For Offaly, the 2026 campaign is all about finding their feet at a higher altitude. Not that you’d know it to talk to Ciara Maher, who lined out at midfield for the Faithful County last Saturday. “We're milking cows at home, my father is full-time farming and there's four of us in it. I milk a herd of cows there in the evenings… I've been farming since I was small, I just have a huge interest in it. Any other evenings I wasn't training, I was able to hang on.” Admittedly, it will take some working out.

Health boss warns of potential job losses as NHS merger is defendedThe Lincolnshire integrated care board has merged with ones in Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire as part of a series of ‘clustering arrangementsView Image East Lindsey District Council (Image: Oliver Castle)Health chiefs have warned of potential job losses as they defended a decision to merge Lincolnshire’s key NHS decision making body with those in neighbouring counties. Members of East Lindsey District Council’s overview committee heard that the changes were part of wider NHS reforms to cut costs and deliver more efficient services. ‌She added: “We are in the middle of a really very significant structural change as part of the NHS changes so that needs to be well managed. “Our big problem is – because I live in the north of East Lindsey – at least a third of our population go out of Lincolnshire. Article continues below“The complaints that I receive about treatment, the cancer services are poor – we’ve just had them at health scrutiny.

'AI leisure centre of the future' planned in North LincolnshireSeparately, the council plans a multi-million pound programme of refurbishments and upgrades to its leisure facilitiesView 2 Images Ancholme Leisure Centre, off Scawby Road, Brigg (Image: Google Streetview)An 'AI leisure centre of the future' is planned in North Lincolnshire. It is part of a range of leisure centre improvements and changes planned in the local authority area. This is separate, though, to the AI leisure centre of the future plans. "There are also plans for an AI leisure centre of the future to replace the Ancholme Leisure Centre, which is now over 50 years old and is now looking very dated." Grimsby Live understands the AI leisure centre would be linked to a potential S106 agreement tied with the proposed major AI data campus near Elsham Wolds Industrial Estate.

The common parasite can survive up to two weeks on contaminated surfaces and children can get infected again even after being treated. ‌Threadworms, also known as pinworms, are tiny white parasitic worms that live in the large intestine and rectum. It’s a highly contagious parasite that is passed when a person ingests threadworm eggs, which can be picked up on contaminated surfaces, bedding or hands. ‌There are five key symptoms of threadworms, some of which may only be noticeable at night or after your child has gone to the bathroom. View 3 Images Children can get threadworms again after being treated (Image: GETTY)‌He added: “Change and wash clothing and bedding daily.

The 36-year-old stars alongside Christian Bale in Maggie Gyllenhaal’s horror film The Bride!, which follows Frankenstein (Bale) as he travels back to 1930s Chicago to ask scientist Dr Euphronious to create a companion by reviving a murdered young woman, The Bride (Buckley). The upcoming film is inspired by the 1935 original The Bride Of Frankenstein which starred Elsa Lanchester. Speaking at the film’s world premiere in London, Buckley told the Press Association: “Elsa Lanchester is on screen for about three minutes in the 1935 version, and she makes such an impact. world premiere in London (Ian West/PA)The Bride! The Bride!, which also stars Peter Sarsgaard, Jake Gyllenhaal and Penelope Cruz, will be released in cinemas in the UK and Ireland from March 6.

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A minority GP investment strengthens Hatch Blue’s platform and signals rising institutional confidence in global aquaculture. Hatch Blue is a global aquaculture investment platform, uniquely combining capital, technical advisory, and innovation programs to support the growth of sustainable seafood systems worldwide. Builders Vision has partnered with Hatch Blue since 2017 across its investment, consulting, and venture-building activities, including as a limited partner in their Blue Revolution Fund. As a GP stakeholder, Builders Vision will act as a strategic partner, supporting talent expansion, portfolio management capabilities, and the scaling of core institutional functions. Hatch Blue is headquartered in Ireland, with additional presence in Norway, Germany, and Singapore.

“So we are declining to match the Paramount Skydance bid.”Netflix shareholders never liked the Warner Bros deal. The stock lost about 40% of its value in the five months after the company’s interest in Warner Bros first became public. That made Netflix’s decision to bid for Warner Bros. all the more surprising. As a threat to the old ways of doing business in Hollywood, Netflix had numerous dust-ups with studios. In later years, Hollywood studios began to question their decision to license their best movies and TV shows to Netflix.

Stoke City 'impressed' by Tottenham Hotspur striker's potential as transfer rumouredStoke City have been credited with an interest in Tottenham's Will Lankshear who is currently on loan at Oxford UnitedView Image Will Lankshear of Oxford United is challenged by Ashley Phillips of Stoke City (Image: Getty Images)Stoke City are monitoring Will Lankshear’s progress with Championship rivals Oxford United, according to a report. ‌The story says Stoke are also ‘impressed by Lankshear’s potential’, with their own striking options sure to be on the agenda in the summer. Latest Stoke City news, analysis and more via the SentinelLankshear, a target man type centre forward, has scored seven times in 35 times for a club currently in the relegation zone. Stoke currently have Divin Mubama on loan from Manchester City but the 21-year-old, who is currently injured, will return to the Etihand in the summer. Get the latest Stoke City headlines at the top of your Google searchContent cannot be displayed without consentWe have launched a new WhatsApp group to deliver the latest Stoke news directly to your phone.

