The data is useful only for people who know what to do with it. I discovered recently that the same applies to tracking a flight. But it turns out that, as often, I’m less relaxed about my beloved people’s exposure to risk than my own. But in most situations, data promotes safety only when someone knows what to do about it. I do not think ignorance is ever true bliss, because there is no goodness or safety in wilful narrow-mindedness and fearful avoidance.

X has stopped working in what appears to be a major outage. The site, formerly known as Twitter, refused to load in both its app and website form. Opening the website instead showed the company’s “X” logo and none of the usual posts. Unlike many other major platforms, X does not operate any kind of status page for giving updates on outages to users. Last month, the website and app also went down for thousands of users, taking nearly all day to come back.

Sinn Féin and its party leader Mary Lou McDonald will not attend St Patrick’s Day events in Washington DC for a second year in a row. Sinn Féin leadership is traditionally invited to the Shamrock Ceremony in the White House, as well as other events, including the Speaker’s Lunch on Capitol Hill. “What we see is indiscriminate firing day after day. This is about using my voice and my platform to stand up for those people that are facing this genocide day after day. This is the second year in a row Sinn Féin has decided not to attend Washington DC for St Patrick’s Day.

Edwin Edogbo seems to have tuned seamlessly into all the right ones. It meant a lot.”That experience was amplified for the 23-year old Munster man by a few videos from friends and old teammates back home in Cobh and with the Pirates. It was only after his cameo that they were spotted and another special moment could be shared. A back row, the 21-year old made his Munster senior debut against the Dragons in Cork only a matter of weeks ago. He's been there for a little bit, but he's kind of really come to the forefront the last couple of weeks.

While such top-level exposure will stand Tipp in good stead down the line, it wasn’t ideal preparation for their Carlow clash. James Morris aside, I thought he was excellent, but the lads were a little bit under par,” said Tipp manager Fitzgerald. Scorers for Carlow: C Blake (0-7, 1tpf, 1tp, 3 frees); C Hulton (0-5); R Dunphy (1-0); C Crowley (0-3); P McDonnell, J Murphy (0-1 each). TIPPERARY: S Garland; J Harney, J Morris, M Corcoran; L Boland, P Feehan (capt), M Stokes; J Higgins, K Costello; C King, S O’Brien, M Freaney; C Smith, S O’Connor, D Hogan. Subs: J Murphy for Bolger (h-t), T Roche for Bambrick (49, inj), S Murphy for Dunphy (52), A Burgess for Ruth (69).

The IRFU has condemned “cowardly” racist abuse posted on social media having already suspended comments relating to a post congratulating Edwin Edogbo after his Test debut for Ireland against Italy in Saturday’s Six Nations game. The IRFU subsequently posted ‘Our latest debutant’ with a picture of the 23-year-old holding his first cap on the pitch itself on X. “We’re aware of some targeted abuse online in recent days and continue to work with Signify and the relevant authorities to report it,” said an IRFU spokesperson when contacted by the Irish Examiner. “We will also continue to fully support all affected by the cowardly actions of a minority and investigations are underway alongside our partners Signify. So the keyboard warriors on Twitter, or whatever you call it now, need to cop on and try and help these kids.”

The Ireland squad returned to training in Clongowes Wood College on Monday in readiness for next Saturday’s Six Nations clash against England at Twickenham (kick-off 2.10pm) with no fresh injury concerns arising from last Saturday’s 20-13 win over Italy. Andy Farrell will announce the team on Thursday morning ahead of the squad’s departure to London and, mindful that this will be a third game in succession, has to consider “whether we need a freshness to it or not”. Garry Ringrose had his leg strapped during last Saturday’s win and Craig Casey suffered a broken nose but an IRFU statement said the squad trained “with the medical team reporting no fresh injury concerns from the 20-13 victory over Italy”.

The latter appears to be the fate of the case of Alan Kearney which has all the hallmarks of a miscarriage of justice. Later, Defence Forces Ombudsman Alan Mahon examined the whole affair and pointed out that for two years, Captain Kearney, as he was, had been subjected to a series of criminal charges. After he was finally promoted, Kearney left the Defence Forces completely disillusioned about what he had been subjected to. And it is happening at the very moment the Defence Forces are assuring the public they have changed. A spokesperson for the Defence Forces told the Irish Examiner it does not comment on individual cases.

