Nowhere in the world like it – academy chiefs celebrate Man Utd pipelineBy Simon Peach, PA Chief Football WriterManchester United academy chiefs Nick Cox and Travis Binnion believe a bright future lies ahead at a club where youth development is unlike anywhere else in the world. From Duncan Edwards, Sir Bobby Charlton and George Best to Alejandro Garnacho and Kobbie Mainoo, United have reaped the rewards of their focus on youth development. I think we’ve got good players, we’ve got good coaches, good staff. “But the pride is also in the fact that I think youth development means something more at Man United than it does at any other football club. There’s nowhere else in the world like it for youth development, I don’t think.”Those sentiments are echoed by Binnion, United’s head of player development and coaching.

New Permanent Exhibition Opens at Historic Gallery Kitchen, Strokestown Park House, Roscommon. The unique gallery kitchen was concealed behind partition walls until its rediscovery in the early 1980s. A new exhibition has been launched at Strokestown Park House, in the last preserved 18th-century gallery kitchen in Ireland. The Gallery Kitchen at Strokestown Park House was constructed in the 18th century. Strokestown House Park and The National Famine Museum is open 7 days per week, for further details see: strokestownpark.ie/

Almost €130k funding for 113 Offaly local enhancement projectsOver 110 local projects in Offaly are to share in almost €130,000 funding under the Department of Rural and Community Development’s Local Enhancement Programme 2024Minister for Rural and Community Development, Heather Humphreys TD, and Minister of State with responsibility for Community Development and Charities, Joe O’Brien TD, have today announced the successful projects in Offaly under the Local Enhancement Programme (LEP) 2024. Some 113 projects will receive a total of €127,369.50. See list of recipients hereThe Local Enhancement Programme 2024 was launched in December 2023 with funding of €6 million available, which included €1 million in funding ring-fenced specifically to support Women’s Groups. The funding will provide capital supports essential for the many small community groups and organisations, particularly those who serve disadvantaged areas in rural and urban areas. The Department of Rural and Community Development’s Local Enhancement Programme 2024 is administered by Local Community Development Committees, with support from the Local Authority, in each area.

Investigation into suspected petrol bomb attack at building in TallaghtGardaí are investigating an incident of criminal damage by fire at a property in Tallaght, County Dublin. Gardaí and emergency services were alerted to a fire at a vacant property on High Street at approximately 11:10pm and attended the scene. Local fire services attended the scene and the fire was brought under control a short time later. Any person who was in the vicinity of High Street, Tallaght between 10:30pm and 11:30pm and who observed any unusual activity is asked to contact investigating Gardaí. Anyone with information is asked to contact Tallaght Garda Station 01 666 6000, the Garda Confidential Line on 1800 666 111, or any Garda Station.

The good news is that the number of road accidents is down 30% from a decade earlier. Perhaps the reason Goa roads are so unsafe stems from how they drive, not how much. This tells us that the absence of vehicular density is where road accidents are happening in the state. According to official data, 91% of all violations leading to road accidents were due to overspeeding. When considering all the evidence, it is clear that Goa’s road safety record is neither a result of mere chance nor broader industry-wide trends.

Just as the call of the cuckoo signals the beginning of summer, the filling of potholes is always a sign that an election is imminent. No longer do I have to struggle around potholes like a fellow steering a tractor through a field of zigzagging ruts. Anyhow, while I welcome the 'election' tar, I do have a bone to pick with regards to the election poster. Personally, I have nothing against those seeking election, their job is difficult enough. The desecration of the election poster, for amusement purposes, like the corncrake of yesteryear, is but a distant memory.

The average insurance fraud was worth £15,000 in 2023, with insurers detecting £1.1billion of fake claims, according to the Association of British Insurers. The earliest cases saw fraudsters make fake insurance claims using photos they found online. Although home and motor insurance sees the most image fraud, other areas of insurance are prone to it too. Verisk has developed clever technology that can help insurers spot this sort of digital image manipulation. It also monitors the metadata of photos - the underlying data that explains how and where a photo has been made.

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Gardaí are to prepare a file for the Coroners Court following the discovery of the body of a woman who may have been deceased for 18 months in her home in a Cork City suburb. Ms O’Mahony’s body was discovered by a man working for a pest control firm who was called to deal with vermin at a nearby house and he traced the source to Ms O’Mahony’s home. He spotted Ms O’Mahony’s body in a downstairs back room and immediately contacted the emergency services. Ms O’Mahony’s body was removed to the morgue at Cork University Hospital where Assistant State Pathologist, Dr Margot Bolster, is due to carry out a postmortem on Wednesday morning. Gardaí hope to examine Ms O’Mahony’s bank and phone records to see if they can find any activity that would indicate Ms O’Mahony was alive after November 2022.

London: Ireland will recognise a Palestinian state, Prime Minister Simon Harris said on Wednesday, adding that he expected other countries to join Ireland, Spain and Norway in taking such a step in the coming weeks. "Today, Ireland, Norway, and Spain are announcing that we recognise the state of Palestine," Harris said at a press conference.

Eligible parents have until August 31 to take action or their benefit payments will automatically stop. Child benefit is worth up to £1,331 a year for the first child and up to £881 a year for each additional child. The letters include a QR code which, when scanned with a mobile phone, directs you to the gov.uk website where you can update your claim online. Myrtle Lloyd, HMRC’s director general for customer services, says: ‘Child benefit is an important financial support for many families, so make sure you don’t miss out. ‘You can quickly and easily extend your claim online or via the HMRC app, just search “Child Benefit when your child turns 16” on gov.uk.’a.cooke@dailymail.co.uk

The move has created more of a push north of the border, with Mr Robertson posting on X, formerly Twitter, that the UK should follow suit. “Very welcome recognition of the State of Palestine by Ireland, Spain and Norway,” he said. “The UK Government must now officially recognise the state of Palestine.”READ MORE:Very welcome recognition of the State of Palestine by Ireland, Spain and Norway. It is high time for the UK Government to do the same and the Labour Party to give an unequivocal commitment to support the move now. “The refusal to recognise Palestine by a handful of powerful countries led by the US and UK has not only been shameful, it has made the situation worse.

“First of all, these latest announcements are nothing new: there’s already 140 countries that have gone out and unilaterally recognised the Palestinian state. I look forward to a state solution, I think there should be a Palestinian state but it’s only going to come with direct negotiations. Let’s not forget a bit of history here, which is that we tried to create a Palestinian state in the 90s. Mr Harris said the Palestinian state would be formally recognised next Tuesday and he suggested there should be statements in the Dáil on the issue. The goal is to achieve a Palestinian state that is politically cohesive, and that derives from the Palestinian Authority, he said.

David Young, PAA hearing to establish whether there is sufficient evidence to send former DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson to trial over historical sex offences will take place on July 3rd, a court has heard. Former DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson leaving Newry Magistrates’ Court after his first court appearance in April. No other issues were raised during the brief review hearing, which lasted only three minutes. Jeffrey Donaldson resigned as DUP leader and was suspended from the party after the allegations against him emerged in March. East Belfast MP and deputy leader, Gavin Robinson, has been appointed interim DUP leader.

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