A1 speeding BMW driver and passenger exposed as cocaine and heroin dealers after police stopRichard Bathgate, of Rothbury, and Emma Todd, of Morpeth, have been locked up for dealing cocaine and heroin and money launderingView 3 Images Emma Todd and Richard Bathgate pictured at South East Northumberland Magistrates' Court in Bedlington. Richard Bathgate had drugs and a warm crack pipe in his car when he drew the attention of officers on the A1 in Northumberland. ‌That led to his car and home being searched and the revelation that he and his passenger, Emma Todd, had been selling cocaine and heroin. ‌View 3 Images Richard BathgateBathgate was arrested and Todd, who was not found with anything illegal, fled the scene. Mobile phone analysis showed Bathgate had been supplying cocaine and heroin in street deals of between £20 and £60.

She remanded Robert Sheehan on continuing bail for further urinalysis on March 3. “A gentleman at the scene of the fire identified himself as Robert Sheehan. He was hearing voices,” Garda Coleman said. He made full admissions,” Garda Coleman said. Garda Coleman agreed and said Robert Sheehan wrote a letter of apology to the fire service.

Staff at Lidl are set to benefit from pay rises. Offaly workers to benefit as Lidl announces €11m investment in pay risesMore than 80 employees across four stores in Offaly are set for a pay boost as part of an €11m national investment by the German retailer. More than 80 employees across Lidl’s four stores in Offaly are set for a significant pay boost as part of an €11m national investment. With this latest pay increase, Lidl Ireland has moved its minimum wage for employees to €15.40 and top-rate wage for colleagues to €17.90 – matching the recommended €15.40 Living Wage rate for 2026. Chief People Officer at Lidl Ireland & Northern Ireland Maeve McCleane said: “At Lidl, we believe that supporting our colleagues is the foundation of success.

They say a picture speaks a thousand words. But a new photograph of a kingfisher, which show Mother Nature in all her glory, are so stunning as to nearly defy them. The striking image, produced without photoshop or artificial intelligence, shows the bird diving into a pond at night in Kirkcudbright, Dumfries and Galloway. The gorgeous snaps were taken by experienced wildlife photographer Keith Kirk, 69, from nearby Castle Douglas. Captured this month, the images show the familiar riverside creature transformed into streaks of colour as it launches from a perch and plunges towards the water.

The FAI’s director of football John Martin “will have to address any oversight in time” if consequences unfold from Fifa’s review of a contract involving teen star Michael Noonan. Martin was chief executive of Rovers when they enticed the striker from St Patrick’s Athletic at the start of last season. FAI chief executive David Courell, when asked about the ongoing issue at a media briefing on Wednesday, provided a qualified backing of Martin – insistent his actions were in “good faith”. “I and the board are understanding and supportive of John's position that anything he did was in good faith. “And if there transpires to have been an oversight, then that's something that John will have to address in time.”

Scoil Mhuire, Cork 4 Crescent College, Limerick 1Scoil Mhuire were crowned So Hockey Munster Schoolgirls Hockey Cup champions at Garryduff on Wednesday. Again, Scoil Mhuire had Healy to thank as she saved from Holly Murnane and Ava Doupe with 11 minutes gone. Scoil Mhuire broke the deadlock after 14 minutes when Noonan set up Rebecca O’Connell to score. Supporters for Scoil Mhuire College cheer on Arabelle Sheahan and the team at Garryduff Sports Centre. Noonan and Kelleher went close late on for Scoil Mhuire but in the end they were deserving 4-1 winners.

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates speaks during the World Economic Forum's annual meeting in Davos in January. The report cited a recording of ⁠the comments Gates made in the town hall. Photographs released from Jeffrey Epstein’s estate include this image of Bill Gates. Earlier this month, the Gates Foundation said it did not make ‌any financial payments to Epstein or employ him at any time. The Gates Foundation, chaired by Bill Gates and started ​by him and his then-wife in 2000, is one of the world’s biggest funders of global health initiatives.

