“We could see the smoke rising and everything going on.”Across Mexico, roads were shut and flights suspended, leaving Mexicans and tourists stranded. At the complex where Kenny owns a holiday apartment in Puerto Vallarta, he received warnings from the management company to stay inside and residents were warned to avoid the beach. Kenny sent The Irish Times videos of his planned route home, which showed burnt-out cars along the side of a highway. “Some people made the journey from Puerto Vallarta earlier; some people are on the road now and diverting to local roads,” says Kenny. The department is advising against all travel to Jalisco State, including to large urban areas such as Puerto Vallarta and Guadalajara.

People ‘should be fed up’ with lack of housing and infrastructure in Ireland, says John CollisonThe Stripe co-founder, whose company value has jumped to $159bn, also said Trump’s US tariffs have not damaged international trade, but overly-strict bank lending rules are damaging small firmsStripe co-founder John CollisonAdrian Weckler Today at 14:00People are getting “more fed up” with slow progress on infrastructure and services in Ireland, according to John Collison, the billionaire co-founder of Stripe.

Cork's first 'lost packages' pop-up opens up this weekShoppers will have a chance to purchase an undelivered package, but the only rule is it cannot be opened until after purchaseView 2 Images The unique pop-up is coming to CorkA unique shopping craze sweeping Europe comes to Cork this week with the arrival of the lost packages pop-up. ‌Packages are sold by weight, with visitors given 10 minutes to choose what they want to buy. The only rule is that parcels cannot be opened until after purchase, turning every sale into a lucky-dip style unboxing experience. Article continues belowThe pop-up will take place from Tuesday, February 24 to Sunday, March 1 at Douglas Court Shopping Centre, Cork from 10am until 8pm. Making us your preferred source on Google means you’ll get more of our exclusives, top stories and must-read content straight away.

Honey Ross' new boyfriend Gav Murphy has paid tribute to her on her 29th birthday on Tuesday as he shared a series of sexy snaps to Instagram. The daughter of TV presenter Jonathan Ross struck up a romance with the video producer, 40, last year. Gav has even mentioned his girlfriend's famous father on his gaming channel, most recently in a Q&A video in December. He recalled an embarrassing moment where Jonathan had Googled him to find his birthdate only to discover his unflattering nickname. While Honey previously dated Zane Saz for several years, with the musician who appearing alongside her and dad Jonathan on Celebrity Gogglebox.

Founded by Sigmar Recruitment more than a decade ago, Talent Summit is now firmly established as the place for human resources (HR) professionals, talent advisers and business leaders to gain insights into the latest thinking. “For the past two years we have discussed the potential of AI,” says Julia Purcell of Sigmar Recruitment and founding director of Talent Summit. Yet again Talent Summit brings top national and international speakers to Dublin to provide fresh thinking about the future of HR. Wax urges leaders to look beyond individual fixes and instead focus on redesigning the “coal mine” – the organisational cultures that are overheating their human talent. “In some organisations, we’re seeing new digital tools tested every week, yet productivity isn’t rising,” says Julia Purcell, the founding director of Talent Summit.

'Caring' girl, 17, died at Royal Stoke 'seven days after getting tummy upset'RIP LoisView Image (Image: Local Democracy Reporting Service)A caring teenager who 'wanted to make the world better' died from a rare condition just six days after being admitted to hospital with suspected food poisoning. ‌Lois Francis was just 17 when she died at the Royal Stoke University Hospital after suffering multi-organ failure caused by Shiga toxin-producing E-coli. She was transferred to Leighton Hospital's critical care unit, where she could receive more nursing and care. Dr Thompson said: "The kidney team were worried, her family were worried and she was referred to the critical care team. At that point she was not getting better and the decision was escalated to the critical care consultant.

A woman who was allegedly driven to suicide by her husband after a campaign of physical and sexual violence left a note saying she 'just couldn't take it anymore', a court has been told. The coercive control charge alleges that Trybus controlled Ms Baird through using and threatening violence towards her and sexually assaulting her. Prosecutors said Ms Baird 'stopped his control over her in the only way she felt she could - by taking her own life'. The prosecutor said that at first Ms Baird reported suffering injuries from being 'clumsy' such as during exercise or falling down the stairs. He said that Ms Baird had been diagnosed as possibly having PTSD, having witnessed and suffered from armed car-jacking incidents in South Africa.

