And so for Manchester United, Liverpool and Arsenal to all believe they have future world beaters in their ranks at the same time is a tantalising proposition. Liverpool supporters have already seen the talent that 17-year-old Rio Ngumoha possesses, making an impact for Arne Slot's side. Everybody in youth football was talking about Jude Bellingham for years. It has been Max Dowman for some time, well before the precocious midfield talent made his senior debut for Arsenal. View 3 Images JJ Gabriel has been in prolific form for Man Utd Under-18s (Image: Getty)‌The forward earned rave reviews following his recent performance in an FA Youth Cup win at Oxford.

A Chinese company has piled up $26million in cash for its end-of-year party, allowing employees to go home with as much as they can carry. The firm, Henan Kuangshan Crane, held its annual party on February 13 and placed the vast sum of cash on 800 banquet tables. Under bright, coloured lights, suited employees were seen gleefully eyeing the piles of notes on the tables. One employee managed to carry home $13,000 worth of cash, according to the Korean newspaper Chosun Daily. During the company's gala, the firm's boss, Cui Peijun, reportedly said: 'Why are we giving out washing machines?

Jurgen Klopp has been sensationally linked with a return to management, with an Austrian report claiming he could quit his role at Red Bull. In this role, the 58-year-old oversees the fortunes of RB Salzburg (Austria), RB Leipzig (Germany), New York Red Bulls (USA) and Bragantino (Brazil). But when asked about that report on Thursday, Red Bull CEO Oliver Mintzlaff shut it down and branded it as 'complete nonsense'. He invests a great deal of effort, is in constant communication with our coaches and sporting directors, and is sustainably developing our Red Bull football philosophy. 'Before joining Red Bull, Jurgen could have coached the USA or England,' said Klopp's long-term representative Marc Kosicke in an interview with German website Transfermarkt.

In a presentation to investors, Ires Reit said the rental changes could lead to a “plus 25pc potential rental income uplift with minimal added costs”. Average monthly rents for Ires Reit tenants are €1,852, the firm told investors. Ires Reit has said these measures will lead to “increased cashflows”, while changes to design standards for apartments and Vat changes would see “greater liquidity”. ‘Scaremongering’In the Dáil on Thursday, the Tánaiste denied the new rules will result in 25pc rent spikes. While the country’s largest landlord, Ires Reit, has projected an extra 25pc return, this was “over a period of ten years,” Mr Harris said.

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News of Lynch’s departure was announced on Sydney Swans’ social media and Summerhill's Lynch described to the Irish Examiner, her relief and excitement that the deal was confirmed. “We’re thrilled to welcome Mary-Kate to Sydney and the club,” said Kate Mahony, Executive General Manager. Most would assume that things always run smoothly and that these elite sportspeople automatically have easy lives because they are paid to play sport. That's why we play for our county, because of the passion and the pride that we have. The chance to travel and play professional sport.

The first half of 2025 saw a near 13% decline in overall tourism numbers, with the second half of year improving. Last month, 429,800 foreign visitors completed a trip to Ireland. In terms of nights spent in the country, visitors spend a total of 3.6 million nights — an increase of 27% year-on-year. Visitors spent €184m on day-to-day expenditures such as eating out, entrance fees, as well as public transport. While the figures show foreign visitor numbers are up significantly year-on-year, they are still down by 5% when compared to January 2024.

“Every time you hit ‘click and collect’ or ‘next day delivery’ it puts a nail in the city centre,” he said. ‌Prof Davies also pointed out that Marks & Spencer had opened a food hall in Mumbles, replicating part of its Oxford Street offer. He added spaces had been lost behind Marks & Spencer in Oxford Street while contractors worked on the nearby Y Storfa project. In his view the Marks & Spencer announcement put the whole of Swansea’s regeneration at risk. We will continue working in the coming weeks and months to seek a new site that meets their needs and keeps M&S in the city.

