Bodo/Glimt have dumped last season's Champions League finalists Inter Milan out of the competition to sensationally book their place in the last 16, after a historical victory at the San Siro. The Champions League minnows now face a potential reunion with Manchester City in the next round, or a tie with Portuguese champions Sporting CP. But they have since gone on a historic run of results, beating Juventus, 2023 winners City, Atletico Madrid - away from home - and Inter Milan twice. This Inter side are currently 10 points clear at the top of the Serie A, making this one of the biggest upsets in Champions League history. The two-legged victory means that Bodo have become the first Norwegian side to win a Champions League knockout tie.

Kerry club delegates fully endorsed county secretary Peter Twiss and the executive’s opposition to extending the inter-county season by two weeks at this month’s county committee meeting. Twiss outlined to delegates that Kerry had nothing in principle against the two-week extension but the knock-on effect it would have on the Kerry club and county championships was a price clubs should not be asked to pay. The secretary said that 16 weekends are needed to play off the club championships in Kerry to have winners ready to take part in the Munster club championships. The question is, and we have to raise this at Congress, we need 16 weekends to play our county championships, our club championships. Some counties run a county championship that doesn’t really need 16 weekends.

Micheál Martin said on Tuesday it was 'extremely important' to show solidarity with Ukraine. Photograph: Grainne Niaodha/PA WireThe Taoiseach has said opposing a €90-billion EU loan for Ukraine would amount to backing the country’s surrender to Russian aggression. On the fourth anniversary of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine by Russia, Micheál Martin said it was “extremely important” to show solidarity with Ukraine. This comes after Sinn Féin opposed the €90-billion EU loan to Ukraine, including €60 billion euro in military funding. President Trump and the US had brokered talks, Ukraine has entered into talks, Ukraine is anxious for peace, Ukraine has shown a willingness for peace.

Judge Valerie Corcoran said in respect of the probation report that there should be particular emphasis on re-offending. The judge expressed particular concerns as the same man presented himself at the Bridewell garda station less than 24 hours later in possession of three knives and threatening to use them. Sergeant John Dineen said there was an extremely high threshold for doctors to direct the involuntary admission of a person for psychiatric attention. “Multiple directions were given to the accused to place any weapons he had on his person onto the ground. Urgent assistance was sought from the Armed Support Unit to attend the public office of the Garda station.

Ires Reit has agreed to buy 77 apartments under construction in Naas, Co Kildare for €31.8 million as it moves to recycle cash raised from the disposal of other units. The forward purchase transaction from Westar Group, a Kildare-based development company owned by the Fadden family, follows Ires raising €34.9 million over the past two years from the sale of 107 apartments deemed “noncore”. The chief executive said he was continuing to “monitor accretive potential growth opportunities” that we now see emerging in the market. “We see very significant opportunities for Ires looking ahead in terms of potential acquisitions, and market liquidity is improving,” said Colin Grant, an analyst with Davy. “The acquisition announced today demonstrates the key role it can play in providing funding for the development of much needed rental accommodation in Ireland.”

Liverpool's Champions League path becomes clearer as possible opponent confirmedLiverpool now know they will face Atletico Madrid or one of Galatasaray or Juventus in the Champions League round of 16View Image Marcos Llorente celebrates with Diego Simeone after Atletico Madrid's victory over Club Brugge in the Champions League knockout phase play-offs round (Image: Maciej Rogowski/Eurasia Sport Images/Getty Images)A familiar foe potentially lies in wait for Liverpool in the Champions League round of 16. ‌The Turkish champions are strong favourites to progress from the knockout phase play-offs after beating Juventus 5-2 in the first leg in Istanbul last week. ‌When is the Champions League draw? Here is the round of 16 draws as it stands before Wednesday's (February 25) final knockout phase play-offs round second legs. Full Champions League knockout round datesLast 16: March 10-11 and March 17-18‌Quarter-finals: April 7-8 and April 14-15Semi-finals: April 28-29 and May 5-6Final: May 30Article continues below

Melvyn Bragg “went up” to Oxford University in 1958, sporting an Elvis Presley look-alike haircut. Bragg cites, for example, the notorious Bullingdon Club, which was considered a breeding ground for political eminence in the late 1950s. He mentions that the club coughed up two of Britain’s “worst prime ministers, who went on to become spivs” (David Cameron and Boris Johnson). There were, though, few women around the Oxford campus in Bragg’s time. “The lack of women was a terrible deprivation,” says Bragg, 86.