That’s the gamble in store at the county’s first pop-up mystery package shop in Douglas Court shopping centre. At the top of the line was Raymond Nash and Alicia Healy, who hoped to be among the lucky customers to find high-quality tech goods. The first customers at the pop-up shop. Packages are sold by weight, with standard packages priced at €2.29 per 100g and €2.99 per 100g for a premium package. He said his advice for customers is to choose one standard package and one premium one to get the best possible item.

Wet and windy conditions are set to continue across Ireland this week, with Met Éireann warning that a frontal system on Thursday night will bring a spell of heavy rain and possibly strong winds nationwide. A heavy band of rain will move over southern counties in the afternoon, bringing heavy and persistent falls alongside strong, blustery winds. It will remain very wet and unsettled on Thursday night, with heavy rain and very strong winds. Friday will be cloudy with rain, heavy at times in the west. Looking ahead to the weekend, current indications suggest unsettled conditions will continue, with rain — possibly heavy — on Saturday.

King Charles today led the largest gathering of royals since the arrest of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor. His Majesty was accompanied by his wife, Queen Camilla, sister Princess Anne and cousins the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester as he handed out awards at St James's Palace. Today he was handing out The Queen Elizabeth Prizes for Higher and Further Education in recognition of outstanding work at UK universities and colleges. Queen Camilla spoke warmly with Professor Fiona Vera-Gray from London Metropolitan University who were recognised for their their world-leading research unit dedicated to ending violence against women and girls. 'When Camilla first came to visit the Rape Crisis centre all those years ago she sat and listened and learned.

Donald Trump said on Monday that Caine believed any eventual military action ordered against Iran would be 'something easily won'. But that is not what Caine has told Trump and other senior advisers in recent high-level White House meetings on Iran, people briefed on internal administration deliberations said. Targets under consideration include the headquarters of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard, the country’s nuclear sites and assets of its ballistic missile programme. “Razin Caine is a Great Fighter, and represents the Most Powerful Military anywhere in the World,” Trump said, using Caine’s nickname. “I would rather have a Deal than not but, if we don’t make a Deal, it will be a very bad day for that Country.”This article originally appeared in The New York Times.

Churches across South Leitrim have been instructed to stop hosting wakes following a new directive issued by the Bishop Paul Connell. Bishop Paul Connell said in recent months a practice has developed in some parishes around the use of churches for the Reposing of the Remains of those who have died. For parishes where it has occurred, Bishop Connell directed that the practice be discontinued from February 9, 2026. Bishop Connell said the direction comes as some parishes had asked for guidance on the matter. “The churches within the diocese are not to be used for the Reposing of Remains.

This Morning star Michelle Elman confessed 'I'm not sure I'll make it out of this' and said 'living a long life is overrated' in a heartbreaking health update on Monday. The TV life coach revealed last week that she had been rushed to hospital for emergency surgery amid her battle with Hydrocephalus. Excuse my morbid mindset but it's been five months of this [surgeries] and I think if I've learnt anything it's that living a long life is overrated. In a follow-up post, Michelle revealed she had been left with two new scars on her neck and collarbone, joking about her immediate concern when she woke up. It is currently unknown what kind of surgery Michelle underwent.

EXCLUSIVE: 'I visited Andrew's Pizza Express and raging locals have DEBUNKED one claim'The Mirror's Julia Banim visited the Woking branch of Pizza Express, best known as the alibi of Andrew Mountbatten Windsor. ‌From the outside, this chain restaurant on an ordinary street looks like any other branch of Pizza Express. ‌I am, of course, at Pizza Express Woking, the infamous venue of a birthday party allegedly attended by Princess Beatrice on March 10, 2001. ‌For others in the area, the very notion that the Queen's son was at Pizza Express on the night in question is nothing short of ridiculous. Article continues belowWhile it may rankle and bemuse locals in equal measure, it appears as though the unsavoury Pizza Express Andrew connection is here to stay.

France cut off US ambassador Charles Kushner’s contact to French government officials after he failed to show up for a summons over US state department comments about the killing of a far-right activist in Lyon. It was the second time Kushner did not come in person to a French foreign ministry summons. During his first term as US president, Trump granted a pardon to Charles Kushner, a property developer. In an unusual twist, the man who prosecuted Charles Kushner was Chris Christie, now the former governor of New Jersey, who also has served as an adviser to Trump. Christie was quoted by CNN as saying Charles Kushner’s case was “one of the most loathsome, disgusting crimes” he prosecuted.