Shannon Airport has been given access to State funding for regional airports. Photograph: Stephen O'MalleyIs State-owned Shannon Airport a regional or an international airport? On Wednesday, the Shannon Airport Group welcomed the announcement that it had been included in the Government’s new regional airports programme out to 2030. “Including Shannon Airport in the regional airports programme supports this critical national infrastructure as it continues to grow towards three million passengers,” Minister for Transport Darragh O’Brien said. But its designation as a regional airport jars with the airport’s traditional posture as an international gateway, on par with Dublin and Cork.

THE fifth round of the National Football League is here in the blink of an eye. With the third game in a row, and the fifth in six weeks, many counties will start to feel the pinch this weekend. The managers with big squads and returning players will be able to rotate for freshness, and to protect players from injury. Those with tight squads or long injury lists will have to get on with it and hope for the best, while planning for the worst. Are Cork coming?

Typhoid fever is caused by a type of Salmonella bacteria - Salmonella enterica serotype Typhi (S. Typhi) - and is more common in Africa, Asia and Latin America. In 2022, scientists from across the globe sequenced the genomes of 3,489 S. Typhi strains contracted from 2014 to 2019 in Nepal, Bangladesh, Pakistan and India. Not only is this strain resistant to older medications, but more worryingly, it is resistant to newer, more powerful drugs as well. It is vital to seek treatment early, as untreated typhoid fever can lead to lasting health impacts and death. To prevent typhoid fever, the CDC recommends getting vaccinated before traveling to countries where it is common.

Retired sideline reporter and US Senate hopeful Michele Tafoya became an easy target for fact checkers on Thursday night when she made a questionable claim about Democrat-led California. 'Almost 30 percent of Californians are homeless on any given night,' she told Greg Gutfeld, celebrity doctor Drew Pinsky, actor Zachary Levi and contributor Kat Timpf on Fox News. The 61-year-old Tafoya, who is running as in Minnesota as a Republican, did walk that figure back slightly. 'I think it's 28 percent, so close to 30 percent of their population is homeless on any given night,' she said. UPDATE: Here's the video of Michele Tafoya's false claim that "almost 30 percent of Californians are homeless".

3 passport rules that will stop you from flyingTwo or more blank pages needed in passportYour passport has lots of blank pages for border control to stamp when arriving or leaving countries. The UK passport has 34 pages, so it shouldn't fill up too quickly, although if you're a frequent flyer it might pose more of a problem. UK passports are only issued for 10 years, so you might be wondering why this could be an issue. New ETIAS rules launching in 2026Alongside passport rules you need to keep in mind, travel to EU countries from the UK will be changing soon. Once live, UK passport holders visiting 30 European countries for up to 90 days will need approval before travelling.

Amy Blaney Iran 'must never be allowed to acquire nuclear weapons', Taoiseach saysTaoiseach Micheál Martin has said he is "deeply concerned" by what is happening in the Middle East between Iran, Israel and the US. "The protection of civilian life in Iran, in Israel and in all neighbouring countries must now be paramount." Amy Blaney Airlines suspend Middle East flights after US, Israel strikes on Iran Airspace over Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, United Arab Emirates, Lebanon, Bahrain and Jordan was empty early on Saturday, maps by flight-tracking service Flightradar24 showed. The attack prompted retaliation from Iran, with missiles reported to have targeted Israel and countries across the Middle East. Amy Blaney Irish citizens in Riyadh advised to shelter in placeThe Irish Embassy in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, has advised Irish citizens to shelter in place.

Brentford boss Keith Andrews has backed his captain Nathan Collins to learn from the mistake he made in the Bees' 2-0 loss to Brighton last Saturday. Andrews is sure his fellow countryman will come back stronger and take the required learnings from the mishap. "It was a clear mistake, which we have to learn from, I suppose. “I think it’s always a balance, always a combination of things when I pick the team," Andrews added. "I think consistency is important, I think form is important, performances are important, trust is important."

The answer may lie in how many of these 'cringeworthy' words you're still using. While it seems like only recently it was being thrown around, 'skibbidi' was deemed the most cringeworthy word by Gen Z respondents. Meaning 'cool' or 'bad', this word made more than a third (37 per cent) of Gen Z squirm. According to Ms Del Peso, language is a marker of identity and belonging for Gen Z. 'Words move from "cool" to "mainstream" to "uncool" faster than ever before, reflecting how digitally connected and culturally responsive Gen Z is.'

