The Shannon Airport Group has commenced the first airport-focused element of its €40m investment drive for 2026, with construction underway on a €15m upgrade of the terminal building. The 1970s section of Shannon Airport’s main terminal building will be replaced with a modern, curved façade with dramatically improved energy performance. “The commencement of this €15m arrivals area upgrade marks a significant step forward in our commitment to lowering emissions, improving energy performance and enhancing the customer experience at Shannon Airport," said Shannon Airport Group interim CEO Ray O’Driscoll. The Shannon Airport Group has made significant investment in infrastructure at the MidWest hub in recent years. In November, Shannon Airport opened its €3.6m airfield solar PV farm, which is expected to supply 20% of the airports annual electricity needs.

Alexis Mac Allister's warning from star who tried to cross Liverpool vs Man Utd divideManchester United are interested in signing Alexis Mac Allister, but one of his compatriots can offer some advice on crossing the divide between Liverpool and Old TraffordView 2 Images Liverpool star Alexis Mac Allister may learn from a countryman's example before pursuing a move to Manchester United (Image: CameraSport via Getty Images)Manchester United are targeting Liverpool's Alexis Mac Allister to become the first direct transfer between the clubs in more than 60 years. ‌As a result, Heinze demanded a move to bitter rivals Liverpool, who reportedly had an offer of £6.8million rejected. ‌Man Utd consider shock Alexis Mac Allister transfer raid on fierce rivals Liverpool READ MORE :Man Utd news: Michael Carrick scraps Ruben Amorim rule as shock move emerges READ MORE :However, his stance clearly softened over the years. "I was aware of the rivalry [with Liverpool], I knew the risk of going from Manchester to Liverpool and what it means. Mac Allister, who has thrived in a central role or in a more advanced No.

And it's all to do with finding your pancake's 'pivot point'. She explains that for the pancake's motion to change, a net force must act on it. This reflects Newton's first law of motion, that an object at rest stays at rest, and an object in motion stays in motion. 'Flicking the pan upward, we push the pancake with an upward net force and acceleration,' she continues. You need to find your pancake's 'pivot point' – the axis around which it rotates.

Jamie Carragher says Arsenal have ZERO attacking superstars as Bukayo Saka called outFormer Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher believes Arsenal could see the Premier League title slip from their graspView 2 Images Liverpool legend Jamie Carragher doesn't feel that Arsenal have any supertars in the final third. (Image: The Overlap)Liverpool legend Jamie Carragher believes Arsenal's 'lack of superstars' in the final third could cost them the Premier League title despite currently being four points clear of Manchester City. ‌Arsenal news: Mikel Arteta reveals plan for Bukayo Saka future as contract revelation emerges READ MORE :"People talk about their mentality – I actually think Arsenal have a great mentality. ‌View 2 Images Bukayo Saka before an Arsenal game (Image: Mike Egerton/PA Wire)Both Saka and Odegaard have suffered injuries this season, resulting in stop-start campaigns. ‌It meant he'd become the first player in Premier League history to be replaced before half-time in three consecutive starts.

How hard could it be to make Japanese soufflé pancakes? Very hard, as it turns out. Niamh Browne puts her baking skills to the test. Video: Niamh Browne

Arundell was shown two yellow cards in the first half of the 31-20 loss at Murrayfield in round two, with the second resulting in a 20-minute red card, thereby triggering a citing. However, a disciplinary hearing held on Tuesday decided that the “sending off of the player had been a sufficient sanction and no further sanction was appropriate”. At the hearing, the 23-year-old wing accepted he had committed acts of foul play for both yellow cards and the committee upheld the subsequent red. It was then decided that because of the circumstances, which included the “first yellow card had been issued for a ‘technical offence’ and that the second yellow card had been issued for a very different act of foul play”, he should receive no further punishment. Arundell has scored four tries in his two starts in this Six Nations, including a hat-trick in the opener against Wales, but is fighting for his place in the team following his disciplinary lapses in Edinburgh.

Peterborough Women star Tara Mae Kirk has shed light on the flood of unwanted attention she receives online against the backdrop of her footballing career. 'I never imagined the reactions that I've got from scoring goals,' Kirk told talkSPORT's The Kick Back after saying that she 'absolutely' felt that attention had 'crossed the line'. 'As it went on, I thought it was all just kind of a fluke, or have they got the right person? Kirk went on to stress that being a woman in football had led her to develop a 'thicker skin'. Kirk has made 89 appearances for Peterborough since joining the club, netting 52 goals and earning three Player of the Match awards.