Since November 1, the Environment Agency has issued 814 flood warnings, three of which were severe, as well as 2.562 flood alerts. “I think the worrying thing for me as a farmer is the frequency of these extreme weather events, whether it’s hot or wet,” he told the Press Association. “This year’s been okay, but the previous two years we’ve had to re-establish failed crops because of poor weather conditions in the autumn/winter. “Farmers and growers want to keep growing food for the nation, but food security must be a national priority,” he said. An Environment Department spokesperson said: “This Government recognises how hard extreme weather can be for farmers and we are helping the sector build greater resilience to climate shocks through our farming schemes and through our work with the National Drought Group and Floods Resilience Taskforce.

Woman trapped in 90C water after horror explosion as doctors forced to amputateKatya Komleva, from Russia, was told her chances of survival were around 50% after a nightmare explosion left her with severe burns and needing her toes amputatedView 5 Images Katya Komleva was left hospitalised in intensive care for 47 days (Image: Jam Press/@katekomleva)A woman became trapped in 90C water after a horrifying explosion. Once she stepped outside, Katya was left in the foggy dark as she headed towards the main road to get a taxi. ‌However, without realising, Katya was suddenly knee-deep in scalding water after a boiler exploded just metres away from the club. ‌View 5 Images Katya has learned how to surf (Image: Jam Press/@katekomleva)Despite this, Katya trains two to three times a day, with each session lasting around two hours. Katya added: “My next goals are to refine these skills, start catching bigger waves, and learn how to do barrels.

Midlothian town bidding to become first UK Town of Culture and win £3million prize'Our vision is to develop a bid that is shaped by local people'Residents in Penicuik are bidding to make it the UK's first Town of Culture (Image: Creative Commons)A group of residents in a Midlothian town are making a bid for it to be recognised as the UK’s first Town of Culture and win £3million to celebrate. ‌People from across community groups in Penicuik have come together to prepare to put the town forward for the prestigious title after the competition to win it was announced by the UK Government. ‌And they are appealing to locals who want to get involved to come forward with their ideas, suggestions and support to help them create a winning bid. ‌“This first stage asks towns to set out a compelling vision, demonstrate community support and show they have the ambition and capacity to deliver a transformative cultural programme. There are plans to launch a survey of local groups and social media with the deadline to submit an Expression of Interest March 31.

There are not enough special school places planned to meet the “substantially increased needs” for this September in what is being described as the next “looming crisis” in education. As fallout from the controversy over special needs assistants (SNAs) continued this week, the Dáil heard fears that hundreds of students may be denied an appropriate school place for the upcoming school year. The meeting also heard that education minister Hildegarde Naughton will have been “broadly aware” that letters were being sent to schools about the SNA allocations for next year. A spokesperson for the minister said: "Both ministers would have known at a policy level that reviews were taking place. He added that “active work is going on to ensure that places are provided in advance of September, and Government at every level is working closely with the minister for education and minister for special education on this issue”.

‌Broadcaster and political commentator Narinda Kaur said the former England international's choice of hat was "pretty low" as she wrote on X: “Princess Anne’s son-in-law, Mike Tindall, wearing a ‘Make England Great Again’ cap. "People excusing this as ‘rugby’ connected I did NOT look at that and think ‘rugby’, I thought Maga. This isn’t a good look coming from the Royal family – pretty low.”Another social media user wrote: "Nope, that isn't going to help the Royal Family. Tindall is not a working royal and does not have a royal title, but has been married to Princess Anne's daughter Zara Phillips since 2011. ‌"Obviously a ball boy, an idiotic Welsh ball boy, has run on and put the ball down on the centre half," he said.

Labour suspends councillor following 'serious allegations'Cllr Joe Hale, who said he had 'inadvertently' shared an online post, resigned the following day in a decision he said was made over a controversial adventure parkView 5 Images Cllr Joe Hale (inset) following his re-election in May 2022 and a view of Kilvey Hill (Image: Wales Online )A Labour councillor has been suspended following what the party said were serious allegations of misconduct. ‌Cllr Joe Hale resigned the following day in protest at an adventure park being built on Kilvey Hill and said he hadn’t been aware at that point that he had been suspended. ‌A Labour Party spokesman said Cllr Hale was suspended on February 19 “following serious allegations of misconduct being received”. The papers show capital spending of £2.866m this financial year on the Skyline project, £7.258m in 2026-27, and £81,000 the following year. “When will this end?” said Cllr Hale.