Beauty and the Geek star Tara Josephine was left shattered last week when her entire business account on social media was inexplicably deleted. The former reality TV star and professional mermaid, 26, revealed the news on her personal Instagram account on Friday night, a week after her Mermaid Tarielle business page was taken down. 'I've been building my Mermaid Tarielle account since 2016. 'My personal account was restored hours later. Tara finished her posts by assuring followers she would be 'fighting' to get her business page back, saying that 'transparency' and 'procedural fairness matter'.

Lionel Messi and his Inter Miami teammates will meet with President Donald Trump at the White House on March 5 to celebrate the team's recent MLS Cup victory, The Athletic is reporting. As confirmed by a White House official, the MLS club will visit 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue days ahead of their March 7 meeting with D.C. United. The meeting would not only be a first between Messi and Trump, but would also mark the first time the eight-time Ballon d'Or winner has ever visited the White House. Messi's long-time rival Cristiano Ronaldo visited Trump's White House in November as the President hosted Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman. This re-arranged game came just five days after Inter Miami began their MLS season by losing 3-0 against Son Heung-min's LAFC.

'From the moment I did a play I was called "gay" at school,' Jacob told GQ in 2022. I was like, if I'm going to be the King of the Fairies, then I'm going to be the f***ing hottest King you've seen. I was like, "Well, if you think this is gay, I'm going to be who I am when I was your friend, which is this hetero guy", but I'm going to play the arts. 'I'm going to do it, I'm going to show you that's bull***t. I never understand – how could you label anything? 'I was essentially homeless when I auditioned for Euphoria,' Jacob later admitted.

‌Laura and Jamie founded The Good Grub Catering Co back in 2017 when Laura went on maternity leave as a headteacher, and from then the business has grown from strength to strength, despite the setbacks of Covid. ‌Laura told Lincolnshire Live: "Jamie had always been in hospitality and always had a dream of running his own business in being in catering. ‌The Good Grub Catering Co has recently won the crown for the best East Midlands Caterer at the regional wedding awards for the third year in a row, and went on to achieve Highly Commended status in the national finals representing the region. "We have won the regional three years in a row and then we went to represent the East Midlands in the national finals, which blows my mind as the East Midlands is huge." Article continues belowThe company caters around 40 to 50 weddings each years as well as a range of events, such as the Lincolnshire County Show at the Lincolnshire Showground and the Food and Gift Fair.

The walk-through envisaged where visiting EU ministers would be greeted and pick up their accreditation badges, and the route to the room where the Council of Ministers meeting would take place. We have to give a good account of ourselves.”Ireland will assume the EU presidency from the start of July until the end of the year. The country in the rotating presidency is responsible for brokering compromises in Brussels between the EU’s 27 national governments. It will fall to Irish ministers and senior diplomats to defuse any rows and keep the wheels of the European political system moving. The trip was a “good opportunity” to get a sense of what was expected from Ireland’s presidency, the State’s top civil servant, John Callinan, told the other department secretaries general in an email before the visit.

I had this presumption there was one thing I didn’t need to change: Irish players will win their duels and work hard. Photograph: Charles McQuillan/Getty ImagesAfter seven years with his national team, Hallgrímsson and Iris moved to Doha to take up residency with Al-Arabi SC. For the next camp in March, I will show the Irish players our plans for the World Cup.”He opens his laptop to reveal the daily outline for this summer’s tournament. “I had this presumption, when I came in, that there was one thing I didn’t need to change: Irish players will win their duels and work hard. Irish players used to win the 70-30 duels, but we were losing the 50-50 duels.

Ian Huntley made two big changes in prison that made him 'easier to get to' - insider claimsIan Huntley was found in a pool of blood at HMP Frankland in Durham after being attacked and a prison insider claims two changes made him more accessible to other inmatesView 2 Images (Image: Daily Mirror)A prison insider has claimed child murder Ian Huntley made two big changes leading up to the attack in HMP Frankland that has left him fighting for life. ‌Huntley, who is currently serving a life term at the County Durham prison, was discovered lying in a pool of blood on Thursday following an attack. Huntley had recently begun working in a prison workshop and using the gym - changes that brought him into closer contact with prisoners who might wish to target him. The insider claims Huntley was being housed on an 'enhanced' wing at HMP Frankland, where prisoners are maintained separately from the wider prison community. ‌View 2 Images Inside 'Monster Mansion' HMP Frankland (Image: ITV)"They all get moved around together.