It indicates a minister for higher education who is completely out of touch with how student life, and student learning, works. There is no doubt that for many of our students long commutes impact on their university experience. Activism is another aspect of student life that would not thrive in a hollowed out, compressed student experience. Students' unions are central to the student experience. So, it’s a no to condensed timetables; rather build more student housing to take the pressure off accommodating students, create spaces for students to learn and thrive, give students the experience previous generations had, not the pastiche of a third-level experience the minister suggests.

At least four people have been killed by a knife-wielding man in a mass stabbing in a quaint, waterfront suburb in Washington state. The 32-year-old suspect was seen stabbing people in the street outside an $800,000 home in Gig Harbor, located on Puget Sound, on Tuesday morning. While en route, witnesses called 911 to report that a man was stabbing people outside the home on the quiet cul-de-sac. Paramedics took a fourth victim to a nearby hospital in critical condition, where they later died from their injuries. A sheriff's deputy reportedly shot and killed the attacker at the scene around 9:30am.

The never-ending Jeffrey Epstein controversy took another twist on Monday with the arrest of Peter Mandelson in England. Mandelson is expected to face further questioning, with misconduct in public office the specific offence British police are focused on. British prime minister Keir Starmer’s chief of staff, Cork man Morgan McSweeney, has already resigned. Widely regarded as the power behind Starmer’s throne, McSweeney stepped down while taking ‘full responsibility’ for advising Starmer to appoint Mandelson as US ambassador. There is much for Ireland to consider in these recent events, and not just for the political nerds among us.

They ensure our democratic values are protected and strengthened, and create the framework for democratic processes to take place legitimately. Just as rules give meaning to a football match, democratic processes give legitimacy to our proud European way of life. The European Democracy Shield presented by the European Commission last November will help to ensure that a referee remains part of the match. The European Parliament building in Strasbourg with a banner saying ‘70 years of European democracy in action’. The new European Centre for Democratic Resilience is a flagship initiative of the European Democracy Shield.

Eddie Howe guided Newcastle into the last 16 of the Champions League for the first time as they sealed their passage from the play-offs with an entertaining 3-2 home victory over Qarabag. The tie was effectively over before a ball was kicked at St James’ Park after last week’s 6-1 first leg win in Baku, and it certainly was within six minutes of kick-off thanks to quickfire goals from Sandro Tonali and Joelinton. Camilo Duran and Elvin Jafarguliyev scored either side of Sven Botman’s second-half header to make thinks interesting, but ultimately the Magpies progressed 9-3 on aggregate. In the process, they ensured that the Premier League will have six representatives in the next round, with Howe’s men joining Arsenal, Manchester City, Chelsea, Liverpool and Tottenham on the big stage. Either the Blues or Barcelona will be heading for Tyneside next month before Newcastle, who handed a first senior start to 21-year-old Ireland defender Alex Murphy, travel to south-west London or Catalonia with a place in the quarter-final at stake.

Teen in Royal Stoke after being battered in 3am attackAn 18-year-old has been arrestedView Image The Royal Stoke University HospitalA teenager was 'seriously assaulted' in an early morning town centre attack. ‌Officers sent to Beam Street, near the Home Bargains store, at around 3am on Saturday, say they found a 19-year-old man from Crewe who'd been 'serious assaulted'. He was initially taken to Leighton Hospital before being transferred to the Royal Stoke University Hospital. ‌Ensure our latest headlines always appear at the top of your Google Search‌As part of the investigation an 18-year-old man, of Edleston, was arrested on suspicion of assault. Meanwhile the victim remains in hospital while his injuries are not believed to be life-threatening at this time.

Sophie has completed a two-day trip to the African country of Somalia to mark International Women's Day. During the trip, Sophie met female survivors of conflict-related sexual violence, listening to the stories of those who were subjected to sickening acts by terror group al-Shabaab. Sophie departed Somalia after her two-day trip on Tuesday to continue her regional tour. The Duchess of Edinburgh’s overseas engagement comes after her husband, Prince Edward, pulled out of a major event this afternoon. They said: "If the UK Government proposes to remove Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor from the order of succession, New Zealand would support it.

House prices in Ireland are unlikely to drop for at least another 10 years given the lack of supply of homes, an Oireachtas committee has been told. The Oireachtas housing committee heard that, at the current rates of housing delivery, it would be the late 2030s at least before supply would meet demand. However, he added that his “personal view” would be that if “demand is exceeding supply then you wouldn’t see prices going down”. “We fully support the housing growth requirements,” he said. Mr Cussen said:There is a little bit of a miss in relation to the social nature of things in planning requirements and technical requirements.