Jurgen Klopp has bagged himself a job at the Winter Olympics after being starstruck by one of its athletes years ago. The legendary ex-Liverpool manager will ring the bell for the final lap of the men's biathlon relay - an event which combines cross-country skiing and rifle shooting - on Tuesday afternoon. Klopp fell in love with the biathlon growing up in Germany's Black Forest and is apparently a fan of the legendary former Norwegian biathlete Ole Einar Bjorndalen. 'I love all alpine skiing, I love all cross-country skiing disciplines, I love biathlon. 'I was even asked if I would like to ring the bell before the last lap.

“He doesn't strike me as a player who lacks confidence," Schumacher said. "We have only had him at the training ground for three or four days, but we saw on Saturday that he came on and made a really good impact. "They've had three different managers, so that's not easy as a young player trying to lead the line for such a big club. I think he could play for Celtic regularly because he's that good. “He is a good lad.

Ex-Man Utd coach reveals what Erik ten Hag REALLY told Cristiano Ronaldo before infamous rowCristiano Ronaldo and Erik ten Hag failed to see eye-to-eye at Manchester United, with their fractious relationship stemming from a disagreement on the training groundView 2 Images Cristiano Ronaldo disagreed with Erik ten Hag's tactics (Image: Jan Kruger/Getty Images)Steve McClaren has revealed what caused the infamous 'standoff' between Cristiano Ronaldo and Erik ten Hag at Manchester United. Appearing on The Good, The Bad and The Football podcast, McClaren opened up on how Ten Hag 'stuck to his guns' and didn't bend to Ronaldo's demands. But Erik was, no, I'm doing that, and he's [Ronaldo] got to do it, otherwise he doesn't play. Erik stuck to his guns. "(As) Manchester United coach, you cannot say that you're not going to fight to win the League or Champions League.

Iran and the United States reached an understanding on the main “guiding principles” in a second ‌round of nuclear talks in Geneva on Tuesday but work still needs to be done, Iranian ​foreign minister Abbas Araghchi said. The progress does not mean an agreement will be reached soon but the path has started, he told Iranian media after the talks concluded. Instead, Israel launched a military campaign against the Iranian nuclear programme, leading to a 12-day-war between the two countries. US stealth bombers later joined the Israeli assault, attacking three Iranian nuclear sites. Trump initially said that the US bombing had obliterated Iran’s nuclear programme, but American intelligence later found that it had been badly damaged, not destroyed.

Focusing on eight simple lifestyle habits can boost life expectancy by more than ten years, a major study of Britons has revealed. And even achieving a moderate score from 'everyday tweaks' is enough to help you live nearly eight years longer than those who perform poorly, it found. People with moderate scores, if between 50 and 80 on the scale, were projected to live 7.64 years longer than those with scores below 50. Focusing on Life's Essential 8 is 'a clear pathway for individuals to improve their health and potentially delay ageing', the researchers reported. 'Maintaining good cardiovascular health doesn't just prevent disease, it also slows progression of any established disease, cuts early mortality risk and can add many healthy years to life.

But now, the exact month holidaymakers should pull out their laptops and start searching for flights has been calculated in Expedia's 2026 Air Hacks Report. And the cheapest month to book your flights is May - proving to be 21 per cent cheaper than the most expensive time of year, December. For domestic flights, January is the best time to start booking, whereas August is 26 per cent pricier. Or for even more savings, the cheapest day to fly is often a Friday, which is 18 per cent less than the most expensive day, Saturday. But, Saturday happens to be the most affordable day of the week to book business class flights.

Private equity (PE) investment into Irish businesses hit a three-year high last year and the average size of deals increased significantly, according to KPMG’s Q4 2025 Pulse of Private EquityBuyers including from the US, UK, European and domestic private equity houses invested into 175 Irish deals last year, up 5pc on the previous year. The total disclosed investment value was down slightly compared with 2024. However, the average value of deals where the price was disclosed rose sharply – up 27pc to €292m. Globally, private equity investment rose from $1.8tn (€1.5tn) in 2024 to $2.1tn in 2025, despite a decline in deal volumes from 20,836 to 19,093. The Americas, dominated by the US, accounted for more than half of all investment by value even with a reduced number of transactions.

Operation renovation: ‘We tried to level the floor in our bedroom ourselves using an electric whisk from the kitchen’With two renovations already under their belts, this Brazilian-Irish couple fell in love with a neglected Georgian villa in Dublin’s Portobello. Now they’ve turned it into their forever home, showing patience and respect for the building’s historyTom Schley and Brendan Harte in their home in Portobello, Dublin. Photo: Steve HumphreysOrla Neligan Today at 06:30Take a dogleg off bustling Camden Street and you’ll find yourself on leafy Heytesbury Street, a quiet, elegant stretch of Portobello shouldered with smart Georgian villas. Here, the volume drops, neighbours linger on their ‘stoops’, dogs amble past at an unhurried pace and the city feels momentarily held at arm’s length.