Those About to Die is not a reality-television competition for hair colourists (that’s Those About to Dye, and I hold the rights). No, Those About to Die is the new Prime Video prestige drama directed by Roland Emmerich, written by Robert Rodat and starring Anthony Hopkins. Will it feature big men in small pants hacking at one another with swords when not arsing around in brothels? The other is a shifty-eyed party politician called Domitian (an excellent JoJo Macari), who likes a flutter on the gee-gees. But an almost homeopathic dose of Hopkins is enough to launch a prestige drama in these straitened times, and I don’t blame them at all.

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26 Jul 2024| 05:22am ISTKargil@25: India’s security policy needs overhaulToday, India is observing the 25th anniversary of Kargil Vijay Diwas, in which Indian forces successfully pushed back intruders belonging to Pakistan’s Northern Light Infantry regiment. But this victory came at a very high cost as we lost 500 brave warriors in this three-month long battle. It serves as a reminder of the importance of robust military preparedness, effective intelligence gathering and inter-service cooperation. The main agencies for gathering enemy information are Intelligence Bureau (IB), Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) and Military Intelligence. But faster we pull up our socks, better it is for the security of this country.

Top-seeded Novak Djokovic could meet his long-time rival Rafael Nadal in the second round of the Paris Olympic tennis tournament. The 38-year-old Nadal won a record 14 of his 22 major trophies at the French Open. Djokovic and Swiatek have not won Olympic gold. Two-time Olympic champion Andy Murray has withdrawn from singles but will play in men’s doubles alongside Dan Evans in his adieu from tennis. The 37-year-old Murray, a three-time Slam champion, won gold in singles at London in 2012 and Rio four years later.

On Thursday, RTE confirmed that the regional block was due to the bulletins containing footage from the Paris Olympics, as the BBC holds the rights to broadcast that material in Northern Ireland. It later released a statement confirming the broadcasting of bulletins in Northern Ireland would resume. In a statement, the Irish broadcaster said: “RTE has rights to broadcast the 2024 Olympic Games in the Republic of Ireland only. “RTE is not permitted to broadcast the 2024 Olympic Games in Northern Ireland. “However, RTE will resume broadcast of its news bulletins in Northern Ireland, including news from the Olympic Games.

The number of forensic accountants needed to be “significantly increased” to make up the current shortfall in expertise, the commission report said. “The lack of resources and specialisation remains a challenge in investigating and prosecuting corruption cases,” it said. READ MOREFunding to hire an extra five forensic accountants had been provided, but the commission report said this was considered “insufficient” by Garda. EU officials noted the total number of gardaí assigned to investigate corruption offences had decreased since 2022. “This allocation is considered insufficient by the police to conduct complex investigations in a timely manner,” the commission report said.

High Court reportersA businesswoman has failed in a High Court challenge to Ireland’s laws on drugs relating to the sale of products containing a small amount of the psychoactive ingredient of cannabis. Denise Lynch, who since April 2021 operated the 'D Hemp Shop' at Market Street, Cootehill, Co Cavan, and a related online shop, had brought the challenge against the Minister for Health, the Garda Commissioner, the Government of Ireland and the State. Ms Lynch’s shop and home were searched by gardai in September 2021. She was later charged with the unlawful possession of cannabis and cannabis resin and with the possession of cannabis and cannabis resin for sale or supply. In the meantime, she brought her High Court challenge.

Shane O’Donnell, David Reidy, and Shane Meehan lead the team into Active Ennis Tim Smythe Park with the All-Ireland Championship and League trophies. Photo: Eamon WardThe homecoming celebration took place at Active Ennis Tim Smythe Park (formerly known as the Fair Green) in Ennis, and Clare County Council confirmed that over 35,000 fans attended the event, representing a record-breaking number for the county. Follow Independent Clare on FacebookThe team arrived in Ennis after stopping at Wolfe Tones GAA Club and in Clarecastle village, where they also received a warm welcome. He added: “One of the greatest things you can possibly do as a player is probably captaining your county during an All-Ireland championship. We hope you were able to follow the end of the homecoming on Facebook live.”Fans also reported technical issues at the sound system in Tim Smythe Park as those further away could not hear properly what was being said.