But it was never matched by investment in community mental health services. However, by the time the 1995 white paper A New Mental Health Act was published, that ambition had cooled, with reservations expressed about referring people engaged in criminal proceedings into general mental health services. In other words, a person must first be received into the prison system before they can access mental health services. First, sustained and ringfenced investment in community mental health services and the development of regional forensic services. Prison was never meant to be Ireland’s largest waiting room for mental health services.

Photograph: Ludovic Marin/AFP via Getty ImagesFour years on and European support for Ukraine has been stretched and strained but remains broadly intact in a way many would not have predicted in those early weeks after Russia invaded in February 2022. All in, EU states together have provided about €200 billion to Ukraine. “Putin wanted a Russian Ukraine, he got a European Ukraine,” Sweden’s foreign minister, Maria Malmer Stenergard, said this week. European support for Ukraine has hardly been unlimited. Throughout the war Zelenskiy has complained of long delays between promised deliveries of weapons or air-defence missiles and the equipment actually arriving in Ukraine.

In 2005, Mr Noctor sued the minister for education, St Joseph’s Industrial School in Co Kilkenny, the minister for health, and the Southeastern Health Board for the abuse he had suffered in the 1960s. The apology followed a protest by four survivors outside Leinster House seeking additional supports for survivors of abuse in residential institutions. These included a formal apology, and a confirmation by the justice minister that no survivors have a criminal record just by virtue of having been in an industrial or reformatory school. However, speaking to the Irish Examiner following the Taoiseach’s apology, Mr Noctor said: “I’ve heard these apologies a million times, it makes no difference to me. He was the junior minister for education when I was being raped and beaten by David Murray in St Joseph's.

The sunny spells after weeks of rain are a double-edged sword to those with hay fever, as pollen counts have jolted upwards alongside rising temperatures. Tree pollen affects a quarter of those with hay fever and alder and yew pollen tends to disperse around this time of year, with alder pollen jumping up to 'very high' levels in the past 10 days, the Met Office said. the grass pollen - which affects most sufferers - starts in mid-May to July and could be stronger due to the mild weather. Scientists believe climate change has prompted some species like hazelnut trees to bloom earlier than usual and make pollen counts rise faster. Hay fever affects one in five people in the UK and comes in several types according to different types of pollen.

The man who put up with all the abuse and barbs was there again, back where he should be, dancing by the corner flag. Prestianni received a one-match suspension – unfair in his opinion – but he appealed to UEFA to have it overturned. They don’t even try to hide it with Real Madrid anymore. What a disgrace.” Prestianni squawked on social media when learning his fate before hastily deleting his post. It took the wind from Benfica’s sails and settled Madrid’s nerves before Vinicius took charge.

Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald with Janice Boylan, who has been selected as the party's candidate for the Dublin Central byelection. Photograph: Sam Boal/Collins PhotosLong-term Sinn Féin councillor Janice Boylan has been selected as her party’s candidate for the upcoming Dublin Central byelection, winning out over Gillian Sherratt. Boylan saidon Wednesday night she had been backed to be the Sinn Féin candidate by Dublin Central members. A spokesman for Sinn Féin said: “Sinn Féin councillor Janice Boylan was selected as the party candidate for the Dublin Central byelection and her name will now go forward to the Ard Chomhairle for formal ratification. The campaign starts now to elect Janice as the next TD for Dublin Central.”The Dublin Central byelection is one of two plebiscites to be held in May.

Former Newcastle defender Lloyd Kelly took his anger out on the players' tunnel of the Allianz Stadium after being shown a red card in his side's dramatic Champions League defeat by Galatasaray. Things went south, though, when Kelly was shown a straight red card at the start of the second-half. Upon a VAR review, the card was upgraded to straight red. Now out of the Champions League, they also find themselves fifth in the league table - 18 points behind leaders Inter. The only European game he missed was against Sporting Lisbon in the league phase, when he had a hamstring injury.

Poetry in Ukraine is playing a vital role in processing trauma and bolstering resistance amid the ongoing war launched by Russia. To say there has been a renaissance of poetry in Ukraine is an understatement. Both have seen their poetry published in English, French and other languages, and have won major literary awards in Ukraine. Chornohuz’s poetry and life are interwoven with defending Ukraine against the existential threat of Russia. Her poem The Fruits of War draws on her experience as a combat medic dating back to 2019 and beyond.