Three men remain in police custody following the discovery of a ‘viable’ explosive device (PA)Three men have been arrested following the discovery of an explosive device described as viable in Co Derry. A police operation is in its third day in Dungiven after the device was made safe and removed on Sunday. Police on Monday morning arrested three men, aged 22, 35 and 55, following a number of searches in Omagh and Derry. “Following these searches, three men, aged 55, 22 and 35, were arrested in connection with terrorism-related offences,” a police spokesperson said. We use a number of different Social Media outlets to manage extra content that can set cookies on your device and collect data about your activity.

Paul Givan outlined challenges to his department’s funds, including building projects and workers’ pay increases, saying it is “underfunded”. Speaking in the Assembly on Monday, Mr Givan said his department’s budgetary position before the allocation of additional funding was £2.582 billion. He said that while there were some further allocations as part of the financial package, including for pay awards for education workers, he said he would be asking for another £1 billion in the next budget. “That is a £1 billion uplift that my department needs to meet the objectives that we have. Mr Givan said he will also raise the Safeguarding the Union agreement between his party, the DUP, with the UK Government earlier this year.

The Midlands Prison in Portlaoise (Photos: Irish Prison Service)Prisoners' course in retrofitting gets under way at Midlands PrisonPrisoners approaching their release date at the Midlands Prison in Portlaoise are being offered a chance to undergo training in retrofitting from today (Monday). The programme - the Retrofit Skills Course QQI Level 5 component award - is being made available in the Midlands Prison and in Dublin's Wheatfield Prison. The first of the pilot programmes starts today in the Midlands Prison. This is the aim of the Prison Education Taskforce, chaired by myself and Minister Browne," said Minister Harris. Midlands Prison will commence with its first training group today.

Man in his 60's killed in local road accidentA man in his 60's was pronounced dead at the scene following a single car collision on the L2015 at New Road in Clara this morning (Monday.) The coroner has been notified and a post-mortem examination will be arranged. Shortly after 8.50am this morning, Gardaí and emergency services were alerted to the single car collision and are now appealing for any witnesses to this incident to come forward. Any road users who may have camera footage (including dash-cam), and were travelling in the area at the time, are urged to make this footage available to Gardaí. Anyone with any information is asked to contact Tullamore Garda Station on 057 932 7600, the Garda Confidential Line on 1800 666 111, or any Garda Station.

Sunday’s vote went ahead despite calls for a boycott from the opposition that dismissed the balloting as a “senseless farce”. READ MOREOpposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, who is in exile in Lithuania after challenging Mr Lukashenko in the 2020 presidential election, urged voters to boycott the elections. “We are calling to boycott this senseless farce, to ignore this election without choice.”Belarus opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya called for a boycott of the elections. Election officials said nearly a quarter of the country’s voters cast ballots during the first three days of early voting. Election officials said on Sunday that more than 40 per cent of voters had cast ballots during early voting from Tuesday to Saturday.

February is the month when we hug our woollens closer but fast fashion relentlessly shoves us into a future that is always about to be replaced by the next future. In the four fashion seasons since I wrote about Change Clothes Crumlin https://www.changeclothes.org/, the brilliant Mary Fleming and Oileán Carter-Stritch have put together an alternative retail experience that allows us to scratch the new season itch without breaking the bank or the planet. READ MORELike those capsule wardrobes fast fashion used to flog us, Change Clothes Crumlin is a capsule solution. They need larger premises to make more of those connections where one person’s tired piece is another person’s thrill. They need more men to take their clothes to the rails and come home with a bag of new-to-them stuff.

By Rebecca Black, PAThree men have been arrested following the discovery of an explosive device described as viable in Co Derry. A police operation is in its third day in Dungiven after the device was made safe and removed on Sunday. Police on Monday morning arrested three men, aged 22, 35 and 55, following a number of searches in Omagh and Derry. “Following these searches, three men, aged 55, 22 and 35, were arrested in connection with terrorism-related offences,” a police spokesperson said. Our detectives have today made three arrests in relation to a security alert in the Dungiven area.

State Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington Washington D.C. West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming Puerto Rico US Virgin Islands Armed Forces Americas Armed Forces Pacific Armed Forces Europe Northern Mariana Islands Marshall Islands American Samoa Federated States of Micronesia Guam Palau Alberta, Canada British Columbia, Canada Manitoba, Canada New Brunswick, Canada Newfoundland, Canada Nova Scotia, Canada Northwest Territories, Canada Nunavut, Canada Ontario, Canada Prince Edward Island, Canada Quebec, Canada Saskatchewan, Canada Yukon Territory, CanadaZip Code

(Psst, it’s still Feb, 29)If you were born on Leap Day 1924, you would be 100 years old or 25 in Leap Day years. I was born on Leap Day.How leap year birthdays work legally, why February has 29 days in 2024When is Leap Day 2024? Interactive graphic: Click here to view our Leap Day graphicHow old are you technically if you were born on Leap Day? If you were born on Leap Day 1924, you would be 100 years old, or 25 in Leap Day years. You're a newborn, and the Leap Day math does not apply to your age until the next Leap Year in 2028, where you'll be 4 years old and 1 in Leap Day years.

Tim RowlandThe Herald-MailWith each new floridly audacious statement by Donald Trump, his critics recoil in horror and pronounce that he has “said the quiet part out loud” — i.e., revealed his diabolical endgame for all to see. What if his true intentions are even worse? In Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin sees his mark. In Vladimir Putin, Donald Trump sees his salvation. OpinionThat pricey new Apple gadget must be really amazing … for somethingEven with Trump’s help, Putin’s hand is weak.

From what Ramadan is, when it is taking place this year and how it is celebrated. Taking place over a month Ramadam sees Muslims not eat or drink during the hours of daylight. As the organisation, Muslim Hands says: "Ramadan is a month of fasting and abstaining from things considered to be impure for the mind and body. The date for Ramadan changes every year as the Islamic calendar follows the phases of the moon, known as the lunar cycle. It marks not only the end of fasting but sees Muslims thank Allah for giving them strength during the month.

Last week, two young men died in a crash in Limerick — while a 19-year-old man died in a separate incident in Sligo. Earlier this month, a 15-year-old girl died in a road crash in Tipperary while. On January 31, two men in their 20s and a teenage girl died in a road crash in Carlow. According to research from the Road Safety Authority, the highest risk age among those travelling on Irish roads in 2023 was the 16-25 age group. However, when the sporting star is being lauded for being “world class” in the same breath as an insinuation that all is not well, the intrigue grows.

More money will be provided to Cork County Council to fix roads badly damaged during Storm Babet, the Taoiseach has said. East Cork bore the brunt of infrastructural damage during Storm Babet last October, with Midleton devastated. Cork County Council has done some emergency repairs to reopen key roads but others are still in shocking conditions. Council chief executive Valerie O’Sullivan welcomed the overall allocation but said the amount for storm damage repairs was nowhere near enough. Leo Varadkar observes the damage to a local business on Main Street in Midleton, Co Cork, after Storm Babet last October.

Chief executive Bill Ireland said: “We have been working in the hydrogen sector for decades and see the energy market focussing on how hydrogen fits within the increasingly complex energy mix. “This investment allows Logan Energy to move forward with our mission to secure our position as an industry leader providing integrated hydrogen energy systems and energy transition solutions across all market sectors. We are clear that energy systems involving hydrogen have a vital part to play in the transition to a low-carbon economy across the world. We believe Logan Energy to be best in class. With hydrogen as one of the transformational opportunities Scottish Enterprise is targeting as part of our future focus, Logan is a perfect fit for us to partner with in this investment.”

By Cillian Sherlock, PAAn additional £8.1 million (€9.48 million) will be spent on repairing the North's road network this year. Northern Ireland Infrastructure Minister John O’Dowd said the capital investment is “vital”. “I am now in a position to announce an additional £8.1 million of funding for my department’s structural maintenance programme to deliver additional resurfacing schemes and continue to address the poor condition of our road network. “This investment has been made possible through a combination of additional funding from the Executive supplemented by a reallocation within my department. “Work will start immediately on the planning and delivery of these new schemes.”