering inclusivity throughout Heritage week.

Police came under sustained attack and the victim of a suspected hate crime is in a serious condition in hospital after violence in Belfast on Monday night. The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) said at one stage petrol was poured over a police Land Rover and set alight. On Tuesday evening, Northern Ireland Secretary Hilary Benn said: “The violence which has sowed fear in local communities and damaged businesses is totally unacceptable. The people of Northern Ireland deserve better. “Certainly there are additional pressures on some public services in parts of Northern Ireland.

Ireland's Sophie O’Sullivan (second from right) in action during the women's 1500m heats at the Stade de France this morning. Photo: Sam Barnes/SportsfileTwo of Ireland’s show jumpers – Shane Sweetnam (riding James Kaan Cruz) and Daniel Coyle (riding Legacy) missed out in the battle for Olympic medals at the individual jumping final in Versailles. Sarah Healy and Sophie O’Sullivan got their championships underway in the heats of the Women’s 1500m with both finishing seventh to miss out on automatic qualification for the semi-finals and drop into the repechage. Sharlene Mawdsley and Sophie Becker missed out on qualification for the women’s 400m finishing third and second respectively in their repechage heats. All eyes will be on tonight's women’s lightweight (60kg) Olympic final, where Kellie Harrington looks to retain her Olympic title against China’s Wenlu Yang at 10.06pm.

Ireland's unemployment rate hit its highest rate in two-and-a-half years in July, rising to 4.7 per cent from an upwardly revised 4.5 per cent a month earlier, Central Statistics Office data showed on Tuesday. Data for March to May that had previously put the jobless rate near a record low in each month at 4 per cent were also revised higher, meaning unemployment has now risen steadily for five successive months from 4.1 per cent in February. According to Conor Delves, Statistician in the CSO's Labour Market Analysis Section: "The seasonally adjusted number of people unemployed was 136,100 in July 2024, compared with 129,000 in June 2024. There was an increase of 16,200 in the seasonally adjusted number of people unemployed in July 2024 when compared with a year earlier." Economists consider an unemployment rate of 4 per cent or less in the Irish labour market as tantamount to full employment.

Olympics latest: Irish riders miss out on medals, Harrington goes for gold this eveningKenneth FoxBoxingKellie Harrington will bid to become the first Irish woman to successfully defend her Olympic title this evening. The Dubliner is up against China's Wenlu Yang in the final of the 60kg division at Roland Garros. Yang came out on top in their only prior meeting, at the 2016 World Championships. SailingSailor Finn Lynch faces an uphill task to secure a medal in the final of the Men's Dinghy in Marseille. DivingJake Passmore missed out on a place in the 3-metre springboard final after finishing 21st in the first round.

‘She’s levels above’ – Olympic heroes back Kellie Harrington to add to Ireland’s gold medal haul tonightDublin boxer is scheduled to take on China’s Yang Wenlu at 10.06pm Irish timeKellie Harrington of Team Ireland celebrates defeating Beatriz Ferreira of Team Brazil in their women's 60kg semi-final bout. Photo: Stephen McCarthy/SportsfileSinéad Kissane and Tessa Ndjonkou Today at 03:30Ireland’s Olympic gold medallists ­Daniel Wiffen and Rhys McClenaghan are backing Kellie Harrington to deliver Ireland’s fourth gold medal of the Paris Olympics.

Meet independent Ireland’s first Olympians, who competed 100 years ago and paved the way for generations to comeThe 1924 Games in Paris saw 48 pioneering sportspeople represent Ireland – winning medals for painting and poetryJack B Yeats won Ireland’s first Olympic medal, claiming silver in the painting competition for his artwork The Liffey SwimPatrick McGarty Mon 5 Aug 2024 at 03:30A century after the fledgling Irish State first took its place among the family of nations at the 1924 Olympic Games in Paris, Irish Olympic and Paralympic athletes are now competing on the international stage with a renewed confidence of medal success.

By Jonathan McCambridge, PAPolice have dealt with further violence in the Donegall Road area of south Belfast. A smaller protest had taken place on Monday evening in Belfast city centre. A cafe on Donegall Road in south Belfast which was attacked at the weekend (Jonathan McCambridge/PA)The latest violence began several hours later in the same area where two businesses were attacked on Saturday. Earlier on Monday, a meeting of Belfast City Council passed a motion to provide financial support to businesses damaged during Saturday’s disorder. The court heard that police believe that more violence linked to planned anti-immigration protests is likely in Belfast in the coming days.