A new savings scheme for the 'middle classes' has been promised by Tánaiste Simon Harris but what will this mean for savers? Photograph: iStockA new savings scheme for the “middle classes” has been promised by Tánaiste and Minister for Finance Simon Harris. The main tax-incentivised savings products, meanwhile, are the State Savings schemes offered by An Post which offer attractive tax-free returns. Sweden offers an investment savings account with generous tax free limits and low tax on the remainder. The UK scheme for investment in the stock market, for example, might provide a good model.

“The international evidence clearly shows that graduated driving licensing works, reducing the prospect of fatal collisions involving young people. “As Northern Ireland takes forward a pilot, I would urge the UK Government to give Scotland the same opportunity. The paramedic also supports fitting black box devices to the cars of new drivers, to monitor their speed, driving style and the hours they are driving, with a further temporary restriction on driving late at night for new motorists. Canada witnessed a more than 80% reduction in deaths in 16 to 19-year-old drivers after it brought in graduated driving licences. “That’s why we’re not introducing blanket restrictions on new drivers, such as limits on passengers or night‑time driving.

Michael Carrick told exactly what he has to do to land Man Utd job permanentlyFormer Manchester United defender Mikael Silvestre has already seen enough and believes his former club should appoint Michael Carrick as their permanent boss in the summerView 2 Images Michael Carrick has been backed to become Manchester United's permanent manager (Image: James Fearn, Getty Images)Mikael Silvestre has backed Michael Carrick to become Manchester United's next permanent manager. ‌And Silvestre reckons Carrick is in pole position to get the job. He told Sky Bet: "Michael Carrick will be considered for the job if he maintains that Champions League spot, and if the players believe in what he's doing. ‌"He's in the best position right now because it's a long interview process for the permanent role. View 2 Images Former Manchester United and Arsenal defender Mikael Silvestre is backing Carrick to continue in the Old Trafford hotseat (Image: Gareth Copley/Getty Images)‌"The ambition should be to win everything.

Proposed Washington House Bill 2489, per media, is “the Shelters Not Penalties Act, would require local governments to make an offer of ‘adequate shelter’ to people living in encampments before enforcing local camping laws.” The sponsor is quoted as saying “Criminalizing someone not breaking any laws other than seeking to survive when there is not adequate shelter available for them is not good for anyone, it doesn’t solve any problems.”Adequate shelter is defined as “does not require the individual experiencing homelessness to sacrifice any other right afforded to them under federal, state, or local law” and “is available to the individual experiencing homelessness at no cost on a continuing basis.”What this means is that a person can pitch their tent basically anywhere and can’t be removed unless they turn down an offer of space in a shelter that doesn’t require anything in terms of personal actions, i.e., sobriety/no-drug pledges while staying there. If those conditions are not available, that person is free to stay in their tent on the sidewalk, in a park or ballfield as long as they want, and can sue local governments if they are “forcibly moved.”Please ask your representative to vote no on this proposal since it drastically limits local governments’ response to the homeless problem, i.e., Everett’s “No-Sit, No-Lie” zones, as well as possible suspension of no-trespassing laws. Fabian BorowieckiEverett

Two boys have been left seriously injured in a crash on a major UK motorway as police hunt down a lorry driver who fled the scene. Lancashire Police said the lorry failed to stop at the scene or the crash, which happened on the northbound carriageway between J32 and J33. Enquiries are ongoing to trace the lorry driver. They have suffered some significant injuries as a result of this collision, and enquiries into what led to the collision are ongoing. "Our investigation is very much in its early stages, and we have a number of enquiries ongoing at this time.

The Simpsons showrunner has issued a major update on the show's future - including plans for how it will ultimately end. Having launched in 1989, the long-running animated sitcom aired its landmark 800th episode on Sunday (February 15). He said: 'We did an episode about a year-and-a-half ago that was like a parody of the series finale. The 800th episode - titled Irrational Treasure - features guest star cameos from Kevin Bacon, Noah Wyle and Quinta Brunson. Matt told Entertainment Weekly: 'When we wrote it, we originally didn't know it was going to be the 800th episode to air on Fox.

Armada Hotel owner John Burke in a newly-refurbished lounge area at its neighbouring property, Armada House in Co Clare. Barry O’Halloran reports. We are living in an era of the disposable leader, which can be quite disruptive to company performance, writes FT columnist Pilita Clark. Barry O’Halloran has the details. Barry O’Halloran reports.