Married At First Sight star Alissa Fay has made a bombshell claim that one of her co-stars was secretly 'in love' with another bride's husband - after a fiery dinner party descended into chaos. She went on to accuse the pair of 'mean girl' behaviour and claimed Gia was fixated on Bec's husband, Danny Hewitt. The brides had clashed violently over Gia's claim that Bec's husband, Danny, had told Gia she was 'his type'. By the end of the night, even former allies and her own husband, Danny Hewitt, distanced themselves from Bec's performance. Things exploded halfway through the dinner party as Bec accused Gia of meddling in Grayson and Jules' relationship.

Ireland West Airport has welcomed today’s publication of the new Regional Airports Programme 2026-2030 by Transport Minister Darragh O’Brien. The Sectoral Investment Plan for Transport under the recent NDP Review will provide almost €45 million of capital investment under the Regional Airports Programme 2026-2030, with €9 million in capital supports available for allocation in 2026. The programme will support connectivity and balanced regional development while seeking to maximise the use of existing capacity across regional airports. 2025 was the busiest year on record at Ireland West Airport, with passenger numbers reaching 946,381 for the first time in the airport’s history, surpassing the previous record of 834,000 passengers set in 2024, a 13.5% increase, making it Ireland’s fastest-growing airport last year. Welcoming the announcement, Chairman of Ireland West Airport, Arthur French said: “The extension of the Regional Airports Programme is positive news for the airport and regional Ireland as the funding will support the airports ongoing significant costs in maintaining compliance with the EU’s safety and security related obligations, providing modern fire support and training facilities as well as maintaining a modern regional airport air traffic control operation.

US president Donald Trump during his visit to Doonbeg in 2023. Photo: David ConachyUS president Donald Trump may visit Ireland in September during the Irish Open golf tournament that is being hosted at the Co Clare course owned by his family, the American ambassador to Ireland said on Thursday. Mr Trump last made an official visit to Ireland as president in 2019 when he stayed at the Trump International Golf Club in Doonbeg. Taoiseach Micheál Martin will meet President Trump at the White House next month during the annual St Patrick's Day meeting in Washington. US president Donald Trump during his visit to Doonbeg in 2023.

Hundreds of children could be left without special school places in September after ‘unprecedented demand’Taoiseach says number of applications for next school year has ‘increased exponentially’Up to 1,000 children could be left without special needs class places from SeptemberMary Regan Today at 06:30Hundreds of children could be denied a school place in a special classroom from September, as the level of demand has far exceeded expectation.

Their relationship is so close that King Abdullah and his wife Queen Rania were special VVIP guests at the coronation and Queen Rania has also had several meetings with Queen Camilla to discuss women’s issues. While in another seemingly apparent rebuff, King Abdullah met the head of the World Health Organisation, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, who is leading the Duke and Duchess's trip to Jordan. Official photographs showed King Abdullah at talks with the WHO chief as well as a sizeable party of delegates but Meghan and Harry were nowhere to be seen. The King and Crown Prince also met with Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto in Amman yesterday. In October last year, William and the Crown Prince went on a joint visit to RAF Benson.

Plans to 'dramatically alter' Kirklees village greenlit despite residents' fearsAs the permission is 'outline', a further application will need to be approvedView Image A view of Station Road, Meltham (Image: Google Maps)Housing plans which residents fear will “dramatically alter” a Kirklees village have been given the go-ahead by Kirklees Council. ‌The application from Station Road Developments sought planning permission to build five homes on a plot of land off Station Road in Meltham. The plans are for outline permission, meaning that a further application relating to the appearance of the development will need to be submitted in the future. ‌The site, which is unallocated in the council’s Local Plan, is located directly behind a new residential development directly fronting onto Station Road, and is raised above it. This was subsequently removed, with outline permission then granted.

A wet and cloudy start to Thursday has been forecast by Met Éireann, with drizzle becoming widespread throughout the morning. The rain will gradually clear, with showers lingering along the south and east coasts. Friday is expected to begin similarly, with clouds and outbreaks of rain and drizzle. Saturday morning will bring bright and crisp weather, with continues patches of frost. Clouds will form further west, with outbreaks of rain and drizzle to spread eastwards throughout the day.