Ireland to face Fiji in quarter final after defeat to New ZealandIreland will meet Fiji in the Men's Rugby Sevens quarter-final tonight after a heartbreaking defeat to No 1 ranked New Zealand in the final Pool A game by 14-12 this afternoon. Jordan Conroy picked up an injury in scoring a try just before half time to give Ireland a 12-0 interval advantage and went off the pitch. However, New Zealand scored a try straight after the break to narrow the deficit. And although Ireland were camped on the New Zealand line towards the end before conceding a penalty from which New Zealand went the length of the pitch to score a try to equalise matters in the final minute, before adding the drop-goal conversion. Ireland now play Fiji, back-to-back Olympic champions, in the quarter final, at 9pm tonight, whilst New Zealand, after topping the group ahead of Ireland, meet South Africa in their quarter final.

Emergency repairs which prompted Daingean road closure 'could last until October'A road repair project which has caused the closure of the Derrygowley road in Daingean over recent months may not be completed until "September or October," a local councillor has been told. Fianna Fáil's Cllr Eddie Fitzpatrick said he had been contacted by numerous residents from the Daingean area regarding the ongoing closure of the Derrygowley Road, which was due to infrastructural damage of a local bridge at the edge of the town. Offaly County Council advertised the road closure, and published a diversion route map online, in mid-May, saying the closure was "for the purpose of essential road repairs". "I stressed the importance of having this road reopened to the public and especially before the schools reopen by the end of August," said the local representative. "I will continue to seek a quick resolution to this situation by keeping pressure on Offaly County Council and the area office in Edenderry," concluded Cllr Fitzpatrick.

Kenneth FoxA multi-agency search is due to resume this morning for a young boy reported missing at the Cliffs of Moher in Co Clare. The land, air and sea search has been underway since Tuesday afternoon, when its understood the boy became separated from his family, who are holidaying here from overseas. Watch officers at the Coast Guard’s marine rescue coordination centre on Valentia Island in Kerry promptly mounted a search operation after being alerted. the Doolin unit of the Irish Coast Guard launched their Delta rigid inflatable boat while gardaí responded to the area. The Shannon-based Irish Coast Guard helicopter, Rescue 115, was also tasked to the incident while the Aran Islands RNLI all-weather lifeboat was also requested to assist.

British Gas owner Centrica’s profits have fallen sharply from record highs during the energy crisis, as Britain transitions to a 'more normalised' gas and electricity market. It said around £500million of the fall was due to the absence this year of energy crisis allowance payments. Energy companies have come under fire from consumer groups for their outsize profits in the wake of the energy crisis. O’Shea added that he hopes the UK’s new state-owned energy investment firm, GB Energy, could be an investment partner to Centrica on some projects in future. While other suppliers were squeezed by the energy crisis, Centrica’s wholesale operation meant it was a direct beneficiary of an increase in oil, gas and electricity prices.

ShinAwil boss Larry Bass praised the pair – “Johnny B” O’Brien and “Johnny Smacks” McMahon – for their versatility. “Hosting live TV and reading autocue was something that was totally new to the two lads, but they took direction really well,” Bass told The Irish Sun. He added that Snapshot is “a big entertainment show” which could be broadcast on a Friday, Saturday or Sunday night. In an interview with Brendan O’Connor following their departure from RTÉ radio, they admitted that “something had to give” when it came to their busy workload. In any case, brace yourselves: it looks like The 2 Johnnies are not quite ready to give up on their TV dreams.

Argentina match against Morocco suspended for an hour due to disorder from crowdBy PA Sport StaffArgentina’s match against Morocco at the Stade Geoffroy-Guichard was suspended for over an hour following a reaction from the crowd when Cristian Medina scored a late equaliser. Morocco led the Group B clash 2-1 and in the final stages of the game Argentina hit the frame of the goal twice before midfielder Medina struck in the 16th minute of stoppage time to level the match. However, his equaliser sparked objects being thrown onto the pitch and players were taken off for their safety. The match was suspended for over an hour (Silvia Izquierdo/AP) Photo by Silvia IzquierdoFans were then asked to leave the stadium with a message being projected on screens that read: “Your session has been suspended, please leave the stadium.”After over an hour without play, the game resumed behind closed doors with three minutes left on the clock and Medina’s 106th-minute leveller was chalked off for an offside in the build-up. The game finished 2-1 to Morocco thanks to Soufiane Rahimi’s brace.